A government thinktank has predicted that the British marine energy sector could be worth £76bn to the economy and support 68,000 jobs… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, May 03, 2011;
FAST-EXPANDING engineering consultancy Xodus has bought a Welsh firm specialising in renewables. By Dominic Jeff (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 03, 2011;
University of Maine engineering students and researchers working at a facility in the Netherlands are now into the third week of testing… (physorg) [mappress] Source: physorg, May 03, 2011;
Germany is offering 5 billion euros (7 billion dollars) in soft loans to kick-start investment in renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel… (monstersandcritics) [mappress] Source: monstersandcritics, May 03, 2011;
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, commences production today on BorWin beta, the first self-righting offshore transformer platform in Germany. In the presence of the Minister President of the federal state of Mecklenburg
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced that it is reducing … (boemre) [mappress] Source: boemre, May 03, 2011
A CRUISE ship is preparing to become a floating hotel for windfarm workers so they don’t have to stay in hotels in Barrow during the… (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, May 03, 2011;
The movement for wind energy was stronger five years ago. Perhaps people pictured Holland’s picturesque windmills surrounded by tulips. By Bill Wolcott (lockportjournal) [mappress] Source: lockportjournal, May 02, 2011;
Commercial scale CETO unit successfully completes primary offshore testing phase (carnegiecorp) [mappress] Source: carnegiecorp, May 02, 2011
The Eureka moment for Perth inventor Sean Moore, 41, came when his Protean wave energy device achieved its sixth degree of freedom. (eco-business) [mappress] Source: eco-business, May 02, 2011;
The Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy published a report compiled by Deloitte indicating that the cost of building and operating … By The Green Living Guy (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, May 02, 2011;
It is well known that oil reserves are depleting. The need for alternative energy sources is becoming increasingly important in order… (mobilemainenews) [mappress] Source: mobilemainenews, May 02, 2011;
The town and the Municipality of Digby “are spending our own money to show we are the port of choice” when industry looks for a repair… (digbycourier) [mappress] Source: digbycourier, May 02, 2011;
Two new non-Executive Directors have been appointed to the Board of SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc). Jeremy Beeton and Katie Bickerstaffe will join the Board on 1 July 2011. Jeremy is Director General of the UK Government Olympic Executive, the body overseeing the London 2012 Olympic Games. H
