SunPower Corp. announced the appointment of six new board members following completion of Total’s all cash tender offer on SunPower, expanding its board of directors to 11. Today’s announcement follows antitrust clearance without conditions by the European Commission regarding Total’s all cash tende
Windreich AG from Wolfschlugen is issuing a new corporate bond, the Windreich Bond 2011, with a volume of up to 75 million euros. With a term of five years, a fixed interest rate of 6.5 per cent annually as well as a minimum investment and denomination of 1,000 euros, the Windreich Bond 2011 is [&he
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy advises that analysis of the commercial scale CETO 3 unit data from its initial test run has… [mappress] Source: carnegiecorp, July 05, 2011;
E.ON-organises event showcasing innovative research initiatives this week (5-6 July). The event, organised by E.ON, will bring together over 50 scientists from Europe, Australia and America who form part of the company’s E.ON International Research Initiative (EIRI). The key objective of the initiat
Tom Hopkinson, Managing Director of Taylor Hopkinson Associates, explores how employment and economic growth opportunites in the offshore… Industry Today [mappress] Source: Industry Today, July 05, 2011;
A delegation of government officials and politicians from Sweden spent two days with key energy figures in East Anglia to discuss the … (businessweekly) [mappress] Source: businessweekly, July 04, 2011;
The self propelled, self elevating jack up barge the GMS Endeavour successfully completed the first turbine installation yesterday, Sunday 3 July 2011. The Endeavour jacked up offshore at the wind farm site on Friday and completed the highly technical lifting procedure to raise and install the 80 me
LEEDCo hopes to harness the power of the wind — and a unique revenue-sharing agreement — to benefit the entire region. By Jennifer Keirn (LEEDCo) [mappress] Source: LEEDCo , July 04, 2011;
Interfax-China reported that Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co Ltd one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in China plans… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru, July 04, 2011;
WALTON lifeboat was called out to help a man whose face had been severely injured in an accident involving an electrical grinder. (clactonandfrintongazette) [mappress] Source: clactonandfrintongazette, May 16, 2011;
Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm is under construction on sandbanks approximately 25 km off the coast of Suffolk in the UK and is due for completion in 2012. It has a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm once it becomes operational and Siemens Energy is s
Ten turbines at Tunoe Knob in Denmark mark the very beginning of the offshore era in Vestas. Built in 1995, they are the oldest Vestas turbines located offshore. Looking ahead properly sometimes also requires looking back. On the brink of a new era of offshore wind power plants and giant turbines, t
Construction of offshore wind farms off Germany’s northern coast in the North and Baltic Seas has faced significant delays, even as the … By Frank Dohmen and Christian Schwägerl (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, March 17, 2011
As people begin arriving in Brussels on Sunday for the EWEA 2011 Annual Event, it’s a safe bet that many of them will be talking about what is expected to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The three developers of the London Array announced on Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations ha
