EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has officially taken the first commercial windfarm in Germany into operation today. In the presence of the Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, Minister President, Erwin Sellering, and numerous representatives from business and politics, the start signal was given on the
A STRATHCLYDE University spin-out company has developed a marine technology device, which it claims will produce the world’s first… (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 02, 2011;
SCOTLAND must embrace renewables as there is no alternative to new forms of energy generation, given the world’s dwindling reserves of… By Erikka Askeland (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, May 02, 2011;
Vineyard Power (VP), a community-owned energy cooperative based here, signed an agreement and entered into a partnership with OffshoreMW… By Janet Hefler (mvtimes) [mappress] Source: mvtimes, May 01, 2011;
The Bureau Veritas Industry Services GmbH is awarded by RWE Innogy GmbH with the contract to supervise production and quality assurance in the production of 48 wind turbines for the offshore wind farm. The contract is worth over 2 million €. The order covers the continuous monitoring of the producti
Anarbeitung GmbH subsidiary of Voestalpine has received a contract to supply 20,000 tonnes of heavy metal plates for the offshore wind power project “London Array”. The sales volume of signed contract is in the tens of millions, the contract deadline is one year. The heavy metal plates are produced
MKG have just fitted out a new purpose-built coastal survey catamaran with a powerful state of the art 20mt radio controlled hydraulic… (logisticsweek) [mappress] Source: logisticsweek, April 29, 2011;
The Bristol-based Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) has been able to clinch a deal with the Crown Estate Commissioners to harness the… By Apoorva Prasad (topnews) [mappress] Source: topnews, April 29, 2011;
Floating Power Plant Inc. and Bridgeworks Capital, Oregon, US today announced the joint creation of a U.S. company, Floating Power Inc.,… (floatingpowerplant) [mappress] Source: floatingpowerplant, April 29, 2011
Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy developer, is inviting local people to have their say on the proposed Neart na… (mainstreamrp) [mappress] Source: mainstreamrp, April 29, 2011;
A BID is being made for North Yorkshire’s largest business park to become one of the Government’s key areas for enterprise to help… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, April 29, 2011;
Development opportunities at Rhode Island’s three major ports could create new jobs and bring in millions of dollars more in revenue, according to a study released Thursday. The study was commissioned by the RI Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Coordination Team . It assessed the Port of Providence, Port
During the last ice age, glaciers a mile high pushed several dozen cubic miles of rock, sand and debris into the ocean off North … By David Roberts (popsci) [mappress] Source: popsci, April 29, 2011;
Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation, a new report from the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board, examines standards and practices that could be used to design U.S. offshore wind installations. In order to develop off
