WFS Technologies announces the appointment of Derek Blackwood, OBE, President of Wood Group PSN Americas region, to its Board of Directors. Derek began his career as a student apprentice with BP Tanker Company gaining an HND in Marine Engineering. He worked in a variety of roles within the oil & gas
MILLIONS of pounds have been awarded to train East Yorkshire’s renewables workers of the future. The Government is giving £25 million to the region in a move that could eventually generate several thousand jobs in the offshore windfarm industry. The cash has been awarded as part of a joint bid by Hu
MILLIONS of pounds have been awarded to train East Yorkshire’s renewables workers of the future. The Government is giving £25 million to the region in a move that could eventually generate several thousand jobs in the offshore windfarm industry. The cash has been awarded as part of a joint bid by Hu
During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited received independent verification of the results of its CETO 3 deployment confirming the peak unit capacity at 203kW. This was the primary aim of the CETO 3 project and its verification brings to a close the most significant technical milestone complet
Among major industrialized nations, Germany has long stood out for its deep ambivalence about nuclear power. So it wasn’t much of a surprise… By Peter Fairley (ieee) [mappress] Source: ieee, November 01, 2011;
Niall Stuart, CEO of Scottish Renewables, the body representing upwards of 300 renewable energy organisations in Scotland, found himself und… (forargyll) [mappress] Source: forargyll, November 01, 2011
Ten NOF Energy members based in North East England have been successful in securing a proportion of the Government’s £950million Regional Growth Fund. NOF Energy is the business support organisation for oil, gas, nuclear and offshore renewables sectors. George Rafferty, Chief Executive of NOF Energy
Willi Balz, Chief Executive Officer of the Windreich AG, has announced that the company has secured total project financing for its first offshore wind park Global Tech I and emphasizes, ‘With its 400 MW capacity, it is the first offshore project worldwide to obtain financing which directly brings t
Andrew Mill, CEO, The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec): “With the support received from the Regional Growth Fund, Narec will help to sustain the UK’s leading position in the offshore wind sector by driving the commercial development of seven new innovative products or services. Narec will ma
500 delegates from all over the world have attended in Cairo the opening ceremony of the 10th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition. Several speakers highlighted the huge potentials of wind and other renewable energies for economic growth, sustainable energy supply and the creat
500 delegates from all over the world have attended in Cairo the opening ceremony of the 10th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition. Several speakers highlighted the huge potentials of wind and other renewable energies for economic growth, sustainable energy supply and the creat
LYNN-BASED Chalcroft Construction has sent a team up north as part of a two-year programme to allow a Scottish Power electricity substation… (lynnnews) [mappress] Source: lynnnews, October 31, 2011
Statoil ASA (STL), Norway’s largest oil and natural gas company, is looking to develop offshore wind in Japan as that nation promotes more r… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, October 31, 2011;
A NATIONAL Grid scheme that could see giant electricity pylons constructed along the Waveney Valley has prompted a warning from more than 15… (dissexpress) [mappress] Source: dissexpress, October 31, 2011
