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THREE BIDDERS SELECTED TO RUN THE FIRST £700 MILLION OF TRANSMISSION LINKS FOR SEVEN OFFSHORE WIND FARMS (UK)
• Competitive tender for transmission links forecast to deliver £350 million of savings for consumers • 2 GW of offshore wind to be connected • Almost £4 billion of investment appetite to own and run nine transmission links worth £1.1 billion • Preferred and reserve bidders chosen for seven projects
Deepwater Wind gets critics for Block island offshore wind contract (USA)
A national energy expert testified Tuesday that the proposed contract governing how National Grid would buy electricity from a wind farm… (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, August 05, 2010;
Rhode Island leaders approve Deepwater Wind project (USA)
Rhode Island continues its green trend with the leaders of the state government approving the Deepwater Wind project. Yesterday, the Public… By Ryan Drugan (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, August 04, 2010;
Delaware gets new renewable energy laws, RI to Collaborate with Massachusetts (USA)
Delaware has a new package of renewable energy laws that aims to create more wind and solar jobs. Gover Jack A. Markell last week signed the… (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, August 04, 2010;
Delmarva Power & NRG Bluewater Wind sign contract extensions for offshore wind farm building (USA)
Delmarva Power announced today that it has filed a request with the Delaware Public Service Commission to approve an amended agreement with… (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow,August 04 , 2010;
The Netherlands: Blue Offshore and Titan Heavy Transport confirm operational partnership
Blue Offshore and Titan Heavy Transport today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing an operational partnership. Under the MOU, Blue Offshore and Titan will collaborate across a wide range spectrum of products and services within the European offshore wind industry. Titan Heavy Tran
Apex Offshore joins SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator (USA)
The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator has generated a great deal of positive energy in the Western New York business community since it… (observertoday) [mappress] Source: observertoday, August 03, 2010;
E.ON invests in Carbon Trust scheme (UK)
EON is the latest energy supplier to invest money in the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) initiative. In total, the project… By Kate Burrows (managers) [mappress] Source: managers, August 02, 2010;
BARD: No co-operation with Spanish Gamesa Now in discussions with other possible partners (Germany)
Emden. The Bard Group and the Spanish Gamesa have terminated their negotiations over a possible co-operation. This was communicated by both companies in corresponding declarations. “We have learned from the talks, that our positions on the conditions of a co-operation in the offshore area were too f
Cape Wind President Statement on agreement with Attorney General, DoE Resources and National Grid (USA)
The following is a statement from Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind, on the agreement in principle reached today with the Attorney General,… (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, August 02, 2010;
Rhode Island To Provide Economic Benefits From Offshore Wind Project (USA)
Deepwater Wind’s proposed offshore wind projects could provide significant economic benefits to Rhode Island, according to analysis… by Angela Beniwal (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, July 30, 2010;
E.ON to reduce costs of offshore wind power (Germany)
Energy giant E.ON today announced it will be investing into a pioneering industry initiative to slash the costs of offshore wind power.E.ON… (commodities-now) [mappress] Source: commodities-now, July 30, 2010;
Conwy and Denbighshire share funding made from tourism (UK)
Energy giant RWE npower renewables has confirmed that Conwy County Council will have to share funding for a scheme to promote tourism with… by Judith Phillips (northwalesweeklynews) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews, July 30, 2010;
Eesti Energia plans to invest 1.5 billion euros into offshore wind farm (Estonia)
Estonia’s state owned electricity producer Eesti Energia has plans to build an offshore wind farm that could cost around 23 billion kroons… By Toomas Hõbemägi (balticbusinessnews) [mappress] Source: balticbusinessnews, July 29, 2010;