Author: Francesco

ABB microgrid technology to integrate wind power in remote parts of Alaska

Zurich, Switzerland, March 7, 2018 – Innovative solution to help “Last Frontier” towns to lower costs and optimize the use of renewables for a sustainable future Deering and Buckland are two small villages in northwestern Alaska, with populations of 200 and 400 mostly indigenous Inupiaq people. For these residents, who rely heavily on fishing and… Read more »

Walk to Work vessel Kasteelborg put into service

DELFZIJL – Today the second walk-to-work ship of Wagenborg Offshore was put into service under the name ‘Kasteelborg’. The vessel has been converted from a standard offshore supply vessel to this specialized walk-to-work vessel in just 12 weeks at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard. A performance that both NAM / Shell UK and Wagenborg are… Read more »

PI Berlin and SolarBuyer strengthening quality management from factory to the field

Berlin, 7 March 2018 – During a recent three-day integration summit in Berlin with employees of both the Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin) and SolarBuyer, the new structure for a single, global team was created. The merger of both companies is yielding benefits to customers looking for a service provider who can manage all aspects of… Read more »

New partnership creates one-stop-shop for oil spill response

Norwegian suppliers Framo, Maritime Partner, Norbit Aptomar, and NorLense have come together to create the OSRV (Oil Spill Recovery Vessel) Group to offer a complete oil spill response solution. “Our aim is to be a one-stop-shop where we pool our efforts and act as a total systems supplier of safe, highly functional, and well-tested technology…. Read more »

Alfa Laval wins prestigious GREEN4SEA Technology Award for ballast water treatment system

Alfa Laval was among the recipients of the third annual GREEN4SEA Awards, which recognize outstanding performance in fostering environmental excellence and sustainable shipping. At the awards ceremony on 6 March, Alfa Laval PureBallast was announced the winner of the 2018 GREEN4SEA Technology Award. Established in 2016, the GREEN4SEA Awards are presented each year in conjunction… Read more »

New Alfa Laval PureSOx connectivity solution simplifies SOx compliance

Connectivity is a catchphrase in today’s marine industry, but Alfa Laval is taking concrete steps to make it a reality. With a new connectivity programme for Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers, the company is adding value for exhaust gas cleaning customers. The solution promises both simplicity and even greater reliability in SOx compliance. With nearly 100… Read more »

New passenger ship and ferry sector leadership at Bureau Veritas

Paris-La Défense, France, March 6, 2018 – Bureau Veritas has appointed Andreas Ullrich as Global Market Leader, Passenger Ships & Ferries. This is a key role involved from the concept stages through the operational life of projects helping ensure that clients are able to make the best commercial decisions based on technical understanding to mitigate… Read more »

Fronius supplies inverters for solar project in Vietnam

(Wels, 06/03/2018) A regulated feed-in tariff for solar power has been in place in Vietnam since the end of 2017. For many private individuals and companies, this is an incentive to invest in renewable energies. As a specialist in solar technology, Fronius Solar Energy is supporting system operators in the country with high-quality, easy-to-install inverters… Read more »

meteocontrol forecasts feed-in power from solar energy around the world

meteocontrol: Grid stability thanks to accurate solar energy online feed in and forecasts Augsburg, March 06, 2018 – meteocontrol provides accurate online feed in and forecasts that make solar energy predictable for grid operators and energy trading companies around the world. The market leader for independent PV monitoring systems reliably forecasts and monitors the amount… Read more »

Vaisala Bolsters Its Global Remote Sensing Support Network

Measurement expert signs a string of regional partnerships and launches new online data platform to facilitate global adoption of the Triton Wind Profiler Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has signed a succession of new regional partnerships in response to rising global demand for its advanced wind measurement system, the Triton Wind… Read more »

New software suite for the offshore wind market

With the wind energy market expanding strongly, there’s a great future ahead for new IT solution SITE, specially designed to improve employee safety and streamline logistics at offshore wind farms At offshore wind farms many kilometres from land, where wind and weather conditions are often extreme, employee safety is of paramount importance. To help deal… Read more »

Meyer Burger awarded strategic contracts with a combined order volume of about CHF 14 million for its industrialised diamond wire based DW 288 Sapphire cutting system

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it has successfully concluded strategically important contracts with two existing customers in Asia for the delivery of its high precision industrial DW 288 Sapphire cutting platform for slicing and wafering applications in specialised non-PV technologies. Meyer Burger surpassed well-known regional and international competitors for… Read more »

