Bolted joint assemblies are a critical part of a wind turbine as they have a direct impact on the structural integrity and the performance of the turbines. Applications can be found in all parts of the turbine such as foundations, tower flanges, nacelle, blades and internal components where the bolted joint must be secured according… Read more »
Nowadays there is apparently almost no problem that cannot be solved with AI. If cars can even drive completely autonomously, should it not be easy then to find defects and other abnormalities on images from rotor blades of wind-turbines? However, where is the algorithm that detects defects in real time, qualifies them and gives a… Read more »
Whether it’s prototyping, development or experimentation with materials or physical production processes, there’s a wide variety of disciplines involved in advancing wind energy science across all elements of the turbine lifecycle. Even though renewable energy businesses are spending staggering amounts on developing new technologies, very few are actually claiming the hundreds of thousands of pounds… Read more »
Jan De Nul completes the installation of the turbines on the largest offshore wind farm of Denmark. Jack-Up Installation Vessel Vole au vent was successfully deployed in challenging soil conditions. Despite the winter weather conditions and extra challenges due to COVID-19, the works were completed ahead of schedule. Jan De Nul Group installs a total… Read more »
Houston TX, 21st June 2021: Airswift, the global workforce solutions provider, and Competentia, the global recruiting and workforce management specialist, today merge to form one of the world’s foremost workforce solutions providers serving the energy, process, infrastructure, mining and technology industries. The combined entity, which retains the Airswift name, will offer clients a truly global… Read more »
CRP Subsea (formerly Trelleborg Offshore UK) has been awarded two contracts by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, a cable protection system, for the Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore windfarms to be located in the German North Sea. CRP Subsea will provide 223 NjordGuard monopile entry cable protection systems, which will protect all the… Read more »
Agrimess, a Swiss company based in Ticino, has equipped their headquarters with an IMEON X-Trem Energy Storage System (ESS) in April this year. The solution will make the company self-sufficient in electricity. In December 2014 the company invested in a rooftop photovoltaic installation dedicated to self-consumption. Over the years, 20% of the production of the… Read more »
Worthen Industries has officially welcomed DSM Advanced Solar aboard, having successfully completed its acquisition announced on 11 March this year. As a result, EnduransTM Solar has been born: a new global entity stretching across three continents, combining the long-established technological, co-extrusion and production know-how of Worthen Industries with the solar materials expertise and polymer science… Read more »
The current market and options available for new-build renewables are inadequate to keep the UK on track to its net zero target. According to National Grid Future Energy Scenario (FES), the UK needs approximately 87-113GW (scenario dependent) of renewables capacity by 2030 and 197-231GW by 2050. That is an annual ramp rate of ~5GW. However,… Read more »
All OEMs have confirmed participation / Industry presents high-performance technology and innovations / New hall concept / Ticket shop online as of 17 June HUSUM | 17 June 2021. The decision has been made: HUSUM Wind 2021 will take place as scheduled from 14-17 September – and this onsite. For the first time since the… Read more »
ENGIE, as a leader in the energy transition, and the independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik have expanded their Europe-wide cooperation for the maintenance of wind turbines in recent months, signing several new service contracts for wind turbines since the end of 2019. In addition to wind farms in France, Benelux and Germany, Deutsche Windtechnik began… Read more »
Historic rules ‘entirely contrary to government’s levelling-up commitments’, Scottish Renewables CEO says ‘Transmission Network Use of System’ charges are bad for consumers and climate commitments New report sets out TNUoS issue in simple terms A Committee of MPs has been told northern Great Britain is being “penalised to the tune of tens of millions of… Read more »
● UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) has made equity investment in renewable energy. ● The deal supports India’s ambitious renewable targets and will provide clean electricity to half a million families. ● S3i helps structure deals and invests in sustainable infrastructure, and boosts impactful innovation, aiming to bring the Sustainable Development Goals… Read more »
The latest addition to KNUD E. HANSEN’s Atlas series of wind turbine installation vessels, the Atlas A-class is able to carry four new-generation 14 megawatt wind turbines and is tailored for cost-effective installation of large-scale wind farms. The vessel is specifically dimensioned for transporting and assembling wind turbines on top of pre-installed foundations. This is… Read more »
Quebec, Canada, 17 June 2021 – Waga Energy has secured a contract with the Brome-Missisquoi Intermunicipal Waste Management Board (RIGMRBM) to produce biomethane (Renewable Natural Gas) at the Cowansville landfill site in Québec. This is the second contract in Canada for Waga Energy, which was selected earlier this year by Enercycle to equip the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès… Read more »
SAN RAMON, C.A., June 8, 2021—LONGi Solar has received awards for outstanding PV solar module performance from two independent testing labs, demonstrating consistent quality of LONGi’s cutting-edge technology. PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the leading independent test lab for the downstream solar industry, awarded LONGi “2021 Top Performer” status in its PV Module Reliability Scorecard for… Read more »
Combination of 2 technologies makes wind power more sustainable CORROSION and Amphibious Energy today announced the launch of the new ICCP-POD, an environmentally friendly alternative to using diesel generators to supply energy during the construction phase of wind turbines, and sacrificial anodes to protect turbine foundations against corrosion. The ICCP-POD combines two advanced technologies. The… Read more »
