Siemens Windpower has been awarded £5 million of Government funding in the first round of grants for developing next-generation offshore… [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, July 05, 2010;
The first round of grants since the Budget for developing next-generation offshore wind technology are announced today (Monday 5 July) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State Chris Huhne will announce the grants, totalling £10 million in a speech at the launch of the Inter
A Scottish aristocrat has criticised plans for a massive offshore wind farm that he fears will destroy an island idyll. The Duke of Argyll… By Jenny Fyall [mappress] Source: thescotsman, July 05, 2010;
The Government must not delay action if it wants to ensure the UK secures a substantial homegrown offshore wind manufacturing base,… [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, July 04 , 2010;
The US Department of the Interior and Department of Energy plan to increase offshore renewable energy development together, under a formal agreement signed Tuesday. Interior and the DOE would develop “attainable” goals for constructing renewable energy projects on the US Outer Continental Shelf, det
Ontario is seeking input on proposed rules for offshore wind turbines, including keeping them at least 5 km from the shoreline. A shoreline… Naw Staff [mappress] Source: nawindpower, June 29, 2010;
Pentwater-based Lake Michigan P.O.W.E.R. Coalition is hoping to educate local residents about wind energy before any decisions are made… Alex Doty [mappress] Source: grandhaventribune, June 29, 2010;
The province halted a multi-billion dollar wind turbine project on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Friday — along with similar projects — … Gary Rennie [mappress] Source: windsorstar, June 27, 2010;
The US steps up its offshore wind game with the announcement of an infusion of federal funds into this nascent niche of green energy. [mappress] Source: tonic, June 27, 2010;
The government has pledged to back a Green Investment Bank in what should be seen as the most positive measure to come out of this week’s… Jasper Cullen [mappress] Source: northerngasheating, June 25, 2010;
This spring Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) trumpeted its installation of wind turbines atop light poles at a supercenter in Worcester, Mass. Esmé E. Deprez and Matthew Boyle [mappress] Source: businessweek, June 25, 2010;
Though the Gulf catastrophe has opened the nation’s collective mind about the enormous potential of offshore wind, BP’s behavior has also,… Herman Trabish [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, June 25, 2010;
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced $25 million to accelerate development of the state’s Wind Technology Testing Center (WTTC), in… Joshua Philipp [mappress] Source: theepochtimes, June 22, 2010;
The chosen location is the northern part of Blexer Bogen, a bend in the River Weser. Following a meeting of the Senate in Bremerhaven, the Senator for Economic Affairs and Ports, was simultaneously asked to initiate the relevant approval proceedings. Senator Martin Günthner said: “The Senate has iss
