Marine and engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has today announced the successful appointment of four new team members who bring with them a wealth of industry experience from the Renewables Industry, combined with wider knowledge from the oil & gas and other offshore sector
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company ha
David Brown has received in the region of £2m in funding towards the development of a world-class wind gearbox research and development (R&D) innovation centre in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Awarded by the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund, the grant will enable David Brown to develop and test new g
With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;
RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping. The services supplied by Tideland unde
John Woodruff, Senior Development Manager at Natural Power and chair of RenewalbeUK Cymru, will be part of the opening address at this year’s event in Cardiff, taking place on 26th May. With over ten years experience in the wind industry John’s discussion, entitled ‘State of the Industry 2011’ will
Blue Offshore announced today the appointment of Stijn Folkers to the role of Commercial Director. Folkers will be responsible for the management of Blue Offshore’s Commercial Departments. Folkers has a strong background in the offshore industry. He served most recently as Manager of Contracts at Se
A single EU electricity market may result in higher costs for Irish consumers, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in a paper published today. The paper says incentives for wind and wave and tidal generation should be scrapped. The paper, A Review of Irish Energy Policy (t
A poll of Wisconsin residents finds strong support for increasing the use of wind energy, even if doing so would raise electricity bills… (chicagotribune) [mappress] Source: chicagotribune, April 27, 2011;
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s goal of Virginia being the “energy capital of the east coast” may be further off than he hopes. By Alissa Smith (leesburg2day) [mappress] Source: leesburg2day, April 27, 2011;
LM Wind Power Group showed significant resilience in the light of continuing difficult global market conditions with revenue of EUR 727.5 million, 6.4% lower than previous year. Profit margin of EUR 125.1 million is 9% lower than EUR 137.4 million achieved in 2009. LM Wind Power’s revenues for the 1
Sway AS will test a 2.6 MW turbine on their own developed flow system. Testing is expected to start in the first quarter of 2013, and will have a duration of 5 years. The installation has a height above the sea-level of 60 meters, and stick 60 meters deep. Testing will take place in the […]
With the hunt for new ways of producing electricity growing ever more intense, and the recent tragedy in Japan raising doubts about… (newsfeedmaker) [mappress] Source: newsfeedmaker, April 26, 2011;
French nuclear reactor manufacturer Areva and utility GDF Suez are expected to announce a partnership in offshore wind energy in the next… (ifandp) [mappress] Source: ifandp, April 26, 2011
