Technology
British firm to design mammoth offshore wind turbines (UK)
British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the holy grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines… John Vidal (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, July 26, 2010;
Japanese corporation to supply electricity transmission cable for Deepwater Wind project (USA)
A Japanese corporation in talks to supply electricity transmission cable to Deepwater Wind says in a letter to state regulators that it is… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, July 22, 2010;
SMP’s chokes to be used for offshore wind (Germany)
SMP’s chokes for inverters in wind turbines have been approved for use in offshore installations. The inductive components are said to… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, July 22, 2010;
Wind farm installation vessel fitted with Voith Schneider Propellers (U.A.E)
As wind energy plants are increasingly built offshore, their installation is carried out by giant specialised vessels. During the second and… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, July 21, 2010;
Virginia asks for test site for offshore wind turbines (USA)
Virginia is making the case to the federal government that it’s a great place to put offshore wind turbines to the test with a $60 million… [mappress] Source: businessweek, July 19, 2010;
Mainstream Renewable Power uses Intel processors in offshore wind turbines (USA)
While the move from fossil fuels to clean and renewable sources of energy has been slow, but companies such as Intel are leading the way… [mappress] Source: neoseeker, July 16, 2010;
Lake Erie wind farm to use GE next generation wind turbines (USA)
The Lake Erie project, the first freshwater offshore wind farm in the U.S., will use GE’s next-generation wind turbine, the largest in its… [mappress] Source: ecofriendnews, July 16, 2010;
A2SEA invests in a new purpose-built installation vessel (Denmark)
A2SEA has signed a contract with Chinese company, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., for the construction of a new vessel specially designed for the purpose of installation of offshore wind turbines. The contract has a value of USD 139 million (approx. DKK 820 million). A2SEA is a market leader within
Safe Haven Marine presents new wind farm service catamaran (UK)
Irish shipbuilder Safehaven Marine has launched the first of their new GRP Windfarm Catamaran Wildcat 53s, named ‘Island Tiger’.The hull… [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime, July 13, 2010;
LID-3300IP Ice Detector for wind turbines from Labkotec (Finland)
The Finnish Labkotec Ltd has introduced a new generation LID-3300IP Ice Detector, an ice detector with an integrated web user interface for… [mappress] Source: windfair, July 09, 2010;
Salmond hails SeaEnergy Renewables new venture (UK)
Aberdeen-based firm signs co-operation agreement with major Chinese manufacturer. First Minister Alex Salmond today welcomed a strategic co-operation agreement signed between SeaEnergy Renewables and Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure Company (NCSC) to develop and market steel structures for the off
MPI CELEBRATES THE KEEL LAYING OF MPI DISCOVERY (UK)
On 15 May 2010 MPI Offshore Limited proudly participated in the keel-laying ceremony for “MPI Discovery”, the second of two state-of-the-art wind turbine installation vessels, currently under construction at the Cosco Nantong Shipyard in China. A tradition built up over centuries, the keel laying ma
University of North Carolina starts detail study on offshore wind (USA)
With $300,000 of matching funds from Progress Energy, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be able to start a detailed study… [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, July 07, 2010;
University of Houston constructs testing facility for offshore wind (USA)
The University of Houston has landed a lofty $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The money will be used to construct a… Ford Gunter [mappress] Source: bizjournals, July 07, 2010;