Category: Renewable News

Sea Installer installation vessel arrived in Port Oostende to install wind turbines at sea

The A2Sea wind turbine installation vessel Sea Installer arrived this afternoon at Port Oostende. Once it was moored at the head of the REBO offshore wind terminal, Siemens immediately started the loading procedure of the 7 MW wind turbines, which are ready for use on the quay. A spectacular installation Two wind turbines will be… Read more »

Wind Innovation on new renewable mission in the UK

Dutch offshore company, C-bed Floating Hotels, presents a new important assignment for the DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation. In 2015, C-bed decided to buy and completely re-build a former seismic survey vessel into a floating four-star hotel and project basecamp. The result reflects C-bed’s experience in offshore wind with every detail of the ship supporting… Read more »

Jan De Nul and Hitachi Win a Contract for 21 5.2MW Wind Turbines for Taiwan Power’s Changhua Offshore Wind Farm Project

Taipei, 30 April 2018 – Jan De Nul Group and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that they have signed the contract with overall work for the manufacturing and installation of 21 5.2MW wind turbines (109.2MW) for the Changhua Offshore Wind Farm Project, which Taiwan Power Company plans to construct off the coast of Fangyuan in… Read more »

“Innovation in Solar Building Skins & Energy Efficiency towards Sustainable Cities” – ETIP PV workshop took place in Berlin, Germany

 Focus on innovation in solar building skins / building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)  The second IPV workshop was organized in Berlin with the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin and SETA Network, London  Further events planned in Spain, France and the Netherlands The conference and workshop on Innovation in Solar Building Skins & Energy Efficiency towards Sustainable Cities took… Read more »

ABB Ability supports India’s clean-energy future

April 26, 2018 – ABB inaugurates innovative microgrid with battery energy storage at its Vadodora manufacturing campus – a first in India. ABB’s world-class power institute to train customers on latest technologies ABB today inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodora manufacturing facility in Gujarat, India. This is the company’s largest facility in India,… Read more »

Siemens awarded long-term service agreement for Canadian cogeneration project

Siemens has received an order from Inter Pipeline Ltd (“Inter Pipeline”) to provide long-term service for two SGT-800 gas turbine generator sets in Canada. The units are scheduled for operation at the Central Utilities Block (CUB), part of the company’s Heartland Petrochemical Complex currently under construction in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland near Fort Saskatchewan. The 25-year… Read more »

DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN INVERTERS HAVE ENORMOUS MARKET POTENTIAL

At Intersolar Europe, leading manufacturers and experts will showcase how digital solutions and business models are driving the market for inverters Munich, April 26, 2018 – Inverters have become all-rounders, used not just for converting direct current into alternating current but for analyzing and controlling PV installations as well as solar batteries, power-to-heat and smart… Read more »

Meyer Burger enters into Preferred Partnership Agreement with Mondragon Assembly to collaborate on module equipment development and outsource the manufacture of its SWCT™ equipment

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces that it has entered into a Preferred Partnership Agreement (PPA) with Mondragon Assembly Group, a global specialist in the development of automation and assembly solutions and an internationally recognized producer of equipment for the manufacture of solar modules. Both Meyer Burger and Mondragon view this as… Read more »

Software competence at system builder teamtechnik

Automation today is smart – and it generates enormous data volumes. It enables quick and easy analysis and monitoring of processes and products and their constant optimization. At Automatica, teamtechnik Group will be demonstrating how they are reinventing system building with their software competence and in-house software development. As a result, data security and evaluation,… Read more »

First Hornsea Project One Substation topside installed

The first Hornsea Project One substation topside, Z12, has been installed at the site 120km off the Yorkshire coast. Hornsea Project One will be the biggest wind farm in the world when it is operational in 2020, taking the record from Orsted’s Walney Extension wind farm whose final turbine was installed this week. 174 turbines… Read more »

Double win for Tekmar Energy as they support Van Oord on Deutsche Bucht and BorWin3

Tekmar Energy (Tekmar), the global leader in Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for offshore wind farms has been awarded multiple contracts by Van Oord to supply their systems for both the Deutsche Bucht and BorWin3 projects. Deutsche Bucht is a 252 MW offshore wind farm owned by Northland Power which will consist of 31 8 MW… Read more »

