Turbine commissioning at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm has been successfully completed. The wind farm, constructed by RWE on behalf the project partners, has reached this milestone on time, overcoming the challenges posed by the global pandemic. Once fully operational, the power output of Triton Knoll will be 857 megawatts (MW), making it one… Read more »
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Scottish offshore wind growth at risk from rising offshore wind transmission charges
A new report has laid bare the impacts of the higher transmission charges faced by Scottish offshore wind generators compared to projects in the south of Great Britain. The research, commissioned by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC), was carried out by independent consultancy ITPEnergised, and uses the latest National Grid ESO forecasts for Transmission… Read more »
30 GW offshore wind energy by 2030: Target is good – accelerate and stabilize expansion now
Due to wrongly set political framework conditions, no wind turbine construction activity took place in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea in the entire year 2021. Motivated by the need for climate protection and economic sustainability, the new German government has set higher and more long-term targets in the coalition agreement. These must now… Read more »
Alencon Systems Completes Expansion of U.S.-based Manufacturing and R&D Facilities to Support Meteoric Growth
Alencon Systems LLC is pleased to announce the completion of a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art suburban Philadelphia manufacturing and research and development headquarters. The expansion coincides with a doubling of the companyís staff which occurred during 2021, with many of the new hires coming in the companyís manufacturing department. Alencon exclusively manufactures its industry… Read more »
Luxcara acquires Dutch offshore wind farm stake from Van Oord
Renewable energy asset manager Luxcara and marine construction company Van Oord completed the sale and transfer of Van Oord’s 10% participation in Blauwwind to Luxcara at the end of December 2021. In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms located… Read more »
GoodWe Steps Up Solar Footprint in the UK 2022 launch for new battery and utility scale inverters
GoodWe, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar inverter and battery technology, is ramping up activity in the UK with new products for 2022 and a strengthened team. Alongside its already-established inverters, GoodWe is bringing to the UK a new series of low and high wattage batteries in 2022 later this year, as well… Read more »
DEME further reinforces fleet with acquisition of offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 — Antwerp (BE) – DEME has entered into an agreement with Norwegian shipping company Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel ‘Viking Neptun’. Representing a substantial investment, this move highlights DEME’s commitment to its customers, and supports the continued growth of the offshore wind industry. This latest addition to its… Read more »
INEOS signs renewable power deal with Eneco: Increases total Belgian offshore wind generation to over 200MW and reduces CO2 emissions by nearly 3 million tonnes
INEOS has agreed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement for renewable offshore wind power in Belgium with sustainable energy producer Eneco. Under the terms of the ten-year deal, which begins in 2022, INEOS will purchase 65,5-Megawatt (250 GWh per annum) of off-shore wind power from Eneco, produced at the SeaMade offshore wind park in the Belgian… Read more »
Nordex receives order for 43 MW from Spain from RWE Renewables Iberia
Hamburg, 12 January 2022. End of 2021, the Nordex Group secured an order from Spain: for RWE Renewables Iberia, the manufacturer is supplying nine N149/4.X turbines for the “Rea Unificado” wind farm project. The order also includes a service contract for a period of two years. The 43.2 MW “Rea Unificado” wind farm is being… Read more »
Ingeteam commissions the first PV plant with batteries in Spain
Ingeteam. January 11, 2022. The 40 MW Arañuelo III photovoltaic plant is now up and running. This is the first large-scale PV plant in Spain to incorporate an energy storage system, comprising in this case a 3MW / 9 MWh battery system. This solar plant is part of the Campo Arañuelo photovoltaic complex developed by… Read more »
BYD Battery-Box: More than 100000 Systems, Delivered to the European Residential Market in 2021
Shenzhen/Berlin, January 10, 2022 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, looks back at a very eventful year 2021. The company sees an exponential growth in the demand and market share for its modular energy storage system Battery-Box. The delivery volume for Europe amounts to a total of one… Read more »
Solar PV and wind power market in the US will be driven by favorable government policies, says GlobalData
Renewable power held a 19% share of the US’s total power capacity in 2020, according to GlobalData, and this share is expected to increase significantly to 48.4% by 2030. The leading data and analytics company notes that favorable policies introduced by the US government will continue to drive the country’s renewable sector, particularly solar PV… Read more »
Jan De Nul launched its Next Generation Offshore Wind Intallation Vessel Les Alizés
