China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited has appointed Zhongmin Shen to its board of directors. He is also appointed as the vice chairman of the Company. Shen has abundant experience in management and investment both in independent power and clean energy sectors. Prior to joining Ming Yang, he serve
The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is strengthening its management team in order to further build on the strong performance of the 2014/15 fiscal year. Senvion has appointed Manav Sharma as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Manav Sharma has been at Senvion for more than four years and
Atlantis has completed the acquisition of Marine Current Turbines Limited (MCT) from Siemens AG in an all share deal, conditional upon admission of the consideration shares. Accordingly, as consideration for the acquisition, Atlantis has issued 9,911,577 new ordinary shares of no par value in the Co
Article update: Further details about the contract. Wind Minds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean company Doarm Engineering to develop offshore wind farms in South Korea, according to Hans Rijntalder, a renewable energy consultant and founder of Pondera Consult, one of four
Following today’s news that Sif Group is expanding its business to Rotterdam, the Port of Rotterdam Authority released more details about the planned facilities in Rotterdam, which reveal that Sif Group and Verbrugge are planning to set up a joint venture to bring the storage and logistics of founda
BVG Associates has published the first quantitative study of the effect of the UK Government’s policy on cost of energy from offshore wind during the 2020s. The study was commissioned by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). The study considers the effect of a range of policy drivers in the context
Roermond-based Sif Group has decided to expand its production capacity with more than EUR 60 million to be invested in the headquarters in Roermond and in Rotterdam at Maasvlakte 2. In Rotterdam, an assembly hall and a coating hall will be built at Maasvlakte 2. In addition, a storage and logistical
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V and VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International) have been awarded a contract by Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German section of the North Sea. Both companies have a 50% share in the contract worth approximately EUR 500 mill
A consortium including Highland Group Holdings Ltd., Siemens Financial Services and Copenhagen Infrastructure II, a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced today that it arranged the successful financing of the 400 MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm project, for a total project in
On Thursday, June 25, Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) have signed an agreement stipulating how the two parties will act together to develop offshore wind energy in the Netherlands, Japan and possibly beyond. Arjen Schutten, director of HHWE, said: “Japa
Australian CETO wave energy technology developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, has set up a base in Cornwall. Carnegie has located in Cornwall having secured a berth at Wave Hub and due to the region’s superb infrastructure, supply chain and suitability for the deployment of the company’s CETO 6 wa
The Belgian Council of Ministers has, on suggestion of Minister of Energy Marie Christine Marghem, given approval to a royal decree which allows offshore wind farms Rentel and Norther to connect directly to the Elia onshore network. This royal decree was granted because of the framework of the law f
Dutch railway company NS has received the first power from the new wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, Eneco Luchterduinen. With the last of a total of 43 turbines installed this month, almost the entire park has been feeding electricity to the grid. As of 2018, NS will get 100 GWh of electricity from
The Crown Estate has announced another record return for the benefit of the public finances and an overall performance which is significantly ahead of the market, as its portfolio value hits an all-time high. Profits of £285 million were delivered on the back of a historically high development pipel
