Business & Finance
O-Power business develops new technology in offshore engineering (UK)
Tony Trapp, founder of what is now IHC The Engineering Business, has announced the creation of a new business, called O-Power Limited. [mappress] Source: worldnews, June 28, 2010;
MECAL completed Technical Due Diligence of the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
On behalf of Stadtwerke München (SWM), MECAL has accomplished the technical due diligence of the Offshore-Windfarm „Gwynt y Môr“, which has a planned capacity of 576 MW, one of the biggest wind farms in the world. The wind farm is to be realised of the coast of North Wales in the United Kingdom. The
US takes first step in offshore wind farm development
The oil spill is not just a national disaster, it is also a sign that the US and rest of the world needs to end their dependence on fossil… Jasmine Greene (care2) [mappress] Source: care2, June 28, 2010;
Ontario Ministry of Environment proposes ban on offshore wind turbine projects (USA)
The province halted a multi-billion dollar wind turbine project on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Friday — along with similar projects — … Gary Rennie [mappress] Source: windsorstar, June 27, 2010;
Energy Sec. Chu announces $20 million federal investment in offshore wind energy research (USA)
The US steps up its offshore wind game with the announcement of an infusion of federal funds into this nascent niche of green energy. [mappress] Source: tonic, June 27, 2010;
Offshore wind energy creates overseas jobs (UK)
The government has pledged to back a Green Investment Bank in what should be seen as the most positive measure to come out of this week’s… Jasper Cullen [mappress] Source: northerngasheating, June 25, 2010;
Energy consumption from renewable reaches three per cent of 2020 target (UK)
Energy consumption from renewables sources reached three per cent in 2009, almost double what it was in 2007, but a long way off the 15 per cent target the UK has to meet by 2020.
Andrew Jamieson of ScottishPower Renewables voted Chairman of Renewable UK
RenewableUK Board of Directors has yesterday elected Andrew Jamieson, ScottishPower Renewables Regulation and Markets Director, as the new Chairman of the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association. Maria McCaffery, RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, said: “Andrew Jamieson is a hugely respected ind
Dozen companies sign up for NYPA wind power registry in Syracuse (USA)
The New York Power Authority came to the Syracuse Center of Excellence Thursday to enlist local companies in the effort to build wind turbines in the Great Lakes.
Wal-Mart unhappy about wind farm building (USA)
This spring Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) trumpeted its installation of wind turbines atop light poles at a supercenter in Worcester, Mass. Esmé E. Deprez and Matthew Boyle [mappress] Source: businessweek, June 25, 2010;
DONG Energy to sell its stakes in Nordkraft and Salten Kraftsamband (Denmark)
DONG Energy has signed an agreement to sell its ownership interests in Nordkraft and Salten Kraftsamband, two energy companies based in northern Norway, to a company in the Troms Kraft Group. The selling price of Nordkraft is approx. DKK 1.1 billion (approx. NOK 1.2 billion) while the selling price
MeteoGroup wins deal to predict weather conditions during installation of Ormonde offshore wind farm (UK)
Pan-European weather forecast specialist MeteoGroup has landed a contract to predict weather conditions during the construction and… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, June 24, 2010;
New Head of Strategies at Vattenfall (Sweden)
On 1 October, Andreas Regnell will take up the position of Head of Strategies for Vattenfall AB. Andreas Regnell has previously been employed at Boston Consulting Group, where he was Senior Partner & Managing Director at their Nordic division. He has primarily worked with strategic issues and major
Gov. Deval Patrick announces $25 million to accelerate development of Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC) in Boston (USA)
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced $25 million to accelerate development of the state’s Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC), in… Joshua Philipp [mappress] Source: theepochtimes, June 22, 2010;