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  • Plan for Margate Harbour Flood-Defence Project Unveiled (UK)

    24 November 2010

    More than £6 million in grants is due to be spent on flood defences in Margate, with Thanet council promising a further £733,000 towards … (yourthanet) [mappress] Source: yourthanet, November 24, 2010;

  • UK: FoundOcean to Pile Grout World’s Largest Wind Turbine

    12 June 2013

    FoundOcean has been awarded the contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will be the first 7MW turbine to be installed. Each blade measures over 80m, longer than the wingspan of an Airbus A380, making them the […]

  • UK: Ambienta SGR Acquires 35 Percent Stake in FoundOcean

    18 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    FoundOcean announced that Ambienta SGR, Europe’s largest private equity fund focused on the environmental sector, has signed an agreement to acquire a 35% stake in the company. Jim Bell, Managing Director at FoundOcean explained, “We are delighted that Ambienta has chosen to invest in FoundOcean as it makes the transition from a 40-person company to […]

  • UK: Umeco to Exhibit Structural Materials at All-Energy Show

    10 May 2012
    Technology

    Umeco will be exhibiting its Structural materials and Tooling prepreg technologies for the renewable energy market on Stand F89 at the 2012 All-Energy show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre – Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 23 and 24 May. The stand will feature a 1/72 scale model of the Sea-Spider, Renewergen Ltd’s […]

  • C-Tecnics Introduces CT3012 Mini Underwater Camera (UK)

    14 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      The C-Tecnics CT3012 Miniature Underwater Camera has been designed for shallow water inspection operations where small size, low cost and excellent video quality are required. This budget camera is exceptionally neatly packaged in a 23mm housing which is 125mm long from front port to the end of the connector making it ideal for attachment […]

  • UK: Seacat Services Inks Operational Contracts for Two WFSVs

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seacat Services, the Isle of Wight based wind farm support vessel operator, announced the signing of operational contracts for it’s two 19m (21m LOA) DNV class multi-purpose windfarm support vessels, ‘Seacat Endeavour’ and ‘Seacat Reliance’. The vessels will commence operations as a pair on DONG Energy’s Anholt windfarm, Denmark, in July 2012 for cable manufacturer […]

  • UK: Atkins to Provide Technical and Safety Engineering Services to Shell

    16 April 2013

    Atkins has been selected to provide safety engineering services to Shell under a new Enterprise Framework Agreement (EFA). The contract, which began in January and is set to run for four years, will position Atkins to provide technical and safety engineering services to Shell’s onshore and offshore assets worldwide. Alex Campbell, Managing Director of Oil […]

  • Fendercare Announces Plans for Second Facility in Great Yarmouth (UK)

    17 November 2011

    Following the successful launch of its first Renewable Energy Support Base (RESB) in Lyness, Orkney in 2010 to support leading wave and tidal developers, Fendercare Marine, a member of James Fisher & Sons plc, today announces its commitment to open a second offshore marine energy O&M facility in Great Yarmouth in early 2012. This new […]

  • Sims Systems Opens New Headquarters in Great Yarmouth (UK)

    27 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    Specialist electrical services company Sims Systems has opened a new headquarters in Great Yarmouth to cope with increased demand… (tms-media) [mappress] Source: tms-media, September 27, 2011

  • UK: RWE’s Onshore Cable Route Survey Raises Concern

    9 April 2012
    Storage

    The latest move of Triton Knoll wind farm developer, RWE npower renewables, to carry out “non-intrusive ecological surveys” has raised concerns, Lincolnshire reports. In January, the company changed their initial plans for connecting a 1,2 GW wind farm to the grid trough a 50 mile network of pylons across East Lindsey. The National Grid gave […]

  • BG of UK Inks MoU to Sell 60.1 Pct of Comgas

    3 May 2012
    Project & Tenders

      BG Group today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio (Cosan) for the sale of its 60.1% holding in Comgás, Brazil’s largest gas distribution company, for approximately $1.8 billion (R$3.4 billion). Subject to partner consent, BG Group and Cosan expect to execute a definitive sale agreement […]

  • East Anglia’s Electricity Pylons Could Ruin Area (UK)

    2 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Waveney MP Peter Aldous raised a concern over electricity pylons connecting East Anglian wind farms to the grid, says EDP 24. He thinks that renewable energy could bring employment boom in the region, but he is also worried about pylons ruining the area. The East Anglia Zone is located, at its closest point, 14km from […]

