Offshore Wind
EEEZ Urges Gov’t to Increase Backing for Offshore Wind
Those who doubt the value of windpower in generating power for the UK are being urged to think again by James Gray, inward investment director for EEEZ, the East of England Energy Zone. He wants to see the nation’s politicians, business leaders and energy industry fully behind the many initiatives f
WindManShip Appoints New Head of Global Business Development
WindManShip has appointed Axel Juhnke as its new Head of Global Business Development. He started in his new position in Hamburg on 1. September 2014. “I am really looking forward to taking this role at WindManShip, a company whose top priotities are meeting customers needs and bringing added value t
Haizhuang ‘s 5MW Turbine Passes LVRT Testing
Haizhuang Windpower Equipment reached major milestone in the development of its 5MW wind turbine. Namely, the company announced its H151-5.0MW offshore wind turbine at Rudong National Intertidal Zone Demonstration Wind Farm Jiangsu Province has passed all test for LVRT, and received satisfied record
Haizhuang ‘s 5MW Turbine Passes LVRT Testing
Haizhuang Windpower Equipment reached major milestone in the development of its 5MW wind turbine. Namely, the company announced its H151-5.0MW offshore wind turbine at Rudong National Intertidal Zone Demonstration Wind Farm Jiangsu Province has passed all test for LVRT, and received satisfied record
Tidal Lagoon Power Moves to New Head Office
Having more than doubled its head office workforce in the past year, Tidal Lagoon Power today moves into a new head office in Gloucester Docks. A team of forty full time employees will be joined by up to ninety-five colleagues from Atkins and Costain, two of the delivery partners helping to prepare
Massachusetts Governor Visits UK Catapult
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult welcomed the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and offshore wind industry leaders from the United Kingdom and the United States to London today to discuss the current and future state of the offshore wind industry, and how both countries could
Photo of the Day: Turtle Visiting Walney Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: A turtle visiting DONG Energy’s Walney Offshore Wind Farm. During a survey by CMACS, Bill Aspin took a photo of a leatherback turtle swimming near the Walney Offshore Wind Farm, located 14 km west of Walney Island off the coast of Cumbria, in the Irish Sea, England.
Resolute Marine Energy Sets Up European Operations in Ireland
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. (RME) recently completed the registration of its 100% owned subsidiary in Ireland, Resolute Marine Limited (RML). RML is based in Cork and will soon move its operations from Dublin to the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) campus at the National Maritime
BioPower, WorleyParsons Design 250kW Wave Energy Project
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), and global engineering services provider, WorleyParsons, have jointly announced that the two companies have completed the final engineering and design for a 250kW grid-connected wave energy project in Victoria, Australia. The project is being funded by t
Bureau Veritas Set for Offshore Wind Projects Certification
Bureau Veritas Certification, part of the group Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced it has successfully been accredited to undertake Project Certification of offshore wind projects against the international standards IEC 61400. This most recent ac
Bureau Veritas Set for Offshore Wind Projects Certification
Bureau Veritas Certification, part of the group Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced it has successfully been accredited to undertake Project Certification of offshore wind projects against the international standards IEC 61400. This most recent ac
Beijing Higher People’s Court Rejects Sinovel’s Appeal
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, issued several updates regarding its litigation with Sinovel Wind Group, Ltd (Sinovel). In the trade secret infringement case, the Beijing Higher People’s Court upheld AMSC’s position by rejecting Sinovel’s appeal to tra
Offshore Energy Sector Pushes Aquaseal Rubber to Success
Aquaseal Rubber Ltd. is celebrating a hat trick of successes after creating two new jobs, increasing turnover by more than £100,000 and seeing profitability double with the support of a grant from Investment for Growth. The company, which is based in Longbenton, North Tyneside is a family owned busi
Dong Names New Managing Director
DONG Energy Sales announced that Jeff Whittingham has been appointed Managing Director. Jeff is taking over from Mike Hogg who is retiring after more than 41 years in the energy industry. The new appointment will be effective on 1st November 2014. Evert den Boer, International Sales Senior Vice Pres