Many of the issues that have plagued the offshore wind industry in Europe can be avoided in North America through proper planning and demonstrated experience, say Global Marine Systems Ltd and now Global Marine Energy, Inc., the American owned licensee of Global Marine. Offshore power-cable installation has been particularly troublesome in the North Sea resulting…

A wind energy supply chain advisory group has launched the web-based WIND Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping System. Development firm Great Lakes WIND Network, Cleveland, makes the database available at http://maps.glwn.org/wind/. The industry resource features an interactive map and searchable supply-chain database with profiles of more than 1,000 manufacturers and supporting organizations in the…