The draft Wind Energy Plan for Dukes County, released for public comment last week, looks at the wide range of issues related to wind… By Doug Sederholm and Mark London (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, August 04, 2011
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced it is beginning a two-year, comprehensive study of coastal and marine archaeological sites along the Pacific Coast of the United States. The study will analyze and inventory marine archaeological resources on the Pa
Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon’s coast. The grant is for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) installation. The ADCPs will measure the wave energy resource
Investment opportunities in the offshore wind market in Liverpool Bay are being promoted in South Korea by The Mersey Partnership working… (placenorthwest) [mappress] Source: placenorthwest, August 03, 2011
Practically infinite reliability was the defining requirement when researchers wanted to run a TorqSense transducer under the sea as part of… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct, August 03, 2011
TDK-Lambda UK has joined Regen South West (SW), the South West Renewable Energy Agency. Richard Wilson (electronicsweekly) [mappress] Source: electronicsweekly, August 03, 2011
The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group. Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs and builds heavy-duty pontoon systems, many of which are used in the offshore wind renewable sector. The company designed
A dozen new Innovative Clean Energy Fund projects throughout British Columbia, including a project in Prince Rupert, will be receiving… By Martina Perry (bclocalnews) [mappress] Source: bclocalnews, August 03, 2011
ESB’s ocean energy project, Westwave, has been awarded a grant of €238,000 by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). The grant is awarded under SEAI’s Ocean Energy Prototype Research and Development Programme which focuses on the development and deployment of ocean energy devices and sy
The German plan to completely phase out nuclear power by 2022 announced May 30 by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic… Andrew Burger (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, August 03, 2011
The first turbine has been successfully installed and commissioned at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, and on 2nd August started producing electricity to the UK grid. “This heralds the start of operations and is an important milestone for Scira Offshore Energy, the owner and operator of the
Blount Boats, Inc. recently announced that it has been appointed by South Boats Special Projects, Ltd., based at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England to be the exclusive shipyard to manufacture U.S. flagged aluminum catamarans of South Boats designs for the U.S. wind farm industry. Blount Boats opera
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
A huge offshore wind farm capable of powering Edinburgh will connect to the National Grid through East Lothian, under fledgling proposals… By David McCann (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 02, 2011
