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  • Mayors Not Sold on Offshore Wind Turbines (Canada)

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting offshore wind turbines. Mike Bradley of Sarnia, Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming and Bill Weber of Lambton Shores responded with caution to a recent Conference Board of Canada report on offshore wind power generation. Financed by manufacturer Vestas […]

  • The AMBAU Corporate Group is growing (Germany)

    10 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The corporate group is adding to its performance portfolio by setting up AMBAU Offshore GmbH Bremen, Germany: All flags will be flying in the offshore direction from December 1, 2010 because this is when AMBAU Offshore GmbH will be launching its business activities. AMBAU Offshore GmbH has a product and service portfolio focusing on companies […]

  • US Politicians to Encourage Offshore Wind Energy

    29 November 2010
    Authorities

    This week saw US politicians taking action to encourage offshore wind energy along the US Atlantic Coast. Secretary of the Interior Ken… By Vicky Portwain (theenergycollective) [mappress] Source: theenergycollective, November 29, 2010;

  • Behind the Scene of Walney Wind Farm (UK)

    26 November 2010
    Training & Education

    A BILLION-POUND windfarm in the sea off Barrow will make its first contribution to poweing up Britain’s Christmas decorations next month.   By John Simpson (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, November 26, 2010;

  • The Netherlands: Korwind Aquires Major Stake in Typhoon Offshore

    25 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Typhoon Offshore B.V. and Korwind GMBH have reached an agreement for Korwind to acquire a substantial minority share in Typhoon Offshore. In Europe, Korwind serves as a representative of top South Korean industrial firms looking to gain a leading position in the international offshore wind industry, including such prominent firms as Daewoo Construction, Hankook Machine […]

  • Going Dutch: Partnerships in Wind Power (UK)

    23 November 2010

    Tuesday 11 January 2011 Moller Centre, Cambridge Will current challenges in the supply chain be addressed in time to deliver up to 33GW in the UK by 2020? Building the North Sea offshore wind energy market is encountering a crucial phase where a further developed supply chain needs to be in place to support the […]

  • DPU Approves Cape Wind Deal (USA)

    23 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Department of Public Utilities has approved the $2.7 billion electric rate deal between Cape Wind and National Grid, providing Cape Wind… By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 23, 2010;

  • Tiree Residents Against Offshore Wind (UK)

    15 November 2010

    Campaigners on Tiree are up in arms over plans for a huge offshore windfarm which, they say, would cast a shadow over the island and… (pressandjournal) [mappress] Source: pressandjournal, November 15, 2010;

  • $91 Million Ship Not Meant for Offshore Wind (USA)

    28 October 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Patrick administration started crafting a plan last May to buy a $91 million, publicly funded ship whose main job would be to plant wind… By Christine McConville (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, October 28, 2010

  • Campaign launched to save UK ports

    27 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    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) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, September 27, 2010;

  • UK Renewable Investment to be Affected by Government Cuts

    2 March 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Renewable energy investment in the UK will be hit by government cuts and new proposals for the industry might be anti-competitive and …   By Todd Cardy (growthbusiness) [mappress]   Source: growthbusiness, March 02, 2011  

  • Guildwood Residents Celebrate Offshore Wind Halt (Canada)

    17 February 2011

    The residents of Guildwood are celebrating a victory after the provincial government announced Friday afternoon it was placing a moratorium…   (insidetoronto) [mappress] Source: insidetoronto, February 17, 2011

  • Cape wind permitting process continues as lawsuits pile up (USA)

    11 August 2010
    Authorities

    It’s clear that a proposal to construct the first offshore industrial wind energy factory in Nantucket Sound would cost the Wampanoag… By Gale Courey Toensing (indiancountrytoday) [mappress] Source: indiancountrytoday, August 11, 2010;

  • China boosts offshore wind development

    4 August 2010
    R&D

    According to the research report “China Wind Power Market Outlook 2014” by TechSci Research, The wind power installation in China has been… (newswiretoday) [mappress] Source: newswiretoday, August 04, 2010;

  • Wind power to benefit UK jobs

    28 July 2010
    Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    Growth in the uptake of wind energy will bring “comprehensive” benefits to the UK, it has been suggested. According to Nick Medic, head of… by Kate Burrows (managers) [mappress] Source: managers, July 28, 2010;

  • Offshore wind power to break a record this year

    20 July 2010
    R&D

    118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid in the first half of 2010 according to new statistics released today by the… [mappress] Source: commodities, July 20, 2010;

  • VATTENFALL AND SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES APPOINT ERM (UK)

    8 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables, the developers of the East Anglia offshore windfarm zone, have appointed ERM as lead environmental consultant to assist in the development of the first project in the zone. The 7.2GW development will be built in several phases with, the proposed first site, consisting of approximately 240 turbines. The London based ERM […]

  • MPI CELEBRATES THE KEEL LAYING OF MPI DISCOVERY (UK)

    7 July 2010
    Technology

    On 15 May 2010 MPI Offshore Limited proudly participated in the keel-laying ceremony for “MPI Discovery”, the second of two state-of-the-art wind turbine installation vessels, currently under construction at the Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China. A tradition built up over centuries, the keel laying marks the ceremonial beginning of the ship’s construction. The keel laying […]

  • Merseyside coastline ideal for offshore wind turbines (UK)

    7 July 2010
    R&D

    Offshore wind turbines can produce an energy output which is up to 25% higher than for similar turbines onshore. This makes our blustery…   [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, July 07, 2010;

  • Ruukki broadens its solutions for the wind power industry (Germany)

    2 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ruukki has agreed with the Norwegian company Aker Verdal AS on the delivery of steel structures for the Nordsee Ost wind farm project to be built offshore from Germany in the North Sea. Steel structure deliveries for the jacket foundations of offshore wind turbines are a new entry for Ruukki. Offshore wind turbine towers are […]

  • SeaZone helps Forewind with Detailed marine mapping (UK)

    4 June 2010
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Detailed marine mapping from SeaZone is helping Forewind Ltd plan and deliver its offshore wind energy project in the North Sea.Using… [mappress] Source: spatialnews, June 03, 2010;

  • Wind turbine in lake Michigan (USA)

    24 May 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Chicago’s early planners weren’t talking about Lake Michigan when they devised the famous dictum: Forever open, clear and free.They were protecting an uncluttered city lakefront.

  • Green Ocean Energy’s wave treander (UK)

    20 May 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Aberdeen marine power group Green Ocean Energy has announced that it is set to secure a statement of feasibility for its innovative Wave…   [mappress] Source: theengineer, May 20, 2010;

  • France to develop offshore wind power

    16 May 2010
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    6,000 MW of offshore wind energy are expected to be installed by 2020. The tender for the first 3,000 MW wind turbines should take place in…   [mappress] Source: evwind, May 16, 2010;

  • Texas in a race with Cape wind (USA)

    13 May 2010
    Authorities, Environment

    If you picked up a newspaper in the last week, you probably read that—after nine tortuous years of regulatory review—Cape Wind has been… [mappress] Source: popularmechanics, May 12, 2010;

  • Germany: Vessels for Wind Farm Tenders use M72 engines

    4 May 2010
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The number of wind farms generating sustainable energy is increasing steadily. These farms are supplied and maintained by tenders – vessels whose specialized design makes them impervious to heavy seas. “Thanks to our powerful propulsion plant, the special double-hull construction and our electronically controlled fin stabilizers, the crew can access the platforms even in seas […]