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  • Wind Turbines Issue Could Effect Voters in Scarborough-Guildwood (Canada)

    21 September 2011
    Authorities

    The Liberals have found it harder to hold their traditional support base this year due to a widespread opposition against wind turbines… By Janice Yeung (torontoobserver) [mappress] Source: torontoobserver, September 21, 2011

  • Government Plans Doctorate Center for New Leaders in Offshore Wind (UK)

    21 September 2011
    Training & Education

    In March, the Government unveiled plans for a new industrial doctorate centre to train “future leaders” in offshore renewables engineering… (greenwisebusiness) [mappress] Source: greenwisebusiness, September 21, 2011

  • Co-founder of Mainstream Renewable Power Talks Offshore Wind (UK)

    26 September 2011

    Co-founder of Mainstream Renewable Power talks IPOs, North Sea wind and Chinese turbine manufacturers. By James Murray (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, September 26, 2011

  • Wind Surpasses Aerospace as Top User in Advanced Composites Market (USA)

    12 October 2011

      Wind energy, powered by stringent renewable energy standards and larger installations offshore, will overtake aerospace as the largest user of advanced composite materials. The overall market for advanced composites – based on carbon fibers, carbon nanotubes, and graphene – more than triples to $25.8 billion by 2020, according to a research report. The use […]

  • Windstream Energy Continues with Offshore Wind Plans Despite Ban (Canada)

    17 October 2011

    The one company that holds a signed contract to build a wind farm in the Great Lakes is going ahead with plans for the project,… By Richard Blackwell (ctv) [mappress] Source: ctv, October 17, 2011

  • Drilling Rig Breaks Leg at Kentish Flats Wind Farm (UK)

    24 October 2011

      A GIANT drilling rig has been left crippled after an accident at the Kentish Flats wind farm off Herne Bay.   by Ed Targett (thisiskent) [mappress] Source: thisiskent, October 24, 2011

  • TÜV SÜD to Certify Two Offshore Wind Projects for Bard (Germany)

    25 October 2011

    TÜV SÜD was commissioned by the BARD Group to carry out project certification of the two offshore projects ‘Bernstein’ and ‘Citrin’. The projects are located in the North Sea within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Certification is a prerequisite for approval of the projects by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.  “Certification of the two […]

  • RSPB Scotland Objects Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Aberdeen (UK)

    1 November 2011

      RSPB Scotland has objected to proposals for an offshore wind farm near Aberdeen. A planning application for an 11-turbine wind farm off Abe… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 01, 2011

  • Narec to Manage GBP 11 Million Wind Innovation Programme (UK)

    7 November 2011

    Narec was successful in its bid for the second phase of Regional Growth Funding (RGF). Narec will manage the £11 million Wind Innovation Programme, which includes match funding from the private sector to the order of £5 million, to bring together offshore market leaders with world-class technology providers and academia in the UK.  Andrew Mill, […]

  • Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Gets Local Port Agency (Denmark)

    8 November 2011

    Local Port Agency Oestship – 100% owned by Blue Water Shipping – is to act as port agent and 24/7 one-point-of-contact for the operators for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Grenaa. “Grenaa is to be used as the main port of operation and we are the one-point-of-entry for all marine related services locally in […]

  • Information Event on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Interest (Denmark)

    21 November 2011

    The interest was overwhelming, and the questions many, when DONG Energy held an information event at the culture centre ‘Pavillonen’ in Grenaa on Friday 18 November 2011. The occassion was that the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, commences in January 2012. The event was a combined exhibition and presentation, […]

  • Royal Haskoning Wins CIPR PRide Award for Wind Energy Campaign

    2 December 2011

    A corporate positioning campaign for the wind energy division of Royal Haskoning, created by PR agency Proteus, has scooped a prestigious Gold award at the CIPR PRide awards in the Corporate and Business Communications category. The 2011 regional awards were judged by a national panel of peers. The campaign created by Proteus PR was designed […]

  • Decommissioning and Offshore Wind Projects to Put Pressure on Supply Chain (UK)

    2 December 2011

    A £47.5 billion business opportunity is opening up for companies in decommissioning the North Sea’s huge infrastructure of offshore oil and gas fields according to new research recently published by Deloitte and Douglas-Westwood. The next 30 years will see enormous demand building for the services of supply chain players which will generate a large number […]

  • Dutch Communities Share their Offshore Wind Experience with West Michigan (USA)

