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  • Caterpillar, Vestas to Remanufacture Wind Turbine Components (Denmark)

    8 November 2011

    Caterpillar Inc. and Vestas Wind Systems have reached a 10-year, global agreement to remanufacture wind turbine components. Vestas, of Aarhus, Denmark, is the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, with an installed base of 44,500 turbines. Vestas has chosen to enter this agreement to ensure remanufacturing services of high quality and at a competitive price for […]

  • Scottish Renewables Comments on Institution of Mechanical Engineers Report

    4 November 2011

      Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  On the target to meet the equivalent of 100% of demand from renewable electricity by 2020:  “There are more than enough projects in operation and in the pipeline to hit the 100 per cent target. It really is this simple: if we build enough generation capacity, […]

  • Derek Blackwood Joins WFS Technologies’ Board of Directors (UK)

    1 November 2011

    WFS Technologies announces the appointment of Derek Blackwood, OBE, President of Wood Group PSN Americas region, to its Board of Directors. Derek began his career as a student apprentice with BP Tanker Company gaining an HND in Marine Engineering. He worked in a variety of roles within the oil & gas industry with John Brown […]

  • Austin to Offer More Renewable Energy (USA)

    28 October 2011

    The City of Austin is within reach of its goal to have 35 percent of its energy come from renewable sources by 2020 after three new wind pow… By Bobby Longoria  (impactnews) [mappress] Source: impactnews, October 28, 2011

  • China Speeds up With Tidal Energy Development

    26 October 2011

    “Tidal power generation has the same working theory as hydropower. You have to build dams aside lochs or river mouths where the tide emerges and place hydroelectric generating sets in the dams so that they can generate power due to the difference of tides level. From the angle of energy, hydroelectric generating sets translate tide […]

  • EnBW Looks QC and HSE Coordinator for EnBW Baltic 2 (Germany)

    21 October 2011

    EnBW is looking for QC and HSE coordinator for offshore Observer during the installation and the Health and Safety Coordination for Construction Site for the Baltic Sea offshore wind farm “EnBW Baltic 2 “. As part of the offshore installation phase of the windfarm, this will entail client services in the Health, Safety and Environmental […]

  • Hansen Transmissions Delivers Gearboxes for China’s First 6 MW Wind Turbine

    20 October 2011
    Technology

    Hansen Transmissions International NV announces the first deliveries of high quality 6 MW gearboxes for China’s first 6 MW wind turbine. Spearheading a new era of wind energy development in China, Hansen Transmissions has officially delivered its first made-for-China 6 MW gearboxes for the Sinovel SL 6000, the largest and most powerful wind turbine ever […]

  • OCC Gets Slice of Government’s Offshore Wind Grant (USA)

    18 October 2011
    R&D

      The U.S. Department of Energy announced that $43m worth of grants have been awarded to be spent over the next five years.   (pennenergy) [mappress] Source: pennenergy, October 18, 2011

  • McDonnell Hosts Conference on Energy (USA)

    18 October 2011
    Authorities

    Coming up with ways to decrease the country’s reliance on foreign oil and debating the role offshore wind can play in powering the energy… By Scott Wise (wtvr) [mappress] Source: wtvr, October 18, 2011

  • E-Tech Group Eyes International Award (UK)

    11 October 2011

      E-Tech Group, headquartered in Great Yarmouth with 20 engineering and supply bases throughout the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, were this weekend recognised for their international endeavours by being chosen as a finalist in the 2011 EDP Business Awards. E-Tech Group was founded in 1993 by four local entrepreneurs Gary Williams, Paul […]

  • Boat, Anchor, and Tidal Generator (USA)

    4 October 2011

      When summer comes and the fishing crews return, electricity demand rises by 40% or more. For Nushgak Cooperative, that creates a dilemma: The utility needs a plant big enough to generate that electricity, but the extra capacity goes unused in the winter, and customers have to pay for a plant that is partly idle. […]

  • MPI Discovery Undocks in COSCO Nantong Shipyard (China)

    22 September 2011

      On July 24, the second wind turbine installation vessel was successfully undocked in COSCO Nantong Shipyard. Whilst the vessel was in dock, the yard completed the installation of six pile legs and the lifting cylinder, the installation and commissioning of hydraulic piping systems andthe load testing of its six generators. COSCO Nantong Shipyard continues […]

  • South Boats Expand to Venture Quays (UK)

