Unfortunately for Alderney residents, the prices of electricity cannot be lowered, stated chairman of Alderney Electricity Mike Richards, reports BBC. Mike Richards said that there was no quick solution for this problem, and that tidal energy could be the answer, but not in the near future as it wou
Otto Jager (43) has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of TenneT Holding B.V. effective 1 August 2013. He will join the Management Board as statutory member replacing Eelco de Boer (59) who, after a planned period of more than three years, will step down as statutory CFO of TenneT on the same da
From 24 to 26 July 2013, DCNS and Nass&Wind will present their Winflo floating wind turbine development programme at the 8th Renewable Energy 2013 exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. A study of the marine renewable energy sector highlights the many common issues shared between Japan and France. Both countri
During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited focused on progressing its Perth Wave Energy Project (the Perth Project) including the transition from the design phase into the procurement phase ahead of construction beginning next quarter. Highlights from the quarter: Commitments placed with suppli
The GL Group has recently strengthened its offshore team with two appointments: David Robertson who takes on the role of Head of Practice for the UK Marine and Offshore Project Management Services and Elaine Greig who is the new UK Head of Offshore at GL Garrad Hassan. David Robertson’s career in re
The 2013 RGS-IBG/NOC lecture will be given by Dr Russell Wynn, Head of Marine Geoscience at the National Oceanography Centre. Dr Russell Wynn will cover aspects of marine mapping from the deep sea to shallow water, and include geohazards and emerging technologies. The talk will also consider the imp
An early glimpse into the 2013 Annual Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administration reveals that increased generation from renewable energy is expected to account for 32 percent of the overall domestic growth in electricity generation from 2011 to 2040. With this insight and reports o
FoundOcean is the world’s largest dedicated grouting contractor for the energy construction industry. The company has been applying its 50 years of oil and gas experience to the offshore wind sector since 2003. Many wind farm foundations specify ultra-high strength (UHS) grout to form the solid conn
Bulgarian firm Morphocode has proposed scenario which adopts the idea of domesticating a space originally made for industrial use: in that particular case a highly innovative branch of the energy industry. In the same time it evokes a spatial intention that resonates with Marcus Field’s statement on
A group of Grand Valley student researchers traveled seven miles off the coast of Lake Michigan July 18 to visit the Offshore Wind Assessment research buoy. The students are helping to analyze data collected from the buoy to determine the amount of power that could be created if wind turbines were i
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
South Boats Isle Of Wight, the UK’s class-leading manufacturer of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels, has launched its latest 24-metre DNV-class certified workboat. The vessel, that was officially named Iceni Victory earlier this morning, will now begin extensive sea trials before being formal
RWE Innogy has begun the construction of the service station on Heligoland. A two-story building with a warehouse, office space and a workshop will be built on a 3,000 square meter area in the south port of the island. Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm (295 MW), which is being built 30 kilometers north
BMT Reliability Consultants, an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the universally recognised standards for occupational health and safety, BS OHSAS 18001 and environmental management, ISO14001.
