Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the… (dca-pr) [mappress] Source: dca-pr, November 29, 2010;
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (XEMC) has recently unveiled the world’s first 5MW permanent magnet direct-drive offshore-specific wind turbine. The achievement was marked by a 21st October ceremony in Xiangtan which was attended by leading officials
REpower to deliver 48 turbines of the 6M type for phases 2 and 3 Biggest project financing in the offshore wind industry Installations planned for 2012 and 2013 respectively REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) and the Belgian offshore project development company C-Power have signed a contract agreeing t
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $125 million from the Belgian company C-Power NV to link a wind farm 30 kilometers off the coast of Belgium to the mainland grid. The transmission link is part of an expansion of the Thornton Bank wind farm. In the first
A BILLION-POUND windfarm in the sea off Barrow will make its first contribution to poweing up Britain’s Christmas decorations next month. By John Simpson (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, November 26, 2010;
SMart Wind, the consortium led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has submitted a Scoping Report to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) detailing the proposed approach to the development of the first projects in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. It sets out the proposed content
Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology (002202, 2208.HK) plans to purchase a 85 percent stake in Golden Concord Wind Power (Jiangsu) and a… (capitalvue) [mappress] Source: capitalvue, November 26, 2010;
C-Power is pleased to announce that it has closed the financing of the second and third phases of the offshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank (located about 30 km in the North Sea off the Belgian coast). A group of 7 commercial lenders: KBC, Rabobank, Société Générale, KfW Ipex-Bank, Commerzbank, De
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, is undergoing a major reorganisation at its UK Offshore Service Base in Livingston as it says farewell to one of the longest serving members of the company, Peter Lauder, as he retires after 27 yea
A public meeting will be held next week regarding offshore wind energy in South Carolina, according to a news release. The meeting will be… (thesunnews) [mappress] Source: thesunnews, November 25, 2010;
More than 150 business leaders, green companies and industry experts gathered to explore the Northeast’s unique opportunity to lead the… (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, November 25, 2010;
Typhoon Offshore B.V. and Korwind GMBH have reached an agreement for Korwind to acquire a substantial minority share in Typhoon Offshore. In Europe, Korwind serves as a representative of top South Korean industrial firms looking to gain a leading position in the international offshore wind industry,
Draka announces that it has been awarded the array cabling contract for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm from Visser & Smit Marine Contracting. The Baltic 2 contract, valued at approximately € 23 million requires Draka to deliver approximately 95 kilometers of 36kV subsea power cable for use in the p
C-Power is pleased to announce that it has closed the financing of the second and third phases of the offshore wind farm on the Thornton Bank (situated about 30 km in the North Sea off the Belgian coast). The financing will be provided by a group of 7 commercial lenders: KBC, Rabobank, Société Génér
