Transmission Capital Partners* (TCP) has secured the first licence from energy regulator Ofgem to operate a high voltage link with an offshore wind farm in GB. A newly created company, to be known as TC Robin Rigg OFTO Ltd, will now hold the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Licence. It will operat
A more coherent plan must be put in place to connect offshore wind farms to the grid, the chief executive of the National Grid has claimed. (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, March 02, 2011
Scotland’s new Energy Skills Investment Plan is anticipated to create close to 28,000 job opportunities in the offshore wind sector alone. (newenergyworldnetwork) [mappress] Source: newenergyworldnetwork, March 02, 2011
American Superconductor Corporation, a global power technologies company, today announced that it has received initial wind turbine electrical control system orders from China’s Dongfang Turbine Co. Ltd. (DTC). The systems will be utilized in DTC’s 3 megawatt (MW) and 5 MW full conversion wind turbi
THE winner of a competition will find the top prize something of a breeze. By Richard Wright (iwcp) [mappress] Source: iwcp, March 02, 2011
Rick Eggleston, Managing Director of REpower UK discusses the considerable employment opportunities provided by the burgeoning Offshore wind… By Rick Eggleston (industrytoday) [mappress] Source: industrytoday, March 02, 2011
Ocean Power Technologies has begun sea trials of the PB150 PowerBuoy 33 miles off the coast of Invergordon, Scotland. (theglobalherald) [mappress] Source: theglobalherald, March 02, 2011
The Danish government has announced a broad range of new initiatives aimed at supporting energy production in developing countries. (ippmedia) [mappress] Source: ippmedia, March 02, 2011
A study of renewable energy in Scotland shows that for every job created in the alternative energy sector, almost four jobs are lost in the… (investors) [mappress] Source: investors, March 02, 2011
Ideas about offshore windmills in the Atlantic Ocean have been blowing around for years. But now, detailed coastal wind projects are being… By Carrie Madren (somd) [mappress] Source: somd, March 02, 2011
Renewable energy investment in the UK will be hit by government cuts and new proposals for the industry might be anti-competitive and … By Todd Cardy (growthbusiness) [mappress] Source: growthbusiness, March 02, 2011
During the “North American Offshore Wind Conference” in New Jersey in October of 2010, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar officially… (investorideas) [mappress] Source: investorideas, March 02, 2011
Government reforms of the energy market will be crucial in deciding whether the UK will meet its renewable energy and emission targets, the… by Martin Ellis (uswitch) [mappress] Source: uswitch , March 02, 2011
Scotland could see 22,000 new jobs in renewable energy and low carbon industry in the next four years of an SNP Government. (newsonnews) [mappress] Source: newsonnews, March 02, 2011
