Spain, June 2, 2020 – Ingeteam, a global technology Group specialized in electric power conversion, has announced today that it commissioned 50 GW of electrical wind power conversion equipment to date, thanks to consistently strong sales of wind power converters and wind control cabinets. Ingeteam entered the wind industry in 1995 working on the development… Read more »
Consortium led by GTM Normandie-Centre, a VINCI Construction France subsidiary, selected for construction of new Siemens Gamesa manufacturing plant; start of production planned between the end of 2021 and early 2022 Firm order from EDF Renewables, Enbridge and wpd, includes 15-year maintenance agreement Offshore wind nacelles and blades for both projects totaling almost 1 GW… Read more »
US District Court Filing Seeks to Hold China Based APsystems Accountable for Willful Patent Infringement Campbell, CA, June 1, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc., pioneer of the smart Flex MLPE & TS4 Platform, has filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Altenergy Power Systems (“APsystems”), seeking to… Read more »
AFC Energy partners with ACCIONA to deploy zero-emissions fuel cell system on Spanish construction site 1st June 2020; AFC Energy, a leading provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has today announced a collaboration with major Spanish construction company ACCIONA to install its zero-emissions H-Power generator on a construction site in Spain next year. The deployment of the… Read more »
Siemens, together with partners Energy Systems Catapult and National Innovation Centre for Data, is creating Your Online Digital Architecture (YODA), a national energy data platform for Innovate UK’s Modernising Energy Data Access project YODA will enable better local energy management and support the drive to decarbonisation by providing a central energy data catalogue, an energy… Read more »
Acquisition of specialist underwriter creates new ‘centre of excellence’ for renewable energy insurance, with extensive geographic reach and service offering London, June 1, 2020 – Tokio Marine HCC today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of specialist renewable energy underwriter, GCube. The acquisition will create a new ‘centre of excellence’ in renewable energy… Read more »
Today marks the official launch of Sunbelt Rentals in the UK and Ireland. A-Plant’s rebranding as Sunbelt Rentals is the culmination of a strategic review that involved consultation with more than 2000 employees and customers. The Sunbelt Rentals brand will operate across its 195 locations and all 18 of its existing specialist divisions have been… Read more »
Miros is a technology company that specialises in measuring the ocean surface. With 35 years of experience engineering dry-mounted, radar-based sensors robust enough to weather the harsh and unpredictable conditions of the North Sea, the company develops innovative solutions for real-time, local environmental monitoring for the global offshore and maritime industry. By making essential data… Read more »
Since 1997, DHSS has been involved in offshore energy projects, carried out in the Southern North Sea. The company established its name in the industry, as a provider of vessel agency services and helicopter operations, for complicated offshore projects. Thus, providing an important interface, between offshore and onshore, delivering tailor made services. First contact with… Read more »
Recent discussions, about offshore wind resource estimation, demonstrated the need for more sophisticated wake models to reduce the risk of overestimating power production. In this context, ZephyScience developed a new computation methodology, empowered by its cloud-computing services. This topic emerged over the past few months: wake models used up until now by the wind resource… Read more »
PES Wind caught up with Stefan Weber, the founder and Managing Director of WINDSOURCING.COM. It was a great meeting and we were impressed with the new additions to their solutions. From a small online service to an online B2B shop, 9 years later, boasting some of the top players in the wind industry as customers,… Read more »
Spares in Motion (SIM) has a solution for wind energy O&M pitfalls. Reducing costs and obtaining spare parts as needed is increasingly important, especially as uptime demands skyrocket and maintenance contracts end. SIM explains to PES how their database is facilitating these goals for owners and operators today. We are a nearly half way through… Read more »
Here is proof that it’s better to work together than try to reinvent the wheel. PES is thrilled to bring you this perfect example of such a collaboration between two companies. The end result saved time and costs, which are now a big plus for the end users. ‘Working with Scopito has enabled us to… Read more »
Ports display the economic growth engines in the economy of countries. Increased activity requires larger ports, capable of handling a larger volume of traffic representing buoyant import-export balances. However, the epitome of ports also presents the consumables of natural resources, represented by the goods moving over the quay side. It could be argued that ports… Read more »
OEG’s Local Equipment Room modules installed on the London Array offshore substation topside structures. Credit London Array © courtesy of London Array OEG Offshore entered the wind power and renewables market in 2010, with a substantial contract award for the landmark London Array Offshore Wind Farm, in the Thames Estuary. A decade on, the company… Read more »
In response to the global market requirement for more efficient and targeted O&M strategies for operational wind farms, there is an increasing need for operators to focus on turbine performance and reliability. Having recognised this as a priority to support operational teams and to advise on strategies to optimise sites, our approach has been to… Read more »
Energy grids have undergone immense change in recent years with the introduction of smart devices, new hardware, and software solutions that enable communication and data exchange. While these shifts signal a positive trend toward widespread renewables adoption, utility companies struggle to analyze and improve the power grid’s efficiency. Even with more connected devices and new… Read more »
DFIG topology wind turbines have been widely used in the wind energy market during the last years to cover the medium and lower power ranges, between 2 and 4 MW. Nowadays, this fact has changed and the OEMs are developing DFIG wind turbines that could go above power rates of 6 MW. The wind sector… Read more »
