Zensor, a start-up company from Brussels, has developed a device that enables companies to monitor gas stations, offshore wind turbine foundations or buried pipelines. The company now has its first customer – the Dutch gas infrastructure company Gasunie. The company offers full, integrated, autonomo
Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions (UIES) BV has received the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications for environmental, health and safety management systems. The certificates cover all areas of UIES’ business, from Conceptual development to Customer Service. The company’s operational and management
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited was award a new AUD 11m (EUR 7.6m) Australian Federal Government grant to support Carnegie’s next wave power project. The AUD 11 million grant will be received from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Emerging Renewables Program. This is matche
Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey have jointly chaired a meeting of the Scottish Island Renewables Delivery Forum. Key decision makers met yesterday to agree a timetable for practical action to connect Scotland’s islands to the mainland transmission grid and unlo
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the provision of UK renewable energy statistics. As part of the UK Government’s commitment to further development of renewable energy, DECC needs to continue to collect and provide for policy development/m
New figures published yesterday show Scotland’s renewable electricity output was at record levels in the first three months of 2014. The figures, which were released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, show that Scotland generated a record 6,678 GWh of renewable electricity in the 1st qu
Independent TD for the Dublin Bay North Constituency, Thomas P. Broughan discussed offshore renewable energy at Dáil Éireann (Irish House of Deputies) on February 26. Topical Issue Debate on the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan was prepared by the Department of Communications, Energy and N
SMi will have Jeroen Kies, Assistant General Manager of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, discussing the financial structure of the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm at its 13th annual Benelux Infrastructure Forum. This wind farm, located in the Dutch part of the North Sea, will be one of the largest win
Reacting to the publication of the National Audit Office report “Early Contacts for Renewable Electricity”, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith said: “The NAO acknowledges that the awarding of Contracts for Difference under the FID-ER scheme created more certainty. Increased certainty bri
Aqualis ASA announced on May 19 that it signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire Offshore Wind Consultants Limited, a leading provider of consultancy services to the offshore renewables industry. Following a financial, legal and operational due diligence, Aqualis and Offshore Wind Consultants
SmartBay Ireland has announced that Mark Wemyss has joined the team as Operations and Technical Manager. Mr Wemyss will manage the deployment and operation of ocean energy devices within the Galway Bay test site and will be responsible for the provision of technical, O&M support, advice to device de
UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) issued a report Early Contracts for Renewable Electricity today. The NAO said that it is not convinced that the Government sufficiently protected consumers’ interests by awarding without competition £16.6 billion worth of early contracts to eight renewable generation
With the active support of the Pays de la Loire Regional Council, Carène (Federation of local councils of Saint-Nazaire area) and Caisse des Dépôts (public group serving general interest and economic development), STX France secured the financing required to launch the 1st batch of production units
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has recently welcomed three additional Permanent Representatives, bringing the number of Permanent Representatives accredited to the Agency to 18. “More and more countries recognize the growing importance of renewable energy and IRENA welcomes the ne
