Offshore wind will deliver a whole new industry and a bright future for Scotland, new Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said today on his first… (offshorewindscotland) [mappress] Source: offshorewindscotland, May 26, 2011
To further boost the productivity of the wind farm design process, GL Garrad Hassan presented an updated version of its WindFarmer software at AWEA Windpower 2011. The software facilitates the layout of wind farms to maximise the power produced while minimising the environmental impact. The new rele
A MALAISE among Yorkshire’s business world to capitalise on the arrival of multi-billion pound off-shore wind farms could see firms miss out… By Paul Jeeves (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, May 26, 2011
As part of a three programme, Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment/British Embassy Sweden and partners hosted a technology and innovation workshop to explore collaborative R&D opportunities for accelerating deployment and demonstration of offshore renewa
A group of county councillors have thrown their weight behind a campaign to halt the planned extension of Suffolk’s electricity pylon… By Tom Potter (eadt) [mappress] Source: eadt, May 26, 2011
While many communities in Maine may have a firm reputation for being independent-minded, three midcoast towns are betting that it will be… By Abigail Curtis (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, May 26, 2011
The American Wind Energy Association‘s WindPower 2011 conference wrapped in Anaheim, Calif. today, with an estimated 20,000 participants. (fuelfix) [mappress] Source: fuelfix , May 26, 2011
The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP announces that Mary Ann Christopher has joined the firm as a Partner in its Milwaukee office… (wisbusiness) [mappress] Source: wisbusiness, May 26, 2011
Global offshore health & safety training specialists Falck Nutec have announced a number of key additions to their sales team. (oilvoice) [mappress] Source: oilvoice, May 26, 2011
Subsea services group Acteon has acquired Aberdeen-based NCS Survey Limited. The acquisition adds to Acteon’s capability in the rig-positioning market and provides an additional suite of survey services to clients that operate rigs and vessels. NCS Survey provides high-precision rig-positioning, con
American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, today announced that Daniel P. McGahn, President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2011. Dan McGahn succeeds founder Gregory J. Yu
A new book from the International Energy Agency (IEA),Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge, presents a novel method of assessing the resources needed to balance supply and demand in power systems with large shares of ‘variable’ renewables, such as solar photovoltaic, wi
A LEADING Liverpool councillor is to lead a bid to attract another £600m of European cash to Merseyside and push ahead with an “Irish Sea… By Marc Waddington (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost, May 25, 2011
AREVA Renewables announced today that Jean Huby is appointed Chief Executive Officer of AREVA Wind and Executive Vice President of the Wind business unit within AREVA Renewables, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. This appointment is effective May 12, 2011. JEAN Huby joined AREVA in September 2008 a
