Business & Finance
New Spring Break Spot for Energy Tycoons (USA)
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announced Wednesday their plans to build a sustainable energy testing facility south of Martha’s… (energydigital) [mappress] Source: energydigital, November 01, 2010;
Port of Blyth Renewable Energy Revolution Gathers at the Double (UK)
The rapidly expanding renewable energy cluster at Port of Blyth received a major boost with the announcement of two long term deals linked to the offshore wind sector. Alnmaritec, an aluminium boat builder with a focus on the offshore wind sector, has been operating at the Port on a temporary basis
Q3 Order Growth Accelerates, Revenues Recover (Switzerland)
* Orders up 18%1 on industrial recovery and large power order * Revenues positive after five quarters of decline * Operational EBIT margin2 up to 14.0% as cost take-out delivers further benefits ABB’s order growth accelerated and revenues rose in the third quarter on a combination of continued growt
$91 Million Ship Not Meant for Offshore Wind (USA)
The Patrick administration started crafting a plan last May to buy a $91 million, publicly funded ship whose main job would be to plant wind… By Christine McConville (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, October 28, 2010
Wearside Could Lose Offshore Wind Industry Jobs (UK)
WEARSIDE is at risk of losing jobs in offshore wind industries to other cities and countries, says an industry expert. Sunderland man Mick… (sunderlandecho) [mappress] Source: sunderlandecho, October 28, 2010; Image: alpha-ventus
Google Investment Boosts Offshore Wind Indursty (USA)
Offshore renewable energy could kick off the next billion-dollar “gold rush” in the continent’s coastal waters, and that could be good news… (cnbc) [mappress] Source: cnbc, October 28, 2010;
Mott MacDonald takes a stand at RenewableUK Exhibition 2010
Mott MacDonald, the global engineering, management and development consultancy, will be exhibiting on stand 43 at the RenewableUK Exhibition, which is taking place on 2-4 November 2010 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, UK. Mott MacDonald’s stand will be located in H
Kykon is Suspending Payments (UK)
Skykon has today filed for a suspension of payments. The creditors will shortly receive additional information from the supervisor on the further course of events. “The wind turbine industry is project based and very cyclical, and it is currently being affected by a number of negative factors in the
Scotland Mustn’t Back Down From the Offshore Wind
THE Skykon factory is currently the only significant manufacturer of wind turbine towers in Scotland and is therefore a very important part… By Paul Brewer (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, October 27, 2010;
Regulatory Approval Times Slowing Wind Power Progress (USA)
As the offshore wind industry struggles to erect the first wind turbine off US shores, there are hurdles to financing and construction that are difficult, but not insurmountable, industry experts said Tuesday. Lengthy and onerous permitting requirements for offshore wind top the list of obstacles, w
DOE, BOEMRE and NOAA Announce Nearly $5 Million for Joint Environmental Research Projects to Advance Ocean Renewable Energy (USA)
The Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced eight joint research awards totaling nearly $5 million to support the responsible siting and
70000 New Jobs With Offshore Wind Investment (UK)
Thousands of civil engineering jobs and other jobs in construction will be created thanks to a newly announced £60m fund to develop offshore… William Hobson (randstadcpe) [mappress] Source: randstadcpe, October 27, 2010;
European Parliament’s Energy Committee Gives Green Light to €146 Million for Energy Saving, Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects
On Tuesday the European Parliament’s Energy Committee gave its green light to an agreement with the Council to free up €146 million of… (europarl.europa) [mappress] Source: europarl.europa, October 27, 2010;
Vestas announces to fire 3000 workers as plan to cut excess capacities (Denmark)
Vestas has announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its plan to cut excess capacity in Europe. The move was revealed as part of… James Quilter (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 27, 2010;