Windreich AG still remains on its course for growth-which is also reflected by the company’s staff development. The workforce of the company has increased twofold in the last twelve months. By late February 2012, Windreich AG employed 106 people in comparison to last year in which the workforce cons
Maria McCaffery, chief executive of trade body Renewables UK, will use the opportunity on wave and tidal conference in Edinburgh to warn that The Green Investment Bank needs to think again about its strategy of avoiding investment in early-stage renewable energy projects. That strategy could be unfa
Long-term impacts of turbine noise on the marine life are still poorly understood and the lack of data might have unfavorable impacts on offshore wind projects, reports Vineyard Gazette. However, certain studies have provided some clues about how marine life might be affected by underwater turbine n
Anders Eldrup will resign from his role as CEO of DONG Energy. He will do so bymutual consent. Fritz Schur, Chairman of the Board of Directors, states: ”Anders Eldrup has made a huge contribution to DONG Energy for eleven years andis handing over a strong, well-run company. I wish him good luck with
Marine South East will host “Offshore Wind Farm Logistics Event – Reducing Cost through Optimisation” in Ostend, Belgium. Reducing the cost of construction, operations and maintenance is a priority for all wind farm developers. This event will bring together developers, contractors, universities and
Last Monday, the Town Council of Narragansett voted against the Deepwater Wind’s transmission line across Block Island Sound. Council President Glenna Hagopian thinks they need more specification about this matter to make a decision. “I want to see what you are bringing to the table before we move f
Marine South East is to run a series of events between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. The first of these events is scheduled for Thursday 12th April 2012 at Northbro
Governor Martin O’Malley addressed the state’s congressional delegation on Monday seeking support for his offshore wind project, reports SoMd News. O’Malley said he wants the congressional delegation to support a federal investment tax credit extension necessary for offshore wind power generation th
Hamburg-based company will participate in EWEA 2012. The company will present their three wind turbine platforms the PowerWind 56/60, 90/100 and 500 in Bella Center/Copenhagen. The event will be held from 16th till 19th April 2012. EWEA 2011 attracted a record-breaking 9,000+ participants, coming fr
North Norfolk District Council has approved a cable corridor that would connect the Dudgeon wind farm to the national grid, reported BBC. In January, Warwick Energy’s cable corridor proposal to lay 45km onshore cable running between the landfall point at Weybourne Hope (North Norfolk District) and L
South Carolina has the infrastructure to establish a wind-energy cluster across the state. And with new initiatives under way to create a trained workforce for the industry, the state can become a wind-energy hub for North America. Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, director of business development at the Cle
Scottish Enterprise has welcomed decision by Vince Cable that the headquarters of the new UK Green Investment Bank will be located in Edinburgh. Scottish Enterprise chairman, Crawford Gillies, said: “This is fantastic news for Edinburgh and for Scotland. The Green Investment Bank will be an enduring
Finance Secretary John Swinney welcomed a deal between the Orkney based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Ocean Energy Association of Japan (OEAJ) to develop Japan’s first marine energy test centre. The Finance Secretary will next month travel to Japan and South Korea to promote Scottish
IREC will organize the workshop “Multiterminal HVDC transmission systems for offshore wind power”. The conference is to be given by Professor Jun Liang professor from the Cadiff, UK university. It is to take place on Wednesday 14 march in the Lecture hall of the Catalonia Institute for Energy resear
