Two new permits for wetlands disturbances could help ease the development of renewable power, but the changes would come at the expense of… By Bob Berwyn (summitcountyvoice) [mappress] Source: summitcountyvoice, April 19, 2011;
The highly successful 64th annual Hannover Messe trade show drew to a close last Friday in Germany at the largest exhibition center in the world. Before heading back to the States, AWEA Director of Business Development Jeff Anthony participated in one of the 60 educational sessions offered for Messe
A delegation of Dutch experts in wind-energy will share trade tips with the officials from U.S. Department of Energy in a round table… By Stephen Kloosterman (hollandsentinel) [mappress] Source: hollandsentinel, April 19, 2011;
Offshore wind power is not in place in most countries still, but it is in some places (especially the EU) and it is expected to grow… By Zachary Shahan (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, April 19, 2011;
The Nordic Yards shipyards in Wismar and Warnemünde have received a contract to build a second offshore platform from Siemens Energy. (ostseeblick-nienhagen) [mappress] Source: ostseeblick-nienhagen, April 18, 2011;
Twenty-five years ago IBM scientists, J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Müller altered the landscape of physics when they observed superconductivity in an oxide material at a temperature 50 percent higher, (-238 deg C, -397 deg F) than what was previously known. This discovery opened an entirely new chap
In the rough and blustery North Sea, almost 30 miles off Germany’s coast, 12 wind turbines tower over the water, with rotors longer than… By David Wroe and Kathleen E. McLaughlin (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, April 18, 2011;
The government hopes to encourage private interests to build Taiwan’s first offshore wind farms by 2015 and is preparing to offer subsidies… By Lin Shu-yuan and Alex Jiang (focustaiwan) [mappress] Source: focustaiwan, April 18, 2011
As New York Power Authority officials near a decision point for their Great Lakes offshore wind-farm plans, they find themselves almost… By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, April 18, 2011
The route for the transmission line from Galloo Island Wind Farm to the power grid still hangs in limbo. By Nancy Madesen (watertowndailytimes) [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, April 18, 2011;
Seajacks International (Seajacks) continues to build an impressive track record for the efficient and effective installation of offshore wind turbines. Having concluded their current assignment at Greater Gabbard, Seajacks’ two self-propelled jack-up vessels will transit to Falmouth Harbour, where t
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has, through North West Energy Innovations based in Oregon, invested US$2m in a wave energy… (scoop) [mappress] Source: scoop, April 18, 2011;
The tidal turbines are coming and Digby wants to be at the centre of the action. The town has launched a campaign to position itself as a service centre for the tidal energy industry that is beginning to evolve in parts of the Bay of Fundy. “We are the largest port on the Nova Scotia […]
Offshore wind turbines of the future should have much larger blades resulting in lower costs and cheaper electricity, according to the… (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, April 18, 2011
