Tocardo, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has appointed Radboud van Kleef as Chief Commercial Officer. Radboud brings over 15 years’ experience in business development and know-how to grow companies. He has worked in an international corporate environment across a variety
More than a year before its completion, BARD Offshore 1 offshore wind farm has reached capacity of 100 megawatts which can power around 100,000 households with renewable electricity. The most powerful German offshore wind farm, BARD Offshore 1 is located about 100 kilometres northwest of Borkum. Aft
Global leading energy services company Senergy has strengthened its alternative energy and power engineering teams with two senior appointments. The company, which provides fully-integrated project and asset development services across the energy industry, has appointed Dick Hall to the position of
A planned wind farm off the Nantasket Beach in Hull, which would comprise four or five wind turbines that could produce enough electricity to power the entire town, seems to be unfeasible. According to the latest report, conducted by Al Pereira and presented to the town officials, this project would
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been authorized by the Crown Estate in the UK to perform tidal energy tests in the waters off Northern Ireland. The upcoming tests of Mines
Public inquiry regarding plans for a substation at Little Dunham, which would connect the Dudgeon offshore wind farm with the national grid, ended last week at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham with strong public opposition. Little Dunham Parish Council chairman Simon Fowler is cited by the EDP24 news
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, issues its latest Interim Management Statement in accordance with the EU Transparency Directive, which also provides a trading update in light of th
The world’s largest wind turbine maker, Vestas, plans to sell shares to boost its finances. Daniel Patterson, an SEB analyst, said to Bloomberg: “The cash flow guidance is a mess.” Earlier this year, Vestas announced that they will reduce their workforce to about 16,000 from 22,721 as a measure of c
On the occasion of Mr. Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister’s, visit to Paris, the AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland. The MoU is a step towards establishing an AREVA fa
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, has announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Chuanwei Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ming Yang commented: “Our financial performance in
Fluor announced that the company received an adverse decision from an arbitration panel regarding its claims for additional compensation related to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Project. Through its claims, the company sought to recover compensation for schedule and cost impacts arising fro
Aegir Wave Power, developers of the wave farm project off the south west of Shetland mainland, will be holding public drop-in sessions in Bigton, Scalloway and Hamnavoe (Burra Isle) from 26th–28th November 2012. The purpose of the information events are to update members of the public on project act
The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) hosted its Fifth Annual “Green Tie Gala,” celebrating the growth and successes of the clean energy industry. Companies and individuals from across New England were honored with awards, acknowledging their leadership and contributions to the region’s leadi
DC Netz BorWin5 GmbH is seeking contractors for 2 separate windfarm projects – BorWin5 and DolWin4. BorWin5: System for transmission of electric power (approximately 900 MW) between offshore wind farms in the cluster BorWin and a grid connection point on land. In particular, the transmission power,
