CE marking is an essential part of bringing products to the European market. It gives consumers the assurance that the product complies with European legislation and enables the free movement of those products throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). To enable manufacturers to more quickly and e
CE marking is an essential part of bringing products to the European market. It gives consumers the assurance that the product complies with European legislation and enables the free movement of those products throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). To enable manufacturers to more quickly and e
After two years of construction the second offshore port terminal in Cuxhaven was opened on Monday by the Minister President of Lower Saxony, David McAllister. , Two additional berths were built on an area of twelve acres within the EUR 65 million project framework. With an overall length of 736 met
A major British work boat company has called in corporate restructuring specialists after running into financial difficulty. South Boats Special Projects Ltd is the leading manufacturer of service vessels for the offshore wind power industry and employs around 120 people. The firm, which is based ou
IT Power and the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES announce their new partnership to provide the marine energy sector with a comprehensive end-to-end technical design, consulting and R&D service offering. As the marine energy sector continues to evolve from early
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be exhibiting at RenewableUK’s 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition being held in Glasgow on 30 October – 1 November. As a supporting organisation of the long-running event, organised by the trade and professional body for the
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will be exhibiting at RenewableUK’s 34th Annual Conference & Exhibition being held in Glasgow on 30 October – 1 November. As a supporting organisation of the long-running event, organised by the trade and professional body for the
On Thursday the Lake Superior College will host Wind Energy Supply Chain Workshop. This workshop has been created for those who want to elarn about current market trends and supply chain opportunities in the wind energy industry. The workshop presenters have toured the world’s largest OEMs, both her
Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, a subsidiary of Reef Subsea Group, has set ambitious goals for the next couple of years, targeting a GBP 80-100 million turnover. This is mainly driven by its recent big success in working on offshore wind farms. Namely, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical signed a contract
The Government’s energy minister has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at a major renewables conference in Lincolnshire. John Hayes will open Green Energy Lincs, which will be attended by industry leaders and business people. The event, on Tuesday, November 20, aims to help local companies benef
Mediterranean countries have set targets for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean Sea by 2020. Greece has a relatively very low target of 200MW installed offshore wind capacity. This offshore development mainly concerns conventional offshore wind farm project designs. But Greece’s energy m
Mediterranean countries have set targets for offshore wind development in the Mediterranean Sea by 2020. Greece has a relatively very low target of 200MW installed offshore wind capacity. This offshore development mainly concerns conventional offshore wind farm project designs. But Greece’s energy m
Offshore wind farms that are not even built yet, but their link to the national electricity grid is being developed, are putting more expenses on German customers. Lex Hartman, a member of the TenneT TSO GmbH management board, told Bloomberg that German customers are paying millions of euros for the
Aegir Wave Power has recently redeployed a waverider buoy off the coast of Shetland. The buoy enables Aegir to measure the wave climate at the site of interest and inform decisions on the wave farm design. The NAFC Marine Centre will be maintaining the buoy while it is onsite, and monitoring its pos
