Plans to build an electricity substation in Norfolk have been refused after an appeal against a planning ruling was dismissed. Dudgeon … (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 22, 2011
The world’s first commercial wave energy plant went online this summer and is supplying electricity to a town in northern Spain. Despite its high investment costs, it could serve as a model for other coastal regions. The small Spanish coastal town of Mutriku doesn’t look like it would be home to a h
Up to 280 wind farms are expected to be built in the North Sea over the next 20 years, to replace closing coal-fired power stations and keep… By Louise Gray (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 22, 2011
A European “supergrid” connecting the electricity network of Britain to those of mainland Europe could cut the cost of connecting offshore… By Alex Morales (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011
Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica SA said it aims for a 10 to 15 percent market share in offshore wind by 2020. Its U.K.-based global offshore… By Emma Ross-Thomas (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 21, 2011
On September 10, 2011, Dr. Habib Dagher, Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center and the Principal Investigator of the DeepCwind Consortium spoke at the TEDxDirigo conference hosted at the Portland Stage Company. The TEDxDirigo conference (and Dr. Dagher) was featured in an article
The offshore wind farm Walney 1 was completed earlier this year and Walney 2 is on track to complete construction by the end of the year. Each phase comprises 51 turbines and the total output will be 367MW. The extension that we are consulting on would see an estimated 750MW added to that, making [&
WORK has begun on the third phase of expansion at the South Bank’s unique process industry training facility. (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, September 21, 2011
On 30 August, Barclays launched a GBP100m fund for UK farmers investing in renewable energy, tracking the massive groundswell of interest… By Giles Crosse (ifandp) [mappress] Source: ifandp, September 21, 2011
In March, the Government unveiled plans for a new industrial doctorate centre to train “future leaders” in offshore renewables engineering… (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, September 21, 2011
Federal officials came to New Bedford Tuesday for what was described as an early step in the process of authorizing offshore wind turbines. By Don Cuddy (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, September 21, 2011
A WIRRAL consortium is bidding for a share of a £200m government fund to establish an offshore renewable energy centre in Birkenhead… By Lorna Hughes (wirralnews) [mappress] Source: wirralnews, September 21, 2011
Aubin, a leading independent supplier of specialist chemicals to the energy industry, has invested in new equipment and international expansion following the launch of ground-breaking products. The company develops, manufactures and supplies novel chemical solutions to the conventional and renewable
Currents around the fishing pier are not fast enough to generate electricity but the area is suitable for research and demonstration… By Kristen Douglas (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, September 21, 2011
