Siemens Appoints New CEO of Wind Power & Renewables Business Siemens Power Generation Services, Wind Power & Renewables business has a new global CEO. Mark Albenze succeeds Tim Holt who is taking over new responsibilities within Siemens. V164-8.0 MW Breaks All Records At the beginning of October, MH
The report European offshore wind 2014 published today by international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer reveals a positive attitude to financing of new and projected European offshore wind projects. Underlying survey data shows that the sector is beginning to benefit from a healthy appetite
In Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony, Germany, Bilfinger is supporting RWE and other energy providers by testing what is known as the vibration piling procedure. This enables wind park foundations to be counterbored into the seabed by loosening the sand with vibrations, which allows the pile to sink in under
Shire Oak Energy will host a drop-in exhibition about their plans for Dean Quarry on Wednesday. The event will be held in St Keverne Parish Hall between 2pm and 8pm. The company is intending to reopen the quarry in the Lizard to take advantage of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon development. Namely, the
West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME; ONEM), a local-public company supporting the development of Renewable Marine Energy industrial sector in West Normandy, has announced that it endorses ADEME’s decision in the call-for-tender, which has chosen the consortia of Alstom/GDF Suez and DCNS/EDF Energies N
FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy) is inviting fishers to a meeting to offer an update on the tidal energy project. FORCE is proposing a safety zone in the Minas Passage around the recently installed underwater power cables. The zone would help protect people, cables and fishing gear fro
FORECAST, floating LiDAR system located in the vicinity of the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, is due to be removed today by Babcock International. The buoy, owned by Babcock, will be removed by the crane barge Lara 1 and the tug C-Salvor. The whole operation is expected to be completed by the end o
Palfinger Marine has signed a service contract with E-Crane, making them a licensed service partner for the maintenance of Palfinger cranes. Specifically, this is for the wind turbines of the Thornton Bank. These cranes are managed by Senvion Benelux. The Belgian service hub of the German group Senv
LDA Design has won three awards, including the highly-coveted President’s Award and College of Fellows Award, and was ‘highly commended’ in two further categories at this year’s Landscape Institute Awards. The 2014 event was hosted by Majora Carter at a lunchtime ceremony on Thursday, 27th November
Offshore Logistics Company (OLC), a subsidiary of RWE Innogy GmbH (RWE), has signed a 5 year bareboat charter for their offshore construction vessel, Friedrich Ernestine, with the Chinese joint venture company ZPMC Profundo Wind Energy Co.,Ltd. The vessel will mobilise to the Far East in early 2015
The fifth edition of the international conference Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture 2014 will take place in Dusseldorf this week. The wind energy markets are growing worldwide and this conference highlights the latest developments in wind turbine rotors for maximum energy generation and reliability. Bl
The new Wind Turbine Type Certification IEC 61400 service launched today from Lloyd’s Register Energy is developed to help overcome many of the technical, financial and environmental risks associated with turbine design and manufacturing. Type certification confirms that the wind turbine type is des
WWF Scotland Director Lang Banks has been named 2014 Champion of Renewables at Scottish Renewables’ Green Energy Awards. The environmentalist, described by judges as “an outsider who makes people understand why renewables are so vital”, bagged the coveted trophy at a 1,250-guest ceremony in Edinburg
RenewableUK has released a video presenting their wave and tidal potential. UK is now leading in developing cutting edge technologies to harness the power of the oceans for clean, secure renewable energy. According to them, the potential of wave and tidal energy is to provide 20% of their electricit
