German conglomerate Siemens has requested more information from Alstom as part of due diligence prior to making an offer for the company. Yesterday, French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said to a parliamentary economic affairs committee that: “Siemens is pursuing its work and has written to Als
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm developer, RWE, voiced its disappointment at the Lincolnshire County Council’s letter to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). “Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) have suggested that RWE Innogy UK has approached the community consultation for this proj
Today, speaking to industry, science, and government representatives at the Nova Scotia Energy Research and Development Forum, Tony Wright, general manager of FORCE (the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy), announced two new staff members and two new volunteer board members have joined the team
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has published its priorities for energy in Europe, promising to campaign for better support for marine renewables, to push for reform of the Emissions Trading Scheme and to work towards a nuclear-free energy future for Europe. With the EU playing a particularly impo
The French government-owned nuclear group, Areva, said it could consider the possibility to acquire Alstom’s wind turbines business if an opportunity presented itself, according to Reuters. At the parliament hearing on nuclear energy held yesterday, Areva CEO Luc Oursel said: “Concerning the wind ac
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel reported a loss of CNY 3.45 billion (USD 551 million) in 2013, which led to suspension of its bonds from trading by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. On April 30, the Shanghai Stock Exchange temporarily suspended Sinovel’s bonds from trading, and was to decide wi
At the same time as the Government has announced that over 30 million people are now employed in the UK, Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Limited, one of East Anglia’s leading recruitment consultants, has reported that there has been a marked rise since this time last year in the number of positions for whi
A Wirral specialist in seabed mapping and coastal surveys has clinched a finance package worth almost £5m to help it expand its services and take on additional staff. Osiris Hydrographic and Geophysical Projects, which is owned by Liverpool-headquartered conglomerate Bibby Line Group, has received £
Mojo Maritime, the Falmouth based marine renewable energy experts, has expanded into France, having incorporated a wholly owned French subsidiary in response to the growing French tidal energy market. Mojo Maritime France S.A.S. is headquartered in Cherbourg, Normandy, and has operations in Nantes,
Improved use of the Ground Modelling approach could be significant contributor to the reduction of the costs of developing offshore wind farms. This is the theme of a paper that Senergy will present today at a conference session at the UK’s largest renewable energy conference, All-Energy in Aberdeen
Strainstall’s Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS) has been successfully installed on a vessel running trials for the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, a joint industry program aiming to reduce the cost of offshore wind by 10% for UK Round 3 sites. The OWA trial focuses on tu
Beatrixhaven, one of Eemshaven Port’s docking basins, is undergoing its final expansion phase to become a specialised offshore wind hub. Groningen Seaports invested over EUR 56 million in the project, and it is gearing up to become a big player in the offshore wind industry. Beatrixhaven will featur
The views of fishermen and other sea users are being sought about the proposal for Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to temporarily use the storm mooring buoys in the Dee Estuary that have been installed near to Mostyn dock over the early part of the summer. At the moment the Gwynt y Môr project is in [&
The innovative walking jack-up platform WaveWalker 1 was presented with the Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the prestigious Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London earlier last week (14th May.) The GE Product and Equipment Innovation Award is for a product or item of equipment ai
