As the tidal industry moves towards full scale multi megawatt arrays, one of the main challenges facing the sector is lowering projects… (tidaltoday) [mappress] Source: tidaltoday, September 14, 2011
THE Duke of York visited Strathclyde University to check out a device which is making big waves in the tidal energy industry. (theglaswegian) [mappress] Source: theglaswegian, September 14, 2011
Floating hotels and sea-going hovercraft capable of safely ferrying maintenance teams to the UK’s next generation of offshore wind farms… By James Murray (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 14, 2011
Responding to the Scottish Government Economic Strategy, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The renewable energy sector is already a major part of our energy mix, and a significant employer, supporting thousands of jobs across Scotland. “The industry’s growth has resulted i
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or the “Company”) announced it will collaborate with Lockheed Martin in connection with OPT’s proposed commercial-scale wave power generation project at Reedsport, Oregon. Lockheed Martin will provide design, manufacturing, system integration and supply chain ma
Fugro Renewables completed a £2.5 million contract with Centrica Renewable Energy Ltd to assist with the installation of an electrical substation at the Lincs offshore wind farm. Located 8 km east of Skegness and covering 35 square kilometres, the development lies within one of the UK’s most environ
South Korea’s investment in a 9.2 trillion won ($8.4 billion) offshore wind farm may help domestic shipbuilders challenge Siemens AG (SIE)… By Kyunghee Park and Natalie Obiko Pearson (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 14, 2011
Japan will join the race to develop floating wind turbines to use in deepwater off its tsunami-stricken northern Pacific coast as it… By William Hardy (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 12, 2011
The European Investment Bank is considering a loan of as much as 450 million euros ($612 million) for a German offshore wind farm developed… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 13, 2011
Bard Holding GmbH, the German offshore wind developer that put itself up for sale, hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)’s investment banking… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 13, 2011
On October 19-21, 2011, SGS will be attending China Wind Power 2011 in Beijing, China. Throughout the event, SGS will showcase a wide portfolio of Renewable Energy services, including Wind Turbine Blade Testing, Manufacturing Inspection, In-Service Inspection, and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) at st
Wärtsilä is sponsoring the Offshore Energy Network Evening. This event is part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, 11 & 12 October 2011. At the first exhibition day, exhibitors can attend the Offshore Energy Network Evening and meet their fellow exhibitors. Offshore Energy is the leading int
BARD, Germany’s offshore pioneer seated in Emden, has completed the realignment of the management team which began early 2011. Olaf Struck (46) will join Bernd Ranneberg (50, CEO) and Manuel Althoff (47, CFO) from the 1st of October 2011 as new chief technical officer (CTO) of BARD Holding GmbH. Ola
Nautica Windpower LLC intends to produce electricity offshore at 7 cents per kilo-watt hour – a rate competitive with new fossil fueled power plants. This week Nautica Windpower LLC (NWP) was awarded Department of Energy (DOE) funding to spur offshore wind energy through innovation. NWP’s Advanced F
