As the push for alternative sources of energy increases, coastal states look to harness the power of waves and tides. As The (Tacoma) News… (perishablenews) [mappress] Source: perishablenews, January 05, 2011
The federal government on Dec. 28 initiated its offshore wind energy leasing process and state officials in Massachusetts simultaneously… By Michael Norton (wickedlocal) [mappress] Source: wickedlocal, January 05, 2011
Offshore renewables have been doing well- notably offshore wind now nearing 1.5G off the UK coast, but also tidal current turbine systems. (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, January 05, 2011
American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, today announced that it has received an initial order worth more than $10 million for wind turbine electrical control systems from South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (Doosan). The sys
The UK’s renewable electricity supply reached an all time high last autumn exceeding 8.6% of the total supply in Q3. According to Government… (energyefficiencynews) [mappress] Source: energyefficiencynews, January 04, 2011
Deepwater Wind is proposing a new design for a massive 1000 MG offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, January 04, 2011
An attempt to harness the mighty ebb and flow of the East River just got closer to fruition. A company hoping to build hundreds of… By Corey Kilgannon (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes, January 04, 2011
One of the extensions within OCTOPUS-Onboard is the Dynamic Positioning capability forecast function, DP for short. The OCTOPUS-DP functionality gives offshore vessels the possibility to make optimum use of a safe time window for their weather-sensitive operations. An important remark has to be made
A federal effort to spur offshore wind power now aims to guide developers through the process in about two years. By Bill Opalka (riskcenter) [mappress] Source: riskcenter, January 03, 2011
Whatever the electrical efficiencies of wind power, and there remain plenty of doubters in this respect who point to the need for… (hellenicshippingnews) [mappress] Source: hellenicshippingnews, January 03, 2011
Offshore renewables have been doing well- notably offshore wind (see my Blogs earlier this year) now nearing 1.5G off the UK coast, but also… By Dave Elliott (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, January 03, 2011
The Obama administration is continuing a ban on offshore drilling in favor of offshore wind farms at a time when gasoline threatens to reach… (wnd) [mappress] Source: wnd, January 03, 2011
The United States could meet four times its current energy needs with offshore wind production alone, according to a report issued by the… By David Gutierrez (naturalnews) [mappress] Source: naturalnews, January 03, 2011
Despite significant challenges in 2010, the U.S. wind industry continued to make good on its promise to strengthen America, and laid the foundation for a strong return in 2011. As the year closed, industry leaders appealed to Washington to adopt a long-term energy plan so the benefits of wind energy
