Francis Brown Ltd, the North East engineering company, has asserted its commitment to future skills after taking on new apprentices who trained in the region. The Stockton-on-Tees firm, which already operates an apprenticeship programme with three advanced apprentices currently training with the company, has now recruited Christopher Brown, 19, from Seaton and Luke Swinborne, 16, [...]
Funding has been granted for a new centre to develop and demonstrate offshore and onshore wind turbine asset management to help Scotland meet its ambitious renewable energy targets. The facility is to be opened at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The Centre for Intelligent Asset Management (CIAM) is a partnership between the University and [...]
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Ricardo’s progress in the thriving offshore wind industry continues with the signing of an engineering services contract with David Brown, a leading global provider of industrial gearing solutions and support services. Following David Brown’s announcement of its collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design and manufacture an innovative 7MW gearbox for a new range [...]
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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 [...]
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Sen. Scott Brown is calling on a federal agency to provide for public review and comment on Cape Wind’s bid for approval of its construction… By Michael Norton (bostonherald) Source: bostonherald, February 17, 2011
![NGenTec Announces Industrial Partnership for Innovative Generator Technology with David Brown (UK)]()
Wind energy technology company NGenTec has signed an industrial partnership with global gearing firm David Brown, owned by Clyde Blowers. Under the terms of the agreement David Brown will provide manufacturing expertise and testing services for the first 1MW prototype of NGenTec’s innovative new wind turbine generator, in return for an equity stake. The collaboration [...]
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U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday expressed reservations about a proposal for huge offshore wind farms south of Martha’s Vineyard and… By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) Source: bostonherald, January 17, 2011
![USA: Sen. Brown announces $750,000 for University of Toledo]()
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown today announced that the University of Toledo will receive $750,000 in funds from the U.S…. Source: abclocal, April 28, 2010;
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who faces a tough re-election battle in next month’s parliamentary vote, hopes his devotion to clean energy… Source: opednews, April 26, 2010;
![US: Brown Introduces New Bill to Help Make Clean Energy Production a Reality]()
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators introduced legislation today that would spur research on potential offshore wind projects, expand incentives for offshore wind development, and require the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a comprehensive roadmap for the deployment of offshore wind.
