Colchester Institute has announced that work has commenced on creating a new Energy Skills Centre for Harwich. Set to be open for January 2013, the Centre will provide the opportunity for hundreds to develop relevant skills necessary to take advantage of the current and future opportunities in the l
North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are to explore the opportunities that a proposed large offshore wind farm, called the Atlantic Array, could make to the local area. During executive and committee meetings held this week at North Devon Council and Torridge District Council, approval
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, has reported financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2012 ended September 30, 2012. Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $20.9 million, which compares with $20.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2
DP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, announced that in the first nine months of 2012 electricity output increased by 11% YoY to 13.3 TWh, as a result of the capacity growth over the last 12
Allan Bødskov Andersen, 40, is today appointed new Head of Investor Relations and Group Treasury following Morten H. Buchgreitz appointment as new Executive Vice President of Energy Markets. Allan Bødskov Andersen comes from a position as Head of Group Credit & Funding in DONG Energy. He holds a PhD
The latest Applied Acoustics’ S-Boom sub-bottom profiling system is making quite an impact at the SEG show in Las Vegas. Its novel design, three boomer plates connected in series on a single catamaran, has already proved hugely successful in Northern European waters so it’s now being introduced to U
International engineering contractor ODE has extended its overseas growth in renewables with a major contract for a new German windfarm. With a 30-year history in the energy sector, the London-based company is determined to use its extensive UK windfarm background to expand into emerging European an
The Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy issued a document today, which unveils the Government’s plans to postpone electricity production from 600MWKriegers Flak and 400MW Horns Rev offshore wind farms, so they would start operating in 2018, Bloomberg reports. At this time, the country has four off
The cost of nuclear power is at least £200 per MWh, much more than the cost of offshore wind power at £140 per MWh. This is according to new calculations by the Energy Fair group, stripping out all subsidies. “This confirms that nuclear power is entirely uneconomic,” said Dr Gerry Wolff of Energy Fa
China Three Gorges Invited Energias de Portugal (EDP) to codevelop an offshore wind farm in the province of Jiangsu with Furnas, writes Macauhub. Namely, the wind farm project is worth EUR 560 million and will have a total capacity of 200MW. The construction work is expected to begin by the end of t
This year, only Siemens among three largest wind turbine manufacturers had taken orders for the UK’s offshore wind farms. This is a consequence of an “investment freeze” due to the Government’s attempts to change subsidies for green energy, Keith MacLean from SSE is cited by the Financial Times as s
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT), a leading wave energy technology company, today announced the formation of an Autonomous PowerBuoy Business Unit within the Company. This new group will target and develop opportunities in the large potential market for OPT’s non-grid-connected PowerBuoys. While
International cooperation was the focal point of the second day of the Offshore Business Meeting and Conference (OBMC) 2012. The network agency windcomm schleswig‐holstein had invited a business delegation from South Korea to take part in the meeting and build up networks with European companies. Th
The partners behind plans for Shetland’s first wave power scheme will tell island representatives this week that it is set to ramp up public consultation and environmental research off the south west mainland ahead of a planning application in 2015. The work planned for the Aegir scheme in 2013 will
