Technology
UK: Seajacks new giant vessel arrived in Great Yarmouth
The arrival yesterday morning of one of the biggest vessels so far to grace Great Yarmouth’s £50m outer harbour was hailed as a visible sign… [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, April 22, 2010;
USA: Racing for offshore wind
As New Englanders await a decision in Massachusetts on a bitterly contested proposal to build the nation’s first offshore wind farm, the… [mappress] Source:BangkokPost, April 21, 2010;
USA: Gov. Jennifer Granholm to speak at Michigan Wind Energy Conference
She’ll speak Wednesday morning at a conference sponsored by the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association. The two-day conference started… [mappress] Source: wjtv, April 21, 2010;
Half Of EU Electricity from wind energy In 2050
MADRID – Wind energy can provide half of the European Union’s electricity requirements in 2050, the European Wind Energy Association said… [mappress] Source: nasdaq, April 20, 2010;
New Siemens SWT Direct Drive Wind Turbines Ready For Sale
Siemens Energy launched its new SWT-3.0-101 Direct Drive wind turbine for sale at the European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition in… [mappress] Source: beforeitsnews, April 20, 2010;
Germany: Woodward to Supply REpower With Wind Power Converters for 48 – 6MW offshore wind turbines
Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) today announced that it signed an agreement with REpower Systems AG to provide power converters… [mappress] Source: newsblaze, April 16, 2010;
Lockheed Martin to Provide Surveillance Radar to United Kingdom for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Lockheed Martin will deliver a long-range air surveillance radar system to the United Kingdom that overcomes sensor performance issues commonly caused by the rotating blades of wind turbines. The advanced electronics of Lockheed Martin’s TPS-77 radar mitigate interference, or “clutter,” that commonl
The world’s largest offshore wind farm uses Technotex ULTRALIFT slings
Technotex/Ultralift, Supporting Industry Manufacturer to the Cargo Equipment Experts global network for asset based companies, active in the [mappress] Source: breakbulk, April 05, 2010;
Siemens to build wind turbine production plant in the UK
Siemens Energy is to build a new production plant for offshore wind turbines in the UK. With the new plant Siemens wants to meet the growing demand for wind turbines for British offshore projects. As world market leader in the offshore sector Siemens has already successfully implemented eleven proje
Boost for two Tees Valley companies
The region’s offshore and subsea sector was given a boost wlaseek with the award of work and investment to two Tees Valley companies, in a… [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, March 20, 2010;
DOE To reduce Offshore Wind Cost
The White House is seeking more than $12 million in the fiscal 2011 budget for a project to drive down the cost of electricity from shallow… [mappress] Source: DOE, March 04, 2010;
GE to use offshore wind turbines with no gearbox
Engineering corporation General Electric has recently announced that its future offshore wind turbines will have no more gear boxes for improved reliability.
Converteam’s competing with HORIBA
A Warwickshire engineering company is going head to head with a Japanese firm to design and build a cheaper way of testing offshore wind… [mappress] Source: birminghampost, February 26, 2010;
Hexicon’s with new floating wind platform
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat