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  • Interior Secretary to Speak at AWEA OFFSHORE WINDPOWER 2011 (USA)

    11 October 2011
    Authorities

      U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is heading to Baltimore to talk about steps his agency is taking to develop a clean energy economy.   (Associated Press) [mappress] Source: Associated Press, October 11, 2011

  • Ingenium Develops Unique Catamaran Vessel for Offshore Windmill Foundations Installation (Norway)

    11 October 2011
    Technology

    The market for offshore windmills is facing a significant increase. Currently it is installed or under construction around 1 500 offshore windmills, mainly in North Europe. More than 10 000 are being planned. The developers are looking for cost efficient installation methods and equipment. Ingenium AS Oslo, Norway has taken the challenge and developed a […]

  • Vos Prodect Innovations Participates in RenewableUK Annual Event

    7 October 2011

      Vos Prodect Innovations is going to be represented at the Renewable UK annual event, which will be held between 25th – 27th of September 2011, in Manchester. With 5000+ delegates, Renewable UK 2011 annual conference and exhibition is the UK’s premier energy event. Therefore, it’s a great opportunity to extend the business and keep […]

  • ‘Tidal Array in a Day’ Seminar to be Held at RenewableUK 2011

    7 October 2011

      Following their highly successful seminar with RenewableUK at All Energy 2011 titled “The Tidal Installation Challenge” SMT has assembled a team of renewable energy installation specialists to present a systems level view of tidal array deployment. Industry invited to join major initiative to help enable Tidal Energy to become a commercial reality. The first […]

  • Toray Files Complaint Against RI Offshore Wind Power Contract (USA)

    7 October 2011

    Continuing its fight against a long-term contract for the sale of power from an offshore wind farm proposed near Block Island, Toray… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, October 07, 2011

  • Naval Authorities Restrict Area Around Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    5 October 2011

      As of 1 November 2011, the naval authorities have formally approved the area around Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to be a ‘restricted area at sea’. This means that as of 1 November 2011, fishing and navigation, anchoring, diving and works at the seabed, which are not related to the construction of the wind farm, […]

  • Gamesa Invites its Spanish Suppliers Under Slogan ‘The Challenge of International Development’

    3 October 2011

      Gamesa meets with its major Spanish suppliers tomorrow in Navarre, rallying them under the slogan “The challenge of international development.” Gamesa will discuss its international expansion plan and convey to vendors the need for continuing to work together on this strategy for global expansion. The 80 supplier firms attending the meeting account for nearly […]

  • CLS Offshore Announces 28pct Growth in Its Annual Turnover (UK)

    30 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Less than two months after unveiling its new headquarters at Great Yarmouth, CLS Offshore has launched its engineering department and announced 28% growth in its annual turnover. The oil, gas and renewable energy services company has created 12 new jobs – eight of them engineers – and seen a steady increase in orders. And […]

  • Trillium Wind Power Files USD 2.25 Billion Lawsuit (Canada)

    29 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    A wind power company caught by the Ontario government’s moratorium on offshore wind projects is suing the province for $2.25 billion in…   By John Spears (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, September 29, 2011

  • Bond Aviation Group & AgustaWestland Sign MoU for Helicopter Purchase (UK)

    29 September 2011

      AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Bond Aviation Group, announce that they have signed an MoU today that will see both companies work together to establish a multi-year contract covering the purchase of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for offshore oil and gas support, HEMS, SAR and emergency service missions, together with support to the […]

  • ETI Project to Take Wave Energy to Next Level (UK)

    28 September 2011

      The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced plans to take wave energy to the next level with a project to design and demonstrate a low-cost wave energy converter system. Marine energy technologies have the potential to play an important role with other offshore renewables in enabling the UK to meet its long-term CO2 emissions […]

  • Gamesa in Talks With Three Potential Customers for Offshore Wind Turbines (Spain)

    21 September 2011

    Gamesa Corp. Technologica SA, a Spanish wind-turbine company that began developing models for offshore energy projects last year, is talking… By Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 21, 2011

  • REpower Develops System to Harmonise Wind Farm Management Systems (Germany)

    20 September 2011
    Technology

      REpower Systems SE (WKN 617703) is launching a system to harmonise wind farm management systems in September. The new REguard Interface B IEC 61400-25 is available now for all wind farms around the world in which REpower turbines are used. The system means that the various interfaces in a wind farm can be replaced […]

