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Wave Power Machine Celebrates First Anniversary Since Grid Connection (UK)
The world’s first wave power machine to be sold to a utility company has celebrated its first anniversary since grid connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with a series of technical achievements and no lost time incidents. The E.ON machine was installed in October 2010. Since then a
Irish Sea Connection to Drive Growth in Renewable Sector
Developing a new electricity grid under the Irish Sea connecting power sources on Scottish, Northern Ireland and Republic… [mappress] (mediacontact) Source: mediacontact, November 24, 2011; Image: dcenr
Vestas to Produce Nacelles for their 7MW Wind Turbine at Lindø, Denmark
Vestas has announced that the nacelles for prototype and pre-series versions of their new dedicated offshore turbine, the V164-7.0 MW, will be assembled at Lindø, Denmark. For these purposes, Vestas has signed a fixed period business lease agreement with Lindø Industrial Park. The agreement, which t
GlobalData Releases Report on Global Wind Market (USA)
Wind Power – Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020 is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the global wind power market. The research provide
CLS Offshore Appoints New Managin Director (UK)
Scott McMillan has been appointed managing director of CLS Offshore, the energy sector (tms-media) [mappress] Source: tms-media, November 24, 2011
CLS Offshore Appoints New Managin Director (UK)
Scott McMillan has been appointed managing director of CLS Offshore, the energy sector (tms-media) [mappress] Source: tms-media, November 24, 2011
Russia: Gazprom, Statoil Discuss Shtokman Project
Saint Petersburg hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Helge Lund, President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil. The parties discussed the key issues of cooperation in the gas sector and exchanged views on the progress with pre
The Netherlands: Chevalier Floatels Showcases its Floatel Concept at EWEA Offshore Wind
Chevalier Floatels has made good progress with the development of its new offshore floatel concept. The design of the two DP2 floatels with Ampelmann Heave Compensated Gangway nears completion. With the Ampelmann located on the top deck a whole range of advantages are achieved. The high location of
France: GDF Suez in Gas Price Talks with Gazprom
France’s GDF Suez has joined other major European utilities in entering talks with Russia’s Gazprom to renegotiate the price of oil-indexed… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 24, 2011; Image: gdf suez
Transeuro Wins Licence for Povorotnoye Gas Field (Ukraine)
Transeuro Energy Corp. announced that the Company has received the license for the Povorotnoye gas field in East Crimea, renewed for a five year period until May 14th 2016. The License is issued to Crymgeologia, with whom Transeuro has a Joint Activity Agreement (JAA) through its Ukraine subsidiary
Nabucco Chief Confident on Funding (Romania)
Financing for Europe’s planned Nabucco gas pipeline project can be settled and will not create a bottleneck, while a key decision on gas … (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 23, 2011; Image: nabucco
The Netherlands: Heiko Ross from Windreich on EWEA’s Conference
This time next week Amsterdam will be a hive of activity for anyone interested in the offshore wind energy sector. EWEA spoke to Heiko Ross from Windreich to uncover what he thinks will be the hot topics at his session at EWEA’s OFFSHORE 2011 conference… Why is offshore wind energy expensive compare
FLIDAR Completes its Trials in North Sea (Belgium)
A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR™, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in ord
Ukraine, Turkey in Talks on Bosporus Strait Passage Issues
Ukraine is holding consultations with Turkey on technical issues regarding the passage through the Bosporus Strait by gas tankers to the … (interfax) [mappress] Source: interfax, November 23, 2011;