Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA) is becoming a renewable energy centre for import, logistics and storage of wind farm components.
29 May, 2010
AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution will aid Airtricity achieving grid compliance for Dunneill Wind Farm in Co Sligo, Ireland.
28 May, 2010
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has been awarded a contract for the survey inspection and remedial works for the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm export cable by BOWind.
28 May, 2010
Dr Klaus Rave has unanimously been elected as the new Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Chairman for a two year term, replacing Arthouros Zervos.
27 May, 2010
The world will install 107 GW of green power by 2035, up from 44 GW in 2007.
27 May, 2010
Draka Offshore will supply the array cabling for the 183.6 MW Walney 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria, UK, for Dong Energy.
25 May, 2010
Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE) has sold Ardrossan Windfarm Ltd, which owns and operates a 30 MW wind farm in Ayrshire, Scotland, to Infinis, a Terra Firma company.
24 May, 2010
The company used Natural Power’s ZephIR lidar which, based at ground level, provides remote wind measurements from 10 metres to 200 metres.
23 May, 2010
Skill shortages, training and industry standards urgently need to be addressed if the UK is to fully harness its renewable energy ambitions, according to an EU funded study supported by Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR).
21 May, 2010
Subsea UK called on the offshore renewable industry to “seriously consider safety above all else” at All Energy in Aberdeen 19-20 May.
21 May, 2010
SeaEnergy PLC has secured a grant of £30,000 for a feasibility study into the service opportunities available in the expanding offshore renewable energy industry.
20 May, 2010
Used in site assessment and wind farm performance monitoring, the WINDCUBE v2 collects actual measurements at heights up to 200 metres, mapping the vertical wind component, wind speed and direction, turbulence, and wind shear.
20 May, 2010
A new report from the Offshore Valuation Group concludes that the offshore renewable energy industry in the UK - using less than a third of the total available resource - could generate the electricity equivalent of 1 billion barrels of oil annually, matching North Sea oil and gas production.
19 May, 2010
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) will supply wind turbine core electrical components worth US$445 million to Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd.
18 May, 2010
The 50 MW Barao Sao Joao onshore wind farm has been put into operation in southern Portugal by E.ON.
17 May, 2010
PNE Wind UK Ltd, a PNE Wind AG subsidiary, plans to develop over 300 MW of wind energy in the UK.
17 May, 2010
Gamesa is setting up a wind turbine manufacturing plant in China with an annual capacity of 500 MW.
14 May, 2010
Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa’s net profit fell 75% in the first quarter of 2010 to €8 million in a difficult macroeconomic environment.
14 May, 2010
The UK Round 1 & 2 offshore wind projects have been extended with an additional 2 GW by the UK Crown Estate.
12 May, 2010
Battery chargers using solar or wind power are paving the way for market opportunities in the European renewable chargers market, according to analyst Frost & Sullivan.
10 May, 2010
Led by Brazil, Latin America is expected to reach 46 GW of total installed wind capacity by 2025 with a 12.6% compound annual growth rate of yearly installations, according IHS Emerging Energy Research (EER).
07 May, 2010
A report with guidance on the positioning of micro wind turbines on roofs of tall buildings has been announced by BRE Trust.
07 May, 2010
SBM Offshore N.V. subsidiary SBM-GustoMSC will deliver design supply of two offshore wind turbine installation jack-up vessels to Dubai-based Lamprell Energy.
05 May, 2010
Energy consultancy Xodus has developed a web-based tool for managing risks for offshore energy – including offshore renewable sources.
05 May, 2010
A consumer guide for installing wind turbines has been launched by RenewableUK (former BWEA).
04 May, 2010