Category: Renewable News

Where the Sun Meets the Sea: Offshore Floating-PV Powers Singapore’s Journey Toward Carbon Neutrality

The market for solar energy is heating up worldwide, with more and more countries joining the Race to Zero, “a global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, [and] investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery,” to directly quote the United Nations. This is a concerted, global effort to fight against… Read more »

Jan De Nul orders innovative Motion-Compensated Pile Gripper for its Floating Installation Vessel Les Alizés

Jan De Nul awards Imeca the design and manufacture of a highly advanced electrical Motion-Compensated Pile Gripper for its Floating Installation Vessel, Les Alizés. Jan De Nul continues to invest in new mission equipment to find solutions for next generation offshore wind installation challenges. The innovative Imeca pile gripper, including X-Laboratory Technology, increases operational control… Read more »

Malvern Panalytical releases Hydro Insight: A deeper level of materials insights

Malvern Panalytical, a leading analytical instrumentation supplier, today launches the Hydro Insight, a game-changing dynamic imaging accessory for its Mastersizer 3000 particle sizing instrument. The Hydro Insight provides an ‘extra pair of eyes’ for researchers, scientists, and quality control managers. Through real-time particle imaging, this tool helps them to see beyond particle size – powering… Read more »

Synhelion receives support from Innosuisse to further develop solar storage technology

Synhelion and Empa are conducting a joint research project, co-funded by the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse, to further develop a high-temperature energy storage solution that is a key component in the production of climate-friendly solar fuels. The project will enable the cost-effective and scalable storage of high-temperature solar heat at over 1’000 °C for the first… Read more »

PV cleaning expert SunBrush® mobil partners with construction enterprise United Motors & Heavy Equipment Co. (L.L.C) – U.A.E.

Lachen, Germany, July 6, 2021. The construction machinery group United Motors & Heavy Equipment Co LLC (UMHE) from United Arab Emirates – U.A.E. is now exclusively selling SunBrush® mobil cleaning machines in the Middle East. As a full service partner, UMHE is also responsible for installing and commissioning as well as servicing and maintaining all… Read more »

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

UPTIME awarded 3 contracts for VARD service operation vessels. Uptime International AS (UPTIME) has been awarded 3 contracts from Vard Singapore Pte Ltd for the supply of 3 walk to work systems to be included on their new build vessels for North Star Renewables to be built at VARD’s Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam…. Read more »

Q CELLS and Samsung Electronics enter into ‘Zero Energy Home’ business partnership

By connecting the devices and software platforms of both companies, Q CELLS and Samsung Electronics will build ‘Zero Energy Homes’ for energy independence and carbon reduction, creating synergy in the global residential energy market. [Seoul, South Korea, July 5, 2021] Q CELLS has announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with… Read more »

Polytech ice detection for Enercon wind turbines

Munich/Bramming, July 05, 2021 – The integration of the Polytech ice detection system into Enercon wind turbines has been completed. This deep integration enables automatic stop and restart of wind turbines. The system is available both as a series product via the WTG manufacturers and for retrofitting the majority of Enercon’s turbine portfolio via Polytech. Increased yield and reduced downtime for the coming… Read more »

OX2 secures 57 MW in the Renewable Energy sources (RES) auction in Poland

OX2 has won a Polish auction for renewable energy, obtaining support for a wind farm project with a total capacity of 57 MW. The auction result strengthens the presence of OX2 on the Polish market, where the company is currently constructing four wind farms with a total capacity of 129.1 MW and developing onshore wind… Read more »

Nordex Group receives order for 45 MW in Poland from OX2

Hamburg, 5 July 2021. Another project that will support Poland’s energy transition by expanding the country’s renewable energy capacity and reducing dependency on power production from fossil fuels: end of June, Swedish wind farm developer OX2 placed an order with the Nordex Group to supply 15 N117/3000 turbines for the “Huszlew” wind farm. The order… Read more »

Ranger Signs Industry Veteran Oliver Auston

New South Wales, Australia-based Ranger Lifting has named industry veteran Oliver Auston technical consultant. He will continue to serve as a Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) board representative. Auston was co-founder of the UK brand Checkmate, a height safety pioneer, and has served on the LEEA board for over a decade, including a tenure as… Read more »

Solar Systems Learn To Swim: Research and Industry Join Forces to Perform Long-Term Tests On Different System Designs

