ARNHEM, The Netherlands – 28th January 2019 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, is working with Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) to power its warehouse fleet with solar energy and meet the company’s ambitious sustainability targets. By providing owner’s engineering services to WDP, DNV GL will deliver technical… Read more »
Rebalancing their portfolio and investing in new kit to meet growing demand, Offshore DNV container supplier Cargostore Worldwide is set to expand their fleet by introducing the new Dual Temperature Split Reefer, available worldwide. 10 units were ordered by a client in Saudi Arabia with a further 10 units currently being manufactured and will also… Read more »
25 January 2019: Leading wind Lidar developer, ZX Lidars, has successfully demonstrated the use of Drone Wind Lidar to accurately measure the wind in what is believed to be a world-first ZX Lidars provides vertical and horizontal profiling wind Lidars to accurately measure wind conditions remotely and above or ahead of their installed position. These… Read more »
• Siemens Gamesa will supply 36 units of its SG 3.4-132 wind turbine model with a flexible power rating of 3.55 MW • These wind turbines will be commissioned in 2020 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recently signed its third contract with Voltalia in Brazil to supply the wind project Ventos da Serra do Mel… Read more »
First implementation of GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions in India will be the backbone of Tata Power’s Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) digitization strategy GE will help Tata Power reduce its operating costs, improve maintenance planning and increase the reliability of its power plants GE’s APM solutions will be applied across approximately 8GW of… Read more »
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 24 January 2019 at 3 PM EET The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded an integrated 6 MW energy storage project contract for the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) hybrid energy project includes both the hardware, consisting of batteries and inverters, as well as GEMS, the… Read more »
Delegates from across the oil and gas industry are being invited to learn about the current state of the subsea industry and what the future might look like at a networking event with Scottish Enterprise (SE). Taking place on the first day of Subsea Expo on Tuesday 5 February, the ‘Scottish Enterprise Business Breakfast’, will… Read more »
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has strengthened its social performance capabilities with the appointment of a new Social Impact Specialist. Karen Nash, who will be based in the company’s London office, will be responsible for developing and enhancing social performance, including social impact assessment and management approaches, stakeholder engagement and community development and partnership. With… Read more »
The renewable energy independent power producer has chosen Greenbyte Energy Cloud for data analysis for their operational wind farms in France as well as the upcoming projects in their pipeline. In France, EuroCape New Energy has developed and built a portfolio of more than 100 MW over the last 10 years. Today EuroCape operates 77MW… Read more »
National Grid’s electricity control room has today (Jan 23) introduced a new ‘Distributed Resource’ Desk that enables power system engineers to give instructions much faster to smaller generators, battery storage operators, and demand side response providers. Responding, Hannah Smith, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Small-scale renewable energy assets, energy storage, and demand side… Read more »
Today in Brussels, the manufacturers of stationary gas turbines organised in the European association EUTurbines, presented a commitment for the future of power generation with renewable gas as part of the campaign #PowerTheEU. The manufacturers committed themselves to gradually convert the gas turbines, which today still burn exclusively natural gas, to renewable fuels by the… Read more »
The construction will amount to € 30 million · The new plant will start commissioning at the end of 2019 and will be able to generate enough clean energy to supply 26,000 households. Merida (Badajoz), January 23th, 2019. Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, Mayor of Merida, and Luis Cid, OPDEnergy’s CEO, have presented this morning the details… Read more »
Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “WWF Scotland is right to say we are ‘laden with natural advantages’ for achieving net zero carbon emissions. “Setting new target would affirm Scotland’s place at the forefront of climate change action and send a strong signal to business that we need to cut emissions… Read more »
Leading independent provider of subsea equipment rental, sales and services to the offshore industry Ashtead Technology, has today (23 January, 2019) announced that it has entered into a global strategic partnership with 4Subsea. Under the deal, Ashtead will further enhance its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services by adding 4Subsea’s sensors to its portfolio and… Read more »
Munich, January 23, 2019 – Intersolar Europe has started 2019 with a bang: 95 percent of the 63,000 square meter exhibition space has already been booked – and there are still four months to go! The current booking status reflects the development of the photovoltaics (PV) industry. In June 2018, the total worldwide capacity of solar and… Read more »
nternational maritime contractor Van Oord, the main contractor for the Belgian Norther offshore wind project, has entered into a contract with Marine Coordination Services. Marine Coordination Services is currently deploying a team of four professionals to support the marine coordination centre. Van Oord will put this team to use in the construction of the offshore… Read more »
Utilising our Nooteboom triple extendable Super Wing Carriers, deliveries of the 78 turbine blades (26 turbines in total) destined for Kype Muir Wind Farm are now complete. Our Teams undertook the planning and delivery of 494 components including blades, towers, nacelles, drive trains and hubs required for the development of Kype Muir Wind Farm. The… Read more »
