Two of Sonardyne International Ltd. subsidiary companies, Sonardyne Brasil Ltda and Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd, have been awarded OHSAS 18001 Safety Management System Standard accreditation following audits of their sites in Rio das Ostras and Singapore. These are the first in the Sonardyne group of com
East Anglia THREE Limited, a subsidiary of East Anglia Offshore Wind and a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, has announced dates of Public Information Days being held as part of the formal consultation process for the proposed East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm. The de
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its first-ever proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide pollution from existing power plants on June 2. The good news is wind energy is already helping nearly every state make progress toward whatever reductions the EPA will require
E.ON has received the “European Cleantech Corporation of the Year” award at the 10th European Cleantech Forum in Stockholm (Sweden), organized by Cleantech Group, developer of the i3 market intelligence platform. Every year, one company gets awarded for its significant action to promote innovation i
Henrik Stiesdal, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Wind Power will use his seminar at CWIEME Berlin to reveal how permanent magnet generators (PMGs) can be used in an affordable way to increase the durability of wind turbines. It’s a well-known principle of engineering that the more components in
E.ON distribution system operators (DSOs) in Germany will put up to 180 new voltage-regulated distribution transformers (VRDTs) into service by the end of the year. About 60 of the VRDTs, which incorporate technology from Bavaria-based Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR), are already operational. The na
Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd (SRTP) has used MSC Software Corporation’s Nastran and Patran with Laminate Modeler to design and analyze the rotor blade of the largest tidal turbine in the world today. With their latest innovation, the SR250 converter, Scotrenewables Tidal Power created an award-win
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has conducted tests to validate and subsequently approve Mitsubishi Electric’s compact wind lidar as complying with European wind measurement standards. The lidar (portmanteau of “light” and “radar”) is a remote sensing apparatus that projects a la
FLiDAR has recently strengthened its team with three experienced engineers. Bruce Douglas, General Manager of FLiDAR said: “Based on recent commercial successes we are delighted to be able to grow the team with talented and experienced individuals. We aim to deliver better services to our clients an
Tuco Marine Group has developed a new series of vessels consisting of 16 boat models designed especially for the most critical and tough working conditions at sea. The new line of boats is called ProZero and the development of these vessels mark the launch of an ambitious bid on the future vessels i
Sixty young start-ups were competing for the innovation award with the custody of the chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy, as part of the start-up WOW competition that took place in the Mixiii 2014, which is the yearly central event for the hi-tech industry. “The judges were really taken with
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it is moving forward with wind energy planning efforts on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New York. The bureau is publishing a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) to obtain nominations from companies interested in commer
DP Energy has joined the board of Ocean Energy Europe, the trade association for ocean renewable energy in Europe, as a lead sponsor. The Irish tidal developer has been central to the push which has taken ocean energy to the brink of deploying pilot farms in recent years. They will now bring this ex
Electricity will increasingly power the world’s economies in the 21st century, rivaling oil as the dominant energy carrier, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Actively managing this transformation is the only way to ensure that global energy security and climate goal
