Over the last three years, the EU funded Reliawind Project has been conducting research to improve the reliability of wind turbines. In his presentation at EWEA 2011 in Brussels, Michael Wilkinson, GL Garrad Hassan, gives insights to the results of the Reliawind Project. The presentation will be hel
Fighting climate change is a bit like climbing a mountain with hundreds of false peaks – get to one summit, then you look around and find… By Kim Bryan (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, March 07, 2011
Rick Eggleston, Managing Director of REpower UK discusses the considerable employment opportunities provided by the burgeoning Offshore wind… By Rick Eggleston (industrytoday) [mappress] Source: industrytoday, March 02, 2011
A study of renewable energy in Scotland shows that for every job created in the alternative energy sector, almost four jobs are lost in the… (investors) [mappress] Source: investors, March 02, 2011
A MULTI-million-pound renewable energy centre at the Grimsby Institute will become the first of its kind in the UK to train the next… (thisisgrimsby) [mappress] Source: thisisgrimsby, March 01, 2011
Over the course of the next three to five years, there will be a huge demand for skilled mechanical and electrical engineers to work on the… (responsesource) [mappress] Source: responsesource, February 23, 2011
The first of three workshops to review the draft Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan was held Feb. 4, with two more tentatively scheduled for … By Patriot Staff (barnstablepatriot) [mappress] Source: barnstablepatriot, February 11, 2011
The title, one of the top global prizes in the e-learning industry, was announced by Bersin & Associates on February 10 in Oakland, California. Vestas, a global leader in wind energy, and Danish companies Effective-Learning and Empatii partnered to create more than a dozen mini-modules that aim to e
A TRAINING centre is opening later this year which aims to reinforce the region’s position as a centre of excellence for the renewables … (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, February 10, 2011
Over 200,000 people make the European wind industry tick. Who are they and what exactly do they do? Wind Directions met some ’wind workers’ to find out. Martin Mortensen spends most of the year out of his home country, Denmark. A commissioning engineer with Suzlon for nearly 11 years, Mortensen’s jo
Delivering cost-effective, innovative solutions to connect, construct and install next generation, deepwater, offshore wind farms The… (energyportal) [mappress] Source: energyportal, February 03, 2011
A major exhibition and seminar will turn the spotlight on plans to grow Wirral’s wind farm industry. The New Brighton event is aimed at… (wirralglobe) [mappress] Source: wirralglobe, February 02, 2011
It’s a program that’s estimated to cost nearly one billion dollars, with the goal of our state being much less dependent on imported oil. [mappress] Source: khon2, February 2, 2011
While the construction of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm continues off the coast of the region, it is timely that the Sheringham Shoal Visitor Centre will open today. The visitor and wind energy education centre associated with this exciting renewable energy project is opening in The Mo, lo
