Preparing itself for the increasing demand in Northern Europe for its consultancy services, Ramboll has acquired a strong player in offshore wind in Germany. The company, IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has 57 highly specialised employees located in Hamburg, which is the epicentre for offshore wind i
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power were commissioned this year to author a key document for Marine Scotland, collating data on populations of seabird interest features at Scottish Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for Marine Scotland. The purpose of the study was to make seabird
PROMOTING the region’s positive features is vital in attracting new business connected with renewable energy, according to a sponsor of a green awards event. George Baker, managing director of East Yorkshire-based KRL Group Ltd, said the “time has come” for the Hull and Humber area to be better at s
Energy companies Greenchoice and Delta are in talks with Typhoon Offshore, the developer of the mega wind farm Gemini, about using the huge amount of electricity that can be generated as from 2016. The Gemini is to start on the drawing board in 2013 . The planned wind farm will be 55 kilometers nort
Environment Minister Dr. Stefan Birkner visited ENOVA last Thursday. The focus of the meeting was the discussion on various topics of renewable energy. The Environment Minister has confirmed that the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) still has a priority. Onshore and offshore wind power and photovoltaics e
Mapping the wind patterns off the Oregon coast is just one part of the innovative work that scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be performing in a new demonstration project just announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). As part of the U.S. government’s “all of the above”
On 13 December 2012 Ecofys WTTS, wind measurement service provider and operator of Test Site Lelystad, acquired the ISO 9001 certificate for all of its activities. As a full daughter of Ecofys, Ecofys WTTS aims to provide wind measurement services of world class technical excellence, both for wind t
The International VDI Conference “Rotor Blades of Wind Turbines” to be held in Hamburg, Germany, on 17 and 18 April 2013 will discuss the most recent developments in rotor blades of wind turbines. More profit at reduced cost: This is the clear aim of plant manufacturers, suppliers and operators with
Partrac Ltd are to exhibit and present at next year’s RenewableUK Wave & Tidal 2013 conference and exhibition. The event will take place on 27th – 28th February 2013 at the QEII Conference Centre, London. Dr Kevin Black (Director) will be speaking at the event. His presentation, “Overcoming the Chal
René Raaijmakers has been appointed as IHC Merwede’s new Offshore Sales Director. He succeeded the previous incumbent Twan Voogt on 1 December 2012. Mr Raaijmakers joined IHC Merwede’s in April 2012 as Product Director of the Renewables department and Manager of IHC Offshore Systems. In his new role
Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change will address all delegates in the Opening session of the Wave & Tidal 2013 conference. Greg was a key contributor to the Conservative Party’s ‘Low Carbon Economy’ green paper, launched in January 2009, and ‘Rebuildi
Siemens Energy has installed the prototype of a new four-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The new wind turbine type is a designated SWT-4.0 and is based on the proven technology of the SWT-3.6, the world’s most popular offshore wind turbine. The prototype 4.0 MW turbine is initially
World-leading renewables operator, Iberdrola, has once again selected AREVA’s offshore wind technology for the Wikinger project, to be developed 35 kilometers off the German Baltic Sea coast. Under the terms of the agreement, AREVA will supply its M5000 5 MW turbine for the Wikinger wind farm that w
Jan De Nul Group awarded a contract to supply a 5,400 tonnes capacity cable turntable to offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems. The turntable, including a 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes deck tensioner, is destined for the vessel Willem de Vlamingh. In addition to this turntable, Caley is
