Europeans take climate change seriously, as today’s Eurobarometer survey results show. Nearly nine in ten of us think it is a serious problem. One of the major causes of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions. The EU has pledged to reduce its emissions by 80-95% by 2050. To get there, we will ne
Plans to build the second phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm could be binned because of thousands of rare birds found… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 06, 2011
Oil platforms in the North Sea are attracting more cod and haddock than previously thought and wind farm installations could be designed… By Sarah Young (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 29, 2011
Oyster fishermen supplying top Michelin-starred restaurants have warned that plans to extend a wind farm will attract thousands of starfish… (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, September 19, 2011
The planet’s great oceans – sometimes referred to as the “silent world” – are noisier than we thought. And they’re only getting louder. By Martine Valo (worldcrunch) [mappress] Source: worldcrunch, September 12, 2011
On Thursday, September 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., Island Institute will host a forum exploring visual and sound impacts of offshore wind-energy… [mappress] Source: freepressonline, September 09, 2011
The Biodiversity Research Institute will study the risks to sea birds and marine mammals from offshore wind-power development. (mpbn) [mappress] Source: mpbn, September 09, 2011
Aquatic sources of power — waves, tides and currents — are expected to play a large role in meeting America’s future power needs. By Mark ST.J. Couhig (sequimgazette) [mappress] Source: sequimgazette, September 08, 2011
An environmental group outlined concerns Wednesday on how proposed offshore wind farms, poised to become the first in the Texas, might… By Mark Collette (caller) [mappress] Source: caller, August 18, 2011
In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South
If you were looking for the absolute worst place in the United States of America to install a massive wind turbine industrial complex, then… By Richard Moore (valleycentral) [mappress] Source: valleycentral, August 15, 2011
Conditions for offshore wind power production in Sweden are better than earlier believed, a report by Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) and the Swedish Energy Authority (Energimyndigheten) has shown. By compiling data on water depth and seabed conditions new potential areas for offshore wind farms h
As Germany forges ahead with its energy revolution, offshore wind parks are becoming increasingly important. But construction clatter… (spiegel) [mappress] Source: spiegel, August 09, 2011
Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug b
