China has opened the door to domestic wind power companies to begin developing the country’s offshore resources – but has effectively shut… [mappress] Source: environmental-finance, February 18, 2010;
BWEA (RenewableUK), the UK’s leading trade association, welcomed today’s announcement from US company Clipper Windpower on plans to build the world’s largest turbine blade in Newcastle, for its proprietary 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each Britannia turbine will be able to satisfy the an
Plans to build an offshore windfarm in the Firth of Forth that could create 700 jobs in Leith have been welcomed by politicians and locals. [mappress] Source: journal-online, February 17, 2010;
A wind power project on an island is OK, but turbines in the lake are not.The Jefferson County Board of Legislators’ Planning and… [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, February 17, 2010;
Deepwater Wind Rhode Island has hired David Muse as the company’s project director, where he will oversee the planning, logistics, procurement and management of the assembly and construction of the company’s planned offshore wind farms. Muse, a registered professional engineer in Texas, has more tha
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has issued an order approving a $1.36 million energy efficiency grant for a wind energy research project at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC). MAREC, in partnership with the University of Michigan Me
The Energies Technologies Institute announced today that it plans to open the world’s largest open access indoor test facility for offshore [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, February 16, 2010;
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A fresh start of a new decade with Offshore Wind, a new magazine entirely dedicated to offshore wind energy. The offshore wind industry is growing fast and it is about time this young and dynamic sector gets its own ‘platform’ for independent information and discussion. In this issue:
