As reported by NCPR, last Tuesday night the Jefferson County’s Planning and Development Committee opposed unanimously to the Federal Memorandum of Understanding, Governor Cuomo struck with the Obama administration, on building windmills and transmission facilities off the shores of Lake Ontario. The
Last week, Niall Stuart, the Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables wrote to US tycoon Donald Trump regarding his statements on renewables and wind power over recent months. Scottish Renewables is the representative body for the renewable energy industry in Scotland, representing more than 300 organ
OGN, already a major player in the oil and gas offshore construction sector, has received a vote of confidence from the Department of Energy and Climate Change for its move into offshore wind technology. And the North East economy shares in the benefit with the creation of up to 1000 long term jobs.
The traits of the past seemed to be in conflict with the technological development of the future, as the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, the oldest continually operating passenger shipping company in the world objects to the Centrica’s plans for a wind farm in the Irish Sea, outside Manx waters, I
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has chosen the EWEA 2012 sector conference scheduled for 16-19 April in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the venue for the European launch of its major turbine components (gearbox, generator and blade) reconditioning services business. This new service, whic
The Chinese subsidiary Jade Werke will begin production of steel fundaments for offshore wind parks in Germany as early as 2013. The company is investing EUR 50 million in a production plant in Wilhelmshaven, with construction planned to begin this summer. Germany Trade & Invest experts will share t
Bladt Industries and EEW SPC have successfully completed the load-out of the first two foundations for the Gwynt Y Môr Offshore Wind Farm located in the Irish Sea. Monday April 9th the Transition Pieces were loaded out from German facilities in Lubmin and subsequently load-out of the two Monopiles,
As reported by Philly citing the spokesman of Department of Environmental Protection Larry Ragonese, the announced reconstruction of Paulsboro port, which is supposed to transform it into the first new marine terminal in 50 years on the Delaware, could attract offshore wind developers to the area. R
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and offshore wind energy sectors, announced that four final year apprentices have been hired to complete their apprenticeship at the OGN Hadrian yard facility. The news comes as light relief for th
More than 60 new jobs are to be created in the North-east of England by Technip Offshore Wind Ltd after the company announced today that it intends to set up a new projects and engineering centre in Newcastle, located at the heart of the region’s emerging renewables hub. The move bolsters Technip’s
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Technology Developments in Offshore Wind Industry: Technology Market Penetration and Roadmapping provides a snapshot on the latest technology developments and an analysis of emerging offshore wind power technologies adoption factors and trends. Wind ener
Challenge Navitus campaigning group, determined to stop construction of the wind farm off Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight claims that the proposed farm would be too close to the coast, BBC informs. The group is engaged in providing the public with comprehensive information on the wind farm,
Citing an unidentified source Rp.pl reported that Polish integrated electric company PGE SA and oil refiner PKN Orlen (PKN) are the winners of permits for construction of wind farms on the Baltic Sea, adding that the formal decision will be made public in a matter of days. Apparently the remaining 5
The deadline for consultation responses for the first stage of formal consultation on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is April 17th. Eneco is still in the early stages of the project and will be holding further stages of consultation towards the end of this year and start of next year. They welco
