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  • New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act Bad News for Michigan (USA)

    21 July 2011
    Authorities

    The New Jersey Offshore Wind Economic Development Act turns out to be more like the “perfect storm” for that state’s economy — news that does not bode well for supporters of developing an industrial wind park in Lake Michigan. The Beacon Hill Institute has released a cost-benefit study that concludes that off-shore wind development in […]

  • New Bedford Hosts Public Hearing on Proposed Offshore Wind Projects (USA)

    20 September 2011

    Federal and state officials will be in New Bedford tonight to conduct a public hearing on the development of offshore wind projects in…   By Don Cuddy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, September 20, 2011

  • DONG Energy Officially Inaugurates New Premises at Port of Esbjerg (Denmark)

    26 August 2011
    Ports & Logistics, R&D

        The canteen and the reception area were full of guests when DONG Energy’s new premises centrally located at the port of Esbjerg were officially inaugurated on Thursday 25 August. Flemming Horn Nielsen, newly appointed country manager of E&P Denmark in the business unit Exploration & Production which explores and produces oil and gas, […]

  • Powering Europe – New Report Sets Out Vision for the Future European Grid and Markets

    24 November 2010

    Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) publishes a new report with a vision for a modern renewable energy power system, which sets out how the grid can integrate increasing amounts of wind energy. Last week the European Commission said: “The EU pays the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure”. Today the […]

  • Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Designer sets up new Office in Florida (USA)

    23 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Leading Design Consultancy Knud E. Hansen A/S of Denmark announces the establishment of a subsidiary company, Knud E. Hansen USA L.L.C. located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA. Knud E. Hansen A/S has been a leading design consultancy, specializing in the Cruise & Ferry market since 1937. Over the past decade, Knud E. Hansen A/S has […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Developers to Meet With Fishermen at New Bedford Whaling Museum (USA)

    31 January 2011

    A New Jersey-based wind energy company with a request for proposal (RFP) before the state to establish a wind turbine installation off New… (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, January 31, 2011

  • Study Sees 6,000 New Offshore Marine Renewable Energy Jobs in Westcountry (UK)

    31 December 2010
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Offshore marine renewables could create almost 6,000 new jobs and trigger a £4.8 billion investment in the Westcountry’s economy from 2015…   (thisiscornwall) [mappress] Source: thisiscornwall, December 31, 2010

  • Eldepasco NV Confirms Vestas as Preferred Partner to Provide Turbines for New Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

    7 April 2011

    After a recent restructuring, Eldepasco NV, a joint venture between the Belgian Colruyt Group and Aspivari, announced that its plans for the establishment of Belgium’s next wind farm on the Bank zonder Naam (bank with no name) in the North Sea will go ahead as planned. In preparation of reaching financial closure, the shareholders approved […]

  • GL Garrad Hassan Announces New WindHelm Portfolio Manager Software Tool (UK)

    16 March 2011
    Technology

    Owners and operators are under increasing pressure to reduce operational costs while improving the efficiency of their wind farm portfolios. GL Garrad Hassan has developed a new software tool to help facilitate this. WindHelm provides a single platform for the monitoring, optimisation and control of any combination of operational turbines, farms and portfolios. It gives […]

  • Pavilion Energy Resources plans new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Idaho (USA)

    15 September 2010
    R&D

    Pavilion Energy Resources and its joint venture partners have secured a conditional order for a $100 million turbine supply contract for a… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, September 15, 2010;

  • Top News of the Week Nov 3 – 9, 2014

    9 November 2014

    Siemens Appoints New CEO of Wind Power & Renewables Business Siemens Power Generation Services, Wind Power & Renewables business has a new global CEO. Mark Albenze succeeds Tim Holt who is taking over new responsibilities within Siemens. V164-8.0 MW Breaks All Records At the beginning of October, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s new wind turbine, installed […]

  • UK: Seawork 2013 Breaks Record

    21 June 2013

    Seawork has once again achieved full capacity, despite expanding the exhibition into a third hall. A vote of confidence for the exhibition, as well as the prospects for the industry, this year’s Seawork, which opens on Tuesday 25 June, promises to be the busiest yet with record numbers of new products being launched, demonstrations being […]

  • Europe Could Become First 100% Renewable Energy Continent

    21 June 2013

    The Global Alliance for 100% Renewable Energy criticises many legislators in Europe for still lacking full commitment to the transformation to renewable energy. At the European inauguration of the new Alliance in Munich, member organisations stated that renewable energy has become the key to Europe’s future economic and industrial development. However, according to the Alliance, […]

