Author: Francesco

•   R&D investment in blade testing aimed at reducing risk and providing innovative, reliable solutions •   The new facility will be capable of performing full-scale tests on the next generations of SGRE rotor blades Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has begun construction of the world’s largest wind turbine blade test stand in Aalborg, Denmark. The site will… Read more »

Companies are arming themselves with new technologies, services and business models for challenges in the core market / German market has unique potential with regard to ambitious national climate targets and a concentrated wind industry presence in Europe HUSUM | 12 September 2019 – The Husum exhibition halls are crowded with trade visitors on day… Read more »

Chevron Marine Lubricants have introduced a new range of premium high-performance gear oils designed for use in industrial and marine clutched gear systems, where extreme load and shock load protection is required. In developing Meropa® MG gear oils, Chevron Marine Lubricants has responded to customer and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) demand for gear box oils… Read more »

From industry-driven solar cells with efficiency values of more than 22 percent to effective new metallization processes for contacting solar cells — the Photovoltaic Technology Evaluation Center (PV-TEC) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg has enjoyed numerous technological successes. The research factory, which was rebuilt and significantly expanded in 2018,… Read more »

HomePort Teaser: Unique concept evolves even further 11 September 2019 Our dedicated walk-to-work (W2W) vessel VOS Stone is currently operating in the Hohe See Wind Farm. Located approximately 98km from the German coast, the Wind Farm covers an area of roughly 42 km², with water depths of up to 40m. Supporting Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), VOS Stone is on duty… Read more »

Sulzer shows how its state-of-the-art products and services can boost process operations at Chem Show 2019 Increased productivity and efficiency to improve process operations is a major goal for businesses in the chemical industry. Sulzer Chemtech will be showing key tools to help them address these issues at Chem Show 2019. The company will showcase… Read more »

GES will take care of the engineering and the complete BoP. With 25 years of experience in the design and construction of wind farms, GES is a leader in the sector, with more than 14GW built worldwide. GES is a benchmark in the Spanish renewable energy market, in which the company has built more than… Read more »

Global Renewables Shipbrokers awarded contract to procure offshore transport and installation services for 640 MW wind farm in Taiwan First GRS office opened in Taiwan   GRS milestones at a glance  (Hamburg Sept 11 2019) Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) is a worldwide leading consultancy and specialist shipbroker for planning, implementation and operation of renewable energy projects… Read more »

Jan De Nul Group has signed its very first offshore wind contract in France! Its French subsidiary Sodraco International SAS will be responsible for the transportation and installation of 80 Offshore Wind Turbines on the Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm (OWF). The contract was awarded by Parc du Banc de Guérande, a joint venture between the… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has helped secure consent for three applications that were approved unanimously by the councillors at Dumfries and Galloway Council’s August Planning Committee. The applications include the new nine-turbine Little Hartfell Wind Farm near Lockerbie; turbine tip height extension at Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm near Sanquhar; and… Read more »

Trade fair sets signal for a fresh start: Wind industry prepared for challenges in core market / new technologies, innovative strength and political initiative are the keys to the turnaround Husum, 10 September 2019. Over four days, almost 600 domestic and foreign exhibitors will be showcasing technical innovations and new products at the trade fair… Read more »

Growing need to modernize global electricity grids and the evolution of business cases for deploying energy storage are likely to ensure continued market growth September 10, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research tracks global energy storage developments, providing a database of projects sorted by country, region, market segment, capacity, status,… Read more »

Industry experts are set to take to the stage to discuss the latest innovations in subsea technology at Subsea UK’s Underwater Robotics conference this month (September). The annual one day event will examine the new technology being developed by the industry and the benefits that using innovative robotics can bring to underwater operations. Principal sponsor… Read more »

An advanced and sophisticated algorithm based on a physical and data driven engine model has been developed by leading technical university ETH Zürich and WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd) to enhance predictive maintenance for marine two-stroke engines. The solution, which deploys a new hybrid approach to modelling engine behavior, will be further tested and… Read more »

Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has acquired two more Finnish wind projects. Sievi and Pihtipudas have a projected capacity of 60 MW. The produced electricity, which can provide more than 50 000 households with clean energy, will be sold to an off-taker on the basis of a power purchase… Read more »

10 September 2019: ZX Lidars deployed as SCADA-integrated permanent met mast replacements on operational wind farms ZX Lidars has delivered ZX 300’s to Statkraft Ireland for the purpose of assisting with operational wind farm monitoring including power performance tests through to the provision of wind measurements for production forecasting / reporting. The use of wind… Read more »

Monday, September 9, 2019 — DEME Offshore is making strong progress on the installation of pin piles at the Moray East wind farm in the UK. Having started offshore construction works with the jack-up installation vessel ‘Apollo’ in May 2019, piling activities have now passed the halfway mark, with more than 156 pin piles out of… Read more »

One of the challenges for developing the DC multi-terminal grids of the future, is how to protect the system in the event of a fault, so that only the faulty components are isolated rather than having to isolate the whole DC grid. Such protection requires intelligent electronic devices to monitor the grid and quickly detect… Read more »

IJmuiden 4-9-2019 : Z-bridge B.V. announced today that first phase of the Bring-to-Work (B2W) development has been successfully completed. The Bring-to-Work system is a cost efficient, lightweight solution that is especially designed for safe and efficient access during maintenance activities. The objective of the design is to optimize visit times by deploying small team up… Read more »

Istanbul, Turkey, XX September 2019 – Sulzer Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for rotor blade inspections, and Ülke Enerji, the largest independent wind farm service provider in Turkey, have teamed up to provide autonomous drone-based blade inspections to Nordex / Acciona Windpower on all of their wind turbines located in Turkey. By licensing… Read more »

At Morningstar, we’re proud that TÜV Rheinland—an international organization at the forefront of testing, standards and certification for everything from consumer products to industrial and medical devices—selected us for their own case study in solar.  You can read it here. As the case study notes, “in the solar industry, standards and regulations change quickly, with… Read more »

SeaMade and DEME are proud to announce that today the DP2 offshore installation vessel “Innovation” started with the first load out of the first 3 of the 58 wind turbine foundations and transition pieces for offshore installation, as support structure of the 8.4MW turbines. These foundations are the first to be hammered into the seabed… Read more »

Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “The Government’s focus on improving Britain’s infrastructure is encouraging, as is its commitment to funding COP26, which will hopefully take place in Glasgow. Scotland’s renewable energy sector can help to power Britain’s infrastructure and deliver on the Government’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions. “It is concerning, however,… Read more »

The UK subsidiary of Deutsche Windtechnik is expanding its national portfolio by providing O&M for five wind farms operated by innogy Renewables UK. Besides Siemens, AN Bonus and NEG Micon, the independent service provider now counts also Senvion turbines as part of its knowledge base in the UK, and hence follows the path of the… Read more »

Hamburg, 5 September 2019. The Nordex Group continues to benefit from its broad global market position. In addition to the recently reported projects from Spain and Scotland, the manufacturer has secured further projects in Europe for more than 195 MW in recent weeks. Twelve different customers – including project developers, utilities and citizen wind farms… Read more »

Hamburg, Pustleben, Dresden, September 4th, 2019. Project developer, VSB, and turbine manufacturer, the Nordex Group, today commissioned the 238.5 metre high N149/4.0-4.5 turbine in Pustleben, Thuringia, Germany. Due to its dimensions, the system is very profitable and sets standards in terms of cost-effectiveness, even at locations with medium wind speeds. The electricity generation costs of… Read more »