LEEDCo hopes to harness the power of the wind — and a unique revenue-sharing agreement — to benefit the entire region. By Jennifer Keirn (LEEDCo) [mappress] Source: LEEDCo , July 04, 2011;
Interfax-China reported that Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co Ltd one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in China plans… (steelguru) [mappress] Source: steelguru, July 04, 2011;
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the signature of an exclusive partnership agreement with Danish group DONG Energy, a global leader in offshore wind energy, in response to the invitation to tender that the French government is due to launch. With over 20 years’ experience in the Northern European of
A Rhode Island Supreme Court paves the way for Deepwater Wind to advance the permitting and development of its planned Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on track to be the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The Supreme Court upheld Deepwater Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Gri
A2LA’s accreditation for power quality testing of wind turbines is in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for power quality testing per the IEC 61400-21 power quality testing standard for wind turbines. Only a handful of organizations worldwide have achieved accreditation in this area; DNV is the onl
The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) is offering the opportunity for a reduced cost testing of an industry partners large (>60m) Wind Turbine Blade in Narec’s new 100m Blade Test Facility (BTF2). Narec’s primary objective for offering this opportunity is to expeditiously commission the new B
If wind power is going to meet 20% of our predicted energy needs in 2100, millions of wind turbines must be installed around the globe… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, June 29, 2011;
A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000
In January 2011, the composite propeller as developed and manufactured by Airborne, has been installed underneath a mine hunter of the Royal Dutch Navy for validation tests. The initial test was to verify that the propeller could withstand the loads in all operational conditions, including the most
THE tide floods in and out of Poole Harbour twice a day every day and now a plan is being proposed to harness that huge force… By Diana Henderson (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, June 22, 2011;
AWS Truepower today announced important updates and improvements to its Deep-Array Wake Model (DAWM), which was first released in openWind® Enterprise in 2010. Concluding a rigorous validation of plant production and wind data from several projects, AWS Truepower also confirmed that the so-called de
W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS). The OWTIS concept has major advantages over existing assets, not least in its ability to improve offshore safety by necessitating fewer ta
A new centre to develop and test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies – and help Scotland meet its renewable energy targets – … (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, June 20, 2011;
The University of Maine has named a mechanical engineering professor in Australia the first Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential … (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, June 20, 2011;
