The opening of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm on represents a milestone, according to the CEO of the energy utility Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW), Hans-Peter Villis. “As the first commercial wind farm in Germany, this project has a special meaning for the offshore wind sector, “ said Villis. Baltic 1 w
The Port of Belfast will invest in a logistics terminal for handling the offshore operations of DONG Energy in the Irish Sea and to promote Belfast’s “green economy”. The project is part of the Port Development Plan 2011-2013, the largest single investment, as reported by the Port Authority. The ten
A group representing offshore wind power firms has rejected an ESRI report which calls for an end to subsidies for the sector. The National Offshore Wind Association (NOW Ireland) said that the country cannot meets its renewable energy targets without offshore wind energy production. Responding to t
HvS Dredging Support BV, marine support company from Harlingen (The Netherlands) announces, in addition to their current Support Vessel “Zwerver I”, a new unique Multi Purpose DP-1 Support Vessel is built, which will be called “Zwerver III”. The vessel is especially designed for supporting Wind farm
Ngati Whatua will hold a hui-a-iwi to decide the tribe’s future stance – including a possible rahui (embargo) – on the Crest Energy plan… (northernadvocate) [mappress] Source: northernadvocate, April 28, 2011;
– Strong competition to own and operate over £1bn of high-voltage transmission links for three offshore wind farms – Shortlist of bidders follows strong interest in the first round of tenders which attracted £4bn investment appetite – Preferred bidders for links will be announced from autumn 2011 Of
The Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) announces today that it has been selected by the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to receive an award of $489,468 in collaboration with the Maine Wind Industry Initiative and the E2Tech Council to organize, promote and expand Maine’s ocean and wind energy cluster.
North Carolina’s Port of Morehead City recently received its second shipment of wind turbines. The wind turbines were discharged from the… (capefearbusiness) [mappress] Source: capefearbusiness, April 28, 2011;
U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. George Allen presented a sharply critical view of President Barack Obama’s energy policies… By David Sherfinski (washingtonexaminer) [mappress] Source: washingtonexaminer, April 28, 2011;
The Tillamook Intergovernmental Development Entity (TIDE) is part of a group filing a pre-application for a $625,000 federal grant to… By Samantha Swindler (tillamookheadlightherald) [mappress] Source: tillamookheadlightherald, April 28, 2011
Marine and engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, has today announced the successful appointment of four new team members who bring with them a wealth of industry experience from the Renewables Industry, combined with wider knowledge from the oil & gas and other offshore sector
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company ha
David Brown has received in the region of £2m in funding towards the development of a world-class wind gearbox research and development (R&D) innovation centre in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Awarded by the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund, the grant will enable David Brown to develop and test new g
With Chancellor Merkel’s government turning its back on nuclear power, offshore wind parks are to pick up the slack. By Frank Dohmen and Alexander Jung (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, April 27, 2011;
