Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd is taking delivery of 2 Damen built Twin Axe Bow crew transfer vessels. The MCS SIROCCO will be delivered ex Singapore week 6 2012. This vessel is fitted with a surveyors desk in the w/house, a moon pool and increased cooling system to work in the tropics. This ve
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has approved 97 wind turbines in German North Sea. 97 wind turbines are planned for the 43 square kilometers area. Dong Energy will build BR2 as the second phase of BR1. Borkum Riffgrund 1 will consist of up to 89 turbines with 3.6MW capacity each from Si
KfW provides sustained support to the German Federal Government in the framework of the “KfW Energy Turnaround Action Plan”… (finchannel) [mappress] Source: finchannel, December 30, 2011
Job opportunities are expected to increase across the sector during the 2012, according to the annual Salary Survey by regional recruitment… By Duncan Brodie (edp24) [mappress] Source: edp24, December 29, 2011; Image: rwe
Wind turbines today are running faster, longer and more efficiently than ever before, but to help meet the UK target… (pennenergy) [mappress] Source: pennenergy, December 29, 2011;
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG is selling its shares in PNE Gode Wind II GmbH, in which the offshore wind farm project “Gode Wind II” is being developed, to HYSSING Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, which is held by the Danish Brancor Capital Partners APS. The agreed purchase price
Tidal energy could be used to power homes in Jersey, Guernsey and Sark in the next 20 years. The French energy company, EDF, is trialling the first of four underwater turbines in the Bay of St Malo. If successful, it will pave the way for the world’s largest tidal energy station, capable of powering
On 25 December MPI Discovery arrived at the Port of Esbjerg, where it will load wind turbines for the World’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. Blue Water Shipping is agent on behalf of MPI Offshore, and is responsible for the loading of the wind turbines for London Array – all together 175
Members of one of the oldest golf club in the world will make a decision regarding a proposed wind farm offshore Aberdeen. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club director Ronnie Macaskill said that he expects the decision to be made in January. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is being developed by Ab
Swedish energy authorities say the wind power industry in this Nordic nation has “wind in its sails,” with a 40 percent boost in the past… (alaskadispatch) [mappress] Source: alaskadispatch, December 28, 2011
Thanet College has been successful in securing a grant from the Skills Funding Agency for £2m towards a new sustainable Centre for Environmental Technologies to be built on the College campus. The new £6.5m centre will be the first of its kind in Kent and will open for business in September 2013. It
Bharatbook added a new report on, Wind Energy & Wind Turbine Market: Global Scenario (2011 – 2016). The report provides the status of global and geography wise installed as well as expected wind energy installations. The influencing factors for this market including drivers, restraints and opportuni
The four-week break in the fall accident has marred the balance of the first German offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea “Baltic I”. “Generating electricity from the September 17th to October 15th was very good and was on schedule, “said the spokeswoman of the energy group EnBW, Friederike Eggstein.
The four-week break in the fall accident has marred the balance of the first German offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea “Baltic I”. “Generating electricity from the September 17th to October 15th was very good and was on schedule, “said the spokeswoman of the energy group EnBW, Friederike Eggstein.
