Business & Finance
Utilities Argue Against Power Purchase from Cape Wind (USA)
NStar and Northeast Utilities on Wednesday said Massachusetts regulators can’t force them to buy power from the Cape Wind offshore wind farm… By Jay Lindsay (Associated Press) [mappress] Source: Associated Press, October 13, 2011
Lamprell’s Shares Drop After Liftboats Announcement (UAE)
LAMPRELL shares were yesterday blown off course after the specialist engineer was forced to take hefty provisions to cover cost overruns… (express) [mappress] Source: express, October 13, 2011
London Array Sponsors Kent’s Coastal Week This Year (UK)
London Array is sponsoring Kent’s Coastal Week this year, which runs from 22 to 30 October. Kent’s Coastal Week is a celebration of all that the Kent coast has to offer, with free or subsidised events – ranging from creative workshops, beach art and boat trips to shingle sculptures and storytelling
Seajacks Managing Director Gives Full Credit to Employees (UK)
Seajacks Managing Director, Blair Ainslie – who has successfully steered the company from a start-up to a £65m business which owns and operates purpose-built self-propelled jack-up vessels out of Great Yarmouth – was named this Year’s (EDP) Director of the year. His vessels are used to install and m
Pelamis Wave Power Gets Green Light for Western Isles’ First Wave Farm (UK)
Pelamis Wave Power, the world’s most advanced wave energy company, has secured an agreement for lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wave farm, large enough to power some 7,000 homes on average – more than meeting the average electricity requirements of Stornoway. The 10MW lease is for a site lo
Tidal Project Continues Despite Fund Loss (New Zealand)
The Crest Energy Kaipara Harbour project will continue, despite the withdrawal of funding by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation… (radionz) [mappress] Source: radionz, October 11, 2011
Siemens Could Renew Plans for Wind Turbine Factory in Hull (UK)
SIEMENS could be about to renew its commitment to bring an £80 million wind turbine factory to Hull, the Mail can reveal. (thisishullandeastriding) [mappress] Source: thisishullandeastriding, October 11, 2011
Total, ParisTech and Ecole Polytechnique Introduce Postgraduate Degree Program (France)
Total, ParisTech and Ecole Polytechnique are introducing the Renewable Energy Science & Technology Master II postgraduate degree program in fall 2011, with the backing of French electric utility EDF, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Saint-Gobain and Schneider Electric. Offering best-in-class instruction and coo
Policies to Spark Greater Financing for Wind Projects (Luxembourg)
More confidence-building policy measures are needed to inspire greater amounts of financing for wind power projects, the European Investment Bank says. The EIB said attendees at a wind energy conference it organized in Hamburg, Germany, last week heard that financiers are acknowledging wind power pr
Tata Steel Gears up to Meet Growing Wind Turbine Jacket Demand (UK)
Tata Steel is investing £2 million in its Hartlepool tube works and has forged a supply deal with German steel tube producer Eisenbau Krämer (EBK) to increase its product and service offering to the offshore renewable energy sector. Growing activity in the renewables sector will require large volume
Centrica Announces New Non-Executive Director (UK)
Centrica plc announces that Lesley Knox is to be appointed a Non-Executive Director of the company, effective 1 January 2012. Mrs Knox will become a member of Centrica’s Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Mrs Knox is currently chairman of Alliance Trust plc, the senior independent non-e
Government Awards GIF Funds (UK)
£11 million of Government matched funding, awarded following the first round of bids to the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF), will enablel… Read more at 7thspace. [mappress] Source: 7thspace, October 07, 2011
Dynamic Shetland Launches Official Website (UK)
Dynamic Shetland, Shetland’s new energy event, officially launched its website (5 October) at www.dynamicshetland.co.uk . Aimed at attracting the “biggest and brightest names” in renewable energy from all over Europe, the website aims to show the market every aspect of Shetland’s massive energy pote
TECO Leads Wind Power Development in Taiwan
Continually developing wind turbine manufacturing, Taiwan-based Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd., perhaps the oldest name in… (cens) [mappress] Source: cens, October 06, 2011