The nation’s first wind farm, planned off Cape Cod, Mass., fought a bruising battle for approval. Now, it faces another challenge in selling its power. The 130-turbine Cape Wind project has sealed a deal with the utility National Grid for half its power. But the other half is available with no appar
A consortium of PGGM and Dutch Ampère Equity Fund, managed by Triodos Investment Management, have entered into an agreement with DONG Energy whereby the consortium acquires a 24.8% stake in the 367MW Walney offshore wind farm, which is under construction. DONG Energy will retain a 50.1% stake and SS
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-Venture: NKW) today announced its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2010, a fiscal period during which the Company undertook a substantial restructuring effort and conducted a strategic review to determine the optimal path forward for maximizing sh
There’s no shortage of developments in the US offshore wind power sector these days even though there is still not a single wind turbine generating power off the nation’s eastern coast. Capturing most media attention last week was Deepwater Wind which announced its plans to construct the Deepwater W
15,000 MW of cumulative installations; 10,500 turbines; covering over 1,800 customers across 25 countries Accounts for nearly nine per cent of the world’s total wind installations@ Capacity can generate enough green energy to power more than thirteen million households annually Offsets ~27 million t
SeaEnergy PLC is pleased to announce that its 80% subsidiary SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL) has signed an Interim Development Agreement (IDA) with The Crown Estate regarding certain Inch Cape wind farm development activities. The IDA formalises the Heads of Terms agreement announced in Septembe
Environmental bank could start as a fund owing to fears of adding to deficit, says environment secretary Chris Huhne The government’s… (u) [mappress] Source: u, December 16, 2010
The Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award is given to the company that has created the maximum impact in its industry in terms of revenue growth, market share growth, major customer acquisitions, extensive range of products and solutions, and leadership in product innovation in the year of stud
ALLEN & Overy (A&O), Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) and White & Case bagged roles on what is reported to be the largest-ever financing for… By Andrew Pugh (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, December 15, 2010
Wind energy is developing itself to one of the world’s largest source of renewable energy. However, the erection wind energy converters (WEC) not only concerns efficient, environmental friendly generation of electricity. First and foremost, is the design of safe substructures for the ever greater di
The corporate group is adding to its performance portfolio by setting up AMBAU Offshore GmbH Bremen, Germany: All flags will be flying in the offshore direction from December 1, 2010 because this is when AMBAU Offshore GmbH will be launching its business activities. AMBAU Offshore GmbH has a product
Statoil and Siemens have signed a technology development cooperation agreement. The partnership will initially embrace wind power, subsea technology, electrical engineering technology and energy efficiency measures. Cooperation between the companies facilitates the development of future path-breakin
TYCOON Donald Trump today slammed plans for a windfarm in Aberdeen Bay which he fears will ruin views from his £750 million Balmedie golf… By David Ewen (eveningexpress) [mappress] Source: eveningexpress, December 08, 2010
The costs of offshore wind have been rising, due in part to the rising cost of energy, which has pushed up the costs of materials like steel By Dave Elliott (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, December 08, 2010