Ideol to team up with Acacia Renewables to develop Japan’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm

French floating offshore wind leader Ideol and Acacia Renewables, a wholly owned Japanese renewable energy development platform of Macquarie Capital, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in March aiming at developing Japan’s first utility scale commercial floating offshore wind farm. Both companies are working together, in the development of the project off the coast of… Read more »

Huawei Supports BayWa r.e. to Build Don Rodrigo The biggest single PV plant in Spain and the first to be subsidy-free

Huawei and BayWa r.e., have signed a deal to build Don Rodrigo, which will become the biggest single-site PV plant in Spain and the first truly subsidy-free fully commercialized utility-scale PV plant in the world. Huawei will provide its fully digitalized Smart PV Solution complete with a combination of SUN2000-60KTL and SUN2000-100KTL inverters.. This will… Read more »

Nordex launches N133/4.8 for strong-wind sites

Hamburg, 26 April 2018. The Nordex Group is extending its Delta4000 product series introduced in autumn 2017 to include a turbine especially designed for strong-wind sites: the N133/4.8. The rotor blade from the proven N131 turbine has been integrated into the Delta4000 series for the N133/4.8. By combining this rotor blade with the hub and… Read more »

Meyer Burger awarded contract for about CHF 16 million from an existing Asian customer for its MAiA® and FABiA® cell coating equipment

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of a repeat order for its high performance MAiA® platform and the first industrial order for its integrated FABiA® system from a major Asian customer. The MAiA® and the FABiA® both deliver an impressive throughput of over 4,800 wafers per hour for… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa secures its largest ever wind turbine order of 300 MW in India

• It is also the company’s first order for the SG 2.1-122 turbine • Siemens Gamesa will install 143 turbines and maintain the complex for 10 years Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s positioning in India has received an important boost with this order, its largest ever in this market. Under the terms of the EPC contract… Read more »

My Fuel Consumption: a new application to help shipowners comply with new regulations for energy efficiency management

Bureau Veritas’ My Fuel Consumption, now issued in ‘Phase 1’, is an application to guide owners through the regulatory requirements of IMO’s data collection system (DCS) and EU MRV My Fuel Consumption makes compliance more straightforward, with a digitized process – from submitting IMO–DCS plans to receiving confirmations and statements of compliance A ‘Phase 2’… Read more »

Huawei Supports BayWa r.e. to Build Don Rodrigo The biggest single PV plant in Spain and the first to be subsidy-free.

Huawei and BayWa r.e., have signed a deal to build Don Rodrigo, which will become the biggest single-site PV plant in Spain and the first truly subsidy-free fully commercialized utility-scale PV plant in the world. Huawei will provide its fully digitalized Smart PV Solution complete with a combination of SUN2000-60KTL and SUN2000-100KTL inverters. This will… Read more »

VARTA Storage Top 3 in European Home Energy Storage Systems

According to the EuPD, the company was ranked bronze among domestic storage system providers on the European continent in 2017 In 2017, VARTA Storage from Nördlingen was the third-largest supplier of energy storage systems for private use in Europe. The ranking was conducted by EuPD Research, the Bonn-based market and opinion research institute, in its… Read more »

Ampelmann opens dedicated offshore wind base in Hamburg

Tim Börner has been appointed as Business Development Manager Offshore Wind Germany Delft, 25 April 2018 Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access solutions, has opened its first office in Germany, in response to growing business in the offshore wind sector. The new base, located in Hamburg, will be led by Tim Börner, who has… Read more »

FLIR thermal imaging cameras used for early warning of fire preventing huge losses for energy company

For companies involved in waste management, spontaneous fires are a fact of life and the critical issue is therefore to detect an outbreak as efficiently as possible and prevent it spreading. For one such company in Sweden, FLIR thermal imaging cameras have played an essential role in this effort since 2016. Jönköping Energi turns up… Read more »

Fraunhofer ISE and teamtechnik Demonstrate Industrial Maturity of Electrically Conductive Adhesives for Silicon Solar Cells

