VESTAS has been awarded funds to develop massive offshore wind turbine blades in the latest round of the government’s Regional Growth Fund… By Ross Findon (iwcp) [mappress] Source: iwcp, November 03, 2011
Trident Energy, the independent developer of enabling technology for the offshore renewables sector, today announced the strengthening of its management team to support the development of its innovative PowerPod system. The team will be based in the Company’s new central Glasgow office. Trident Ener
As the UK government has announced plans to down grade the level of financial support for on and offshore wind and boost support the wave and tidal sectors, companies in this fledgling marine market stand much to gain. Marine renewable power developers were recently left stunned after the Government
Initially planned as a modest information exchange seminar, the Wind Power Conference held in Estonia in the end of October turned into an international wind energy conference. More than 150 people visited the event during the two days dedicated to wind energy in Tallinn. In addition to local partic
OpenHydro announced that it has been chosen by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association as a 2011 Later Stage Award Top 30 finalist. Inclusion in the GCCA Global Top 30 reflects the strong business and market position of the company in the marine renewables sector, and signifies that its innovative
Companies developing marine renewable energy are to gather in Battleby near Perth (Thursday 3 November) – not in conflict but in collaboration to share ideas and experiences relating to off shore wind, wave and tidal energy development. Hosted by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and Marine Scotland,
Donald Trump is not known for making friends in Scotland, particularly after his planned Aberdeenshire golf resort came under criticism from locals. (dailymail) [mappress] Source: dailymail, November 03, 2011
Green energy from Scotland may be needed to keep the lights on in England according to the First Minister… (stv) [mappress] Source: stv, November 03, 2011
Dundee’s waterfront project has secured £300m of investment, it has announced. The money – a third of the £1bn target needed to transform… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 03, 2011
Wind is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the world. From an emerging fuel source 20 years ago, wind energy has grown to become a commercial electricity generating technology in over 87 countries. Developments in technology have paved the way for more effective and reliable equipment and
Sway is currently testing its concept in real life conditions in Hjeltefjorden outside Bergen, Norway. The conditions are harsher than for the full-scale, which provides good verification for the concept, according to the company. The testing has fulfilled expectations so far, both in terms of motio
The latest research from Wind Energy Update reveals that despite the huge amount of attention given to gearbox failure, electrical faults ar… (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, November 03, 2011
WARWICKSHIRE tidal energy business TidalStream has been given the go-ahead on a £12 million project after securing major investment from a G… (leamingtoncourier) [mappress] Source: leamingtoncourier, November 03, 2011
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of Colorado, USA, is currently installing scientific wind, wave and motion measurement equipment on the Sway prototype under a collaboration agreement. This will greatly enhance the value of the Sway testing, and will provide accurate measurement to verify
