Wind energy is rapidly becoming the new norm for power generation and will deliver 30% of all global electricity production by 2050, with 12% from offshore wind and 18% from onshore wind. In 2019, mega wind projects achieved a new UK record low of £39.65 (USD51.05) per MWh – a 30% price drop on 2017 prices…. Read more »
Arc Flash protective clothing specialist, ProGARM, has announced the launch a new Arc Flash resistant hood, designed to protect operatives who work in close proximity to live electricity. Featuring an integrated helmet, the hood also contains an anti-fog coated, transparent grey visor, which helps to keep vision clear without skewing colours. The ultralight helmet is… Read more »
A new WindEurope report ‘Our energy, our future’ released today (Nov 26) concludes that the EU Commission’s offshore wind goals – between 230 and 450GW by 2050 – are achievable provided the right grid investments and spatial planning. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland’s seas have some of the best wind resource in Europe and offshore wind turbines give… Read more »
Pinti Wang, President of Sulzer GTC Technology , has been presented with the 2019 Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) Lifetime Achievement accolade. The award ceremony, which took place earlier this month in Houston, TX, U.S., recognizes and honors the midstream and downstream processing industry’s top innovations and innovators. The Executive Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing, a leading oil… Read more »
Fast-growing energy tech company Synaptec has appointed Dr Steven Blair to drive the business’s power systems analytics and management offering. Dr Blair will represent the company as Head of Power Systems Technologies in a senior technical position which will see him develop a real-time and long-term data analytics platform based upon Synaptec’s unique sensor technology…. Read more »
Just six months after the investment announcement for the offshore installation vessel Voltaire, Jan De Nul Group orders Les Alizés, a floating installation crane vessel from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Together with the Voltaire, this new vessel will be in a super-size class of its own, capable of building the newest generation of… Read more »
The Port of Tyne, one of only two deep-sea ports in North East England is making further progress to prepare its site for offshore wind manufacturers. As round four of the tender process by the Crown Estate, which is responsible for awarding seabed rights for offshore renewable energy projects, nears completion the Port of Tyne… Read more »
Actively dictating the wind flow in any offshore wind power plant has likely been the dream of developers and engineers since the first turbines were installed in Danish waters in 1991. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is therefore proud to launch the Wake Adapt feature today at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 Conference & Exhibition in… Read more »
Shell today announced at WindEurope Offshore 2019 that its industry-leading gearbox oil, Shell Omala S5 Wind 320, is now carbon neutral[1]. Shell’s global portfolio of nature-based carbon credits will compensate CO2 emissions from the lifecycle of Shell Omala S5 Wind 320. Each carbon credit represents the avoidance or removal of greenhouse gases equivalent to 1 tonne… Read more »
Saitec Engineering, one of the leading engineering firms in Spain, is launching its first offshore wind medium-scale prototype: BlueSATH. This project is scheduled to go online during the first quarter of 2020 in the open sea waters of Santander (Spain) for a 12 months period after which the prototype will be completely decommissioned. Testing will… Read more »
With the new custom-made Cable Laying Monitoring System, NKT has further enhance NKT Victoria’s capabilities to safely install power cables with minimal risk of compromising the cable integrity during laying operation in even the most challenging site conditions such as high seas, strong current and low visibility. The new system provides real-time monitoring and data… Read more »
WINDEA Offshore has developed a logistics concept together with its shareholders and its new partner WPSystems that makes the repair of rotor blades offshore safer, more efficient and cost-effective. WINDEA Offshore combines a flexible vessel logistics, a powerful working platform and specially trained teams to the new service concept: WINDEA BladeService. For this purpose an… Read more »
A new report from Navigant Research presents a forecast of installed capacity, system prices, application segments, and revenue for the global solar PV (SPV) market through 2028. The global market for annual solar PV installations has crossed the 100 GW milestone. As the market for SPV has grown in the past decade, the need for transparency and… Read more »
Ingeteam and Pylontech have tested and certified, at their respective R&D laboratories, the compatibility of Ingeteam’s hybrid inverter (PV inverter + batteries) with Pylontech’s HV batteries. Specifically, the INGECON® SUN STORAGE 1Play inverter and the POWERCUBE X1/X2 and FORCE H1/H2 batteries were tested. The use of Ingeteam’s hybrid inverter together with Pylontech’s batteries makes it… Read more »
Local wave and weather conditions are critical factors when undertaking offshore operations, and time is money when operators are waiting on weather. Real-time wave measurements can dispel some of the guesswork historically associated with the planning and execution of marine operations such as pipe laying, subsea installations, heavy lifting operations, work-overs, or inspections. Precise knowledge of… Read more »
One of the UK’s largest engineering and construction companies takes a firm foothold in the offshore wind energy market as it has successfully been awarded a record number of contracts wins for the business in this sector. ENGIE Fabricom – headquartered in Grimsby, with offices in Immingham, Lowestoft, Stokesley and Middlesbrough – has reported it… Read more »
Solar Support, an engineering services company, officially launches its integrated equipment and plant restoration and recovery solution. Working with some of the leading O&M providers in the country, Solar Support combines deep inverter expertise with construction management acumen to resolve complex issues for utility systems. The company delivers remote and on-site diagnostics and issue resolution to… Read more »
Ofgem has today (Nov 21) announced its decision on the Targeted Charging Review (TCR), part of an ongoing programme to develop a modernised electricity network system that is smart and flexible. Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “Ofgem’s plans for partial reform of system balancing charges (BSUoS) are more positive than… Read more »
