Offshore wind turbines could be sited in deeper water, closer to the shore off the UK coast to take advantage of stronger, more consistent wind speeds, according to the Energy Technologies Institute. Project Deepwater, a consortium led by Blue H with BAE Systems, the Centre for the Environment, Fish
On June 24 2010 DONG Energy announced an agreement to sell its ownership interests in Nordkraft and Salten Kraftsamband, two energy companies based in northern Norway, to a company in the Troms Kraft Group The transaction has now been approved by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway and is
Google and a New York financial firm have each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore… (boston) [mappress] Source:boston ,October 12, 2010;
The greatest potential for wind energy is on the high seas. Over the coming years, thousands of wind turbines will be erected there. But how… (pdcem) [mappress] Source: pdcem,October 12, 2010;
The port locations Büsum, Brunsbüttel, Dagebüll, Helgoland, Husum, Rendsburg-Osterrönfeld, Wyk / Foehr, Hörnum and List have agreed to have a close cooperation with the focus on offshore wind farm logistics. To meet the increasing demands of future offshore wind farms in the North Sea, economists an
Although the British government is about to begin an aggressive series of budget cuts in order to help the moribund national economy recover from the ongoing financial crisis, its seems foolish to remove port infrastructure funding destined to spur even greater growth in the lucrative offshore wind
The Anne Arundel Sierra Club will sponsor a forum on Maryland’s potential for off-shore wind energy at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 20,… (hometownannapolis) [mappress] Source: hometownannapolis,October 11, 2010;
Claims that the New York Power Authority is secretive about the process for identifying the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project are unfounded. By Richard M. Kessel (democratandchronicle) [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle,October 11, 2010;
Aluminium boat builder Alnmaritec has announced the successful launch of its one-hundredth vessel. ‘Endurance’ was launched in August of… (bairdmaritime) [mappress] Source: bairdmaritime,October 11, 2010;
Offshore renewable energy projects around the South West coast of England could generate enough electrical power for 5 million homes, more than double the domestic needs of the whole of the South West. These are among the conclusions from a study commissioned by the South West RDA (Regional Developm
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, said Thursday that it has obtained two orders worth a combined US$800… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets,October 11, 2010;
New Jersey is stepping out as a national leader in the wind energy business. Not only does it have the most ambitious wind power goal of any… By Michael Miller (pressofatlanticcity) [mappress] Source: pressofatlanticcity,October 11, 2010;
After having developed the concept and basic design for Heerema’s new monohull vessel, Ulstein Group´s Dutch based design company, Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS), has now also been awarded the further engineering of the vessel with the selected shipyard, DSME of South Korea. In February 2010, USOS
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), the organisation launched in March of this year by ten global companies to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European Supergrid, is pleased to announce the appointment of its first CEO Ana Aguado and three new founding members: Nexans, wpd offshore an
