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Pelamis Wave Power Celebrating Fourteenth Anniversary and Achievements (UK)
Today Pelamis Wave Power is celebrating fourteenth anniversary, and some fantastic achievements and world firsts during those fourteen years, including: • The world’s first export of electricity from an offshore wave energy converter to an onshore grid network • Supply and commissioning of the world
EEEGR’s Biggest Conference Focuses on ‘Some of Best Energy Resources in World’ (UK)
The eyes of the world are focused on the East of England’s rich energy assets and that will be reflected in one of the region’s major conferences in Norwich this year. The Southern North Sea Conference, SNS2012, staged by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) will be the biggest ever, with a stro
Gazprom Elects Three Management Committee Members (Russia)
Gazprom said it has elected Vitaly Markelov, Vladimir Markov and Elena Mikhailova as members of the Gazprom Management Committee for a 5 year term. At the same time, the Board of Directors of Gazprom terminated the powers of Viktor Ilyushin and Olga Pavlova as members of the Company’s Management Com
EU Commission Takes UK, Ireland to Court Over Gas Pipes
The European Commission said today that Ireland and the United Kingdom are not fully in line with EU gas market rules and has decided to refer these countries to the Court of Justice of the European Union. “The maximum interconnection capacity is not offered in the UK and Ireland as the pipeline con
Offshore Wind Opportunity for Boatbuilding Companies (UK)
Industry leaders held a meeting with the region’s boatbuilding firms at Great Yarmouth to talk about opportunities in the offshore wind industry, reports EveningNews24. In January 2010, the Crown Estate announced Round 3 wind licenses for potential 33GW of wind power. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown
EGL Logs Net Loss (Switzerland)
The EGL Group contracted a lower gross margin of CHF 502.1 million (-23%) over the previous year. The main reasons for the decrease were the significantly lower trading result and the weak euro. Net profit also declined over the previous year to CHF 22.2 million (-12%). This was impacted in particul
2012 Market Energizing Prospect Offshore Vessels
Rising demand for considerably complex and highly-developed deepwater field undertakings results in greater, more advanced and technically brilliant offshore vessels. These technological marvels play a vital role in the offshore industry construction, supply and maintenance thus a significant increa
Spain: Repsol, Pemex Ink Deal for Strategic Alliance
Repsol YPF, S.A. and Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) have entered into a termsheet by virtue of which they commit to negotiate an industrial strategic alliance that will contribute to the better development of their respective strategic plans and that will establish channels for mutual collaboration. Th
Nordex Installs 13 pct More Wind Turbines (Germany)
Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex installed a total of 428 new wind power systems around the world in 2011, an increase of a good 13 percent over the previous year (2010: 378 turbines). This growth was dominated by multi-megawatt turbines, which accounted for 77 percent. Accordingly, the average capa
ABB Wins Deal for Viking Line LNG Ferry (Finland)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide an energy management system for one of the world’s most environmentally-friendly cruise ferries, which is due to be delivered to Viking Line in 2013. The ship is being built in Finland at the STX Yard in Turku. The n
Partrac Exhibits at Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference (UK)
The Partrac Group will be exhibiting at the Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference on 31st January – 1st February 2012 at the AECC, Aberdeen, at booth 52. Dr Matthew Wright (Principal Consultant, Partrac Consulting) will be presenting in the ‘Exhibitor Showcase’ on 31st January and will be discussi
Logistics Will Present Great Hurdle for Offshore Wind Power (Germany)
Offshore wind report shows: infrastructure and logistics know-how need to develop significantly to ensure the turnaround towards renewable energy production. The plan of the German government to increase renewable energy pro-duction includes the goal of a production capacity from offshore wind parks
Logistics Will Present Great Hurdle for Offshore Wind Power (Germany)
Offshore wind report shows: infrastructure and logistics know-how need to develop significantly to ensure the turnaround towards renewable energy production. The plan of the German government to increase renewable energy pro-duction includes the goal of a production capacity from offshore wind parks
UK: ABPmer to Undertake Wessex Coastal Sediment Study
ABPmer and Capita Symonds with URS have been contracted by the Environment Agency to record the sediment properties in the intertidal zone of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary coastlines. The study, which will consider the coastline between Sharpness and Porlock Bay, is being undertaken to unde