Commenting on a report released today (10 June) by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Redrawing the energy-climate map, WWF said that, although the short-term measures proposed by the IEA to keep climate change within ‘safe’ levels were welcome, countries need to move further and faster to tackl
A tidal barrage across the Severn could contribute to energy and climate objectives, but the Hafren Power scheme has failed to demonstrate economic, environmental and public acceptability, according to MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Tim Yeo MP, Chairman of the Energy and Clim
Warning that the world is not on track to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) today urged governments to swiftly enact four energy policies that would keep climate goals alive without harming economic growth. “Climate change has quite fra
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has announced the opening of its first office in Denmark, as part of the Group’s international growth plans. The new office in Esbjerg, Denmark will support 3sun Group’s increased presence in region, allowing t
So far, it has often been necessary to use external diesel generators to secure the power supply in connection with the completion of installation and commissioning of offshore wind turbines because the connection to the power grid has not been ready. In the Anholt project, all wind turbine position
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) has verified the accuracy of Galion Lidar’s groundbreaking “remote mast” functionality. This is the first independent validation of this novel wind measurement methodology within the industry. The leading researc
Even though the last wind turbine has been installed at the Anholt offshore wind farm, there is still hectic activity completing the commissioning and performing the one-year service on the wind turbines. A total of approximately 250 people work in the offshore wind farm on a daily basis, and the ho
UK Trade & Investment Denmark and the Danish Energy Agency will give presentations about the 3.0 GW of Offshore and Onshore wind projects in Denmark, including the 1.5 GW of Offshore wind projects at Horns Reef 3 and Krieger’s Flak, where tenders will be going out from 2013-2015. The side-event will
The East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) will be exhibiting at the UK’s largest dedicated offshore wind event on the 12th and 13th June 2013. This event will enable you to keep up to date with developments, grow your business, debate key issues and connect with the world’s most advanced offshore wind
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a leading wave energy technology company, has announced that it has engaged consultant Kevin Watkins to serve as its Pacific Northwest Representative. OPT is planning for deployment of a Mark 3 PowerBuoy® wave energy conversion system off the coast of Oregon, an
VolturnUS 1:8 Launched: Maine Brings U.S. Offshore Wind Dream to Reality VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore floating wind turbine in the U.S., was officially launched by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and its partners yesterday at 11 am (5 pm CET/CE
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has announced the launch of a £2m local community share offer to give the people of Wales the opportunity to be early stage investors in the planning and design development phase of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon proposal. The £2m Community Share offer is part of the Com
TerraSond Limited, a leader in precision land and marine geospatial surveys, announced the promotion of Mr. Brian Busey and Captain Rich Hendren. Busey is now Vice President, Business Development and Hendren is Vice President, Operations. As Vice President, Business Development; Busey is responsible
U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, finally received a response from the U.S. Department of Interior to a November 2012 letter he and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) wrote to former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, requesting data on the econom
