Workships Contractors and Royal Doeksen announce that this Friday the 16th of September the contracts for 2 DNV Classed 21 meter aluminum Wind Farm Service Vessels have been signed with South Boats Special Projects of the Isle of Wight. These new build vessels are a perfect example of how the market
Indiana University Bloomington Professors Rebecca J. Barthelmie and Sara C. Pryor, along with colleagues from six institutions and companies in the U.S. and Europe, have been awarded $700,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to study Lake Erie wind resources and to perform a detailed evaluatio
A major agreement in Scotland is bringing that country one step closer to constructing a massive offshore wind power plant, which, once… By Lauren Craig (earthtechling) [mappress] Source: earthtechling, September 16, 2011
Blade maker Global Blade Technology will spend $17.6 million to place two wind turbine blade factories in the state of Indiana, saying it’s expecting possible demand from renewable energy developers in the Midwest and future offshore wind projects in the country. The company will lease 45,000 square
NORTH Essex could be set for millions of pounds of investment from major Chinese wind energy companies. By James Dwan (gazette-news) [mappress] Source: gazette-news, September 16, 2011
THE FIRST public exhibition on the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm sparked great interest. (thisisnorthdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisnorthdevon, September 16, 2011
Deepwater Wind hailed yesterday’s announcement by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to jumpstart the process for developing a large offshore wind farm to serve downstate New York. NYPA has filed an application with the United States Department of the Interior to lease an offshore site at least 1
Today, Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, brought BorWin beta to dock. It is the first self-erecting offshore transformer platform to be built in Germany. The power converter, which will contain accommodation units in add
A national innovation centre for renewable energy could be developed in Wirral, if funding is approved. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, September 15, 2011;
Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA), the port authority of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham, has just finalised its comprehensive proposal to assist in the development of offshore wind energy in the Channel. PNA has published information concerning the capacity and characteristics of the ports it owns, w
Tocardo BV is in negotiations with Marine Scotland over siting 20 turbines in the Tay estuary. (thecourier) [mappress] Source: thecourier, September 15, 2011;
Tideland Signal has supplied Burntisland Fabrications (BiFab) of Fife with the first aids to navigation to warn shipping in the vicinity of the new Ormonde windfarm currently under construction 10Km off Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The Tideland equipment is supplied in kit form ready to insta
There’s a chance to find out more about a planned extension to a wind farm in the Irish Sea today (Thursday). (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, September 15, 2011
A dearth of public information, complicated marine environments and even the corrosive effects of bubbles are among the challenges for companies trying to produce energy from river currents, tides and waves, but Sandia National Laboratories is working on solutions. Sandia is helping companies on the