An important milestone is reached in the construction of Les Alizés, a Next-Gen floating offshore installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning. Jan De Nul launched its Offshore Installation Vessel Les Alizés at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. This vessel will be the largest Heavy Lift Vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet, able to… Read more »
Certex UK Opens in Taiwan, Targets Renewables
Doncaster, UK-based Certex UK will serve the renewable energy market from a new office in Taiwan, which will begin operations on 1 January 2022. Certex UK is part of the Lifting Solutions Group, one of six divisions within the Axel Johnson International business. Certex provides products and services to various stakeholders within the wind energy… Read more »
GDG recently established a USA presence to support the rapidly evolving offshore wind market in the United States
Providence, USA, January 5, 2022 – Offshore consultancy, GDG, is excited to announce it is officially open for business in the United States! As we enter into a New Year, the consultancy team at GDG is making resolutions for how we support the USA offshore wind market with specialist geo-solutions. We are approaching 2022 with… Read more »
Ecoppia reaches an unprecedented milestone crossing 3,000MW of global projects
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – January XX, 2022 – Ecoppia (TASE: ECPA), world’s leader in robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, announces today yet another major achievement, presenting an unmatched project portfolio of 3,000MW, cleaning over 4.8 billion panels till date. This significant milestone aligns with Ecoppia’s global expansion activities into new geographies, answering the burning… Read more »
Nordex Group receives an order for 380 MW in Finland
Hamburg, 4 January 2022. At the end of 2021, the Nordex Group received an order for the 380 MW Pjelax-Böle-Kristinestad Norr wind farm cluster in Finland. Finnish utility company Fortum signed and closed an agreement with the Nordex Group to supply, install and commission 56 N163 wind turbines of the latest 6.X variant. This is… Read more »
First WAGABOX® landfill gas to RNG project in the US confirmed
Waga Energy is joining forces with Steuben County (New York, USA) on a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project at the county’s Bath landfill. The RNG produced will be injected in the local grid and used as a biofuel to decarbonize mobility. The Steuben County landfill will be the first in the US to adopt Waga… Read more »
Jan De Nul wins landmark electrification project in Abu Dhabi
A joint Venture of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), Electricité de France (EDF) and Kyushu Electric Power Japan has awarded a HVDC cable installation and convertors package for the ADNOC-TAQA Lightning Project to a consortium composed of Jan De Nul Group and Samsung C&T. Jan De Nul will be in charge of the design, installation,… Read more »
Toshiba’s Transparent Cu2O Tandem Solar Top Cell Achieves 8.4% Efficiency
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has successfully raised the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of its transparent Cu2O solar cell to 8.4%, the world’s highest level for a reported Cu2O solar cell*1. With the cell positioned as the top cell over a 25% PCE silicon cell (Cu2O-Si tandem cell), Toshiba estimates that an… Read more »
3D-Micromac AG appoints Hartmut Schubert to Chief Technology Officer
Chemnitz, January 1, 2022 – The Management Board of 3D-Micromac AG has appointed Hartmut Schubert to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) effective immediately. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic management of the company’s technology division. After successfully completing his studies in control engineering in Darmstadt, Germany, Schubert worked for VITRONIC… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa and Iberdrola partner on service contracts totaling close to 2 GW at 69 wind farms in Spain and Portugal
Siemens Gamesa and Iberdrola have signed several maintenance contracts totaling 1,928 MW at 69 of the energy group’s wind farms in Spain and Portugal for a period of between three and five years. The agreements cover a total of 1,963 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines of the G4X (660 kW unit power), G5X (850 kW), G8/9X… Read more »
Powering ahead in India: Siemens Gamesa clocks third major order for its 3.X platform with NIIF backed Ayana Renewable Power
Siemens Gamesa has secured a new order in India from Ayana Renewable Power Six Private Limited to supply a 302MW project, providing another boost to the country’s wind energy drive. A total of 84 units of the SG 3.6-145 wind turbines will be installed for the project in the Gadag district, Karnataka State. Ayana first… Read more »
Meyer Burger to bring 400 MW high-performance solar module manufacturing facility and hundreds of jobs to Arizona, plans to scale site to 1.5 GW capacity
Meyer Burger Technology AG announced today that the company is establishing a production site for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona. The investment is an important step in meeting Meyer Burger’s commitments to produce modules near end-customers, source material from regional suppliers, and improve overall sustainability by reducing transportation emissions and optimizing the carbon footprint… Read more »
