For many years, a small handful of countries dominated growth in wind power, but this is changing as the industry goes global, with more … By Lester Brown (peopleandplanet) [mappress] Source: peopleandplanet, March 25, 2011
Salter led the University of Edinburgh team that designed and developed Salter’s Duck wave energy converter in the 1970s. (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, March 24, 2011
Impressive as U.S. wind energy growth is, the expansion now under way in China is even more so. China has enough onshore harnessable wind to… By Lester Brown (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, March 24, 2011
Vattenfall yesterday hailed a world class engineering achievement with the installation off Cumbria of one of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines. The 153 metre wind turbine, weighing in at 661 tonnes, is the first of 30 to be installed in the coming months at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm.
Te Tai Tokerau independent MP Hone Harawira says an experimental tidal power plant to be built in the Kaipara Harbour is a threat to fish… (radionz) [mappress] Source: radionz, March 23, 2011
The road to the Cape Wind offshore wind project has one less bump. Cape Wind completed its federal permitting process on Jan. (altpowerconstruction) [mappress] Source: altpowerconstruction,March 23, 2011
In Europe, where 2,400 MW of offshore wind is online, wind developers are planning 140 GW of offshore wind capacity, mostly in the North Sea (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness,March 23, 2011
Construction work on a 153-metre turbine at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm began last week. (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, March 22, 2011
Energy Minister Jim Mather has announced a package of major funding from the European Regional Development Fund for Scotland’s renewable… (heatingandventilating) [mappress] Source: heatingandventilating, March 22, 2011
CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, reports that the hotel discount is today… (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, March 22, 2011
With over 8,500 participants, the EWEA 2011 Annual Event is “officially the biggest ever”, EWEA Chief Executive Christian Kjaer announced last night at the conference dinner, held at the impressive ‘Tour et Taxis’ venue. With the event due to draw to a close later today, I went to have a walk around
All involving direct-drive technology—this week at the European Wind Energy Association annual event in Brussels. (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, March 22, 2011
Four gleaming refurbished lifeboats were hoisted back aboard the Noble Julie Robertson jack-up rig in Great Yarmouth’s outer harbour. (tms-media) [mappress] Source: tms-media , March 22, 2011
An appraisal undertaken by ABPmer for Marine Scotland, that considers the effect on European designated sites of planned offshore wind developments in Scottish Waters, has recently been published. The Scottish Government has prepared a draft Plan which considers the potential of Scottish Territorial
