The creation of local jobs is one of the priorities to come out at a consultation on the proposed Vestas wind turbine factory. (kentonline) [mappress] Source: kentonline, November 23, 2011; Image: vestas
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi government- owned renewable energy company, cut 9 percent of its workforce after an annual business review. By Anthony DiPaola (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 23, 2011; Image: masdar
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (the “Company” or “NaiKun Wind”) has just posted, on the Company’s website, a briefing paper authored by Michael O’Connor, President and CEO. This paper focuses on the company’s current resource development, some of our work with possible suppliers, our review of the en
In September Atlas Ship Delivery already brought the former passenger vessels from Sweden to Hardinxveld (The Netherlands) where the twins will be upgraded to luxury offshore energy accommodation vessels. Atlas Ship Delivery has now also been awarded with the management of these vessels by the owner
Britain’s total energy supply from renewable sources is set to double to more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2030… By Henning Gloystein and Oleg Vukmanovic (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, November 23, 2011
A recent study by Dutch scientists into the impact on the local ecology of an offshore windfarm has found that it was… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, November 23, 2011
University of Queensland researchers want to set up wind or tidal turbines at suggested site for Dudgeon Point coal terminal. Mr Froome of University of Queensland thinks this renewable project could lower carbon footprint of terminal. Solar plant is unlikely to be installed at this site. Mr Froome
Leading Dutch offshore energy company Bluewater Energy Services has secured a tidal demonstration berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for demonstration of its floating Tidal Energy Converter, BlueTEC. Bluewater has successfully completed its development and design phase including model
SCOTLAND is the natural home to offshore renewable energy, with their abundant natural resources and long heritage… By Johanna Yates (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, November 22, 2011
The wind power resource off the Atlantic Ocean is huge. But harnessing that power—moving it from the coast to the places where it’s needed—is an equally huge challenge. A team led by Prof. Willett Kempton at the University of Delaware has received a $540,000 grant from the Department of Energy (DOE)
In the next five years, China’s investment in offshore wind is expected to exceed 25 billion RMB. This figure is set to increase along the years with the installed capacity of offshore wind will reach 10 million KWs in 2015 and 30 million KWs in 2020. Noppen hosted the 2nd Offshore Wind Power Techno
Renewable energy company Wavegen has been awarded for their achievements at SCDI’s Scotland International Awards (Friday 18 November), in Glasgow’s Thistle Hotel. Voith Hydro Wavegen walked away with the Accenture Award for Outstand International Achievement in Green Energy. The firm specialises in
All AREVA M5000 5 Megawatt offshore wind turbines are tested from now on in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven (Germany) to deliver a 100% quality product to the next offshore sites. The test bench offers the possibility to check the functionality under nominal load conditions and is a tool
More than 7.000 visitors are expected in the period from 29th November to 1st December to attend the congress and the exhibition being held concurrently in the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition & Convention Center in the course of Offshore 2011. Windcomm offers the opportunity to obtain comprehensive informa
