This week, Deepwater Wind began a series of intensive marine surveys as part of the company’s ongoing, comprehensive environmental assessment to support development of the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm – a project that remains on track to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm – and the assoc
ONE of the companies building a windfarm off the Furness coast is netting more cash from the government than any other in the UK. (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, September 22, 2011
Avanti Wind Systems has gathered its activities in Germany in Elmshorn near Hamburg. Until now, Avanti Wind Systems Germany GmbH had its headquarters in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, but it has now been moved to Elmshorn, where Avanti already has a factory. In connection with the factory and offices in
Dillinger Hütte is investing 135 million € in a supplier plant for offshore wind power plants. A plant that will manufacture offshore monopile foundations from thick-walled structural tubulars will be built for the future Steelwind Nordenham company. In its meeting today, the Dillinger Hütte Supervi
Scottish & Southern Energy Plc (SSE) may drop out of an alliance with GDF Suez SA and Iberdrola SA to build nuclear reactors in northern… By Kari Lundgren (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011
Nova Scotia is well on its way to turning its abundant ocean energy resources into an affordable supply of clean, renewable electricity, according to a report. Dalhousie University oceanographer Bob Fournier makes 27 recommendations in Marine Renewable Energy Legislation: A Consultative Approach, wi
The Scottish consortium of Voith Hydro Wavegen looked at Winchester Bay in 2007 as a possible location for a shore-based energy converter. By Deborah Yates (theumpquapost) [mappress] Source: theumpquapost, September 22, 2011
From October 4–6, 2011, SGS will attend the third annual Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference in London, UK. On the pre-conference day, October 4, SGS will hold two workshops on technical risks and Risk Management in offshore wind farm projects. SGS, the world’s lead
Bristol’s international profile as a global hub for high tech engineering and environmental technology services has been further… By Sam (freeofficesearch) [mappress] Source: freeofficesearch, September 22, 2011
Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software (PT) and Critical Materials (PT) are working with Floating Power Plant to help the company adopt a proactive approach to monitoring the condition and structural health of its Poseidon off-shore plant. Critical’s work on the Poseidon prototype, s
On the basis of a wide-ranging industry survey of offshore wind turbine manufacturer OEMs, the new report finds that of the new component… By Scott MacDonald (renewableenergyworld) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyworld, September 22, 2011
PLANS for wind farms in East Yorkshire have been criticised by an MP whose has branded them “costly and largely useless”. Greg Knight, who represents the region in Westminster, said energy companies should be focusing their efforts on offshore facilities rather than trying to install turbines in the
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has been awarded a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office… (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, September 22, 2011
On July 24, the second wind turbine installation vessel was successfully undocked in COSCO Nantong Shipyard. Whilst the vessel was in dock, the yard completed the installation of six pile legs and the lifting cylinder, the installation and commissioning of hydraulic piping systems andthe load testin
