Category: Misc

Backdated to 1st April 2014, the measurement and control technology company G. Lufft GmbH acquired the product segment of ceilometers from the Jenoptik subsidiary ESW GmbH. Lufft is now responsible for the production and development of ceilometers. Supporting this new development, the Stuttgart based Company has now established a branch in Berlin/Brandenburg. “The completed product… Read more »

OTS soon to take delivery of seventh CTruk 20T MPC Brightlingsea (UK), 1 May 2014 – Since launching three years ago Pontrilas-based Offshore Turbine Services has gone from strength to strength with a refined offering of reliable and efficient crew, fuel, cargo and equipment transfer services to offshore wind turbines, sub stations and other offshore… Read more »

First contract for new type of Damen Twin Axe catamran Damen is proud to announce that Windwave Workboats will be the launching customer of the Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2008. The Twin Axe FCS 2008 is a smaller version of Damen’s successful FCS 2610 which launched in 2011 and has subsequently become the… Read more »

Heat exchanger keeps wastewater systems working reliably and enables heat recovery from the wastewater flowDresden (Germany), April 29, 2014. Many companies need hot process water in their production processes. An innovative system from Dresden (Germany) based DAS Environmental Expert GmbH now enables heat transfer from wastewater to process water. This helps to optimise the temperatures… Read more »

WEARSIDE waters have enjoyed a busy spell, with Port of Sunderland recording an average of a ship per day sailing through its piers. Bosses at the municipally-owned port have recorded an increase in ships tonnage between April 2013 and March 2014, as a total of 365 vessels docked at Port of Sunderland’s quaysides. In October… Read more »

London, 2 April 2014 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, has opened an office in Singapore to develop smart-grid hardware and software technologies. This will allow KiWi Power to provide interruptible load and demand response services and bring its expertise and leading smart technology platform to Asia. Rising… Read more »

– Lithium-ion battery storage system delivers flexible electricity grid capacity to manage fluctuations in demand – Rome, London & Tokyo, April 2, 2014 – NEC Corporation today announced the commissioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for Enel Group subsidiary Enel Distribuzione, Italy’s largest distribution system operator. The ESS can store two megawatt hours (2MWh)… Read more »

Commenting on continuing reports about the Conservative Party’s plans for onshore wind, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith warned: “The Prime Minister needs to step in right now and put a stop to these deeply unhelpful leaks concerning the future direction of Conservative party policy on renewable energy. The suggestion that there should be any… Read more »

Overall difficult market environment; improving towards end of 2013 Incoming orders of CHF 287.7 million; +29% compared to the previous year Operating expenses reduced by over CHF 97 million year-on-year Net sales 2013 of CHF 202.7 million; EBITDA of CHF -117.3 million Net result of CHF -162.8 million High equity ratio of 52.1% Share placement… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange MBTN) has successfully completed the share placement announced yesterday. In total, 4,800,000 new registered shares were placed through an accelerated bookbuild procedure as a private placement in Switzerland and outside of Switzerland in accordance with applicable securities laws. The shares were placed at a price of CHF 16.20… Read more »

Njord Offshore from Essex, UK, have taken delivery of their first 26m Twin Axe built by Damen Shipyards Group. The vessel was ordered early January 2014 and the delivery took place on 27th February. During this 7 week period the vessel was modified from a basic, standard vessel to suit the specific Njord Offshore requirements…. Read more »

A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 – the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group. The DOC 8500 will extend DeepOcean’s capabilities in the larger cable laying end of the market, representing a new… Read more »

Cologne/Warrington, March 6th, 2014. TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent inspection services, is acquiring the UK company Risktec Solutions Limited. Risktec is based in Warrington in the UK and operates from 15 offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Middle East and North America. Risktec provides risk and safety services and offers technical training and… Read more »

British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift – in a little over a month after the first joined the company’s fleet. Established in 2009, Sure Wind is a specialist in the German offshore wind market and now has 10 dedicated… Read more »

Sietas Shipyard: “Aeolus”, the first jack-up vessel built in Germany for offshore wind farms, glides onto the Elbe It is a first in the German shipbuilding industry: The “Aeolus”, the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms designed and built in Germany, which was constructed at Sietas Shipyard for the prestigious Dutch marine engineering company… Read more »

Approx. 120 Sietas employees will be kept on and/or re-employed via the transfer company By the end of 2016 the number of full-time employees is expected to rise to at least 400 Binding commitment to investments totalling 15 million euros After an intensive search of over two years, the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, has found… Read more »

Availon announced today that its portfolio of wind turbine under maintenance has reached the 2GW milestone since its foundation in 2007. In just six years, Availon has established itself as global leader of multi-brand wind turbine maintenance services to reckon with. Availon has experienced steady growth and currently employs a workforce of around 300 employees…. Read more »