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are moving from concept to broad deployment throughout many countries worldwide, aiming to get the most out of distributed energy resources (DERs) in these regions. With the proliferation of this technology, Lux Research has identified four key conditions VPPs are looking for when evaluating new regions or countries for operations: Energy companies interested in expanding… Read more »
A new report from Navigant Research tracks blockchain vendor market entries and exits, funding, investments, and project deployments in the energy industry. Since 2015, startups, utilities, and technology companies have financed and deployed demonstration and pilot projects to determine whether blockchain can address pain points across the energy industry. As the technology slowly matures, the narrative that… Read more »
Michael Thorndahl Simmelsgaard is the new managing director for Ramboll’s global energy division First of January 2020 a strong leader with an impressive track record in the international energy industry will take the lead of Ramboll’s global energy division covering more than 1,800 experts across 14 countries. Michael T. Simmelsgaard is replacing Thomas Rand who… Read more »
Residents in 364 homes across seven tower blocks in Sunderland are embracing the green housing revolution with the removal of their gas boilers in place of renewable and low carbon ground source heat pumps. Gentoo Group are delivering the ‘Core 364’ project with the support of energy and regeneration specialist, ENGIE, and ground source heat… Read more »
Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system, by leading Malaysian-based global energy services provider Sapura Energy. The pile gripper will initially be used to support the development of WPD’s Yunlin offshore wind farm, the first large offshore wind farm to be… Read more »
Today, Fujitsu announced a three-year extension to its relationship with Centrica, to further drive the enhancement and standardisation of digital services for Centrica employees. The agreement will equip Centrica’s 29,000 global workforce with tools that enable them to be more productive and collaborative across all workplace environments, including offices, contact centres, and for engineers out… Read more »
Offshore wind projects now building ‘show the scale of the prize for supply chain companies’ Businesses working in Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain are highlighted in a new report published today (Nov 20) to mark Offshore Wind Week (Nov 18-22). Ports, fabricators, underwater vehicle specialists, helicopter transfer operators and more are featured, demonstrating the breadth… Read more »
Silfab and Eurotron have teamed up to introduce back-contact PV modules in North America. A unique collaboration between Eurotron, a global leader in equipment for manufacturing of back-contact PV modules and Silfab Solar, a North American leading manufacturer of premium quality PV modules. At their Bellingham factory, Silfab Solar is dedicated to produce PV modules… Read more »
Isotrol, experts in developing technology for the international energy sector, has opened a new office in Canada. By opening this office in Calgary, Alberta, the Spanish company has consolidated in the North American market, where it has owned a permanent office in Boston, Massachusetts, since 2014. Recently, Isotrol was selected to install Bluence, its renewable… Read more »
Offshore wind specialists, EEW Group has contracted Cheshire-based Hutchinson Engineering Ltd for the fabrication and on-site assembly of 30 Suspended Internal Platforms (SIPs) for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, following a successful competitive tender process. The SIPs are highly complex steel components, each weighing 10 tonnes and towering 12m high, that will be suspended inside… Read more »
As informed in Company Announcement no. 11 of 20 September 2019, NKT has entered a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the Dogger Bank Wind Farms Creyke Beck A and Creyke Beck B site. Now, with an agreement of a… Read more »
Audax Renovables S.A. has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with innogy regarding the supply of green power from innogy’s 50 Megawatt (MW) Alarcos solar plant. The agreement will cover an important part of the electricity that Audax needs to supply its Spanish customers with 100% green power. The long-term contract will run for 10 years… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today the closing of the sale of its subsidiary AIS Automation Dresden GmbH (Germany) to S&T AG in Linz (Austria). The two companies had signed a contract to this effect on October 24, 2019. S&T AG is taking over all business units of AIS as well… Read more »
The smarter E India will celebrate its debut in less than two weeks on November 27 -29, 2019 in Bengaluru, variously known as the IT Innovation hub as well as Silicon Valley of India. With three parallel energy exhibitions, The smarter E India is India’s innovation hub for the new energy world. It presents cross-sector… Read more »
The current charter agreement of Bourbon Oceanteam 101 (CSV “BO 101”) has been extended until mid-first quarter 2020 with possible further extension options well into 2020. The initial charter started in 2016. Over the past period the CSV BO 101 has successfully assisted in installing jumpers and X-mas trees for its offshore client in Angola…. Read more »
NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, announced today that it signed a strategic agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to offer turnkey Bat Deterrent Systems, complete with installation and service, for existing Vestas turbines. The global agreement covers Vestas turbines in all regions but is… Read more »
Wilton Engineering has been recognised as one of Tees Valley’s leading scaleup businesses in a major national report. According to Scaleup Institute’s ‘ScaleUp Annual Review 2019’, Wilton has been named in the region’s top five visible scaleup businesses in terms of both employee growth and turnover growth. The company is highly active in the offshore… Read more »
JDR Cable Systems Ltd, part of the TFKable Group, has signed a contract with Equinor for the Hywind Tampen pioneering project. JDR is designing and manufacturing eleven 66kV dynamic inter-array cables and two static export cables, each equipped with a JDR designed breakaway system and a range of cable accessories for delivery in 2022. The… Read more »