LOS GATOS, Calif., October 25th, 2016 – Tigo, the Flex MLPE pioneer released the market changer Selective Deployment feature, where Tigo’s revolutionary TS4 optimizers are only placed on the needed panels, rather than on all of the array, thus dramatically cutting costs while still enabling highest energy yield. The energy benefits of the smart modules using Selective deployment… Read more »
• Direct-drive wind turbines for the German states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein • 23 units in total with outputs ranging from 3 to 3.3 megawatts • All projects to be installed by spring 2017 Direct-drive wind turbines from Siemens are gaining ground on the German market: Siemens has now received five orders for 23… Read more »
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) in Cleveland, Ohio has appointed international engineering and operations support services contractor Offshore Design Engineering Limited (ODE), part of the DORIS Group located in the U.K., as the engineering representative for Icebreaker Wind, a 20.7 megawatt offshore wind project in Lake Erie, and the first freshwater offshore wind… Read more »
Global Marine Systems Limited is pleased to announce that it has succeeded in upgrading its ISO 9001 certification to the new International Quality Standard ISO 9001:2015. Demonstrating its continued commitment to being at the forefront of developments in this discipline, Global Marine is one of the first companies in the industry to achieve accreditation to… Read more »
Revolutionizing Offshore Wind Measurement Capabilities in Massachusetts Hinesburg USA, October 11th, 2016: High-fidelity, hub-height wind measurement has arrived off the south coast of Massachusetts thanks to a newly installed WINDCUBE® Vertical Profiling Lidar. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), working with AWS Truepower of Albany, New York, has installed the WINDCUBE at WHOI’s Martha’s Vineyard Coastal… Read more »
Leading solar PV inverter company Huawei is delighted to announce that developer and EPC firm, Strata Solar, have selected Huawei string inverters for use in several of their utility-scale power plant projects in the United States. Huawei became the leading inverter supplier for PV power plants worldwide in 2015, according to industry research firms IHS and GTM. Based on… Read more »
What’s the key to profitable high volume manufacturing? In almost any industry, two of the vital ingredients are reproducibility and controllability. Michael van der Gugten, Sales and Marketing Executive, Smit Thermal Solutions, explains to PES why it’s no different for thin film solar Reproducibility, controllability and a high-volume mind-set Smit Thermal Solutions provides thermal equipment… Read more »
West Bromwich, West Midlands, 20 October 2016: Due to the increase in interest from the oil and gas industry in Scotland for the Tentec range of hydraulic bolt tensioners and torque wrenches, Atlas Copco Bolt Tightening Solutions announces the opening of a new office in Aberdeen. The new premises are based in Dyce and will… Read more »
Using fine wire stranded single-core conductors with double insulation, the new Flex-Sol-Evo cable from Multi-Contact has been designed for the high quality connection of PV solar arrays. The economic cable enables space to be saved through the use of wiring panels at the module level and wiring combiner boxes/inverters at the string level. Extremely rugged,… Read more »
At this year’s Offshore Energy exhibition, a leading global deck machinery specialist, ACE Winches, is pleased to announce a new 500te Linear Winch to its range of specialised deck equipment. The company will be showcasing its extensive range of products and services supplied to European clients operating within Marine, Renewables and Oil & Gas sectors…. Read more »
ABERDEEN, (Oct. 11, 2016) — Offshore accommodation and workspace solutions specialist, HB Rentals, has invested in excess of £750,000 into new product lines in response to customer demand. The company has added hazardous area workshop containers to its rental fleet which are multi-functional with the combination of standard features and fit-out options. This offers a wide… Read more »
ExxonMobil Introduces Mobil SHC™ Grease 102 WT, an Advanced Wind Turbine Grease for Extreme Low Temperatures · New synthetic grease protects wind turbine bearings from extreme temperature conditions as high as 120 degrees Celsius to as low as -50 degrees Celsius · The product meets the wind industry’s need for extreme low temperature grease · … Read more »
The latest UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology allows swift, thorough inspections to assess turbines. Drones can be used either as part of routine reporting or for detailed inspections in preparations for rope access teams. This has many significant health and safety benefits for the technical teams in terms of assuring all anchor points are secure and preparing in… Read more »
Words: Thomas Arnold and Thomas Zirngibl, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH The recently revised TR6 Technical Guideline of the German Public Association of the Renewable Energy Sector (Fördergesellschaft Windenergie (FGW)) is designed to ensure the provision of reliable yield forecasts. Wind reports based on the Guideline play a critical role for producing reliable estimates of… Read more »
PES talks to Rick Huntley, Director of Safety and Compliance, at Sentinel Aviation and discovers exactly how important safety is in this company. Two of the directors are ex-military and bring this added experience. He also explains that this relatively new industry is already entering a cut throat price war due to the number of… Read more »
Words: Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager, Scottish Renewables Renewable energy is now our largest source of power and with over 5.5GW installed onshore, wind provides the lion’s share of that capacity. Can the Scottish and UK Governments work with industry and regulators to remove a series of barriers as suggested in a report by Everoze… Read more »
The Dutch Government’s offshore wind energy programme is making significant waves in the energy sector, after Dong Energy bid a record-low price for the contract to build and operate the first two projects offered in the country’s five-year tender programme. That could only happen because of the steps taken by the State in designing an… Read more »
The Race Bank Wind farm is being constructed by DONG Energy approximately 27 kilometres off Blakeney Point on the North Norfolk coast and 28 kilometres off the Lincolnshire Coast and Chapel St Leonards. It covers an area of 7511ha. Export cables bring the power from the wind farm to the substation onshore. These export cables… Read more »
