The controversial Cape Wind project will cost taxpayers and ratepayers more than $2 billion to build – three times its original estimate. [mappress] Source: bostonherald, May 08, 2010;
Around €100 billion will be spent on developing wind-powered electricity generation off Irish and British coasts over the next 12 years,… [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 08, 2010;
Around €100 billion will be spent on developing wind-powered electricity generation off Irish and British coasts over the next 12 years,… [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 08, 2010;
Aker Solutions has been selected by Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company Sdn Bhd (KPOC) as its contractor for the detailed engineering of the Kebabangan (KBB) Northern Hub development project located in the South China Sea, 130km offshore Sabah in East Malaysia. Under the four-year contract, Aker
Oil services firm OEG Offshore has announced several key appointments to head up the operations team at its Aberdeen base. The company – which specialises in the design, build and rental of cabins and cargo-carrying container units for the offshore oil and gas market – has recruited three new employ
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is considering to set up Taiwan`s first commercial offshore wind farm using only Taiwan-made… [mappress] Source: cens, May 07, 2010;
Two Dutch organisations – Deltares, an expertise centre for delta technology located in Delft and Rotterdam-based dredging company Van Oord – have together come up with an innovative concept to combat the oil spill threatening the US’s southern coast. Their proposals consist of a set of radical meas
Last week’s approval of a wind farm off the Massachusetts shore has wind energy developers in other states riding a wave of new momentum,… [mappress] Source: stateline, May 06, 2010;
Governor Carcieri continued his campaign on Thursday for a proposed offshore wind farm near Block Island, this time speaking up for the… [mappress] Source: projo, May 06, 2010;
A further Echoscope® system sale to a major construction contractor has seen the introduction of our unique sonar technology to a port… [mappress] Source: codaoctopus, May 7, 2010
Orion Marine Group, Inc. a leading heavy civil marine contractor, today reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2010, of $4.8 million or $0.18 diluted earnings per share. These results compare to net income of $4.3 million or $0.20 diluted earnings per share for the same period a ye
Baolihua New Energy Stock Co. Ltd., a new energy developer in southern China’s Guangdong Province, plans to build the country’s largest… [mappress] Source: interfax, May 06, 2010;
With the ability to produce 10 MW of power or more, the SeaTitan is expected to be the world’s most powerful wind turbine. This wind turbine [mappress] Source: nextbigfuture, May 05, 2010;
French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo will announce later this month about 10 offshore sites in France to install wind power… [mappress] Source: businessweek, May 05, 2010;