The French Senate has published a report regarding the costs of electricity production, which shows an estimation made by EDF, according to which France would not be able to meet its 2020 offshore wind capacity targets. The biggest French renewable energy developer forecasts that the country will be
Chinese manufacturer, Dongfang Electric, has announced its plans to launch a 5.5MW offshore wind turbine, Energy Live News reports. Besides co-developing the wind turbine, AMSC, a U.S. Based engineering company, has provided wind turbine electrical control system for the turbine. The new wind turbin
Hot temperatures are a boon for offshore wind energy. Deepwater Wind today released data showing that its planned Deepwater Wind Energy Center (DWEC), a 900 MW offshore wind farm planned 30 miles east of Montauk and 20 miles south of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island mainland, would reach maximum o
The wind energy sector continues to boom. Installed capacity worldwide, is set to rise to 493,330 MW in 2016. TÜV SÜD provides a wide range of services aimed at ensuring safe, reliable and profitable wind plants. Visitors can find out more at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 (Hall 7, Stand 7A02). “We offer
Germany has kept its leading position on the European market, being the sole provider of offshore wind turbines in the first half of 2012, since just three German companies managed to connect their turbines to the grid. Reuters reports. In terms of the installed capacity, Siemens is leading with the
Construction is well underway on the site of the £35m wind turbine drive train testing facility at Narec in Blyth, Northumberland. The main test hall will be completed by the end of the year and test rig components will then begin to be assembled onsite. The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is in
Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman Ignacio Galán today announced that Professor Susan Deacon has been appointed as a Non Executive Director to the Board of ScottishPower Limited. Professor Deacon was until recently Non-Executive Chairman of the ScottishPower Renewables Board, which has now been re
As the the Lincs offshore wind farm is in its preparation stage to begin with the power transmission to the National Grid, the developers have brought it in front of the finish line. A total of 75 turbines should be operational by the end of summer, Centrica, which acquired this project in 2004 from
The North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) says that the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind project will have ‘serious detrimental impact’ on the natural beauty of the coastline. The proposed project has raised AONB´s concerns over its industrial aspect and its proximity to
India is preparing to harness great offshore wind potential in the coastal states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka, the Hindu news portal informs At a meeting held with the aim of preparing draft policy guidelines of the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy for development o
The Switch will participate in Husum WindEnergy 2012 on September 18 – 22 at booth #F06 in hall 2 in Messe Husum, Germany. The Switch is a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (FPC) packages for wind power and other renewable energy application
At a meeting held on Tuesday at City Hall, local fishermen stated their concerns over the development of offshore wind projects in waters off Massachusetts and Rhode Island to the director of the federal Bureau of Offshore Energy Management, Tommy Beaudreau. Mr. Beaudreau said that BOEM has excluded
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, yesterday announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced agreement to acquire the Olaer Group headquartered in Deeside, United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Olaer Gro
Energi Coast has warned the Government’s delay on announcing levels of financial support for renewable energy will put jobs and investment at risk. It was announced yesterday that the Renewables Obligation (RO) banding levels of government funding, which were originally expected to be set in the spr
