A Rhode Island Supreme Court paves the way for Deepwater Wind to advance the permitting and development of its planned Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on track to be the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The Supreme Court upheld Deepwater Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Gri
The European Wind Energy Association, which represents the European wind energy industry, said the region is on track to meet the tripling… By Angelo Nonato P. Cabrera (ecoseed) [mappress] Source: ecoseed, June 28, 2011;
Brian O’Hara, President of the North Carolina Offshore Wind Coalition, issued the following statement today following news about the signing of Executive Order 96 creating the Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force. “I am impressed with the vision shown by Governor Bev Perdue today in recogni
Germany will become the first major industrial nation to completely reject nuclear power since the Fukishima disaster in Japan after voting… (globalpost) [mappress] Source: globalpost, July 01, 2011;
Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed four more bills Thursday passed in the final days of the General Assembly session, lauded by environmentalists… Continue Reading at westport-news [mappress] Source: westport-news, July 01, 2011;
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advise that it has received its third milestone payment under its $12.5 million grant from the State Government of Western Australia. Carnegie has drawn down a further $1,257,452 under the financial assistance agreement following successful instal
Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy along with Iain Wright , MP for Hartlepool visited the JDR Cable Systems facility at Hartlepool Docks this week, as the company showcased its increasingly significant contribution to the renewable energy sector. JDR has supplied subsea cables for many lan
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox
DeepCwind ruling by Maine Superior Court: a “Pyrrhic Victory” for University of Maine-led industrial consortium? (penobscotbay) [mappress] Source: penobscotbay, June 29, 2011;
The Port of Hartlepool today hosted a visit by Charles Hendry, Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and used the… (mgn) [mappress] Source: mgn, June 28, 2011
Up to £20m of government money will go to funding new marine power technology, the climate change minister announced today. (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, June 28, 2011;
Community projects along the North Wales coast are benefiting from over £100,000 of funding as a result of the latest grants from the North Wales Coast Community Fund, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Huw Lewis announced today. The Community Fund is available for projects in the regen
The statements, which have been the subject of two consultations, lay the groundwork for new major energy infrastructure. They include policy… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, June 24, 2011; Image: decc
As the 27-agency National Ocean Council begins the formidable task of mapping out the myriad resources of the nation’s oceans, lakes and … By Phil Taylor (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes, June 24, 2011;
