The U.S. wind power industry is back at work with renewed momentum following extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) by Congress as part of the Jan. 1 legislation to avert the “fiscal cliff.” The wind energy PTC, and an extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), important to small community
Safety Technology Ltd announced they have been awarded GWO accreditation for a multitude of safety courses for working on wind farms worldwide. The first in the UK to be audited by industry standard setters RenewableUK for the following modules of the GWO Basic Safety Training; Work at Height, Manua
A planning application for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), regarding onshore works related to the project, has been submitted by the developers to Aberdeenshire Council. The submitted application is for a cable route and substation compound to the south-east of Blackdog village
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today announced that it has received a notice that China’s Supreme People’s Court will review the jurisdiction opposition brought by Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd (Sinovel) in the copyright infringement case that AMSC filed in Hainan, a
FoundOcean has been awarded a major offshore wind farm grouting contract in European waters by Offshore Wind Force, a joint venture of Dutch-based contractors Volker Stevin Offshore and Boskalis Offshore. The West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm is being constructed by DONG Energy and ScottishPow
Former CEO of Nordex Thomas Richterich has assumed the management role of Vestas Central Europe business unit, replacing Dr. Wolfgang J. Schmitz. “The current situation in the wind industry and in the global marketplace requires that Vestas takes a different strategic approach to the very important
The board of directors of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. has announced that for the further development of the Company, Mr. Wang Haibo, an executive director and vice president of the Company, has been appointed as the President of the Company with effect from 9 January 2013. In li
As the largest consented offshore windfarm to date, London Array is also the largest generator management project to date, and CWind has been working closely with Siemens and EP Tools since January 2012, offering a complete generator management service – installation, commissioning, servicing, maint
Vestas confirms that final credit approval and documentation of the November agreement on credit facilities has now been obtained. Vestas’ credit facilities consist of credit lines of EUR 1,155m and a corporate Eurobond of EUR 600m. In addition to the credit facilities, Vestas has made an agreement
From the 1st February, members of the public are being given an opportunity to view and comment on the latest plans for the proposed wind park off the Dorset coast. Navitus Bay Development Limited (Navitus Bay) has said throughout that it is committed to hearing the views of the local community and
The Crown Estate is re-appointing Agents to manage its coastal and tidal river interests in Scotland and expressions of interest are now invited for the management of the foreshore, estuaries and tidal rivers in The Crown Estate’s ownership, which are divided up into 2 management areas. This tender
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan of € 500 million to the largest offshore wind farm to date in the German Baltic Sea; EnBW Baltic 2. The project is being realised by EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH. The financing contract was signed today in Karlsruhe. The position and scale of E
The Block Island Residents Association (BIRA) sent the results of a poll regarding the Block Island Wind Farm to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which show that 53% of the interviewed people are in favour of the project and 38% are opposed to it, writes The Block Island Times. The results of the p
The Highland Council who are a Statutory consultee have issued a letter to Marine Scotland not objecting to the MeyGen Section 36 application which was submitted in July 2012. These comments relate purely to the offshore component of the project and are disconnected from the onshore works consent wh
