Business & Finance
Tekmar Pushes Forward Into Marine and Offshore Wind Sector by Moving to Faverdale Business Park (UK)
Marine engineering products manufacturer Tekmar has moved into a new site at Darlington’s Faverdale Business Park. (insidermedia) [mappress] Source: insidermedia, March 28, 2011
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners Apply for Wave Energy Test Site in Falmouth Bay (UK)
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has submitted a licence application for an energy test site in Falmouth Bay, Cornwall. (dca-pr) [mappress] Source: dca-pr, March 28, 2011
National Grid and NStar Pursue Renewable Energy With Different Deals (USA)
State lawmakers gave every Massachusetts utility the same order in 2008: go buy more power from renewable energy sources. By Jay Lindsay (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, March 28, 2011
PensionDanmark and PKA Acquire 50 pct of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)
A consortium consisting of PensionDanmark and PKA has signed an agreement with DONG Energy on the acquisition of 50 per cent of the Anholt offshore wind farm for a price of app. DKK 6 billion. PensionDanmark is lead investor in the consortium and will acquire a 30 per cent interest, while PKA will a
Baltship’s Involvement in EWEA 2011 Exhibition a True Winner (Belgium)
With over 9,000 international visitors and over 400 exhibitors EWEA annual event 2011 was the largest wind power show ever held in Europe, which translated into many new quality contacts and projects for BaltShip A/S. As usual BaltShip joint the Danish pavilion not only to network but also to welcom
Ireland Not Taking Advantage of Its Wind and Marine Energy Potential
Ireland is being left behind in the development of offshore wind and marine generation, said Gregor Alexander, finance director of renewable… By Doireann McDermott (siliconrepublic) [mappress] Source: siliconrepublic, March 28, 2011
UHI to Identify Sites for Wave Power Projects off Western Isles (UK)
Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one [&hellip
SINTEF Aims Towards Big Offshore Wind Turbines (Norway)
What will it take to build a floating 10 MW wind-turbine? This is just one of many questions that the European Union’s HiPRWind project aims… (zimbio) [mappress] Source:zimbio , March 25, 2011
Offshore Wind Can Solve High Fossil Fuel Prices (USA)
There has been a lot of undue concern about the cost of the governor’s offshore wind energy plan. (gazette) [mappress] Source: gazette, March 25, 2011
Vestas’s Offshore Wind Success is All About Planning Ahead (Denmark)
From being a project of nightmares, the lessons learned from the offshore wind farm at Horns Reef and the progress made since has evolved Vestas Offshore into a unique bank of knowledge. “Yes, the offshore wind power plant at Horns Reef was a mess in the beginning,” says Chief Operations Officer Fle
nkt Cables Group Appoints New CEO (Germany)
In follow-up to the release no. 3 on March 1, 2011 nkt cables Group has appointed Marc van´t Noordende as CEO as per 1 June 2011. Marc van´t Noordende is 52 years old and holds a Law Degree from the University of Leiden, Netherlands, and an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. He has extensive int
Jane Lovell Joins Cooper Lomaz Recruitment (UK)
The Coastal Energy Forum (CEF) has appointed Jane Lovell, joint chief executive of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment. (recruiter) [mappress] Source: recruiter, March 24, 2011
Utility Companies Focuse on Offshore Wind Environmental Research (UK)
Utility companies have been said to be focusing their environmental analysis research on the future of offshore wind farms. By Joseph Hutton (envirotech-online) [mappress] Source: envirotech-online, March 24, 2011
World Bank Approves S.D.E’s Sea Wave Power Plant (Israel)
S.D.E’s Sea Wave Power Plant has been approved by MIGA (https://www.miga.org/) – The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of The World Bank. The technology S.D.E has developed is an innovative and unique technique for the production of electricity through “harvesting” of sea wave motions, a rene