More than 5,000 jobs could be generated from the marine renewables industry in the south-west, a new report has claimed. (lowcarboneconomy) [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, January 04, 2011
ENTREPRENEUR Tony Trapp is hoping to start securing orders for his latest engineering venture within weeks after impressing potential… By Babette Decker (journallive) [mappress] Source: journallive, January 04, 2011
Congress’ failure to adopt climate change legislation, the Gulf oil spill and the United States’ first greenhouse gas rules top an… By Lisa Rathke (boston) [mappress] Source: boston, January 04, 2011
Shareholders of NStar (NYSE:NST) will be asked to approve the proposed merger with Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) at a special meeting March… (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, January 04, 2011
Renewable energy developer SeaEnergy plc said its Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd joint venture has signed three milestone agreements to… (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, December 29, 2010
Wind Turbine Market Analysis to 2015 – Global Capacity, Equipment Market Size and Market Share, Regulatory Framework and Cost Analysis ; The report provides an in-depth analysis of global, regional and key countries wind turbine market. This alternative energy research report gives historical and fo
WELDEX, the Inverness-based crane company which saw a £100 million valuation placed on it following a private equity deal this summer, has won a clutch of orders to work on offshore wind farms. The company, the largest crawler crane business in the UK, will start work in March on multi-million pound
Eneco has announced that it will purchase half of all the electricity generated by the planned second phase of the offshore C-Power Wind Farm on a long term basis. The wind farm is located on the Thornton Bank at a distance of approximately 30 kilometres off the Belgian coast and currently has a pro
The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court that opposes a power-purchase agreement signed between the state’s largest electric utility and an offshore-wind power developer. The association submitted the amicus brief last week but has yet to learn whethe
Financing for the first phase of what will be the North Sea’s largest offshore wind farm has closed, with most of the funding commitment coming from the European Investment Bank. Eleven banks agreed to grant the request for 700 million euros ($918.82 million) for the first phase of the project. More
The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting offshore wind turbines. Mike Bradley of Sarnia, Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming and Bill Weber of Lambton Shores responded with caution to a recent Conference Board of Canada report on offsho
Edinburgh-based insurance broker Bruce Stevenson Risk Management has been appointed to work with Ofgem as part of the UK government’s support for offshore wind generation. BSRM has been selected, along with Grant Thornton, to advise on the tender process appointing Offshore Transmission Owners. The
Deepwater Wind, a company based in Providence, Rhode Island, has drawn up plans for what could be the largest wind farm in U.S. waters, the company announced last week. The proposed farm would generate a huge 1,000 megawatts of power and would be located 18 to 27 miles off the coast of Rhode Island
On 30 September 2010, Stadtwerke Lübeck and DONG Energy announced their intention to swap Stadtwerke Lübeck’s 25.1 % share in the jointly-owned German subsidiary DONG Energy Sales for an indirect 7.25 % share of the Nysted Offshore Wind Farm. The completion of the transaction was subject to approval
