The southern town of Raseborg, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, has rejected the planned wind park in the sea area in front of it, reported Helsingin Sanomat. Town Board member, Mikael Borgman, proposed dropping the zoning for the offshore wind park planned to commence in cooperation with the ne
Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, believes the Tees Valley is a great deal ahead of its opponent site in Scotland in terms of securing a proposed £150m wind farm factory project. Hartlepool and Leith are directly competing to secure the investment from a Spanish firm Gamesa, with a promising potentia
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. today announces financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2012. Recent Highlights Operating loss at $12.4 million was significantly reduced for the nine months ended January 31, 2012, compared with $15.8 million for the nine
The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the company’s annual report for 2011 with the following financial highlights and outlook: — Revenue was up DKK 2.2 billion at DKK 56.8 billion. — EBITDA was DKK 13.8 billion, in line with 2010 (DKK 14.1 billion). — Profit for the year was DKK
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network is going to promote the citizen’s forum on a battle between clean and harmful energy,on Thursday at Notre Dame College,reports Htr News. The environmental group is considering realization of offshore wind projects in Baltimore,andalso self-identifying against ex
Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has opened a new office in Horsley, near Newcastle, supporting Clients with a full range of ecological wind farm services. The new office will help build on Natural Power’s respected marine ecology services, with improved benthic
P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, is to enter the renewable energy market by supplying one of its large freight ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The three to four month charter of the 23,000 tonne European Seaway t
SCOTLAND’S world-leading marine and tidal energy development facility, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), today (Friday, March 9, 2012) announces a major international collaboration to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. EMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ocea
The headquarters of the GIB will be located in Edinburgh, with the GIB’s main transaction team based in London. This arrangement will enable a greater commercial reach nationally than could be achieved from one location. Sitting the bank across these two locations will enable the GIB to become a wor
Reportlinker announced a new market research report “Global Alternative Energy Industry”. The global outlook series on Alternative Energy provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global Alternat
Ballast Nedam has performed well, certainly considering the bleak market conditions, increasing competition and price pressure. This situation will persist in the coming years. The operating profit achieved of € 19 million was in line with the forecast issued in March last year of between € 15 milli
Alnmaritec recently successfully launched a new multi purpose offshore windfarm support vessel. ‘Ocean Wind 5’ is a variant of the extremely popular Wave Commander class from Alnmaritec. She measures 16m x 7m and is fitted with twin Scania DI16 engines giving her cruising speeds of over 24. On deck
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering Service Center (ESC) and NAVFAC Pacific will host the Renewable Ocean Energy Conference on two separate days, March 26 and March 28, at the Koa Malina Officers Club at Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH), Kaneohe Bay. The conference will prov
From the planning and design phase to the re-use or demolition phase, the life cycle of a wind energy farm includes several stages. Iñigo J. Losada from the University of Cantabria in Spain will discuss the life cycle of offshore wind farms during a presentation at Grand Valley State University’s Mi