Floating photovoltaic power plants can contribute to the expansion of renewable energy without taking up land. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, RWE Renewables and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) are working together to further develop this innovative technology with other partners. In the joint research project PV2Float, the partners are… Read more »

Preparations ramp up for Extreme E’s Arctic X Prix

2 July 2021, London: Extreme E’s Arctic X Prix in Greenland is just under two months’ away and the series’ operations team have just completed their latest recce to the race site in Kangerlussuaq as preparations continue for the very first motorsport event to ever take place in the country. James Taylor, Chief Championship Officer, Extreme… Read more »

Inspired ground source heating solution being installed in UK’s first net-zero carbon retirement community

Ground source heat pumps manufactured and installed by market-leader, the Kensa Group, will deliver the lowest carbon heating solution for the UK’s first net-zero carbon retirement community, creating a sustainable future for older generations. The Millfield Green site in Caddington, Central Bedfordshire, will provide 200 sustainable new-build homes specifically designed to accommodate older people’s needs…. Read more »

Imeon announces compatibility with the Italian battery manufacturer Weco.

This new compatibility between IMEON solar hybrid inverters and Weco’s Dual Voltage and Low Voltage batteries will increase the versatility of IMEON inverters. Weco’s Dual Voltage battery is specifically designed for industrial and residential use, for high or low voltage systems. The Low Voltage battery can be mounted directly on the wall, or stacked as… Read more »

Mainstream Renewable Power Successfully Completes the Final Phase of c.US$1.8 billion Wind and Solar Financing Deal in Chile

1 July 2021, [Dublin / Santiago] – Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power (“Mainstream” or “The Company”), has achieved financial close for the third and final phase of its “Andes Renovables” wind and solar platform in Chile. The c. US$182 million in debt raised will be used to build the “Copihue” phase which… Read more »

SME power prices reach record highs

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) power prices have continued to rise in Q221, reaching the highest level since our records began in Q212, according to the latest research from Cornwall Insight’s Pricing in the SME power market report. Over the past quarter, prices have increased by 5.82% to average at 18.99p/kWh at the PC3 6MWh… Read more »

DNV achieves CNAS accreditation for certification of wind turbines and components for use in China

Hamburg, 30 June 2021 – DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is now fully accredited by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service). This allows DNV to offer type certification of wind turbines and component certification of gearboxes, rotor blades and generators for products destined for Chinese wind power projects. DNV predicts in its latest… Read more »

SEACAT SERVICES CHAMPIONS OFFSHORE WIND DECARBONISATION AS FIRST ADOPTER OF CARBON MANAGEMENT PLAN

Class-leading OESV operator commits to pioneering trajectory of emissions reduction with Cedar Marine, calls for higher standards of environmental performance for offshore wind support Cowes, 1 July: Class-leading OESV operator Seacat Services (Seacat) today sets the standard for low-emissions offshore wind support as the first business to adopt the Carbon Management Plan; a first of… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology launches private placement of up to 160 mn new shares and a private placement of approx. EUR 125 mn green convertible bonds due 2027 by way of accelerated book building process

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX: MBTN, “Meyer Burger” or the “Company”) today announces the launch of concurrent non-public offerings to professional investors of up to 160 million newly issued registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 per share (the “New Shares”) and approx. EUR 125 million green senior unsecured guaranteed convertible bonds due… Read more »

Changes to the management at IBC SOLAR AG

Bad Staffelstein / Germany – IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage, announces personnel and structural changes to the company’s management. Mr. Patrik Danz will complete the corporate management of IBC SOLAR AG as Chief Sales Officer (CSO). Together with the board members Stefan Horstmann (COO), Lars Degendorfer (CFO) and… Read more »

Meyer Burger successfully raises CHF 80 million from the private placement of new shares and EUR 145 million from the private placement of green convertible bonds

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX: MBTN, “Meyer Burger” or the “Company”) today announces that it has successfully raised CHF 80 million through the placement of 155,339,805 newly issued registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.05 per share (the “New Shares”), by way of an accelerated bookbuilding. Additionally, Meyer Burger’s German subsidiary MBT Systems… Read more »

RWE joins forces with Polish maritime industry to strengthen the offshore wind sector in Poland

