Business & Finance
Wind industry to revive Odense Steel Shipyard (Denmark)
One of the country’s oldest industrial sites is closing but will now get a new injection of jobs from an offshore wind turbine project [mappress] Source: cphpost, June 04, 2010;
AN to announce €2bn funding for Gwynt y Môr wind farm (UK)
AN international energy giant is today expected to announce €2bn of funding to build a 250 turbine windfarm 10 miles off the North Wales… [mappress] Source: dailypost, June 04, 2010;
Paul Taylor to resign from NaiKun (Canada)
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (“NaiKun Wind”) (TSX VENTURE: NKW) announced today that effective June 15, 2010, Paul Taylor, President & CEO, [mappress] Source: marketwatch, June 02, 2010;
Great Lakes offshore wind farms encounters oposition (Canada)
Developing offshore wind farms on the Great Lakes has been touted as an overlooked resource in a number of studies and indeed a few projects… [mappress] Source: treehugger, June 02, 2010;
London Array urges businesses to attend the free meeting (UK)
THANET businesses interested in benefiting from the construction and operation of the London Array wind farm are being urged to register for… [mappress] Source: thisiskent, June 02, 2010;
OFFSHORE Wind China 2010
OFFSHORE Wind China 2010, Asia’s first exhibition featuring offshore wind power, will be held from Monday to Wednesday at Shanghai… [mappress] Source: shanghaidaily, June 02, 2010;
Offshore wind in its hard times
The prospects of offshore wind power in northern Europe depend on two key factors: the ability of industry to reduce costs significantly and… [mappress] Source: europeanenergyreview, June 01, 2010;
A2SEA wins contract at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
Leading European energy company, Vattenfall, has awarded A2SEA a contract to transport 30 5MW RePower turbines from Belfast Harbour to the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, 10km off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. In addition to providing the specialist jack-up barge SEA JACK and its expe
Maine’s construction and marine industries could make good use of wind harnessing (USA)
Last week the Journal Tribune endorsed the four bond issues on Maine’s June 8 ballot. We recommended “Yes” votes on Questions 2-5, proposed… [mappress] Source: journaltribune, May 28, 2010;
North East urgently needs supply chain for offshore wind (UK)
A supply chain for offshore wind is needed urgently, according to engineering companies in the north-east of England, as business leaders in Scotland meet to discuss the potential benefits to investing in wind power. Speaking to NewEnergyFocus, several bosses from the region expressed concerns that
Huhne says that UK could export wind energy
RenewableUK, the country’s leading energy trade association has welcomed comments today from Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Chris… [mappress] Source: evwind, May 28, 2010;
ERM adds new member to it’s team (UK)
Environmental Resources Management, a global provider of consultancy services in renewable energy and the environment, has appointed… [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, May 28, 2010;
Still no response to Evanston’s Request For Information for an offshore wind farm (USA)
Though no one has officially replied to Evanston’s Request For Information for an offshore wind farm, 10 developers have indicated they… [mappress] Source: dailynorthwestern, May 28, 2010;
Offshore wind developments to get £8 billion investment (UK)
OFFSHORE wind developments could gain investment of nearly £8 billion for Argyll, an industry gathering will hear today.Jim Mather, the… [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 28, 2010;