The 7th annual British Renewable Energy Awards few nights ago paid tribute to the UK renewable energy industry’s achievements at a packed gala dinner attended by over 300 people in the boutique Kensington hotel, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower. Hosted by UK BIG Lottery Fund Chairman, Peter Ainsworth, the
Incoming Chief Executive of RWE, Peter Terium, said that substantial delays in Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm connection to the grid jeopardize the project’s profitability. Mr. Terium told the weekly magazine Der Spiegel that RWE is inviting the German Government to discuss possible compensation add
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, announced the appointment of Maf Smith to the newly-created position of Deputy Chief Executive. Mr Smith is an experienced senior manager with a strong track record in leading organisations in the renewable energ
The Martha’s Vineyard / Dukes County Fishermen’s Association (MVDCFA) and Jonathan Mayhew (together hereafter referred to as ‘Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’) have dismissed their federal lawsuit and have entered into a Settlement Agreement with Cape Wind. The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen and Cape Wind
Green Investment Bank (GIB) has excluded wave and tidal energy from its plans and said it will focus on other projects, reports the BBC. Lord Smith of Kelvin, the new chairman of GIB, said the bank will invest GBP 3 billion budget in projects that will make a commercial return. He outlined five prio
Chinese wind power sector is facing its first year of stagnation since the government has failed to start with offshore wind farm projects, while the country is also reducing onshore construction to allow power grids to catch up with the rapidly growing wind energy. Disagreements between authorities
Deepwater Wind has agreed to add fiber optic cables to their submarine power cable between Block Island and Narragansett, the Block Island Times writes. Providence based wind energy company is planning to install 5 turbines southeast of Block Island. The wind farm will generate over 100,000 megawatt
SgurrEnergy has been selected as lender’s technical and environmental advisor to an international banking consortium for the £750m Lincs offshore wind farm. The high profile project, which is in construction, will comprise 75 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 3.6MW wind turbines when completed, and uses a pioneer
Renewables links between Scotland and Germany will be strengthened today by a visit from Energy Minister Fergus Ewing to Bremen and Bremerhaven. On the first day of a three-day visit, Mr Ewing will today visit Areva Wind, Europe’s second largest offshore wind company, in Bremerhaven and attend a mee
After Seaway Heavy Lifting chose to use a vibratory hammer to install monopile foundations at the Riffsgat offshore wind farm, APE Holland informed that vibrating 30 steel monopiles started mid-June. The piles will be driven with the Super Quad Kong (SQK), a modular vibratory driver/extractor consis
The Maine Wind Industry Initiative (MWII) received recognition this week for its public and industry educational efforts in the areas of wind and ocean energy. Energy Ocean International 2012 presented the Academic Pioneer Award to MWII Director, Paul Williamson, during its annual conference held th
Research and Markets has announced new report titled “Hong Kong Power Report 2012”. BMI View: Thermal energy continues to account for the almost all of Hong Kong’s domestic energy production; while there have been some tentative steps towards generating energy from renewable sources, these have been
The fact that there is more to building a wind farm then just infrastructure has been confirmed by the recent statements of general manager of Scira Offshore Energy, EinarStrømsvåg, who pointed out that building of a strong local labor force is as important for wind energy production to gain a full
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (DOW), a subsidiary of Warwick Energy Limited, has received the planning permissions needed to construct and operate the onshore cables for the proposed Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm (Dudgeon) project. The permission received from the Planning Inspectorate covers the north
