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Siemens Bags Six Offshore Wind Contracts for 1.4GW in 2011 (Germany)
This calendar year, Siemens won six contracts for offshore wind farms with a total capacity of about 1.4 gigawatts (GW) – enough to supply clean electricity to more than 1.4 million homes. The latest success was the award of the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, for Amrumbank West GmbH, a sub
IMO’s Anti-piracy Campaign Contributes to Reducing Piracy Attack Proportions
At the end of a year in which the World Maritime Day theme of “Piracy: orchestrating the response” has been central to the work of IMO, the Organization can look back on 12 months of relatively good progress that have laid the foundations for cautious optimism about the future. Recently compiled sta
Wind Power Industry Continues to Grow in Ireland
Dermot Byrne, CEO of EirGrid, said that the wind power could satisfy 30% of Ireland’s energy need by 2020, reports insideireland. By September 2011, the installed capacity of wind generation reached 1,585 MW in Ireland. There is ongoing work on researching the potential of other renewable sources. I
Green Investment Requires More Effective Funds Usage
Speed is of the essence: the GIB is needed urgently to help fund energy efficiency, including by helping to reduce the interest rates… By Dustin Benton ( mrw ) [mappress] Source: mrw, December 16, 2011
ep4 Offshore Intensifies Cooperation with BBB Umwelttechnik (Germany)
At this year’s EWEA Offshore exhibition Amsterdam many new contacts could be established and the relationship of ep4 offshore business partner BBB Umwelttechnik could be intensified. The this year’s offshore exhibition EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam Die turned out as complete success. The joint exh
ep4 Offshore Intensifies Cooperation with BBB Umwelttechnik (Germany)
At this year’s EWEA Offshore exhibition Amsterdam many new contacts could be established and the relationship of ep4 offshore business partner BBB Umwelttechnik could be intensified. The this year’s offshore exhibition EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam Die turned out as complete success. The joint exh
Germany: Siemens Building Test Center for Gas Turbines
Siemens is building a new combustion test center for gas turbines near Berlin. “We are investing 66 million euros to be able to study and validate the combustion processes in gas turbines in our own test center. That will enable us to build even more efficient gas power plants,” says Roland Fischer,
Russia: Gazprom and SOCAR Discuss Gas Supply
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). The parties discussed the Gazprom and SOCAR collaboration issues surrounding the
Rosatomflot Expects More Cargo on Northern Sea Route
Vyacheslav Ruksha, head of nuclear icebreaker fleet operator Rosatomflot, stressed that the expected increase for cargo transport on the Northern Sea Route in 2012 will exceed one million tons, Barents Observer reports. Ruksha explained that NOVATEK, a private oil company, has a potential for sendin
EIB Supports Polish LNG Terminal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a PLN 600 million (approx. EUR 135 million) loan to support the construction and operation of the first Polish LNG terminal in Swinoujscie on the Baltic Sea coast. The loan of PLN 600 million will finance the construction and operation of the new lique
Parliamentarians Discuss LNG Use in Germany
The coast working group members with the CDU/CSU parliamentary group today met with Dr. Dietrich Gerstein, Senior Vice President of E.ON Ruhrgas AG, in Berlin. The meeting was held to discuss the possibilities and conditions for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany. The Chairman of the
Ukraine Presents Plan for Deep-Draft Port on Black Sea
Ukraine plans to create on the basis of the port of Yuzhny the most deep-water port on the Black Sea. The Ministry of Infrastructure has endorsed Yuzhny deep-water harbor project including the deepening of channels and port waters to 21 m. “Our objective is to shift from offshore transshipments of g
RWE Looks for Offshore Wind Farm Foundation Developer (Germany)
Essen based renewable energy developer, RWE Innogy, is looking for a contractor to design, fabricate and supply up to 54 foundations for Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The contractor will deliver at least 44 and maximum 54 certifiable foundations. Each foundation will consists of four piles,
FLEX LNG Extends Deal with SHI (UK)
FLEX LNG announced that the Preliminary Agreement that was executed with Samsung Heavy Industries on 11 April 2011 has been extended until early January 2012. “FLEX LNG will provide further information once additional meetings with Samsung Heavy Industries have been completed in early January 2012.”