Business & Finance
Stadtwerke Lübeck and DONG Energy to swap Wind asset for ownership in German sales company
Stadtwerke Lübeck acquires a 7.25 % share of the Danish offshore wind farm Nysted. In return, the Danish energy group DONG Energy will acquire Stadtwerke Lübeck’s 25.1 % share in the jointly-owned subsidiary DONG Energy Sales GmbH, meaning that DONG Energy will be the sole owner. After the transacti
China plans CHY1.5billion investment into wind
Wind power will constitute about 30% of the CHY5trillion ($747.8billion) investment that China plans to pour into the new energy sector from… (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, September 30, 2010;
Europe’s premier wind energy event comes to Copenhagen in 2012 (Denmark)
EWEA 2012 will feature an extensive exhibition plus a conference covering every key aspect of the wind market – from technical and theoretical to policy and practice. The call for abstracts and registration will be opened in mid-2011. Book your exhibition space before 8 October 2010 at early bird ra
Smart Wind Consortium boost offshore wind plans (UK)
The Smart Wind Consortium, a joint venture between Siemens and Irish firm Mainstream Renewable Power, today hailed a boost for its plans to… By Eliot Sefton (thefirstpost) [mappress] Source: thefirstpost, September 28, 2010;
Two firms fined 243,750 pounds for offshore wind worker injury (UK)
Two firms developing an offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have been fined a total of £243, 750 for health and safety breaches during the… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, September 27, 2010;
Campaign launched to save UK ports
A campaign has been launched to highlight the necessity of investment into port facilities in order to safeguard the UK’s place in the wind… (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, September 27, 2010;
Billion being spent on offshore wind (UK)
BRITISH consumers are coughing up £1billion a year to support renewable energy without realising it, a leading expert revealed yesterday.And… (express) [mappress] Source: express, September 24, 2010;
Massachusetts plans for wind farm drift closer to Rhode Island (USA)
Wind energy development plans in Massachusetts are drifting away from Martha’s Vineyard and toward an area in federal waters off both the… By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, September 24, 2010;
Wood Group acquires stake in renewable specialist SgurrEnergy
International energy services company Wood Group has acquired a significant equity stake in leading renewable energy services consultancy SgurrEnergy Ltd. (“SgurrEnergy”). SgurrEnergy provides a range of consultancy, engineering and measurement services to the developers and funders of wind farms an
Great opportunity for Danish companies in offshore sector
Optimism was the abiding theme at the annual meeting of Offshore Center Danmark, that took place on Friday 10 SeptemberThere are excellent… (denmark) [mappress] Source: denmark, September 23, 2010;
Gaia-Wind welcomes Good Practice Wind Project (UK)
A partnership aimed at the increased opportunity for and construction of both onshore and offshore wind developments has been launched. The… (sourcewire) [mappress] Source: sourcewire, September 23, 2010;
Vattenfall focuses on core markets Sweden, Germany, Netherlands
Vattenfall strives to increase profit and value creation, reduce debt and CO2 exposure and be among the leaders in developing environmentally sustainable energy production. This is part of the new strategic direction of the company. Vattenfall will remain an integrated European company with a divers
REpower Systems AG establishes subsidiary for the German wind energy market
REpower Systems GmbH starts operations on October 1, 2010. Stronger focus on the German market planned REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) has established an independent company named REpower Systems GmbH to serve the core markets in Germany and Austria. The company will start operations on October 1 a
South Korea to launch huge offshore wind project
Following the completion of the first-stage construction of 20 test wind turbines in 2013, instead of 2012, the government will build an “experimental wind farm complex” with 200 five-megawatt wind turbines.