LM Wind Power Group showed significant resilience in the light of continuing difficult global market conditions with revenue of EUR 727.5 million, 6.4% lower than previous year. Profit margin of EUR 125.1 million is 9% lower than EUR 137.4 million achieved in 2009. LM Wind Power’s revenues for the 1
With the hunt for new ways of producing electricity growing ever more intense, and the recent tragedy in Japan raising doubts about… (newsfeedmaker) [mappress] Source: newsfeedmaker, April 26, 2011;
Vattenfall, currently installing a thirty-turbine wind farm off Barrow-in-Furness, finished three months of cable engineering works yesterday by completing the connection from the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm to the National Grid. The 42km export cable, which will take power from the wind farm to the
Quietly operating in the background, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) plays an important role in the UK’s offshore wind industry. As an executive agency of the UK government’s Department for Transport, it is involved in the consents process and safety of navigation, and as HM Coastguard in l
SNP policy on renewable energy is being attacked by nuclear enthusiasts on grounds of intermittency. It is true that if weather… (thescotsman) [mappress] Source: thescotsman, April 26, 2011
The world may know China best for its massive consumption of coal and its plume of pollution over the Pacific Ocean. By Glenn Meyers (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 26, 2011;
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announces the launch and commissioning of its 44th offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘MCS Zephyr’. The vessel is a South Catamaran 18m and is the first of a two boat order from Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd. to be delivered. ‘MCS Zephyr’ is the first ve
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch and commissioning of its 43rd offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘MPI Dorothea’. The vessel is a first of class South Catamaran 17m and is the first of a two boat order from MPI Workboats Ltd. to be delivered. This vessel comp
ScottishPower has secured a prestigious accolade in the Scotland plc Awards. (scottishpower) [mappress] Source: scottishpower, April 25, 2011
IRELAND’S OFFSHORE islands could all be meeting their energy needs from 100 per cent renewable sources such as wind power if they… By Frank McDonald (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, April 25, 2011;
GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc., an environmental and geotechnical consulting firm, has been selected to provide marine structural engineering… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, April 25, 2011;
Dennis Eckart is now a strategic adviser for the nonprofit that aims to put a wind farm in Lake Erie. By Chuck Soder (crainscleveland) [mappress] Source: crainscleveland, April 25, 2011;
The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Bureau of Energy held an international symposium on marine energy in Taipei April 22, as part of the… (taiwantoday) [mappress] Source: taiwantoday, April 22, 2011;
Energinet, Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas company, has recently signed contract with A2SEA regarding offshore transformers installation. As part of establishing the Anholt offshore wind farm, Energinet must supply an offshore transformer platform to coll
