The University of Houston has landed a lofty $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The money will be used to construct a… Ford Gunter [mappress] Source: bizjournals, July 07, 2010;
Second Offshore Summit in Rostock in September 2010: Knowledge Exchange Between Representatives of German and U.S. Government Agencies and International Offshore Experts The United States are starting to rely increasingly on ocean wind for energy generation. Last month, the “Atlantic Offshore Wind E
The development of offshore wind and linked infrastructure is vital to the UK meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets, the country’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy report handed to the European Commission late Monday. Up to 33 GW of offshore ren
The development of offshore wind and linked infrastructure is vital to the UK meeting its EU 2020 renewable energy targets, the country’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy report handed to the European Commission late Monday. Up to 33 GW of offshore ren
As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an
British projects will lead the offshore wind energy market for the next eight years. This conclusion is drawn by GL Garrad Hassan in the new edition of their “Offshore Wind Energy Market Report”. Development of offshore wind will be strong in further Northern European markets such as Germany, the Ne
JDR has been awarded a £2million grant to develop high voltage cables. The award forms part of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC’s) plans to help UK companies invest in the equipment and technology required to support the country’s transition to a low carbon future. As a leader in th
Half of the £10m will be awarded to seven UK companies with the focus on increasing the UK supply chain for offshore wind. Alongside Siemens, the major winners included subsea power cable manufacturer JDR Cable Systems and Converteam for its large scale DC conversion technology, which was awarded £1
Half of the £10m will be awarded to seven UK companies with the focus on increasing the UK supply chain for offshore wind. Alongside Siemens, the major winners included subsea power cable manufacturer JDR Cable Systems and Converteam for its large scale DC conversion technology, which was awarded £1
Two Isle of Wight companies have landed grants totalling £700,000 to develop key next generation offshore wind technology. [mappress] Source: andoveradvertiser, July 05, 2010;
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a major contract by Lincs Wind Farm Limited to supply the medium voltage submarine array cables and associated accessories for the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm to be constructed off the east coast of England. The order further e
Siemens has been awarded contracts for the turnkey construction of two combined cycle power plants including long-term service agreements in India – UNOSUGEN and DGEN by Torrent Power Ltd and Torrent Energy Ltd. respectively of Torrent Group based in Ahmedabad, India. Siemens will erect the DGEN pow
As more and more windy areas on land fill with rotors to convert wind power to electricity, manufacturers are pushing to move their… [mappress] Source: windpowerspot, July 05, 2010;
As more and more windy areas on land fill with rotors to convert wind power to electricity, manufacturers are pushing to move their… [mappress] Source: windpowerspot, July 05, 2010;
