On January 19 starts master’s degree program in Wind Energy at National University of Distance Education (UNED), the one of the first in Europe. The registration period ends on January 16. The Wind Energy Association (AEE), which is involved in the project since its inception, has signed an agreemen
A £20 million investment programme at Scrabster Harbour is securing jobs and helping to position the north of Scotland at the forefront of the renewables revolution, John Swinney said. The Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth Secretary visited the harbour to witness progress on major redevelop
The founding president of the offshore division of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer said that if the industry does not…. By Felicity Carus (energy.aol) [mappress] Source: energy.aol, December 13, 2011; Image: bildarchiv.alpha-ventus
The public is getting a look at a proposal for a transmission cable bringing power from an offshore wind farm near Block Island to make… (therepublic) [mappress] Source: therepublic, December 13, 2011; Image: dwwind
At 8 & 9 December 2011, the Business Offshore Conference took place in Hamburg. Organized by Schiff&Hafen I Ship&Offshore, the first edition of the conference welcomed 140 delegates at the Hotel Hafen. The group of delegates consisted of German offshore professionals as well as delegates coming from
UNITED FAITH GROUP announced that on December 06th, 2011, the New-building contract of two 50,000 DWT Semi-Submersible Multi-purpose Vessels went into effect. Both of the vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2013. The contract was signed earlier this year on July 01st between UNITED F
At a recent meeting, federal and state officials said they are just beginning to evaluate a bid for a small wind farm in deep water off… by Craig Idlebrook (workingwaterfront) [mappress] Source: workingwaterfront, December 13, 2011; Image: boem
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the energy industry has announced the opening of a new base in Westhill, near Aberdeen, on the back of a number of key contract wins in the North Sea. The company has recently secured contract wins totalling approximately £7million to car
COUNCIL chiefs from across North Yorkshire have attended an event to drive forward plans to build the world’s largest offshore… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, December 13, 2011; Image: forewind
The Liebherr LTR 11200 crawler crane was developed pri-marily for operations involving wind farms, and it has since proved its value in that sector many times over. The most powerful telescopic crane in the world has now also mas-tered its first commitments on the high seas – and has shown itself to
Acknowledging the monumental challenges in developing a new domestic industry, NRG Energy announced that it is putting active development of offshore wind projects on hold for the near term. NRG’s subsidiary and lead developer of the Mid-Atlantic Wind Park (the Wind Park) off the coast of Delaware,
The N.C. Solar Center and N.C. Department of Commerce will host a public forum this week for discussion on the potential for wind energy… By Suzanne Ulbrich (jdnews) [mappress] Source: jdnews, December 13, 2011
The UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) and the University of Sao Paulo Institute…. (southcoasttoday) [mappress] Source: southcoasttoday, December 13, 2011; Image: graduateguide
Members of the Haida Nation have strongly rejected a proposed business partnership with the company wanting to build… (cftktv) [mappress] Source: cftktv, December 13, 2011
