A lack of coordination in building grid links to connect offshore wind farms to onshore networks in the U.K. could push overall investment… By Selina Williams (nasdaq) [mappress] Source: nasdaq, November 03, 2010;
SSE Generation Ltd., the wholly owned generation business of SSE plc, has signed a comprehensive and flexible service agreement with GE (NYSE:GE) covering its fleet of 127 GE wind turbines in operation across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new agreement will provide a wide range of technical su
Over 11GW of new capacity to be installed within five years. China third largest market by 2015 – biggest by 2020. New research released today by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of €38 billion over the next five years. By 2015, an
DORSET residents had the chance to grill experts about a proposed offshore wind farm planned for the county’s coastline.Energy company Eneco… By Dan Goater (dorsetecho) [mappress] Source: dorsetecho, November 03, 2010;
The UK’s first apprenticeship scheme for the renewable energy sector has been launched today (November 2) at the RenewableUK event in… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, November 03, 2010;
As the number of offshore wind turbines increases, so too does the need for cost-effective and efficient installation solutions. IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), part of the IHC Merwede group, has risen to the challenge and developed a self-propelled trenching solution for the inter array power ca
BARD Holding and the Netherlands based green investment firm Typhoon Offshore have signed an agreement to jointly build windfarms on the North Sea. BARD Holding will focus mainly on the technical realization of the wind farms and Typhoon Offshore mainly on the structuring and financing thereof. Dr.
Europe’s wind energy sector is currently experiencing a major transformation. New massive offshore wind parks are soon expected to crop up… (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, November 02, 2010;
The energy industry boom years are coming back to East Anglia with the number of jobs in the sector likely to double in the coming years. By Stephen Pullinger (eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, November 02, 2010
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced that Scotland’s renewable electricity target for 2020 is being raised from 50% to 80% of… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, November 02, 2010;
Last week, the Evening Mail revealed that Lea McMeekin, managing director of Port Millom, wants to use HMS Invincible as a helicopter base… [mappress] Source: nwemail, November 02, 2010;
Gamesa Technology Corp., a world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, will launch its new G97-2.0 megawatt (MW) turbine platform for the North American market at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and exhibition, one of the wind energy industry’s premier events. The new G97-2.
Natural Power have announced the release of an evolution in lidar technology – ZephIR 300 – which draws upon the 6 years field experience and 450 deployments of the existing ZephIR system which has operated in over 25 countries worldwide. ZephIR 300 represents a validated, traceable and affordable c
Virg Bernero and Rick Snyder agree that job creation and economic development are the top issues facing Michigan. But the gubanatorial… By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, November 01, 2010
