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  • Mayors Oppose Offshore Wind Farm Scheme (Spain)

    7 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Three Costa de la Luz mayors have united to oppose a wind farm scheme a few kilometres offshore.   By Wendy Williams (theolivepress) [mappress] Source: theolivepress, August 07, 2011

  • Texas to Install First Offshore Wind Farm in USA

    8 August 2011

      Texas has pulled ahead in the final stretch of getting the nation’s first offshore wind farm and will win the race against long-announced project, Cape Wind. After achieving a major milestone in 2010 with more than 10,000 MW of installed onshore wind energy capacity, the state will now erect the first offshore production wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy Opportunity for Arbroath Harbour (UK)

    12 September 2011

    STATEMENT made at last month’s meeting of Angus Council infrastructure services committee during discussion on a strategic review of the… (arbroathherald) [mappress] Source: arbroathherald, September 09, 2011

  • China and South Korea in Pursuit of Offshore Wind Power

    22 April 2011
    Research & Development

    China and South Korea have recently been actively pursuing the introduction of offshore wind power generation. Both countries appear to… (shimbun) [mappress] Source: shimbun, April 22, 2011;

  • ReportLinker Announces New Offshore Wind Power Report

    17 May 2011

    Market Opportunities and Challenges, Technology Issues, Key Industry Players,and Global Capacity and Production Revenue Forecasts   (reportlinker) [mappress] Source: reportlinker, May 17, 2011;

  • Offshore Wind Leads Way of Renewable Energy in UK

    23 May 2011

    Offshore wind will be the key driver for growth in renewable energy, but skills shortages and lack of investment threaten to stop the sector in its tracks, according to a panel of high-level energy sector experts including Shadow Energy Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith. The panel, which also included […]

  • Offshore Wind Leads Way of Renewable Energy in UK

    23 May 2011

    Offshore wind will be the key driver for growth in renewable energy, but skills shortages and lack of investment threaten to stop the sector in its tracks, according to a panel of high-level energy sector experts including Shadow Energy Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and chairman of the Environment Agency, Lord Smith. The panel, which also included […]

  • Iberdrola Closer to Build Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

    26 September 2011

    Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola SA (Bilbao, Spain) took a step closer to building its first offshore windfarm in Germany… by Martin Lynch (industrialinfo) [mappress] Source: industrialinfo, September 26, 2011

  • SeaTwirl Offshore Wind Turbine Stores Energy (Sweden)

    27 September 2011
    Technology

      Though there are some alternative wind turbine designs out there, generally speaking the windmill is a relatively mature technology. By Dave Levitan (spectrum.ieee) [mappress] Source: spectrum.ieee, September 27, 2011

  • Sierra Club to Host Offshore Wind Forum (USA)

    5 October 2011

    Of all the states on the Eastern Seaboard, North Carolina has the best potential to profit from offshore wind farming, according to regional… By Kate Elizabeth Queram (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, October 05, 2011

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farm Needs Response (USA)

    18 January 2011

    An expansion of wind energy off the coast of Massachusetts is well worth pursuing. But that expansion should not come at the expense of the… (newburyportnews) [mappress] Source: newburyportnews, January 18, 2011

  • New Jersey Set for Offshore Wind Gust (USA)

    10 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Fresh on the heels of Barack Obama’s call for clean energy development in his latest State of the Union address, Secretary of Energy Steven… By John Romano (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, February 10, 2011

  • More Government Support for US Offshore Wind Power

    11 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    Although many politicians in the US are still in denial about global warming and the nation’s frightening addiction to expensive, imported oil, President Barack Obama’s government continues promoting the development of an offshore wind sector. The latest evidence of the government’s realisation that wind power can help mitigate climate change, provide increased energy security and […]

  • Congressman Pallone Welcomes Offshore Wind Initiative (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Authorities & Government

    U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to generate clean, inexpensive electricity,” said Pallone. […]

  • Gamesa Opens Offshore Wind Technology Center in US

    14 February 2011
    Research & Development

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy company, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest …. (marinelink) [mappress] Source: marinelink , February 14, 2011

  • Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms Study (Germany)

    23 February 2011
    Research & Development

    The offshore wind industry is in transition, and faces faces challenges that are typical of all fast-growing sectors: unforeseen problems… (wind.energy-business-review) [mappress] Source: wind.energy-business-review, February 23, 2011

  • ABS Certifies Portugal’s First Offshore Wind Turbine

    15 August 2012
    Business & Finance

      ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has provided certification services for the design, fabrication and installation for the first WindFloat facility. The WindFloat Aguçadoura unit is a 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in slightly less than 50 m water depth 4 km offshore the northern Portuguese coast. […]

  • Mass. Ocean Plan Promotes Offshore Wind Farms

    5 January 2010

    Massachusetts has released a first-in-the-nation ocean management plan that increases protection for sensitive marine wildlife and promotes the development of offshore renewable energy projects, such as wind farms. The plan prohibits commercial development in some areas of the ocean and encourages it in others by setting aside 2 percent of state waters for industrial-scale wind […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Could Help Spanish Shipyards

    31 October 2011

      SPAIN’S shipyards, which provide direct and indirect employment for 20,000 workers, have been hard hit by the recession… (euroweeklynews) [mappress] Source: euroweeklynews, October 31, 2011

  • Hundreds Call for Offshore Wind Jobs in Georgia, USA

    6 September 2012
    Human Capital

    Approximately 300 people attended a rally last Friday on Tybee Island to promote offshore wind energy. The event, called the “Wind Works: for Jobs, for Georgians” rally was sponsored by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and the Sierra Club. The coalition of groups and individuals came together on Labor Day weekend to promote […]

  • Taiwan Companies Set to Grab Offshore Wind Opportunities

    1 June 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Taiwanese companies from various industries are set to search for profit in renewables market, after the government’s decision to fund construction of 600 large offshore wind turbines. Around 50 local companies formed the Taiwan Wind Turbine Industry Association (TWTIA) this April, with the purpose of boosting wind power use and its development on the island, […]

  • New York Overwhelmingly Supports Offshore Wind (USA)

    1 October 2012
    Research & Development

    A new poll released on September 27 by Public Policy Partners (PPP) shows than an overwhelming percentage of New York voters favor clean, renewable energy sources to power the state. The poll comes out just as the Long Island Power Authority is deciding on new energy contracts that could include offshore wind, and just after […]

  • USACE Approves Offshore Wind Farm in Atlantic City

    20 July 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Offshore wind developer, Fishermen’s Energy, has now got all the necessary federal and state documentation to start building the first U.S. demonstration offshore wind farm. Namely, the developer has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gave a Clean Water Act permit for the project, the NJ.com, a New Jersey based news portal […]

  • Scientists Analyze Offshore Wind Data in Michigan, USA

    27 July 2012
    Research & Development, Technology

    Although there are no signs of actual offshore wind farm proposal for Lake Michigan, scientists from the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) are operating a research buoy and collecting information on its wind conditions. Currently, scientists are analyzing the information they have got from the first set of data cards, the Michigan Radio […]

  • USA: Texas Offshore Wind Project Raises Concerns

    30 July 2012
    Environment

    The proposed offshore wind project near South Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico has raised some questions over its possible impact on Texas wildlife and landscape, the San Antonio Express news reports. Though the project could supply millions of people with electricity, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has some concerns that it […]