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  • Jim Dehlsen helps offshore wind development in USA

    26 July 2010
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Jim Dehlsen, America’s most successful wind power innovator and entrepreneur, has been tilting at windmills since the early 1980s.Back then… By Melinda Burns (miller-mccune) [mappress] Source: miller-mccune, July 26, 2010;

  • Study Shows Offshore Drilling Alternatives (USA)

    27 December 2010
    R&D

    Offshore drilling is out, but offshore wind offers new possibilities for the Atlantic coast. A National Wildlife Federation study should encourage wind-turbine experiments that could generate significant amounts of power. The study details the potential for wind power off the Atlantic coast, and the comparatively slight efforts to harness that source. The federation’s report calls […]

  • Blueprint for Renewable Energy Skills (UK)

    24 November 2010

    Tom Hopkinson, managing director of Taylor Hopkinson Associates, here provides his opinion on how the UK is positioned to develop a… (clickgreen) [mappress] Source: clickgreen, November 24, 2010;

  • Politicians to Acknowledge Urgency and Importance of Major Grid Investments

    24 November 2010
    Authorities

    The EU and Member States need to acknowledge the urgency and importance of major grid investments, according to a joint statement by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the German Engineering Federation (VDMA Power Systems) and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE). The statement was […]

  • Vattenfall to Cooperate in UK-Norway Interconnection

    2 February 2011
    Grid Connection

    Vattenfall today signed a cooperation agreement with four North European energy companies to plan and build an electrical interconnector between the U.K. and Norway. Vattenfall and its partners, Agder Energi, E-CO, Lyse, Scottish and Southern Energy, agreed to establish NorthConnect, a jointly owned interconnector development company. “NorthConnect will make an important contribution towards developing the […]

  • USA Installs 50% Less in 2010 Than in 2009

    31 January 2011

    Wind electric generating capacity additions declined by nearly half from 2009 to 2010 in the U.S., according to new information released by… (energyonline) [mappress] Source: energyonline, January 31, 2011

  • How Siemens Became a Big Fish (Germany)

    28 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Chief Executive Officer Peter Löscher still recalls the blank stares he received when he asked about the company’s green strategy… (eco-business) [mappress] Source: eco-business, January 28, 2011

  • Ocean Energy Institute in Rockland Closes on Monday (USA)

    28 January 2011

    A generous donation from the family of the late Matthew R. Simmons, the founder and chair of the Ocean Energy Institute (OEI), along with… (freepressonline) [mappress] Source: freepressonline, January 28, 2011

  • Offshore Energy Development Conference (USA)

    27 January 2011
    Training & Education

    Law Seminars International presents a comprehensive conference on Offshore Energy Development in Boston on March 3 & 4. This seminar will examine the current state of permitting requirements, interagency cooperation, national leadership and its impact on offshore renewable energy development as well as the relationships between offshore wind and other seabed users. The Offshore Energy […]

  • Ireland Falls Behind With Offshore Wind Development

    24 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    The EU is powering ahead in developing offshore wind but Ireland continues to fall behind, according to the National Offshore Wind… By Sarah Kirkwood (insideireland) [mappress] Source: insideireland, January 24, 2011

  • PM Backs European Supergrid Plan

    21 January 2011

    Plans to explore linking up green energy projects in the North, Baltic and Irish Seas were backed by Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of the UK-Baltic-Nordic Summit held in London. The Prime Minister announced that Energy Ministers will work together through the North Seas Offshore Grid Initiative and share experience with Ministers in […]

  • Wind Industry Companies Interested in Humber (UK)

    21 January 2011

    Other major manufacturers in the wind industry are interested in setting up bases in the Humber, according to Yorkshire Forward, as it… (insidermedia) [mappress] Source: insidermedia, January 21, 2011

  • Authorities Reviewing Offshore Wind Proposals (USA)

    20 January 2011
    Authorities

    The New York Power Authority plans to release more information sometime early this year on the five offshore wind power proposals it is… By Jeremy Moule (rochestercitynewspaper) [mappress] Source: rochestercitynewspaper, January 20, 2011

  • China Taps Into World’s Largest Wind Power Capacity

    17 January 2011

    China added 16 gigawatts of installed wind power capacity in 2010, having overtaken the U.S. as the largest wind power producer in the world… (chinaknowledge) [mappress] Source: chinaknowledge, January 17, 2011

  • Carnegie to Explore Irish Sea Potential

    14 January 2011

    Australian renewables developer Carnegie Wave Energy has agreed a deal with the Irish Government to explore potential sites for marine… (build) [mappress] Source: build, January 14, 2011

  • China Leads USA in Installed Wind Capacity

    13 January 2011

    China in 2010 became the country with the most installed wind-power capacity, supplanting the United States, industry officials said…   By Zhang (cri) [mappress] Source: cri, January 13, 2011

  • UK Energy Answer is Offshore Wind

    30 December 2010

    ENERGY statistics for the third quarter of 2010 show the biggest-ever contribution from renewables to the UK’s electricity supply, at 8.6%.   By Peter Elson (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, December 30, 2010

  • WTO to Resolve USA vs China Wind Industry Dispute

    29 December 2010
    Authorities

    China is now the world’s largest wind power market, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. In the very near future, China will also… By Andrew Krulewitz (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 29, 2010

  • Wind Plan Makes Waves (USA)

    29 December 2010

    The Obama administration has stuck a huge “for lease” sign in vast swaths of federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.   By Jay Fitzgerald (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, December 29, 2010

  • Determining Best Location for Tidal Turbine (Canada)

    9 May 2011

    Talk of electricity feed-in tariffs and tidal currents might elicit yawns in some parts of the world, but not on Long and Brier islands…   By Bill Power (thechronicleherald) [mappress] Source: thechronicleherald, May 09, 2011;

  • Xodus Acquires James Ingram & Associates for Undisclosed Sum (UK)

    3 May 2011

      FAST-EXPANDING engineering consultancy Xodus has bought a Welsh firm specialising in renewables.   By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 03, 2011;

  • NC Hopes for Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    28 April 2011

    North Carolina’s Port of Morehead City recently received its second shipment of wind turbines. The wind turbines were discharged from the…   (capefearbusiness) [mappress] Source: capefearbusiness, April 28, 2011;

  • China Expands its Wind Power Capacity

    26 April 2011

    The world may know China best for its massive consumption of coal and its plume of pollution over the Pacific Ocean.   By Glenn Meyers (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 26, 2011;

  • Developer Awaits Purchase Agreement (USA)

    18 April 2011

    The route for the transmission line from Galloo Island Wind Farm to the power grid still hangs in limbo.   By Nancy Madesen (watertowndailytimes) [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, April 18, 2011;

  • AEWC Builds One-of-a-kind Structural Lab (USA)

    12 April 2011

    The expansion under way at the University of Maine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center will play a pivotal role in the center’s…   By Matthew Soucy (mainecampus) [mappress] Source: mainecampus, April 12, 2011

  • WindPower 2011 Wraps up in California (USA)

    26 May 2011

    The American Wind Energy Association‘s WindPower 2011 conference wrapped in Anaheim, Calif. today, with an estimated 20,000 participants.   (fuelfix) [mappress] Source: fuelfix , May 26, 2011