MAKE Consulting – a leading strategic advisor to the wind power industry – has published its FY/2011 Global Wind Turbine Orders ResearchNote . Analyzing an industry which has seen an overall drop in YoY order volumes, MAKE Consulting approximates Global Wind Turbine Order Intake in FY/2011 to be 26G
Yesterday the Department of the Interior released its environmental assessment of offshore wind sites along the Mid-Atlantic coast. The DOI found that these sites would create no significant impact to the environment, paving the way for accelerated wind energy development off the coasts of New Jerse
In 1997, a geophysical and geotechnical survey was undertaken from Port Gordon on mainland Scotland to Shetland for two new subsea DC cables routes. This will be linked by an HVDC cable to a converter station to the north west of Noss Head, near Wick. The power will then be exported via this link to
At the end of June 2012, WAB is going to host the WIND FORCE in Bremen, Germany’s first exhibition for the offshore wind industry. WIND FORCE is the eighth annual conference of the offshore wind energy agency WAB. Even five months before the start of the event the industry is showing great interest
There is a possibility for a Stroud based green energy company to test its wave power device in Falmouth, reports Falmouth Packet. Last month, Ecotricity revealed that it is developing a radical Wave power device called Searaser, which is believed to be able to address two of the biggest barriers to
CWind has recruited two new managers to further expand its business in the construction and maintenance of off-shore wind farms. Keith Reid has joined CWind from Vattenfall, one of Europe’s largest generators of electricity and heat, where he was UK development manager on the Thanet offshore wind fa
Statement of Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar regarding the development of offshore wind resources off of the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware: “AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar a
Echoing President Obama’s State of the Union call for an “all of the above” energy strategy, the Department of the Interior marked a major milestone for offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P.
Van Oord renews order for an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel from Sietas with option on a second ship. The deal is perfect and Sietas will be the first German shipyard to build an offshore wind power transport and installation vessel. The order was placed by Van Oord of the Net
Huaneng Renewables has selected Sinovel’s 6MW wind turbine for the first stage of a pilot offshore wind farm in Lingang waters. The company will install 17 offshore wind turbine generators, totaling installed capacity of 102MW. In May 2011, Sinovel produced the first prototype of this WTG in its pro
Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt and his consulting firm will help Hull advance plans for… [mappress] Source: patriotledger, February 02, 2012
It’s part of his legislative agenda, and today Governor Martin O’Malley joins federal officials in announcing what… By Robert Lang (wbal) [mappress] Source: wbal, February 02, 2012
Waves and tidal currents off Alaska’s coastline would generate more than 850 terawatt-hours of electrical… By Hal Spence ( homernews ) [mappress] Offshore Wind Staff, February 2, 2012
Ocean Power Technologies,Inc., a leading wave energy technology company, today announces the results of the ocean operations of its autonomous PowerBuoy recently deployed off the coast of New Jersey for the US Navy. The system delivered a very strong performance, meeting all of its mission specifica