A new service to help people access energy networks’ data has been launched by Energy Networks Association. With the backing of Britain’s electricity and gas network operators, the new Energy Data Request Tool supports a more modern, digital energy system by providing greater transparency of electricity and gas networks’ data. Doing so will help companies… Read more »
The Meyer Burger group closes a syndicated loan agreement for EUR 125 million and a factoring agreement for EUR 60 million. The debt financing of EUR 185 million serves to expand the annual production capacity to reach 1.4 GW of solar cells in Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen), Germany and 1 GW of modules in Freiberg, Germany. Meyer… Read more »
The world of photovoltaic aerial inspections is changing. Today the solar industry seems to have already gotten used to the new technologies that have taken over the market; inspections by drone and plant digitization. Plant owners and managers, if not already, are heading in this new direction, leaving manual inspections behind. Companies providing inspection and… Read more »
The power sector is undergoing a global transformation. Over the past decade, the costs of renewables have dropped substantially, solar power by as much as 80 percent. With the comprehensive knowledge and broad experience, Stäubli makes an important contribution to the PV industry and the vision of a more sustainable future. Renewable energy generation keeps… Read more »
PES had a great exchange with Tynan Coles, CEO at Soltaro. Did you know there are now smart batteries? It seems that we are in a period where software can be added to anything to improve performance. We heard today about the built in possibilities, which allow the user to control the output of the… Read more »
After establishing a solid position within residential solar markets across Europe, the commercial and utility scale sector has begun to strike up quite a liking for Solis. With a robust financial position, a focus on quality and customer service, the brand is fast becoming the inverter of choice for many large-scale solar developers. Building relationships… Read more »
There are 4 common types of maintenance: corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, risk-based maintenance and condition-based maintenance. The solar panel cleaning robot from SolarCleano is one of the key elements of predictive maintenance for solar power plants. What is preventive maintenance? Preventive Maintenance, also referred to as PM, is a proactive maintenance strategy that involves regular… Read more »
When service providers assume responsibility for the investments of others, they’re certainly aware that they’re taking on a great deal of responsibility for the success. That’s why they carefully select the components and systems in order to not only achieve the desired result for the investors, but also create a cost-covering corporate structure in the… Read more »
Cutting-edge technology is combining with unmet demand in a now stagnant solar PV market to progress clean energy transitions. A new disruptive bifacial p-PERT PV cell technology, with over 90% bi-facility and higher stability, providing n-type Si performance in p-type silicon is coming to Europe and the U.S. Analysts predict that solar and wind energy… Read more »
There are a variety of field service applications across industries involved with power and energy solutions. The constant desire for efficiency motivates industry leaders to evaluate which technological advancements provide opportunities to optimize. Be it enterprise-level, commercial or utility-scale, field service plays a vital role for maintenance and repair. The availability of technology enriches performance… Read more »
Friedrich P Witek, Senior Manager at SENTECH, took time out to bring PES up-to-date with the progress of this innovative company. Their quality control (QC) solutions are second to none, rolled out world-wide and their market presence is rapidly expanding. They have come on leaps and bounds since our last interview in 2016. Read on… Read more »
After installing a new system, or maintaining an existing one, leaks occur frequently. This is often due to joining errors, or forgotten defective seals. Correct handling of helium leak detectors is crucial for finding these leaks and controlling equipment for tightness. The more is known about the physical phenomena underlying the leak test as well… Read more »
PES is thrilled to introduce both Norwegian Crystals AS, a new contributor to the solar value chain and Gøran Bye, a familiar name and the company’s CEO. With over 20 years of executive management and leadership experience within the PV industry in Europe, Asia, the US and the Middle East, he has now moved back… Read more »
The battery technology revolution starts now Every day the sun sends around 10,000 times more energy to earth than the world consumes in the same period of time. Only a fraction of it has been used so far. The decisive factor for a climate-friendly world of tomorrow is to use much more of this energy… Read more »
Given finite resources and an increasing demand for energy, renewable energies rank as one of the most important sources of electricity for the future. An expansion in their use is of key importance in many countries, to guarantee their energy supply and make it more climate-friendly. The topic of energy transition has made it onto… Read more »
Kooi Security was founded in 2010 by CEO Pieter Kooi. From their headquarters in Drachten, the Netherlands, the company was one of the first to offer solutions using temporary mobile camera surveillance. In the beginning the focus was mainly on the wind industry, but this soon expanded into many other sectors. Today Kooi is active… Read more »
Efficient energy solutions with photovoltaics, storage and energy management. A system that pays off for companies worldwide. There is no need to convince anyone that the construction of a solar power plant is an investment in the future, allowing us to become independent from energy grids, and with the perspective of large savings. In fact,… Read more »
‘It’s hard to find good help these days.’ How many times have you heard that phrase? More times than there are entries on your CV? Skilled tradesmen have grown harder and harder to find, with 52% of contractors saying they are struggling to fill hourly craft positions, according to a September 2020 Associated General Contractors… Read more »
The global photovoltaic industry is going through a rapid transformation that affects all parts of the value chain. Producers face an ever-increasing demand for modules and have to scale their operations at a very high pace. The manufacturers’ competition around offering the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) created a trend for larger modules, bifacial… Read more »