Today the European Parliament called for the “successful” 2020 renewable energy target to be prolonged to 2030. “The Parliament has once again recognised what a strong renewables industry, driven by ambitious targets, can do for Europe’s economy, jobs, energy security and the climate,” commented Ste
Vos Prodect Innovations secures another order from Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW), for the design and supply of cable hang-off systems of an offshore wind farm, located in the United Kingdom. The cable hang-off systems are scheduled to be delivered during summer time in order to increase the
FORCE Technology, Institut de la Corrosion from France, Vattenfall A/S and DONG Energy A/S have partnered up to create a Joint Industry Project that aims at generating realistic and sufficient data to update corrosion control design guidelines specifically for the offshore wind farm structures. Offs
Danish giant, Dong Energy, has confirmed that they are planning to extend the Walney wind farm located off Barrow, reports BBC. The wind farm currently consists of 102 Siemens’ 3.6MW turbines, totaling to 367.2 MW of power. The application for additional 120 turbines is expected to be submitted by M
Siemens Energy has been granted certification by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for its training facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. The international industry certificate, granted earlier this year, empowers Siemens to educate and train wind energy workers according to the high
South Korea will get its largest offshore wind farm off the coast of Ulsan, if the Ulsan Metropolitan City approves a proposal submitted this month by SK Engineering & Construction Co. and Kepco Engineering & Construction Co., according to Bloomberg. The construction is scheduled to start in 2015, s
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”), a leading wave energy technology company, announced that it will participate in the 25th Annual Roth Capital Conference on March 20, 2013 at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA. Brian M. Posner, Chief Financial Officer of OPT, is scheduled t
Scientists are to extend a popular basking shark tracking project for another year, it was announced yesterday. For the last seven months the public have been able to follow the progress of eight of the giant sharks online, after they were tagged off the west coast of Scotland in July last year. Two
The European Parliament gave its green light to the guidelines for the EU energy infrastructure package, which sets out corridors for Europe-wide energy infrastructure, seeks to speed-up permits and identifies priority projects, including an offshore electricity grid in the North Sea. “This is reall
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Coast Guard within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on the development of hydrokinetic projects. These projects generate power from waves, tides, ocean cu
Van Oord’s turnover for 2012 amounted to EUR 1.676 million (2011: EUR 1,715 million), and net profits for 2012 were EUR 98 million (2011: EUR 118 million). Its order portfolio is well filled, rising to EUR 1.9 billion at the end of 2012. ‘Our net results are in line with our expectations’, says CEO
An amount of EUR 500 million, intended for investments in power grid in the Netherlands, is likely to be raised through selling a minority stake in the Dutch power grid operator TenneT, according to Reuters. The company is planning to connect wind farms and to upgrade the grid in the north of the co
ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets. ABB’s participation was made through its ventur
RenewableUK has welcomed today’s announcement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, that coastal communities around the UK will be getting a share of millions of pounds of funding to create jobs and support local projects. The Coastal Communities Fund – a pot of money worth £27.8
