With over 350 attendees, 45 speakers and 25 exhibitors, ITES2012 remains the biggest and most comprehensive networking forum for the international tidal community. A new focus on project finance has attracted key financiers as well as major stakeholders looking to mitigate the risk of investing in c
The former large shipyard, Siag Nordseewerke Emden has extended their contract with Global Tech from Hamburg to construct 10 tripod foundations, thus securing work till the end of this year, writes DPA. This contract comes as an important step toward further rescue measures of this shipyard, said de
Centrica has awarded a contract to GL Garrad Hassan, the renewable energy consulting business of the GL Group, for the design, supply, installation and operation of an offshore meteorological mast system for their Celtic Array project in the Irish Sea. Located 15km north of Anglesey, the system incl
Yarmouth Coastguard has coordinated the response for two vessels working at offshore windfarms involved in separate incidents off the east coast of England. Windcat 9 issued a VHF DSC Mayday yesterday evening offshore from Humber and reported that they were taking in water. Yarmouth Coastguard reque
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has won a coveted South West Green Energy Award for the groundbreaking FabTest marine energy test site in Falmouth Bay. The pioneering project scooped the Best Business Innovation category in the Regen South West Green Energy Awards 2012, which were presented at
Offshore wind industry in Maine is waiting for Congress’ decision on federal wind production tax credit (PTC), which is set to expire on December 31. Maine Governor Paul LePage has urged the state to withdraw its renewable energy portfolio standard, which sets benchmarks for the amount of electricit
The growing proliferation of offshore wind farms will see a decreasing share of the global wind turbine rotor blade market allotted to onshore installations, says the latest report from international business analysts GlobalData. The firm’s new research estimates that in 2020 offshore wind farms wil
NAFC Marine Centre Marine Spatial Planning team has published a new report ‘Regional Locational Guidance for wave and tidal energy in the Shetland Islands’. It provides guidance to the marine renewables industry on the siting of wave and tidal devices. The report details the methodology used to inte
The Coastal Resources Management Council has opened a 60-day public comment period for the Deepwater Wind’s wind energy project offshore Block Island, writes the Block Island Times. The Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) will consist of “five 6 MW wind turbine generators (WTGs), a submarine cable interco
It is now three weeks until the leading offshore wind health and safety industry event. The Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit, taking place in Copenhagen on the 5-6th December, is selling out fast. Last week they saw a surge in bookings and numbers have now reached over 60! The top health and s
The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has added to its senior management team with the appointment of Ignacio Marti´ as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The new post of CTO has been created to support the rapid expansion of world-leading testing and research capabilities, following a £110m inv
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “New Renewable Energy Draft Law in Poland – Will It Make a Difference?” to their offering. Poland’s Ministry of Economy recently presented a new, updated version of the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Act. The updated version
Business leaders are to quiz the Government’s Energy Minister at a Lincolnshire renewables conference. John Hayes will answer questions on issues such as the Coalition’s energy policies after a keynote address at Green Energy Lincs. The inaugural event will take place on Tuesday, November 20 at Linc
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed AREVA’s announcement that it plans to build a wind turbine factory in Scotland, creating 750 jobs. The Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with t