  • Offshore and Onshore Wind Power Needs Stable Policy (USA)

    19 September 2011
    Authorities

    With roughly 3,000 megawatts of wind farm generating capacity already in European offshore waters, and thousands more on the way, it’s clear that there is currently momentum in the wind power market. William Pentland of the Pace Energy and Climate Center has an article at Forbes.com, remarking on press accounts that General Electric, the largest […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Extension Could Attract Thousands of Starfish (UK)

    18 September 2011
    Environment

    Oyster fishermen supplying top Michelin-starred restaurants have warned that plans to extend a wind farm will attract thousands of starfish… (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011

  • Plans for Wind Farm in Lake Erie Put on Hold (USA)

    16 September 2011
    Authorities

    An ambitious plan for what was to be the nation’s first freshwater wind farm with as many as 150 large turbines in Lake Erie off Buffalo’s… By Tom Precious (buffalonews) [mappress] Source: buffalonews, September 16, 2011

  • Pioneer in Long Distance Monitoring Systems Wins Major Investment (Switzerland)

    14 September 2011
    Grid Connection

     Omnisens, a pioneer in continuous, long distance monitoring systems for energy cables, has received substantial investment from SVC Ltd., an investment vehicle fully owned by Credit Suisse​.  “From their success in projects demanding cost-efficient, long distance, accurate monitoring, the Omnisens systems are clearly answering a market need,” said Andreas Koopmann, chairman of the Investment Committee […]

  • JDR Cable Expects to Double in Size Within Next Two Years (UK)

    7 September 2011

    Subsea power and umbilical-lines supplier JDR Cable Systems expects to double in size within the next two years as it builds on its… (upstreamonline) [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, September 07, 2011

  • Converteam to Develop Number of Wind Turbine Testing Facilities (UK)

    2 September 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected for the development of a number of testing facilities for the rapidly expanding global wind industry. The state of the art facilities are under development by customers worldwide. In the UK Converteam has been contracted as technical leader for a wind turbine testing […]

  • Denmark Holds Leader Position in Installed Wind Energy Capacity

    31 August 2011

    In 2010 wind power accounted 5.3% of the EU’s electricity demand, but this amount varies wildly from country to country across the continent. Denmark, Europe’s wind energy leader, is of course at the top of the table – wind power covers over one quarter of the country’s electricity demand. But the country in second position […]

  • EDF to Test First Tidal Turbine Near Island of Brehat (France)

    30 August 2011

    French energy group EDF (EPA:EDF) plans to test tomorrow its first out of four tidal turbines with an overall capacity of 2 MW near the… [mappress] Source: SeeNews, August 30, 2011

  • NAMTEC Manufacturing Forum to Host Marine Renewables Event (UK)

    26 August 2011
    Training & Education

    The NAMTEC Manufacturing Forum is to host an event Marine Renewables: Harnessing the Supply Chain Potential in Wave and Tidal Energy… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct, August 26, 2011;

  • Donjon Derrick Barge Unloads Wind Turbine Nacelles from M/V BBC Orinoco (USA)

    25 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

    Donjon Marine Co., Inc.’s Chesapeake 1000 derrick barge was recently used to unload 22 wind turbine nacelles, each weighing 87 metric…   (marinelog) [mappress] Source: marinelog, August 25, 2011;

  • Roxtec Announces 20 pct Jump in UK Sales

    23 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      Safety seals manufacturer Roxtec has reported a 20 per cent jump in UK sales for its last financial year, taking turnover to £3.2m.   (menmedia) [mappress] Source: menmedia, August 23, 2011

  • EMU Limited Bags Prestigious Seabed Survey Contract (UK)

    11 August 2011
    R&D

      The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded marine survey specialists EMU Limited (EMU) a multi-million pound hydrographic contract as part of its programme to systematically survey the waters around the UK. Using the latest dual-head high-resolution multibeamechosounders to obtain seabed depth in unprecedented detail, EMU will cover the Shallow Water Lot of the […]

  • Report Reveals Better Conditions for Offshore Wind Power (Sweden)

    9 August 2011
    Environment, R&D

      Conditions for offshore wind power production in Sweden are better than earlier believed, a report by Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) and the Swedish Energy Authority (Energimyndigheten) has shown. By compiling data on water depth and seabed conditions new potential areas for offshore wind farms have been identified, especially in the counties of Södermanland […]