After almost a decade long fight, the federal government has approved the first offshore wind farm in the United States in the waters off Cape Cod. The Cape Wind project entails the construction of 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts and will start generating electricity by 2012. The Cape Wind project is a major [...]
The Crown Estate and SeaEnergy PLC are pleased to confirm developments concerning SeaEnergy Renewables Limited’s (SERL) interest in the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm (Inch Cape). In February 2009, The Crown Estate awarded the Inch Cape site to a consortium comprised of SERL, SeaEnergy’s 80% owned subsidiary, and RWE npower renewables as a part of [...]
With the aim of promoting the sound development of China’s offshore wind industry, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association (CREIA), Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd (SIEC), a subsidiary of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-council once again join forces to build Asia’s first professional platform focused [...]
LOWESTOFT’S growing position as a leading centre for the offshore wind energy industry was presented to an international audience at the…. Source: lowestoftjournal, May 25, 2010;
Darwind offers the XEMC-Darwind 5MW offshore wind turbine. To protect the wind turbine from the salty and moist sea air, the tower and… Source: azocleantech, May 25, 2010;
Under the new agreement, Sinovel and AMSC’s wholly-owned AMSC Windtec™ subsidiary, will design and jointly develop a range of advanced,… Source: sys-con, May 25, 2010;
The Scottish government has given its stamp of approval to 10 offshore windfarm projects with a combined capacity of 6.4 gigawatts (GW). The 10 projects in Scottish territorial waters were originally outlined in February 2009 by the Crown Estate, which oversees the development of the U.K.’s seabed. The Scottish government’s approval was outlined in “The [...]
Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday stoutly defended a multibillion-dollar rate agreement for Cape Wind electricity, saying it will provide… Source: bostonherald, May 24, 2010;
With Conservative David Cameron at the helm, the UK is now going full force on clean energy integration, focusing heavily on offshore wind… Source: greenchipstocks, May 24, 2010;
Clean-energy proponents who want to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels celebrated last month when the federal government… Source: knoxnews, May 24, 2010;
