China is the development of offshore wind power potential of the country most expected by 2020, China’s offshore wind power market… (f-paper) [mappress] Source: f-paper, July 04, 2011;
Vestas Government Relations has officially opened the Vestas Wind Systems A/S Representative Office in Brussels, Belgium to improve Vestas representation with EU stakeholders and lawmakers. The Representative Office is headed by Emmanuelle Raoult, Director of EU Affairs, with support from Vestas Gro
LEEDCo hopes to harness the power of the wind — and a unique revenue-sharing agreement — to benefit the entire region. By Jennifer Keirn (LEEDCo) [mappress] Source: LEEDCo , July 04, 2011;
Interfax-China reported that Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co Ltd one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in China plans… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru, July 04, 2011;
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with Danish group DONG Energy, a global leader in offshore wind energy, in response to the invitation to tender that the French government is due to launch. With over 20 years’ experience in the Northern European of
A Rhode Island Supreme Court paves the way for Deepwater Wind to advance the permitting and development of its planned Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on track to be the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The Supreme Court upheld Deepwater Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Gri
The European Wind Energy Association, which represents the European wind energy industry, said the region is on track to meet the tripling… By Angelo Nonato P. Cabrera (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, June 28, 2011;
An Engineering student at Strathclyde has developed innovative technology to solve a problem which costs the offshore wind turbine industry millions of pounds each year. Robbie Macdonald, 23, from North Connel, near Oban, has come up with a flexible bridge system to get technicians more quickly and
Brian O’Hara, President of the North Carolina Offshore Wind Coalition, issued the following statement today following news about the signing of Executive Order 96 creating the Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force. “I am impressed with the vision shown by Governor Bev Perdue today in recogni
This past Sunday 26th of June a major milestone was reached regarding the market introduction of XEMC Darwind’s XD115 5MW wind turbine. Installation of the prototype was completed at the test site in the Wieringermeer, Province of Noord Holland, The Netherlands. The XD115 is one of the world’s first
One of the world’s first community-owned tidal power generators could be producing electricity in north Yell by the autumn. The North Yell… [mappress mapid=”4211″] Source: shetlandtimes, July 01, 2011;
Five years have passed since Elsam, Energi E2, DONG, Nesa, Københavns Energi and Frederiksberg Forsyning merged under the name of DONG Energy. A merger process that began already in 2003 and on 1 July 2006, it culminated in the birth of DONG Energy, the largest merger in Danish history. “Five years
A2LA’s accreditation for power quality testing of wind turbines is in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for power quality testing per the IEC 61400-21 power quality testing standard for wind turbines. Only a handful of organizations worldwide have achieved accreditation in this area; DNV is the onl
Germany will become the first major industrial nation to completely reject nuclear power since the Fukishima disaster in Japan after voting… (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, July 01, 2011;