Offshore wind turbines could provide enough electricity for the entire world if connected into the right kind of grid, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Delaware and Stony Brook University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.
Palfinger has supplied 24 cranes for alpha ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm. A platform and nacelle crane on each wind turbine… (cranestodaymagazine) [mappress] Source: cranestodaymagazine, August 15, 2010;
Corus today unveiled plans to construct a new £31.5-million manufacturing plant in Teesside which would potentially create 220 jobs. Preliminary engineering work is underway at the Corus Redcar site to develop a new facility to produce steel foundation structures – called monopiles – used to secure
A dramatic increase in offshore wind manufacturing is needed to meet the scale-up required for Round 3 projects, a report published by AMA… By Peter Brannen (mvgazette) [mappress] Source: mvgazette, August 13, 2010;
A dramatic increase in offshore wind manufacturing is needed to meet the scale-up required for Round 3 projects, a report published by AMA… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, August 13, 2010;
Deepwater Wind’s efforts to build an offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island have received a boost following the approval by the Public Utilities Commission of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with National Grid. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase p
Sales EUR 213.1 million. Operating result EUR 1.5 million. Net earnings EUR 1.8 million. In the first quarter of 2010/11, the REpower Systems Group (securities identification number: 617703) recorded sales of EUR 213.1 million, compared with EUR 300.7 million in the same period of the previous year.
Wind power is at the core of a new competition coming to high schools throughout Maine. The “Windstorm Challenge” has students designing and… By Meghan Hayward (wabi) [mappress] Source: wabi, August 13, 2010;
Oceana County commissioners Thursday afternoon rejected the request by a private offshore wind turbine developer to move forward with… By Eric Gaertner (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, August 13, 2010; Scandia originally proposed a large-scale wind-energy development, much of it based in Lake Michi
The Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) and the Offshore Wind Law (OWL) conferences come ashore in Houston on Oct. 19-22, 2010 at… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, August 13, 2010;
The Swire Blue Ocean vessel design is an advanced specification focusing on safety, efficiency and reliability. The vessel offers a significantly improved operating weather window, crane capability of 1200T, DP2 station keeping, a transit speed in excess of 13 knots, single cabin accommodation for 1
New offshore wind turbines total 333 MW, well over half the 577 MW installed offshore last year, continuing growth in offshore wind power… by KRemington (windpowerengineering) [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, August 12, 2010;
Grout injected during the erection of offshore wind farms is breaking up, leading to concerns over their structural integrity, according to… By Brian Tinham (plantengineer) [mappress] Source: plantengineer, August 12, 2010;
The New York Power Authority, which is considering private-sector proposals to erect offshore wind turbines, has failed to fully respond to… By Steve Orr (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, August 12, 2010;
