Ground source heat pump contractor, Kensa Contracting, is proud to partner with Scottish Renewables to bring unique renewable heating expertise to their ‘Year of COP’ campaign. Over the course of 2021, the partnership will deliver a series of exciting events and impactful activities to raise awareness of renewable technology in the lead up to COP26:… Read more »
Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, has signed a contract with Van Oord to supply the latest version of its Safeway Seagull type motion-compensated gangway system for installation on the subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa. This contract marks Safeway’s second contract in Taiwanese waters, and it is the… Read more »
Brussels, 19 February 2021: Robotization has significantly lower productivity effects than previously assumed and may cause falling wages, according to a new study from EconPol Europe. The study also rejects previous research findings that the technology causes skill-biased technological change and instead finds the opposite to be true. The findings are the result of an… Read more »
LED adoption continues to grow as prices decline, building codes evolve, and connected functionality becomes ubiquitous Feb. 18, 2021 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for residential LED, non-LED, and connected LED lamps and luminaires and lighting controls, providing forecasts for unit shipments and revenue, through 2029…. Read more »
Responding, Cara Dalziel, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Cost-effective electricity storage, at the correct scale, has the potential to neutralise one of the most popular criticisms of renewables: that they’re not generating when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. “This report is a welcome analysis of the benefits of pumped storage hydropower… Read more »
Cornwall Insight, an award-winning international firm delivering comprehensive insight that enables businesses, markets, and policymakers to succeed in the net zero transition, has been named one of the UK’s leading management consultancies by the Financial Times for the third consecutive year. Cornwall Insight was awarded bronze in the Energy, Utilities and Environment sector. Research company… Read more »
Singapore, Thursday 18th February 2021 – AAL Shipping (AAL) is capitalising on the frequency of sailings it has operated in the past 12 months between Asia and the Americas, to commit tonnage and resources to strengthening the trade lane going forward into 2021. With the recent experience of carrying a much broader portfolio of cargoes into… Read more »
China imported significantly less polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, in 2020. According to Chinese customs statistics, polysilicon imports slumped by 30% from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020. “Although South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of… Read more »
The world-leading pump manufacturer, Framo, has invested to become joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks in the company StadionLaks. The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project, a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023. “The objective with the Stadion Basin is to… Read more »
Britain’s electricity and gas network operators have joined together to launch a ground-breaking proof-of-concept project that uses the power of data to support a more efficient pathway to Net Zero. Building on the recommendations of the UK government’s Energy Data Taskforce, Energy Networks Association (ENA) is working with Ordnance Survey (OS) and 1Spatial to build… Read more »
Performance improvement demonstrated in over 18,000 installations for Installers like Project Solar UK February 17, 2021, Campbell CA – Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), announced today that the company has surpassed 75 GWh of Reclaimed Energy since 2009 for worldwide installations utilizing the company’s industry-leading… Read more »
DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the Transport & Installation of the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations. DEME Offshore will also supply and install scour protection for both substations, which will be installed at the Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) wind farms. The contract (1) has been awarded… Read more »
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Nexans has disclosed its 2020 financial results. The company has successfully anchored its transformation by unlocking value and setting a strong financial footing across the Group. This relies, amongst other things, on a steady EBITDA performance and net income turnaround as well as an outperformance in ROCE and free cash… Read more »
Marine engine and technology developer WinGD has updated its popular X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with an offer of four versions to provide ship design flexibility while helping owners reduce installed power and emissions. The X72DF is the best-selling engine in WinGD’s portfolio and accounted for every low-speed engine ordered for a newbuild LNG carrier in… Read more »
Smart metering leader Hexing joins as new Promoter member and appointed to Wi-SUN Alliance Board Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member companies driving the proliferation of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart cities and other IoT applications, has announced strong growth in its membership of industry-leading product vendors, service providers, utilities, municipalities, local… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight shows that there has been a notable level of entry into the Balancing Mechanism (BM) from smaller providers across battery storage, gas reciprocating engines and aggregated units in the last year. The below graph presents the number of units active in the BM — defined as having had any volumes accepted… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — February 16, 2021. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenues of $358.1 million Revenues from solar products of $327.1 million GAAP gross margin of 30.8% Non-GAAP gross… Read more »
Two-year contract will see around one million Windlink cable kits installed inside Vestas turbines across the globe A local extended supply chain to match Vestas global footprint while reducing carbon impact A successful partnership for the development of the EnVentus platform thanks to the Nexans resident engineer program Paris, February 16, 2021 – Nexans… Read more »
