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  • EWEA Announces Offshore Wind Energy Statistics for First Half of 2011 (Belgium)

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published offshore wind energy statistics for the first half year of 2011, showing a comfortable 4.5% increase in installations of offshore capacity compared to the first half of 2010. 101 new offshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 348 Megawatt (MW), were connected to the power grids […]

  • Portugal: EDP Renewables Announces First Quarter 2011 Results with EBITDA up by 19pct

    27 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables, a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, today announced that an additional 1.37 GW of capacity were installed over the last 12 months, of which 486 MW were added in 1H 2011 (around 60% of the expected installation for FY 2011). Electricity output in 1H […]

  • Sinovel Wins Bid for China’s First Marine Wind Power Auction

    22 July 2011

    Sinovel Wind Group plans to move its wind power packaging and transportation base from Changxing Island Industrial Park in Dalian city, Liaoning province, to Sheyang Port District in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, reports yicai.com, citing a company filing. The move comes after the Beijing-based wind turbine producer won contracts for 600,000 kilowatts in the coastal […]

  • Europe Could Spend GBP 2 Billion Annually by 2020 for Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    19 July 2011

      BVG Associates in a report commissioned by The Crown Estate, concludes that, by 2020, £2 billion will be spent annually on the manufacture of wind turbine blades alone for offshore wind farms in Europe. The report also shows that the annual composites demand for European offshore wind will reach 100,000 tonnes by the end […]

  • Banks of River Humber Could Host Thousands of Manufacturing Jobs (UK)

    18 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Thousands of hi-tech manufacturing jobs could be created along the banks of the River Humber as negotiations to bring further wind turbine… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, July 18, 2011;

  • Renewables Growth Prompts Return of Humber Business Conference to UK

    7 July 2011
    R&D, Training & Education

      A second major business conference focusing on the Humber’s renewable energy industry is being staged to meet growing demand for information on the rapidly-expanding market. Organisers say the latest event will see companies being urged to act now, to seize the opportunities available as the region becomes the UK’s capital of green power, including […]

  • Forewind Releases First Annual Review (UK)

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      Forewind, developer of the Dogger Bank Zone, has published its first annual review, covering the consortium’s initial 18 months of activity since being awarded the offshore wind development rights for largest of the Round 3 zones by The Crown Estate. The publication aims to summarise Forewind’s progress towards achieving its development objectives and marks […]

  • China Provides Update on Renewable Energy Industry

    5 July 2011
    R&D

    Wind power installation costs in China drop to US$463 per kilowatt. The cost of wind power equipment installation in China dropped by 12.5… (china-briefing) [mappress] Source: china-briefing, July 05, 2011;

  • Vestas Opens EU Representative Office in Belgium

    4 July 2011
    R&D

    Vestas Government Relations has officially opened the Vestas Wind Systems A/S Representative Office in Brussels, Belgium to improve Vestas representation with EU stakeholders and lawmakers. The Representative Office is headed by Emmanuelle Raoult, Director of EU Affairs, with support from Vestas Group Government Relations, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. “The office will represent Vestas in all […]

  • South Boats and P&O Ink Contract for Two 17.5m WFSV (UK)

    28 June 2011

    South Boats Special Projects Ltd. and P&O Maritime Ltd. announce that the two companies have signed a contract for the construction of 2 x Incat Crowther designed 17.5m Wind Farm Service Vessels withoptions for further vessels. The two vessels will be built under survey to Lloyds classification at the company’s new East Cowes facility on […]

  • Alstom Acquires 40 pct Equity Stake in AWS Ocean Energy (UK)

    21 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Power major Alstom has acquired a 40 per cent equity stake in Inverness-based wave energy company AWS Ocean Energy in its first investment in the marine energy sector. Financial details were not disclosed. AWS said the investment will give it the financial strength to expand its operations and accelerate the development of its third-generation wave […]

  • Ballast Nedam signs contract for Anholt offshore wind farm (Denmark)

    30 August 2010
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ballast Nedam has signed a contract with A2SEA A/S for the use of the Heavy Lift Vessel (HLV) Svanen at the Anholt offshore wind farm in…   [mappress] Source: ballast-nedam, August 30, 2010;

