The Chesapeake Light Tower, a 1965-vintage lighthouse 13 miles off Virginia Beach, could find new life illuminating the potential for wind… By Steve Szkotak (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek, December 09, 2010
Ontario could create new industries, reinvigorate old ones, and generate thousands of new jobs over the next 15 years by building a vibrant… (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, December 09, 2010
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation. The order, which was signed today in Hamburg, comes from prestigious Dutch-based marine contractor Van Oord, working on dredging, offshore and marine engineering projects worldwi
DWEC would be nation’s largest offshore wind farm, bolstering the East Coast offshore-wind industry and job creation potential Deepwater… (businesswire) [mappress] Source: businesswire, December 08, 2010
As president, Theodore Roosevelt was fond of the African proverb that advised leaders to “speak softly and carry a big stick,” particularly… (dealbook) [mappress] Source: dealbook, December 08, 2010
Power conversion specialist Converteam and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop innovative fully direct current (DC) technologies to reduce total cost of ownership of offshore wind power generation and distribution by 10-20%. The partners aim to demons
An authority created to promote development of wind power in waters off Virginia is scheduled to meet for the first time. The Virginia… (wavy) [mappress] Source: wavy, December 08, 2010
TYCOON Donald Trump today slammed plans for a windfarm in Aberdeen Bay which he fears will ruin views from his £750 million Balmedie golf… By David Ewen (eveningexpress) [mappress] Source: eveningexpress, December 08, 2010
Green energy is all the rage, and Ohio is jumping on the bandwagon with little regard for financial considerations. The proposed offshore… By Mary McCleary (toledoblade) [mappress] Source: toledoblade, December 08, 2010
The US Atlantic states are making progress toward building the country’s first offshore wind projects, but several barriers need to be… By Gloria Gonzalez (oilprice) [mappress] Source: oilprice, December 08, 2010
A handful of local residents attended ‘WIND VISION 2010: A Citizens’ Conference on Offshore Wind Power’ on Saturday. They plan to implement… By Elizabeth Janney (savage-guilford) [mappress] Source: savage-guilford, December 08, 2010
The costs of offshore wind have been rising, due in part to the rising cost of energy, which has pushed up the costs of materials like steel By Dave Elliott (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, December 08, 2010
Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group, has scooped a Green Energy award for an innovative pontoon system designed to support the offshore renewables industry. The company, based in Falmouth in Cornwall, won the Best Business Innovation Award at the annual Regen SW Green Energy Awards in Bath for
SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL), the 80% subsidiary of SeaEnergy PLC, has won the prestigious Best New Business Award at the Green Energy Awards, held by Scottish Renewables. The awards, hosted at Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre, took place on Thursday 2nd December. The award recogni