Houston, Texas, USA, February 16, 2021 – deugro USA is bolstering the strong team in Houston, Texas and has appointed Jolie Cosman as Senior Business Development Manager, effective February 16, 2021. In her new role at deugro, Jolie Cosman will contribute her exceptional knowledge of logistics and her experience in the industry to the team…. Read more »
In Australia, the month of January normally sees a spike in the average wholesale price. However, according to research from Cornwall Insight Australia, January bucked this historical trend with the price trending lower in the first month of 2021 across all states, building on the low-price outcomes in December 2020. The below graph shows this… Read more »
Herzliya, Israel and Umbertide, Italy (February 16, 2020) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, announced today that the Company has been selected and will begin to supply full electrical powertrain units and batteries for the production of the Fiat E-Ducato light commercial vehicle. “We are excited to be a… Read more »
Enspec to provide shunt reactor and harmonic filter for ambitious wind farm project 16th February 2020, St Helens, UK – Power quality engineering specialist, Enspec Power Limited, today announced that it has been awarded the contract for a 33kV, 3.35MVAr C-type harmonic filter and supply of a 33kV switched shunt reactor to Powersystems UK for… Read more »
Servogear proudly confirms delivery of the propeller system, Ecoflow Propulsor to groundbreaking vessel. In January, it was official that Green Yacht AS has chosen Servogear as supplier of a propulsion system for the vessel Hydrogen Viking. The boat, which is a rebuilt Sunseeker Predator 95, will be one of the world’s first and fastest ships… Read more »
SAE, the global sustainable energy generation company and technology developer, is pleased to announce that its Scottish built tidal turbine and generation equipment have been successfully installed in the Goto Island chain in Japan. The tidal turbine clocked its first 10MWh of generation within the first ten days of operation and is now producing clean… Read more »
Technology giant says manufacturers face more operational pressures and evolving energy requirements, but some will fall foul of unmaintained legacy electrical systems. The spectre of legacy equipment failure could interrupt operations, damage reputation, cost (in fines or revenues) or even be a risk-to-life. Calls for UK manufacturing to adopt a more strategic, comprehensive and innovative… Read more »
Two new wind energy sites acquired, including the firm’s first subsidy-free wind development Blackfinch Energy has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, following the acquisition of two new wind energy sites. The two new sites, both based in Scotland, take Blackfinch Energy’s total annual renewable energy generation capacity to c. 104 Gigawatt hours (GWh), spanning 49… Read more »
Hamburg, 16 February 2021. The Nordex Group has secured an order for a total of 33 MW for a wind farm in the Netherlands. The Nordex Group will supply nine N117/3600 turbines for the “Den Tol” wind farm. The turbines will be supplied in the 3.675 MW operating mode. The order also includes a Premium… Read more »
HomePort/Website teaser: Den Helder PSVs continue high-quality North Sea service Den-Helder-managed VOS Base and Pool Express were delivered to Vroon fresh from the shipyard in 2008. These sister DP1 platform-supply vessels (PSV) were designed and purpose-built by Damen Shipyards and Vroon for Peterson’s SNS Pool operations. Equipped with diesel electric propulsion, 620 m2 clear deck… Read more »
Aberdeen, UK, 15 February 2021: New analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), the specialist energy market research and consultancy firm, reveals Total will outpace clean energy majors Iberdrola and Ørsted on renewable power capacity by 2030. The insight highlights the oil and gas major’s ambitions to reach 100GW of renewable power capacity by 2030,… Read more »
Lachen, Germany, February 16, 2021. SunBrush® mobil, the world market leader for solar cleaning equipment, and Infinity, the Egyptian solar project developer, have opened a service base at Africa’s largest solar power plant. From now on, four Infinity employees will maintain and repair the 24 SunBrush® mobil Compact cleaning devices currently in use at the… Read more »
The University of Kent has led a study highlighting the urgent need for the UK’s Government and renewable energy industries to give vital attention to decommissioning offshore wind turbines approaching their end of live expectancy by 2025. The research reveals that the UK must decommission approximately 300 and 1600 early-model offshore wind turbines by 2025… Read more »
What: Two-part documentary podcast exploring the potential of floating offshore wind. Published in two parts, each episode will focus on different aspects of floating wind’s journey towards the ultimate goal of achieving commercialization across the globe. Please find sample here Episode 1: The first episode examines the vast potential that floating… Read more »
Pforzheim, February 16, 2021 – by adding more than 2.6 GW in 2020, Spain remains in the Top 3 solar markets in Europe. The forecasts for future development remain promising. According to SolarPower Europe, Spain is expected to have a total installed solar PV capacity of 29.0 GW by 2024 in the medium scenario, making… Read more »
The recently completed combined heat and power (CHP) plant supplied by technology group Wärtsilä to Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden (KMW) in Germany has been officially handed over for commencement of commercial operations. The handover took place on 23 December, allowing municipal energy provider KMW to reliably provide 100 MW of electrical power. The CHP plant feeds the… Read more »
Longterm cooperation between CNPEM and Pfeiffer Vacuum Vacuum crucial for carrying out the experiments Asslar, Germany, 15, February 2021. Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the night sky, but also the name of the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source. Designed to be one of the first 4th-generation Synchrotron Light Source in the… Read more »
STAMFORD, Conn., February 15, 2021 – Hexcel is pleased to announce its latest HexPly® XF surface technology that significantly reduces shell manufacturing time within the wind blade surface finishing process. HexPly XF increases overall blade manufacturing efficiency by reducing time in the mold by up to two hours and by banishing surface defects that require… Read more »