This year, Vestas latest offshore product offering – the V164-7.0 MW turbine was awarded by independent judges as the “Most Innovative Power Technology of the Year” in the 2011 Asian Power Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 28 September 2011. Last year the V112-3.0 MW won the Gold Award in the
Of all the states on the Eastern Seaboard, North Carolina has the best potential to profit from offshore wind farming, according to regional… By Kate Elizabeth Queram (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, October 05, 2011
AN Inverness company specialising in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture is in discussions with five firms interested in its… (inverness-courier) [mappress] Source: inverness-courier, October 05, 2011
Delegate Gregorio Kilili Sablan’s (Ind-MP) bill conveying 3 miles of submerged lands to the CNMI now heads to the U.S. Senate after the U.S. By Haidee V. Eugenio (saipantribune) [mappress] Source: saipantribune, October 05, 2011
Only one week to go for the 4th edition of Offshore Energy. For the first time in its existence, Offshore Energy takes place in Amsterdam and the event is bigger than ever. At 11 & 12 October, 300 exhibitors will show their products in an 8000 sq.m. hall of the Amsterdam RAI. 5000 visitors are [&hel
Cape Wind Associates, the company behind the 130-turbine wind farm to be built in Nantucket Sound, are urging Massachusetts regulators… By Erin Ailworth (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, October 04, 2011
The sheer number of logistical interfaces makes the task of offshore wind project management inherently riskier than for onshore wind. By David Craik (windenergyupdate) [mappress] Source: windenergyupdate, October 04, 2011
BMO Offshore announces successful completion of basin testing of the innovative FlexMetMast foundation design based on floating-to-fixed (F2F) technology. The FlexMetMast is designed to deliver bankable data for offshore wind projects with water depths between 20 and 40m. The scale model basin tests
Cobham Technical Services has been awarded a contract for its powerful Opera electromagnetic design tool by Siemens Wind Power, a leading supplier of wind turbines for onshore, offshore and coastal sites. Fast and accurate electromagnetic simulation helps wind turbine suppliers to make breakthroughs
A YEAR after the Severn Barrage was controversially dropped, a research project could yet prove that tidal energy schemes off the South… By Graham Henry (walesonline) [mappress] Source: walesonline, October 04, 2011
University of Delaware researchers will help design a wind-turbine factory in Salisbury, Md., the developer has announced. By Aaron Nathans (delawareonline) [mappress] Source: delawareonline, October 04, 2011
An international group that promotes economic policies that have a positive social impact will be in Maine to learn more about the plan to… (necn) [mappress] Source: necn, October 04, 2011
Road rehabilitation, offshore wind farms and the Ontario College of Trades are all issues for the construction industry in eastern Ontario… By Greg Meckbach (dcnonl) [mappress] Source: dcnonl, October 04, 2011
The growth in off-shore wind farms has helped environmental consultancy APEM achieve rapid growth in the last year. The Stockport-based company’s turnover jumped 48 per cent to £4.3m last year and it is set to repeat the feat with revenues of £6.1m this year. The success has seen the company open tw