Words: Steve Sawyer, secretary general at GWEC The dramatic drop in price of solar and wind generated electricity, for solar in particular, has grabbed a lot of attention lately. Prices in the range of $US 0.03-0.04/kWh have come through in tenders from Peru to Mexico and Morocco to South Africa. It is almost to the… Read more »
Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, GWEC, gives a global overview of wind power during 2015, a very positive year culminating in the Paris agreement in December. He predicts a steady growth in the industry over the next five years. Wind Power Leads All New Power Generation More than 150 nations gathered in New York, on Earth… Read more »
Words: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Wenske, Deputy Director IWES Northwest Dr.-Ing. Maik Wefer, Division Director Structural Components IWES Jan Wenske and Maik Wefer of Fraunhofer IWES, show PES how testing should be regarded as a method to accelerate time to market of new designs and stand out by offering approved overall system reliability – instead of… Read more »
We look at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)’s view of the future energy landscape beyond 2020. Current targets set out for 2030 in Europe will see the wind energy sector and other renewable technologies transform the power sector and bring positive impacts to the European power system and the economy as we pivot towards… Read more »
Words: Paul Goodwin, Global Maritime, Pablo Ruiz-Minguela, TECNALIA, José Luis Aguiriano, OCEANTEC For all the growth in solar and wind energy over the past few years, one often over-looked and untested renewable source is that of wave energy. Yet, wave energy is generally considered to be one of the most concentrated renewable energy sources today… Read more »
Thijs Haselhoff, New Business Development Manager at Altheris Sensors & Controls and Eric Préfontaine, Business Development Manager at OpSens Solutions, responsable for the Energy market, together tell PES about this new state-of-the-art technology and explain why fibre optic sensors are perfectly suited to the Renewable Energy market. PES: Welcome to PES magazine. Thanks for talking… Read more »
Seatools completes delivery of HighWire taut wire system upgrade for Boskalis On behalf of its client Boskalis, Dutch subsea technology company Seatools completed the upgrade of a HighWire survey grade taut wire system. The upgraded position reference system will be deployed to determine the position of a subsea cable plough during a subsea cable installation… Read more »
“A breakthrough in offshore logistics!” Vroon is proud to announce that walk-to-work vessel VOS Start is to be equipped with the brand-new Barge Master Gangway. This unique combination will enable safe and efficient transfer of personnel and cargo. The Barge Master Gangway incorporates an access tower with elevator, providing stepless access. The adjustable pedestal provides full flexibility in landing heights…. Read more »
Figure is up by more than a million tonnes on previous year Industry welcomes new statistic ahead of Westminster reception The amount of harmful CO2 displaced by Scotland’s renewable energy sector has increased by almost 10% – or more than a million tonnes – in one year, new UK Government figures show. More than 13 million tonnes of the gas, the main driver of climate change,… Read more »
Renewable energy plays an increasing role in meeting rising energy demand. The Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) focuses not only on the conventional exploration and production of oil and gas but also on the renewable part of the energy mix. Find out the latest in developments regarding marine energy and offshore wind during OEEC…. Read more »
Changzhou, China, October 11, 2015/ Press Release/: TrinaBEST, announced today its strategic partnership with MPower. TrinaBEST will work through MPower to distribute residential energy storage products and bespoke solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Following energy storage product upgrades and a successful Product Launch event to the market this month in Melbourne, TrinaBEST, through MPower,… Read more »
Stavanger, Norway; October 19, 2016: Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has been awarded a Master Services Agreement (MSA) by Norwegian operator Statoil. Services covered in the global agreement include platform technology studies; safety studies; marine verification; and warranty surveys. The MSA replaces several… Read more »
To realise the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, over the next few years, we will be seeing a strong increase in the number of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. This will create all sorts of new opportunities for the offshore wind industry. PES spoke to Joost Eenhuizen, Business Manager Maritime… Read more »
Damen Green Solutions has signed a letter of intent with Norwegian company TeamTec to supply and service the innovative AVITALISTM ballast water treatment system. The system combines filtration and a proven, eco-friendly chemical treatment solution optimised for medium-sized to large vessels. The system is highly effective in water of any salinity, turbidity or temperature. The… Read more »
Solar innovator announces first close of Series C funding round Oxford, UK, 18th October 2016 – Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd (Oxford PV), the pioneering solar technology company, has today announced an equity investment of £8.7m, the first portion of a Series C funding round. This investment was provided by a combination of new and existing shareholders… Read more »
Hamburg/Oslo: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded its first contract in Norway for the supply of 33 Senvion 3.4M114 turbines to Egersund wind farm. The project with Norsk Vind Egersund AS will have a total rated output of 112.2 megawatts (MW) and will produce enough green energy to power more than… Read more »
• Two SWT-3.6-130 wind turbines delivered • Safety training expanded at Enge-Sande • Training for technicians on latest systems Keeping up with the latest standards can be vital to ensuring safety when work is being performed on wind turbines. OffTECBase, a safety and technology training course provider in Enge-Sande, Schleswig-Holstein, has worked closely with Siemens’… Read more »
The Global Wind Energy Council has just released its latest publication – the Global Wind Energy Outlook. The report outlines scenarios where wind could supply 20% of global electricity by 2030, and looks at four scenarios exploring the future of the wind industry out to 2020, 2030 and 2050. By 2030 wind power could reach… Read more »