VETERANS of the D-Day landings are campaigning to stop a huge offshore wind farm being built near the famous beaches. Dozens of 450ft turbines would be sited fewer than 10 miles from the place where the landings took place exactly 67 years ago tomorrow. David Churchcroft from north London, a former
According to recently published research by OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, the estimated value of offshore wind projects planned up to 2020 in… By Elaine Maslin (eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, June 06, 2011;
New energy, enterprise and tourism minister and Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing officially launched ENERGY NORTH, the region’s leading organisation for energy and engineering business, in Invergordon on Friday (June 3) as one of his first public events in the new Scottish Government. The event
These are conclusions of a survey by PWC among 57 chief executives of the largest users of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe… (publics) [mappress] Source: publics, June 03, 2011
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GEOSHIPS Limited (GEOSHIPS) has announced the acquisition of marine management services company Brooklyn Shipping Ltd (BSL). The acquisition is expected to lead to BSL’s staff numbers more than doubling to 80 this year and also contribute to a significant increase in GEOSHIPS’
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GEOSHIPS Limited (GEOSHIPS) has announced the acquisition of marine management services company Brooklyn Shipping Ltd (BSL). The acquisition is expected to lead to BSL’s staff numbers more than doubling to 80 this year and also contribute to a significant increase in GEOSHIPS’
Norwegian based subsea operations company DOF Subsea has enhanced its management team to strengthen the company’s focus on the renewable energy sector and to further utilise DOF Subsea’s current and future construction fleet of vessels. The company has appointed Kevin Moran as Vice President of Rene
Harland & Wolff has had to reinvent itself radically over the last two decades. By Barry O’Halloran (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, June 03, 2011;
A WIND turbine foundation plant, expected to create 400 jobs, will start production this month. (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, June 02, 2011;
The SETsquared partnership, one of the UK’s most successful university collaborations, has announced the results of its competition to find a… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, June 02, 2011
The SETsquared partnership, one of the UK’s most successful university collaborations, has announced the results of its competition to find a… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, June 02, 2011
EDINBURGH is set to be at the cutting edge of global research into tidal energy, with plans for the development of a pioneering test … By David McCann (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, June 02, 2011;
Offshore wind energy could play a key role in renewable energy in the UK – that’s according to a panel of top energy sector experts. Currently only 3% of energy consumed comes from renewables, but the government has a target of 15% by 2020. Although the UK does not currently have an energy crisis, [
THE leader of North East Lincolnshire Council has welcomed news that Grimsby could gain more jobs if a wind farm was created off the … (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, June 02, 2011;
