On 8 March 2011 IRO and CEDA (Central Dredging Association) organized a successful joint members meeting. Around 225 participants listened to what the 4 large dredging companies Boskalis, Jan de Nul, Tideway and Van Oord had to say about their latest developments and their view on the contribution f
According to the letter of intent, DONG Energy will perform a design review of the new V164-7.0 MW next generation offshore turbine. Additionally it is the intention that one or more V164-7.0 MW turbines could be installed at one of DONG Energy’s test sites for research and demonstration purposes an
The Al Mayeda LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal April 7, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic met
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec acquired a 10% stake in the capital of Fluxys G, the parent company of Fluxys SA, via a capital increase of €150 million. The Caisse acquired the stake in the capital of Fluxys G under an agreement concluded with Publigas, majority shareholder in Fluxys G,
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has started the search for organisations and consortia capable of designing and demonstrating low-… (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, March 31, 2011
Leading deepwater rope manufacturer, Lankhorst Ropes, has secured the first-ever, worldwide order for Dyneema synthetic mooring rope for deepwater MODU (Mobile Operating Drilling Unit) projects from Brazilian oil and gas producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras). Gama 98 is a rope construction dev
LIDS 2011 (London International Dive Show) saw the presentation of the first destination diving guide in Europe. Diving Croatia is a new app… (pr) [mappress] Source: pr, March 31, 2011;
Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), in partnership with RWE npower renewables, has today submitted a consent application to install a 10MW array of tidal stream turbines off the North West coast of Anglesey in 2015. The array, consisting of seven twin rotor turbines arranged across an area of 0.56km²
President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych (image), has called on Singaporean businessmen to participate in the implementation of national proj… (ukrainianjournal) [mappress] Source: ukrainianjournal, March 30, 2011;
ESB International has applied to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) for foreshore exploration licences in the first step towards developing a 5 Megawatt wave energy project off the west coast of Ireland. This will enable the Company to conduct marine surveys and res
Today, at a press conference in London at 12.30 local time Vestas reveals the details of its next generation offshore turbine. Instead of the previously communicated capacity of 6.0 MW, the turbine will have a capacity of 7.0 MW and a rotor diameter of 164 metres. Construction of the first V164-7.0
The Gazprom headquarters hosted Tuesday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Helge Lund, President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil. The parties discussed the situation in the European energy market and shared an opinion that sustained gas
UK-based Gazprom Global LNG (GGLNG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T), said it has appointed Nigel Kuzemko as… [mappress] Source: energyasia, March 30, 2011;
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The World Offshore Wind Market Report 2011-2015” report to their offering. The new edition of The World Offshore Wind Market Report examines the current and future prospects, technologies and markets for the offshore wind energy sector. It is t
