A Warwickshire engineering company is going head to head with a Japanese firm to design and build a cheaper way of testing offshore wind… [mappress] Source: birminghampost, February 26, 2010;
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat
Federal regulators have received leasing proposals from two Virginia companies seeking to develop offshore wind farms capable of supplying… [mappress] Source: canadianbusiness, February 25, 2010;
The Community of European Shipyards’ Association (CESA) and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) are calling on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the building of new ships to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years. CESA an
Andrew Mill, CEO of Narec, responds to the announcement by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) of an £18.5 million grant to fund an offshore wind test site at Narec in Blyth, Northumberland: “We very much welcome this funding award and the continued support we have received from
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants Duke Energy to conduct an environmental impact study of its offshore wind power project in Pamlico… [mappress] Source: charlotteobserver, February 24, 2010;
Trillium Power has designated Vestas Offshore, a global leader in offshore wind turbine development, as the main supplier for its group of… [mappress] Source: dcnonl, February 24, 2010;
While the EU announced that it will exceed its target to produce 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a new study by… [mappress] Source: global-adventures, February 24, 2010;
The federal government and 11 Atlantic Coast states have taken a first step towards forming a “wind consortium” to expedite offshore wind… [mappress] Source: newswire, February 23, 2010;
EASTHAM — Even in the chilly world of winter on the Outer Cape, talk of offshore wind turbines can generate some heat.”I just don’t think… [mappress] Source: capecodonline, February 23, 2010;
As it scrambles to develop an offshore wind power industry that potentially may generate as much as 200 gigawatts of electricity, China has… [mappress] Source: seekingalpha, February 22, 2010;
It is reported that the generation capacity of offshore wind farms in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province is expected to reach 12.3 million kilowatts [mappress] Source: steelguru, February 22, 2010;
A radical windmill design could hold the key to making offshore wind power more economical and helping the UK meet its ambitious renewable… [mappress] Source: guardian, February 22, 2010;
North East firms have won over £150m worth of offshore wind farm contracts making the region one of the biggest winners from the UK’s move… [mappress] Source: egovmonitor, February 19, 2010;
