Archive for: September, 2010

NY counties ask for more information about wind farms (USA)

NY counties ask for more information about wind farms (USA)

Public officials in Irondequoit and Niagara County have added their voices to the growing call for more information about bids to the New…   By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) Source: democratandchronicle, September 28, 2010;

Two firms fined 243,750 pounds for offshore wind worker injury (UK)

Two firms fined 243,750 pounds for offshore wind worker injury (UK)

Two firms developing an offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have been fined a total of £243, 750 for health and safety breaches during the… (newenergyfocus) Source: newenergyfocus, September 27, 2010;

Husum holds greatest wind power event (Germany)

Husum holds greatest wind power event (Germany)

The world’s leading wind energy trade fair opened on Germany’s windswept North Sea coast Tuesday, with close to 1,000 exhibitors from some…   (hurriyetdailynews) Source: hurriyetdailynews, September 27, 2010;

OMM signs contract with Draka supporting inter-array cabling procurement on Walney 2 (UK)

OMM signs contract with Draka supporting inter-array cabling procurement on Walney 2 (UK)

Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has signed a contract with Norway’s Draka Norsk Kabel AS (DNK) for termination and testing services for… (yourrenewablenews) Source: yourrenewablenews, September 27, 2010;

Moventas and The Switch provide offshore output in onshore size – FusionDrive combines wind turbine gear and generator (Finland)

Moventas and The Switch provide offshore output in onshore size – FusionDrive combines wind turbine gear and generator (Finland)

FusionDriveTM integrates a highquality gear, traditionally the largest component in a turbine, manufactured by Moventas and a reliable permanent magnet generator by The Switch in an innovative way – together smaller in size and lighter in weight than any other solution in the market. “The lower the nacelle weight, the more cost competitive the turbine. [...]

On-site training contract for 120 employees signed with German leading international provider of construction-related services

On-site training contract for 120 employees signed with German leading international provider of construction-related services

SAT Offshore Renewable division has spend the last month planning two different on-site training facility in Germany in order to sign a new contract to supply a major German construction company with offshore STCW VI/1-1 training incl. HUET training. The contract, which was signed on September 1 2010 is for a training of 120 employees [...]

AVEVA Review harnesses 64-bit power for 3D model visualisations of unprecedented size (UK)

AVEVA Review harnesses 64-bit power for 3D model visualisations of unprecedented size (UK)

AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV) one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the release of the first 64-bit versions of its powerful visualisation and design communication technologies. This enables designers to take advantage of the greatly increased processing power of the [...]

Lake Ontario seems more costly than Lake Erie for wind turbines (USA)

Lake Ontario seems more costly than Lake Erie for wind turbines (USA)

That which seemed obvious months ago was confirmed Wednesday by a representative of the New York Power Authority: Lake Ontario in Niagara…   (buffalonews) Source: buffalonews, September 27, 2010;

Campaign launched to save UK ports

Campaign launched to save UK ports

A campaign has been launched to highlight the necessity of investment into port facilities in order to safeguard the UK’s place in the wind… (portstrategy) Source: portstrategy, September 27, 2010;

SCARBOROUGH wind farm plans to bring jobs (UK)

SCARBOROUGH wind farm plans to bring jobs (UK)

SCARBOROUGH could be set for a huge employment boost as plans to build a large off-shore wind-farm on the coast move closer.Workers stand… (scarborougheveningnews) Source: scarborougheveningnews, September 27, 2010;


 

 


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