Operating for nearly 100 years, Peterson is the leading international logistics provider to the global energy industry and prides itself on thinking in generations, which is enshrined as a core company value. PES went to find out all about this reputable world company, which has always kept pace with the latest technology and innovations. The… Read more »
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At the top of the Nordic wind turbine foundation market
Even though the foundation may seem like a minor detail in a wind power development project with a EUR 50–200 million price tag, slow progress in foundation design, production and assembly will postpone the day when the investment starts to generate profits. With that in mind, Peikko has created a holistic solution consisting of the… Read more »
Monitoring substructures – a long term experience
As of 2011 OWI-lab, in co-operation with the Vrije Universiteit, Brussels (VUB), has been conducting a long term structural monitoring campaign at all Belgian offshore wind farms. The measurements focus on the structural health of the substructure (SHM) rather than the wind turbine itself. PES is pleased to share this important research, which is sure… Read more »
Geography should not be a barrier to harnessing green electricity from your own small turbine
Gerry Lalonde, CEO, Orenda Energy Solutions, tells PES how he feels wind energy could be exchanged from one location to another. This is certainly food for thought and could make a big difference to small turbine owners, or perspective owners with no space near their current location. One of the chief concerns facing the small/medium… Read more »
One contract, a complete service package
PES brings you Offshore Project Support, your complete service provider in the offshore wind industry. Smarter cost reduction and a more efficient offshore wind industry? It’s possible. Offshore Project Support (OPS) from the Netherlands combines the knowledge, experience and equipment of four different offshore companies. Together, they are ‘the toolbox at sea’. A complete service… Read more »
The key to reliable emergency backup power for wind pitch control
As renewable energy adoption grows worldwide, major utilities increasingly rely on wind power to serve homes and businesses with emission-free, clean electricity. Because of this growing interest in cleaner energy sources, the wind industry is experiencing a period of significant growth worldwide, exceeding 500 gigawatts and employing more than 1.2 million people. This growth has… Read more »
The key to reliable emergency backup power for wind pitch control
As renewable energy adoption grows worldwide, major utilities increasingly rely on wind power to serve homes and businesses with emission-free, clean electricity. Because of this growing interest in cleaner energy sources, the wind industry is experiencing a period of significant growth worldwide, exceeding 500 gigawatts and employing more than 1.2 million people. This growth has… Read more »
Is future congestion a worry?
I know what you are thinking, right now you may be considering installing an offshore windfarm and here I am telling you about the problems of getting rid of the thing again. But! The topic is relevant whether you are installing a windfarm, nearing an end to the operational life, or actually in the process… Read more »
Floating offshore wind gathers momentum
Ideol has been in the news these last few weeks because Floatgen, France’s first offshore wind turbine, has successfully reached two key milestones Bruno G. Geschier, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, at Ideol, came in to PES to talk us through this ground breaking project. Beyond the completion of the floater construction and the September… Read more »
All the fun of the fairs
Once again PES has all the inside information from the upcoming wind fairs. This time it’s HUSUM Wind and the Offshore WIND Conference, Amsterdam. This is a great opportunity to meet the new comers to our industry, see all the latest developments, catch up with regular contacts and make new ones. So reserve the dates… Read more »
Next generation offshore wind tools
Construction of offshore wind farms has advanced rapidly over the last few years and is maturing into a market where subsidy funding is diminishing. Numerous companies joined in to develop the offshore wind market and are further developing their assets to provide services to this market. PES shares this insight in to one company’s continued… Read more »
Rope inspection
Height Specialists was established in 1995. It is a specialist company that provides rope access inspection, maintenance and modifications for on and offshore inspection, maintenance services to clients, operating in various industrial sectors, as well as at promotions and public events. The business started as a one-man venture but today operates as fully a qualified… Read more »
Installation vessels, a new bottleneck?
Our industry is ever changing and the increase in size, height, length and weight of the new foundations and turbines have created a need for new lifting equipment able to handle these loads. PES is pleased to bring you an innovative solution from GustoMSC, who will be able to assure deliveries and installations to the… Read more »
Optimising offshore wind commissioning logistics
The development of appropriate logistic concepts is a key factor for an economically successful offshore wind park. In the past the analysis and optimisation of these concepts have mostly focused on either the logistics for transport & installation (T&I) or operation and maintenance (O&M). Less attention has been paid to the important phase of commissioning…. Read more »
Accurate accessibility prediction for SOV thanks to HIL simulator
Testing has been the name of the game for a while now. In the long run research design and testing helps save time and keep costs down. PES finds out first-hand how this worked for Damen, who turned to Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) to test its pioneering Service Operations Vessel (SOV), together with the… Read more »
Is long-term corrosion protection of offshore wind structures just a dream?
Bjond’s key word is innovation and their engineers are experts with a passion for complexity. Jo van Montfort, Sr Consultant, Director at Bjond tells PES about the short comings in the offshore wind industry, with regards to corrosion and how they want to change this. He says key factors include collaboration across the industry to… Read more »
Heavy-lift diligence
Raymond Fisch, Senior Vice President Strategic Projects, BBC Chartering dropped in to PES to bring us up to date on the latest news from this no. 1 global, heavy-lift specialist. Despite the volume in increased traffic, planning diligence, customer care and quality are never compromised. PES: Welcome back to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for talking… Read more »
How is the North East of Scotland becoming a hub for offshore wind?
