The U.S. Virgin Islands Public Services Commission approved recognition of offshore wind developer Ocean Offshore Energy, LLC as a public utility on Thursday, June 27, Virgin Islands Daily News reports. This decision has opened the way for the development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of St
Governor Paul R. LePage signed LD 1472, “An Act to Provide for Economic Development with Offshore Wind Power.” The Governor advocated for an amendment to the bill which requires the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to conduct a second round of competitive bidding for offshore wind projects. A
A £10m fund, backed by the Government, has been launched by Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) to help companies bid for work to further strengthen the local economy. The Tees Valley Catalyst Fund is the first of its kind anywhere in the UK and is uniquely available to Tees Valley companies and projects. I
Combined heat and power (CHP) systems are very popular in high-rise buildings as well as industrial sites and other facilities where they produce heat and power at a reasonable cost. CHP systems can save as much as 40% energy compared with traditional ways of producing electricity and heat separatel
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, in partnership with the City of New Bedford, will host an informational meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. The meeting will be held in New Bedford Public Library on July 2, 2013. Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Termina
More than 1,300 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power generation capacity are expected to come online in the next 10 years, creating an unprecedented amount of instability on the grid—particularly in key markets within North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific. As grid operators adapt to incr
Germany: Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm Half Done Half of the total 30 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm have already been set up. The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind tu
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Wales Cymru organized a conference on Severn Estuary’s tidal energy potential on Wednesday, June 26, which gathered engineering and environmental experts, but also officials like First Minister of Wales, Rt Hon Carwyn Jones. The conference came a couple of we
Following the ‘offshore world premiere’ of the V112-3.0MW from Vestas when it was installed in May at the Swedish Kårehamn site, 72 V112s are now to be installed in Belgium at the Northwind site. The installation will begin over the summer and the site is expected to be in commission next year. The
The UK Government’s published draft on renewable energy strike prices has been welcomed by business leaders in the Humber’s renewable energy sector. Mark O’Reilly, director Team Humber Marine Alliance commented: “Today’s surprise announcement from Danny Alexander regarding renewable energy strike pr
The strategy of the European wind industry up unto 2030 is to develop offshore wind turbine technology into being the most competitive energy source. The target from the EU Commission is that the sector should cover a third of European electricity demand by 2030. By 2050, wind power should supply ha
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 – Growth Driven by Increasing Competition between OEMs and ISPs in the Post-Warranty Maintenance Segment” report to their offering. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the wind energy maintenance mark
Norstec, offshore renewables industry alliance for Europe’s northern seas, has welcomed visibility on strike price for offshore wind and Government’s call for industry to “get on with it”. The next step will be for Government to publish wider detail around contracts when it publishes its Draft Deliv
SMD has been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise by the Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. The Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Nigel Sherlock, presented the Award in the Innovation Category, as part of a visit to SMD’s head office and manufacturing facilities in Wallsend, North East England. T
