Order worth more than EUR500 million for the consortium A consortium of Siemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink has received an order worth more than EUR500 million from the German transmission grid company transpower. The BorWin2 offshore consortium will connect two North Sea offshore wind farms to t
Seasoned renewable industry experts Eric Briar and Toby Mead, both ex-Metoc plc, are set to join SeaRoc, the marine and offshore engineering experts within the Natural Power group of companies. Briar will take the newly formed Chief Operating Officer role building on the successes of former CEO Pete
Georgia intends to join the Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium, which was recently formed by the US federal government and 10 East… [mappress] Source: dailypost, June 10, 2010;
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Thursday afternoon he plans to sign legislation that could speed the development of a proposed offshore… [mappress] Source: pbn, June 10, 2010;
Wind turbine rotor blades are extremely fragile structures, created by combining materials with critical interconnections between sub-components. In addition, they are subjected to highly demanding forces during their operational life. Wind turbine blade failures can have a severe impact on safety,
Today, the outgoing Economic Affairs Minister Van der Hoeven granted funding of €19.5 million for the Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW) innovation project. The subsidy matches the same level of funding previously announced by the companies in the FLOW consortium. The budget will be spent on the fir
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As opponents of a massive wind energy factory in Nantucket Sound watch the impact of energy giant BP’s oil blowout on the ocean and delicate… [mappress] Source: indiancountrytoday, June 10, 2010;
A Norwegian company that originally proposed wind farms to four West Michigan counties encountered a setback: the Mason County board… [mappress] Source:woodtv , June 10, 2010;
A bill that would set the Deepwater Wind offshore-turbine project back on course was expected to run into some strong opposition in the… [mappress] Source: projo, June 10, 2010;
Situated in Liverpool Bay near the North Wales coast, Gwynt y Môr will be one of the largest offshore wind farms in construction, eventually… [mappress] Source: wirralglobe, June 09, 2010;
More than a dozen people gathered outside the Erie County Courthouse Wednesday to show their support for a proposal to build a massive ten… [mappress] Source: buffalo, June 09, 2010;
EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH and Siemens Energy have today signed a contract for the supply of 80 wind turbines each with a capacity of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 120 meters for the offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2. The order, which represents an investment volume in the triple-dig
Newest Innovations Offer Sophisticated Safety and Performance for On- and Off-Shore Turbines Southington, Conn. – On wind turbines, encoders… [mappress] Source: thomasnet, June 09, 2010;
