Delaware’s Congressional delegation wants Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to make developing offshore wind energy a federal priority.Senators… [mappress] Source: wdel, July 15, 2010;
Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center will host a community meeting of the Michigan Great Lakes… [mappress] Source: hollandsentinel, July 14, 2010;
Maine and Nova Scotia have signed an agreement to work together on generating electricity from the ocean. [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 14, 2010;
An offshore wind power project in New York state seems imminent, local officials said Monday — but not in Niagara County if they have… [mappress] Source: niagara-gazette, July 13, 2010;
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission could rule next week to continue a hearing on a proposed offshore wind farm or pause the case and… [mappress] Source: pbn, July 12, 2010;
Vestas has appointed Mr. Marcelo Tokman Ramos, the former Chilean Energy Minister, as Head of Government Relations for Vestas in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, Mr. Tokman will become Regional Director for the Vestas business in South America (excluding Brazil). He will take over his r
How much money would Cape Wind developer Jim Gordon make by building a private wind farm on public waters, and who else would profit? [mappress] Source: bostonherald, July 09, 2010;
Amidst all the budget commotion in Trenton, a bill to promote offshore wind — backed by Environment New Jersey — successfully passed… [mappress] Source: environmentnewjersey, July 08, 2010;
The Japanese government extended a $432 million soft loan to Egypt for a 220-MW wind farm project in the Gabal El-Zeit area on the western… [mappress] Source: zawya, July 07, 2010;
Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind E
The development of offshore wind and linked infrastructure is vital to the UK meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets, the country’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy report handed to the European Commission late Monday. Up to 33 GW of offshore ren
Two Isle of Wight companies have landed grants totalling £700,000 to develop key next generation offshore wind technology. [mappress] Source: andoveradvertiser, July 05, 2010;
Siemens Windpower has been awarded £5 million of Government funding in the first round of grants for developing next-generation offshore… [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, July 05, 2010;
The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today (Monday 5 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State Chris Huhne will announce the grants, totalling £10 million in a speech at the launch of the Inter
