The board of directors of Russian hydro energy giant, RusHydro, has approved the decision to set up a subsidiary, the Innovative Centre of Tidal and… (hydroworld) [mappress] Source: hydroworld, August 04, 2011
Siemens is gearing up for further growth in renewables. Effective October 1, 2011, the company wants to realign its renewables business into two independent units. The existing Renewable Energy Division shall be divided into two new divisions Wind Power and Solar & Hydro. Dr. Felix Ferlemann, to dat
Siemens is gearing up for further growth in renewables. Effective October 1, 2011, the company wants to realign its renewables business into two independent units. The existing Renewable Energy Division shall be divided into two new divisions Wind Power and Solar & Hydro. Dr. Felix Ferlemann, to dat
Practically infinite reliability was the defining requirement when researchers wanted to run a TorqSense transducer under the sea as part of… (pandct) [mappress] Source: pandct, August 03, 2011
TDK-Lambda UK has joined Regen South West (SW), the South West Renewable Energy Agency. Richard Wilson (electronicsweekly) [mappress] Source: electronicsweekly, August 03, 2011
The first ever floating jetty project on Lake Windermere has been completed by Marine Designs Ltd, part of the A&P Group. Marine Designs Ltd, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, designs and builds heavy-duty pontoon systems, many of which are used in the offshore wind renewable sector. The company designed
The German plan to completely phase out nuclear power by 2022 announced May 30 by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic… Andrew Burger (cleantechnica) [mappress] Source: cleantechnica, August 03, 2011
The first turbine has been successfully installed and commissioned at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, and on 2nd August started producing electricity to the UK grid. “This heralds the start of operations and is an important milestone for Scira Offshore Energy, the owner and operator of the
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
The UK has sailed ahead in offshore wind power generation in the past six months, building more offshore windfarms than any other country… Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 02, 2011
Watson Burton recently advised Narec (National Renewable Energy Centre) in successfully obtaining £25m worth of investment into a world-leading offshore test facility, which aims to further expand the UK’s offshore wind industry. The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that it is to in
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has released a further freely available tidal layer as part of a strategy to add value to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Resources. This new layer represents the percentage of time for which a current speed of 1m/s is exceeded over the course of a typ
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published its scenarios for onshore and offshore wind power deployment in the EU, ahead of the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050, due to be published later this year. “Wind energy will more than triple its power output by 2020 with 194 billio
Germany is doubling its efforts to be a renewable-energy power over the next 50 years, and it’s expanding beyond just solar power. By Travis Hoium (fool) [mappress] Source: fool, August 02, 2011
