Offshore Wind
VIDEO: Alstom Presents Tidal Stream Power
Following its recent acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited from Rolls-Royce, Alstom’s 1MW tidal turbine generated power for the first time at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) tidal test site in Orkney, Scotland, in March. It is the second Alstom tidal turbine generating power to the grid
UK: NPower Didn’t Pay Taxes Thanks to Building Wind Farms
NPower, UK- based energy supplier, admitted that it hasn’t paid any corporation taxes in three years, even though the company earned GBP 766 million in profits, according to the Daily Mail. The UK MPs questioned Paul Massara on Monday, the head of the energy company, which turned out to be at the to
UK: NPower Didn’t Pay Taxes Thanks to Building Wind Farms
NPower, UK- based energy supplier, admitted that it hasn’t paid any corporation taxes in three years, even though the company earned GBP 766 million in profits, according to the Daily Mail. The UK MPs questioned Paul Massara on Monday, the head of the energy company, which turned out to be at the to
LS Cable & System Enters European Market
LS Cable & System (President & CEO: Ja-Eun Koo) will be the first cable maker in Korea to introduce the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) cables to the European market. On April 15 the company announced that it would supply 24.5km of 285kV extra high voltage submarine cables and connectors to Energ
Conference on Renewables Potential of Severn Estuary to Be Held Tomorrow (UK)
Looking forward and creating innovative and sustainable solutions are needed to harness the power of the Severn Estuary to create renewable energy. Finding such exciting solutions which will benefit the economy on both sides of the Severn will be the focus of a conference for engineers, economists,
Germany: KfW to Finance Shipping Industry
German government-owned development bank, KfW group is considering increasing its presence in the shipping industry, writes Reuters. This announcement follows a previous withdrawal from the shipping business by a number of banks including Commerzbank, Lloyds and UniCredit. KfW doesn’t plan to acquir
Germany: KfW to Finance Shipping Industry
German government-owned development bank, KfW group is considering increasing its presence in the shipping industry, writes Reuters. This announcement follows a previous withdrawal from the shipping business by a number of banks including Commerzbank, Lloyds and UniCredit. KfW doesn’t plan to acquir
Polish Baltic Should Feature 1.5 GW of Offshore Wind Farms by 2020
Poland is the biggest wind energy market in the EU’s newer Member States, but wobbles in government support have made investors nervous. EWEA spoke to Ewa Kurdyła, Director of the Polish Wind Energy Association. The following is EWEA’s interview with Ewa Kurdyła: Poland’s National Renewable Energy A
Minesto Named as One of Sweden’s Hottest Technology Companies
Nordic marine energy technology leader Minesto, with a proven technology to cost efficiently produce electricity from low velocity tidal and ocean currents, has been included in the prestigious annual list of the hottest Swedish young technology companies. The list of 33 promising Swedish technology
UK: Skerries Tidal Project Featured at Anglesey Event in Parliament
The Skerries tidal array project was one of the exhibits at a special event in Parliament to celebrate Anglesey Day. Organised by Albert Owen, Anglesey’s MP and a member of the Energy & Climate Change Select Committee, the event hosted a range of exhibitors including large companies such as National
VIDEO: Tractebel Engineering Presents Its Role in Offshore Wind Sector
Tractebel Engineering is playing a broad and leading role in Offshore Wind Farm design and realisation in Europe; bringing multidisciplinary expertise and added value to its clients at every phase of development. The company is a global engineering consultancy company with more than 100 years of exp
VIDEO: Tractebel Engineering Presents Its Role in Offshore Wind Sector
Tractebel Engineering is playing a broad and leading role in Offshore Wind Farm design and realisation in Europe; bringing multidisciplinary expertise and added value to its clients at every phase of development. The company is a global engineering consultancy company with more than 100 years of exp
Spain: Alstom to Showcase Its Solutions at Bilbao Marine Energy
Alstom presents from 15-19th April at the Bilbao Marine Energy Week -the largest European conference on marine energy- its state of the art technological solutions for renewable ocean energy. This event, organized by the EVE (the Basque Energy Agency) will host a series of symposia, seminars and oth
Sweden: MMT Completes Survey for Karehamn Wind Farm
MMT (Sweden) has just completed a site clearance survey in connection to the planned Kårehamn wind farm. E.ON Vind Sverige AB contracted MMT for a Site Clearance Survey at the new Kårehamn wind farm outside the island of Öland. MMT conducted a geophysical survey followed by target an inspection, usi