North Sea Winches secured a string of orders after a busy Seawork last year. (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, May 09, 2011;
Fast growing engineering consultancy Xodus Group is bolstering its impressive renewables credentials by acquiring an industry leading specialist consultancy. Xodus has acquired Anglesey based James Ingram & Associates for an undisclosed sum, bringing a powerhouse of offshore wind, wave and tidal exp
The BOW terminal in Vlissingen’s Westhofhaven really got under steam in the first quarter of 2011. The company, which began its … (bowterminal) [mappress] Source: bowterminal, May 09, 2011
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has welcomed today’s publication of the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) Renewable Energy… (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, May 09, 2011
As Evanston continues to explore the prospect of an offshore wind farm in Lake Michigan, the city is planning a field trip to a wind… By Jonathan Bullington (triblocal) [mappress] Source: triblocal, May 09, 2011;
Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering and training company for the oil, gas and renewables industries, is pleased to announce that it has awarded Paul Job internal promotion to the position of Engineering Manager for the Aberdeen office. “Paul is our technical guru and this promotion highlig
Talk of electricity feed-in tariffs and tidal currents might elicit yawns in some parts of the world, but not on Long and Brier islands… By Bill Power (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, May 09, 2011;
Global renewable energy consulting firm PMSS announced that Sebastian Chivers, a group Director and long-term employee of the company has been named as the new Senior Vice President for its North America business unit – PMSS America, Inc. (“PMSSA”). Sebastian has worked for the past 9 years on a wid
With the advancement of ground-breaking innovation in the renewable marine energy industry, the Cromarty Firth Port Authority has had the opportunity to demonstrate that everything is possible and there is nothing that cannot be achieved via the facilities in the Cromarty Firth. For many years, the
In order for consumers to receive cheap energy from renewable sources, the offshore wind industry will have to work with the oil and gas sector. This is the opinion of Finlay Crossan, a partner in legal firm Bond Pearce, who told Renewableenergyfocus.com that both sectors have to co-operate if we ar
IRELAND’S OCEAN energy sector has sought a meeting with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) to convey “serious concern” … By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 06, 2011;
Two developers want the same approximately 45 square miles of ocean as a place for wind farms, a federal agency said Tuesday. In December, Providence-based Deepwater Wind and Massachusetts-based Neptune Wind told the U.S. Department of Interior they were interested in leasing an area roughly between
Environmentalists in Maryland and Virginia did not have high hopes for the 2011 legislative session. And yet, they still walked away… By Rona Kobell (bayjournal) [mappress] Source: bayjournal, May 06, 2011;
Europe’s love affair with offshore wind may at last be venturing across the Atlantic as the first approved project in the US continues apace. However, the switch to this large-scale renewable energy form – which has the potential to displace both coal and nuclear in providing the bulk of energy cons
