Dredging International and MEDCO, have been awarded a contract for mixed dredging and civil engineering works to construct two artificial energy islands, including their service harbours, aimed to provide Abu Dhabi with energy based on facilities for oil drilling, etc. from the previously untapped o
A new survey published by the European Commission on attitudes to technology shows Europeans are extremely positive about wind energy. People were asked whether particular technologies ‘will improve our way of life in the 20 years’, ‘will have no effect’, or ‘will make things worse’, The technologie
Over 200,000 people make the European wind industry tick. Who are they and what exactly do they do? Wind Directions met some ’wind workers’ to find out. Martin Mortensen spends most of the year out of his home country, Denmark. A commissioning engineer with Suzlon for nearly 11 years, Mortensen’s jo
A staggering 9.3 GW of new wind power capacity was installed in the European Union during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end of 2010… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, February 07, 2011
A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011
A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011
Draka Offshore announced today The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has once again selected Draka as their subsea power cable provider with a further purchase of cables and logistical solutions. “It is always exciting to receive new orders, but to quickly receive a second order from a new custom
IHS Fairplay reports that Lloyd Werft is reportedly close to sealing an order for a cable-laying vessel from Bremen’s Beluga Shipping. The vessel, with a length of 110m and breadth of 28m, is to be delivered in mid-2012 for deployment on a North Sea offshore windfarm, the German daily newspaper NWZ
For years, it’s been a phrase linked to debates over where to build nuclear power plants, steel plants, auto plants, coal-fired power plants… By Tom Henry (toledoblade) [mappress] Source: toledoblade, February 07, 2011
Subsea Services (S3), provider of ROV and survey services to the international energy industry, has announced the acquisition of geoscience… (rigzone) [mappress] Source: rigzone, February 07, 2011
Subsea Services (S3), provider of ROV and survey services to the international energy industry, has announced the acquisition of geoscience… (rigzone) [mappress] Source: rigzone, February 07, 2011
Top federal officials will be in Hampton Roads Monday to announce “new initiatives” designed to promote offshore wind energy projects. By Cory Nealon (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, February 07, 2011
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has dropped the petition filed by his predecessor that asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a key … By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, February 07, 2011
Gov. Martin O’Malley, borrowing a page from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, called on lawmakers Thursday to invest in… By David Saleh Rauf (bowie.patch) [mappress] Source: bowie.patch, February 07, 2011
