Offshore Wind
Moventas Completes Corporate Restructuring Programme
Moventas has cleared the corporate restructuring programme it entered in 2011. The Santasalo Moventas Group has simultaneously been divided in two, where Moventas and the industrial gear manufacturer Santasalo will both be better equipped to focus on their industry-specific businesses. Moventas Gear
Dong to Provide Hands-On Experience for Maersk Trainees
Maersk Training has teamed up with Dong Energy to provide a course for people interested in entering the offshore wind sector. A Borrow-based 12-week course will cover working in confined spaces, electrical awareness, working at height, manual handling, sea survival, first aid and fire awareness. Th
Dong to Provide Hands-On Experience for Maersk Trainees
Maersk Training has teamed up with Dong Energy to provide a course for people interested in entering the offshore wind sector. A Borrow-based 12-week course will cover working in confined spaces, electrical awareness, working at height, manual handling, sea survival, first aid and fire awareness. Th
Denmark Passes Climate Change Act
Climate change represents a serious threat to our welfare society, the business community and individual citizens. However, with the Climate Change Act – passed by the Danish Parliament on January 12 – Denmark is taking its share of responsibility for limiting climate change, according to Minister f
Timelapse of Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Plant Construction (Video)
In December, Alstom inaugurated its plants in Saint-Nazaire, dedicated to assembling nacelles and producing generators for the Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine. The construction of two plants, located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, commenced in 2013. The video below introduces the only offshore
Industry Works to Improve Subsea Cable Performance
A collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries and drive down whole life network costs. New, mo
Industry Works to Improve Subsea Cable Performance
A collaboration between the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GnoSys Global Ltd is supporting the development of a new insulation material for power cables to improve their performance in the onshore and offshore renewable energy industries and drive down whole life network costs. New, mo
RWE to Apply for Galloper CfD
German utility RWE Innogy is considering options to revive its Galloper offshore wind farm project that was scrapped in October after its project partner SSE decided to pull out. RWE is aiming to bid for the government subsidy contract for difference (CfD) scheme after qualifying in December. “We ar
LOC Appoints Marine Assurance and Risk Group Director
LOC Group Ltd (London Offshore Consultants) – a leading global marine engineering consultancy – has appointed Andrew Pointing into the newly created role of Group Director, Marine Assurance and Risk. This new position is part of an ongoing restructuring process which sees LOC creating a number of gr
VIDEO: GDF SUEZ Looks into Marine Renewables
Faced with increasing scarcity of natural resources some companies strive to find sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to meet energy needs. As ocean and seas look promising, GDF SUEZ is looking into wind, tidal and geothermal as a new marine renewable energy sources. Check out the
KIC InnoEnergy Issues ‘Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities’ Report
KIC InnoEnergy has published, together with Questel Consulting, a unique report on innovation to provide an in-depth understanding of the global competitive energy landscape. The Top 10 Energy Innovators in 100 Energy Priorities report is the first to identify and rank the top industry and academic
WPD’s Wind Energy Capacity Exceeds 1GW
By the end of 2014, WPD AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm operators in the German and European markets. The wind farms are mainly in Germany and selected [&he
WPD’s Wind Energy Capacity Exceeds 1GW
By the end of 2014, WPD AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm operators in the German and European markets. The wind farms are mainly in Germany and selected [&he
RWE Cuts Renewables Budget
German utility, RWE, has slashed its renewables investment plans to EUR 1 billion from 2015 to 2017, having invested the same amount between 2008 and 2014. This move comes after the company’s debt reached EUR 31 billion due to crisis in the power sector. Hans Buenting, chief executive of RWE Innogy,