Gareth Miller, CEO at Cornwall Insight said: “Cornwall Insight welcomes the government’s objective to address the affordability of energy for both domestic and business consumers in the UK. The policy announcements made today will alleviate some of the hardship consumers have been concerned about for many months. “On the household side of the equation, industry… Read more »
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Dan Bernadett Joins ArcVera Renewables to Lead Global Wind Engineering Team
ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar and energy storage projects, confirms the appointment of Dan Bernadett as its new Global Director of Wind Engineering. Mr. Bernadett comes to ArcVera Renewables from UL Renewables, and before that AWS Truepower, where he held titles such as Chief Engineer and Global… Read more »
More energy out of the wind: Graz-based green tech eologix receives million-euro investment
eologix, Austrian market leader for ice detection on wind turbines, develops sensors that measure directly on the rotor blade surface, making renewable energies even more attractive. With new international investors, novel applications and internationalization are now to be driven forward. Graz, Austria: Renewable energies can ensure a secure energy future. The Graz-based green tech eologix… Read more »
ABB & Caverion collaborate to accelerate carbon-neutral buildings
ABB and Caverion, a Northern & Central European-based expert for smart and sustainable built environments, today announced an agreement to strengthen their collaboration to advance energy efficiency and sustainability. The shared aim of the collaboration is to address carbon reduction challenges in select markets by providing advanced, joint offerings in line with evolving customer needs… Read more »
Lower Saxony official partner state of HUSUM WIND
North German state presents itself at trade fair 2023 with numerous companies HUSUM | 8 September 2022. Lower Saxony has been named the official partner state of HUSUM WIND 2023. The federal state, intensively committed to a “green” transformation of the energy system and the economy, is once again represented in Husum along with a… Read more »
Scottish Renewables launches new team to support energy transition
Green shift is vital for Scotland to hit net-zero targets Energy supply chain expert Emma Harrick appointed to lead role Industry body Scottish Renewables is broadening its range of services by introducing an expert team to support Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain and those transitioning into the industry from other sectors such as oil and… Read more »
Dutch wind energy start-up used €4+ million for further development
The wind energy of the future Kitepower’s ‘mobile wind turbines’ speak to the imagination. A kind of tether connects a sea container to the kite. The kite turns in a crosswind figure of eight pattern, which produces energy. In the future, one container will be able to provide enough electricity for up to 150 households. … Read more »
SeaRenergy and ASSC bring “Spirit of Emden” into service – offering Cargo Runs in the German North Sea
Hamburg, 7th September 2022 Due to the current development in the offshore supply vessel market with increasing vessel demand in the North Sea and the first generation of Offshore Wind PSV being no longer available, all wind farm operators in the German North Sea are facing great challenges in securing the supply for their assets… Read more »
Equinor submits application for Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Extensions
Equinor has today applied to the Planning Inspectorate for permission to build extensions to both the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farms, both of which are situated off the North Norfolk coast. Equinor’s Development Consent Order (DCO) submission for the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project (SEP) and the Dudgeon Extension Project (DEP) comprises a… Read more »
Jan De Nul completes foundation and cable installation on the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Jan De Nul Group successfully completed the installation of the 47 jacket foundations and 188 pin piles, the 4 export and 47 inter array cables on the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan. With the achievement of these major milestones, Jan De Nul brings its EPCI scope onto the final straight towards completion in… Read more »
LONGi launches new 66-cell PV module design for European solar market
05.09.2022 – LONGi, the world leader in solar technology, is adding another half-cut cell module version to its successful HiMO5 product range. Developed specifically for European markets, it is based on the global standard M10 wafer size and features 66 cells and a new frame design. With the new design, installers have the added option… Read more »
Announcing new service levels from the world’s leading provider of submarine cable data….
