3Power Energy Group Inc. (“3Power” and the “Company”) announces that the Company has expanded its management team and Board of Directors. The Board believes these additions will provide the Company with the expertise and leadership to advance the Company towards its goals of providing renewable ener
Denmark’s Vestas , the world’s biggest maker of wind turbines, said on Friday it had won a 267 megawatts offshore turbine order for projects… by Mette Fraende (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, October 28, 2011;
Wind turbines that float hundreds of feet above the ground or sea and are deployable in 24 hours are the focus of the “Aerostat Platform for Rapid Deployment Airborne Wind Turbine” project that is the winner of the 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, awarded by ConocoPhillips and Penn State. The Conoc
Partrac Group will be exhibiting at the EWEA Offshore 2011 Conference, on Stand 10030, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. They will be exhibiting with Scottish Development International (SDI) at the three day event, which will combine a high quality conference programme with a large, international, cros
Ballast Nedam has succeeded in maintaining its position under challenging market conditions. The revenue and results that it achieved were broadly in line with those for the first three quarters of 2010. The order book increased from € 1.7 billion in mid-year to € 1.8 billion. This puts Ballast Neda
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comments as it considers the potential effects of wind energy leasing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In accordance with the requirements of Section 106 of the National Hi storic P
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has become the first organisation to sign up to a new health and safety accord for the wave and tidal energy sectors, demonstrating its commitment to the safe operation of the renewable energy industry. Founded by RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind and Marine Ene
Renewable energy’s growth and competition for market share with fossil fuels has increased the need to develop new innovations – but that do… By Silvio Marcacci (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, October 27, 2011
According to IBM, Vestas has applied the most innovative information management solution within their entire customer base in 2011. The ‘Most Innovative Award’ was granted to Vestas for the deployment of the supercomputer Firestorm. The award was presented to Vestas at an award ceremony with over 10
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has achieved a significant milestone in the deployment of tidal energy technology with confirmation that its prototype tidal turbine, located subsea off the Orkney Islands, Scotland, has successfully generated and fed over 100 megawatt hours (MWh) of e
IBM and The Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) are working together to understand and minimize the environmental impact of converting wave energy into electricity. This project, the first to use real-time streaming analytics for monitoring underwater noise generated by wave energy conversio
Vestas will be supplying a V164-7.0 MW turbine, which is a dedicated offshore wind turbine designed specifically for the harsh conditions at sea. DONG Energy’s total investment in the establishment of the test site will amount to approx. 32 mio. Euros. The V164-7.0 MW turbine is scheduled for instal
The Scottish government has announced new funding for renewable energy developments that are likely to produce new engineering jobs… (careerstructure) [mappress] Source: careerstructure, October 27, 2011
The UK’s emerging offshore wind industry has only just started work on ambitious plans to build more than 30GW of new capacity, and is not y… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 27, 2011
