In the annual Maine Fisherman’s Forum the Bangor Daily News Reports that BOEMER is giving wind power development projects zoning rights over other uses of the ocean resources, such as commercial fishing, all in the name of marine spatial planning: “Paul Howard, executive director of New England Fish
AMBAU GmbH has received its first complete order for offshore foundations. This is the largest individual order in the history of the company. Bremen: With AMBAU GmbH having already demonstrated its expertise as a supplier of main components for the foundations of the projects Global Tech 1 and Bork
Constellation Energy says requiring utilities to buy offshore wind power will cost customers billions at the expense of more cost-effective… (fredericknewspost) [mappress] Source: fredericknewspost , March 08, 2011
UPM in cooperation with TuuliSaimaa Oy has established a wind power development company VentusVis Oy. In the starting phase, the operations focus on developing land areas, which are leased from UPM, for wind power production. The development work includes evaluation of the land suitability, permitti
Northland hapu Te Uri o Hau has decided not to appeal against an Environment Court ruling that clears the way for a tidal power scheme in Kaipara Harbour. The court has recommended that the Conservation Minister approve Crest Energy’s plan to place up to 200 tidal turbines at the harbour mouth. Te U
A final WINDSPEED workshop will take place on 15 March as a side event to EWEA 2011, which will present the overall roadmap including the… (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, March 07, 2011
Engineers in Warwick have helped to create a giant wave power device which directors hope will make a big splash in a £150 billion market. By Graeme Brown (birminghampost) [mappress] Source: birminghampost, March 07, 2011
Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected to supply major elements of electrical equipment for a 1MW tidal turbine known as HS1000. The contract awarded by Hammerfest Strøm UK Ltd includes the subsea generator and the shore based systems including a power convert
Criticized for underpublicizing a request for developers to build windmills over more than 2,000 nautical square miles — including parts of… By Richard Gaines (gloucestertimes) [mappress] Source: gloucestertimes, March 07, 2011
TWO huge modules are getting ready to set sail after being built at a Hartlepool yard. (hartlepoolmail) [mappress] Source: hartlepoolmail, March 07, 2011
Seattle based company Principle Power has announced that they have signed a contract with Energias de Portugal to deploy a 2 megawatt… By By Aaron Colter (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, March 07, 2011
Denmark-based energy group Dong Energy is to build the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German part of the North Sea. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately €1.25 billion. Construction work is expected to start in 2013 with first power production in 2014. The
A Proposal by the local authority to skim off a percentage of all future wind farm community benefit funds and put it into a pan-Highland… By Caroline McMorran (northern-times) [mappress] Source: northern-times, March 04, 2011
Residents, fishermen, and business owners in midcoast Maine are invited to join discussions about research and monitoring plans for the… (freepressonline) [mappress] Source: freepressonline , March 04, 2011
