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		<title>Blue Water Shipping Opens New Office in Rodby (Denmark)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Water Shipping opens a new Danish office in Rodby on the island of Lolland primarily due to activities in connection with the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany. Blue Water Shipping opens its 14th Danish office. This time, Blue Water Shipping establishes an office with primary focus on transport and logistics solutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Netherlands: T.O.S. Inks Deal with Towing Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[T.O.S. (Transport &#38; Offshore Services) and the German towing company Hans Schramm &#38; Sohn Schleppschifffahrt have signed a contract for the ship delivery and total crewing of the NavTug FlatTop &#8220;Torsten&#8221;. In the beginning of this month Mr Torsten Andritter-Witt (Managing Director) and Mr. Kees Wagenaar (Managing Director T.O.S.) signed the total crewing contract. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eneco to Hold Public Exhibitions for Navitus Bay Offshore Wind Farm (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eneco, a company behind the 76 sq-mile (200-sq-km) project, will be holding public exhibitions during the following 18 months to give an opportunity to Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight communities to see the project plans. The prospect of the wind farm is to generate power for between 615,000 to 820,000 homes a year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Wind Power Drives Development of New Technologies (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wind energy is the most mature technology among all renewable energy solutions. Finding appropriate sites for developing onshore wind farms might, however, soon pose a challenge due to dense urbanization (especially in western Europe) and concerns about the negative visual impact that wind farms could have on the surrounding environment. This is creating a promising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thumbs Up for GBP 89m Technology and Innovation Centre (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Technology and Innovation Centre will bring together academics and partners from industry and business – from across the international scene &#8211; to develop solutions to challenges which are central to economic regeneration and to address key technological challenges faced by society. It is due to be open for business in 2014. Professor Jim McDonald, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URI, DEM Biologists Track Duck Movement (USA)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biologists from the University of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and other agencies have implanted satellite transmitters in sea ducks to learn about the birds’ daily movements and identify important wintering locations. The baseline data the scientists collect will be used when government officials and offshore wind farm developers make decisions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vattenfall Completes Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, off the Cumbria coast, readied itself for full power today as commissioning work was completed on the thirtieth turbine on the cutting edge scheme. The European energy company said it was pleased with progress on the project and looked forward to the scheme generating at full power and exporting green [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hull Event Presents Benefits of Green Energy (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GREEN energy is set to change the landscape of Hull forever. With Green Port Hull and its creation of jobs, the city is standing at the forefront of the green revolution. An event has been held in Hull to help people understand what green energy means to them and how they can make changes in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlantis Resources in Talks to Construct Marine Energy Farm (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlantis Resources is undergoing talks for constructing a new marine energy farm that would be producing both wind and tidal power. The company is conducting talks with suppliers of transmission components to discuss cabling and converters including a feasibility study for creating the project from the very beginning or adding its own tidal turbines onto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Tripod Loaded onto OFFSHORE BHV I (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first foundation structures for offshore wind energy facilities were loaded onto the special pontoon OFFSHORE BHV I, which is 70 meters long and 32 meters wide, in Bremerhaven’s Fischereihafen on February 14. Weighing up to 900 tons, the tripods will be transported by rail directly from the loading facility at the manufacturer’s plant to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Croatia Seeks Investors to Build Offshore Wind Farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Croatia will probably build a 500MW offshore wind farm within the next wave of investments, reports Poslovni, citing Nenad Končar, head of Jadranska Ulaganja. Due to the crisis in the shipbuilding industry, shipyards have turned to the offshore wind energy. The Zagreb-based company is currently doing a research and analysis of the three shipyards for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swire Pacific Acquires Seabed AS (Norway)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Limited (SPO) today announced the acquisition of Seabed AS, based in Bergen, Norway. Seabed AS was founded in 2008 by Mr Hans Martin Gravdal, who has more than 30 years of experience within a wide range of subsea operations. Mr Gravdal and his experienced team will continue with the company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Wind is Strongest Performer for Funding, Jobs and Investments, EEPR Says (Belgium)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly. The 4 billion Euro European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) was launched in 2009 in response [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore Wind Could Help Europe, Says Rasmussen (Denmark)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the offshore wind energy sector could help Europe get back on its feet after the current financial crisis. “If the sector understands their role I’m sure they could take the lead in bringing Europe out of the crisis, as the first mover”, he added in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Budget Proposal, Harwich to Become Wind Port? (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new budget proposal has increased a chance for Harwich to become a wind port. More than 100 MPs have written to the Prime Minister David Cameron calling for a dramatic cut to the £500 million a year subsidies for onshore wind farms and more influence for the local people to stop them being built. