The world’s largest networking event for the international offshore wind industry takes place on November 17 in Denmark. This November international businesses in design, production, setting-up and operation of offshore wind turbines gather at the OWIB – the Offshore Wind International Business2Busi
Dave McConnell and Ian McCormack were chugging back into Whitehaven Harbour aboard the Solway Spirit on July 29 when they noticed the stricken yacht trapped by rough seas against the pier. They acted quickly and towed the yacht out to sea with the three men on board and then into the safety of the h
Engineering firms are to be given advice on entering the renewables sector supply chain at an event later this month. Durham City-based NOF… (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, September 09, 2010;
I suppose 220 jobs are better than none, but the balance 780 workers who lost their jobs when Tata Steel’s Corus division closed the Redcar… By Stuart Burns (agmetalminer) [mappress] Source: agmetalminer, August 18, 2010;
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at the Eolica Expo Mediterranean 2010 in Rome, Italy. SGS will present its wide range of services for the wind energy sector at stand no. 8 B32. Ecolica Expo Mediterranenan is the leading i
Corus today unveiled plans to construct a new £31.5-million manufacturing plant in Teesside which would potentially create 220 jobs. Preliminary engineering work is underway at the Corus Redcar site to develop a new facility to produce steel foundation structures – called monopiles – used to secure
The Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) and the Offshore Wind Law (OWL) conferences come ashore in Houston on Oct. 19-22, 2010 at… (prlog) [mappress] Source: prlog, August 13, 2010;
More than 2,200 commercial divers will be needed to help build and develop Europe’s offshore wind sector as it rapidly expands over the next six years, according to leading industry analysts. A new report commissioned by subsea training provider The Underwater Centre in Fort William has studied the
Matthew Simmons, an international oil expert who most recently focused on developing renewable energy from the waters off Maine, died Sunday… By Tux Turkel (kjonline) [mappress] Source: kjonline, August 11, 2010;
One of the most intensely watched, fiercely debated and most significant land-use projects isn’t even happening on land.Cape Wind, Jim… by Mary K. Pratt (bizjournals) [mappress] Source: bizjournals, August 09, 2010;
This event is dedicated entirely to the operation of offshore ships & workboats used in the construction & maintenance of offshore wind farms. The forum will provide the opportunity for a max. of 220 delegates to engage with a panel of speakers made up of the leading experts in this fast growing ind
As wind farms spring up inland and offshore and turbines get larger, so demands are increasing on windmill blade manufacturers. This will be discussed at the new AMI global conference on Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture, which takes place 7-9 December 2010 in Düsseldorf. The event starts with a review
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Several members of the Oswego County Legislature’s Economic Development and Planning Committee addressed the reasons they objected to the… by Carol Thompson (valleynewsonline) [mappress] Source: valleynewsonline, August 02, 2010;
