The premier U.S. conference of offshore wind professionals, Green Power Conferences’ Offshore Wind Power USA, has added an additional day to its February 22-24, 2012 schedule to accommodate wind energy professionals’ growing interest as the US is set to begin installing some of the first wind turbin
The Maine coast could become home to a pilot project to create the country’s first deepwater, floating wind farm. By Tux Turkel (pressherald) [mappress] Source: pressherald, December 09, 2011; Image: statoil
Shanghai Electric Group Co. (2727) and Siemens AG (SIE) will invest 169.1 million euros ($226 million) to form two wind-power … By Joshua Fellman and Sally Bakewell (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, December 09, 2011; Image: siemens
The down-scaled 1:6 test model met the full scale extreme weather and sank during extreme storm “Berit”. This extreme wave height combined with a storm surge (high water level) caused water to enter into the tower through the inlet pipe for the power cable (the J-tube) causing the tower to fill with
Information on Narec’s proposed 15 turbine Offshore Wind Demonstration Project to be located off the coast of Blyth, will take place w/c 12th December at the following locations: 13th December, 13:00 – 20:00 Blyth Community Enterprise Centre 14th December, 13:00 – 20:00 The Windsor Hotel, Whitley Ba
UK offshore wind energy development costs are rising as sites move into deeper waters with bigger turbines, those in the industry say. (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, December 08, 2011; Image: principlepowerinc
Professor Habib Dagher is building the first offshore wind farm in North America that will float off the coast of Maine… By John Terrett (aljazeera) [mappress] Source: aljazeera, December 08, 2011; Image: deepcwind
The renewable energy sector is quickly turning into a profitable business: in 2010 investment in the renewable energy projects exceeded the ones in fossil fuel demonstrating a new trend in investors’ strategy. Offshore wind, with its incomparably high energy production per hour witnessed important d
Corvallis-based M3 Wave Energy Systems debuted its power-generating technology last week at the Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory at… (sustainablebusinessoregon) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusinessoregon, December 08, 2011; Image: m3wave
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the development and funding application for a 5MW CETO demonstration project off British Columbia, Canada. Carnegie, through its British Columbian based subsidiary Pacific Coastal Wave Energy Corporation (PCWE), has been developing the Ucl
WALES’S Business Minister Edwina Hart was able to see first-hand how Flintshire businesses are benefiting from… (flintshirechronicle) [mappress] Source: flintshirechronicle, December 08, 2011; Image: signworldgroup
A SPECIALIST engineering group behind a ground-breaking £150 million green energy development is supporting the Humber Renewables Awards 2012. The Spencer Group has been announced as sponsor of the Engaging the Community category in the awards, which take place in March. Nominations are now being ta
RenewableUK, the trade associate for wind and tidal power, has initiated an agency hunt to amplify its voice in the national debate… (prweek) [mappress] Source: prweek, December 08, 2011; Image: statkraft
CONSTRUCTION of a wind farm off the coast of Mostyn at a cost of two billion euros is gathering pace. (leaderlive) [mappress] Source: leaderlive, December 08, 2011
