Oil, gas and renewable energy services company CLS Offshore today unveiled its new headquarters in Great Yarmouth. A total investment in the region of £300,000 has been made modernising and upgrading the former council offices off Malthouse Lane, further developing the quayside site and centralising
Offshore wind power could be on its way to Guernsey after permission was granted to erect a monitoring station at Chouet headland. The equipment will test the wind speed on the coast and compare it with the airport to see if wind turbines would be viable. Commerce and Employment agriculture and envi
The 4th edition of Offshore Energy will again be bigger than previous editions. Based on exhibitor numbers of 2010 (231), the expected number of exhibitors this year is 300. Current developments show that this number of exhibitors is realistic. Even more, based on present numbers, event-orgaziner Na
THE ESB has been awarded foreshore exploration licences to carry out marine tests for a planned €40 million wave-energy project off Co Clare and Co Mayo. The manager of ESB International subsidiary Ocean Energy, Colm de Burca, said yesterday the foreshore licences from the Department of the Environm
Today (July 21, 2011), the majority shareholder of REpower Systems SE , AE-Rotor Holding B.V., Amsterdam (Netherlands), a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd., Pune (India), informed the Executive Board of REpower Systems SE that it has set the cash compensation for the transfer of the shares from the m
Offshore wind farms are expected to make a significant contribution to European electricity demand over the next 40 years, according to a report being published this month by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). While onshore wind farms currently represent 96.5% of total installed wind energ
LDD, an Acteon company, has won a multimillion-pound contract with RWE npower renewables to provide specialist drilling services to help install 160 wind turbine foundations at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm 18 km off the North Wales coast. LDD will commission what is believed to be the world’s largest a
Residents can learn more about potential wind energy resources off the S.C. coast during a forum next week in Myrtle Beach. Representatives from Coastal Carolina University, Clemson University, Santee Cooper, S.C. Energy Office and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will talk about wind energy o
The high-voltage submarine cable market is, by all definitions, a niche market with few purchasers and even fewer manufacturers and installers. The demand for these products is rapidly moving beyond the traditional role slotted for high-voltage submarine cables, connecting islands to nearby national
The world’s total wind power capacity, including both onshore and offshore projects, will triple by 2017, cleantech analyst Pike Research says in a new report. Pike predicts that the capacity for electricity generated from wind will jump from the 194.3GW the world saw in 2010 to 562.9GW as investmen
EXPO21XX opens RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, first exhibition for renewable energy on the internet. The strongest wind turbine, the biggest solar power plant on a roof top and the leading renewable energy research projects! All this can be found on RENEWABLE ENERGY 21XX, the most comprehensive online trade
Business Secretary Vince Cable has today toured Alexandra Dock where Siemens plans to build an £80 million wind turbine factory which will create 700 jobs, expected to be operational by 2014. Under the development plan Associated British Ports (ABP) will build a £100 million deepwater berth capable
The New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act turns out to be more like the “perfect storm” for that state’s economy — news that does not bode well for supporters of developing an industrial wind park in Lake Michigan. The Beacon Hill Institute has released a cost-benefit study that conclude
Wind Powering America added 10 new community colleges from South Dakota, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, and Ohio to its interactive map, which currently identifies more than 100 education programs across the United States. Interactive map shows location of wind energy educational programs and trainin
