The Crown Estate has today, 15 December 2011, launched offshore wind and tidal stream leasing rounds to select developers to take forward up to 800MW of projects in Northern Ireland waters, marking a major step forward in the growth of Northern Ireland’s offshore renewable energy industry. This foll
GL Renewables Certification has started a project to evaluate the LMS SAMTECH software tool “SAMCEF For Wind Turbines” (S4WT). The software by LMS SAMTECH provides an integrated solution simulating the complete dynamic behaviour of wind turbines under realistic wind conditions. The objective of this
State and local officials are expected to emerge from a two-day meeting in Astoria Dec. 15 and Dec. 16 with recommendations… By Jeremy C. Ruark ( seasidesignal ) [mappress] Source: seasidesignal , December 15, 2011
Dr Makhlouf Benatmane, CEO of supplier of direct drive and slow speed permanent magnet generators NgenTec, said that the Scotland can meet its renewable energy targets. Scotland showed its potential at EWEA’s event. EWEA Offshore 2011 was the largest event in the offshore wind industry, with more th
Efforts are being made to use the tides of the sea to generate electricity in areas in Fiji. ( fijitimes ) [mappress] Source: fijitimes , December 15, 2011
One of the three initial developers that expressed interest in building wind energy projects off the coast of South Jersey … By Sarah Watson ( pressofatlanticcity ) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity , December 15, 2011; Image: nrg
In connection with the service of turbines at Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm, GEO carried out a Site Clearance Survey for a jack-up platform installation. GEO conducted a sidescan sonar survey at two foundations in order to identify objects that could hinder the installation of the jack-up platform. G
China is looking at abandoning the use of public auctions to set the price for offshore wind power projects, said an official from… By Zhou Yan and Du Juan (chinadaily) [mappress] Source: chinadaily, December 15, 2011
More than 2,900 MW of offshore wind power is proposed in the Great Lakes over the next five years and a consortium… (dcnonl) [mappress] Source: dcnonl, December 15, 2011
Romax Technology is to receive funding as part of a Department of Energy (DOE) funded project titled “Next Generation Medium Speed Drivetrain Development for U.S. Land-Based and Off-Shore Wind Turbines”. The project, headed by the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has a budget of $7
After months of planning, a wave energy conversion device was recently deployed off Jennette’s Pier. (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, December 15, 2011; Image: ebcne
Mobimar ltd attended EWEA’s biggest offshore wind event to date. The event was held at Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Center. Over 480 exhibitors and more than 7500 participants attend this rewarding and inspirational 3-day event. Both the conference and the exhibition provided great platfo
The government and the wind energy industry have launched a withering attack today on a new report from the… By James Murray (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, December 14, 2011; Image: eamonnbutler
Sri Lanka has identified 14 sites along its coastline to build power plants using energy from ocean waves as part of a move to shift to… (lankabusinessonline) [mappress] Source: lankabusinessonline, December 14, 2011
