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  • Cats Bigger Threat to Birds Than Wind Turbines (Belgium)

    23 March 2011
    Environment

    Lost in the excitement of last week’s EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels was a press release from the American Bird Conservancy noting that at least 500 million birds are killed in the US each year by cats. A comparison of that figure to the 440,000 birds reportedly killed annually in the US by collisions […]

  • Balancing With Environment and Economy While Fighting Anti-Wind Farm Loby (Belgium)

    17 March 2011

    The negative impacts of offshore wind power can be avoided altogether or mitigated through proper planning, people attending a panel session at the EWEA2011 Annual Event heard Thursday. Dan Wilhelmsson of the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences added that the offshore wind power sector can even be positive for the local marine environment. […]

  • Different Opinions on Offshore Energy at State Panel (USA)

    14 March 2011

    A state panel on offshore energy heard a mix of opinions as it stopped in Carteret County to get public input, but at least one thing was… By Jannette Pippin (jdnews) [mappress] Source: jdnews , March 14, 2011;

  • Old College Capital Invests GBP 200,000 Into NGenTec (UK)

    9 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Old College Capital, the newly-created investment arm of the University of Edinburgh, has made a first investment in offshore wind … By Todd Cardy (growthbusiness) [mappress] Source: growthbusiness, March 09, 2011  

  • Time for Comments on Offshore Wind Farm Extended (USA)

    7 March 2011

    Criticized for underpublicizing a request for developers to build windmills over more than 2,000 nautical square miles — including parts of… By Richard Gaines (gloucestertimes) [mappress]   Source: gloucestertimes, March 07, 2011  

  • NJ Approvess Offshore Wind Incentive (USA)

    28 February 2011

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved financial incentives for offshore wind farms earlier this month, according to the…   (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, February 28, 2011

  • DeepCwind Maine Offshore Wind Report (USA)

    24 February 2011
    R&D

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the DeepCwind Consortium released the Maine Offshore Wind Report today. The report is available for download online at DeepCwind.org/offshorewindreport. UMaine Prof. Habib Dagher is leading statewide efforts to develop the technology and infrastructure that will enable Maine to capitalize on deepwater offshore wind as an […]

  • Cooper Lomaz Prepares for Offshore Wind Expansion (UK)

    23 February 2011
    Training & Education

    Over the course of the next three to five years, there will be a huge demand for skilled mechanical and electrical engineers to work on the… (responsesource) [mappress] Source: responsesource, February 23, 2011

  • Trillium CEO Not Satisfied With Ontario’s Decision (Canada)

    23 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Trillium Wind Power Corp. has spent the past 15 years working toward developing four offshore wind projects in the Canadian side of the… By Angela Beniwal (nawindpower) [mappress mapid=”2637″] Source: nawindpower, February 23, 2011

  • GL Garrad Hassan Develops Wind Map of Lebanon

    18 February 2011

    Lebanon is planning to generate 12 percent of its electricity from renewable energies in 2020 according to official reports. To support an emergent wind industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has developed a wind map of Lebanon. This map is part of GL Garrad Hassan’s global resource mapping range which includes wind maps for […]

  • Spanish Cut in Solar Subsidies Shock Renewable Industry

    17 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    You would think that a cut to future subsidies for solar power in Spain would have minimal impact on northern European wind developers. (blogs.ft ) [mappress] Source: blogs.ft, February 17, 2011

  • Premier Dalton McGuinty Leaves Door Open for Offshore Wind (Canada)

    17 February 2011
    Authorities

    Premier Dalton McGuinty is leaving the door open to get offshore wind turbines and minimum wage increases rolling again after the October… (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, February 17, 2011

  • London Array Could Power 480,000 Homes (UK)

    28 January 2011
    Technology

    Business energy customers in Kent could be using power derived from a wind farm within a few years. According to the Thanet Times, once… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, January 28, 2011

  • “Everybody Needs to Understand That This Renewable Energy Stuff Creates Jobs” (USA)

    27 January 2011
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Representatives of renewable energy businesses are urging legislators to support alternative energy efforts in Virginia as a means of job…   By Alexander Chang (smithmountaineagle) [mappress] Source: smithmountaineagle, January 27, 2011

  • Johns Hopkins University Tests Big Wind Turbine Spacing (USA)

    21 January 2011

    Large wind farms are being built around the world as a cleaner way to generate electricity, but operators are still searching for the most… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, January 21, 2011

  • Gov. Bev Perdue Answers Offshore Wind Question at Hilton Riverside (USA)

    20 January 2011
    Authorities

    If you have an opinion on offshore energy, Gov. Bev Perdue’s Scientific Advisory Panel wants to hear it. The panel is holding a public forum… (wwaytv39) [mappress] Source: wwaytv3, January 20, 2011

  • First power from the Walney 1 Offshore Windfarm (UK)

    14 January 2011

    The Walney 1 Offshore Wind Farm, off the shore of Cumbria, has Thursday January 13th 2011 started producing the first CO2-free electricity to the UK’s national grid. Electricity has been generated from the first of the 51 turbines that Walney 1 Offshore Wind Farm will consist of eventually. When fully operational, the Walney 1 and […]

  • Offshore Wind Supporters Plan to ‘Swarm’ State House (USA)

    13 January 2011
    Authorities

    Today’s the opening day of Maryland’s General Assembly, and supporters of developing offshore wind power plan to “swarm” the State House… (baltimoresun) [mappress] Source: baltimoresun, January 13, 2011

  • Wales to Get Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    12 January 2011

    The first in a series of events to help Welsh businesses make the most of growing opportunities in the renewable energy supply chain is to… (newswales) [mappress] Source: newswales, January 12, 2011

  • Tata Boards UK Offshore Wind Expansion Boat

    10 January 2011

    Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy… By Peter Barker (maritimejournal) [mappress] Source: maritimejournal, January 10, 2011

  • AMSC To Present at Needham Growth Conference on January 11

    5 January 2011

    American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, announced today that the company will be presenting at the Needham & Company 13th Annual Growth Conference in New York on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Greg Yurek will discuss AMSC’s growth strategies and market opportunities at […]

  • Who Will Build Fleet of Offshore Wind Vessels (USA)

    31 December 2010
    Technology

    U.S. wind builders are on the verge of developing the enormous wind assets off the Atlantic Coast and on the Great Lakes. A recent Oceana… By Herman K. Trabish (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 31, 2010

  • Ocean Energy trying to follow founder’s bold ambitions (UK)

    7 September 2010
    R&D

    The institute’s directors are custodians of a bold vision — making Maine a global center of offshore wind power. Nearly a month after the… By Tux Turkel (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, September 06, 2010;

  • Marine Innovation & Technology develops WindFloat platform with help of Autodesk Software (USA)

    31 August 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Marine Innovation & Technology, a naval architecture and offshore engineering firm, is using Digital Prototyping software from Autodesk  to… (marketwatch) [mappress] Source: marketwatch, August 31, 2010;

  • EU relies on wind energy to meet 2020 goals

    24 August 2010
    Authorities

    Wind energy is set to be the big technological winner in Europe over the next 10 years, as EU countries get down to the serious work of…   (denmark) [mappress] Source: denmark, August 23 , 2010;

  • £10 million grants for UK offshore wind technology

    5 July 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today (Monday 5 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State Chris Huhne will announce the grants, totalling £10 million in a speech at the launch of the International Energy Agency’s Energy Technology Perspective report. […]