Grantham-based engineering firm, BGB, has committed to supporting the next generation of engineering talent, thanks to a partnership with West Grantham Academy. Its partnership with the Academy will offer six students the chance to build skills in a range of areas, from manual turning and milling, to slip ring assembly – techniques that enable firms like BGB… Read more »
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Iberdrola and Amazon further expand their global renewable energy partnership and harness the AWS cloud to scale Iberdrola’s business
First PPAs (power purchase agreements) agreed in Portugal and Spain for a total of 476 MW, expanding the global partnership to five countries in total Amazon has now enabled more than 66,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of renewable energy from Iberdrola worldwide over the lifetime of the PPA agreements In 2024 Iberdrola successfully migrated an extensive landscape of… Read more »
Castillo Engineering Selected by Montante Solar for 13 MW of Landfill Solar Projects in New York
Maitland, FL, Feb. 3, 2025 – Castillo Engineering announced that it has been selected by Montante Solar to provide design and engineering services on two of Calibrant Energy’s landfill community solar projects in Niagara, New York, totaling 13 MW. Currently under construction, the projects use ballasted, fixed-tilt mounting technology and are expected to reach completion… Read more »
New Chief Commercial Officer role signals international growth for Aurora Energy Services
Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has appointed contracts and procurement specialist Katie Jordan to its management team as Chief Commercial Officer. Highly experienced in subcontract and client contract management, Katie joins the ambitious Inverness-headquartered Aurora from global energy company TechnipFMC. Since its launch in 2022 Aurora has quickly become established as one of the UK’s fastest growing… Read more »
Integration of Origo Solutions into the HIMA Group celebrates its 1st anniversary
One year ago, HIMA Group acquired the Norwegian technology company Origo Solutions. After twelve months of intensive collaboration, Origo Solutions and HIMA are drawing an extremely positive balance. The integration has already achieved considerable success: sales and employment figures are growing significantly, thanks to Origo’s strong positioning as a solutions provider in the broader energy… Read more »
OMSI TO LEAD SUBMARINE CABLE INSTALLATIONS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCURE IN BELIZE
Specialist cable installation and marine engineering business appointed as EPC contractor for key energy infrastructure project connecting islands to mainland clean power supplies Bristol, 3rd February 2025 – Offshore Marine Subsea International (OMSI), a UK-based leader in subsea services and a subsidiary of Offshore Marine Management Holdings (OMMH) Group, has announced it has been selected to… Read more »
WIND Group announces new COO
WIND Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Renier van den Bichelaer as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 February 2025. Renier will also join the WIND Group management board. Last year, COO Robbert van Diepen expressed his intention to wind down his role. To ensure a smooth transition, he will gradually… Read more »
Jan De Nul to install inter-array cables for wind farms Nordlicht 1 and 2 in German North Sea
Vattenfall awarded contracts for offshore wind farms Nordlicht 1 and 2. Jan De Nul won the contract for inter-array cables, subsea cables that transmit electricity between offshore wind turbines. Both wind farms combined, Jan De Nul will install 196 kilometres of cables to connect 112 wind turbines. Once fully operational, the Nordlicht 1 and… Read more »
LIFTKET UK expands stage portfolio with MOVEKET and welcomes Rick Williamson to the sales team
( Wurzen ,January 31, 2025) LIFTKET UK is proud to announce the expansion of its product portfolio with the addition of MOVEKET, enhancing our ability to serve the stage industry. With CHAINMASTER already an established part of our offering, the inclusion of MOVEKET enables us to address both key areas of the Stage sector — Rigging and Automation… Read more »
Energiequelle GmbH receives permits for two wind farms in Germany
( Kallinchen/Germany ,January 30, 2025) The permits for two Energiequelle GmbH wind farms in Germany were granted in December. In Lüben in Lower Saxony and Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia, preparations are now beginning for the tendering and construction of the eight turbines. The wind farms have a total capacity of 38.4 MW and will contribute to a… Read more »
North Star celebrates full delivery of Dogger Bank SOV fleet, with naming of Grampian Tweed at Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility
North Star has officially named and handed over its latest service operations vessel (SOV), the Grampian Tweed, completing the company’s fleet of dedicated ships serving the Dogger Bank Wind Farm on long-term charter. This milestone event reflects the organisation’s ongoing commitment to the delivery of high-quality offshore support tonnage for the renewables sector and marks the… Read more »
Fronius Argeno: The powerful inverter for commercial photovoltaic projects
(Wels/Sattledt/Pettenbach, January 30th, 2025) With the Fronius Argeno, the Austrian family-owned company Fronius is launching a groundbreaking product for large-scale PV projects. The new 125 kW inverter offers highest safety & security standards as well as maximum efficiency. With the new Fronius Argeno inverter, the company has added a real giant to its portfolio. With… Read more »
