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Full power at Butendiek offshore wind farm
Full power at Butendiek offshore wind farm Bringing the 80th wind turbine into operation seals the “success story Butendiek” – the 288 MW North Sea windfarm that supplies approximately 370,000 households with renewable energy Bringing the 80th and thus final wind turbine into operation, the construction of the offshore wind farm Butendiek is now complete…. Read more »
Siemens to build wind power plant in Cuxhaven, Germany
• Manufacturing of nacelles for offshore wind turbines• €200 million investment and up to 1,000 new jobs• Most significant new Siemens production facility in Germany in recent years• Beginning of manufacturing planned for 2017• Signing ceremony at Cuxhaven Harbor on August 13, 2015 Siemens is investing around €200 million to build its first production facility… Read more »
Renewables specialist targets international growth as it marks first anniversary
A fast growing specialist renewable energy recruitment company has set its sights on growing its international client base. Hyperion Executive Search has already won and delivered projects with a number of global multi-nationals and recently secured its first fully retained international search assignment with Gloucestershire-headquartered Inazin. The company has also carried out key assignments for… Read more »
CWind joins National Workboat Association
Crew transfer services form an integral part of CWind’s offering to the offshore wind industry. We are therefore delighted to announce that we are now members of the National Workboat Association (NWA) of the UK. As the offshore wind industry matures and demands on workboat performance increase with larger and further offshore wind farms, a… Read more »
Merck and Nano-C Present Enhanced Materials for Organic Photovoltaics
Darmstadt, Germany, August 3, 2015 – Merck, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in the healthcare, life science and performance materials sectors, announced today, together with the US-based company Nano-C, their development and launch of promising new fullerene derivatives for the emerging field of organic photovoltaics (OPV). Merck is pursuing many projects… Read more »
DEME celebrates successful completion new Suez Canal and participates in opening ceremony in Egypt
ZWIJNDRECHT – SUEZ CANAL | On Thursday 6 August 2015, the consortium Dredging International (75%) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (25%) will participate in the opening festivities of the modernised Suez Canal in Egypt. Thanks to the widening and deepening of the canal, the waiting time on the navigation route has been halved…. Read more »
Baker Consultants nominated for 2015 Wales Green Energy Award for research and development of bioacoustics survey skills for monitoring of nightjar
The 2015 Wales Green Energy Awards finalists have been announced and Baker Consultants have been nominated alongside Newcastle University for a Contribution to Skills & Training award. Baker Consultants’ nomination relates to their research and development of bioacoustics survey skills for the monitoring of European nightjar, a species of bird often perceived as being in… Read more »
Horizon Geosciences Meet Survey Demand with Kommandor Stuart
Horizon Geosciences announced the addition of a new vessel to its fleet, primed for work in the North Sea and West Africa. Horizon Geosciences Business Development Manager Matthew Suchley commented: “Demand for Horizon Geosciences’ geophysical survey services in the North Sea has been such that we sought an additional specialist vessel to complement our ongoing… Read more »
Numerous offshore projects have been completed since the company was founded in August 2014
More than ever before, energy companies are heading out to the open sea for the utilization of wind, oil and gas. Far away from the coast, usually over a period of several years, engineers and professional forces work together on the construction, commissioning and maintenance of wind turbine power plants, drilling rigs or parts of… Read more »
Offshore wind industry sets record year for installations in first half of 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the European offshore wind industry installed more new capacity than in any other year on record as several projects reached completion and deployment of larger turbines increased. Installations in the first half of 2015 touched 2,342.9MW – tripling the grid-connected capacity for the same period last year. As… Read more »