  • Global Wind Day to Be Celebrated All Over the World

    5 June 2013

    From Norway to Uruguay, Israel to India, hundreds of activities will allow people around the world to discover the power of wind energy on Global Wind Day, 15 June. From concerts in Croatia to boat trips in Japan, a video contest in Georgia and a comic workshop in Argentina, activities are many and varied, but […]

  • Seabirds Studied at Alderney as Part of Renewables Investigation

    29 May 2013
    Environment, R&D

    As a part of an investigation of wind and tidal energy potential of the Channel Islands, the Alderney Wildlife Trust is conducting a study on the island’s seabirds. The trust will observe feeding and foraging habits of shags and gannets for three years, using GPS technology to track their movements, the BBC reports. As explained […]

  • EMEC’s 10th Anniversary Celebrated at All-Energy, UK

    28 May 2013

      The renewable energy industry gathered on Wednesday, 22 May, to celebrate the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) 10th anniversary at the annual All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Aberdeen. Over 250 people attended a reception held on the HI-energy and Orkney pavilions at the show, which featured a wide range of Orkney produce. The celebrations […]

  • Canada: NaiKun Posts Quarter Results

    28 May 2013

    NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc.  (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a fiscal period in which the Company continued to explore ways to forward the NaiKun Wind Project while controlling its costs. A substantial restructuring was undertaken in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 […]

  • Cape Wind Responds to Misleading Newspaper Ad (USA)

    27 May 2013

    Cape Wind has responded to Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)  / Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MCP) newspaper ad by issuing the following press release:  Big Picture: Cape Wind has been reviewed carefully for 12 years, during which time it has earned the approval of 17 Federal and State agencies that have confirmed Cape Wind would create […]

  • UK: NOC Hosts Lecture on Emerging Technologies for Marine Mapping

    23 July 2013

    The 2013 RGS-IBG/NOC lecture will be given by Dr Russell Wynn, Head of Marine Geoscience at the National Oceanography Centre. Dr Russell Wynn will cover aspects of marine mapping from the deep sea to shallow water, and include geohazards and emerging technologies. The talk will also consider the impact of such mapping on seabirds and […]

  • SeaZone Teams Up with Snowflake to Launch ‘HydroView Now: Features’ (UK)

    9 July 2013

    Comprised of key marine and nautical feature types from vector charting supplied by official International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) chart producers, HydroView Now: Features is an ideal complement to the free-to-use HydroView Now: Basemap. Delivered through an authenticated geography mark-up language (GML) web feature service, organisations can utilise the service via an application programming interface (API) […]

  • UK: Ways to Lower OW Energy Costs

    3 July 2013

    Current wind farm projects have indicated that costs have stabilised at around £140 / €160 per MWh and regulators have put forward a challenge that offshore wind should reach a LCOE of £100 / €120 MWh by 2020, in order to maximise the size of the industry. Opportunities for savings across Offshore Wind finance, technology […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Government’s Announcement

    28 June 2013

    Following the recent announcements made by the UK government, Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables released a statement. She said: “The UK Government’s commitment to provide extra support for renewable generators on the Scottish islands will help reassure investors who are faced with the highest grid connection charges in the UK – but […]

  • Pontis Exhibits at Offshore Wind China 2013

    27 June 2013

    At the OFFSHORE WIND CHINA 2013 expo, held from June 19-21 at Shanghai New International Expo Center, Pontis again joined forces with Dutch entrepreneurs by exhibiting at the Holland Pavillion. Pontis’ Managing Director in Asia, Martijn van Breugel, was present: “The Offshore Wind Expo was as expected a bit quiet. But despite the considerable challenges […]

  • Sino-Dutch Offshore Wind Seminar Held in Shanghai

    27 June 2013

    One day prior to the start of China Offshore Wind Expo in Shanghai, a Sino-Dutch Offshore Wind Seminar was organized by the Consulate of the Netherlands in Shanghai and the Dutch ‘China wind consortium’. Pontis Asia director Martijn van Breugel was closely involved in the development of this high-end event which was attended by key […]

  • The Netherlands: Multipurpose Terminal in Eemshaven Completed

    26 June 2013

    The opening ceremony for the Orange Blue Terminal was held , just two years after the signing of the leasehold contract. The over 20 hectare large multipurpose terminal located on the Dutch side of the mouth of the Ems River was already operating as a marshalling port for offshore wind logistics during construction. This gave […]

  • Belgium: FOSG Sets Up Academic Forum

    26 June 2013
    Grid Connection

    On June 12, 2013, the Friends of the Supergrid hosted their first Academic Forum – a FOSG initiative to connect leading Academics with the promotion of an integrated European electricity grid. A number of leading European universities are represented in the Forum, including the University of Dortmund (DE), Katholieke University of Leuven (BC), Universidad de […]