• Dr Remo Lütolf, Chairman of the Board of Ruag Holding Ltd and previously Country Managing Director of ABB Switzerland Ltd, nominated for election to the Board of Directors and as new Chairman of the Board at the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting 2019 • Andreas R. Herzog, Chief Financial Officer of Bühler Group also nominated for… Read more »
14-tonne steam turbine rotor airfreighted to Sulzer’s service center for fast repair 150 MW generators provide power for around 100’000 homes so minimizing downtime is essential to keeping the lights on for the local population. For one power plant in the Philippines, the swift repair of a steam turbine rotor was essential, so it was… Read more »
Total of 1,305 turbines with 6,382 MW connected to the grid | 136 turbines with almost 1 GW new in the grid | 966 MW under construction Offshore wind power generation rises again significantly by around eight percent Special tender of at least 1,500 MW required in the first quarter of 2019 Expansion volume has… Read more »
New Delhi, January 22, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider received the “CII Award for Customer Obsession -2018’ for active customer engagement in the Manufacturing sector among large business organizations on Tuesday. The prestigious ceremony was held at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The winner… Read more »
New study shows trends in module quality from more than 250 factory audits Berlin, 22.01.19 – A new study from the Photovoltaic Institute Berlin (PI Berlin) for the first time provides a window into module quality over the past six years. Since 2012, PI Berlin has conducted over 250 factory audits on more than 120… Read more »
90 Hybrid Towers erected in Thailand using Mobile Fabrication Max Bögl Wind AG reaches milestone in the Thepharak wind farm in Thailand: The 90th Hybrid Tower of the project is now complete. The company thus proves that wind turbines can be built to German quality standards far from home using a Mobile Fabrication. The last… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has advised NTR on the 200MW acquisition of operational and pre-construction onshore wind projects in Sweden and Finland that has been added to the NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II. Total capital invested by NTR in the portfolio is expected to be in excess of €180 million…. Read more »
Pilot agreement for two years with option to extend Green electricity for French customers with full traceability For a new generation of customers, environmental sustainability and social responsibility are increasingly important criteria when they choose what they buy and who to buy from. This applies in particular when it comes to buying green electricity. Here traceability… Read more »
“Safe Harbor” agreement on six wind turbines in the United States signed at the end of 2018 Two innogy development projects in New York (366 MW) mainly with Nordex turbines planned Success in Polish onshore auction in November 2018 with 33 MW “Zukowice” project In October 2018 innogy and the Nordex Group agreed on a… Read more »
Final investment decision for 242MW Scioto Ridge wind farm Turbine supply contract signed with Siemens Gamesa Full construction start planned for Q2 2019 Energy company innogy SE paves the way for its first US onshore wind project: At the end of November 2018, innogy took the final investment decision for the construction of the Scioto… Read more »
Planned capacity of around 50 megawatts Total investment volume around €40 million Start of construction and commissioning planned for 2019 innogy benefits from BELECTRIC’s experience in constructing and operating utility-scale solar power plants innogy SE is making good progress in building up its value accretive solar business. Having recently started construction on a major large-scale… Read more »
• Project awarded by Innogy Renewables US LLC • Siemens Gamesa will supply 63 SG 3.4-132 and 9 SG 2.6-114 wind turbines for Scioto Ridge wind project • Scope includes 10-year service and maintenance agreement: the program includes advanced diagnostics and digital capabilities Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the 242 MW Scioto Ridge onshore wind project… Read more »
“Safe Harbor” agreement on six wind turbine generators in the United States signed at the end of 2018 Two innogy development projects in New York (366 MW) with mainly Nordex turbines planned Success in Polish onshore auction in November 2018 with 33 MW “Zukowice” project Hamburg, 22 January 2019. In October 2018 innogy and the… Read more »
· Photon Energy will install solar power at 30 of the retailer’s stores and a distribution centre in NSW and Queensland, Australia · Photon Energy Engineering Australia will design, install and commission the projects as well as provide comprehensive monitoring and O&M services · The rooftop solution is expected to annually produce more than 6.3… Read more »
The erosion of materials used in wind turbine blades due to the effect of weather conditions is a problem that applies to the whole wind energy sector. VTT’s antiAGE project found a functional solution to the material problem with the help of artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The erosion of wind turbine blade material is… Read more »
− Carbon footprint of 300 kg-eq/C0²/kWc achieved for Q.PEAK and Q.PEAK DUO module series − France’s ambitious solar goals driven by the CRE bidding market, which promotes the use of modules with a low carbon footprint − Hanwha Q CELLS’ Head of EU Sales, Maengyoon Kim said: “We are encouraged that the efforts of the… Read more »
Damen and High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) have signed a contract for a third FCS 2710 fast crew supply vessel, for delivery in September this year. The FCS 2710 is the replacement for Damen’s highly successful FCS 2610 and was first shown to the world in July 2018 with HST as the lead customer. Effectively… Read more »
New Delhi, 21st January, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider, commissioned two 10 MW solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL). The plants are located at Patni, near Kharagpur and at Lalgarh, near Midnapore, West Bengal. The Solar PV Power… Read more »
HUSUM | Hamburg, 21 January 2019: Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, has agreed to become patron of HUSUM Wind, which will be held from 10-13 September 2019. “We are delighted to have secured Mr. Altmaier as patron for HUSUM Wind. The trade fair has accompanied the development of the German wind industry… Read more »