The government has set its sights on 33 gigawatts (GW) of energy capacity from offshore wind power by 2020. Government policy in this… (internationallawoffice) [mappress] Source: internationallawoffice, February 08, 2011
While residents in their hometown go through the paces of determining whether a large-scale wind turbine is appropriate for siting on Great… By Chris Reagle (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, February 08, 2011
Last week WWF released a major report arguing that the world’s entire energy needs could be met “cleanly, renewably and economically” within four decades. Published in conjunction with energy consultancy Ecofys and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, ‘The Energy Report’ noted there are no tech
“We applaud Secretaries Chu and Salazar for their efforts to accelerate the nation’s offshore wind industry. Deepwater Wind has long advocated for consistent federal policies on offshore wind development, so we’re particularly gratified by the steps the Obama administration is taking to establish a
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power announced today the signing of a joint services agreement with US wind turbine inspection and maintenance services company Rev1 Renewables, part of Rev1 Power Services, Inc. The announcement comes days after in depth discussions at AWEA’s Powe
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) said that the buildout of wind energy proposed by the federal government to meet a Department of Energy… (eponline) [mappress] Source: eponline, February 07, 2011
Dredging International and MEDCO, have been awarded a contract for mixed dredging and civil engineering works to construct two artificial energy islands, including their service harbours, aimed to provide Abu Dhabi with energy based on facilities for oil drilling, etc. from the previously untapped o
In November the European Commission published its communication on the EU’s new energy strategy for the years up to 2020 in a fl urry of excitement. But what exactly does the communication say, and how will this affect Europe’s wind energy industry? As EWEA fl agged up in its initial press release,
A new survey published by the European Commission on attitudes to technology shows Europeans are extremely positive about wind energy. People were asked whether particular technologies ‘will improve our way of life in the 20 years’, ‘will have no effect’, or ‘will make things worse’, The technologie
Over 200,000 people make the European wind industry tick. Who are they and what exactly do they do? Wind Directions met some ’wind workers’ to find out. Martin Mortensen spends most of the year out of his home country, Denmark. A commissioning engineer with Suzlon for nearly 11 years, Mortensen’s jo
A staggering 9.3 GW of new wind power capacity was installed in the European Union during 2010, reaching a total of 84 GW by the end of 2010… (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, February 07, 2011
A joint industry project (JIP) led by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has looked at offshore monopile wind turbine structures to improve the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, February 07, 2011
Gamesa has further enhanced its customer-focused strategy with the launch of a new website exclusively reserved for all of the company’s operation and maintenance services customers, who total more than 130 clients and over 12,000 MW of wind assets worldwide. Using Gamesa’s new services web portal,
Draka Offshore announced today The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has once again selected Draka as their subsea power cable provider with a further purchase of cables and logistical solutions. “It is always exciting to receive new orders, but to quickly receive a second order from a new custom
