The Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture has scheduled a vote for Tuesday, May 11, on legislation regarding an eight-turbine wind… [mappress] Source: ecori, May 10, 2010;
The town of Hull is poised to reject a small offshore wind farm due to high costs that could have boosted electricity rates by up to 25… [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 11, 2010;
Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa is planning to enter China’s offshore wind power sector by the end of next year, a top company official said on Monday.
Chautauqua County is at a Dickensian crossroads, according to Doug Champ. As chairman of the annual Chautauqua County Energy Conference,… [mappress] Source: post-journa, May 10, 2010;
Allianz Global’s insurance expert, Robert Maurer, gave some interesting insight into offshore wind energy project risks. Usually, offshore projects are watched and assessed from the technical or economical point of view, but we thought it would be interesting to cite this article as a different way
SGS is one of more than 100 exhibitors at RenewableUK’s (formerly known as British Wind Energy Association, BWEA) annual offshore wind energy event. The RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2010 conference and exhibition will take place on June 29-30, 2010 at the Arena & Convention Centre in Liverpool, United
The 15th annual State of Lake Erie message presented last Thursday at the Armor Firehall in Hamburg was entertaining as well as informative. [mappress] Source: observertoday, May 09, 2010;
Not too long ago, just days after Jefferson County legislators approved a sweetheart payment in lieu of taxes deal for the Galloo Island… [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, May 09, 2010;
SCI, the leading independent provider of technical expertise to the steel construction sector, has been commissioned by the Research… [mappress] Source: steelguru, May 08, 2010;
A high-powered government panel has drafted a plan that calls for the establishment by 2020 of massive offshore wind farms capable of … [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, May 08, 2010;
In a recent meeting of the Great Lakes Wind (GLOW) Council in Escanaba, both the possible benefits and drawbacks of offshore wind farms were discussed by local residents and council members.
The controversial Cape Wind project will cost taxpayers and ratepayers more than $2 billion to build – three times its original estimate. [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 08, 2010;
Around €100 billion will be spent on developing wind-powered electricity generation off Irish and British coasts over the next 12 years,… [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 08, 2010;
A new system was proposed to harness energy from marine currents, with a capacity ranging between 2 and 10 MW, specifically designed to overcome the traditional difficulties of maintenance and repair at sea. TidalStream is developing a low cost buoyancy-controlled platform that can provide up to 10
