Business & Finance
Google invests in offshore wind power sector (USA)
Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore… (boston) [mappress] Source:boston ,October 12, 2010;
West Coast ports of Schleswig-Holstein to Collaborate (Germany)
The port locations Büsum, Brunsbüttel, Dagebüll, Helgoland, Husum, Rendsburg-Osterrönfeld, Wyk / Foehr, Hörnum and List have agreed to have a close cooperation with the focus on offshore wind farm logistics. To meet the increasing demands of future offshore wind farms in the North Sea, economists an
Samsung heavy Industries wins $800 m ship building orders (USA)
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, said Thursday that it has obtained two orders worth a combined US$800… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets,October 11, 2010;
ULSTEIN DESIGN FOR HEEREMA (Norway)
After having developed the concept and basic design for Heerema’s new monohull vessel, Ulstein Group´s Dutch based design company, Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS), has now also been awarded the further engineering of the vessel with the selected shipyard, DSME of South Korea. In February 2010, USOS
Friends of the Supergrid welcomes three new members and appoints its first CEO (Germany)
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), the organisation launched in March of this year by ten global companies to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European Supergrid, is pleased to announce the appointment of its first CEO Ana Aguado and three new founding members: Nexans, wpd offshore an
Gamesa projects resumption of growth: sales of 4,000 MW in 2013, with over 15% annual growth (Spain)
Business Plan 2011-2013 focuses on three strategic vectors: a reduction in the Cost of Energy (CoE), growth and improved efficiency. * Steady recovery in the EBIT margin (WTG), to 6%-7% in 2013. * Orders will provide a solid foundation for growth: backlog of 7,500 MW (including framework agreements)
Federal boost for National Renewable Energy Innovation Zone (USA)
September was a good month for John Miller and the National Renewable Energy Innovation Zone. On September 8, federal officials released a… By Peter Brennan (offshorewindwire) [mappress] Source: offshorewindwire,October 06, 2010;
AWS Truepower Hightlights Offshore Wind Resource Assessment Expertise (USA)
AWS Truepower, LLC is reporting widespread demand for its offshore data and assessment expertise, including recent collaborations with The… [mappress] Source: altenergymag,October 06, 2010
AXYS Technologies named BC Export Award Finalist (Canada)
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) is pleased to announce we have been selected as a finalist for a 2010 BC Export award in the category of Advancing Technologies. The Advancing Technologies Award recognizes a company that has effectively harnessed the powers of intellectual property and value-added know
High Cape Wind prices will have bad influence on businesses, hospitals, schools (USA)
The Bay State’s hard-pressed businesses, cash-strapped schools and expensive hospitals will get whacked especially hard by Cape Wind’s high… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets,October 05, 2010;
Wind farm plans off Lincolnshire shore to be presented next spring (UK)
PLANS for a £3.6 billion wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast could go before the public next spring. Energy giant RWE npower renewables has… (theledger) [mappress] Source: theledger, October 04, 2010;
Carbon Trust launches competition to find new solutions for maintenance of offshore wind turbines (UK)
A competition has been launched to find new solutions to the maintenance challenges presented by wind turbines built hundreds of kilometres… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, October 1, 2010
Challenge Capital asks support for offshore wind industry (UK)
Following the green light for the UK’s first major offshore wind manufacturing facility on Teesside last week, Challenge Capital, who led the deal, is calling for developers to back the UK offshore wind supply chain. Says Sean McLaughlin a partner at Challenge Capital LLP who led the transaction “TA
SeaEnergy PLC: Results for the six months ended 30 June 2010
SeaEnergy PLC today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2010. Operational highlights: Offshore activity on SeaEnergy’s Round 3 Zone 1 site at Moray Firth has commenced, with geophysical, met-ocean and bird surveys all underway. A consent application along with an Environmental Imp