Still the best, but with a new name! GeoCablePro GeoCable has now been renamed GeoCablePro and has for many decades provided precise subsea cable data to customers world wide’ Manipulate data and plan cable routes with full access to the GeoCable data set using your GIS software GeoCablePro is only available on a subscription basis… Read more »
UK Renewable Tech Pioneer ONYX Opens Innovation Lab at Nottingham HQ, Amid Rapid Global Expansion
Nottingham, UK, September 7th, 2022 – ONYX Insight, a leading provider of data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry, announces the opening of an Advanced Sensing and Engineering laboratory at its UK headquarters in Nottingham today. This is following the businesses recent announcement reporting exponential international growth over the last 6 years, as… Read more »
Onshore wind vision and development of offshore supply chain announced in Programme for Government
The First Minister today (September 6) announced she is committed to publishing the final Onshore Wind Policy Statement and a Vision for Onshore Wind in Scotland, which will set out how 12GW of onshore wind can be developed. This commitment to onshore wind mirrors Scottish Renewables’ earlier call for an Onshore Wind Sector Deal which… Read more »
New polling shows overwhelming majority of UK population supports wind and solar
Polling commissioned by RenewableUK shows there is overwhelming public support for building new wind and solar farms to lower bills and tackle the cost of living crisis. The polling data, published by Survation, shows that 77% of people throughout the UK think the Government should use new wind and solar farms to reduce electricity bills,… Read more »
TrinaTracker adds 55 MW more to its project portfolio in Kenya.
7th September 2022, TrinaTracker, a global leading tracking solutions provider, completes “Kesses,” a 55 MW PV installation located in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The project is owned by Alten Energías Renovables and built by Voltalia in partnership with TrinaTracker. The installation includes 103.936 ultra-high-power modules mounted on 928 single-axe Vanguard 2P trackers, with an… Read more »
Belzona Announces First Chinese Board of Directors
Global designer and manufacturer of polymeric repair and protection systems, Belzona, has announced the appointments of Charli Yu Walton and Fred Lu as Corporate Development Director (China) and Technical Director (China), respectively. The appointments follow the establishment of Belzona Molecular Technology (Nanjing) Ltd in 2019, as a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), making the next… Read more »
New Origis purchase order for 400 Megawatts builds on 700-Megawatt procurement deal announced in July 2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. and MIAMI, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (Boviet Solar), a leading global solar energy technology company specializing in manufacturing of PERC PV cells, Gamma Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has signed an additional purchase order for more than 400 Megawatts of solar capacity with… Read more »
LONGi Records a 44% YoY Increase in Revenue in H1 2022
Strengthened product competitiveness and rapid growth in overseas revenue In the H1 of 2022, LONGi achieved the shipment of 39.62GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, of which 20.15GW was sold externally and 19.47GW for internal use. The shipments of monocrystalline modules reached 18.02GW, of which 17.70GW was sold externally (including 87.35MW of BIPV modules) and 0.32GW… Read more »
Scotland needs first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy now
Renewables industry wants strategy to take advantage of Scotland’s clean energy revolution Scottish Renewables has five key priorities for Scotland’s upcoming Programme for Government Scotland must establish its first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy to take advantage of the transition to net-zero, industry body Scottish Renewables has said. The organisation, which represents more than 300 companies working… Read more »
Natural Power supports landmark Network Rail solar agreement with EDF Renewables UK
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical support to Network Rail throughout the supplier identification and negotiation process which has ultimately led its corporate power purchase agreement for 49.9MW of solar power from EDF Renewables UK. The contract will cover around 15% of Network Rail’s annual consumption of non-traction… Read more »
Vattenfall and CAKE reveal hidden CO2 sources when producing an electric motorcycle
Leading European energy company Vattenfall and CAKE, the Swedish-based producer of electric motorcycles, have unveiled an initiative to visualize the carbon saved by producing the world’s first truly fossil-free dirt bike. Vattenfall and CAKE’s “Cleanest Dirt Bike Ever” project highlights the climate impact of producing one CAKE Kalk OR electric off-roader by placing it in… Read more »
SeaBot Maritime announces strategic appointments to strengthen its executive team
Next generation people-technology transformation specialist, SeaBot Maritime, has announced two strategic appointments to its executive team. Recently unveiling its new identity, reflecting its position at the forefront of maritime sector people-technology integration, these appointments further cement SeaBot Maritime in its growth strategy. As Head of Training and Competency, Jon Feaver leads the curation, development and… Read more »
Boviet Solar now achieves Tier 1 status Q1, Q2, Q3 of 2022
San José, California USA, August 29, 2022— Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (the “Company” or “Boviet Solar”), a one of the leading global solar energy technology companies specializing in manufacturing of Monocrystalline PERC PV cells, Gamm Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has been ranked as a Tier 1 PV module manufacturer by… Read more »
