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A leak at the storage tank employed to cool the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, has now been repaired by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO).

RWE npower renewables has awarded Tideland Signal, the international specialist in aids to marine navigation, the main contract to supply warning equipment to protect the Gwynt y Môr offshore windfarm against collisions and accidental damage caused by shipping.

The UK Government has selected eight sites to build new power stations near existing nuclear sites by 2025

Pulse Power & Measurement, Swindon, UK, has launched the PowerSleeve series of batteries for plug-in point2point modules to provide a low-cost solution for remote measurement and galvanic isolation.

Chubu Electric Power will receive a loan of $1.24bn from the Development Bank of Japan to fund the purchase of alternative sources of power.

REpower Systems has signed a contract with Alerion CleanPower to supply wind turbines for Alerion's San Marco wind farm in Lamis, Italy.

China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) will collaborate with the UK's Seamwell International to build a $1.5bn coal-fired plant in Inner Mongolia, China.

Bosch Group plans to invest €520m to construct a new solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing plant in the Batu Kawan region in Penang, Malaysia.

Google and Citi will invest $102m each for the construction of the 168MW Alta V project, being developed by Terra-Gen Power in California, US.

Minnesota Power has submitted a plan to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the construction of the 105MW Bison 3 wind project in North Dakota, US.

EOC Limited (EOC or the Group), one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore construction and production services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has added to its contract backlog, with a new award for the Lewek Chancellor.

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the Island Constructor mobile facility for well intervention on Ekofisk 2/4 VA.

A2SEA A/S (A2SEA) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a cooperation agreement with Teekay Corporation, a vessel owner and operator providing transportation services within the offshore sector.

Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has signed a contract with Saipem Ltd for use of the Construction Service Vessel (CSV) “Normand Oceanic” The duration of the contract is 150 days with commencement end of June 2011.

Plans are underway to expand the port limits of Walvis Bay in the few weeks to come, once the new boundary is published in the Official Gazette. Port Captain of Walvis Bay, Mussa Mandia, confirmed the expansion, amid reported complaints from officials in the shipping industry. Recent Media reports quoted two members of the shipping industry complaining that the fairway-buoy was relocated without the industry being notified in view of the confirmation of the expansion plans of the port. The duo who prefer to remain anonymous, are stakeholders in the shipping industry.

E.ON Climate & Renewables and MPI-Vroon have today signed a 6 year charter for the MPI Discovery, a specialist vessel used in the construction of offshore wind farms.

SENER and China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understand for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM FORAN system in CSDDC and for the collaboration in ship design and engineering activities and other marine related works. The agreement has been signed in Madrid at SENER headquarter, during a visit of a delegation from CSDDC.

This grid stability power plant project is an excellent example of Wärtsilä's ability to provide smart power generation solutions. The superior operational flexibility, high simple cycle energy efficiency, and multi-fuel capability provide an excellent means for Estonia to secure its electricity supply.

The breakaway region of Sudan, to be known from July 9 as the Republic of Southern Sudan (RoSS), is planning an oil pipeline through Ethiopia as one of its option to circumvent

The latest Shipping confidence survey from leading accountant and shipping adviser, Moore Stephens, reveals that overall confidence levels in the shipping industry dropped for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May 2011, to reach their