Pfeiffer Vacuum supplies vacuum solutions for the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator

Long-standing partnership between CERN and Pfeiffer Vacuum Vacuum technology for probing the fundamental structure of the universe HiPace turbopumps for the Large Hadron Collider Asslar, March 5, 2018. Pfeiffer Vacuum has received yet another major order for turbopumps and turbo pumping stations from CERN. CERN is situated in Geneva on the Franco-Swiss border and is… Read more »

Successful Customer Product training for “SikaCor® SW 1000 RepaCor” in Hamburg

On Wednesday, 21 February, 2018, WINDSOURCING.COM together with Sika Deutschland GmbH welcomed customers in Hamburg to the product training for the new corrosion protection coating SikaCor® RepaCor SW 1000. SikaCor® RepaCor SW 1000 was developed in a research project, and promises a significantly simpler, faster and more economical on-site repair of wind turbines. As a… Read more »

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed that a Scottish National Investment Bank will be set up.

Focusing on comments made in reaction to a question from Scottish Renewables at an event in Edinburgh: Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:“Scotland leads the world in the development of devices which can capture energy from waves and tides – but these are sectors which are at a difficult stage of their development…. Read more »

Bureau Veritas launches world-wide e-certification

Latest addition in end-to-end integrated digital platform for classification Electronic certificates issued in lieu of paper certificates following agreement with both the flag administration and the ship manager Once issued, BV e-certificates are sent by email to the recipients agreed with the ship manager and uploaded to both the VeriSTAR Info website and the My… Read more »

Successful Customer Product training for “SikaCor® SW 1000 RepaCor” in Hamburg

On Wednesday, 21 February, 2018, WINDSOURCING.COM together with Sika Deutschland GmbH welcomed customers in Hamburg to the product training for the new corrosion protection coating SikaCor® RepaCor SW 1000. SikaCor® RepaCor SW 1000 was developed in a research project, and promises a significantly simpler, faster and more economical on-site repair of wind turbines. As a… Read more »

New research highlights up to €82,000 million of opportunities in the wave, tidal and offshore wind energy supply chain.

Tackling corrosion issues and developing new materials in the wave, tidal and offshore wind sectors across Europe could save up to €84,000 million for developers and create up to € 82,000 million of supply chain opportunities by 2050, according to two new reports published today. Commissioned by the NeSSIE project, the reports investigated the economic… Read more »

The Scottish Government’s final Climate Change Plan has been published today.

Responding, Jenny Hogan, Deputy Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said:“We welcome the overall ambition set out in the Plan and the reiteration of the target to deliver half of all Scotland’s energy from renewables by 2030. “We are however disappointed to see a significant drop in ambition in decarbonising the heat sector, with the majority… Read more »

PortX will optimize port asset utilization with OptiPort

Kotug International and Marana set up Joint Venture PortX Kotug International established a new Joint Venture with Marana, called PortX Holding BV, based in Rotterdam. Under the name OptiPort, the JV will provide optimization solutions for in-port vessel operations (like towing, bunkering and similar activities). Global resources and expertise of Kotug International and the maritime… Read more »

Alternate and Regenerate

• The C-Type range from Mecc Alte will reimagine the heart of power delivery for OEMs with compact, accessible and highly configurable alternator power technology • The leading independent producer of alternators will launch its C-Type series as it looks set to redefine standards Mecc Alte will unveil its next generation of alternators, the C-Type… Read more »

Wind power: TÜV Rheinland to surveil Senvion rotor blade production

Production surveillance for rotor blades / offshore wind farm “Trianel Windpark Borkum II” / follow-up order for TÜV Rheinland / completion planned for 2019 Cologne/Hamburg, February 28, 2018. TÜV Rheinland has been commissioned to perform comprehensive testing on behalf of Senvion, a manufacturer of wind turbines. The experts will surveil the production of rotor blades… Read more »

Eneco Chooses Greenbyte for Data Management

Eneco, headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is operating in the field of sustainable energy. Eneco takes on a leading role in the energy transition by connecting partners and customers so that they can work together on smart energy solutions and innovative products and services. After intensive market research and consultation, Eneco decided to implement Breeze into its wind farms. The Greenbyte services will be used by Eneco to monitor and optimize about 1 GW of wind energy. “We found Breeze to… Read more »