  • All Hopes are With Barrow’s New Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    21 February 2011

    He is one of 14 local people employed so far by CWind, which has moved into Britain’s Energy Coast and is based in Barrow docks.   By By Jon Simpson (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, February 21, 2011

  • UK: SLR Consulting to Work on Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

    17 October 2013

    Leading environmental firm SLR Consulting, which has an office in Clifton, Bristol, has been appointed to provide strategic planning advice for the world’s first tidal lagoon power station in Swansea Bay ahead of an application to the Planning Inspectorate later this year. The project, by developer Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay PLC (TLSB) will be capable […]

  • UK: Subsea 7 Releases Third Quarter 2011 Results

    2 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Subsea 7 S.A. announced results for the third quarter 2011 which ended on September 30, 2011. The combination between Acergy S.A. and Subsea 7 Inc. was completed on January 7, 2011. Upon completion, Acergy S.A. was renamed Subsea 7 S.A. As a result of the combination and the change in fiscal year, the results […]

  • Antrim Shuts-In Causeway and Cormorant East Fields’ Production (UK)

    10 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Antrim Energy Inc., a Canada-based international exploration and production company, today announced that routine maintenance of the North Cormorant platform has commenced as scheduled and oil production from the Causeway Field in UKCS P1383 Block 211/23d (Antrim working interest 35.5%) and the Cormorant East Field in UKCS P201 Block 211/22a Contender Area (Antrim working interest 8.4%) is currently […]

  • UK Prime Minister: Severn Barrage OK, but Not Feasible Now

    12 December 2012
    Authorities & Government

    The UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron said that Severn tidal barrage project and other projects like that are very interesting, with the Government always looking at them. However, such project is far away from being feasible at this time, Mr. Cameron told journalists at a lunch in Westminster,Western Morning News  reports.  “This project – I […]

  • UK: Scira Offshore Energy Presents Vehicle to Holiday Park

    30 July 2012

    Staff at the award winning Kelling Heath Holiday Park now have use of an all-electric utility vehicle to help carry guests’ luggage and meet on-site transport needs following the recent presentation of the “green machine” to the park by wind farm operator Scira Offshore Energy.  Scira General Manager Einar Strømsvåg handed the keys of the […]

  • Turbine Access System Wins Carbon Trust Funding (UK)

    20 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

      Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have announced they have been awarded a contract from The Carbon Trust as one of the selected participants in the Offshore Wind Accelerator Access (OWA-A) Competition. The competition, backed by the Trust and eight leading wind farm developers, challenged industry to think beyond traditional approaches, to enable access to […]

  • UK: Royal Navy’s Newest Warship Visits Portland Port

    7 October 2011

      One of the Royal Navy’s newest warships is due to make its first port call in Dorset later.   (BBC) [mappress] Source: BBC, October 07, 2011

  • Rolls-Royce Wins Award for Its Enviroship Concept (UK)

    25 May 2011

      Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received the „Next Generation Ship Award‟ for its Enviroship Concept. The winning ship design is for a short-sea general cargo vessel which integrates a highly efficient gas power and propulsion system with an innovative hull design to provide a significant reduction in emissions. “We are pleased that […]

  • UK: People to Vote for Pro-Wind Politicians, Poll Says

    2 May 2013

    New independent research published today reveals that people are less likely to vote for political parties that oppose wind farm developments. The polling, undertaken by ComRes, asked about voting intention for both tomorrow’s local elections and the next General Election in May 2015. The results show that, in a General Election, 31% of voters are […]

  • UK: Kentz EPC Business Unit Gets New COO

    15 October 2012

    Kentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, announced the appointment of Tush Doshi as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Kentz’s Specialist Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Business Unit. James Moore, the current COO of Specialist EPC, is retiring following a 19 year career with Kentz. James will continue working with […]

  • UK: Lundy Island Residents Fear Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 August 2012

    Lundy Island residents are concerned about the possible wind power development offshore their coast, reports the North Devon Gazette 24. Last week, representatives from RWE npower renewables held a meeting at the Lundy Island to brief the residents about the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm plans. After the briefing, the visitors were concerned that the […]

  • UK: Health & Safety Culture at CWind Delivers Zero LTI

    21 February 2013

    Since 2009 CWind has logged over 600,000 working hours with a zero LTI record (Lost Time Incidents) on project solutions with the offshore wind farm sector. This means 4 years working without any Lost Time Incidents. CWind ‘s high SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality) standards, reflect the company’s core commitment both to its staff […]