The National Energy Administration’s (NEA’s) 2014 energy targets and policy priorities do not contain any significant deviations from past policy announcements, although in some cases they reflect an intensification of previously announced targets. The targets for the natural gas, coal, and renewable energy industries indicate that the government is pursuing its overriding policy priorities relatively… Read more »

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, one of the largest high-tech vendors for vacuum pumps and systems has at the beginning of this year moved into its new, modern lean logistics centre at the Cologne site. Designed by planning company Dr. Schönheit + Partner, the building was erected by construction company Günther GmbH & Co. KG from Netphen,… Read more »

  Sales up 9.4% to CHF 5.14 billion Growth in all regions Sales 17.2% higher in emerging markets   Bolstered by a late winter, Sika AG’s sales picked up momentum in the 4th quarter of 2013. Total sales grew 9.4% in local currencies in the 2013 financial year. Adjusted for exchange rates, sales were 6.5%… Read more »

meteodyn WT RG provides with a wind resource grid file (.wrg file) intended for your wind farm design tool.meteodyn WT RG is based on the MIGAL structured solver, the unique Fully Coupled Multi-Grid solver of the wind energy market. Specially designed to solve Navier-Stokes equations in complex terrains, its performance and accuracy are very famous… Read more »

Investor provides positive signals with the mechanical engineering company The plant manufacturer Robert Buerkle GmbH announces the arrival of the private equity company Nimbus based in Zeist, the Netherlands. The investor with an interest in long-term investments has acquired a stake with a significant capital increase and wants to actively foster the further development of… Read more »

Horizon Survey Company (Horizon) and Pelydryn Ltd (Pelydryn) are pleased to announce that with effect from 1st December 2013 Horizon have acquired a controlling interest in Pelydryn. It is planned that the two companies will retain their individual identities and continue to operate independently. Where beneficial, Horizon and Pelydryn may combine services to provide our… Read more »

London, December 9th 2013 – Alan Chivers, founder and CEO of renewable energy consulting firm PMSS has been appointed as Chairman of the company, and will, over the coming month’s handover certain day-to-day responsibilities for the TÜV SÜD renewable energy division to Scott Craig, in the role of Divisional Director. In his new position as… Read more »

Moventas remains renewable energy brand Moventas has today reintroduced its legacy brand Santasalo® as the brand for its industrial gears business. The Moventas Group, now renamed Santasalo Moventas, has two brands and business areas; Santasalo for industry and Moventas for new energy. Santasalo Moventas now reintroduces its long-standing brand Santasalo as the brand for its… Read more »

SUISSE OUTREMER AG group has just confirmed an order for two 53m units, the “KathrinT” and the “Karol W”, for delivery in May and September 2014, which will be commercially operated by ABC MARITIME AG in West Africa.After delivery of 4 ships that have been put into service on the West African coast and in… Read more »

London, November 14th 2013 – TÜV SÜD PMSS has announced that it is completing two important studies for RenewableUK, the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association. This follows the recent launch at the RenewableUK Annual Conference of a series of position papers by a PMSS led-team which outlines current knowledge regarding the impacts of wave… Read more »

Tekmar Energy today (Wednesday, November 20) reinforced its market-leading position in the supply of offshore cable protection systems by unveiling a new innovation which will contribute significantly to reducing installation time and costs, and minimise associated cable risks onshore. The TekTube cable protection system is an onshore installed solution thus reducing the time and complexity… Read more »

CTruk has utilised the wealth of performance statistics and operational feedback gained during its composite SWATH workboat CWind Astute’s first year at sea to fine tune the design for the next build. The Brightlingsea yard has recently started work on a 20m SWATH OWSV for Dungeness- based Technical Marine Support and CWind under the latter’s… Read more »

Two gas engines enhanced by ABB’s two-stage turbocharging solution, Power2, have facilitated a 10% improvement in power efficiency at a French market garden in Serres Vinet. After over two years fault-free operation, the exhaust gas that is usually a waste product from the engines is now routinely turned into a prime resource for growing crops…. Read more »

Khosla Impact invests in BBOXX to light homes across Africa and Asia PRESS RELEASE, London, November 14th 2013 – British solar energy company, BBOXX, has received an $1.5million investment from Silicon Valley-based Vinod Khosla through his personal fund, Khosla Impact, and an additional $400,000 from the UK’s Synergy Growth. The investment is aimed at helping… Read more »

Freiburg, Germany – Z-LASER Optoelektronik GmbH is proud to announce a successful business year in 2012. “The turnover has grown 15% more in comparison to last year”, declared the CEO Stefan Randak. Additionally the development in the first three quarters of 2013 is a reason to be optimistic. “We witnessed an important rise of turnover… Read more »

Michael Zelinsky, Market and Business Development Manager, BASF Battery Materials, will discuss the latest improvements in Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery technology for grid energy storage applications at the 8th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2013), being held November 18-20, 2013, at the Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany. Renewable energy sources… Read more »