Category: Press Releases

New commitments to reduce CO2 emissions from homes by up to 30 percent over current standards has been welcomed by the UK’s leading supplier of ground source heat pumps, and UK-based manufacturer, Kensa Heat Pumps. Coinciding with the manufacture of it’s 10,000th heat pump, the Cornish-based company calls for the revised Building Regulations standards for… Read more »

[Berlin, Germany, December 17, 2021] A pioneering new solar PV plant in France, constructed by French global multi-energy company TotalEnergies using Q CELLS modules, aims to set a new standard in community-supported, low-carbon renewable energy production. Totalling 55 MWp, the recently completed 75 hectare solar farm northeast of Gien, in central-northern France, produces up to… Read more »

Tractebel and partner companies have developed the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH’s offshore experts, outlines an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for the compression and storage of… Read more »

Swiss based marine engine technology developer WinGD continues to invest in its R&D testing infrastructure with the opening of a new collaborative Global Test Centre in Shanghai, China. The new test centre which opened on the 16 December, is a collaboration with CSPI (China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co., Ltd.) for the advancement of a… Read more »

ABB’s Terra 124 chargers have been installed in the depot’s parking area. One charger can fast charge two vehicles at the same time, optimizing the installation cost and minimizing impact. The e-buses are scheduled to charge during the night when it is more cost effective, and with a range of up to 180km in normal conditions, this… Read more »

London (UK), 17th December 2021: According to research from Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and the world’s most sustainable corporation 2021 as ranked by Corporate Knights, the seismic energy transition is having a massive impact on the power supply and grid networks, which needs to be quickly addressed as businesses buy into the net zero energy transition. Included in Schneider’s Powering Change report – developed… Read more »

Bilbao, 17 December, 2021. DemoSATH manufacturing works speeds up in the Port of Bilbao (Spain). The latest milestone has been the handling operation of the prototype. This consists on lifting, pivoting, and positioning the 6 precast elements that have initially been prefabricated. These elements compose the floaters of the platform and include 4 conical elements… Read more »

By Journalist, Berit Jarmin Published December 20th, 2021 How can you develop wind turbine blades with a stabilizing structure that ensures they last longer and are capable of resisting greater power? That was the objective of Find Mølholt Jensen’s research at DTU Risø carried out for 10 years which led him to establish Bladena in… Read more »

Osbit, the energy transition-focused engineering company, has announced a series of new appointments as it enters a significant growth phase. As part of its expansion strategy, the business, which was recently acquired by offshore wind services company Venterra Group, has strengthened its leadership team to enhance the running of day-to-day business operations. The new appointments… Read more »

Høvik, Norway, 16 December 2021 – The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a nine-fold increase in demand for ocean space by the middle of the century, according DNV’s Ocean’s Future to 2050.  The report forecasts that by midcentury, offshore wind will require ocean space which is the equivalent… Read more »

The agreement means that FIMER, the leading solar and e-mobility company, is officially the only local manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters for the Algerian market. Thanks to the agreement signed on December 14th 2021, FIMER and ENIE will collaborate on the local production of photovoltaic inverters to support all national government tenders and the free market,… Read more »

Seacat Services sends OESV to support Moray East’s operations team off the coast of Fraserburgh, Scotland Aberdeen, 16 December, 2021 – Class leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services (Seacat) today announces that it has signed a long-term charter for catamaran Seacat Weatherly with Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited. Seacat Weatherly began its… Read more »

[Oslo, Norway]: Miros AS today announced it has signed an agreement with Prysmian Group, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, for the installation of their IoT dry-sensor WaveSystem including Miros Cloud Services, delivering real-time wave and current data onboard the MV Leonardo Da Vinci. Miros AS is excited to extend… Read more »

WindESCo Swarm™ to unlock 3-5% annual energy production gains for 306MW Milford wind farm in first-of-its-kind deployment Boston, MA, USA: 7th December 2021 – Pioneering wind asset optimization innovator WindESCo has closed a pre-launch deal with Boston-based renewable energy developer, owner and operator Longroad Energy to deploy its market-leading swarm optimization technology onto Longroad’s 306 MW… Read more »

Together, the two Norwegian companies will create a leading global service provider for the green shift in maritime industries. Based on hundreds of years of industrial history, listed Scana ASA has sharpened its focus and become a strong equipment and service supplier to the maritime industries in recent years. Now, the company is taking a… Read more »

250 km of inter-array cable to be installed at world’s biggest wind farm. Thursday, December 16, 2021 — Antwerp, BE – Earlier today, DEME Offshore, subsidiary of the DEME Group, announced it has been awarded a sizable (1) EPCI contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C wind farm in the UK. Dogger… Read more »

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s leading research and innovation centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, has promoted Andrew Macdonald into the role of Offshore Wind Development & Operations Director, effective from 1st February 2022. Andy will take responsibility for the Catapult’s extensive portfolio of projects in Smart Operations & Maintenance… Read more »

ABB has signed an order with HydrogenPro, a hydrogen plant company, to provide electrical equipment for the world’s largest single stack high-pressure alkaline electrolyser – a system that generates hydrogen by using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Once deployed, at a specially built test facility in Herøya, Norway in 2022, the system will… Read more »

Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of high-tech vacuum solutions for the semiconductor market as well as the analytical, industrial and research & development markets, opened up a new 10,000 square foot Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC) in San José on December 10th. This state-of-the-art facility is located at 2381 Bering Drive, San… Read more »

The construction group ARIKON AG and Doosan Lentjes, a global provider of proprietary environmental technologies for thermal waste treatment and energy generation, are breaking new ground together in terms of digital collaboration. The current joint construction project, a thermal waste treatment plant in Wiesbaden, is being centrally managed in the planning and execution phase with… Read more »

Swiss based marine engine technology developer WinGD has published a new white paper outlining the steps it believes will enable deep-sea shipping to decarbonize in line with IMO provisions. The guide aims to provide shipowners with an illustration of the choices that can be made with confidence today to drastically reduce emissions, rather than waiting… Read more »

ABB has been appointed to ‘power’ the Red Sea Project, Saudi Arabia’s biggest sustainable tourism scheme owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Spanning 28,000 square kilometers, the project is one of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism projects and will bring together the natural world with first class personalized accommodation, across an archipelago of… Read more »

In an exciting move for Verton, they have today announced that Sparrows Group (Sparrows) has signed up to be their first Australian distributor. Sparrows is a global provider of specialist engineering, inspection, operations and maintenance services to the offshore energy, renewables and industrial markets. Their mission is to support their clients to optimise their efficiency,… Read more »

Autonomous blade inspection pioneer set to enable next phase of renewable energy industry growth with solutions that help customers manage their fleets across the full asset lifecycle. SALT LAKE CITY, UT (December 8, 2021) – SkySpecs CEO Danny Ellis today announced the launch of SkySpecs’ expanded suite of asset management solutions for renewable energy. The… Read more »

SAN RAMON, Calif. – December 9, 2021 – GE Digital today announced that it is partnering with its valued customer UK Power Networks on a world-first smart substation project. The project, known as Constellation, is designed to optimize utilization of the distribution network to facilitate the rise of renewable energy generation across the United Kingdom…. Read more »