Dr Pieter M. Verboom has joined the Supervisory Board of TenneT Holding B.V. with effect from 18 September 2012. He will be a member of the board’s Audit Committee. He succeeds Mr drs. Cees Griffioen RA who stepped down in June 2012 under the company’s rules for terms of office. Verboom’s appointmen
Windreich AG, initiator of the world’s first offshore project with a punctual start to construction work so far, Global Tech I, is showing that the energy turnaround is already well into its implementation phase and offshore wind energy works with the right partners at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Martin
A pioneering project to create a new marine energy test site has seen Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) shortlisted in the Best Business Innovation category for the Regen South West Green Energy Awards 2012. FHC was nominated for the launch earlier this year of the FaB Test test site in Falmouth
The communities of Newport and Reedsport, Oregon, have been chosen as the two finalists for the possible location of the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC), a planned $25 million, “grid-connected” wave energy testing facility in the Pacific Northwest. Officials at the Northwest National Marine Rene
Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a Trump Organisation placed advert for giving off misleading impressions on the proposed offshore wind farm, which would be visible from US billionaire Donald Trump’s golf course in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen & North news site writes. The controversial adve
RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, is to trial new methods of collecting wind speed data at the site of Gwynt y Môr, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. Two Light Detection and Ranging units (LIDAR) will be mounted on buoys and be tempora
Offshore Group Newcastle Limited announces that the planning application for a new 36,000sqm offshore wind fabrication facility was approved by North Tyneside Council on 18th September. The 36,000sqm building will house an offshore wind fabrication facility, where jacket foundations for offshore win
On the second day of HUSUM WindEnergy, His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Joachim of Denmark honoured the trade fair with his presence. Before delivering the opening speech at the Windmasters Dinner at Husum Castle in the evening, the Prince, who is well known for his interest in conservation and renew
‘Financing wind power in emerging markets – Smart policies and beyond’ is the topic of the 7th Wind Energy and Development Dialogue on Wednesday 26 September 2012 in Berlin. In 2010, emerging markets overtook OECD economies in terms of financial new investments in renewables. Obstacles remain especi
Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC) regrets the failure of the talks with Husumer Wirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH (HWG) which sought to achieve agreement on procedure for organisation of a wind energy fair. “Right up to the last minute we had been hoping for an agreement,” said Bernd Aufderheide, Pres
The ports in the German state of Lower Saxony and their range of logistics services are crucially important for the successful introduction of the change in energy policy in the country. Matthias Schrell, Managing Director of Rhenus Midgard in Wilhelmshaven, and Björn Wittek, who is responsible for
IBERDROLA chairman Ignacio Galan called for the creation of a single regulator for the European energy sector as part of speeding up moves towards a common energy policy and a European energy market. Speaking at the opening of the FT Global Energy Leaders Summit 2012 in London, Galan said that to ac
Mobimar has launched a fresh new company site. The company puts pride in designing and manufacturing innovative high quality vessels which perfectly fit the specific needs of its customers. Therefore, Mobimar wanted its homepage to reflect this and to help customers and partners to quickly find the
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has assessed UPDRAFT’s “UPDRAFT winch 800-20-A” according to DIN EN 14492-2:2006. Additionally, GL RC evaluated the CE marking process, the technical design and the manuals for this product according to the EC machinery directive. CE marking is an essential part o
