Offshore Wind
Norway: Offshore Wind Boosts Bonheur ASA’s Q3 Revenue
As a consequence of Bonheur ASA holding more than 50% of the shares of Ganger Rolf ASA, Ganger Rolf ASA is fully consolidated for accounting purposes as a subsidiary of Bonheur ASA. As Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA have a joint ownership (50% / 50%) of their major investments, the ownership struct
UK: Vestas’ R&D Managing Director Resigns
Rob Sauven, Managing Director of Vestas R&D UK has resigned his position. However, Mr. Sauven will stay with the company until April 2014. “A selection process for a replacement has been initiated and until a candidate has been selected Servet Sert, senior vice- president of industrialisation in Ves
UK: Rampion Proposal Discussed at Inquiry
The proposal for E.ON’s Rampion Offshore Wind Farm has been accepted for consideration by the Planning Inspectorate, writes BBC. E.ON plans to build a 700MW wind farm 13 kilometers off the Sussex coast. The wind farm would consist of up to 175 wind turbines. The proposal will be examined at the Brig
Pelamis Device to Power Google Data Centres
Much speculation surrounds the construction of mysterious barges in San Francisco and Portland, which a Coast Guard spokesperson recently revealed to be linked to Google. While the true purpose of these barges is yet to be revealed, the idea that Google may be constructing floating data centres seem
Pelamis Device to Power Google Data Centres
Much speculation surrounds the construction of mysterious barges in San Francisco and Portland, which a Coast Guard spokesperson recently revealed to be linked to Google. While the true purpose of these barges is yet to be revealed, the idea that Google may be constructing floating data centres seem
Lockheed Martin, Reignwood Group to Cooperate on OTEC Power Plant (USA)
Lockheed Martin and Reignwood Group have signed a contract to start design of a 10-megawatt Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant, which, when complete, will be the largest OTEC project to date. Lockheed Martin is the industry leader in the development of OTEC technology, holding 19 rel
IHC Merwede to Host Expert Challenge at EWEA’s Event
IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems and IHC Sea Steel, all three business units of IHC Merwede, will be hosting the 2013 Expert Challenge at the EWEA Offshore in Frankfurt, Europe’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. By taking part in the Expert Challenge, offshore wind supply
Hydrosphere to Showcase New Data Buoy Platform at RenewableUK 2013
Hydrosphere is exhibiting at RenewableUK 2013 Annual Conference being held on Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th November at the NEC in Birmingham. Hydrosphere will be on stand 185 exhibiting the new Mobilis DB 650 – a robust, flexible data buoy platform that can be used for a variety of inshore and estuar
LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS to Present New Product at EWEA Offshore 2013
Insurers, banks and construction authorities usually require wind turbine manufacturers and operators to have a certification according to the applicable guidelines. Up until now, the safety functions required within this context, for example, switching off wind turbines in case of excessive rotor s
LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS to Present New Product at EWEA Offshore 2013
Insurers, banks and construction authorities usually require wind turbine manufacturers and operators to have a certification according to the applicable guidelines. Up until now, the safety functions required within this context, for example, switching off wind turbines in case of excessive rotor s
The Netherlands: Deltares to Form JIP SAFETRENCH
Deltares aims to team up with the corporate sector and top research institutes to launch an international research project focusing on the safe burial depth of sea cables against encounters with ships’ anchors. The R&D project will be conducted in the form of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) named SAF
UK: ORE Catapult/EIC Collaboration, Boost for Offshore Renewables Industry
A new collaboration agreement announced today (Thursday Oct 31) will champion small and medium-sized (SME) companies’ ambitions to bring innovation to the energy industry. The agreement will see the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult working closely with the private sector backed Energy Innova
REpower to Rename Itself to Senvion (Germany)
REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group – the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines – will change its name in 2014: thereafter the company will be called Senvion. REpower has been using its name under licence since 2001. The rights belong to a Swiss company th
Denmark: LORC Nacelle Testing Facility Construction on Track
The LORC nacelle testing facility, LNT, is under construction and the work is on track. The hall, which will house the most advanced indoor tests of full-scale wind turbine nacelles is complete with the removable roofs ready to be installed. The foundation upon which the powerful machinery will be p