Wind Propulsion a Keystone Technology for Shipping as New Report Reveals $400bn USD Premature Scrapping Crisis
[ 29 January 2025, Portsmouth, UK ] – A new report from the UCL Energy Institute has highlighted the looming risk of maritime asset stranding, stating that a rapid energy transition could “lead to ‘premature scrapping’ of over a third of the fleet, valued at over 400bn USD, unless they undergo costly retrofits to remain… Read more »
We4Ce’s 2.5-3MW rotor blade design passes validation test at Suzlon in India
We4Ce designed rotor blade structure and conducted training; InDutch Composites Technology produced mold and prototype; Suzlon Group performed extreme fatigue tests; TÜV Rheinland issued blade design certification and conformity statements Almelo, Netherlands, 29 January 2025 – We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade design and technology supplier, has this month completed end-to-end blade tests in India for a new… Read more »
MRPC Receives “Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award”
The “Innovation in Vacuum Busch Award” goes to the Norwegian company MRPC (Marine Roll & Pitch Control) for its innovative buoyancy control system to stabilize ships, offshore wind turbines, and other floating units. TYR rotary lobe blowers and SAMOS side channel blowers from the Busch Group are used in this system. MRPC is a subsidiary… Read more »
Salvors needed to put Red Sea’s long-term environmental impact first amid Sounion disaster, says Ambipar Response
The long-term environmental impact of the Sounion vessel disaster, both of the vessel and the Red Sea, were at the forefront of the critical salvage operation, noted Ambipar Response, the emergency response division of Ambipar Group, who led the spill response and pollution prevention effort for the stricken 164,000 dwt tanker (IMO: 9312145) in August… Read more »
Renewable Power: TotalEnergies Will Supply 1.5 TWh to STMicroelectronics in France over 15 Years
1st PPA in France for STMicroelectronics, aiming at 100% renewable sourcing by 2027 Power comes from 2 recent wind and solar farms of 75 MW operated by TotalEnergies Paris, Geneva – January 28, 2025 — TotalEnergies and STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, have signed a physical[1] Power Purchase… Read more »
INTERSOLAR EUROPE: COSTS DECREASE AS MARKET DYNAMICS INTENSIFY – PHOTOVOLTAICS ON CONTINUED COURSE FOR GROWTH
Munich/Pforzheim, January 28, 2025 – The global growth of solar power generation shows no signs of slowing. Some of the established markets are seeing a fast deployment of photovoltaics (PV), while new, up-and-coming markets are adding to the boom. In 2024, the global milestone of two terawatts of installed PV capacity was achieved. The solar… Read more »
Julian Brown Joins Perceptual Robotics as Board Chair
Julian Brown, a seasoned wind industry leader, as new Board Chair. With his vast experience in the wind industry, including leadership roles at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and RenewableUK, Julian will play a key role in guiding Perceptual Robotics as we evolve our focus from inspections to optimising wind asset management. Kostas Karachalios, CEO, shared,… Read more »
L&G NTR Clean Power Fund acquires 115MW Irish solar project
The project secures further geographic diversification for the Fund and marks its eighth acquisition The L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund has announced its acquisition of Ballyteige Solar Limited, a 115MWp solar project from renewable energy company RES. Located in Co. Offaly, the project has grid and planning in place and, following further design optimisation,… Read more »
Ski area buys Synhelion solar diesel for snow groomers
Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG, a leading Swiss tourism company, has signed a long-term offtake agreement for solar diesel with Synhelion. The renewable fuel will be used in the snow groomers of the Arosa Lenzerheide ski area for slope preparation starting from the 2027/2028 season. With this step, Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG is taking a pioneering role in… Read more »
USV manufacturer and marine data acquisition specialist, Uncrewed Survey Solutions can now operate in UK waters utilising MGN 705
The innovative marine data acquisition provider and USV manufacturer, Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) has received MCA acknowledgement against MGN 705 general exemption for ROUV safe operations, enabling the business to now conduct its specialist hydrographic surveying work within UK waters. A builder and operator of its own fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), USS delivers… Read more »
The Nordex Group announces leadership transition as CSO takes on new role within the company
Hamburg, 27 January 2025. The Nordex Group today announced that Patxi Landa, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of Nordex SE transitions to a new role as Head of Nordex Capital. In his new position, Patxi Landa will focus on providing support to select customers in their project development across Nordex’s key markets with a view to… Read more »
Nordex Group reaches new heights with its inhouse developed hybrid tower: The second N175/6.X has now been installed – for the first time with a hub height of 179 metres
Hamburg, 27. January 2025. On January 26, 2025, the Nordex Group installed a N175/6.X turbine for the first time on a self-developed concrete-steel tower with a hub height of 179 metres in Santow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The hybrid tower is an in-house design of the Nordex Group. The 119-metre-high concrete tower of the hybrid… Read more »
Tosyalı Launches one of the World’s Largest Self-Consumption Solar Power Plant Projects