Collaboration agreements signed with LOTOS Petrobaltic, Polish Ocean Lines and the Port of Gdynia Authority RWE Renewables accelerates the development of the offshore supply chain in Poland: The company, via its Polish subsidiary Baltic Trade & Invest Sp. z o.o., has recently signed a series of agreements (Letters of Intent) with Polish companies from the… Read more »

NOVA INNOVATION AND SABELLA JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP TIDAL ENERGY PROJECTS IN FRANCE AND UK

Nova Innovation and SABELLA are pleased to announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two leading tidal energy technology companies. The collaboration will accelerate development of tidal energy sites for both Scottish and French companies, combining expertise to drive rapid scale up of installed capacity in the tidal energy sector in both the UK… Read more »

NKT confirms high-voltage turnkey order for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm

As informed in Company Announcement no. 26 of 23 November 2020, NKT had entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the third phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank C. Now, NKT has secured the… Read more »

EconPol Europe: Flexibility in Monetary Policy and Fiscal Rules Makes European Monetary Union More Resilient to Shocks

The EMU should create monetary and fiscal  mechanisms to safeguard its irreversibility in exceptional situations. This is one of the lessons learned from past crises, as shown in a recent study by the research network EconPol. “The financial crisis and the coronavirus crisis have shown that either monetary policy or fiscal policy, or both,  should… Read more »

Dellner Bubenzer Relaunches at AIST

Dellner Brakes, owner of Pintsch Bubenzer, will relaunch as Dellner Bubenzer today (29 June, 2021) at the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Conference and Exposition (Booth 2303), which is taking place 28 June to 1 July at Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A new website has also gone live at www.dellnerbubenzer.com. Dellner Brakes… Read more »

RWE successful in Polish renewables auctions

Company receives Contract for Difference for 48-megawatt onshore wind farm Znin Solar projects with a total capacity of 29 megawatts awarded Commissioning of RWE’s new renewables assets expected in 2022 and 2023 RWE is growing its renewables portfolio in Poland: The company secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) from the Polish Energy Regulatory Office for… Read more »

WATERWORKS OFFSHORE CONCEPTS COMMUNITY POISED TO GROWTH!

As a part of strategic growth, Waterworks Offshore Concepts GmbH is proud to announce the addition of Mr. Stefan Eberhardt in the key position of Ship & Finance Broker. Stefan has vast experience in the maritime industry with a fundamental knowledge in shipbroking and ship-finance. In 2016, Stefan completed the extra-occupational “Ship Finance Manager” program… Read more »

Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoy Geo-data to support Vietnam’s renewable energy transition

Fugro and PTSC G&S, a lead provider of diversified technical services for energy and other industries in Vietnam and South-East Asia, have signed a contract with Enterprize Energy Group to supply, install and operate a SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoy at Vietnam’s Thang Long Offshore Wind Farm site. From July 2021, the device will record continuous… Read more »

First Fronius Solhub Being Implemented

(Wels, 06/29/2021) Austrian energy solutions expert Fronius is installing the first H2 customer system in Austria. The Fronius Solhub is a system solution for the local production, storage, and use of green hydrogen. The customer is the SAN Group, which in the future will produce up to 100 kg of green hydrogen per day at its… Read more »

NOVA INNOVATION AND SABELLA JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP TIDAL ENERGY PROJECTS IN FRANCE AND UK

Nova Innovation and SABELLA are pleased to announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two leading tidal energy technology companies.  The collaboration will accelerate development of tidal energy sites for both Scottish and French companies, combining expertise to drive rapid scale up of installed capacity in the tidal energy sector in both the UK… Read more »

STRYDE AND REALTIMESEISMIC UNLOCK HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE 3D SEISMIC ACQUISITION FOR GEOTHERMAL MARKET

Geothermal industry no longer constrained by cost of seismic acquisition – partnership allows for new seismic opportunities in under-served industry Innovative node can be carried in a backpack and deployed almost anywhere without affecting the environment London, 28 June 2021 – Pioneering seismic technology provider STRYDE today announces its nodes were used by realtimeseismic, a… Read more »

Alfa Laval and Wallenius agree on a joint venture to develop modern wind propulsion

With an aim to radically reduce the marine industry’s carbon footprint and overall emissions, Alfa Laval and Wallenius have announced their intent to form a new 50/50 joint venture. AlfaWall Oceanbird will focus on the development and realization of technology for fully wind-powered vessel propulsion. Sailing away from fossil fuels Alfa Laval and Wallenius are… Read more »