Business & Finance
US to become a leader in production of electricity from wind
A testing field for offshore wind turbines may be in the future for Virginia. Such a demonstration center could pave the way toward making… (newsadvance) [mappress] Source: newsadvance, July 21, 2010;
Vattenfall and Munich utility intend to build joint offshore wind farm in the German North Sea
Vattenfall and the Munich municipal utility Stadtwerke München (SWM) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture for realisation of the offshore wind power project DanTysk. DanTysk offshore wind farm will be constructed 70 kilometres west of the island of Sylt with 80 turbines on 70 square kilo
Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council to host offshore wind meeting at Grand Valley State University (USA)
An advisory board established to provide recommendations for offshore wind energy development in Michigan is hosting public meetings this week.
Grand Opening — Ocean Energy Institute Offices (USA)
The Ocean Energy Institute will be hosting a VIP celebration for the grand opening of its new office headquarters on Tuesday, July 20. The event is by invitation only and will then be followed by a public open house later at their offices in Rockland. Among the dignitaries scheduled to speak are Mai
UK could loose low emission race
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.
Michigan Great Lakes Wind Council holds meeting this week (USA)
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;
Siemens acquires 49% stake in A2SEA (Denmark)
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;
Lake Erie wind farm to use GE next generation wind turbines (USA)
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 wins contract for Walney 1 offshore wind farm (UK)
Proserv Offshore, a global provider of subsea maintenance, abandonment and decommissioning solutions and services to the offshore energy… [mappress] Source: marinelink, July 16, 2010;
Germany and Russia plan to set up join venture in Volgograd
Russia and Germany will set up an offshore wind joint venture, as stipulated by a partnership agreement signed between “Rostechnologies”… [mappress] Source: ruvr, July 15, 2010;
“Offshore wind properly taking off” (UK)
The use of renewable energy will increase over the next few years, according to experts. Green energy organisation Renewable UK has said… [mappress] Source: envirotech-online, July 14, 2010;
A2SEA invests in a new purpose-built installation vessel (Denmark)
A2SEA has signed a contract with Chinese company, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., for the construction of a new vessel specially designed for the purpose of installation of offshore wind turbines. The contract has a value of USD 139 million (approx. DKK 820 million). A2SEA is a market leader within
The Netherlands: Frans Van Seumeren buys stake in Barge Master
Frans van Seumeren has purchased a stake in Barge Master Holding bv. Van Seumeren explains: “Barge Master develops and produces motion compensated platforms for offshore lifting operations. This company can help solve the age-old problem of sea-induced motions during offshore installation work. I ha
Growing trends of wind energy market
Wind investments are rising, especially in Sweden, Greece, Ireland and some Eastern countries. Offshore opportunities are particularly significant, while re-powering is starting to develop. Trends in growth of the wind energy sector in Europe are optimistic. After the slowdown in 2009, spilling over