Offshore Wind
RenewableUK Appoints Deputy Chief Executive
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, announced the appointment of Maf Smith to the newly-created position of Deputy Chief Executive. Mr Smith is an experienced senior manager with a strong track record in leading organisations in the renewable energ
RenewableUK Appoints Deputy Chief Executive
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, announced the appointment of Maf Smith to the newly-created position of Deputy Chief Executive. Mr Smith is an experienced senior manager with a strong track record in leading organisations in the renewable energ
UK: GIB Deals Blow to Wave and Tidal Energy
Green Investment Bank (GIB) has excluded wave and tidal energy from its plans and said it will focus on other projects, reports the BBC. Lord Smith of Kelvin, the new chairman of GIB, said the bank will invest GBP 3 billion budget in projects that will make a commercial return. He outlined five prio
UK: SgurrEnergy to Advise on Lincs Offshore Wind Farm
SgurrEnergy has been selected as lender’s technical and environmental advisor to an international banking consortium for the £750m Lincs offshore wind farm. The high profile project, which is in construction, will comprise 75 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 3.6MW wind turbines when completed, and uses a pioneer
UK: SgurrEnergy to Advise on Lincs Offshore Wind Farm
SgurrEnergy has been selected as lender’s technical and environmental advisor to an international banking consortium for the £750m Lincs offshore wind farm. The high profile project, which is in construction, will comprise 75 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 3.6MW wind turbines when completed, and uses a pioneer
Germany: Modular Vibrating of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Farm Riffgat
Halfway June APE Holland started on the North Sea near the German island of Borkum with a special offshore project, vibrating 30 steel piles (monopiles) on which 30 windmills will be installed. The piles will be driven with the Super Quad Kong (SQK), an innovative and modular vibratory driver/extrac
UK: Building Strong Local Labor Force Important for Wind Energy Production
The fact that there is more to building a wind farm then just infrastructure has been confirmed by the recent statements of general manager of Scira Offshore Energy, EinarStrømsvåg, who pointed out that building of a strong local labor force is as important for wind energy production to gain a full
UK: Building Strong Local Labor Force Important for Wind Energy Production
The fact that there is more to building a wind farm then just infrastructure has been confirmed by the recent statements of general manager of Scira Offshore Energy, EinarStrømsvåg, who pointed out that building of a strong local labor force is as important for wind energy production to gain a full
Ireland: Arklow Marine Services Successfully Launches Wind Farm Service Vessel
On the longest day of the year Arklow Marine Services successfully launched its second 20 metre wind farm service vessel into the River Avoca at Arklow. The vessel looking splendid in her Alicat colours has again been delivered ahead of the scheduled delivery date. Local people crammed the quaysides
Task Force Set Up to Attract New Manufacturers to North Kent, UK
After the Vestas company resigned from its manufacturing plans that would have created about 1,600 jobs, a task force has been set up to attract new manufacturers to north Kent, BBC News reports. Danish company Vestas was supposed to manufacture wind turbines at Sheerness Dock, a huge new plant on t
Norway: Statkraft Elects New Chair of Board
The enterprise general meeting in Statkraft SF has today elected Olav Fjell as the new chair of the board of Statkraft SF. The general meeting in Statkraft AS has then elected Olav Fjell as the new chair of the board of Statkraft AS. The board of Statkraft AS is identical with the board of Statkraft
Prospects for Offshore Wind Industry Remain High, Says RenewableUK
RenewableUK has expressed disappointment that Vestas will not be proceeding with plans to build a manufacturing facility in Sheerness, but stated the prospects for offshore wind manufacturing and employment in the UK remain high. Maria McCaffery, CEO of RenewableUK stated: “Naturally we are disappoi
Prospects for Offshore Wind Industry Remain High, Says RenewableUK
RenewableUK has expressed disappointment that Vestas will not be proceeding with plans to build a manufacturing facility in Sheerness, but stated the prospects for offshore wind manufacturing and employment in the UK remain high. Maria McCaffery, CEO of RenewableUK stated: “Naturally we are disappoi
Germany: Parker Launches New Cooling Unit at HUSUM Wind Energy 2012
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, announced it will be launching its line of precision cooling units for wind turbines for the European wind market, utilizing the company’s two-phase evaporative cooling technology for large and offshore wind turbines, at the