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and teamtechnik, an international leader in production technology, report that it is now possible to connect high efficiency solar cells using electrically conductive adhesives in series production. The results of the joint research project »KleVer« show that the adhesive technology is ready for the market and can… Read more »

Deutsche Windtechnik is entering US market

The independent full-scope multi-brand specialist Deutsche Windtechnik is entering the US market – The high quality of service and flexible contract options provided by the company enable new optimization potential for US operators Houston, Texas, USA / Bremen, Germany, April 24, 2018  Deutsche Windtechnik Inc. was established at the end of 2017 and is now… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa selected to supply 225 MW for U.S. wind project

• Siemens Gamesa to supply 98 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines • Blades and nacelles and hubs to come from Fort Madison, Iowa, and Hutchinson, Kansas, facilities, respectively Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) announced today that the company will supply 98 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for an undisclosed project located in Kansas. The wind farm will span across… Read more »

Final Turbines Installed at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

The final turbines at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, have now been installed. All 87 turbines are now installed at the Walney Extension wind farm, which is a shared-ownership project between Ørsted (50%) and two leading Danish pension funds PFA (25%) and PKA (25%). The 659MW wind farm has… Read more »

Nordex Group awarded contract for 147 MW in South Africa

Hamburg, 24 April 2018. With the signing of the power purchase agreement by public-sector utility Eskom, the contract for the installation of the South African wind farm “Roggeveld” has now also come into effect. This order for the Nordex Group entails 47 AW125/3150 and AW125/3000 turbines with a combined capacity of around 147 megawatts and… Read more »

Meyer Burger will take patent infringement lawsuit regarding its Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS) technology to the next level of jurisdiction

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) has been informed that the Nanjing Intermediate Court has made a first instance judgment to dismiss Meyer Burger’s litigation claims regarding the patent infringement lawsuit which Meyer Burger (Switzerland) Ltd filed against Wuxi Shangji Automation Co, Ltd. claiming that Wuxi Shangji Automation’s wire saw WSK027BL infringes Meyer… Read more »

CAPE Holland- Vibro Lifting Tool

Vibro Lifting Tool drives 6.5m monopile CAPE Holland has recently achieved another milestone with its Vibro Lifting Tool  (VLT) on the Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam. A large 6.5m diameter monopile was successfully upended and driven to target penetration. Free hanging from the Matador 3 of Bonn and Mees the VLT only needed a net driving… Read more »

Over 150 UK businesses attend EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond in Abu Dhabi

UK-UAE bilateral trade event supported by ADNOC, the UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry, DEWA and the Department for International Trade Abu Dhabi, UAE, April 23 2018: On 17 April in Abu Dhabi, the EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond conference and exhibition brought together major Gulf energy companies with representative from over 150 UK… Read more »

Statoil unveils plans to support SMEs develop new technology at subsea seminar

UK subsea companies will learn how the world’s largest offshore operator plans to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) develop new technologies in a bid to become the world’s most carbon-efficient oil and gas producer at an event in Aberdeen tomorrow (24th April). Those attending the lunch and learn at The Chester Hotel, will hear… Read more »

Semco Maritime generated positive operating result in 2017

Even though oil and gas prices increased during the year, the majority of 2017 was characterised by continued low activity and tough competition in the oil and gas industry. Towards the end of the year, demand from customers increased in this business area, which remains important to Semco Maritime. The hesitant market and continued price… Read more »

First offshore export cable section laid at Hornsea Project One

Tideway BV have successfully laid the first offshore export cable section at Hornsea Project One, Ørsted’s massive 1.2GW offshore wind farm. The wind farm will be located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast, and three high voltage subsea power cables will carry electricity from three offshore substations to shore. Tideway BV is carrying out the cable… Read more »

meteocontrol, viasys partner to revolutionize solar monitoring in the United States

Augsburg/Chicago, April 19, 2018 – meteocontrol North America, a subsidiary of meteocontrol GmbH in Germany, and viasys Intelligent Video GmbH are set to revolutionize solar monitoring in the United States PV market by entering into a long-term partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to offer PV-system operators a turn-key monitoring solution at a great… Read more »