The Crown Estate has today (6 January 2012) announced the appointment of Huub den Rooijen as its first Head of Offshore Wind Energy. Huub will take up the post in the spring of 2012. He has played a major role in some of the biggest offshore wind projects in Europe and advised many of the […]
There are many reasons for slow energy reform in Germany. One of them is unwillingness of the banks to approve funds for offshore wind development. Alstom Deutschland AG offers a wide range of offshore wind related products, but they have also been encountering project financing related issues. Thes
Dr Andrew Tyler, the Chief Executive Officer of tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines, has been awarded a CBE in the 2012 New Year’s Honours List, for his services to Britain’s defence as Chief Operating Officer of MOD’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation. Dr Tyler held this role at the
The Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) plans to conduct a feasibility study in Dhanushkodi near Rameswara… (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, January 06, 2012
FIND Maps, the UK’s most advanced online mapping website for professionals, is now authorized to deliver OceanWise marine datasets. These comprise an international range of Georeferenced Raster GeoTiffs as well as OceanWise Marine Themes (GIS compatible vector data). The Marine Themes datasets are c
Infocast’s highly acclaimed 5th North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit 2012 returns to the Almas Temple Club in Washington D.C. from January 23-26, 2012. This well-timed annual Summit takes place as the wind industry seeks to take advantage of the massive energy opportunity that o
Marine Solar Cells (MSC), a new solar panel design from Phil Pauley, boasts the ability to generate energy from both the sun and waves… By Carin Hall (energydigital) [mappress] Source: energydigital, January 05, 2012; Image: pauley-interactive
Formaco has delivered two 17-ton steel rings produced in Italy to a customer in the Dutch offshore industry. These parts are for a lifting tool that lifts 800 tons and 60 meters long tubes. The rings with diameter of Ø3,5 meters, height of 900 mm were forged from solid 25 tons blocks of steel. The [
In recent times, the attention of project developers, policy makers and energy regulators has started shifting towards the construction of (transnational) large scale far offshore wind farms. This is due to their advantages over conventional energy production facilities, being larger in scale, induc
In 2010, DONG Energy performed detailed geophysical surveys of the seabed in the wind farm area. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that it might be old bombs, were located.. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that
FoundOcean has been awarded ‘Licensed Applicator’ status by BASF for its cement-based Exagrout Masterflow® 9500, which has been specifically designed and validated for use in the installation of offshore wind farms. “We’re proud to be appointed as Licensed Applicator for this material. We believe th
Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. has selected Siemens Canada Limited to supply up to 130 turbines for its offshore wind power project. Siemens will manufacture the turbine blades at its plant located in Tillsonburg, Ontario. The 300MW offshore wind project is planned to be located from five to si
The keel-laying of the multipurpose deck cargo vessel, built for Oy Gaiamare Ab, was held at STX Turku Shipyard on Wednesday 4 January 2012. The NB 1379 is 105.4 metres long and 18.8 metres wide. The environmentally friendly vessel is to be delivered to the client in spring 2012 will provide work fo
Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of GDF SUEZ, and Yves de Gaulle, Chairman and CEO of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) and member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, inaugurated the CNR wind farm at Guerville, in the French Seine-Maritime department. With the commissioning of this 12 MW facili
