Month: March 2019

Encouraging manufacturing and new talent

Sulzer brings skills and advice to California summit Sulzer attended and was a sponsor of the 8th annual Manufacturers’ Council Summit of the Inland Empire, which was held at the Riverside Convention Center, CA. The annual summit supports manufacturing companies based in the Inland Empire, Southern California, where visitors took part in topical discussions and… Read more »

The UK Government will tomorrow (March 7) launch a new joint Government-industry Offshore Wind Sector Deal.

Under the deal, offshore wind will provide a third of all UK electricity by 2030. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This sector deal is a major milestone for the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, setting a clear path for offshore wind: one of ambition, optimism and innovation. “That’s particularly true in Scotland,… Read more »

AUGUSTA ANNOUNCES 558MW TRIO OF NORDIC WIND ENERGY DEALS

Specialist financial adviser oversees 250MW Åndberg, 213MW Jädraås and 95MW Måkaknuten wind farm sales, all announced within the space of one week London, March 6th, 2019 – Augusta & Co. (Augusta), a specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy industry, has overseen the sale of one Norwegian and two Swedish wind energy projects, accounting for a… Read more »

Offshore wind is first renewable technology to agree Sector Deal with Government

The offshore wind industry is welcoming today’s landmark announcement of a Sector Deal with the government. The agreement will help to create tens of thousands of highly-skilled jobs across the UK and attract billions of pounds in investment to this country. This is the first Sector Deal for a renewable energy technology. It puts offshore… Read more »

ØRSTED – THE GLOBAL LEADER IN OFFSHORE WIND – WELCOMES UK’S OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR DEAL

The UK Government has today (Thursday) published the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, a transformative partnership that will put UK offshore wind at the forefront of the global shift to clean growth. The Deal will establish offshore wind as an integral part of a low-cost, low-carbon, flexible grid system and boost the productivity and competitiveness of… Read more »

Sulzer investments further improve speed and quality of high voltage coil manufacturing

Reducing the time to complete a repair or refurbishment of high voltage equipment minimizes downtime and increases productivity. Sulzer is continuing to invest in its design, manufacturing and testing facilities to enable faster turnarounds for customers. To keep up with growing demand, Sulzer is also increasing the capacity of its Falkirk Service Center, where the… Read more »

Using machine learning to detect underperforming turbines

It’s not always clear if a turbine is underperforming, but machine learning can assist in finding out. VANCOUVER, BC: Clir Renewables has released a new product feature which automatically detects underperforming assets and highlights key actions to rectify underperformance. A wind turbine will never generate its expected output one-hundred percent of the time, and its… Read more »

Hanwha Q CELLS files patent infringement complaint against JinkoSolar and REC Group

Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH files patent infringement complaint with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany against JinkoSolar and REC Group BERLIN, Germany, March 5, 2019 – Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf against JinkoSolar and REC Group on March 4, 2019…. Read more »

Navigant Research Report Shows Annual Energy Efficiency Spending in North America Is Expected to Reach Nearly $11.3 Billion in 2028

Decreasing technology prices and the possibility of third-party energy efficiency program administration are helping to drive energy efficiency spending in North America March 5, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the North American energy efficiency implementation market, providing market forecasts, segmented by energy sector and country, through 2028. As… Read more »

Ørsted signs Armed Forces Covenant to highlight career opportunities for service veterans

Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, is delighted to announce its signing of the Armed Forces Covenant which highlights the offshore wind as a “forces-friendly” industry. As a forces-friendly company, Ørsted will seek to support the employment of veterans by working alongside the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in order to establish a tailored employment… Read more »

Xodus expands decom capabilities with addition of Well Decommissioning Manager

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its decommissioning offering with the appointment of its first well decommissioning manager. Gavin Bell will be responsible for developing and delivering Xodus’ new well decommissioning service that had previously been outsourced to external contractors. The appointment follows a successful year for Xodus’ decommissioning division which secured several new… Read more »

JUMEME breaks ground on first phase of Lake Victoria hybrid solar mini-grid project

JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. brings hybrid solar power to widespread off-grid Tanzanian communities through a cost-effective and reliable mini-grids setup. 4 March 2019, Tanzania – RP Global, an independent renewable energy developer and majority shareholder of JUMEME  Rural Power Supply Ltd., announced today that construction of the first phase of its ambitious solar-hybrid mini-grid… Read more »

Marine Jet Power strengthens service capabilities with the opening of new APAC Headquarters in Australia

UPPSALA, Sweden (Mar, 1. 2019) – Marine Jet Power (MJP) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new sales office for Asia Pacific (APAC), headquartered in Perth Henderson, Western Australia.   In a celebration last week, company CEO Magnus Sörenson, CFO Erling Tomasson and EVP of Sales and Marketing Damian O’Toole, attended the opening… Read more »

SABCA and DEME Offshore enter in a partnership to deploy drone inspection services for offshore wind farms

Friday, March 1, 2019 — SABCA, a leading tier 1 aerospace industry supplier and DEME Offshore, a worldwide leader in solutions and services for the offshore energy market, have entered into a partnership for the development and deployment of Unmanned Vehicles to perform surveillance and inspection works in the offshore industry Complementing each other’s core experience… Read more »

GLOBAL LOSSES MOUNT AS EXTREME WEATHER TESTS LIMITS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSETS – GCUBE INSURANCE

As extreme weather breaks with existing seasonal patterns, advises GCube, project owners must look to safeguard projects on a case-by-case basis. London, 28 February 2019 – GCube Insurance, the leading provider of renewable energy insurance services, has highlighted the need for renewables to prepare for out-of-season extreme weather damage. In recent years, extreme weather events such… Read more »

Ingeteam commissioned over 4GW of wind converters in 2018

Spain, February 28, 2019. Ingeteam Power Technology, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion equipment, announced today that it contracted over 4GW of wind energy converters globally in 2018. With a total of 45GW installed capacity to date, the company remains the unchallenged number one supplier of wind power converters in the world. The Ingeteam… Read more »

Ørsted and Northumbrian Water Group sign UK’s first offshore wind corporate PPA

Ørsted has signed a long-term agreement with Northumbrian Water that will see the water company take almost a third of its renewable energy demand from Race Bank offshore wind farm. The 10-year deal is the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of its kind in the UK and is an expansion of a renewable electricity supply… Read more »