Ton Geul, Business Development Manager at Visser & Smit Marince Contracting and Edwin van de Brug, Commercial Manager at Ballast Nedam Offshore will present their views during the conference Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance 3011. The second edition of the conference will pay special attent
The federal approval of the first wind farm to be built on water in the United States marks a new era for renewable energy projects, said Peter Mavraganis, who was recently appointed leader of Marsh’s U.S. renewable energy practice. “It’s a great new area for all of us, carriers and brokers,” Mavrag
Well more than 100 fishermen and their supporters turned out at the Portuguese-American Club Saturday night for the first Fishermen’s Night Out, a chance to socialize and compare notes about how to protect the rights of commercial fishermen in nearby waters. Hosted by the Martha’s Vineyard/Dukes Cou
Wind-energy projects are starting to pop up in New Hampshire, but people hoping to see off-shore wind farms are still treading water. And if coastal development ever does ever occur, it will come with a sizable price tag. Projects proposed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are expected to cost billi
More than 100 delegates signed up for the recent offshore wind seminar, which took place at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield earlier in December. The event was organised by NAMTEC (the National Metals Technology Centre), in association with AEM (Advanced Engineering Materials) Yorkshire. Despite t
Steve Pears, Director of Construction at renewable energy consultancy Natural Power, has been called upon for the ‘Good Practice During Windfarm Construction’ as part of a working group comprising representatives from SNH, SEPA, Scottish Renewables, FCS, and several member companies with extensive w
Cape Wind has outlasted a decade of government review, a slew of court brawls and fierce opposition from mariners, fishermen, Indian tribes and Kennedys just to win the right to sell its wind-fueled electricity. Now, all it needs are customers. Last month, the nation’s first offshore wind farm naile
Denmark is the first country in the world to pursue a climate plan for how to build an energy system that is independent of fossil fuels and wind power already accounts for more than 20% of the total power consumption. It is widely agreed that wind turbines will become the backbone of Denmark’s futu
Offshore windmills used to create energy are unfamiliar territory to most in south Louisiana. But some say the technology, which is undergoing a big push for development by the Obama administration, could be a new growth area for shipbuilding and fabrication companies. Trade associations, including
New England’s land and ocean winds blow strong enough to supply nearly a quarter of the region’s electricity within a decade, though major… By Jay Lindsay (ajc) [mappress] Source:, December 20, 2010
Offshore energy leaders have held a summit in Aberdeen to discuss the future of the industry and unite over plans to generate offshore wind… (news.stv) [mappress] Source: news.stv, December 20, 2010
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used for production of electric power. Individual turbines are interconnected… By Andy Soos (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, December 20, 2010
Greenpeace, the global environmental advocacy group, has filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service asking the agency to… (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, December 17, 2010
OFFSHORE executives will convene in Aberdeen today amid growing concerns of a clash between the oil industry and the burgeoning wind energy… By Kristy Dorsey (business.scotsman) [mappress] Source: business.scotsman, December 17, 2010