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Sector to Share Wave and Tidal Development Costs (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of MPs has claimed the public sector should pay for the part of wave and tidal development costs to attract more investment, reports Scotsman. The House of Commons&#8217; Energy and Climate Change Committee will call on the government to reduce the investment risk so that the UK can keep its leading position in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seaford Residents to Give Their Opinion on Rampion Offshore Wind Farm (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of the Seaford community have been asked to express their opinion about proposals for a wind farm off the Sussex coast. Public gathering is planned for March 12 at which representatives of E.ON will discuss the project in more detail with the local community and hear their views. According to the draft plans, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister Hendry in Green Visit to Edinburgh (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minister of State Charles Hendry saw the positive effects of Government support for Scottish renewable energy projects during an official visit to Edinburgh today. He began his trip with a visit to Artemis Intelligent Power, an innovative green technology company based in the City. Artemis was one of the first recipients of a DECC grant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers Appoint Chair of HIE (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Lorne Crerar has been appointed by Ministers as Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Lorne is a founding partner and Chairman of Scottish commercial law firm Harper Macleod LLP, which has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness and has held the part-time Chair of Banking Law at Glasgow University since 1997. Lorne was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aberdeen to Host Renewable Energy Event (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aberdeen City and Shire will underline its commitment to the renewables industry in May with its largest ever showcase of renewable energy businesses at the prestigious All-Energy trade exhibition and conference in Aberdeen. The region’s pavilion at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) will feature more than 55 local businesses on a high-profile stand comprising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WAB Changes Its Name (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the Wind Energy Agency WAB announced that it has changed its name. The network has changed the name from Wind Energy Agency Bremerhaven/ Bremen e.V. to WAB e.V. In addition, the ten-member board was elected. Members of the Executive Board of the Industry Association are as follows: Gerhard Gerdes (German Wind Guard Ltd.), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPT Welcomes Report on Future of Marine Renewables in UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (“OPT”), a leading wave energy technology company, announces its support for the key conclusions of the UK’s Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report on the future of marine renewables in the UK. The Report’s key recommendations include: A formal cost of energy target of 14p/kWh by 2020 is adopted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NNDC Could Face GBP 100,000 Fine (UK)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) rejected the plans to place offshore wind farm power cables throughout the countryside and now a fine of £100,000 might be imposed on the Council in case it opposes the appeal filed by Warwick Energy. The council’s members stated that they do not have the financial assets necessary for proceeding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Interest in EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The investment offer for EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm appears to be very popular: many municipal utilities, industrial companies and institutional investors from Baden-Württemberg and Germany are interested in participating in the second EnBW&#8217;s Baltic Sea wind farm. &#8220;We are delighted to be well received. In addition to partners who have already participated in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction of German Offshore Wind Parks Goes Off Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction of Germany’s offshore wind parks will not be on time due to setbacks in connecting turbines to the power grid caused by the problems with ensuring cables and transformer stations, reports Bloomberg. Consequently, EON AG (EOAN) and RWE AG (RWE) have stressed their intention to suspend investment in wind projects unless obstacles are removed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PALFINGER WIND Secures New Orders (Germany)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the high level of orders received in 2011, PALFINGER WIND has further strengthened its position as market leader in offshore wind cranes. Thomas Nitsch, Head of PALFINGER WIND Cranes, says, “Our success in winning orders for several major offshore wind farm projects shows that we are on the right track with our complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOCHTIEF Orders Wind Farm Installation Vessel (Poland)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOCHTIEF Solutions has commissioned the construction of a further heavy-lift jack-up vessel from the Crist shipyard in Poland for the installation of offshore wind farms. The vessel, dubbed &#8220;VIDAR,&#8221; is to start operating in 2013 to meet the huge demand for special-purpose equipment in this booming market. The VIDAR will be HOCHTIEF’s fourth heavy-duty craft, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETI Plans to Accommodate Floating Wind Turbines at Wave Hub (UK)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is investigating whether it could use Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, to accommodate floating offshore wind turbines as part of a demonstration project valued at over £25 million. Plans for the offshore wind floating system demonstration project, which would open up new areas off the coast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LOC Expands Its Activities in Asia Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London Offshore Consultants (LOC), one of the world’s leading independent marine and offshore industry consultancy firms, is set to expand its activities and office network in Asia Pacific, it announced today. LOC provides a range of specialist consultancy services on planning, design and execution of high value, complex marine and energy based operations through to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RenewableUK Welcomes Committee&#8217;s Report</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee which calls for an increase in the deployment of wave and tidal power. The Committee Chairman Tim Yeo MP said &#8220;Britannia really could rule the waves when it comes to marine renewable energy&#8221;. The Committee calls [...]]]></description>
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