All-Energy 2013, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference opens in Aberdeen four weeks’ today on Wednesday 22 May. The two-day event, the largest in its 13-show history, has some 580 exhibitors filling 8,000m2 (net) at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC); over 320
HR Wallingford and the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) have launched SMARTtide, a unique tidal energy modelling tool. SMARTtide stands for Simulated Marine Array Resource Testing model and is designed for use by the tidal industry. It covers the UK’s continental shelf and north-west European coa
Fastnet Shipping Limited announced the recent introduction of MV Fastnet Rock to their growing fleet of support vessels. Fastnet Rock is the 3rd Addition to enter Fastnet Shipping’s fleet inside the past 12 months coming in after Fastnet Puffin which was launched in February 2013 and Fastnet Skua wh
The EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven got high-profile visitors from New Bedford in the US state of Massachusetts. The 26-strong delegation from this small port city on the East coast was led by mayor Jonathan Mitchell. Most of the delegates work in urban and harbour development for the city o
Scottish-based FoundOcean, the world’s largest dedicated offshore construction grouting company, today announced its 2012 year-end results which saw turnover hitting £17.9 million, up 51% on the previous year. FoundOcean’s Managing Director, Jim Bell sheds light on how the company has recorded succe
MPI Offshore announces the award of a charter party in respect of MPI Resolution by GeoSea N.V., subsidiary of the Belgian based DEME Group. MPI Resolution is scheduled to commence work on a series of GeoSea projects situated in the North Sea and Baltic Sea area as from the middle of June 2013 for a
SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services, today announced the signing of Agreement for Leases (AfL) with The Crown Estate for Optimus Wind and Breesea, which together comprise the second phase of projects within the Hornsea Zone. Optimus Wind an
Today the Crown Estate launched a new website to support industry collaboration in the emerging wave and tidal industry. The Wave and Tidal Knowledge Network will make it easier for organisations to share information with each other and help deliver industry growth. The coverage of the Knowledge Net
THE FIRST completed project to be funded by RWE npower renewables’ Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Tourism Fund was officially opened in Rhyl yesterday. The £250,000 Rhyl Beach Access Project includes a new ramp to make it easier for disabled visitors to get down to the beach, and will also help peop
MENCK will be exhibiting at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, the EWEA Offshore 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-21 November. The company will be located at booth 30 E110 and its professionals will be there to talk about the latest projects of the offshore wind
Euler Hermes Rating has given the wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG a creditworthiness and sustainability rating of BBB- (equivalent to “investment grade”). With the realisation of the planned (foreign) projects and a corresponding stabilisation of income and cash flows, Euler Hermes Rating a
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) North East has announced the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) as the winners of this year’s prestigious Robert Stephenson Awards. Presented by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Professor Barry Clarke, at ICE North East’s annua
MENCK will be present at Offshore Wind China 2013 from June 19 to 21 in the German Pavillion. MENCK GmbH, an Acteon company, provides specialized hydraulic pile driving solutions to the offshore oil, gas, wind farm, bridge and harbor industries. The company offers a wide range of pile driving sets w
yes2wind, the pro-wind campaign and support group has had a complaint against Trump International Golf Club Scotland Limited upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A complaint was filed on behalf of yes2wind in December 2102, following a misleading and distasteful advertisement that ap
