The boss of Scottish and Southern Energy has claimed that expertise north of the border could be of huge benefit to the renewables industry. Speaking to the Press and Journal newspaper, Ian Marchant said Scotland is “blessed” with some “outstanding” sources of renewable energy. “The expertise we hav
ABB’s robot-based surface finishing concept for wind turbine rotor blades reduces paint shop energy consumption by up to 60 percent and paint consumption by 25 percent compared to alternative methods of applying surface coatings. Most importantly, it provides a perfectly applied layer of protection
Wearside is already profiting from the off-shore wind boom as the Port of Sunderland attracts survey ships from the North Sea. City leaders are gearing up to grab a slice of the gargantuan wind farms planned off the North East coast, with hopes of creating jobs by winning manufacturing, service and
Wearside is already profiting from the off-shore wind boom as the Port of Sunderland attracts survey ships from the North Sea. City leaders are gearing up to grab a slice of the gargantuan wind farms planned off the North East coast, with hopes of creating jobs by winning manufacturing, service and
Developers believe green energy can do for Humberside what oil and gas did for Aberdeen in the 1970s. Fishing has always been one of the main industries on the banks of the Humber, but these days it’s on a much smaller scale – there is now a new harvest to be reaped at sea. The […]
IN THE Solway Firth, a planned extension to Scotland’s first offshore wind farm is facing opposition from local residents amid fears the coastline could be littered by hundreds of turbines. The proposals for Robin Rigg, put forward by E.ON UK, would increase the size of the existing 60-turbine farm
IN THE Solway Firth, a planned extension to Scotland’s first offshore wind farm is facing opposition from local residents amid fears the coastline could be littered by hundreds of turbines. The proposals for Robin Rigg, put forward by E.ON UK, would increase the size of the existing 60-turbine farm
Isle of Man based Seafox Group is pleased to announce that they have officially entered into a joint-venture and construction agreement with Keppel FELS in Singapore for the Seafox 5 with delivery scheduled for mid 2012. The Seafox 5 is specifically designed to meet all the requirements in both the
SeaEnergy (AIM: SEA) today announces that it has agreed an extension to the terms of an existing £3.8 million loan facility until 31 January 2011, the facility is provided by LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd (“LC”), a major shareholder in SeaEnergy. This follows an announcement on 30 September 2010 that
WELDEX, the Inverness-based crane company which saw a £100 million valuation placed on it following a private equity deal this summer, has won a clutch of orders to work on offshore wind farms. The company, the largest crawler crane business in the UK, will start work in March on multi-million pound
Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of MJ from the January issue onwards. MJ’s readers include many of the implementers who go out to install and maintain the new technology, not to mention the
Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of MJ from the January issue onwards. MJ’s readers include many of the implementers who go out to install and maintain the new technology, not to mention the
Financing for the first phase of what will be the North Sea’s largest offshore wind farm has closed, with most of the funding commitment coming from the European Investment Bank. Eleven banks agreed to grant the request for 700 million euros ($918.82 million) for the first phase of the project. More
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power (”Siemens”) have entered into an agreement under which Siemens will supply test turbines for research and development purposes to DONG Energy.The agreement is part of DONG Energy’s establishment of a new demonstration programme for offshore wind turbines. Siemens w
