This calendar year, Siemens won six contracts for offshore wind farms with a total capacity of about 1.4 gigawatts (GW) – enough to supply clean electricity to more than 1.4 million homes. The latest success was the award of the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, for Amrumbank West GmbH, a sub
Dermot Byrne, CEO of EirGrid, said that the wind power could satisfy 30% of Ireland’s energy need by 2020, reports insideireland. By September 2011, the installed capacity of wind generation reached 1,585 MW in Ireland. There is ongoing work on researching the potential of other renewable sources. I
Speed is of the essence: the GIB is needed urgently to help fund energy efficiency, including by helping to reduce the interest rates… By Dustin Benton ( mrw ) [mappress] Source: mrw, December 16, 2011
At this year’s EWEA Offshore exhibition Amsterdam many new contacts could be established and the relationship of ep4 offshore business partner BBB Umwelttechnik could be intensified. The this year’s offshore exhibition EWEA Offshore 2011 in Amsterdam Die turned out as complete success. The joint exh
A Dutch firm developing wind turbines, which is backed by Dublin-based Mainstream Renewable Power, has received permission to trial… By John Reynolds ( irishtimes ) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, December 16, 2011; Image: 2-benergy
Five young men have taken their first steps into a new career in the offshore wind energy industry having been accepted as trainees. By Richard Evans ( northwalesweeklynews ) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews , December 16, 2011; Image: repower
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has Research & Demonstration and Technology Demonstration policy for producing electricity from sea tides. Giving this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the
Essen based renewable energy developer, RWE Innogy, is looking for a contractor to design, fabricate and supply up to 54 foundations for Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The contractor will deliver at least 44 and maximum 54 certifiable foundations. Each foundation will consists of four piles,
Next fall there will be a new set of directors at the helm of the boat school in the city. By Mike DeSumma ( wcsh6 ) [mappress] Source: wcsh6 , December 16, 2011
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Guangdong Yudean Group Co., Ltd. (“Yudean”) to foster off-shore wind power development in Guangdong provinc
Things seem awfully quiet in the offshore wind power world at the moment, at least as far as any hint of a firm construction… by Edward F. Maroney (barnstablepatriot) [mappress] Source: barnstablepatriot, December 16, 2011
Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that the State of Maryland and the Maryland Energy Administration have reached… (thebaynet) [mappress] Source: thebaynet, December 16, 2011
The United States has no offshore wind projects in place, but experts are taking a very close look at North Carolina. By Suzanne Ulbrich (jdnews) [mappress] Source: jdnews, December 16, 2011
Siemens Energy has received another large order to build an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, the company is supplying 80 wind turbines, each with an output of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and 120 meter diameter rotor. The customer is Amrumbank West GmbH, a