ABB microgrid supports Jamaica’s transition to renewables

ABB will supply an ABB Ability™ enabled microgrid and storage system to help integrate renewable solar and wind energy into the large tropical island’s power supply, reducing the need for fossil fuels and lowering the carbon footprint. ABB is a pioneer in microgrids, which because of their size and power are ideal for remote locations… Read more »

Isotrol reaches the milestone of 25 GW of monitored renewable energy

Isotrol, an independent provider of monitoring and control systems for renewable energy, reaches 25 GW of monitored power. The company achieves this important “brand” after winning 6 new control centers in 2017 that add an installed capacity of more than 5 GW. This significant achievement which gives the Spanish firm a position of technological leader… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa signs an agreement to supply up to 1 GW in Turkey

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement securing the right to implement up to 1 GW in Turkey. The company is part of the consortium, which also includes the local infrastructure company Kalyon Enerji and the Turkish investor Turkerler Holding, which was awarded capacity in the country’s first wind auction, held in August. Under… Read more »

Goldbeck Solar continues intensified activities in the Netherlands

After the first successful project in Veendam, business continues in the Netherlands. Last year, Goldbeck Solar realized a third of Holland’s new ground mounted solar farm capacity. The reason for that was the suburban project in Veendam with its 15.5 MW, which was connected to the grid on December 31, 2017. The company from Hirschberg… Read more »

Peikko delivers rock foundations to the Marker wind park in south-east Norway

Peikko Group’s Norwegian subsidiary Peikko Norge AS, has received a substantial order to deliver rock foundation technology to the Marker Wind Park, located in the Ørje area of south-east Norway. Peikko will deliver all the steel components for all 15 foundations at the wind farm. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates, drilling… Read more »

Ingeteam wins control center contract with leading Mexican renewable energy company Zuma Energía

Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced today that it has been awarded a substantial contract by leading Mexican renewable energy developer Zuma Energía to provide a state-of-the-art control center for its operational wind farm in Oaxaca, PE Ingenio. The platform will collect all the relevant information on the infrastructure of… Read more »

Jumbo Completes Project for the Arkona Offshore Wind Farm

Earlier this year Jumbo completed their project for the Arkona offshore wind farm (E.ON and Statoil). The entire project involves the construction of a 385MW offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Van Oord contracted Jumbo for the installation of the 60 transition pieces. The vessel chosen to tackle the job was the MV… Read more »

Suitable for every climate: LUFFT launches new CHM8K cloud height sensor

he product innovation Lufft CHM8k complements the ceilometer family of the South German metrology specialist and is suitable for applications in which low-lying measurement ranges in up to eight kilometers are in focus. Application examples are security-related monitoring tasks on airports or in the offshore market, as well as in studies about the particle distribution… Read more »

Winterthur Gas & Diesel confirms Wärtsilä and CSSC Marine Service as global service providers

To extend their global service offerings, Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD), recently signed agreements with Wärtsilä Services and CSSC Marine Service Co. Ltd. (CMS) as Authorized Global Service Providers. With these new agreements, valid from January 1st, 2018, both providers can now offer support for all two-stroke engine brands from Winterthur Gas & Diesel, namely… Read more »

Fronius supplies inverter for photovoltaic system to cement manufacturer in Iran

Generating solar power at 2,300 metres above sea level (Wels, 22/02/2018) Fronius Solar Energy supports solar energy plants across the world. Their varied portfolio means the solar technology specialists always have the right solution to hand – perfectly tailored to country and user-specific requirements. Fronius recently installed an inverter for the photovoltaic system of an… Read more »

SOLAREDGE TO OFFER STOREDGE WITH POWER BACKUP FOR EUROPEAN MARKETS

HERZELYA PITUACH, ISRAEL — February 22, 2018 —SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global smart energy leader, is launching its StorEdge® Solution with power backup for European PV markets. Based on a single inverter SolarEdge’s StorEdge is a DC coupled storage solution that allows home owners to gain energy independence and stay powered even… Read more »

Senvion wins 101,2 MW EPC project from ReNew Power The Bhuwad wind energy project is the first contract in the country

Hamburg / Mumbai / New Delhi: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has been awarded a 101,2 MW project from ReNew Power – one of India’s largest clean energy companies, to deliver the Bhuwad Wind Project (part of Round 2 bidding from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited – a company of the… Read more »