    7 December 2011

    The idea of putting industrial-scale wind turbines off the shores of a tourist-dependent beach community was not an issue in Egmond aan Zee…   By Dave Alexander (mlive) [mappress] Source: mlive, December 07, 2011; Image: noordzeewind

  • E.ON Receives Award for Exemplary Development of Offshore Wind Power (Germany)

    8 December 2011

    E.ON Climate & Renewables has won the coveted Global Energy Award – a kind of Oscar for energy companies – in the category “Green Energy Generator of the Year”.  Platts Global Energy Awards are hosted by Platts, the leading global provider of en-ergy, petrochemicals and metals information. E.ON’s global unit for renewable energy received the […]

  • Liebherr-LTR 11200, Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Maintenance (Germany)

    13 December 2011
    Technology

    The Liebherr LTR 11200 crawler crane was developed pri-marily for operations involving wind farms, and it has since proved its value in that sector many times over. The most powerful telescopic crane in the world has now also mas-tered its first commitments on the high seas – and has shown itself to be a champion. […]

  • Senator Disappointed by NRG’s Decision on Bluewater Offshore Wind Project (USA)

    14 December 2011

      Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to NRG’s decision to put its Bluewater offshore wind project on hold: “I am disappointed by NRG’s decision to not move forward with the Bluewater offshore wind project off the coast of Delaware. Unfortunately, businesses small and large are facing a very challenging economic climate, […]

  • Congressmen Landry Stands Up for Offshore Wind Farms Rights (USA)

    14 December 2011

    On December 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2360 – the Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources Act (POWER Act) – a bill introduced by Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) that clarifies that offshore wind farms must comply with the same laws as offshore oil and gas production. The vote makes Landry […]

  • Partnership Secures Dundee’s Bright Future in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    15 December 2011

    A new partnership has been launched that aims to secures Dundee’s position as a leading centre of Scotland’s rapidly developing offshore renewables sector. Forth Ports, Scottish Enterprise, Dundee City Council and energy firm SSE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see them work together to develop the city’s renewable strengths. SSE, a […]

  • Five Students to Take First Steps in Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    16 December 2011
    Training & Education

      Five young men have taken their first steps into a new career in the offshore wind energy industry having been accepted as trainees.   By Richard Evans ( northwalesweeklynews ) [mappress] Source: northwalesweeklynews , December 16, 2011; Image: repower

  • Work Begin on Expansion of Belgium’s Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    Installation of the first foundation structures marks the start of works to extend the Thornton Bank wind farm, located off the Belgian coast. In recent weeks, the underwater area has been prepared. Now works are starting to drive the first steel piles into the sea bed. Each pile is about 40 metres long, and four […]

  • ‘MPI Dorothea’ Latest Wind Farm Vessel by South Boats (UK)

    25 April 2011

      South Boats Special Projects Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch and commissioning of its 43rd offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel, ‘MPI Dorothea’. The vessel is a first of class South Catamaran 17m and is the first of a two boat order from MPI Workboats Ltd. to be delivered. This vessel compliments the […]

  • London Array Offshore Wind Farm Worker Severely Injured (UK)

    16 May 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    WALTON lifeboat was called out to help a man whose face had been severely injured in an accident involving an electrical grinder.   (clactonandfrintongazette) [mappress] Source: clactonandfrintongazette, May 16, 2011;

  • Green Line Power Converters for Wind Turbines in Sunny California (USA)

    19 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Having presented itself to the European market in spring 2011 at the EWEA in Brussels, and to the German public at Hannover Messe, PCS did not want to pass by the USA, with its well-developed WINDPOWER conference and exhibition. WINDPOWER, this year in Anaheim, CA, 22 – 25/ 5/ 2011 is one of the […]

  • Liebherr Presents its Solutions for Wind Industry at Windpower 2011 (USA)

    25 May 2011

    During the international wind energy event “Windpower 2011 Conference & Exhibition”, taking place from May 22 to 25 in Anaheim, California… (liebherr) [mappress] Source: liebherr, May 25, 2011

  • AREVA Appoints Jean Huby as New CEO of AREVA Wind (Germany)

    25 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      AREVA Renewables announced today that Jean Huby is appointed Chief Executive Officer of AREVA Wind and Executive Vice President of the Wind business unit within AREVA Renewables, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. This appointment is effective May 12, 2011. JEAN Huby joined AREVA in September 2008 as Senior Vice President of Strategy and served on […]