Archive for: April, 2010

UK is still number one in offshore wind energy

UK is still number one in offshore wind energy

The completion of two new offshore wind farms has galvanized the UK’s position as the world leader in offshore wind power generation. Source: tradingcharts, April 29, 2010;

UK: Bomb from WWII detonated at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind site

UK: Bomb from WWII detonated at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind site

A 250lb air-dropped German WWII bomb has been safely detonated on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site. Wind farm developer, Scira… Source: renewableenergyfocus, April 30, 2010;

USA: Approved wind farm affects fishing in Nantucket sound

The Cape Wind Project won approval from the Obama Administration. But, some Cape Cod residents are very concerned about how this will… Source: wwlp, April 29, 2010;

USA: Offshore wind turbines a windy topic in NJ

USA: Offshore wind turbines a windy topic in NJ

Tapping renewable offshore wind energy is a hot topic this week, following federal approval of a controversial wind farm proposal for…   Source: , April 29, 2010;

Offshore wind farm could create 60,000 jobs in UK and Ireland

Offshore wind farm could create 60,000 jobs in UK and Ireland

The construction of wind farms offshore of Ireland and the UK has the potential to create an estimated 60,000 jobs over the coming decades, Source: siliconrepublic, April 29, 2010;

UK: WILL wind turbines be a future seascape sight for people on Worthing beach?

This prospect could become a reality if the E.ON energy giant follows through on outline plans to develop a wind farm off the Sussex coast…   Source: worthingherald, April 29, 2010;

USA: GE re-enters offshore wind market

USA: GE re-enters offshore wind market

GE had signed a contract in 2003 with Cape Wind to supply the turbines.

UK: Anglesey Offshore wind farm will ruin the view from Llandudno’s West Shore and Deganwy

A MASSIVE wind farm off the coast of Anglesey will ruin the view from Llandudno’s West Shore and Deganwy, say protestors.Conservation group… Source: northwalesweeklynews, April 29, 2010;

USA: $300,000 for Worcester Polytechnic Institute for deep-ocean wind turbines research

With a three-year, $300,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is studying the… Source: physorg, April 28, 2010;

Germany: 62 million order for an Offshore High Voltage Substation project

Germany: 62 million order for an Offshore High Voltage Substation project

AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution division and Dutch consortium partner Keppel Verolme B.V. have secured a €62 million order for an Offshore High Voltage Substation project with Wetfeet Offshore Windenergy GmbH, a German wind energy project development company and AREVA T&D partner. This turnkey project involves the supply and installation of a self-floating, self-installing 155/33 kV [...]


 

 


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