10000 results found for 'News by topic'

10000 results found for 'News by topic'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Maryland Governor Testifies to Support Offshore Wind Act (USA)

    4 March 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    Governor Martin O’Malley today appeared before the House of Delegates’ Economic Matters Committee to testify in support of the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2011, which will require that public utilities leverage Maryland’s outstanding offshore wind resources by entering into long-term purchase agreements with wind power generation facilities off of the Mid-Atlantic coast. The […]

  • Lack of Coordination Could Rise Grid Costs (UK)

    3 November 2010
    Grid Connection

    A lack of coordination in building grid links to connect offshore wind farms to onshore networks in the U.K. could push overall investment… By Selina Williams (nasdaq) [mappress] Source: nasdaq, November 03, 2010;

  • Energy Minister Jim Mather to Attend Delhi Energy Conference (UK)

    27 October 2010
    Training & Education

    Energy Minister Jim Mather will be at one of the world’s largest renewables events this week to showcase Scotland. Mr Mather and SDI will… (egovmonitor) [mappress] Source: egovmonitor, October 27, 2010;

  • Contract for the Wind Installation Vessel “BRAVE TERN” (Norway)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    A subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into a contract for the specialized transport and installation vessel for offshore wind turbines “Brave Tern” with the Belgian offshore company GeoSea NV. Duration of the contract is six months with scheduled commencement in […]

  • Governors to identify appropriate areas for wind by the end of 2010 (USA)

    7 October 2010
    Authorities

    High-priority areas for US offshore development are set to be identified by the of 2010, according to interior secretary Ken Salazar. (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly,October 07, 2010;

  • Gov. Deval Patrick keen on fighting for offshore wind (USA)

    22 September 2010
    Authorities

    Gov. Deval Patrick said in an interview that the election of either of his two main opponents would be a “giant step backward” for the… By Kyle Alspach (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, September 22, 2010;

  • Deepwater wind keeps collecting wind data (USA)

    20 September 2010
    R&D

    Deepwater Wind’s Block Island liaison Bryan Wilson reports this week that the company is forging ahead with data collection despite the…   (blockislandtimes) [mappress] Source: blockislandtimes, September 20, 2010;

  • Kirkcudbright port boss finds Wigtown Bay windfarm “dangerous” (UK)

    17 September 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    Kirkcudbright port boss Peter Roberts condemned the proposals, for as many as 90 massive turbines in Wigtown Bay, as “dangerous”.Mr Roberts… By Doug Archibald (icdumfries) [mappress] Source: icdumfries, September 17, 2010;

  • Top News of the Week Nov 24 – 30, 2014

    30 November 2014

    Size Matters for Dong In an effort to cut down the cost of offshore wind energy as much as possible, Dong Energy is investing in bigger offshore wind turbines and plans to take it to the next level. E.ON Goes with 116 Turbines for Rampion E.ON has announced the final design for the Rampion Offshore […]

  • Top News of the Week Oct 20 – 26, 2014

    26 October 2014

    TenneT Invites Tenders for BorWin4 TenneT-owned DC-Netz BorWin4 GmbH is inviting tenders for BorWin4 connection system located in the North Sea. Trianel Wind Farm Borkum Commissioning Pushed to 2015 The initial testing of the link between Trianel Wind Farm Borkum’s transformation platform and TenneT’s transformation platform “DolWin 1” failed. Seatower to Load Out Foundation from […]

  • VIDEO: Simultaneous Measurements Taken Upwind and Downwind

    20 May 2013

    ZephIR Lidar has conducted the world’s first simultaneous measurements taken upwind and downwind of a wind turbine for the Technical University of Denmark, Wind Energy department, formerly known as Risø DTU. The deployment was videoed by Micro Quadcopter, here showing a standard ZephIR Dual Mode at the front of the turbine and a modified ZephIR […]

  • Ireland: Impressive Stats for Island Tiger and Island Panther

    7 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    In order to verify the fact that its Offshore Windfarm Crew Transfer Vessels were among the best in the business, Island Shipping decided to look back through the transfer logs. While operating for 20 months on Sheringham Shoal Offshore Windfarm, the Island Tiger and Island Panther carried out 37,205 logged personnel transfers. At the peak of […]

