During 30 years as a commercial diver Bob Durrant was often intrigued by the impact discarded car tyres had on the seabed. So instead of retiring, he launched a company to investigate whether linked tyres could prevent sand scouring which causes problems for turbines, cables and other subsea structu
Independent renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has published a paper on time-dependant computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis which has been accepted by the peer-reviewed Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. The journal reports on all aspects of wind engineering and
Blue Offshore and Caley Ocean Systems have signed a letter of intent for the construction of world’s largest carousel. The installation system will consist of an uniquely adaptable modular turntable system, loading arm assembly, tensioners, trackways and associated equipment. The 9,000 tonnes of car
The public consultation period on the proposed extension of the Kentish Flats wind farm is coming to an end this week. (wind-watch) [mappress] Source:wind-watch , March 01, 2011
A MULTI-million-pound renewable energy centre at the Grimsby Institute will become the first of its kind in the UK to train the next… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, March 01, 2011
Government interventions in the energy market this year will be crucial in determining whether the UK can meet its targets of meeting energy… [mappress] Source: guardian, March 01, 2011
EastPort UK today announced the outer harbour had been selected by A2Sea as the reloading base for the installation of wind turbines on the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Danish headquartered A2Sea A/S, whose main shareholders are DONG Energy and Siemens, is the most experienced installation c
In association with the European Commission, the 2011 Scottish European Green Energy Centre Conference will open in Edinburgh tomorrow with a keynote address by First Minister, Alex Salmond MSP, followed by leading experts and practitioners from E3G, Grant Thornton, Aquamarine Power, SSE, National G
SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc) has decided to halt work on the development of its proposed offshore wind farm at Kintyre. West Coast development effort will be focused on the site off Islay. SSE was granted exclusive rights to develop both these sites by The Crown Estate in February 2009. Ki
The renewable energy industry in Scotland could be costing more jobs than it actually creates, a report has warned. (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, March 01, 2011
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation is pleased that the province has decided to hold off on any off-shore wind turbine developments. By Darly Morris (bayshorebroadcasting) [mappress] Source: bayshorebroadcasting, March 01, 2011
A hundred giant wind turbines set to be built at sea off the coast of Arromanches-les-Bains will blight the area where the Allies came … (normandyadvertiser) [mappress] Source: normandyadvertiser, March 01, 2011
Siemens Energy has secured another order for an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the customer DONG Energy the company will supply… (windtech-international) [mappress] Source: windtech-international, March 01, 2011
CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, has announced that the agenda has been… (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, March 01, 2011
