In March 2011, SAL will take into service its second Type 183 heavy lift vessel. The vessel is under construction at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. The innovative ship will be the second heavy lift vessel with 2 x 1,000 tonne SWL cranes. It is also capable of maintaining a speed of 20 knots. [&hell
Eurocopter officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland today, providing a highly capable training,… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, February 02, 2011
Business energy customers in Kent could be using power derived from a wind farm within a few years. According to the Thanet Times, once… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, January 28, 2011
Vanguard engineers at The Switch, a world-class Finnish company that specializes in machines that transform energy into electricity, have… (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, January 28, 2011
Langlee’s E2 wave power device has achieved peak efficiency improvements of 40% and a 100% increase in yearly production compared to a…. (renewableenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: renewableenergyfocus, January 28, 2011
* V4A stainless steel housings with protection class IP 69K * Special impermeability concept proTect+ * MTTF > 100 years * Applicable for cold climate applications Baumer expands its portfolio of sensors for wind power plants with the new Series IFRR and IWRR inductive sensors. The sensors are extre
Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas announced today that it is releasing the Titan 200 demo video on its web site: www.offshorewindpowersystemsoftexas.com The video demonstrates the unique design capabilities of the Titan 3.6 MW and 5 MW Titan platforms with a state of the art offshore turbine that
A top American fluid-dynamics boffin says that new, larger wind turbines now going into service are going to have to be placed much further… (theregister) [mappress] Source: theregister, January 24, 2011
Manston Airport is to have a new multi-million pound radar system to ensure offshore wind turbines are not mistaken for aircraft. by Trevor Sturgess (kentonline) [mappress] Source: kentonline, January 07, 2011
Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA and PROTECTA brands of fall protection equipment, has announced the creation of a global wind energy… (windtech-international) [mappress] Source: windtech-international, January 06, 2011
U.S. wind builders are on the verge of developing the enormous wind assets off the Atlantic Coast and on the Great Lakes. A recent Oceana… By Herman K. Trabish (greentechmedia) [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, December 31, 2010
Bergen Group Fosen has signed a contract with Volstad Maritime AS to build a large high end offshore vessel. The contract has an estimated value of NOK 725 million, and the ship is scheduled for delivery in 2(nd) quarter 2012. The signed contract is subject to final board approval and financing, whi
ABB’s robot-based surface finishing concept for wind turbine rotor blades reduces paint shop energy consumption by up to 60 percent and paint consumption by 25 percent compared to alternative methods of applying surface coatings. Most importantly, it provides a perfectly applied layer of protection
DONG Energy and Siemens Wind Power (”Siemens”) have entered into an agreement under which Siemens will supply test turbines for research and development purposes to DONG Energy.The agreement is part of DONG Energy’s establishment of a new demonstration programme for offshore wind turbines. Siemens w