  • DeltaStream on Standby for Deployment

    19 November 2014
    Technology

    Tidal Energy Ltd’s DeltaStream turbine is now ready to be deployed in Ramsey Sound. Until weather conditions allow the deployment, the device is waiting in Milford Haven.  Tidal Energy will install and test a single 400kW unit for twelve months. The project will be used to demonstrate the capability of DeltaStream as a tidal stream generator and will provide evidence […]

  • MFLNRO Awards Investigative Licences to SRM Projects

    17 February 2014
    Authorities

    The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) has awarded two investigative licences to Canadian SRM Projects. Namely, SRM plans to develop several projects which will harness the tidal power. The two mentioned projects are South Discovery Passage, located between the City of Campbell River and the south end of Quadra […]

  • MEC Patents Wave Catcher Barge

    7 February 2014
    Technology

    Marine Energy Corporation has patented a new marine energy system called the “Wave Catcher Barge©”. The company claims that the barge can produce energy equivalent to four largest wind turbines, currently being Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine. Anchored to the seabed, it generates energy by gliding the water’s surface. This barge can be installed at […]

  • Germany: CPNL Tests Spreader Beam

    9 January 2014

    CPNL Engineering GmbH successfully completed a series of tests in the presence of customer NSW on January 6th in Nordenham Germany. The tests were conducted to provide sufficient evidence for taking the spreader beam and articulated pipes for cable joint activities offshore. It is the first time that CPNL engineered a product including German Lloyd […]

  • Ex-Serviceman to Help Recruit Workers

    26 March 2014

    Ex-serviceman and former prison officer Matt Knights is being seconded by EEEGR to Jobcentre Plus to help recruit much-needed workers for the East of England energy industry. Initially he will focus his attention on the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas, trying to match the ability of people looking for jobs with an increasing demand from […]

  • Statoil Innovate Hywind Challenge Extended

    12 September 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Statoil has prolonged the deadline for submitting ideas on Hywind installation. “Due to the high number of submissions and high interest for the Statoil Innovate Hywind challenge, we have decided to extend the campaign to 15 November. Shortlisted submissions received prior to 15 September will be contacted before the end of September,” the company said on its social […]

  • Carnegie’s Kieran O’Brien Elected to OEE Board

    18 December 2014

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) has announced the appointment of its Executive Director of Business Development, Mr. Kieran O’Brien, to the Board of Directors of Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).  Kieran O’Brien joins Oliver Wragg of Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Chief Executive of Scottish wave energy firm Aquamarine, John Malcolm as new directors […]

  • Damen Conquers American Market

    1 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Boat manufacturer Metal Shark has reached an agreement with Damen Shipyards to market Damen designs, which the company will construct at its Franklin, Louisiana shipyard.  “We are proud to offer globally proven Damen designs as we expand our footprint in new markets,” said Metal Shark president Chris Allard. “Damen’s impressive portfolio serves as the perfect […]

  • Applied Acoustics Showcases S-Boom in Vegas, USA

    7 November 2012

    The latest Applied Acoustics’ S-Boom sub-bottom profiling system is making quite an impact at the SEG show in Las Vegas. Its novel design, three boomer plates connected in series on a single catamaran, has already proved hugely successful in Northern European waters so it’s now being introduced to US companies as an ideal tool for […]

  • Jurnalists Visit Scunthorpe Steelworks Complex (UK)

    9 December 2010

    INTERNATIONAL journalists have been given a great insight into the burgeoning renewable energy industry that is being created in northern…   (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, December 09, 2010

  • Blowing in the Wind (UK)

    9 December 2010

    THE low-carbon sector is set to power Teesside’s economy even further in 2011. In this special issue of Go Green, we take a look at the…   (gazettelive) [mappress] Source: gazettelive, December 09, 2010

  • Roundtable on Seizing the Renewable Opportunity (UK)

    10 February 2011

    One blustery Monday last September, a record was quietly set by the thousands of wind turbines up and down the country. For the first time,… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, February 10, 2011

  • REpower Converts to Societas Europaea (Germany)

    15 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    At the Annual General Meeting in October 2010, the shareholders of REpower Systems Aktiengesellschaft (Prime Standard, WKN 617703) approved the conversion of the company to a Societas Europaea (SE). Since June 15, 2011, REpower Systems AG has been registered with the Hamburg Registry Court as REpower Systems SE, thus as a corporation under European law. […]

  • Ocean Power in 2011

    11 January 2011

    Ocean industry set to take off in 2011, research shows According to IHS Emerging Energy Research, more than 45 wave and tidal prototypes… (hydroworld) [mappress] Source: hydroworld, January 11, 2011