Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat
Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locat
The Community of European Shipyards’ Association (CESA) and the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) are calling on the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support the building of new ships to serve the expanding offshore wind energy market over the coming years. CESA an
Andrew Mill, CEO of Narec, responds to the announcement by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) of an £18.5 million grant to fund an offshore wind test site at Narec in Blyth, Northumberland: “We very much welcome this funding award and the continued support we have received from
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants Duke Energy to conduct an environmental impact study of its offshore wind power project in Pamlico… [mappress] Source: charlotteobserver, February 24, 2010;
As it scrambles to develop an offshore wind power industry that potentially may generate as much as 200 gigawatts of electricity, China has… [mappress] Source: seekingalpha, February 22, 2010;
North East firms have won over £150m worth of offshore wind farm contracts making the region one of the biggest winners from the UK’s move… [mappress] Source: egovmonitor, February 19, 2010;
GAMESA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BARD Holding GmbH for joint development and marketing of offshore wind turbines… Source: gamesacorp, February 18, 2010;
GAMESA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BARD Holding GmbH for joint development and marketing of offshore wind turbines… Source: gamesacorp, February 18, 2010;
While offshore wind farms are an important source of the world’s future renewable energy supply, the sea is a hostile environment for wind turbines, wearing down their parts with saltwater and high shaft speeds. The cost and effort to replace these components is high. That’s why a German parts manuf
China has opened the door to domestic wind power companies to begin developing the country’s offshore resources – but has effectively shut… [mappress] Source: environmental-finance, February 18, 2010;
BWEA (RenewableUK), the UK’s leading trade association, welcomed today’s announcement from US company Clipper Windpower on plans to build the world’s largest turbine blade in Newcastle, for its proprietary 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each Britannia turbine will be able to satisfy the an
BWEA (RenewableUK), the UK’s leading trade association, welcomed today’s announcement from US company Clipper Windpower on plans to build the world’s largest turbine blade in Newcastle, for its proprietary 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each Britannia turbine will be able to satisfy the an
A wind power project on an island is OK, but turbines in the lake are not.The Jefferson County Board of Legislators’ Planning and… [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, February 17, 2010;
