Author: Francesco

Foresight acquires two operational wind farms of 37.5MW

generating power equivalent to saving 45,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum specialist infrastructure investment manager Foresight acquires assets from Glennmont acquisition boosts Foresight’s wind portfolio by 11% to 372.5MW LONDON, 03 October 2019: Foresight Group (“Foresight”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of two wind farms with an aggregate generating capacity of 37.5MW from… Read more »

10 years in the limelight

2010, ZephIR HQ, Worcestershire, U.K: the ZephIR 300 Lidar, a remote sensing wind measurement tool capable of collecting wind data remotely from its installed location by use of an infra-red laser, was born, following an 18-month product development program that focused on improving the ‘usability’ of remote sensing devices. The resultant product was described as… Read more »

Software enabling complex drone inspections

Geoffrey Vancassel, CEO at Sterblue, spoke to PES about this innovative company, which in 4 years has reached the serious player threshold. They provide easy to use software, complete with apps and a cloud platform, which enables off-the-shelf drones (DJI) to carry out complex inspections. PES: Hi Geoffrey, welcome to PES Wind, it’s good to… Read more »

The North Sea´s little giant

The Port of Thyboron is a one-of-a-kind industrial port on the Danish coast. Given its unique position, the port is developing with rising cargo transportation, lucrative maritime and fishery sidelines and has the potential to increase together with the rise in the offshore wind farm activity in the North Sea as wind farm site and… Read more »

Building solutions for the wind industry: listening for blade damage

As an acoustical engineer by trade, one of my acoustic consultancy’s specialisations is to monitor, assess and advise on wind farm noise levels. And this is where the story begins. We were told by a partner that experienced technicians could detect faults just by listening to the changes in sound generated by wind turbine blades…. Read more »

How we can avoid future blackouts

The UK power cut that occurred on Friday 9th August at 4.54pm affected many across the country. At first, speculation that followed the events suggested the fault could have been due to wind generation reducing owing to reduced wind speed. In fact, the issue was the amount of generation that tripped, not the technologies involved…. Read more »

Deriving value from portfolio diversity

As renewable technologies continue to penetrate global energy markets, one of the pressing challenges is how best to complement these sources of variable generation to ensure demand is met at all times. At the same time, competition among investors is increasing and the secondary wind and solar market continues to be highly active. For many… Read more »

Ascending and descending the turbines

Annekatrin Strunz, Key Account Manager Wind Power at LIFTKET, gives PES her view of the developments in the wind power industry and the corresponding product development in the company. LIFTKET established more than 70 years ago, in the heart of Germany, is one of the world’s oldest and largest manufacturers of electric chain hoists. It… Read more »

Offshore wind farm developers and supply chain head to North East England for Offshore Wind North East 2019

North East England’s offshore wind industry and the opportunities open to UK companies from significant upcoming wind farm developments will be the focus of a major event taking place in the region in November. Offshore Wind North East, which is being held on 7 November, follows the government’s recent Contracts for Difference announcement, which gave… Read more »

Navigant Research Report Finds Companies Are Exploring a Variety of DER Technologies as Mechanisms to Optimize Facilities’ Energy Use

By integrating onsite DER, companies are able to improve customer relationships, use energy efficient technologies, and drive the global clean energy transformation October 2, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research explores the current landscape of corporate onsite distributed energy resources (DER) deployments. Corporate sustainability initiatives have become prominent, public-facing components… Read more »

Sunfire partners with Total on highly efficient hydrogen technology

Dresden / Leuna, 02 October 2019. Sunfire, a leading global cleantech company, has signed a cooperation agreement with the French major energy company Total SA. Sunfire will provide a megawatt-scale high temperature electrolyser for use in industrial environments as part of the E-CO2MET research and development project. The company will also be responsible for the integration… Read more »

Reducing the impact of corrosion with thermoplastic coatings

Maintenance in the energy industry is a costly challenge for asset owners; a study by NACE International revealed that the annual global cost of corrosion is estimated to be $2.5 trillion. As a result, abrasion and corrosion resistant coatings for metal components are in high demand, particularly locations where environmental factors heavily influence the lifespan… Read more »

Working together in Flanders

PES had an interesting and enlightening meeting with Pieter Jan Jordaens, team leader OWI-Lab and cluster manager of IBN Offshore Energy project, Pieter Mathy, innovation manager at the University of Ghent (UGent) and RD&I catalyst in the IBN Offshore Energy project and Prof Dr Christof Devriendt, R&D coordinator OWI-Lab and associated to the university of… Read more »

Testing and validation of large wind turbine blades

Abstract: The continuing increase in rotor diameters is pushing the structural load-carrying capabilities of turbine blades to the limit. In order to ensure reliability and structural integrity, representative testing and validation methods are now more important than ever before. Development in wind turbine blades Wind turbine manufacturers are continuing to increase rotor diameters with the… Read more »

Seismic applications in the era of wind energy

The growing importance of sustainable energy is encouraging the wind industry market to aim for larger wind turbines and bigger wind farms. Driven by the search for larger construction areas, the offshore market began to spike investors’ interest. However, it quickly became obvious that this dynamic working environment is associated with new challenges and uncertainties… Read more »

Is the future of UK onshore wind onsite?

