The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is requesting public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) for the Wind Energy Area on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts. The EA considers potential environmental impacts and socioeconomic effects from issuing ren
RenewableUK 34th annual conference and exhibition opened its door yesterday to more than 150 of the industry’s key players who will speak at the conference and nearly 300 exhibitors involved in the UK’s wind, wave and tidal energy sector. Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive of the RenewableUK, welcomed
National Grid has outlined plans to connect new sources of electricity generation in Cumbria to the national power network by creating a ‘North West Coast Power Ring’. The company has been asked to provide a connection into the electricity transmission system for the proposed new 3.2 GW nuclear powe
“The Energy Partnership – The European Coalition for Renewable Energy and Gas” has been launched today, bringing together energy companies in a major initiative with the support of European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger. The Energy Partnership is a unique alliance of companies from the e
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report (“Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) – Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030”) by GlobalData is available in its catalogue. “Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) – Insta
The new UK Energy Minister John Hayes and the First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond have highlighted the enormous economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy, in speeches at RenewableUK’s annual conference in Glasgow. Mr Salmond announced a new target of generating the equivalent of 50
The German Messe AG is organising an international trade fair for equipment, components and services for the wind energy within the HANNOVER MESSE from 8th to the 12th of April 2013. Last year, over 82 000 visitors were interested in this event where 241 companies exhibited. “Especially because of t
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), the joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%) and Repsol Nuevas Energias UK (25%) has submitted an application to The Moray Council for planning permission in principle to develop the onshore transmission works associated with connecting the
The wind industry is on track to power 1 in 10 homes by 2015, coming second only to natural gas as the largest single source of UK electricity by 2020. The latest projections, released by the trade association RenewableUK in its annual State of the Industry report, come during a record breaking year
3sun Group, a leading provider of products and services to the energy industry in the UK and internationally, has announced that it has taken on a record 20 apprentices. It is a major achievement for the company as it continues its efforts to train the workforce of tomorrow. The company is exhibitin
On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the project and sales director of MMT SE Mr. Nils Ingvarson. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What do your activities in the subse
RWE npower renewables have today announced that early next year they will be holding a consultation on the electrical system onshore site options for the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The electrical system will connect the offshore wind turbines to the national grid allowing the renewable energy
Japan is increasingly focusing on renewable power sources as it pushes to move away from nuclear energy. “By taking up cutting-edge technologies, Japan can be a catalyst for the development of new energy technologies, especially in the area of offshore floating wind turbines and grid transmission an
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report “Global and China Marine (Offshore) Engineering Industry Report, 2012” is available in its catalogue. The shipbuilding industry has been sluggish since H2 2011. In contrast, the offshore engineering industry is in a much better condition.
