Karsten Anker, age 41, has been employed as the new Head of Communications in DONG Energy. Until the Danish general election was called, Karsten Anker was employed as special advisor for Lykke Friis, Danish Minister for Climate and Energy, and he has previously been Head of Communications for the Da
Chevalier Floatels, together with Holland Shipyards and Atlas Ship Delivery, has recently engaged in the development of a new concept for accommodation in offshore windparks. Chevalier Floatels already has considerable experience in the offshore accommodation market, and therefore knows what the cli
A public consultation has begun on plans to build a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Danish firm Vestas has an option… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 19, 2011
A Sunday Telegraph audit of Britain’s 3,419 turbines reveals 2,276 are either fully or partly-owned by foreign businesses. The findings… By Edward Malnick and Robert Mendick (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011
The chief executive of the Steam Packet says the growing number of wind farms in the Irish Sea is a cause for concern for the company… (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 19, 2011
E.ON is in talks with China’s wind turbine makers, the chief financial officer of its renewable operations said, adding the German utility… By Christoph Steitz (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 19, 2011
Under the name of “Friedrich Ernestine”, the ship will construct the offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr (576 MW) off the Welsh coast. The installation vessel, which is the first of its type in the world, is able to transport up to four large-scale offshore wind turbines at the same time, and subsequentl
Around 70 Isle of Man residents found out more about a planned extension to a windfarm in the Irish Sea yesterday (Thursday). Dong Energy… (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 16, 2011
Narec has appointed three members of its senior management team to executive board positions. Tony Ikwue, Director of Technology and Innovation, joins the Narec board with responsibility for R&D and strategy.In this role he will ensure Narec’s strategic alignment with Government policies in the rene
Fluidmecanica I+D+i team, in cooperation with Sagres, S.L, is involved in the design and implementation, of the hydraulic drive, to get energy from tidal currents. “The Magallanes Project started in 2007 with the challenge of developing a technology able to extract power from tidal currents and it h
New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative, consisting of Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison), the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) today took the next step to advance the offshore wind project by filing a lease application with the U.S. Bur
Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen announce that this Friday the 16th of September the contracts for 2 DNV Classed 21 meter aluminum Wind Farm Service Vessels have been signed with South Boats Special Projects of the Isle of Wight. These new build vessels are a perfect example of how the market
A major agreement in Scotland is bringing that country one step closer to constructing a massive offshore wind power plant, which, once… By Lauren Craig (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, September 16, 2011
THE FIRST public exhibition on the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm sparked great interest. (thisisnorthdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisnorthdevon, September 16, 2011
