The Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) announces today that it has been selected by the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to receive an award of $489,468 in collaboration with the Maine Wind Industry Initiative and the E2Tech Council to organize, promote and expand Maine’s ocean and wind energy cluster. “This award will help Maine industries participate [...]
North Carolina’s Port of Morehead City recently received its second shipment of wind turbines. The wind turbines were discharged from the… (capefearbusiness) Source: capefearbusiness, April 28, 2011;
U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. George Allen presented a sharply critical view of President Barack Obama’s energy policies… By David Sherfinski (washingtonexaminer) Source: washingtonexaminer, April 28, 2011;
The Tillamook Intergovernmental Development Entity (TIDE) is part of a group filing a pre-application for a $625,000 federal grant to… By Samantha Swindler (tillamookheadlightherald) Source: tillamookheadlightherald, April 28, 2011
Marine and engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has today announced the successful appointment of four new team members who bring with them a wealth of industry experience from the Renewables Industry, combined with wider knowledge from the oil & gas and other offshore sectors. The recruitment drive is a result [...]
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company has entered into agreements with both Hallin Marine UK Ltd, [...]
David Brown has received in the region of £2m in funding towards the development of a world-class wind gearbox research and development (R&D) innovation centre in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Awarded by the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund, the grant will enable David Brown to develop and test new gearing technology for the wind industry. The [...]
With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;
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 services supplied by Tideland under the contract cover everything from design and supply through to [...]
John Woodruff, Senior Development Manager at Natural Power and chair of RenewalbeUK Cymru, will be part of the opening address at this year’s event in Cardiff, taking place on 26th May. With over ten years experience in the wind industry John’s discussion, entitled ‘State of the Industry 2011′ will give an overview of the [...]
