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Wind Energy Update: Growth in Offshore Wind Despite Unclear Pathway Forward

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(PRWEB) September 11, 2013

Current wind farm projects have indicated that costs have stabilised at around £140 / €160 per MWh and regulators have put forward a challenge that offshore wind should reach a LCOE of £100 / €120 MWh by 2020, in order to maximise the size of the industry.

Opportunities for savings across Offshore Wind finance, technology and supply chain have now been recognised and there are many, diverse ways in which costs can be driven down. The key areas where cost reduction can be achieved in project execution have been identified as the type of foundations, substation design and installation, cable installation and logistical strategy.

However, the level of cost reduction required won’t happen unless new technology innovations are properly tested in situ to provide developers and financiers with technical assurance before undertaking major multi-billion pound procurement programmes.

Great risks are seen in the Offshore Wind grid connection, as this remains one of the greatest bottlenecks to offshore wind development. Grid infrastructure, investment and access are key financial challenges in all countries trying to realise offshore wind capacity.

Further to this, weather and seabed conditions are seen as some of the other, more significant risks. Offshore marine environments often result in complex hurdles and have a huge impact on the construction process. The weather usually provides most of the challenges, especially the harsh winters Europe has been experiencing.

This is why the original offshore construction focussed conference will return in its 5th consecutive year again to Hamburg, Germany – the hub of offshore excitement for the next 5 years as found in a recent Wind Energy Update survey. The industry-focussed event will bring together over 150 offshore wind installation experts for two days of business critical information disclosure.

This offshore construction specific conference will bring together the key developers, utilities, contractors, government representatives, and other key and other current industry experts to deliver not only their successes in far shore deepwater installation, but also their downfalls so to equip others with the knowledge needed for future installation projects. Speakers include senior level representatives from the UK and European major stakeholders including Ofgem, Ministry of Economy of Belgium, DONG Energy, EnBW, RWE, Vattenfall, Mainstream Renewable Power, Scottish Power Renewables and many more.

http://www.windenergyupdate.com/farshore-installation/







The Growth of the Content Manager: Why Every SEO Firm Needs One

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The Growth of the Content Manager: Why Every SEO Firm Needs One
Creating content is one thing, but in order for content to contribute in the most positive way to an SEO campaign there needs to a be a content strategy, a content plan, content creation, and a methodology for making sure that your content reaches an …
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Furia Rubel Nationally Ranked for Litigation Communications
Today, Furia Rubel is a full-service integrated and strategic agency that provides strategic planning, marketing, public relations, graphic design, website design, blog production and social media services to a wide array of professional clients.
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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Reports Top and Bottom-Line Growth from …

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1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Reports Top and Bottom-Line Growth from …
The Company said the 6.0 percent increase, or $ 15.0 million, reflected growth across all three of its business segments, led by its Gourmet Food and Gift Baskets segment, which grew 6.1 percent, or $ 8.5 million, to $ 149.6 million compared with $ 141.1 …
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Obama vows to flex presidential powers in speech
He pressed Congress to revive a stalled immigration overhaul, pass an across-the-board increase in the federal minimum wage and expand access to early childhood education – all ideas that gained little traction after he proposed them last year. The …
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TRF Launches New National Program to Spur Growth of Healthy Food …
This collaborative, led by The Reinvestment Fund, will support healthy food businesses and enable more residents of underserved communities to access fresh, healthy foods," said Janis Bowdler, Senior Program Director for Financial Capability and …
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Fear of slowing growth pushes down global markets

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Fear of slowing growth pushes down global markets
Investors are worried about slower economic growth in China, a gloomier outlook for U.S. corporate profits and an end to easy-money policies in the United States and Europe. They're also fretting over country-specific troubles around the world — from …
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Following Your Dream Brings Bliss, but Not Always Money
Your Money. Following Your Dream Brings Bliss, but Not Always Money. JAN. 24, 2014 … But according to Encore.org, which helps people over 60 find meaningful work, a 2011 survey found that almost 40 percent of Americans aged 44 through 70 are already …
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Joint Legislative Agenda Focuses On Business Development
For any money universities receive from the private sector for research, the state will provide matching funds. “This is a package of bills that, when coupled with the strength of our academic institutions, … “All the programs, all the taxes used …
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Bankers optimistic on growth and business lending

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Bankers optimistic on growth and business lending
That's why there will be no let-up in the Scottish Government's determination to secure economic growth through our investment programme in skills and capital projects.” Iain Gray, Scottish Labour's finance spokesman, said: … The UK was also the only …
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Small Cap Value Report (13 Jan 2014) – OFF, TCM, SIM, STT, TRAK
This is a growth investment, so it's not something I feel capable of valuing, having not done any more in depth research on the company, therefore I don't really have an opinion on this, other than to note that the market cap is looking pretty warm at …
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He's a 'Workhorse,' She's a 'Bulldog'…Together, They're a 'Powerhouse Couple'
As receiver, he has overseen the day-to-day operations of properties and businesses of various sizes, ranging from small stores to multi-million-dollar empires. Pasternak points to a few particularly large cases over the past 12 to 13 years that stand …
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Li & Fung rules out big buyouts amid sluggish consumer spending growth

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Li & Fung rules out big buyouts amid sluggish consumer spending growth
Global sourcing and distribution giant Li & Fung plans to make no major acquisitions in the coming three years, focusing instead on making more money from existing assets in the face of sluggish growth in worldwide consumer spending, chairman William …
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'What more could happen?'
Reynolds, 46, is rarely without pain after the life-threatening injuries he suffered in May when he was run over — twice — by a panicked teenager in a pickup who didn't stop to help him. It still hurts just to sit up, … Ever since graduating from …
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Not all regulation is bad
Skip to main content. Business Spectator · Climate Spectator · Technology Spectator · Eureka Report · The Australian …. As he says, many businesses have a horror story about some regulation or other that costs them time and money. But while it's easy …
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Website Developers Mark Decade of Stunning Change and Growth

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Buchanan, Michigan (PRWEB) November 14, 2013

The website developers at Precept Partners recently passed the ten year mark since launching their consultancy in 2003. Company principals noted fundamental changes over the past decade in Internet technology, marketing methods and business models driving growth and change in the online channel.

