Over the past decade, the fossil fuel industry has mounted a coordinated campaign to discredit renewable energy and hinder its growth, according to a new report released today by the Sierra Club. The report, Clean Energy Under Siege, reveals how the fossil fuel industry is using tactics such as fina
In Britain, the power clock is ticking. Key decisions must be made and new policies implemented. Nuclear is to be a key plank of electricity supply strategy, but does not have public support. Investment in renewables has been rising fast, with wind power the chosen option. Proposed changes to planni
BLG WindEnergy Logistics will present its logistics services to the offshore industry at the Husum Wind Energy 2012. The spectrum of BLG’s services includes organizing and managing the logistics chain from procurement and production, storage and transportation to installation at sea. In Bremerhaven,
Jiangsu rudong test wind power farm expansion project was started on July 2, 2012. CSIC Haizhuang-5.0MW prototype was put into the test project for the first time. NTOC, the site construction team, adopted steel pipe piling technique for the piling work and got successful. Finally the team finished
The construction of the offshore wind farm Global Tech I will start soon. After an intensive two-year planning period, the project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH will start the construction of the foundations and substation in the coming weeks. The substation will be shipped directly from
Technor Benelux B.V.located in Spijk, the Netherlands, is a manufacturer of Industrial and Explosion proof lighting fixtures. The company develops and produces lighting fixtures (industrial and explosion proof versions), explosion proof control boxes, floodlights, helideck floodlights, cable glands
Now recognised as one of the world’s leading wind developers and Independent Renewable Power Producers (IRPP), wpd group has a staff of about 700 people around the world. Founded in 1996, wpd has been one of the key players in the wind sector right from its very inception, wpd has constructed and fi
At this time, a second round of public consultation regarding the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm is underway. This has induced an opposition group called the Atlantic Disarray to organize a public meeting on Friday to determine the best way to respond to RWE. According to This is North Devon news
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded the internationally recognised standard for occupational health and safety management systems, BS OHSAS 18001 following a rigorous audit. BMT has implemented a fully integrated man
Analysis from Wood Mackenzie’s metal markets and power research teams reveals that a 12% growth in wind power capacity across Western Europe is increasing copper demand, required for component parts of wind turbines and related infrastructure. Growing pressure from European Union (EU) environmental
The North Carolina Wind Energy Supply Chain Workshop will be held on Tuesday, September 18 at NC State University, where the future of America’s onshore and offshore wind industry will be discussed, reports Mfrtech news site. This workshop is organised by the NC State University Industrial Extension
Offshore Wind Works has a new website offering news, facts, photos, videos, polls, and studies pertaining to offshore wind. Offshore Wind Works is an effort of the Clean Energy states Alliance’s Offshore Wind Accelerator Project (OWAP) to ensure availability of timely, fact-based information about t
A new study of renewable energy’s technical potential finds that every state in the nation has the space and resource to generate clean energy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory produced the study, U.S. RE Technical Potential, which looks at available renewable res
After the first six months of this year resulted in increase of installed wind turbines in Germany, it is predicted that 2,400 MW of wind turbines will be added by the end of this year, instead of the previously estimated 2,200 MW. The country installed only 45 MW of offshore wind turbines in the fi
