Offshore skills centre in North Tyneside, developed by Advanced Industrial Solutions and Maersk Training, is offering new courses in hanging from 65ft on a wind turbine, or bolting a high-powered cable while off a ladder, reported ITV news. They expect more than 4,000 trainees this year. The new cen
Offshore skills centre in North Tyneside, developed by Advanced Industrial Solutions and Maersk Training, is offering new courses in hanging from 65ft on a wind turbine, or bolting a high-powered cable while off a ladder, reported ITV news. They expect more than 4,000 trainees this year. The new cen
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and offshore wind energy sectors, announced that four final year apprentices have been hired to complete their apprenticeship at the OGN Hadrian yard facility. The news comes as light relief for th
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), secured the UK considerable funds for low-carbon energy generation and transportation projects, including that aimed at offshore wind industry development
More than 60 new jobs are to be created in the North-east of England by Technip Offshore Wind Ltd after the company announced today that it intends to set up a new projects and engineering centre in Newcastle, located at the heart of the region’s emerging renewables hub. The move bolsters Technip’s
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Technology Developments in Offshore Wind Industry: Technology Market Penetration and Roadmapping provides a snapshot on the latest technology developments and an analysis of emerging offshore wind power technologies adoption factors and trends. Wind ener
Challenge Navitus campaigning group, determined to stop construction of the wind farm off Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight claims that the proposed farm would be too close to the coast, BBC informs. The group is engaged in providing the public with comprehensive information on the wind farm,
After a sharp falloff in 2010, investments in the United Kingdom’s clean energy sector rebounded last year to $9.4 billion, 35 percent higher than last year and the seventh highest among G-20 nations, according to new research by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The growth was driven in part by a 10-fold
This year Royal Haskoning published a comprehensive report that provides an overview of some projects five new business lines undertook during 2011. They also include the reports of their support services and CSR initiatives. Last year was again one of the most challenging their industry has faced.
This year Royal Haskoning published a comprehensive report that provides an overview of some projects five new business lines undertook during 2011. They also include the reports of their support services and CSR initiatives. Last year was again one of the most challenging their industry has faced.
The deadline for consultation responses for the first stage of formal consultation on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is April 17th. Eneco is still in the early stages of the project and will be holding further stages of consultation towards the end of this year and start of next year. They welco
According to the latest developments Fluor Corp. (FLR) will be faced with a counterclaim, to be raised by RWE AG (RWE) and SSE Plc (SSE) in respect to the North Sea offshore wind farm, Bloomberg reports. The dispute between the aforementioned parties stems from the fact that Greater Gabbard, the joi
It takes a daring attitude to invest €4.5m in a 410m quay length, suited for oversized cargos, when one’s annual turnover does not exceed €600,000. The Port of Rama did exactly that two years ago, in anticipation of the Butendiek wind farm project starting just 40km from the port. The port’s Md Kris
The Sierra Club, James W. Sewall Company, and Greenleaf Advisors are building a team of stakeholders to develop a regional web-based GIS for siting wind energy projects in the Great Lakes. The proposed online system, the first wind siting tool of its kind in the US, will provide developers, regulato