Safeway secures rental contract extension Seagull gangway for campaign offshore Taiwan
Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment has secured an extension of an existing rental contract supply the Safeway Seagull type motion-compensated gangway system on board the subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa. Safeway is presently market leader in Motion Compensated Gangways in the challenging waters of Taiwan. Safeway customers… Read more »
DNV provides certification services for Hexicon’s floating wind demonstrator project TwinWay
Høvik, 21 December 2021 – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has provided Hexicon with a Statement of Feasibility for its TwinWay demonstrator which will be installed and operated at Metcentre, off the coast of Norway. With achieving this first step in the certification process, DNV considers the TwinWay concept feasible for further… Read more »
British Solar Renewables (BSR) receives planning consent for 49.9MW Fambridge Solar Park in Rochford
British Solar Renewables (BSR), the largest privately owned UK solar developer has received planning consent for the development of a 49.9 MW Solar Park and battery facility by Rochford District Council. The consented scheme will now form part of the solar developer’s fast growing portfolio of over 700MW of solar PV, in addition to its… Read more »
UKs leading heat pump supplier welcomes strict CO2 emission cuts for new homes in revised Building Regulations
New commitments to reduce CO2 emissions from homes by up to 30 percent over current standards has been welcomed by the UK’s leading supplier of ground source heat pumps, and UK-based manufacturer, Kensa Heat Pumps. Coinciding with the manufacture of it’s 10,000th heat pump, the Cornish-based company calls for the revised Building Regulations standards for… Read more »
Press release: Q CELLS supplies photovoltaic modules for TotalEnergies’ largest solar power plant in France
[Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2021] A pioneering new solar PV plant in France, constructed by French global multi-energy company TotalEnergies using Q CELLS modules, aims to set a new standard in community-supported, low-carbon renewable energy production. Totalling 55 MWp, the recently completed 75 hectare solar farm northeast of Gien, in central-northern France, produces up to… Read more »
World’s first offshore hydrogen storage concept developed by Tractebel and partners
Tractebel and partner companies have developed the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH’s offshore experts, outlines an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for the compression and storage of… Read more »
WinGD expands engine technology investment with Global Test Centre
Swiss based marine engine technology developer WinGD continues to invest in its R&D testing infrastructure with the opening of a new collaborative Global Test Centre in Shanghai, China. The new test centre which opened on the 16 December, is a collaboration with CSPI (China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co., Ltd.) for the advancement of a… Read more »
ABB powers progress for Milan’s electric bus network
ABB’s Terra 124 chargers have been installed in the depot’s parking area. One charger can fast charge two vehicles at the same time, optimizing the installation cost and minimizing impact. The e-buses are scheduled to charge during the night when it is more cost effective, and with a range of up to 180km in normal conditions, this… Read more »
Smart Grid Technology vital to achieving net zero targets
London (UK), 17th December 2021: According to research from Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and the world’s most sustainable corporation 2021 as ranked by Corporate Knights, the seismic energy transition is having a massive impact on the power supply and grid networks, which needs to be quickly addressed as businesses buy into the net zero energy transition. Included in Schneider’s Powering Change report – developed… Read more »
The Nordex Group receives 110 MW order from Statkraft in Chile
Hamburg, 17 December 2021. Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, the Norwegian Statkraft, has placed an order with the Nordex Group for 19 N163/5.X turbines for Chile. The order also includes a Premium Service contract covering three years. The Delta4000 turbines are intended for the 110 MW “Torsa” project. The wind farm will be built… Read more »
DemoSATH floating offshore wind platform manufacturing moves forward in the Port of Bilbao
Bilbao, 17 December, 2021. DemoSATH manufacturing works speeds up in the Port of Bilbao (Spain). The latest milestone has been the handling operation of the prototype. This consists on lifting, pivoting, and positioning the 6 precast elements that have initially been prefabricated. These elements compose the floaters of the platform and include 4 conical elements… Read more »
Bladena – Blade specialist and front runner celebrates 10-year anniversary
By Journalist, Berit Jarmin Published December 20th, 2021 How can you develop wind turbine blades with a stabilizing structure that ensures they last longer and are capable of resisting greater power? That was the objective of Find Mølholt Jensen’s research at DTU Risø carried out for 10 years which led him to establish Bladena in… Read more »