Offshore Wind
DBB Jack-Up: Dock-Laying Ceremony at Nordic Yards (Germany)
At Nordic Yards a 390-tonne section of a new wind turbine service jack-up vessel was laid down in the Wismar dock today as scheduled, marking a further milestone in the building of the 80 metre long and 32 metre wide ship. The vessel was ordered last year by the Danish company DBB Jack-Up Services f
PNE Raises EUR 33.7 Million to Expand Its Offshore Wind Activities (Germany)
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has successfully issued a second tranche of its 8.0% corporate bond issue 2013/2018 to top-up its corporate bond within the scope of a private placement. Bonds with a total nominal value amounting to approx. EUR 33.7 million were subscribed by institutio
UK: Natural Power Releases Two Guides
Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power is helping Scottish coastal communities with two new guidance documents published this week. The reports will be announced by the Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing at today’s Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. They highlight the socio
UK: Forewind Launches Next Stage of Its Innovative Education Initiative
Teachers from Hull, East Riding and Teesside schools are being sought to become wind energy champions as Forewind launches the next stage of its innovative education initiative, Champions for Wind. Ten teachers will be awarded bursaries to develop and implement wind energy careers related activities
UK: Forewind Launches Next Stage of Its Innovative Education Initiative
Teachers from Hull, East Riding and Teesside schools are being sought to become wind energy champions as Forewind launches the next stage of its innovative education initiative, Champions for Wind. Ten teachers will be awarded bursaries to develop and implement wind energy careers related activities
Xodus Celebrates Development Consent for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project (UK)
Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group is delighted to hear the announcement of consent for Europe’s largest tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth at the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. As lead consultant in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 86MW
Scottish Renewables Applauds Europe’s Largest Tidal Energy Project
Reacting to the announcement made by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, ahead of the Scottish Renewables Marine energy conference in Inverness today (Monday 16 Sept), that the Scottish Government has awarded consent to MeyGen to construct a 86MW (megawatt) tidal project i
The Netherlands: ING Turns to Renewables
ING Commercial Banking (ING CB) is shifting its European focus from financing natural gas plants to financing renewable energy projects, reports Business Recorder. The main reason for this shift to offshore and onshore wind and solar power is the increased development of renewable energy projects in
RenewableUK Hails Scottish Government’s Wave, Tidal Announcements
RenewableUK today welcomed news that MeyGen Ltd. has been awarded consent by the Scottish Government for an 86 Megawatt tidal energy project, following the completion of the statutory approval process with the regulator Marine Scotland. Located in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland,
RenewableUK Hails Scottish Government’s Wave, Tidal Announcements
RenewableUK today welcomed news that MeyGen Ltd. has been awarded consent by the Scottish Government for an 86 Megawatt tidal energy project, following the completion of the statutory approval process with the regulator Marine Scotland. Located in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland,
Scotland: MeyGen Welcomes Government’s Approval
MeyGen has welcomed Scottish Government’s approval of the 86MW tidal energy project located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Caithness, home to one of Europe’s greatest tidal resources. Ed Rollings, Environment & Consents Manager of MeyGen, commented: “The award of thi
VIDEO: Launching of Siem Moxie
Designed for specific tasks in wind farms in the North Sea as well as in the Atlantic, “Siem Moxie” is an infield support vessel (ISV) that will be put into operation in spring 2014. The work boat has a length of 74 meters and a beam of 17 meters and will be the first X-BOW […]
UK: Severn Barrage Deserves Government Support, Not Fracking
As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so
Aquamarine, Pelamis to Share Slice of GBP 13 Million Scottish Support Programme
Speaking on the consent given the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, the Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that leading Scottish wave developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13 million wave first array support programme – part of the