Author: Francesco

Hanwha Solutions Corporation, which operates complete energy solutions provider Q CELLS, agrees to purchase 16.67% stake in REC Silicon ASA for $160.47 million. This investment aims to secure the supply of key photovoltaic raw materials to meet growing US consumer demand for domestically manufactured products. Additional investments are expected once US Congress passes the SEMA… Read more »

A flagship £5m, 20-month programme, funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) will set out a detailed roadmap for incorporating radically new composite-based components in the next-generation of offshore wind turbines. Developing a manufacturing capability for the large components integral to next-generation turbines is… Read more »

Embargo 00.01 Monday 22 November 2021 Eirgrid and ESB have published the list of renewable energy projects which will receive grid connection offers through the ECP 2.2 process.  Strategic Power Projects, a leading Irish renewables developer, is delighted to have confirmation that it will receive a grid connection offer to develop a 185MW hybrid solar… Read more »

In no less than 62 hours of rigorous offshore testing, tech scale-up Seaqualize successfully completed offshore trials for its inline Active Heave Compensator (iAHC), the ‘Delta600’. Together with testing partners Van Oord and nautical research institute MARIN, the offshore lifting tool was tested for fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed and floating-to-floating transfers of 300mT loads. The Delta600 is… Read more »

LS Cable & System and Jan De Nul Group announce the completion of the first lot of submarine power cables for TenneT’s offshore projects Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) in the Netherlands. Jan De Nul’s cable laying vessel Isaac Newton will load the 220 kV AC cables from LS Cable’s factory in Donghae, South… Read more »

Ingeteam, the global specialist in wind energy drivetrain technology, will participate at WindEurope’s Electric City 2021Exhibition & Conference, a key global trade event for companies operating in the wind energy industry. The focus of this year’s event will be “Building a clean economy” in line with Fit for 55, the EU’s commitment to cut greenhouse… Read more »

Construction is beginning on the future Calvados Offshore Windfarm operations and maintenance base Ouistreham, 18 November 2021 – Construction has just begun on the Calvados Offshore Windfarm operations and maintenance base on the Port of Caen-Ouistreham. This operations and maintenance base is to be the workplace of some one hundred people from 2023. The works… Read more »

HeliOIS and DHSS are now joining forces to become a one-stop-shop provider of offshore aviation services to support the entire offshore energy industry. HeliOIS is a full-scope service provider of tailored aviation solutions for the Offshore Energy, with Subject Matter Experts representing more than 20 years of experience in the industry. The company offers full… Read more »

HeliOIS and DHSS are now joining forces to become a one-stop-shop provider of offshore aviation services to support the entire offshore energy industry. HeliOIS is a full-scope service provider of tailored aviation solutions for the Offshore Energy, with Subject Matter Experts representing more than 20 years of experience in the industry. The company offers full… Read more »

Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Anaergia, a global leader in the production of clean energy, fertilizer, and recycled water from virtually any waste stream, on its €100 million junior loan note funding programme with Arjun Infrastructure Partners, a leading independent European infrastructure asset manager. The funding will support Anaergia’s development of between… Read more »

The latest-generation of the popular REC TwinPeak solar panel is now CERTISOLIS-certified for CRE4 and PPE2 tenders as well as for rooftop installations between 100 and 500 kWp in France. Munich, Germany, November 17, 2021 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, announces that the fourth generation of its multiple… Read more »

CRP Subsea has made a large-scale investment in a new manufacturing facility to support their transition from primarily oil & gas into the renewables market. The purpose-built manufacturing facility includes a state-of-the-art semi-automated production line for the NjordGuard cable protection system used in offshore wind farms.   The new facility enables CRP Subsea to significantly… Read more »

Vancouver, November 17, 2021 — Clir Renewables, the leading provider of performance optimization software for wind and solar projects, announced that they have won a Companies-to-Watch award from Deloitte. The award spotlights emerging companies that exhibit strong growth and show potential to be a future candidate of the Technology Fast 50 award. Clir’s CEO, Gareth… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has achieved ‘Carbon Neutral Plus’ certification – delivering on its commitment to the environment. Stephen Trotter, Managing Director at Natural Power, said: “With all eyes on Glasgow as the world’s leaders meet for COP26, there’s never been more focus on what governments, companies and people must… Read more »

Hamburg, 16 November 2021. The Nordex Group continues to strengthen its position in Turkey: Enerjisa Üretim – the largest independent power plant operator in Turkey – has commissioned the Nordex Group to supply and install twelve N163/5.X turbines for the 68.4 MW Erciyes wind farm. The contract also includes a Premium Service contract for maintenance… Read more »

Fiscal policy measures aimed at mitigating the economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown measures in Austria led to higher employment by about 200,000 persons in 2020 and by about 41,000 persons in 2021. This is a key result of a large-scale macroeconomic simulation study carried out by EconPol Europe. Out of the 200,000 persons who… Read more »

Sales of just under EUR 4.0 billion generated in the first nine months of 2021 EBITDA margin of 2.5 percent Installations grow by 46 percent to 4.9 GW in the first nine months of 2021 Order book consistently strong at EUR 8.0 billion Hamburg, 15 November 2021. The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) today confirmed its… Read more »

As the world’s largest renewable energy base gradually took shape in Gonghe County of the Hainan Prefecture in Qinghai, China, the locals began to say that Qinghai now boasts three seas: Qinghai Lake, Longyangxia lake, and the PV Sea. This is all due to Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. (Huanghe Company), a Chinese state-owned utility… Read more »

In response to market opportunities, the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has made three new senior appointments in its offshore planning team. Nancy James joins as Associate Technical Director – Offshore Permitting; Rich Morris, as Associate Technical Director; and Iain Corrigan, as Advisory Lead – Offshore Wind. Rick Campbell, Head of… Read more »

Hamburg, 11 November 2021 – The eighth edition of the WindEnergy trend:index continues to draw an optimistic picture of the mood in the international wind industry. Assessments of the market situation are similar across nearly all regions of the world: the current situation is still seen as positive, if with some slightly lower values compared… Read more »

Applications are now open for UK innovators to join the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s industry-backed national technology accelerator programme, designed to support the commercialisation of new technologies that will enhance the UK’s offshore wind supply chain, enabling greater UK content, whilst supporting cost reduction. Applications to join the second cohort of the National Launch Academy opened today (Monday 15th November). The Launch Academy initiative focuses on near-to-market solutions and is supported by nine industrial and business support specialists including ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), bp, Barclays Eagle Labs, investment body Green Angel… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence support to Apollo Funds for its $824 million investment to support NextEra Energy Partners’ acquisition of a 50% Interest in a 2.5 GW renewable energy portfolio. The operational portfolio includes 13 utility-scale wind and solar assets, three of which feature battery… Read more »