  • Turbine blade plant could stimulate offshore wind energy development (USA)

    23 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Days after a British wind turbine company announced plans to begin manufacturing turbine blades and components in part of the Michoud… By Richard Thompson(nola) [mappress] Source: nola, August 23, 2010;

  • Risø DTU receives DKK 20 million to develop vertical axis wind turbine (Denmark)

    19 August 2010
    R&D

    The Danish National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Risø DTU, has been granted DKK 20 million from the EU to develop an offshore Darrieus… (denmark) [mappress] Source: denmark, August 19, 2010;

  • Palfinger supplies cranes for alpha ventus offshore wind farm (Germany)

    15 August 2010
    Technology

    Palfinger has supplied 24 cranes for alpha ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on each wind turbine… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, August 15, 2010;

  • Attorney General Martha Coakley to reduce Cape Wind power prices (USA)

    2 August 2010
    Authorities

    Afraid consumers were about to get hit with a massive electric rate increase if she didn’t intervene in the Cape Wind project, Attorney… By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, August 02, 2010;

  • Germany to expand offshore wind power, UK might miss their targets

    29 July 2010
    R&D

    Norbert Röttgen, German Federal Environment Minister, has thrown his backing behind developing more offshore wind farms in Germany. Röttgen announced today that offshore companies can rely on debt guarantees from the governemnt to secure the financing of “10 mega projects” in the North and Baltic seas up until the end of 2011. The announcement signals […]

  • Greece objects to the construction of offshore wind farm on Lake Ontario (USA)

    22 July 2010
    Authorities, Environment

    The Greece Town Board has become the first elected body in Monroe County to voice an opinion on offshore wind turbines.That opinion was a… (rocnow) [mappress] Source: rocnow, July 22, 2010;

  • Fishermen Raising Money for Cape Wind Lawsuit at Portuguese-American Club (USA)

    21 December 2010

    Well more than 100 fishermen and their supporters turned out at the Portuguese-American Club Saturday night for the first Fishermen’s Night Out, a chance to socialize and compare notes about how to protect the rights of commercial fishermen in nearby waters. Hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes County Fishermen’s Association, the event’s goal was to raise […]

  • 130 People Attended The Island Institute Conference About Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    17 December 2010

    Lobstermen, politicians, environmentalists, scientists and representatives of dozens of other coastal constituencies and private interests… By Ethan Andrews (villagesoup) [mappress] Source: villagesoup, December 17, 2010

  • Lake County Commissioners Support is Important Says LEEDCo President Lorry Wagner (USA)

    7 December 2010
    Authorities

    Lake County commissioners’ decision last week to support the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. is an important step for the agency to move… By John Arthur Hutchison (news-herald) [mappress] Source: news-herald, December 07, 2010

  • Natural Power to Manage EIA on Narec’s Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme

    30 November 2010

    Leading international renewable energy consultancy, Natural Power, has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment (EIA) co-ordinators for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme after a competitive tendering exercise run by Turner and Townsend on Narec’s behalf. The Demonstrator will be located offshore from Narec’s Blyth headquarters, and will enable turbine […]

  • University of Maine to Establish Matthew R. Simmons Ocean Energy Initiative Fund (USA)

    24 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    A generous donation from the family of the late Matthew R. Simmons, the founder and chairman of the Ocean Energy Institute, along with all… (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, January 24, 2011

  • Fugro GEOS Plays Vital Role in Two Offshore Wind Projects (UK)

    11 January 2011

    Collection of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data plays a vital role at different phases of offshore wind farm projects ranging from early feasibility studies to engineering design and construction phases, as demonstrated by two recent contracts won by Fugro GEOS, for UK Round 2 and 3 projects. Seagreen Wind Energy has recently awarded Fugro GEOS […]

  • Wind & Ocean Energy Seminar at Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel (USA)

    5 January 2011

    CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, has announced the 2011 Wind & Ocean Energy… (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, January 05, 2011

  • Humberside Engineering Training Association Apprentice Could Become Offshore Wind Engineer (UK)

    31 December 2010
    Training & Education

    A FIRST offshore wind apprentice has been taken on in Grimsby – in a move described as “a huge boost” to two Grimsby Telegraph campaigns.   (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, December 31, 2010