The town of Cape Charles provided Gov. Bob McDonnell reasons why the town has much to offer in the offshore wind energy initiative, … (delmarvanow) [mappress] Source: delmarvanow, February 16, 2011
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has signed a cooperation agreement with Canyon Offshore for trenching services to support ABB’s subsea high-voltage cable installation projects. “Subsea cables are increasingly being deployed for interconnections and offshore wind integration p
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has today signed a contract with Båtservice Mandal AS (Norway) for the construction of four new crew boats. The vessels are custom designed to transport service technicians to and from offshore wind turbines. The catamaran hull has special features to limit the vessel motions
The purchase of S4WT is the natural result of the confidence of REpower in SAMTECH’s software solutions. The choice of S4WT was further consolidated through the outcome of validation campaigns. These tests proved the higher accuracy of S4WT over other multi body and aero-elastic approaches when comp
Energy giant E.on got planning permission for a massive 230-MW offshore wind farm, the Humber Gateway wind farm, last week in the UK. (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica , February 16, 2011
In view of the publication of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) results by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the opportunities identified therein for offshore wind energy around Northern Ireland, Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) and B9 Energy Offshore Developments L
The U.S. can potentially develop 54 GW of U.S. offshore wind projects by 2030, but only if several barriers are overcome, according to a… (powergenworldwide) [mappress] Source: powergenworldwide , February 16, 2011
An announcement Friday afternoon that the provincial government will not be proceeding with offshore wind projects, including the 12… (clintonnewsrecord) [mappress] Source: clintonnewsrecord , February 16, 2011
Wind will be a hot topic among state officials Tuesday night. (live5news) [mappress] Source: live5news , February 16, 2011
Wind energy technology company NGenTec has signed an industrial partnership with global gearing firm David Brown, owned by Clyde Blowers. Under the terms of the agreement David Brown will provide manufacturing expertise and testing services for the first 1MW prototype of NGenTec’s innovative new win
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to design and install a new electric propulsion drive using a DC bus system for the main electric installation in three vessels (pictured below) to be built at Shipkits B.V. While the design of the drive is highly innovative, the application of proven technology and compo
Fisherman’s energy of New Jersey, LLC (Fishermen’s) announced the filing of a petition to the state Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) on… (capemaycountyherald) [mappress] Source: capemaycountyherald , February 16, 2011
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced it will solicit public comment on a proposed rule that will eliminate a redundant step in the noncompetitive leasing process for commercial renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). BO
The wind energy industry cannot support the guidance on wildlife issued last week by the Department of the Interior and its U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (referring to both the wind energy guidelines and the eagle-specific guidance). The wind industry participated for more than two years in a publi
