NORTH and East Yorkshire businesses were urged to get involved in an industry expected to create 10,000 new jobs at an event in York… By Julie Hayes (yorkpress) [mappress] Source: yorkpress, February 11, 2011
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot project, the agency will soon inject millions of dollars into clean energy initiatives… (coolerplanet) [mappress] Source: coolerplanet, February 11, 2011
The Department of Energy and Climate Change, or DECC, has announced that the Yorkshire and Humber region could benefit from jobs and … (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, February 11, 2011
Alstom and LM Wind Power this week announced plans to jointly develop the world’s longest wind turbine blades for offshore wind turbines. (energyonline) [mappress] Source: energyonline, February 11, 2011
State Senators Jane Earll and Mary Jo White will hold a joint public informational hearing about offshore wind energy in Lake Erie. (goerie) [mappress] Source: goerie, February 11, 2011
Great Yarmouth port has been successful in snaring a proportion of the UKs alternative energy market since a wind farm foundation… (portstrategy) [mappress] Source: portstrategy, February 11, 2011
A growing body of scientific evidence clearly indicates there is no causal link between wind turbines and health effects in humans. This has been supported by a large number of studies and panels of international experts, including a study by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
The Reference Network in Advanced Materials for Energy (XaRMAE), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB) and SuperPower Inc. are organising the symposium on Superconducting Devices for Wind Energy. This symposium, which is co-direct
Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, today launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to jointly develop the next generation of offshore wind systems that will be deployed in the United State
Although many politicians in the US are still in denial about global warming and the nation’s frightening addiction to expensive, imported oil, President Barack Obama’s government continues promoting the development of an offshore wind sector. The latest evidence of the government’s realisation that
“We must act today to prepare the electricity highways of tomorrow”, urged EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger at a recent conference in Brussels. He also deplored the length of time new grid lines currently take to get approved and built, saying it was “unacceptable”. The Commissioner particul
Nova Scotia’s bid to become a North American leader in the development, supply and support of tidal energy projects took another step forward today with the announcement that an international consortium will test one of the world’s largest tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s aggressive marine envir
The competition to build a new generation of mega turbines is heating up. Last November, British-led efforts to build a radically designed … [mappress] Source: guardian, February 10, 2011