There are currently five consented offshore wind developments planned for off the North East coast of Scotland, so the region is trailblazing in terms of investment and tangible projects getting off the ground. Part of AREG’s strategy is to identify and drive forward projects that will bring economic development value to the region. We want… Read more »
Custom sensor solutions
Thijs Haselhoff, New Business Development Manager at Althen Sensors & Controls, talks to PES about the latest sensor solutions for offshore windfarms, and how the newest Quick Connect feature for fibre optic sensors makes instrumenting offshore as easy as ABC. PES: Welcome to PES Wind. Can you briefly introduce your company? Thijs Haselhoff: Altheris Sensors… Read more »
Personnel access
In this, the third of four articles, we will examine the rope access, work positioning and enclosed space entry capabilities of ActSafe Powered winches. In wind energy, it is imperative that maintenance and construction personnel can reach their place of work and perform tasks as efficiently as possible to reduce work time and get tasks… Read more »
Colombia Microgrid
Trojan brings power to the northern state of Choco, located in western Colombia, in the Municipality of Acandi, an area that is mainly jungle, along the Caribbean Sea bordering Panama. This region is in a remote area of the country that is not tied to an electrical grid. The Colombian government issued a mandate to… Read more »
The future of scalable, smart energy storage solutions
We are hearing more and more about solutions for making electricity available in remote locations. PES finds out about the latest revolutionary modular energy system, which might overcome the challenges of delivering electricity to rural areas. Power-Blox is the first scalable energy product that uses ‘Swarm Power’ and is capable of both storing and distributing… Read more »
Why the poor pay more for utilities?
It is clear that the solar revolution is sweeping across the globe, with or without governmental incentives. Particularly in North America, the largest job creator in the past year has been singularly the solar industry. But a deeper analysis reveals that most of the growth over the past decade has been in utility-scale sector, although… Read more »
Changes in US solar distribution
Dr Ganesan Visvabharathy, founder CEO of Solar Micronics Incorporated, shares his enthusiasm for providing clean energy to low income families with PES. The company has a wide portfolio, in a variety of areas and so brings a plethora of skills and expertise to the solar market. PES: We are pleased to welcome you to PES… Read more »
A South African flagship for communal energy independence
Schneider Electric and AdSolar collaborated to build a unique solution giving energy independence and self-sustainability to a high end residential estate development in South Africa using a community level centralized storage with decentralized power generation. Background At a time of rolling black-outs on the South African electricity grid, AdSolar was tasked with designing a power… Read more »
Global Connections
With the productive use of renewable energy it is possible to accelerate clean energy access to rural areas. The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) explains how to PES. 1.1 billion people live without access to electricity and approximately 87% of these live in rural areas characterised by remoteness and sparse population density, where the extension… Read more »
Choosing the right charge controller for your off-grid application
PES caught up with Brad Berwald, Morningstar Product Manager, to learn all about their new product designed for domestic, rural use. Another company in our industry who is experiencing growth and positive global reception of its products with more to come. PES: We are pleased to welcome you back to PES Solar/PV. For the benefit… Read more »
All round optimisation
PES was pleased to have the opportunity follow up and find out about the latest updates to KUBUS and the M10 Solar Campus, with Gregor Reddeman, the CEO at M10 Industries AG. Things are still looking good, with expansion and innovation continuing well in to 2018. PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for… Read more »
The simple missing link
Xander van Mechelen, CTO of Kipp & Zonen, dropped in to tell PES about the DustIQ, the simple missing link in a mature solar energy industry. It has been quite a year and 2018 is also full of promise. PES: We are pleased to welcome you back to PES Solar/PV magazine. For our new readers… Read more »
How reliable does solar PV need to be?
PV Plant downtime is dead time and therefore investors’ eyes light up when we can demonstrate exceptional PV plant uptime performances in capricious environments around the globe. But precisely how reliable does solar PV need to be? The industry’s aim, for sure, is to compete with traditional non-sustainable energy sources, such as coal and gas,… Read more »
POE-based encapsulant films help enhance glass/glass PV module reliability
Demand for glass/glass PV module construction is growing due to the inherent benefits that allow both the back and front panel of the module to produce electricity. This is especially true in highly reflective environments like deserts, near water, rooftops, and above parking lots. The dual layers of glass also reduce the need for bulky… Read more »
Up in the clouds
PES caught up with Richard Reno, Senior Executive, Renewables Segment, GE’s Power Conversion business, to hear about their capacity to supply every aspect of a solar farm’s lifespan, the importance of digitalization and Predix, their open cloud-based digital platform. PES: We are pleased to welcome you to PES Solar/PV. Would you like to begin by… Read more »
Hind Beaujon, Head of Market Segment Coating, Pfeiffer Vacuum explains to PES the importance of China to the vacuum suppliers and the different emerging developments.
PES: Welcome back to PES Solar/PV magazine. Thanks for talking with us. For the benefit of our new readers would you like to begin by explaining a little about the background of your organisation and how you currently serve the solar/PV industry? Hind Beaujon: Pfeiffer Vacuum is a leading company in the field of vacuum… Read more »
Energy and power management using PV energy storage and a DC nanogrid
Ferroamp, a Swedish company founded in 2010, has developed a unique system that takes the integration of PV power and energy storage in facilities, to a new level. The product concept is based on a unique approach for managing phase unbalance in three phase systems. PES went to find out more about this latest technology…. Read more »
Fast response sensor for solar energy resource assessment and forecasting
Our industry continually strives to get better, smarter energy. Research and development means there are always new innovations on the market. PES brings you the latest in fast response sensors from EKO, for measuring solar radiation due to various cloud conditions. This plays an important part in the quality of converted energy from solar devices…. Read more »
The wait is over
A new generation, of highly flexible modular energy storage solutions, finally overcomes the standby mentality of the energy storage market. PES caught up with Alvaro Garcia, Managing Director of Storing Renewable Energy Ltd, part of EFT Group, official service partner for BYD B-Box in Europe, about the energy storage market trends visible at Intersolar Europe… Read more »