Innovation in Wind Turbine Design addresses the fundamentals of design, the reasons behind design choices, and describes the methodology for evaluating innovative systems and components. Always referencing a state of the art system for comparison, Jamieson discusses the basics of wind turbine theory
Industry experts will tackle the challenges of “reaching further and going deeper” at next year’s subsea flagship event – Subsea 2012, supported by principal sponsor Shell. Subsea UK has today announced the theme for its annual conference and exhibition which will attract around 2,000 leading figure
Oregon, Washington state and the federal government all have fledgling plans to coordinate competing ocean uses. by Tom Banse (npr) [mappress] Source: npr, December 22, 2011; Image: oceanpowertechnologies
A broad coalition of New York’s environmental, business, and labor organizations called on state and federal leaders to move forward with… By Catherine Bowes (nwf) [mappress] Source: nwf, December 22, 2011
Research and Markets published Romania Energy Report – a November 2011 Update . The IntelliNews Romania Energy Sector Report offers an extensive summary of the Romanian energy sector, segmented into electricity, thermal, water, gas, oil and renewable energy markets. It includes a complete coverage o
Inverness, Scotland: Voith Hydro Wavegen, the Scottish Voith subsidiary for wave energy, has won an award for Outstanding International Achievement in Green Energy. With the award the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) recognized the delivery of the world’s first full life commerci
DeepOcean Group Holding AS, (“DeepOcean Group”) an integrated provider of subsea engineering and trenching services, announced a new long-term charter agreement with REM Ship AS for the multi-purpose offshore construction vessel Rem Forza. This new vessel represents an important step in DeepOcean Gr
DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem. DNV KEMA will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV’s renewable energy and sust
The SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG, a leading supplier in the onshore and offshore wind energy industry, was able to win significant new orders in both business sectors before the end of 2011. In line with major projects, steel towers were commissioned by renowned customers. Market growth is especially re
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, and Iberdrola today signed a new framework agreement calling for the power company to purchase from Gamesa a minimum of 50% of the total turbine fleet it buys for its renewable energy business on Spanish and international markets between 2013 and 20
On December 16, 2011, Bremen Mayor and Senator of Finance, Karoline Linnert in front of 250 guests at BLG-car terminal christened OFFSHORE BHV 1 pontoon. Soon, this vessel will be transporting up to 900 tonnes of heavy foundation structures for the Global Tech I wind farm. The tripod structures will
CMS has advised the 50/50 joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens’ Financial Services unit, represented by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, on the sale to DONG Energy of a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects in SMart Wind’s Hornsea zone with a potential total capac
In October 2011, the connection from National Grid’s substation to the Canterbury-Kemsley 400kV overhead power lines was completed, so the National Grid’s substation is now operational and the construction compound is being dismantled. In January 2012, London Array Ltd expects to connect the Nationa
OSIL offers a complete Scour Monitoring and Data Review Package for wind farms and other similar structures. Scour is a significant concern for owners and operators of offshore structures, as erosion of the sediment in the vicinity of a structure can lead to a lowering of the seabed directly surroun
