A SCUNTHORPE-based IT company has been announced as the latest supporter of an awards event dedicated to the region’s growing green energy industry. HBP Systems is sponsoring a category in the Humber Renewables Awards 2013. Directors at the business said the involvement with the event demonstrates t
A2SEA “Sea Installer” (GustoMSC NG-9000C design) has been nominated for the Annual Support Journal Awards. Renewable energy and windfarm installation costs need to be reduced by 40% in order to be competitive with carbon fuelled energy. Referring to that aim, the NG-9000C contributes significantly w
Siemens Mechanical Drives (MD) is expanding its UK service capabilities with the appointment of Dan Litherland and Andrew Bacon. Dan (30) is appointed senior service engineer. Dan has extensive experience in the wind sector and with a background in mechanical engineering will be working mainly in th
Steel River Consultants (SRC) has taken exhibition space at the RenewableUK Health and Safety Conference 2013. This is the first time that SRC has exhibited at the conference and the team is looking forward to showcasing their HAZID/HAZOP software and fire risk assessment capabilities. Steel River o
Cefas has signed a major contract with East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd (EAOW) to provide metocean data that will support the development of the East Anglia Zone in the North Sea. EAOW is a joint venture owned 50:50 by ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, and has been created for the development of
AWARDS dedicated to the Humber’s green energy industry showcase the “talent” the region offers the sector, according to a legal expert working with renewables developments. Mark Dixon, of Hull-based Rollits, said the Humber Renewables Awards bring together individuals, businesses and other organisat
Strainstall has provided advanced tension monitoring solution for a Cable/Pipe-laying vessel. MAATS Tech Ltd is a specialist ship design organization with expertise in the provision of turnkey carousel systems and associated equipment that are installed in special purpose vessels used for laying fle
Reef Subsea announced they have secured new premises in Aberdeen, Scotland, to gather their local teams and operations under one roof namely ‘Reef Subsea House’, located within Altens Industrial Estate, south of the city. The bespoke building will support Group’s companies to continue to develop the
Alstom CEO, Patrick Kron, and Alstom Renewable Power President, Jérôme Pécresse, accompanied Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Saint-Nazaire, when he officially launched construction works of Alstom’s first two offshore wind turbine factories on Monday 21 January. The exclusive supplier to the c
Japan is planning to begin the construction of the world’s largest wind farm in July, placing it 16 kilometers off the coast of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reports RT news portal. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, Japan turned off all of their 54 nuclear reactors and
TAG Energy Solutions has announced experienced engineering professional Mike Foster as its new Chairman. He was, until 2011, Chief Executive Officer of FTSE 250 company, Charter International plc where he had been on the board since 2000, initially as a Non-Executive Director, before becoming CEO in
Many eyebrows have been raised by the Celtic Array’s Rhiannon offshore wind farm, including that of Mark Menzies, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde, who raised concern about the impact of the proposed offshore wind development in the Irish Sea on the fishing industry in Fleetwood. Nev
Langlee Wave Power AS keeps growing, opening an office in the Canaries through its Spanish subsidiary Langlee Wave Power S.L.U. The office is located in the Scientific and Technological Park of Tafira, in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University Campus. The Scientific and Technological Park aims to
The Belgian Society of Testing and Environmental Engineering (BSTEE), The Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-lab) and Sirris are hosting a study day on Reliability and Efficiency in Renewable Energy Sources with a focus on offshore wind energy applications on Friday, February 22th, 20
