Business & Finance
Keppel Offshore & Marine Appoints New Managing Director (Singapore)
The Board and Management of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) announces that Mr Chow Yew Yuen (周耀源) has been appointed Managing Director of Keppel O&M with effect from 1 June 2011, reporting directly to Mr Tong Chong Heong, CEO of Keppel O&M. Mr Chow will be based in Singapore. He will assis
Vos Prodect Innovations Attends Liverpool Exhibition (UK)
Vos Prodect Innovations is going to be represented at Renewable UK’s annual offshore wind event which will be held on 29th – 30th of June 2011, in Liverpool. In addition to the well-known unique cable protection systems Vos Prodect is going to introduce our newest development ”Cable Hang-off System”
SgurrEnergy Bags Construction Monitoring Contract for Borkum West II Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)
SgurrEnergy announces the enhancement of the company’s strong working relationships with KfW IPEX-Bank, UniCredit Bank and other leading European project and export finance banks, by winning a new construction monitoring contract for Germany’s first project financed offshore wind farm, Borkum West I
Research and Markets Announce ‘Analyzing the US Wind Power Industry’
The rise of wind energy is no longer being looked upon as an alternate source of energy. The United States is a leader in the field of wind energy and the US in 2010 was the second largest user of wind energy in the world, just behind China. In fact, the US had over […]
Offshore Wind Farm Operators Could Face High O&M Costs (UK)
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed an
Xodus Group Acquires GBP 10 Million to Focus on Further Growth (UK)
Energy consultancy Xodus Group has signed a £10 million investment deal to focus on further growth in the UK and internationally. The major cash boost from Dutch based Sunrise Energy Group and Simmons Parallel Energy Fund signals a period of significant expansion. Xodus, which was launched by chief
Germany’s Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Projects Need Investment Boost
With its government’s decision to pull the plug out of its nuclear energy option in 2022, Germany needs to stock up on investments for its… By Angelo Nonato P. Cabrera (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, June 08, 2011;
REpower’s Business Figures Drop Comparing to Last Year (Germany)
The REpower Systems Group achieved total performance of EUR 1.28 billion (previous year: EUR 1.33 billion) in the 2010/11 fiscal year (April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011). Revenues dropped from EUR 1.30 billion to EUR 1.22 billion. At EUR 86.0 million, EBIT was down 12.5% on the previous year (EUR 98.3
Wind Power Projects Bring in Billions (UK)
According to recently published research by OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, the estimated value of offshore wind projects planned up to 2020 in… By Elaine Maslin (eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, June 06, 2011;
Ormazbal Attends Windpower Conference & Exhibition (USA)
The Windpower Conference & Exhibition is an annual event organised by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) to provide a venue for the… (ormazabal) [mappress] Source: ormazabal, June 06, 2011
GEOSHIPS Announces Acquisition of Brooklyn Shipping (UK)
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GEOSHIPS Limited (GEOSHIPS) has announced the acquisition of marine management services company Brooklyn Shipping Ltd (BSL). The acquisition is expected to lead to BSL’s staff numbers more than doubling to 80 this year and also contribute to a significant increase in GEOSHIPS’
DOF Subsea Appoints Kevin Moran as Vice President of Renewables (Norway)
Norwegian based subsea operations company DOF Subsea has enhanced its management team to strengthen the company’s focus on the renewable energy sector and to further utilise DOF Subsea’s current and future construction fleet of vessels. The company has appointed Kevin Moran as Vice President of Rene
Student Wins Scholarship With Wave Power Device (UK)
The SETsquared partnership, one of the UK’s most successful university collaborations, has announced the results of its competition to find a… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, June 02, 2011
Offshore Wind Farm Plan Could Create 600 New Jobs in Grimsby (UK)
GRIMSBY has been earmarked as the base for a firm erecting wind turbines in the North Sea – potentially creating up to 600 new jobs… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, June 02, 2011;