Offshore Wind
Germany: BARD Repositions in Wind Energy Market, Announces Layoffs
BARD Group announced yesterday that it is repositioning itself in the wind energy market. With the offshore wind farm BARD Offshore 1 construction completed, the BARD Group has set a milestone in offshore wind energy. By September, all 80 wind turbines will be connected to the grid. After the comple
South Korea: UL Selected as Sole Foreign Testing Center for Large Scale WTG Systems
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, was recently selected as the only foreign testing center for wind turbine generation (WTG) systems over 750kW by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), a division within the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
UK: Coastline Surveys Gets ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Accreditation
Coastline Surveys have been awarded ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Accreditation to cover their full service provision in the riverine, coastal and offshore sectors. Coastline Surveys is dedicated to maintaining their faultless health and safety record and this comes as a welcome add
India, Australia to Invest Significantly in Renewables, but China Will Still Lead Asia-Pacific Market
Powered by policy support from the government, India and Australia will increase their share of renewable energy projects in the near future, while China will remain the largest market in the Asia-Pacific region, says research and consultancy firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report
Siemens Wind Power
As one of the leading offshore wind players, Siemens Wind Power faces the challenges of recruitment more than most. In 2004, when Siemens acquired Danish wind turbine manufacturer Bonus Energy AS, it began with only 800 staff. Since that time huge investments have been made and now nearly 8,000 peop
Siemens Wind Power
As one of the leading offshore wind players, Siemens Wind Power faces the challenges of recruitment more than most. In 2004, when Siemens acquired Danish wind turbine manufacturer Bonus Energy AS, it began with only 800 staff. Since that time huge investments have been made and now nearly 8,000 peop
Top Names Line Up for EEEGR 2013 Conference (UK)
With future energy supplies high on the nation’s agenda, the flagship EEEGR2013 Conference in Norwich next month will be one of the most significant in the East of England Energy Group’s history. The pending development of some of the world’s biggest windfarms off the region’s coast and the renewed
UK: James Fisher Announces Acquisition of Osiris Marine Services
James Fisher and Sons plc (“James Fisher”) today announces the sale to Hadley Shipping (Ro-Ro) Limited of its 25% shareholding in Foreland Holdings Limited (“Foreland”) for an initial consideration of £11.4m with potential additional consideration on the sale of two vessels owned by Foreland. Forela
Denmark: DONG Energy Releases H1 Financial Results
The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first half of 2013 with the following financial highlights and outlook compared with the first half of 2012: — First-half 2013 EBITDA was DKK 7.8 billion against DKK 6.6 billion in the first half of 2012, p
Wind Energy Growth to Boost Global O&M Market
With wind energy capacity growing at a rapid pace, the value of the operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to increase from $3 billion in 2008 to $19 billion by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, more than 191 GW of wind power c
Wind Energy Growth to Boost Global O&M Market
With wind energy capacity growing at a rapid pace, the value of the operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to increase from $3 billion in 2008 to $19 billion by 2020, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. According to the company’s latest report, more than 191 GW of wind power c
Belgium: Offshore Wind Business Expands in Port of Oostende
On Monday 19th August 2 new projects officially started at the Zeewezendok in the Port of Ostend: the erection of a new building and an extensive renovation to the existing Rebo building. Brand new locations for two important companies active in the wind energy business: Vestas Offshore and Parkwind
Floating Solar Power Station to Be Tested in India
India could soon see its first prototype of a solar power station floating on water, Hindustan Times informs. The project’s initiator, and the leader of an expert team which is working on the prototype, is SP Gon Choudhury, Director at Development Consultants Private Limited (DCL Group) and Vice Cha
The Netherlands: Tideland to Signal Its Way at Offshore Energy 13
Tideland Signal will be showing its comprehensive range of aids to navigation (AtoN) equipment and systems for offshore oil and gas platforms, offshore wind farms (OWF), ports and harbours on stand 11.012 at Offshore Energy 13 at the Amsterdam RAI from 15-16 October. Tideland Signal has many years’