    15 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      South Boats Special Projects Ltd. announce their immediate expansion to Venture Quays in East Cowes. Following significant new orders from key players in the offshore wind industry, the company has leased a number of units within the former Columbine works, one of the most recognisible shipyards in Britain.  The Venture Quays site allows South […]

  • Lowering Costs of Tidal Energy (UK)

    14 September 2011

    As the tidal industry moves towards full scale multi megawatt arrays, one of the main challenges facing the sector is lowering projects…   (tidaltoday) [mappress] Source: tidaltoday, September 14, 2011

  • Paul Rich Leaves Deepwater Wind (USA)

    9 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Paul Rich, the public face of Deepwater Wind’s proposal to build two wind farms off the coast of Rhode Island, has left the company to… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, September 09, 2011

  • Island Turns to Tidal Power (UK)

    5 September 2011

    IT’S a windswept northern island surrounded by vicious Atlantic tides and currents. Now the power of at least one of the elements that…   By Frank Urquhart (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, September 05, 2011

  • RenewableUK Criticises Civitas’ Wind Power Report

    9 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind power works as part of the UK’s electricity generation system. The study, by Ruth Lea, Director of Civitas’s Manufacturing Renewal Project, claims that both onshore and offshore wind power […]

  • USA Eyes Offshore Wind Power

    4 January 2012

    The United States has never been shy about following European trends. Be it politics, philosophy or fashion, ideas have flowed west across… By Fran Berkman (longislandreport) [mappress] Source: longislandreport, January 04, 2012

  • German Offshore Wind Project Hits Snag

    3 January 2012

    The construction of offshore wind parks in the North Sea has hit a snag with a vital link to the onshore power grid hopelessly behind… By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (foxnews) [mappress] Source: foxnews, January 03, 2012; Image: rwe

  • EMU Opens Office Down Under (Australia)

    19 January 2012

    EMU has recently opened an office in Perth, Western Australia. Managing Director, Bruce Tomlinson, opened the office on prestigious St George’s Terrace in November.  “The Australian economy is booming, particularly from its oil and gas and minerals markets, so we look forward to utilising our global marine survey and consultancy expertise and our North Sea […]

  • Taxes Could Boost Renewable Energy (USA)

    11 January 2012

    There is a way that the tax code could be improved to boost renewable energy. For many years the technologies eligible for the PTC and ITC…   By Richard W. Caperton ( americanprogress ) [mappress] Source: americanprogress , January 11, 2012 ;      

  • Koch Brothers Turn Against Offshore Wind Power (USA)

    22 July 2011

    The war over America’s coastal-energy future has officially begun, and the result could determine whether we see wind turbines or catastrophic oil spills along our coastlines in coming years. The opening salvo came in early July, when everyone’s favorite climate-hating, fossil-fuel-loving industrialist villains, the Koch brothers, released a so-called “cost-benefit analysis” of New Jersey offshore […]

  • AXYS Finishes 200th TRIAXYS Directional Wave Buoy (Canada)

    22 July 2011
    Technology

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) has recently surpassed the construction of its 200th TRIAXYS™ Directional Wave Buoy. TRIAXYS™ Directional Wave buoys are currently deployed worldwide gathering wave data for renewable energy potential, research and impact studies, marine operations and general marine safety. TRIAXYS™ was created by AXYS in conjunction with the National Research Council (NRC) of […]

  • The Netherlands: Continuous Growth of Offshore Energy Event

    21 July 2011

    The 4th edition of Offshore Energy will again be bigger than previous editions. Based on exhibitor numbers of 2010 (231), the expected number of exhibitors this year is 300. Current developments show that this number of exhibitors is realistic. Even more, based on present numbers, event-orgaziner Navingo is considering further extension of the existing 8000 […]

  • Marshfield Lawmaker Pushes for Offshore Hydrokinetic Energy (USA)

    20 July 2011
    Authorities

    A Marshfield lawmaker is pushing to make one of the state’s oldest energy sources new again. State Rep. James Cantwell, D-Marshfield, wants the state to encourage research and investment in hydrokinetics – the harnessing of energy from moving water – by allowing private companies and municipalities to sell back any energy they create through this […]

  • Market Reform to Make UK More Attractive for Investors

    18 July 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The launch of the government’s White Paper on energy market reform (EMR) could help energy comparison customers find cheap energy bills in the coming years by making the UK more attractive to investors. Matthew Spencer, director of Green Alliance, noted that the publication “moves the UK from having an offer on renewables to having contracts […]