Business & Finance
Postgraduate student from AIBS does research with London Array (UK)
Postgraduate student Nathalie Kolasa who is currently studying for an MSc in Management at the Ashcroft International Business School (AIBS) at Anglia Ruskin University has secured a research project with a difference – she is set to work with the London Array offshore wind farm project. Nathalie ap
Major Vestas shareholder announcement
BlackRock, Inc. has increased their holding of Vestas shares from 10,144,042 to 10,303,263 shares (5.06 per cent). Vestas has received information from BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, UK that BlackRock, Inc. as per 26 May 2010 has increased thei
Wind leads against other renewable energy in the EU
More new wind power capacity was installed in the EU in 2009 than any other electricity-generating technology. 39% of all new capacity… [mappress] Source: EWEA, May 27, 2010;
PNE WIND acquires partners for “Gode Wind II” wind farm project (Germany)
PNE WIND AG has successfully completed another step in the implementation of their offshore wind farm project “Gode Wind II”. Development… [mappress] Source: presseportal, May 26, 2010;
Cape Wind with other projects could create $62 Billion Market Value by 2012 (USA)
After almost a decade long fight, the federal government has approved the first offshore wind farm in the United States in the waters off Cape Cod. The Cape Wind project entails the construction of 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts and will start generating electricity by 2012. The
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm – Development Update (UK)
The Crown Estate and SeaEnergy PLC are pleased to confirm developments concerning SeaEnergy Renewables Limited’s (SERL) interest in the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm (Inch Cape). In February 2009, The Crown Estate awarded the Inch Cape site to a consortium comprised of SERL, SeaEnergy’s 80% owned sub
American Superconductor Corporation and Sinovel announce expansion of their partnership (USA)
Under the new agreement, Sinovel and AMSC’s wholly-owned AMSC Windtec™ subsidiary, will design and jointly develop a range of advanced,… [mappress] Source: sys-con, May 25, 2010;
Scotland gives approval to 10 offshore wind projects (UK)
The Scottish government has given its stamp of approval to 10 offshore windfarm projects with a combined capacity of 6.4 gigawatts (GW). The 10 projects in Scottish territorial waters were originally outlined in February 2009 by the Crown Estate, which oversees the development of the U.K.’s seabed.
Gov. Deval Patrick: We need it all (USA)
Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday stoutly defended a multibillion-dollar rate agreement for Cape Wind electricity, saying it will provide… [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 24, 2010;
How to Profit from the Next Big Move in Offshore Wind Energy (UK)
With Conservative David Cameron at the helm, the UK is now going full force on clean energy integration, focusing heavily on offshore wind… [mappress] Source: greenchipstocks, May 24, 2010;
GE announces partnership with Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation at AWEA (USA)
GE (NYSE: GE) and Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) of Northern Ohio announced today a long-term partnership beginning with… [mappress] Source: tmcnet, May 24, 2010;
Deepwater Wind to build wind turbines off NY coast till 2013 (USA)
Staten Island could be home to some of the first offshore power-generating wind turbines in the nation by 2013. Deepwater Wind, which has… [mappress] Source: silive, May 23, 2010;
Ludington city council to ask Michigan Legislature about community approval for any offshore (USA)
Ludington’s city council is scheduled to consider asking the Michigan Legislature to require community approval for any offshore wind farms… [mappress] Source: ludingtondailynews, May 22, 2010;
Wind turbine in lake Michigan (USA)
Chicago’s early planners weren’t talking about Lake Michigan when they devised the famous dictum: Forever open, clear and free.They were protecting an uncluttered city lakefront.