Effective May 1, 2012, Karlheinz Springer (53) will become CEO of the Power Transmission Division of Siemens Energy. He was head of the Instrumentation & Electrical business unit since 2005 before he took over the leadership of the Power Transmission Solutions business unit at the beginning of March
Columbia Power has awarded InterMoor, an Acteon company, the contract to design a cost-effective and survivable mooring system for its StingRay offshore wave energy converter (WEC) prototype. The project, which has already started with some advanced modelling and design work, will last for two years
ABB reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America. Operational EBITDA declined 7 percent compared to the same quarter a year earlier while net income was up 5 percent. Orders were 2 percent above the very high levels in the first quarter of 2011, dr
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the next step in evaluating a proposed lease for testing marine hydrokinetic technology offshore Florida. The bureau is making available for public review and input an environmental assessment that considers the effects of issuing a lease for te
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the next step in evaluating a proposed lease for testing marine hydrokinetic technology offshore Florida. The bureau is making available for public review and input an environmental assessment that considers the effects of issuing a lease for te
Nexans today announced 2012 first-quarter sales of 1,752 million euros, that is, 1,169 million euros at constant non-ferrous metal prices, reflecting an annual growth of +0.6% at constant exchange rates and comparable scope. As a reminder, the organic growth rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 13
UK-based design, engineering and technology company Enventi announced that John Smith has joined the company as shareholder and Director and in conjunction, has launched a significant initiative aimed at producing a fullyintegrated design for an offshore wind farm, deployable at £100/MWh. John bring
German industry is planning to invest in construction and modernization of 84 large power generation plants. The capacity of planned and installed projects is 42,000 megawatts with the total investment volume of more than EUR 60 billion. Some 69 plants out of the 84 projects are undergoing permittin
Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub
Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) will introduce itself as a major European port in the offshore-wind-farm and tidal-energy field of renewable marine energies at Multimodal 2012, in Birmingham (UK), from 1 to 3 May 2012. More particularly, Cherbourg is set to be used as the industry-and-assembly hub
Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) has officially submitted an application to the Marine Management Organisation for permission to develop the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Centre, reported News Post Leader. Narec has placed the infrastructure for an offshore demonstration platform with gri
The joint DONG Energy and Siemens team will perform the operation and maintenance of the turbines for the next 25 years, and when all the turbines for Walney 2 have been handed over from Construction to Operations later this year, there will be 102 turbines in total. The dialogue has started regardi
FREE entry for business people is available to the exhibition hall of the Renewing The Humber conference during part of the day on May 1. People not already coming to the event as delegates, can take the opportunity visit the stands and learn more about the industry, network with business leaders an
According to Bdaily, four UK companies along with Humber Local Enterprise Partnership held a meeting with Danish offshore wind companies at EWEA 2012 exhibition. ABP, AbleUK, Danbrit Shipping and Wind Power Support presented the growth of the Operations & Maintenance Centre at Grimsby, as well as th
