SeaEnergy PLC announces the appointment of two senior executives, to enhance its management team as it implements its energy services strategy. Mike Comerford (51) has been appointed as Director of Operations and will have responsibility for the operational and technical aspects of SeaEnergy’s busin
Energy is the lifeblood of the U.S. military. The various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) combine to form the single largest consumer of energy in the world, surpassing the consumption totals of more than 100 nations. Driven by a combination of legislation, national and internationa
The wind turbine manufacturer REpower Systems SE, a fully owned subsidiary of Suzlon Group, can look back on a successful time at HUSUM WindEnergy 2012, having concluded contracts for a total of almost 100 megawatts (MW) at the trade fair. Numerous preliminary negotiations and meetings with supplier
Renewable energy has to be affordable, predictable, and available. What has to date been considered a vision is now being implemented by offshore wind parks. The Eemshaven offshore base port in the Netherlands is proving to be the ideal location for German wind park projects in the North Sea. Buss,
Wind energy turbine manufacturer Fuhrländer AG in Liebenscheid/Germany has filed for insolvency at the Local Court Montabaur on September 20, 2012. Prior to this, the company already initiated essential personnel measures in February 2012, mainly at its headquarter in Liebenscheid. Subsequent, mutua
AJ Woods, an engineering company, has been shortlisted for a GBP 2.28 million of funding, which will be provided by South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP). The funding will allow the company to support its part in the offshore renewables industry by building a wind farm hub, the Harwich and
CLS Offshore has been awarded a new contract with new client Wood Group for remedial works following the completion of Scira’s Sheringham Shoal wind farm off the North Norfolk coast. A crew of electricians, platers, welders, painters, and technical workers, operating from an offshore accommodation v
Costain, in joint venture with HOCHTIEF and Arup, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Components Technologies Scheme to carry out research on the design and construction of concrete gravity foundations f
Arklow Marine Services have recently been awarded a painting, on the seven offshore wind turbines on Arklow Bank. Arklow Marine Services is Ireland’s leading aluminium and steel boat builder. The company provides creation of a new vessel or the refurbishing of an existing boat. The company also work
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton on Tees and Aberdeen, has been awarded a contract with Lincs Offshore Wind Limited, a joint venture between UK energy company Centrica, DONG Energy and Siemens Projects Ventures. The
The Management Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PNE WIND AG strengthen their engagement with the firm through the purchase of shares. The Management Board members Martin Billhardt, Jörg Klowat und Markus Lesser as well as Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dieter K. Kuprian announced th
Ocean Mainport has been sold and delivered to new owners. This is the third vessel Atlantic Offshore have sold to the windmill industry. Atlantic Offshore AS’ main office is located at the Coast Center Base, Sotra, outside Bergen, Norway, with branch office in Aberdeen, Scotland. Both offices with f
Partrac Ltd were awarded the framework contract by SSE Renewables to provide metocean survey services in support of wave and tidal energy developments in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, following the award of Agreement for Leases by The Crown Estate in 2010. Now approaching the second year of
JDR, a leading supplier of high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems, announces its new German subsidiary – JDR Cable Systems GmbH – and a Hamburg office that will open after it attends Husum Wind Energy 2012. This move follows JDR’s first German contract win with WindMW GmbH for subsea p
