In the 1970s the UK invested about 0.15% of GDP each year in research and development (R&D) into providing cheaper and cleaner energy. Britain was putting more public money into nuclear power and other new sources of electricity than almost any other economy.
China’s National Energy Bureau (NEB) and State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly promulgated that the Interim Measures on the Administration of Offshore Wind Farm Development will regulate every aspect of the offshore wind farm construction in April 2010. Meanwhile, NEB issued circulars to the au
Following the recent BorWin2 record project, this new award reconfirms. Prysmian’s know-how and market leadership in the fast-growing… [mappress] Source: prysmian, July 19, 2010;
A guard vessel is now in operation on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to ensure the safety of marine traffic around the foundation… [mappress] Source: yourindustrynews, July 19, 2010;
The Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council will hold meetings in Dearborn and Grand Rapids this week to get input on development of offshore wind… By Dustin Dwyer (publicbroadcasting) [mappress] Source: publicbroadcasting, July 19, 2010;
Virginia is making the case to the federal government that it’s a great place to put offshore wind turbines to the test with a $60 million… [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 19, 2010;
HVDC Light transmission link will connect three North Sea wind farms to German power grid. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $700 million, from the German transmission grid operator, transpower, to supply an 800-megawatt (MW) power link that will c
WHEN WE LOOK beyond the shoreline for new sources of energy, maybe we should look above the water’s surface as well as below it. Researchers… [mappress] Source: fredericksburg, July 16, 2010;
While the move from fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy has been slow, but companies such as Intel are leading the way… [mappress] Source: neoseeker, July 16, 2010;
German industrial concern Siemens has acquired a 49% stake in A2SEA, a supplier of installation services for offshore wind farms. [mappress] Source: denmark, July 16, 2010;
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today announces the formation of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition (OffshoreWindDC), which will focus on advocacy and education efforts to promote offshore wind energy. The new coalition, which will be based in Washington, DC, will be headed up by Ji
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission unanimously allowed a hearing key to the advancement of an offshore wind farm to continue Thursday… [mappress] Source: pbn, July 16, 2010;
The Lake Erie project, the first freshwater offshore wind farm in the U.S., will use GE’s next-generation wind turbine, the largest in its… [mappress] Source: ecofriendnews, July 16, 2010;
Proserv Offshore, a global provider of subsea maintenance, abandonment and decommissioning solutions and services to the offshore energy… [mappress] Source: marinelink, July 16, 2010;
