Business & Finance
Natural Power opens new office in Inverness (UK)
Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has opened a new office in Inverness, Scotland, offering ecology and construction services locally to projects in the Highlands. The site is situated in the Dochfour Estate to the west of Inverness. In addition to the ecology team it will provide a
UK energy minister Charles Hendry signs a joint ministerial statement with Norwegian energy minister
Energy ministers from the UK and Norway have today (August 25) signed a joint ministerial statement pledging to encourage the wind energy… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, August 26, 2010;
Seatower appoint new VP of Marine Operations (Norway)
Offshore foundation company Seatower have appointed Trond Kjetil Nodberg as new Vice President of Marine Operations. Nodberg comes from a position of Vice President at Aker Marine Contractors. Oslo-based Seatower is the company behind the Cranefree concept for offshore wind, which features self-inst
Toray Plastics and Polytop Corp. appeal for Deepwater wind contract approval (USA)
Joining an environmental group, Toray Plastics (America) and Polytop Corp. have appealed the approval of a contract between offshore wind… By Chris Barrett (pbn) [mappress] Source: pbn, August 23 , 2010;
Turbine blade plant could stimulate offshore wind energy development (USA)
Days after a British wind turbine company announced plans to begin manufacturing turbine blades and components in part of the Michoud… By Richard Thompson(nola) [mappress] Source: nola, August 23, 2010;
Hundreds more news jobs with Alex Salmond and ScottishPower (UK)
HUNDREDS more jobs in Scotland’s renewable energy industry are expected to be announced next month when Alex Salmond travels to the… By Nathalie Thomas(scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 23, 2010;
Great Yarmouth experiences boost from wind energy (UK)
Great Yarmouth is already experiencing the positive effects of a wind energy revolution likely to bring 7,000 jobs to the area.That was the… By Stephen Pullinger(eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, August 23, 2010;
Mansell lands £3.9 million offshore wind farm facility contract at Ramsgate Port (UK)
Mansell has won a £3.9 million contract to construct an Operations and Maintenance Base at Ramsgate Port. The operations and maintenance… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, August 22, 2010;
The World’s Largest and Most Efficient Aluminum Shipbuilder
Austal is the largest aluminium shipbuilder in the world. When it established a new shipyard in Alabama, USA in 1999, specifically targeting future US Defence requirements, the company knew that it would need to adopt “world’s best practice” shipbuilding methodologies in order to successfully cope w
Dow Venture Capital Invests in Blade Dynamics Ltd.
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), through its Venture Capital group, announced today that it has made a minority equity investment in… (advertisertalk) [mappress] Source: advertisertalk, August 20, 2010;
Duke Energy will not build wind turbines in Pamlico Sound (USA)
Duke Energy won’t build three wind turbines in Pamlico Sound as a pilot project with UNC Chapel Hill for offshore wind development in North… By John Downey (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, August 20, 2010;
Belden to present networking solution at Husum Wind Energy 2010 (Germany)
At Husum Wind Energy 2010, to be held from 21 until 25 September 2010, Belden will showcase its world-class networking, cabling and… (nestor) [mappress] Source: nestor, August 19, 2010;
Strengthened earnings (Denmark)
The Board of Directors of DONG Energy A/S has today approved the interim financial report for the first half of 2010, which developed as follows compared with the first-half 2009 results: Revenue was down DKK 1,088 million at DKK 27,691 million, reflecting lower gas selling prices, while the high po
Wind to blow 20,000 new jobs (UK)
THE emerging offshore wind industry could generate 20,000 jobs across the country within a decade, it has been claimed.The Scottish… (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 19, 2010;