As energy security rises up the agenda across Europe this winter, a report by independent analysts Cambridge Econometrics shows additional wind power would make the UK’s energy supply more resilient by cutting costly imports of fossil fuels. In 2013, wind energy reduced the UK’s need to import coal
Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, has pledged to increase its efforts to promote renewable energy in the next fiscal year after feed-in tariff system, aimed to boost renewable energy generation, faced some problems, Japanese media reported. The Abe administration has allocated i
Later this month, London will be a home to the Department of Economic Development’s seminar for Clean Tech/Energy industry. The aim of this event is to highlight the opportunities Isle of Man offers within the offshore energy. At the event, DONG Energy, Manx Tidal Energy Ltd and Tocardo Tidal Energy
In December, Alstom inaugurated its plants in Saint-Nazaire, dedicated to assembling nacelles and producing generators for the Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine. The construction of two plants, located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, commenced in 2013. The video below introduces the only offshore
German utility RWE Innogy is considering options to revive its Galloper offshore wind farm project that was scrapped in October after its project partner SSE decided to pull out. RWE is aiming to bid for the government subsidy contract for difference (CfD) scheme after qualifying in December. “We ar
Faced with increasing scarcity of natural resources some companies strive to find sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to meet energy needs. As ocean and seas look promising, GDF SUEZ is looking into wind, tidal and geothermal as a new marine renewable energy sources. Check out the
Rémi Gruet has been appointed CEO of Ocean Energy Europe – the trade association for ocean renewable energy. Gruet joined Ocean Energy Europe as Policy & Operations Director last year and succeeds Dr Sian George, who was appointed to oversee the reinvention of the association as Ocean Energy Europe
At EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, TÜV SÜD will present its portfolio of services for the offshore wind industry. The international service provider assists designers, operators and manufacturers in the offshore wind sector by supplying comprehensive and customised testing, certification and inspe
In the Netherlands, the government aspires to build new offshore wind farms with a combined output of 3,450MW by 2023. The Minister of Economic Affairs recently decided that Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT will have the responsibility of building the offshore grid to accommodate these wind
MPI Acquires RWE’s Victoria Mathias WTIV MPI Offshore has acquired wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Victoria Mathias, from RWE Innogy. Suzlon in Talks over Its German Subsidiary Indian wind energy manufacturer, Suzlon, is in talks over the sale of its German subsidiary Senvion. V164-8.0 MW S
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a conditional agreement with Belgian wind farm developer Nobelwind. According to the company, the 165MW Nobelwind project in Belgium will comprise 50 V112-3.3 MW turbines. Vestas added it will disclose more information “as soon as the project translates into a fir
In 2014 the WindFloat prototype (WF1), Demowfloat’s first installation in Portugal, reached another milestone, it passed the 10GWh mark and has now delivered 12.02GWh of renewable electricity to the grid. The prototype has been in operation for over 3 years and will continue to operate for some time
North East England is set to host one of the biggest energy events in 2015. NOF Energy, the business development organisation for the oil, gas, nuclear, offshore and renewable sectors, has almost tripled the exhibition area at Energy: A Balanced Future. The exhibition due to take place on March 11 a
Scotland’s largest offshore wind and supply chain event comes to Aberdeen this month. Businesses from across Europe will flock to the city on January 27 and 28 to discuss hot topics like the Contracts for Difference funding regime, cutting-edge technology innovations and the huge amount of post-cons
