Insurance firm increases offshore wind project capacity by $100M

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Excerpt: An insurance services firm for the renewable-energy industnry, has added an additional $100 million to its existing offshore renewable energy project capacity. GCube says significant growth in the offshore renewable energy sector, particularly in Europe, and potentially the US and South East …

New access solutions for wind

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Excerpt: Spider, a division of SafeWorks and manufacturer of access solutions, has released the 4th edition of its catalog. The company's in-depth guide of product information includes key features, specifications, drawings, photographs, codes & regulations, and accessory lists. New features in this 3 …

Large aperture design makes it easy to monitor circuit to 1,200A

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Excerpt: The DT Series Large Aperture Current Transducers combines a hall effect sensor and signal conditioner into a single package for use in dc-current applications up to 1,200 amps. Factory calibrated ranges simplify operation and eliminate zero and span pots. Industry standard 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 5 Vdc …

Report: Fighting corrosion, friction, and fouling

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Excerpt: Coatings to combat corrosion, friction, and fouling can offer big efficiency benefits, but need to offer strong balance between performance and cost, says Lux Research. The protective coatings market continues to be driven by extreme cost sensitivities and increasing environmental and regulatory …

Hydrogen-vehicle fueling station the 4th station order of 2011

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Excerpt: The developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products has announced a contract with Ballast Nedam IPM, awarded at the end of December 2011, to supply a HySTAT30 electrolyzer for integration into a Netherlands' based hydrogen fueling station. The owner of the fueling statio …

Renewable energy resources detailed online

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Excerpt: A new geospatial application developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) lets users easily and accurately map potential renewable energy resources in the U.S. The interactive tool, RE Atlas, is free to use and available online at http://maps.nrel.gov/ …

Hello next administration: We have a few energy recommendations

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Excerpt: One aim of the ERD3 is to produce and promote a comprehensive set of recommendations for the next U.S. administration to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon-energy technologies. The project has three primary goals: Develop a way to assess opportunities in energy research, …

Turbines for lower wind areas making sales

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Excerpt: Wind-turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract by project developer ABO Wind to construct two more wind farms with a total of 13, N117/2400 onshore turbines. Located in the German regions of Central Hesse and Franconia, the planned farms will go on grid this year after project fina …

Kathie’s Question: Can renewable energy sources complement each other?

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Excerpt: I recently read a few articles, including one in the Star Tribune, that discus incorporating wind and solar power in renewable energy projects. Wind and solar energy sources aren't constant, so kind of makes sense right?  But when the wind isn't blowing you can't say the sun will be shining w …

Molding tips and tricks soon revealed at molding show in Vegas

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Excerpt: Composites One, along with the Closed Mold Alliance and over 15 industry partners, will host  comprehensive, ongoing demonstrations of closed-mold technology –on the show floor – during COMPOSITES 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presentations will take place in a specially designed staging area …