BayWa r.e. Recognised as Solar Company of the Year for the Second Year at the Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 30 August 2022 – BayWa r.e., global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, has been named “Solar Company of the Year” in the Distributor category for the second year in a row at SolarQuarter’s Annual Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards. This win reaffirms the company’s commitment to support renewable energy transition across… Read more »
BAR Technologies officially launches pioneering new offshore wind crew transfer vessel
Portsmouth, 25th August 2022 – Innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, BAR Technologies, held the official launch of its first BARTech 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV) from its premises on The Camber, Portsmouth, yesterday. BAR Technologies, Chair, Martin Whitmarsh – also Chair of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership – led his BAR Technologies colleagues to officially… Read more »
Natural Power PhD develops power forecasting excellence
Through a collaboration between the world-class University of Strathclyde; Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and artificial intelligence, The Data Lab; and the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power; a PhD completed by Rosemary Tawn, has developed a short-term (less than four hours) power forecasting system that demonstrates up to 20% improved forecast… Read more »
WindESCo signs 4th Swarm Contract, highlighting major industry need to optimize wind plant performance
Boston, MA USA, 25 August 2022 – WindESCo, the leading wind plant optimization company, announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement for its Swarm™ solution with UPC Renewables for the 75 MW Sidrap project in Indonesia. WindESCo Swarm™ is estimated to increase annual revenue between $7,000 and $9,000 per MW for the wind plant. … Read more »
Impressive life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro
(Wels, 23/08/2022) The results of the life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro could not be clearer: the environmental benefits exceed the environmental costs by a factor of up to 52, while in no more than ten months, the Tauro will produce more energy than was consumed to manufacture it. These are just two of… Read more »
New Port of Aberdeen & CessCon Decom decommissioning hub set to deliver jobs boost
CessCon Decom (CessCon) will launch a decommissioning hub at the Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour expansion in Q3 2022, creating up to 50 new jobs. The new hub will be located within Crathes Quay at South Harbour and deliver dismantling, recycling, and reuse services with a key focus on subsea infrastructure. The jobs… Read more »
Connected Wind Services Sweden signs a Full-service hybrid agreement with EnBW
Connected Wind Services Group is proud to announce that the Swedish entity has signed a Full- service hybrid agreement on 43 Vestas V90 turbines, owned by EnBW, in Sweden. With more than 35 years of experience and with service agreements on more than two hundred wind turbines in Sweden alone, Connected Wind Services Group is… Read more »
Cornwall Insight release final predictions for October’s Price Cap
Cornwall Insight are releasing our final predictions for October’s Default Tariff Cap (Price Cap) prior to Ofgem’s announcement on Friday 26th August. Predictions show a typical household1 will be paying £3,554 equivalent per year for their energy bills. As the observation window for Q4 (Oct-Dec 2022), the period of time Ofgem use to monitor the market… Read more »
Three Shetland ScotWind projects announced
At today’s (August 22) Offshore Wind Supply Chain Summit in Aberdeen, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the three projects in Shetland to have been offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects, following Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind clearing process. Seabed in the NE1 area, east of Shetland, was made available to applicants who met ScotWind’s… Read more »
Offshore Wind industry begins work on Strategic Investment Model to drive joint infrastructure investment in Scotland
On Monday 22 August the offshore wind industry and other key partners attended an Offshore Wind Supply Chain Summit to discuss options for maximising Scottish supply chain growth. The Summit was hosted by ETZ Ltd in partnership with the Scottish Government and SOWEC, and attended by senior representatives of offshore wind companies, ports and leading… Read more »
Agreement signed with D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments for the long-term supply of 3.75–5 GW of solar modules, accelerated expansion of production capacities to 3 GW planned, potential capital measure in preparation, half-year results
Meyer Burger and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have signed a binding agreement to supply at least 3.75 GW of solar modules for DESRI’s large-scale projects. DESRI is a leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy projects in the United States. The modules are planned to be manufactured at Meyer Burger’s Goodyear, Arizona… Read more »
WindGuard Certification provides retrofit for FRT test device
Varel, 2022-08-18: In the field of test equipment manufacturing, WindGuard Certification recently successfully completed a comprehensive reference project with support from Langer E-Technik: On customer behalf, the two companies from Varel, Germany, retro- fitted an existing test device for Fault-Ride-Through (FRT) tests on power generating units such as wind energy turbines and solar plants, energy… Read more »