In June this year, the UK government took a significant step forward in acknowledging the need to combat the global climate crisis by committing to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Renewable energy generation will have a critical role in meeting this obligation and establishing a low-carbon economy, but the country’s political… Read more »

Control technology: the brain of the turbine

Control, guidance, monitoring and access to the wind turbine are primarily organised by the control electronics. Why does everyone currently seem to be talking about this? We think it’s because with advancing technical developments, comes more and more functions, a higher level of complexity and increasing digitalisation, so control technology is now the brain of… Read more »

Beyond availability

The wind industry has an obsession with availability, as the all-important performance metric. Calculating the percentage of a given period that a wind turbine is available for operation, is only part of the puzzle. A more important question is, is the asset doing what it is supposed to be doing and is the asset doing… Read more »

Flexible and reliable chartering solutions

BBC Chartering’s Renewable Energy Chartering Manager, Sebastian Stackelies, spoke enthusiastically to us at PES about the growth of the wind energy industry. Wind farm projects are on the increase, taking over from the decrease in the oil & gas sector. Expansion into Asia and continuing markets in North America and Europe are set to keep… Read more »

How to pick the right drone inspection service

With the rapid growth in availability of drones and access to commercial drone certification, the wind farm industry is becoming overrun with inexperienced operators offering drone inspection services. At the other extreme, advances in technology means that autonomous drone services are now being offered as a safer, more efficient alternative to wind turbine inspections. Having… Read more »

Dogger Bank Wind Farms JV’s GE Renewable Energy announcement will boost confidence in the offshore wind sector supply chain, says NOF

NOF Chief Executive George Rafferty has praised the joint venture developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farms for unveiling GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier, less than a fortnight after being successful in the latest round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) awards from the UK government. SSE and Equinor, 50:50 joint venture partners… Read more »

Cargostore Containers LLC receives ADNOC ICV Certification and delivers full suite of DNV 2.7-1 equipment to the local market

In late September 2019, Cargostore Containers LLC received ADNOC’s ICV (In-Country Value) certification, demonstrating the company’s support of local business. ADNOC launched the ICV program with the objective of growing and diversifying the U.A.E’s economy by supporting local suppliers within the U.A.E’s Oil and Gas Industry. Cargostore Containers LLC; part of the Cargostore Worldwide Group,… Read more »

Shell teams with PassivSystems to launch the B-Snug smart hybrid home heating system

Today, Shell UK and PassivSystems are pleased to announce the launch of B-Snug, a smart hybrid heating system for British homeowners. The B-Snug system uses advanced technology to manage a combination of an air source heat pump and a traditional boiler. The intelligent controls continuously monitor the temperature in the home and analyse weather forecasts… Read more »

ONYX INSIGHT TO REPLACE GENERATOR MAIN BEARING FOR DONGKUK S&C WIND FARM IN SOUTH KOREA

ONYX InSight has been selected by Dongkuk S&C to replace the main bearing on a wind turbine generator at their wind farm in the Jollanam Province, South Korea South Korea, 1st October – ONYX InSight, a leading provider of predictive maintenance in the wind energy industry, was chosen by Dongkuk S&C to replace one of… Read more »

DNV GL to provide monitoring and reporting for Banks Renewables across eight UK wind farms

DNV GL’s independent wind farm monitoring and reporting services, including WindGEMINI and the Operations control room will be rolled-out across eight wind farm sites to provide Banks Renewables with a 24/7 view of its operations. Glasgow, UK – 30th September 2019 – DNV GL has been awarded a contract by Banks Renewables to provide monitoring… Read more »

InnoLas Solutions booked orders in the value of 7,6 Mio. EURO with leading solar cell manufacturers

InnoLas Solutions had a strong 3rd quarter 2019 and booked orders in the value of 7,6 Mio. EURO. Several major orders came from leading cell/ module manufacturers outside China. “The high investments in new, very competitive devices are showing first results”, says Markus Nicht – CEO of InnoLas Solutions. The orders are divided between the… Read more »

SUCCESS IN US AMERICAN PROJEKT-DEVELOPMENT: PFALZSOLAR INC. SOLD FIRST PROJECT

SUCCESS IN US AMERICAN PROJEKT-DEVELOPMENT: PFALZSOLAR INC. SOLD FIRST PROJECT PFALZSOLAR Inc. has been developing its project development in the USA since 2016 and is celebrating its first major successes this September. One of these successes is the fully engineered “Fine Farms” project with an output of 4.8 MW, which was sold a few days… Read more »

Statistics published this week show renewable electricity generation in Scotland is at record levels, with 74.6% of gross electricity consumption coming from renewable sources.

Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “These new figures show once again that renewable energy is the backbone of Scotland’s energy system. “As we seek to meet some of the world’s most stretching emissions targets we must do more to decarbonise our heat and transport sectors, and the success shown to… Read more »

DNV GL releases new tool that creates 10,000 equally plausible realities for better forecasting of weather, load or prices for renewable energy projects

Oakland, U.S. (27th September 2019) – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has developed an advanced tool that uses very granular data from the past 20 years to create the equivalent of 10,000 years of plausible realities – simply put, a parallel universe generator that has 10,000 times… Read more »

Almost 13,000 studying renewable energy as Scotland upskills for climate emergency, new stats show

First study of its kind demonstrates scale of potential future green energy workforce Figures show ‘enormous range of courses’ on offer from Borders to Highlands 36% of students studying renewable energy are female Almost 13,000 students are studying courses related to renewable energy at Scotland’s universities and colleges, the first survey of its kind has… Read more »

Navigant Research Report Shows Global Annual Revenue for Commercial & Industrial Energy as a Service Is Expected to Reach $278 Billion in 2028

Growth of C&I EaaS will create new opportunities for sustainable finance   September 26, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for the deployment of turnkey Energy as a Service (EaaS), providing market forecasts, segmented by region, application, and deployment model, through 2028. Corporate commercial and industrial… Read more »