Deepwater Wind’s initial project will raise state and local governments’ electric bills by a combined $1.5 million in its first year,… By Tim White and Ted Nesi (wpri) [mappress] Source: wpri , February 21, 2011
The European Wind Energy Association is forecasting that up to 1,500 MW of offshore wind power will be connected to European national grids… By Peter Reina (enr.construction) [mappress] Source:enr.construction , February 18, 2011
GE’s acquisition of Wind Tower Systems LLC (WTS) will enable it to increase the height of its wind turbine towers cost-effectively, says… (modernpowersystems) [mappress] Source: modernpowersystems, February 18, 2011
Engineering and manufacturing group Siemens, has invested an initial £1.2m in transferring its mechanical drives business from Bradford to… (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost , February 18, 2011
During February 2011 Christian Nath hands over the management of GL Renewables Certification. Andreas Schroeter has been appointed as his successor as Senior Vice President GL Renewables Certification and Mike Woebbeking will be Vice President GL Renewables Certification and Head of the Certificatio
The 130-turbine Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts has spurred more support for offshore wind generation, including a $199-… By Johanna Knapschaefer (enr.construction) [mappress] Source: enr.construction, February 18, 2011
New Jersey’s and other states’ ambitions for developing a robust offshore wind industry may not be big enough. That was the message from… By Tom Johnson (njspotlight) [mappress] Source:njspotlight , February 18, 2011
U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is urging federal officials to approve a key portion of Cape Wind’s financing plan. By Steve LeBlanc (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst , February 18, 2011
Lebanon is planning to generate 12 percent of its electricity from renewable energies in 2020 according to official reports. To support an emergent wind industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has developed a wind map of Lebanon. This map is part of GL Garrad Hassan’s global resource mapping range
The past week has not been kind for renewable energy operators in Ontario. By John Spears (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar , February 18, 2011
Vattenfall’s German offshore project DanTysk has signed a contract on a vessel for the transportation and installation of 80 wind turbines. The installation vessel, Pacific Orca, is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea to be delivered in 2012. Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München will
BVG Associates haspublished an analysis of the supply chain for the offshore wind sector, which identified areas requiring focus if the… (windtech-international) [mappress] Source: windtech-international, February 18, 2011
When writing Ontario Cancels Offshore Wind Projects, Blames “Lack of Science”, we noted that “Clean energy investors are shaking their heads By Lloyd Alter (treehugger) [mappress] Source:treehugger , February 18, 2011
Making all the towers, turbines and other kit needed for an anticipated boom in wind, wave and tidal electricity has become one of the big… (economist) [mappress] Source: economist, February 18, 2011
