Technology
JDR Awarded £2M Grant to Develop High Voltage Cables (UK)
JDR has been awarded a £2million grant to develop high voltage cables. The award forms part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC’s) plans to help UK companies invest in the equipment and technology required to support the country’s transition to a low carbon future. As a leader in th
Nexans to supply submarine array cables for Lincs offshore wind farm off the east coast of England (UK)
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a major contract by Lincs Wind Farm Limited to supply the medium voltage submarine array cables and associated accessories for the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm to be constructed off the east coast of England. The order further e
Siemens to build combined cycle power plants in India
Siemens has been awarded contracts for the turnkey construction of two combined cycle power plants including long-term service agreements in India – UNOSUGEN and DGEN by Torrent Power Ltd and Torrent Energy Ltd. respectively of Torrent Group based in Ahmedabad, India. Siemens will erect the DGEN pow
BMT Nigel Gee & Associates provides details of concept for new turbine installation vessels (UK)
BMT Nigel Gee & Associates (BMT NGAL) and Houlder in the UK have provided more details of the concept they have jointly developed for a lock… [mappress] Source: oilpubs, July 02, 2010;
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. Announces New CEO (UK)
South Boats Special Projects Ltd. has today announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Neil Ackroyd, commencing 1st July 2010. Neil has been given the remit to grow the business and take advantage of the huge potential in the offshore wind services sector. Speaking at an official an
Floating wind turbine platform can hold large wind turbines (USA)
While solar energy can only be harnessed during the day, wind power may be one of the best renewable energy solutions.However, as turbines… [mappress] Source: ecofriend, July 02, 2010;
VALOREM adds Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program (France)
Leading French wind project developer and renewable energy producer VALOREM recently added a Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to its wind resource assessment program. The purchase, which followed an initial rental Triton deployment, represents a significant endorsement by a leader in the French wind indus
Marine Innovation & Technology presents utility of floating wind turbines (USA)
The scientists have invented floating ocean-based wind turbines, which could be the next big thing in the renewable energy solutions. [mappress] Source: oneindia, July 01, 2010;
REpower: One gigawatt now installed in France
In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, insta
Blue Offshore and Caley commence design of innovative basket carousel (Netherlands)
Blue Offshore and Caley Ocean Systems have announced the commencement of the design of an innovative cable installation system for delivery by Spring 2011. The system features an unique flexible modular basket carousel, which enables the carousel to have variable carrying capacities to suit the proj
Improved business prospects for Siemens in the energy technology market (Germany)
Business prospects in the Energy Sector of Siemens AG have improved. “There are signs of an upturn in sections of the market for infrastructure in the field of energy technology. Our customers are again increasing their investments in new projects and placing orders. The number of invitations to ten
Alfa Laval has signed a five-year agreement with Vestas (Sweden)
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has signed a purchase agreement with Vestas, world leading manufacturer of wind turbines. The agreement, which is for oil coolers, is valid for five years with an estimated total value of about SEK 150 million.
Eagle Claw plans to build wind turbine manufacturing center at Port of Muskogee (USA)
Eagle Claw on Tuesday announced plans to build a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing center at the Port of Muskogee. The center, which is… Jay F. Marks [mappress] Source: newsok, June 30, 2010;
OFFSHORE WIND CONTRACTOR AIMS FOR NEW VESSELS (Norway)
At the Offshore Wind Conference 2010 in Liverpool, Scottish based SeaEnergy PLC signed a Letter of Intent with Ulstein Group to co-develop new service vessels for the offshore wind industry. Deputy CEO Tore Ulstein says that renewable energy is important and interesting and look forward to see what