THE tide floods in and out of Poole Harbour twice a day every day and now a plan is being proposed to harness that huge force… By Diana Henderson (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, June 22, 2011;
On Thursday evening, Åge Holmestad of Moelven Limtre AS and Svein Dag Henriksen of Hydra Tidal AS received the innovation award Schweighofer Prize 2011 for their work on laminated timber turbine blades for a floating power station project at Gimsøystraumen in Nordland based on ocean and tidal curren
AS THE world economy catches its breath and prepares to advance, there never was a better time for the Government to promote renewable … [mappress] Source: irishtimes, June 22, 2011;
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced detailed plans for the commercialization of its 2.5/3.0MW Super Compact Drive (“SCD”) prototype wind turbine generator (“WTG”). The Company also celebrated six month
AWS Truepower today announced important updates and improvements to its Deep-Array Wake Model (DAWM), which was first released in openWind® Enterprise in 2010. Concluding a rigorous validation of plant production and wind data from several projects, AWS Truepower also confirmed that the so-called de
States along the Atlantic Coast are racing to be first in the country to put wind turbines offshore. But a group in Ohio says the first … Read more at WKSU [mappress] Source: WKSU, June 22, 2011;
Financiers have warned that there may not be enough experienced pensions funds to meet simultaneous renewables build-outs across the EU… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, June 22, 2011;
Turn a glass upside down and plunge it into a sink filled with water. By Michael Kanellos (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 22, 2011;
SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, one of the worldwide leading suppliers for tubular steel towers and components for the onshore and offshore wind energy industry, is looking back on a successful trade fair participation in Anaheim/California. More than 1,000 exhibitors participated in the annual Windpower
W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS). The OWTIS concept has major advantages over existing assets, not least in its ability to improve offshore safety by necessitating fewer ta
Power major Alstom has acquired a 40 per cent equity stake in Inverness-based wave energy company AWS Ocean Energy in its first investment in the marine energy sector. Financial details were not disclosed. AWS said the investment will give it the financial strength to expand its operations and accel
The prevailing theme at the offshore renewable energy conference “Energy Ocean International 2011” in the US state of Maine was that while… (esi-africa) [mappress] Source: esi-africa, June 21, 2011;
Leading offshore wind developer, Mainstream Renewable Power, today announced its Board level membership of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition in the U.S. The company, which is already actively developing over 7,600MW of offshore wind projects in Europe, recently expressed an interest in develop
A DELEGATION of companies from Yorkshire will visit world leading experts in offshore wind power generation during a mission to Norway… By Ian Briggs (thebusinessdesk) [mappress] Source: thebusinessdesk, June 21, 2011;
