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Siemens’ Turbine Transport Ship Commissioned

Dec 05, 2016

The heavy cargo roll on/roll off' coaster vessel recently delivered and commissioned by Concordia Group is not the typical RO/RO. Once a containership, the 141-meter-long and 20-meter-wide Rotra Vente was converted into a specifically designed…

Siemens Names Holt CEO of Power Generation Services

Aug 03, 2016

Siemens appointed Tim Holt as the new chief executive of its Power Generation Services division, succeeding Randy Zwirn, 62, who will retire on Oct. 1.Holt, 46, is currently CEO of the Power and Gas unit within Power Generation Services…

India’s Potential in Offshore Wind Power

Jun 29, 2016

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) launched a new report: “Supply Chain, Port Infrastructure and Logistics Study” for offshore wind development in the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu in India.  This study is a significant step forward…

DNV GL to Provide Project Certification for E.ON’s Arkona Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 14, 2016

Contract covers inspections from manufacturing, transport, installation and commissioning of wind farm. E.ON has awarded the project certification contract for the new Arkona offshore wind farm to DNV GL. The project covers the inspection phases…

Successful SOV Sea Trial

Jun 10, 2016

Yno 309 from Ulstein Verft, the first of two Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore, left the yard for sea trials on Tuesday, 7 June. The results so far are highly satisfactorily. “We are underway in testing for speed and manoeuvring…

DNV GL bags COSCO's HVDC Converter Platform Deal

May 18, 2016

DNV GL has been awarded a contract by COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform.The Dutch-German transmission…

Financing for Dudgeon Wind Farm

May 13, 2016

* 402MW project co-developed by Masdar, Statoil and Statkraft expected to start commercial operations by the second half of 2017  * First offshore wind project developed with United Kingdom's CfD incentive scheme to reach financial close…

3sun Group Launches Hull Base

May 11, 2016

3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, today opens a new base in Hull which aims to provide up to 50 jobs locally. The expansion strengthens the Group’s strategy to become a leading supplier of installation…

LNG Inks Global Alliance Pact with Siemens, EthosEnergy

Aug 24, 2015

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited  is entering into two additional  key  supplier  alliance  agreements  (SAA)  with  Siemens  Energy  Inc.   and EthosEnergy  Group, respectively.  These  agreements  call  for  LNGL  to  work collaboratively…

Northern Finland Leads in Wind Energy Usage

Aug 21, 2015

Wind power in the northern regions of Finland is developing most rapidly than other parts of the c Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula.According to data collected on a statistical portal Patchwork Barents, regions of Ostrobothnia and Lapland…

MHI, Siemens JV Starts Operations

Jan 08, 2015

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI) and Siemens AG today announced the closing of their joint venture in the field of metallurgical industry. The new company is named Primetals Technologies, Limited and headquartered in London, UK. With…

Gazprom, Siemens to Join Forces

Dec 11, 2014

Berlin hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Joe Kaesar, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens.The parties addressed the key issues of the joint activities pointing…

Siemens' Batra Elected to the NEMA Board

Dec 10, 2014

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) elected Raj Batra, president of Digital Factory for Siemens USA, to serve on the Board of Governors during its recent annual meeting in San Diego. Batra will serve a two-year term expiring in 2016…

Rolls-Royce Shedding Turbine, Compressor Units

Dec 02, 2014

Rolls-Royce confirmed today that it has completed the deal to sell its Energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for a £785 million cash consideration. The deal was originally announced on 6 May this year.Rolls-Royce has also…

Andrews to Lead CWind’s O&M Division

Nov 24, 2014

Lee Andrews has been appointed as CWind’s new global head of operations for maintenance and asset management (O&M) services. Andrews joins CWind from Siemens Energy where he started his career as an apprentice technician 25 years ago and…

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