One of the world’s leading offshore wind turbine manufacturers, MHI Vestas, announced on Tuesday that the first of two new wind turbine blade molds had arrived at the company’s factory in the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, in a move that will serve to help support 1,100 new jobs at the factory and £42 million worth of additional economic benefit per year to the regional economy.
A number of marine energy industry leaders and British politicians gathered Thursday to call on the country’s government to include wave and tidal power in the upcoming Industrial Strategy.
Aspen, the Colorado skiing-Mecca, now stands tall as a renewable energy visionary, having become one of three US cities to run on 100% renewable electricity. This news was recently reported by The Aspen Times, citing staff members at Aspen’s environmental and project departments. The City of Aspen, a famed tourist location in … [continued]
The UK Government’s Energy Minister refused planning approval for the 970 MW Navitus Bay offshore wind farm on Friday. UK Energy Minister, Lord Bourne, announced Friday that development consent had been refused for the proposed Navitus Bay offshore wind farm, after “careful consideration [had] been given to the application, and the … [continued]
