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		<title>Sierra Releases Statement Regarding DOI&#8217;s Offshore Wind Announcement (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Department of the Interior released its environmental assessment of offshore wind sites along the Mid-Atlantic coast. The DOI found that these sites would create no significant impact to the environment, paving the way for accelerated wind energy development off the coasts of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. In response, Vanessa Pierce, Eastern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estonian-Latvian Researchers Study Gulf of Riga Offshore Wind Potential</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Monday, the research group has been conducting observation flights over the Gulf of Riga, including the island of Saaremaa and Ruhnu, with the task of the Estonian-Latvian Cooperation Program to identify suitable sites for a future offshore wind farm construction, reports Saarte Hääl. &#8220;The aim is to map, together with Latvians, the locations of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Netherlands: Shell Lists LIQUIDYNE Pump Shaft Seal as Best Pactice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shell Global Solutions has listed the LIQUIDYNE pump shaft seal as best practice for use with its cooling water pumps worldwide. The LIQUIDYNE is also now included in Shell’s TAMAP (Technically Accepted Manufacturers and Products) list. IHC Lagersmit, part of IHC Merwede, specialises in sealing solutions for rotating shafts on ships, pumps, tidal turbines and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Invites Companies to Apply for Offshore Wind Power Development Fund (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Department of Energy wants to provide support to offshore wind demonstration projects, and invite companies to apply for grants, reports Platts. DOE has set a meeting concerning the upcoming funding opportunity announcement for February 7 in Washington. Last year, great funds were invested in offshore wind technology projects, but it has not been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BMWi Awards Contract for Implementation and Maintenance of NMMT (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) awarded a contract for the construction and operation of a coordinating body for the implementation and maintenance of the National Master Maritime Technologies plan (“NMMT”) directed towards the promotion and development of maritime technology industry in Germany to Bietergemeinschaft Balance Technology, Consulting GmbH. Apart from many other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Port of Wisbech&#8217;s Opportunity for Advancement (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Port of Wisbech has welcomed tugs currently working on a cable laying project for a new offshore wind farm, reports Cambstimes. They are coming every few days to pick up new crew and food supplies. It means a great boost for the port economy and gives the opportunity for the town development in general. Councilor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SHETL Awards Survey Contract for HVDC Cable (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1997, a geophysical and geotechnical survey was undertaken from Port Gordon on mainland Scotland to Shetland for two new subsea DC cables routes. This will be linked by an HVDC cable to a converter station to the north west of Noss Head, near Wick. The power will then be exported via this link to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innogy Nordsee 1 Announces Invitation to Tender for Offshore Wind Inter-Array Cables (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innogy Nordsee 1 GmbH announced request for tender regarding preparation of the design, fabrication and supply of the inter-array cables connecting 54 wind turbine generators and the substation, with an option for the installation works in addition. Innogy Nordsee 1 wind farm is situated approximately 32 km north of the island of Juist, between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ormazabal Promotes Ecodesign Tools for Renewable Sector (Spain)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its commitment to the environment (social, economic and environmental), Ormazabal has promoted and implemented the application of ecodesign tools in the design phase of products, in order to minimize the carbon footprint both in the electricity distribution network and when integrating renewable energy. Ecodesign Basque Center is an entity based in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s First Offshore Wind Energy Trade Fair Generates Great Interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of June 2012, WAB is going to host the WIND FORCE in Bremen, Germany&#8217;s first exhibition for the offshore wind industry. WIND FORCE is the eighth annual conference of the offshore wind energy agency WAB. Even five months before the start of the event the industry is showing great interest for it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falmouth Could Host Searaser Wave Power Device Tests (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a possibility for a Stroud based green energy company to test its wave power device in Falmouth, reports Falmouth Packet. Last month, Ecotricity revealed that it is developing a radical Wave power device called Searaser, which is believed to be able to address two of the biggest barriers to the deployment of renewable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Managers Join CWind’s Ranks (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CWind has recruited two new managers to further expand its business in the construction and maintenance of off-shore wind farms. Keith Reid has joined CWind from Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest generators of electricity and heat, where he was UK development manager on the Thanet offshore wind farm. He worked closely on the project with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AWEA CEO Welcomes Salazar&#8217;s Offshore Wind Announcement (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement of Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar regarding the development of offshore wind resources off of the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware:  &#8221;AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar and his staff at the Department of the Interior and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary Salazar Streamlines Offshore Wind Applications Along Atlantic Coast (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for an “all of the above” energy strategy, the Department of the Interior marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau announced that the department’s renewable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Netherlands: Van Oord Renews Order from Sietas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Oord renews order for an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel from Sietas with option on a second ship. The deal is perfect and Sietas will be the first German shipyard to build an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel. The order was placed by Van Oord of the Netherlands, a reputed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sinovel 6MW Offshore Wind Turbines for Pilot Project in Shanghai, China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huaneng Renewables has selected Sinovel&#8217;s 6MW wind turbine for the first stage of a pilot offshore wind farm in Lingang waters. The company will install 17 offshore wind turbine generators, totaling installed capacity of 102MW. In May 2011, Sinovel produced the first prototype of this WTG in its production base in Yancheng. The turbine may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delahunt to Help Hull with Offshore Wind for Free (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt and his consulting firm will help Hull advance plans for offshore wind energy but they won’t accept money for their work. Delahunt, who faced a storm of criticism for nearly cutting a deal that would have paid his firm $90,000 from federal funds he earmarked while still in Congress, told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217;Malley to Make Offshore Wind Announcement with Federal Officials Today (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s part of his legislative agenda, and today Governor Martin O&#8217;Malley joins federal officials in announcing what they say will be a &#8220;major step&#8221; towards setting up offshore wind generators off the coast of Ocean City. The governor is joining U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and the Tommy Beaudreau, the Director of the Bureau of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Wave and Tidal Potential of Alaska&#8217;s Coastline (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waves and tidal currents off Alaska&#8217;s coastline would generate more than 850 terawatt-hours of electrical energy annually if fully developed, according to two reports recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy. Much of that potential lies untapped in the waters of the Cook Inlet region, a location already under study by hydrokinetic energy companies. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean Power Technologies Announces Results of PowerBuoy Operations (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ocean Power Technologies,Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, today announces the results of the ocean operations of its autonomous PowerBuoy recently deployed off the coast of New Jersey for the US Navy. The system delivered a very strong performance, meeting all of its mission specifications. The autonomous PowerBuoy is a self-sustaining persistent power source [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pelamis Wave Power Enters Shortlist for Innovator Award (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pelamis Wave Power announces that the company has been shortlisted for an Innovator Award in this year&#8217;s Offshore Achievement Awards. The Innovator Award is a new category for 2012 and recognises excellence in innovative technological solutions developed in the UK for the offshore energy sector. Pelamis Wave Power has been shortlisted for the Pelamis, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Braj Binani  Acquires 3B (Belgium)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Binani Industries Limited, the holding company of USD 1.6 billion Braj Binani Group, today announced the acquisition of 3B – The Fibreglass Company (‘3B’), a Europe-based major in fibreglass products and technologies. Binani Industries Limited is one of India’s leading global diversified business houses, with interests in cement, zinc, glass fibre, composites and ready-mix concrete. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantis Continuous with AR1000 Testing at NAREC (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlantis Resources Corporation will continue its AR1000 tidal turbine testing programme at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. The company&#8217;s AR1000 nacelle was retrieved from its test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in late November, following successful open ocean testing. It will be transported to Blyth for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guernsey&#8217;s RET Announces Strategic Renewable Energy Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guernsey&#8217;s Renewable Energy Team has announced a strategic plan for offshore wind, wave and tidal power in that area, reports IFC feed. There is a great possibility for Guernsey to become the center of excellence for the research and educational aspects associated with renewable energy. “Renewable Energy Team Strategy – 2012 and beyond” &#8211; is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>East Anglia&#8217;s Electricity Pylons Could Ruin Area (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waveney MP Peter Aldous raised a concern over electricity pylons connecting East Anglian wind farms to the grid, says EDP 24. He thinks that renewable energy could bring employment boom in the region, but he is also worried about pylons ruining the area. The East Anglia Zone is located, at its closest point, 14km from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Needs to Keep UK Competitive in Tidal Energy Sector (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEO of a Glasgow-based tidal energy developer said that in order to keep UK competitive the Westminister government must keep an eye on the subsidy levels, reports Scotsman. Nautricity has deployed a tidal energy device alongside the HQS WELLINGTON which is moored at Temple Steps in the heart of London. Johnstone said that the rivals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarkson University Research Team Gets Ready for DOE Wind Study (USA)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Clarkson University research team, led by Mechanical &#38; Aeronautical Engineering Professors Pier Marzocca, Suresh Dhaniyala and Lin Tian, is readying its unmanned aerial vehicle, the Clarkson RAVEN (Research Aerial Vehicle for Experimental Needs), to acquire wind turbulence data. The three Clarkson faculty, along with colleagues from six institutions and companies in the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSIC Expands to Wind Power Industry (China)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), one of the country&#8217;s major shipbuilding conglomerates, plans to expand its business in the wind-power industry as it looks for ways of coping with a declining shipping market, said a senior company official. &#8220;Given the (likely) difficult market conditions in the next few years, we will adjust our business structure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Wants Studies Before Giving Support (Canada)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coun. Dave Elliott doesn’t want council to blindly support an offshore wind energy project in Lake Ontario. “Before we support this, let’s see both sides,” he told council on Monday. Elliott was referring to an item in the agenda that would throw support behind a consortium called Lake Ontario Offshore Network (LOON), which plans to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WWEC2012 to Focus on Community-Based Approaches (Germany)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published recently a scientific study on health impacts of wind turbines. The study was undertaken by a panel of independent experts &#8220;to identify any documented or potential health impacts of risks that may be associated with exposure to wind turbines, and, specifically, [...]]]></description>
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