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17 January 2012

Offshore wind project still on hunt for buyers of powerp

offshorewind170SQ A much-hyped offshore wind project set to be built in the US is still in search of buyers for half of the power to be produced at the proposed installation.

4 November 2011

Deal round-up: European offshore wind sector sees deal activityp

The UK’s Crown Estate has issued agreements for five offshore renewable energy sites in Scottish waters this week, signaling that more deals in the growing offshore wind sector are likely to take place over the coming months.

17 October 2011

Isle of Man boosts green credentials with energy audit schemep

The government of the Isle of Man in the UK has begun offering energy audits to local businesses enabling them to identifying where they can most easily deploy energy efficiency techniques.

15 September 2011

Global Blade Technology targets US offshore wind market

Global Blade Technology, a Netherlands-based engineering company, will open a wind turbine manufacturing plant in Indiana to target the US offshore market.

5 September 2011

NewNet Industry Profile: Jerry Biggs, Narec Capitalp

Despite the UK’s history of innovation in the clean energy sector, it has fallen short in its commercialisation efforts, with many companies failing due to a lack of early stage support.

31 August 2011

UK announces £6.5m boost for renewable energy engineering

cable_170sq The UK is to invest £6.5m in a bid to deliver engineering expertise in renewable energy.

26 August 2011

Iberdrola applies for 400MW German offshore project

Spanish energy company Iberdrola has applied to the German authorities for permission to build a 400MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

26 August 2011

Mainstream, Siemens win Crown Estate offshore wind leases

siemens_offshore_170_170 Irish project developer Mainstream Renewable Power has won three offshore wind development leases from The Crown Estate, two for its joint venture SMart Wind with Siemens.

18 August 2011

US launches offshore wind leasing on Outer Continental Shelf

The US Department of the Interior has launched the initial steps to develop commercial wind energy on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

11 August 2011

Nordex looks for partners to underpin offshore wind, Asia growth

European wind turbine manufacturer Nordex will look to form strategic industry tie-ups as it targets both the offshore and Asian markets.

27 July 2011

Offshore wind specialist Enventi warns EMR reforms not achievable

eon_offshore_170_170 UK offshore wind consultancy Eventi has warned that government proposals to deploy 18GW of offshore wind by 2020 could be in jeopardy if it insists on a cost reduction to £100 per MW.

16 June 2011

Dong teams with ScottishPower for Duddon Sands offshore wind project

Danish utility Dong has teamed up with Iberdrola subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables to deliver the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.

13 June 2011

Able UK applies for marine energy park planning consent

Offshore and shipping company Able UK is applying for planning permission to build a marine energy park in north-east England that is expected to become operational in 2014.

13 June 2011

Private equity provides ideal partner for offshore wind power

Rising costs for traditional energy resources, as well as the increasing urgency to fight global warming make a shift in energy policies all but inevitable.The tremendous growth potential within the wind industry is plain to see, according to Martin Billhardt, CEO of project developer PNE Wind.

2 June 2011

France on brink of €10bn offshore wind tender

France is set to unveil details of a €10bn tender that is up for grabs as it looks to develop a major offshore wind farm in early July.

18 May 2011

Oil and gas industries must switch on to offshore wind’s potential

The oil and gas industries must become less cynical as to the opportunities the offshore wind industry presents if they are to fully capitalise on its potential, an industry expert said today.

17 May 2011

Marine surveys ‘critical’ to future offshore energy developments

A series of marine ecological surveys are now underway in UK waters as both marine and wind power developers look to win The Crown Estate's Round 3 licensing rights.

16 May 2011

Floating offshore developer Hexicon in line for EU funding with tri-state support

Swedish floating offshore wind platform developer Hexicon is in line to benefit from a €4.5bn fund set up to co-finance innovative renewable energy production plants in Europe.

9 May 2011

Black & Veatch strategist Tom Matthewson to target offshore expansion at Parsons Brinckerhoff

UK-based engineering consultancy Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Tom Matthewson as a technical director of its environmental business to support its growth in the burgeoning offshore and marine industries.

3 May 2011

UK marine industry could be worth £76bn by 2050p

The UK could capture just under a quarter of the global marine energy market - equivalent to up to £76bn to the UK economy by 2050 - according to new analysis released by the Carbon Trust.

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