Tagged: Offshore Wind & News
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Scottish Govt awards stg£6m contract to Samsung to develop offshore wind turbine News
09.05.2013 The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for Samsung Heavy Industries to develop a stg£6.04m test centre in Scotland to pioneer its next-generation offshore wind turbine... -
Scotland reveals stg£15m fund to invest in deep-water wind turbines News
26.04.2013 The Scottish government has announced a new stg£15m fund that will be used to help develop prototype foundations for deep-water offshore wind turbines. -
Scottish government to invest stg£1.14bn to tackle climate change News
29.01.2013 The Scottish government has today announced it will be investing stg£1.14bn as part of a three-year plan to address climate change, with the country aiming to decarbonise its...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
London Array adds final wind turbine to 630MW offshore farm News
14.12.2012 It has been heralded as the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction. Now, developers of the London Array have installed all 175 turbines of the 630MW project, with... -
Siemens to sell solar business, focusing on wind and hydro News
23.10.2012 Siemens is shaking up its renewable energy strategy to focus on wind and hydropower after revealing it is in talks with potential buyers to sell its solar business. -
Irish-Scottish offshore renewable energy grid could become a reality by 2020 – report News
14.09.2012 The findings of a detailed study on the potential for an offshore renewable energy grid connecting Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland have been revealed this morning by...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Siemens to unleash new offshore wind-turbine blade prototypes News
04.09.2012 Engineering giant Siemens is preparing to unveil a new 75-metre long rotor blade for use in its future offshore wind turbines. Siemens is claiming that the rotor will have a... -
US and Canada reveal details of new clean-energy action plan News
24.07.2012 What’s next for the US and Canada in terms of their clean-energy alliance? A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Environment Canada announced what the two...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Tech, Green, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
EU offshore wind capacity up 50pc from 2011 levels, EWEA says News
18.07.2012 Some 132 new offshore wind turbines were fully grid connected in Europe in the first six months of 2012, a 50pc increase when compared with the same period in 2011, statistics...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy -
SMEs pitch their technologies at SmartOcean Innovation Exchange in Galway today News
03.07.2012 This morning in Galway at the SmartOcean Innovation Exchange, which is taking place as part of the Volvo Ocean Race Global Village, 22 SMEs – both Irish and international – are... -
IWEA welcomes Govt’s renewable energy strategy News
29.05.2012 The Irish Wind Energy Association has reacted favourably to the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Strategy. It claims that Ireland’s wind-exporting drive could attract...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Government, Engineering, Energy, EconomyTags: R&D, Jobs, exporting, Pat Rabbitte, Wave Energy, Tidal Energy, Offshore Wind, Ireland, Wind Farms, Wind Energy, -
Rabbitte reveals Ireland’s renewable energy strategy News
28.05.2012 "Ireland could export as much renewable energy as we consume ourselves" – these were the words of Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, who was speaking this morning in Dublin at...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
New feed-in-tariff scheme for wind energy projects News
22.03.2012 Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte TD today announced the opening of the new REFIT 2 support programme to entice investment in Irish wind energy projects. He also spoke about...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green, Government, Financial, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, EconomyTags: Electricity, exporting, Investment, CO2 Emissions, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, EU, Wind Energy, Smart Grid, Offshore Wind, Wind Farms, -
Obama hones in on offshore wind off mid-Atlantic coast News
03.02.2012 The Obama administration is shaping up to kick start offshore wind energy in the US as part of its clean-tech focus for the economy. Just yesterday, the Obama administration... -
Arklow firm creates offshore wind farm vessel for UK market News
24.01.2012 Arklow Marine Services has today revealed its new 20-metre aluminum catamaran, which has been designed and built specifically for servicing offshore wind farms in the UK. The... -
EirGrid to spark new life into all-island economy via smart grid News
20.10.2011 Ireland’s independent electricity transmission system operator EirGrid has set itself a target to help the economies on the island restore steady fiscal growth trajectories by... -
EU plans massive offshore wind push, with green job spin-offs News
29.11.2011 Europe’s offshore wind sector is set to reach a major growth spurt, as developers are showing increasing interest in this clean-tech area, which appears to have massive jobs... -
Ireland and UK energy ministers talk energy security and exports News
16.11.2011 The UK and Irish energy ministers made history yesterday at the National Offshore Wind (NOW) Ireland conference as they both spoke about the two islands’ opporunity to build...Tags: Energy, EU, Pat Rabbitte, Venture Capital, Investment, Wind Farms, Offshore Wind, Wind Energy, Siemens -
Ireland on clean-tech high as it sets new wind power record News
20.10.2011 Ireland hit a new wind-energy record on Thursday, 6 October at 2.30pm, when the power generated from wind reached 1,341 megawatts (MW) – enough power to supply 870,000 homes....Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Green Computing, Green, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Green Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment -
North America offshore wind test centre looks to the Dutch News
14.10.2011 Drawing heavily on Dutch renewable energy expertise, North America’s first offshore wind turbine test centre is aiming to be an important stepping stone for offshore wind...Categories: Sustainability, Risk Management, Renewable Energy, Green Computing, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech