An impact assessment will be conducted by Natural England (NE) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the six month delay will allow them to address the previous site recommendations before they issue formal advice in July 2012. In September it was recommended that 127 coastal and of
North East Renewable Energies Group, Energi Coast, will showcase the strengths of the region’s supply chain at a major international… (bdaily) [mappress] Source: bdaily, November 18, 2011; Image: tagenergysolutions
With less than two weeks to go until the European Wind Energy Association’s OFFSHORE 2011 conference and exhibition, EWEA found out what Heiko Ross from Windreich and Erwin Coolen from OutSmart will be discussing at their session… Why is offshore wind energy expensive compared to onshore wind energy
Leading experts have zeroed in on the Outer Banks as a prime testing spot to see if it’s possible to harness energy from waves, currents… By Michelle Wagner (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, November 18, 2011
Cape Wind’s main opposition group said contributions to its cause surged by 22 percent last year as its donor base broadened amid… By Greg Turner (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 18,2011
Two wind blades were recently delivered to the Offshore Wind Laboratory, an expansion of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at UMaine. Researchers will use these blades to test the functionality of new equipment and also to train new staff, undergraduate, and graduate students. [mappress]
City councillors are asking the provincial government to do what they say, not what they do. By Andrew Dreschel (thespec) [mappress] Source: thespec, November 18, 2011
Centrica plc (“Centrica”) announced that Dame Helen Alexander, a Non-Executive Director of Centrica and Chairman of Centrica’s Remuneration Committee, will step down from the Board of Centrica with effect from 31 December 2011. Dame Helen joined the Board in January 2003. Lesley Knox will replace Da
The turbines planted in 2008 off the coast of Lincolnshire, on England’s eastern edge, brought the United Kingdom’s total of electricity… by Samantha Larson (santacruz) [mappress] Source: santacruz, November 18, 2011
British energy minister, Charles Hendry, praised the efforts of Ireland’s offshore wind at the industry’s annual event. (edie) [mappress] Source: dailytelegraph, November 18, 2011
This profit forecast does not take into account the change in the fair value of Fugro’s participation in Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS). Based on the current EMGS share price the value of the investment would be around EUR 7 million higher. The net result after tax of Fugro for 2010 was EUR
As a result of the unusually warm weather experienced in the UK in recent months, and the corresponding impact on consumption, it is currently anticipated that Centrica’s 2011 earnings may be marginally lower than current market expectations, with the reduction in operating profits offset in part by
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Wind Energy & Wind Turbine Market: Global Scenario (2011 – 2016)” report to their offering. With the increase in understanding about a sustainable alternate source of energy worldwide, the wind power is gaining its stimulus across the globe. Th
COUNTY residents are invited to have their say, at an exhibition in Spott later this month, on a proposed £1.2 billion offshore wind farm in the outer Forth estuary. By Kirsty Gibbins (eastlothiancourier) [mappress] Source: eastlothiancourier, November 17, 2011; Image: neartnagaoithe