Abstract: full-scale mechanical testing of blades is an integral part of the certification of wind turbines. With ever-larger rotor diameters, the importance of testing and validation is growing with the aim of minimizing operational risks. Dual axis testing can lead to a more realistic loading scenario compared to traditional single axis testing. A recent demonstration… Read more »
There is a green revolution in ship technology going on these days. We are currently witnessing a wave of zero emission propulsion ideas entering the market like battery powered car ferries for short routes, power shaving batteries onboard offshore hybrid service vessels and cruise liners that can enter protected fjords purely on batteries. Such efforts… Read more »
PES went to talk with Dylan Jones, at Mareel, about the first anniversary of the company, the business and the future. It has been a great year, being a member of the Northern Offshore Group has been a rewarding positive experience, both for the company and employees. These cultures were already very much aligned and… Read more »
The concept ‘vessel intake’ is at the forefront of windmill component design, and it will make possible more profitable logistics projects when different variables are considered under a collaborative approach. The wind industry is facing a never-ending pressure on costs. All industry players, including first and second-tier suppliers, are developing different initiatives around cost reduction…. Read more »
PES once again had the pleasure of speaking with Hans Gatzemeier, CEO of ELA Container Offshore, Germany. This is a company where being successful means providing the highest quality goods and service and where the need of the client is paramount. This is the first of serval interviews we look forward to this year with… Read more »
Assessments and analyses for lifetime extension of wind turbines There’s a sizeable wave rolling in towards the wind energy industry: this year, in Europe alone, more than ten percent of installed capacity will be reaching its 20th year of operation, and by 2025, the figure will be almost 30 percent. To keep them running or not,… Read more »
In the search for alternative ways to make foundation installations quieter, faster and easier, the offshore vibro driving technology has developed in leaps and bounds over the past 20 years. The ever-increasing demand for reducing the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) and protecting the underwater wildlife, has triggered out of the box thinking for the… Read more »
W2W market maturing at last It’s clear that the Walk to Work (W2W) concept is here to stay in both wind energy and the oil and gas industry. The major operators and turbine EPCs have all commissioned dedicated W2W vessels from various operators. The last 4 years has seen a number of new operators enter… Read more »
Barry Nisill, Vice President and Alexander Murillo, Technical Service Engineer, both at Belzona, made time to speak with PES about the part this well-established company, plays in repairs in the wind industry, both onshore and offshore. They welcome any regulations and use them as a minimum benchmark, which they exceed, in the manufacture of their… Read more »
BBC Chartering’s Mads Poulsen talked to PES about how the demand for wind energy is increasing and the growth in size of the blades being used to harness it. This is a company which is uniquely positioned, with both the fleet capacity and the vessel diversity, required to meet the challenge of bigger blades and… Read more »
The wind industry presents specific challenges when dealing with tool operator injuries. Because of remote locations and hazardous working conditions, it can often take hours for help to arrive once an injury occurs. Safety needs to be considered in every aspect of the job. Hand Injuries: costly in many ways Hand injuries, in particular, can… Read more »
In Europe today, it is standard to equip newly built wind turbines with service lifts. These allow technicians easy access to all levels of the tower. Many older turbines do not have this advantage and require operations and maintenance personnel to ladder climb instead. On such wind farms, there are countless soft tissue injuries due… Read more »
The Company’s Q PEAK DUO and Q.PLUS DUO module series were rated as a Top Performer in the 2020 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published by PVEL and DNV GL, marking the fifth consecutive year of Q CELLS’ Top Performer status. [Seoul, South Korea, May 29, 2020] Q CELLS, a renowned total energy solutions provider in… Read more »
PVEL, in partnership with DNV GL, has released the sixth instalment of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard on May 27th, 2020. LONGi has been awarded “2020 Top Performer” status, marking the 4th consecutive year since 2017 that the company has achieved the stellar results. The PV Module Reliability Scorecard provides the industry with vital knowledge… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa has received the firm order from Ailes Marines, an affiliate of Iberdrola, to supply and build the 496 MW Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind power plant 62 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines to be used; firm order also includes 10-year maintenance agreement Nacelles and blades will be manufactured in France at… Read more »
· The Company has reached financial close for the construction of two PV power plants with a combined capacity of 14 MWp in Leeton, New South Wales · Photon Energy has developed the projects, will perform all engineering works and upon completion will operate the power plants as part of its proprietary IPP portfolio · … Read more »
May 27, 2020, Bethel, CT: Solar Data Systems, Inc., an official provider of Solar-Log® hardware-agnostic energy monitoring and management, has teamed up with iPLON India. As part of this cooperation, Solar Data Systems can offer iPLON’s solar PV monitoring systems, controllers, and Total Life Cycle Management solutions in the U.S. for the large-scale/utility segments. iPLON… Read more »
Continuous improvements to vehicle technology economics, including battery innovations and transportation policies, are anticipated to propel future sales growth May 28, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines light duty (LD) EV sales and populations, providing forecasts for three scenarios—conservative, base, and aggressive—through 2030. Recent growth in the LD EV… Read more »