Tosyalı invests in renewable energy and signed an agreement with GE Vernova and Inogen for the first 120 MWp of Turkey’s and the world’s one of the largest self-consumption Solar Power Plant (SPP) projects with a total capacity of 1,2 GW. The project will utilize Tosyalı’s locally produced N-Type Topcon 725 Wp panels under the… Read more »
K2 Management supports Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm to successful financial close
K2 Management appointed by Inch Cape Offshore Limited to provide Lender’s Technical Adviser (LTA) due diligence services to a project finance consortium £3.5 billion financing package secures the future of the 1.1GW project – one of Scotland’s largest wind farms 27th January 2025, Glasgow – K2 Management (K2M), part of global wind engineering and advisory consultancy… Read more »
More security thanks to monitoring and early warning functions: K2 Buddy – now also for tiled roofs
The K2 Buddy can now also be used for tiled roofs. The monitoring system helps protect photovoltaic modules from damage caused by excessive snow loads. Previously, the early warning system provided more security on flat roofs, and now it is also available to planners and installers for pitched roofs with tile coverings. Photovoltaic modules can… Read more »
Offshore wind supply chain faces systemic pressure as 2030 clean energy targets loom – Shoreline Wind report
Governments should provide clearer policies and integrate new tender criteria, while developers can empower smaller firms through standardized contracts, improved payment terms, and collaboration with specialist service providers Smaller firms are particularly vulnerable, struggling to compete and innovate in this tight environment Stavanger, 27th January 2025 – Shoreline Wind, the only full lifecycle SaaS solution built… Read more »
The World’s First All-Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Power Station has been Completed and is now Operational!
According to a report on the “RENSHINE SOLAR” WeChat official account on January 24, 2025, RENSHINE SOLAR, after achieving the mass production of 30cm×40cm large-sized (Champion efficiency of 26.12%, aperture area > 900 cm2) all-perovskite tandem modules, has once again led the way in constructing the world’s first all-perovskite tandem photovoltaic demonstration power station. The station consists… Read more »
Klein Marine System’s 5900 High-Speed Side-Scan Sonar To KIOST For Seafloor Topography Surveys
Top-of-the-line high-speed sonar system goes to the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Salem, NH – Jan. 21, 2025 – Klein Marine Systems (Salem, NH), is pleased to announce that the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST), in their ongoing quest to advance marine science and technology, has accepted delivery of… Read more »
Enviromena announces second milestone of 2025 with Hampshire solar farm energisation
Enviromena, a leading provider of clean energy solutions, is proud to announce the successful energisation of the Kiln Fields Solar Farm, an 18MWp renewable energy project in Heckfield, Hampshire. The project is the second in Enviromena’s pipeline to be energised as part of the grid’s Technical Limits acceleration programme following the award-winning energisation of Horsey… Read more »
Aevy selected for TotalEnergies On Accelerator program
Collaboration to explore innovative solutions for next-generation management and due diligence of renewable asset OSLO, Norway — Aevy, a pioneering provider of solutions for management and due diligence of renewable energy assets, announces its selection for the TotalEnergies On accelerator program. The collaboration aims to transform how renewable energy assets are managed by unlocking critical… Read more »
Solis Celebrates 20 Years of Driving Renewable Energy Forward
UK – January: Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, one of the largest and most experienced inverter manufacturers globally, proudly marks 20 years of innovation, growth, and commitment to renewable energy. Founded in 2005, Solis has grown from humble beginnings in Ningbo, China, into a trusted global leader in solar inverter technology with a presence in over 35… Read more »
WINAICO receives Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its solar module series
Solar module series WST-XXXNGX-D3 and WST-XXXNGXB-D3 certified Creglingen, 23.01.2025 – The solar module manufacturer WINAICO is pleased to announce the certification of the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for two of its solar module series: WST-XXXNGX-D3 and WST-XXXNGXB-D3 series have been certified. The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is an important tool for objectively and transparently communicating… Read more »
Magnetically levitated turbomolecular pumps for coating, research and industry
BURGESS HILL WEST SUSSEX, UK. (January, 2025) EDWARDS VACUUM has developed a new series of magnetically levitated turbomolecular pumps that can withstand the demands of both challenging industrial environments and research processes. The oil-free nEXT2807M and nEXT3207M Maglev pumps are specially designed for areas where a contamination-free vacuum is required for high process quality. The… Read more »
Natural Power delivers technical support for Lavausseau wind project financing
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has supported Valorem with the delivery of technical advisory services for the financing of Lavausseau wind project in the Vienne (86) department, France. Providing an independent review of third-party energy yield analysis (EYA) and updating the technical due diligence to support financial close, Marion Le Doeuff,… Read more »