GE today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a leading provider of power conversion and automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam’s solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or imp
The Danish transport company, Brande Maskintransport, recently transported the prototype of the new Siemens SWT-6.0-120 nacelle using heavy goods vehicles from the French manufacturer NICOLAS Industrie. During the 138 km journey from Brande to the final destination of Høvsøre, the 58-m long convoy h
MMT and NetSurvey are participating in two different events this September. The first event is The 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Series (EWTEC) that takes place September 5th – 9th at the University of Southampton. EWTEC is an international, technical and scientific conference that f
Subsea specialists Marin Group and Ecosse Subsea Systems have formed an alliance to offer a one-stop excavation and trenching service to the oil, gas and renewables industries worldwide. The association brings together Marin Group’s pioneering Evo System suite of mass-flow excavation, claycutting an
As of today the contracts for the acquisition of the former HDW Gaarden GmbH in Kiel have entered into force. Abu Dhabi MAR Kiel GmbH starts with 172 employees, the facilities, equipment and infrastructure of the former HDW Gaarden, working on first orders of its target markets offshore, mega yachts
Edinburgh will play host to hundreds of renewable power experts at the first annual Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2011) from … (epolitix) [mappress] Source: epolitix, September 02, 2011
The American-built piece of kit will be stationed at Trimingham and should be in place by November. By Lucy clapham (edp24) [mappress] Source: edp24, September 02, 2011
OrbisEnergy is spearheading a bid to set up a technology innovation centre (TIC) for East Anglia. Orbis is answering an invitation from the Technology Strategy Board, which stimulates technological innovation in sectors boosting UK growth and productivity and is creating a network of TICs. The renew
Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected for the development of a number of testing facilities for the rapidly expanding global wind industry. The state of the art facilities are under development by customers worldwide. In the UK Converteam has been contracted
Marubeni Corporation has entered into an agreement with DONG Energy whereby Marubeni acquires a 49.9% stake in the 172MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm. Marubeni will pay to DONG Energy a cash consideration of approx. GBP 200 million for the 49.9% stake in Gunfleet Sands. Completion of the transa
Ballast Nedam has signed a l contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in the German Bight, 32 kilometer west of the German island Sylt. It is ex
Bosses from Dong Energy, the Danish company behind the 102-turbine Walney windfarm, will meet with members of the public to discuss an… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, September 01, 2011;
Starting in 2014 project company Norderland/Northern Energy will begin building the far-shore wind farm in the North Sea and by 2015… (renewablesinternational) [mappress] Source: renewablesinternational, September 01, 2011
IRISH TIDAL energy developer Openhydro is preparing to launch the first of four €16m turbines that will make up a €40 million project off… (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, September 01, 2011;
