Mike Winkel, the head of the utility’s clean-energy unit, said that the investment into German offshore wind power could stop after 2015 due to delays in connecting the wind farms to the grid. “No one will be further investing if the network connection is uncertain, neither Eon nor someone else,“ Sa
Mike Winkel, the head of the utility’s clean-energy unit, said that the investment into German offshore wind power could stop after 2015 due to delays in connecting the wind farms to the grid. “No one will be further investing if the network connection is uncertain, neither Eon nor someone else,“ Sa
Scotland’s first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1,000 homes, has been approved by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. Two new Oyster wave energy converters will be added to an existing device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) at Billia Croo, Orkney, to allow o
Since 2005 BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB) is accredited for the preparation of wind resource- and energy yield assessments, and since 2010 as well for the execution of wind measurements. As part of the obligations connected to the certification regular audits are carried out – comprehensive examinatio
Ten teachers from the Hull region are going to become educators in a renewable industry education program started by Forewind. Forewind is a consortium comprising four leading international energy companies which joined forces to bid for the Dogger Bank Zone Development Agreement as part of The Crow
Ten teachers from the Hull region are going to become educators in a renewable industry education program started by Forewind. Forewind is a consortium comprising four leading international energy companies which joined forces to bid for the Dogger Bank Zone Development Agreement as part of The Crow
Starting on February 20th, 2012, Jacques Hardelay will join Alstom Renewable Power as Alstom Hydro Europe President. He will report to Jérôme Pécresse, Alstom Renewable Power President and Alstom Executive Vice-Président. Born in 1950, Jacques Hardelay graduated from the ESME SUDRIA school of mechan
A South Tyneside Yard is ready for further orders and is seeking new contracts in order to increase its business. Even though they lost a part of £55m order for two aircraft carriers, they have secured future long-term, winning series of smaller contracts. Jarrow MP Stephen Hepburn and Managing Dire
Eneco have submitted an application for a marine licence for a meteorological mast to be erected close to the Development Area for the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park. The meteorological mast will collect reliable and representative wind and other metrological data which will be used to inform the de
EUROMECH Colloquium 528 will be hosting a “Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process” event from 22 to 24 February at the University of Oldenburg. The conference has been organized by ForWind, the Centre for Wind Energy Research of the University of Oldenburg, Hanover and Br
EUROMECH Colloquium 528 will be hosting a “Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process” event from 22 to 24 February at the University of Oldenburg. The conference has been organized by ForWind, the Centre for Wind Energy Research of the University of Oldenburg, Hanover and Br
Kongsberg Maritime simulators go online at SimSea in Haugesund, Norway. The official opening of the all-new KONGSBERG Offshore Vessel Simulator at the SimSea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway, took place on the 9th February 2012. The simulator, which is part of a 1300m2 simulator park
The Isle of Man has the potential to be significant in renewable industry as it was mentioned last week at the opening of a £1.2 billion world’s largest wind farm in Barrow-in-Furness. Laurence Skelly, a member of the Department of Economic Development, emphasized the opportunity for the Isle of Man
Subsea UK has marked its Aberdeen annual conference and exhibition as the most successful after attracting a record number of visitors reaching over 3,000 at this year’s Subsea 2012 – an increase of 700 on last year. With 130 exhibitors, Subsea UK’s flagship event was described as a “hive of activit
