Scottish Renewables, the voice of Scotland’s renewable energy sector, has appointed of its new Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Patricia Hawthorn, Partner at UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed Chairman of the renewables body while Gordon MacDougall, Managing Director, Western Europe
German Wind Energy Association (BWE) will be present at Hannover Messe from 13 to 17 April 2015 to demonstrate the power of innovation and the industry, which employes 138,000 people in Germany and has a high export share of 70 percent. The Association will underline its position as the first point
Online visitor registration is now open for Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, Seawork International. Over 7,500 industry professionals are expected to visit the event, which is running for the 18th consecutive year at ABP Port of Southampton between 16-18 June. Seawork Inte
France is ranked 2nd in Europe regarding the offshore wind potential, just behind the United Kingdom. And while no wind farms are installed to date this will change in the next few years to come. Offshore WIND asked France Energie Eolienne (FEE), the French wind energy association, to provide an upd
A2SEA will host an event in Legoland, Billund (DK), together with Dong Energy and Siemens Wind Power on Saturday 11 April. The three parties wish to teach the Danes and other visitors more about offshore wind, how energy is generated and what it is used for. During the day, visitors can among other
In order to reduce costs and increase competitiveness for offshore wind farm developments, Dong Energy wanted to be able to establish local certified MetOcean criteria in less than four months. To do this, they needed to establish MetOcean conditions for the structural design and operation of offsho
Siemens Unveils 7MW Offshore Wind Turbine Siemens has presented its new SWT-7.0-154 wind turbine at EWEA Offshore conference in Copenhagen. New Foundation Installation System Developed Conquest Offshore, together with deugro Denmark A/S, has developed a highly efficient installation system for monop
Tekmar Energy, the cable protection specialist, has been presented with the prestigious Export Award at the North East Business Awards. The company received the recognition on Thursday night at the annual event that recognises exceptional business and innovation in the Durham and Wearside region. Th
A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy highlights how the growth of the U.S. wind industry could lead to even more highly skilled jobs in many categories. The Energy Department’s recently released Wind Vision Report analyzes a robust wind energy future and quantifies the environmental, soci
Three figures in the city have been recognised as ‘Renewables Champions’ for being instrumental in bringing Siemens to Hull and the development of the Green Port Hull project. The work of ABP Director Humber, John Fitzgerald, Alan Johnson MP and Hull City Council’s City Regeneration Manager Mark Jon
Minesto has welcomed EU’s new strategy for a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy. “An important and necessary step to speed up the process to reach a sustainable future,” said Minesto’s CEO, Anders Jansson. The European Commission has published its strategy to reboot
Dong Energy has chosen Siemens as preferred supplier for delivery of their 7.0MW wind turbine for the second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm. The second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm will have a total capacity of 330MW. Mats Vikholm, Senior Vice President for Dong
DNV GL today announced Nikola Vasiljević, Ph.D from DTU Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark, as the winner of the 2015 PhD Award in Renewable Energy. He was awarded a €5000 cash prize for his winning thesis, “A time-space synchronisation of coherent Doppler scanning lidars for 3D measur
Hull and Humber’s emerging renewable energy sector is being promoted across Europe through a series of international exhibitions that are being supported by the Green Port Growth Programme (GPGP). Under the Humber Renewables brand, the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), local authority partn
