Offshore Wind
New Knowledge and Innovation Center to Strengthen Danish Offshore Wind Cluster
Denmark’s national, new knowledge and innovation centre for the offshore sector has appointed Morten Basse Jensen as Divisional Director of the sustainable energy division Offshore Renewables, which will be part of the coming, new division. Morten Basse Jensen will begin in his job on May 1 and will
New Knowledge and Innovation Center to Strengthen Danish Offshore Wind Cluster
Denmark’s national, new knowledge and innovation centre for the offshore sector has appointed Morten Basse Jensen as Divisional Director of the sustainable energy division Offshore Renewables, which will be part of the coming, new division. Morten Basse Jensen will begin in his job on May 1 and will
The Netherlands: IEA-RETD Issues Report on Communication Best-Practices for Renewable Energy
IEA-RETD has announced the release of a report providing best practice for renewable energy communication campaigns. IEA-RETD commissioned the scoping study with the objective to provide ideas, techniques and case studies on how the benefits of renewable energies can be better communicated to and by
UK: Vestas, GE Lead among Wind Turbine Manufacturers in 2012
Press release: General Electric of the US and Vestas of Denmark were tied for pole position among turbine manufacturers in the world wind market in 2012 – a record year that saw 48.4GW of new capacity installed. Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published for clients today, finds that a surg
DeepOcean UK Acquires 50 Pct Interest in ADUS
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. ADUS, originally a spin out from the University of St Andrews and Dundee University, has rapidly acquired a global re
DeepOcean UK Acquires 50 Pct Interest in ADUS
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in the leading 3D sonar visualisation company ADUS to form ADUS DeepOcean Ltd. ADUS, originally a spin out from the University of St Andrews and Dundee University, has rapidly acquired a global re
UK: Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm Application Accepted for Examination
The Planning Inspectorate has announced that the application by DONG Energy Burbo Extension (UK) Ltd for the proposed extension to the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm has been accepted, by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for examination. The application for the proposed Bu
Spain: Gamesa Approves Financial Statements and Conduct of Business for 2012
At its Shareholders’ Meeting in Zamudio (Bilbao) , Gamesa approved the financial statements and conduct of business for 2012. Gamesa Chairman Ignacio Martín provided shareholders an overview of the company’s results in 2012 and presented the outlook for 2013. In his presentation, he underlined the v
Island Tiger and Island Panther Complete Another UK Offshore Windfarm Charter
Island Shipping announced that two of the company’s wind-farm service vessels, Island Tiger and Island Panther have recently completed another successful UK offshore windfarm charter. Both vessels have carried out 120 days charter on behalf of Centrica at the Lincs Offshore Windfarm construction sit
Australia: Carnegie Signs AUD 1.27 Million Formal Funding Agreement
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the signing of the formal funding agreement, for the award of a $1.27m AusIndustry grant from the Clean Technology Innovation Program to support a CETO Seawater Desalination Demonstration Pilot Plant. The signed funding agreement supports
Australia: Carnegie Signs AUD 1.27 Million Formal Funding Agreement
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the signing of the formal funding agreement, for the award of a $1.27m AusIndustry grant from the Clean Technology Innovation Program to support a CETO Seawater Desalination Demonstration Pilot Plant. The signed funding agreement supports
Top News of the Week Apr 15 – 20, 2013
VIDEO: EWICON ‒ Bladeless Windmill ecanoo Architects designed the model EWICON (Electrostatic WIndenergy CONvertor) using technology developed by researchers Johan Smit and Dhiradj Djairam from the Delft University of Technology in a consortium with Wageningen UR and commercial companies in an econo
VIDEO: EUREC Master Students Present Their Final Projects
EUREC Agency together with leading European Universities involved in renewable energy education and training have responded to the growing demand for skilled personnel in renewables through the development of the European Master in Renewable Energy. Also, EUREC’s Wind Specialization Class of 2013 ha
Belgium: Students Asking Offshore Wind Industry to Reconsider Approach to Employment
EUREC’s Wind Specialization Class of 2013 has released an open letter to the European Offshore Wind Industry. In their letter they wrote: The offshore wind industry has the wind behind its sails! Since 2001 with the commissioning of the first “utility-scale” offshore wind farm in Denmark to EWEA’s 2