Archive for: July, 2010

Greece introduces new Renewable Energy Sources law which provides opportunities for investors

Greece introduces new Renewable Energy Sources law which provides opportunities for investors

Greece introduced a new Renewable Energy Sources (RES) law that is designed to dramatically transform the RES market in Greece and provide…   (balkans) Source: balkans, July 30, 2010;

Wind energy could hit a new record this year

Wind energy could hit a new record this year

In the first six months of 2010, 118 offshore wind turbines totaling 333 MW were fully grid connected in Europe and overall, 16 offshore…   by Energy Matters (energymatters) Source: energymatters, July 30, 2010;

Rhode Island To Provide Economic Benefits From Offshore Wind Project (USA)

Rhode Island To Provide Economic Benefits From Offshore Wind Project (USA)

Deepwater Wind’s proposed offshore wind projects could provide significant economic benefits to Rhode Island, according to analysis…   by Angela Beniwal (nawindpower) Source: nawindpower, July 30, 2010;

E.ON to reduce costs of offshore wind power (Germany)

E.ON to reduce costs of offshore wind power (Germany)

Energy giant E.ON today announced it will be investing into a pioneering industry initiative to slash the costs of offshore wind power.E.ON… (commodities-now) Source: commodities-now, July 30, 2010;

Conwy and Denbighshire share funding made from tourism (UK)

Conwy and Denbighshire share funding made from tourism (UK)

Energy giant RWE npower renewables has confirmed that Conwy County Council will have to share funding for a scheme to promote tourism with… by Judith Phillips (northwalesweeklynews) Source: northwalesweeklynews, July 30, 2010;

AMSC Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results (USA)

AMSC Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results (USA)

American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2010 ended June 30, 2010. Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 increased 33 percent to $97.2 million from $73.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Gross margin for the [...]

Gamesa terminates its negotiations with bard and decides to develop its offshore wind business on its own (Spain)

Gamesa terminates its negotiations with bard and decides to develop its offshore wind business on its own (Spain)

Gamesa’s Board of Directors has resolved to end the company’s negotiations with Germany’s Bard and to roll out Gamesa’s strategy for the offshore wind market in the short and medium term using in-house resources. Gamesa and Bard began talks at the end of February with the goal of combining potential synergies from the activities of [...]

JDR Cable Systems doubles its facility at Hartlepool dock (UK)

JDR Cable Systems doubles its facility at Hartlepool dock (UK)

PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock. (bymnews) Source: bymnews, July 29, 2010;

Keppel breaches new depths in the offshore wind energy sector (Singapore)

Keppel breaches new depths in the offshore wind energy sector (Singapore)

Offshore arm Keppel FELS commercialises its new wind turbine installation vessel design for deeper waters in partnership with leading fleet owner and operator Seafox Group. Keppel FELS Limited’s (Keppel FELS) multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP) design has been chosen by the Seafox Group (Seafox) as the basis for a new-generation, wind turbine installation vessel that can [...]

Call for ad hoc committee staves off no-confidence vote on (theoretical) Lake Ontario windfarm (USA)

Call for ad hoc committee staves off no-confidence vote on (theoretical) Lake Ontario windfarm (USA)

The county Legislature on Tuesday OK’d creation of an ad hoc committee to look into questions about the benefits and costs to Niagara County of offshore windpower generation.


 

 


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