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Norway: BW Gas Moves into New Offices
BW Gas employees step foot into their brand new offices in the eco-friendly development of Lysaker Park. Occupying the top floor in one of Lysaker Park’s five-cluster buildings, the single-storey space offers employees greater convenience and ease of collaboration. The eco-modern offices of Lysaker
Vattenfall Appoints New CFO and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Sweden)
Ingrid Bonde has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and new CFO of Vattenfall. She will take her position from 1 July 2012, at the latest. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Ingrid Bonde will increase her areas of responsibility. Besides Finance, she will
Vattenfall Appoints New CFO and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Sweden)
Ingrid Bonde has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and new CFO of Vattenfall. She will take her position from 1 July 2012, at the latest. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Ingrid Bonde will increase her areas of responsibility. Besides Finance, she will
Tata Steel Joins Forces with Team Humber Marine Alliance (UK)
Tata Steel has teamed up with one the UK’s leading marine engineering and energy organisations as they both target the UK’s growing offshore wind turbine market. Joining Team Humber Marine Alliance, which represents more than 140 companies from around the Humber region, will allow Tata Steel to buil
Armour Stones Arrive at Walney Construction Site (UK)
The first load of totally 70,000 tonnes of armour stones for scour protection has arrived at the Walney construction site. The stones are supplied from the Stainton Quarry and will be used to armour the turbine foundations for scour protection. The stones will be placed in a radius of 15 metres arou
SeaTwirl Developes New VAWT (Sweden)
SeaTwirl has created a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) that is both direct-drive and stores energy using seawater. It also uses water as… ( cleantechnica ) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, December 20, 2011; Image: seatwirl
The Netherlands: Shell Issues New Shares
Royal Dutch Shell plc said that it has issued 27,277,014 A Ordinary shares in relation to the scrip dividend programme for the third quarter 2011 interim dividend. Following this issue and the cancellation of shares previously bought back and announced, the total number of A shares in issuance is 3
Bad Weather Slows Down Progress on Walney 2 Wind Farm (UK)
The progress on Walney 2 has been dramatically reduced due to windy weather conditions for the last couple of weeks. Heavy winds and high waves have paused the commissioning activities at Walney 2, making it impossible to access the turbines. When the wave height exceeds certain limits, all personne
Bad Weather Slows Down Progress on Walney 2 Wind Farm (UK)
The progress on Walney 2 has been dramatically reduced due to windy weather conditions for the last couple of weeks. Heavy winds and high waves have paused the commissioning activities at Walney 2, making it impossible to access the turbines. When the wave height exceeds certain limits, all personne
Gazprom, Eni Discuss South Stream Project (Russia)
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni. The parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation as part of the Strategic Partnership Agreement. In particular, Alexey M
SIAG Dismisses CFO (Germany)
According to the decision of the Supervisory Board, the former CFO of SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, Roland Schüttpelz has been dismissed with immediate effect. SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG has grown from a classical steel construction company to the leading supplier of the power generating industry in the p
UK: Partrac Presents 2011 Business Highlights
Marine data acquisition and consulting experts the Partrac Group have experienced the busiest and most successful year since operations began in 2003. The Group, which is headquartered in Glasgow, has attributed the resulting growth to the award of many new contracts and contract extensions, continu
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and POSCO Team Up on Wind, Solar and Bio-energy
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and the South Korean POSCO Power have officially joined forces. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 December, both parties have agreed on future collaboration in wind, solar and bio-energy. The joint POSCO-ECN collaboration will focus ma
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and POSCO Team Up on Wind, Solar and Bio-energy
The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and the South Korean POSCO Power have officially joined forces. By signing a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 December, both parties have agreed on future collaboration in wind, solar and bio-energy. The joint POSCO-ECN collaboration will focus ma