With offices in the Buchanan (Michigan) Museum of Fine Art, Precept Partners provide Internet strategies, website design, development and online marketing services to clients in e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, high-tech, the arts and not-for-profit sectors, with combined online sales of over $ 100,000,000 to their credit.

Precept’s manager, Stephen Antisdel said, “We launched the company shortly after selling our first Internet business to a venture capital firm. Looking back to 2003, the Internet was a different world then; there was no Twitter or Facebook; no YouTube, no Apple iPhones; Google was still privately held and Amazon’s sales were 1/10th of what they are today. In just ten years these businesses have grown to a combined market cap of over a trillion dollars; they’ve fundamentally changed the landscape of the Internet as a place to do business.”

“The shift from desktop computers to tablets and mobile devices has changed the calculus for website design, keyword advertising and search engine optimization,” added Jeffrey Antisdel, the company’s co-founder. “At the same time, online video and social media have experienced exponential growth in users and the time people are spending online in these channels.”

“Over the last ten years, we’ve responded to these changes with fully responsive website design, data driven online marketing, and new services, including video production. It’s been gratifying to help our clients thrive and grow through this decade of rapid, accelerating change,” concluded Antisdel.

About Precept Partners:

Precept Partners provides award winning website design, development and online marketing services proven by more than $ 100MM in online sales. Launched in 2003, Precept today serves clients in e-commerce, manufacturing, technology, the arts, and not-for-profit sectors. Media recognition for Precept’s principals includes The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Investors’ Business Daily, Business 2.0, Furniture Today, and NPR. Client awards include the Inc. 500, the Internet Retailer 500, the Hot 100 Best Retail Websites, the Webby Award for website design and many others. For more information visit http://www.PreceptPartners.com.







Bottom of Pyramid – growth of mass marketing to low income consumers – marketing speaker – Futurist

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www.globalchange.com How Hindustan Lever and other multinationals are selling low cost products to lower income consumers at the bottom of the wealth pyramid. Customer insight and consumer trends. Impact on banking, phone companies, consumer goods, markets, marketing, manufacturers and retailers. Microloans, microfinance and micro insurance. Emerging middle class consumers. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. Patrick Dixon has given keynote presentations on a wide range of issues in Central America, Latin America, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia. Countries include Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Burundi, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Estonia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe.

Supply Chain Leaders Converge on Europes Diamond Capital to Debate the Most Important Catalysts for Business Growth

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Antwerp, Belgium (PRWEB) December 10, 2011

The supply chain leaders identified and debated the following catalysts for business growth:

Tableau Software Doubles Sales in 2011, Announces Massive Growth in Customer Roster Worldwide

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 11, 2012

Tableau Software, the global leader in rapid-fire business intelligence software, today announced that it doubled sales year over year, posting 104 percent bookings growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 94 percent growth for the year. This marks Tableaus eighth year of record sales. Tableau also grew its worldwide customer base by 40 percent in 2011 and now has more than 7,000 organizations using its fast analytics products. Tableau experienced big growth with customers in Europe, growing its base there by 67 percent.

eBay, the worlds largest online marketplace and a leader in mobile commerce, saw early on the benefits of leveraging Tableau as one of the tools to support the companys vision of using data to deliver some of the enhanced features across eBay.com.

Tableaus capabilities and ease of use enable eBays teams to take a collaborative approach to exploring data and to making results available seamlessly across the business, said Kiril Evtimov, director of BI Platform and Architecture at eBay. Business agility and speed of innovation are critical for continuing to improve the customer experience on eBay, and using Tableau is one of the ways were able to more quickly and easily maximize data assets.

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, began using Tableau to analyze data collected as part of its Fizzback onboard satisfaction survey. Germanys Kabel Deutschland is using Tableau to analyze data related to billing, fraud and collection processes, while France-based renewable energies company, Areva Renouvelable, is using Tableau in its sales and operations planning and master production planning.

Dublin-based insurance provider, Irish Life, selected Tableau to support its new vision for BI. From our experience with Tableau Software, we can see that the return on investment is already being delivered, said Gerry Hassett, CEO at Irish Life Retail. The whole implementation of my CEO dashboards has taken a few weeks and has been a seamless operation. We can now see what is happening on a day-to-day and week-to-week basis which means we can develop our business accordingly and further enhance our competitive edge.

Tableaus growth is a symbol of what we believe is one of the most important trends in technology the consumerization of enterprise technology, said Christian Chabot, CEO and co-founder of Tableau Software. We are ushering business analytics out of the dark ages and into its golden era of fast, easy, visual self-service analytics for everyone. The impact for our customers is tremendous.

In July, Tableau announced localized versions of its Tableau Desktop product in French and German as well as support for mobile business intelligence on the iPad. This year it will expand to Asia Pacific and Latin America.

About Tableau

Tableau Software helps people see and understand data. Ranked by Gartner in 2011 as the worlds fastest growing business intelligence company, Tableau helps anyone quickly and easily analyze, visualize and share information. More than 7,000 companies get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. And tens of thousands of people use Tableau Public to share data in their blogs and websites. See how Tableau can help you by downloading the free trial at http://www.tableausoftware.com/trial.

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