Network of over 100 Mayors and local government leaders along with Siemens UK call on Chancellor and PM to invest £5bn into Local Energy Recovery as part of stimulus package £5bn of development funding would unlock £100bn worth of schemes; increasing the current pipeline of £0.85bn by more than 100 times £40bn for energy efficiency… Read more »
Despite industry challenges, opportunities are emerging for new competitors to establish a footprint in the future automotive market July 1, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new Leaderboard Report from Guidehouse Insights evaluates the strategy and execution of 21 electric vehicle (EV) upstarts, with Rivian, NIO, and Nikola ranked as the leading market players. Interest… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight Australia highlights that the energy transition in New South Wales (NSW) over the next decade will need to gather pace significantly. The below graph shows that renewables have contributed an average of ~10% of total generation in NSW in the last four years. Over that same period, coal generators (exiting the… Read more »
innogy’s renewables and gas storage businesses as well as stake in KELAG integrated into new RWE – 2,700 employees switch to RWE Group New RWE enlarges global footprint – sites on 4 continents and in 40 countries Rolf Martin Schmitz, CEO of RWE AG: “This is the day we have been working towards for two… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, announced today the start of commercial operation of Windpark Deil, a 21 MW wind farm located in the municipality of West Betuwe in Gelderland, the Netherlands. Windpark Deil consists of five Vestas V136-4.2 MW wind turbines, each with a hub height of 140 meters, a… Read more »
While most countries have found strategies against the further spreading of the virus and are opening up again, mass events are still not recommended. But the moving trends of solar and storage technology and industry cannot be halted for months to come. Therefore, the two globally recognized business platforms Joint Forces for Solar and the… Read more »
Large 45 MW-dc output enough to power 40,500 households*1; power generation capacity of 76,373 MWh/year*2 Hamburg, 30 June 2020 – Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ)*3 announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including T&T Group Joint Stock Company (T&T)*4 of Vietnam and… Read more »
Demand for ‘non-damage’ cyber risk cover increases in line with reliance on remote working practices and digital monitoring systems London, June 30, 2020 – GCube Insurance (GCube), the leading provider of insurance services for renewable energy projects, has emphasised that renewable energy asset owners relying more heavily on digital systems during the current period of lockdown… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight Ireland highlights that as the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted across Ireland, energy demand in the Single Electricity Market (SEM) has increased. Weekday demand has risen by 3% (3GWh) on average, with current weekday demand levels averaging 94GWh since the lockdown restrictions started to ease on 18 May. Joe Camish Analyst at… Read more »
Unique product line from portable, ready-to-go solutions to comprehensive client-specific solutions for new substations and running systems “Keeping the distance”: how our switchgear viewing systems improve occupational safety Reliable switch device status is a safety requirement in power grids. However, hard-to-access viewports and sparks from switching processes make direct visual observation difficult and dangerous in… Read more »
Northumberland-based offshore technology supplier Osbit is celebrating a decade in business. Osbit began operations at its Riding Mill headquarters 10 years ago with three owner-directors, now four, all engineers and soon established a powerful engineering team. Over the course of 10 years, Osbit has delivered a number of offshore technology firsts to support its global… Read more »
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of gases at atmospheric pressure Easy operation with new software Compact design and low detection limit Asslar, Germany, June 29, 2020. OmniStar and ThermoStar GSD 350 are compact, portable benchtop analyzers for analyzing gases at atmospheric pressure. They are particularly used for applications in chemical processes, in the semiconductor industry,… Read more »
K2 Systems will present the new mounting systems and service features at the SOCO 2020 digital solar conference on 30 June 2020. In view of the current Covid-19 situation and the cancelled Smarter E event in Munich, the SOCO conference offers an ideal opportunity for contactless exchanges. With its new products, the company provides its… Read more »
Ingeteam will accompany the company “Corporación Multi Inversiones” (CMI) for the use of IOT INGEBOARDS. The agreement includes a long-term maintenance commitment integrating more than 700 MW of power. The pioneering software tool allows the generation of indicators based on the analysis of all the information available at the facility (SCADA, CMMS, CMS,…) enabling an… Read more »
NKT has been awarded its largest order ever of over EUR 1bn by TenneT and TransnetBW. The contracts comprise the supply and installation of a 525 kV XLPE high-voltage DC (direct current) onshore cable system with a route length of approx. 750 km for the German SuedLink corridor. The SuedLink corridor comprises two power cable… Read more »
Edinburgh: 29 June 2020: Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Enso Energy have announced they are working together in a UK solar development joint venture. The partnership was established with the aim to create one of the UK’s largest subsidy-free solar and battery storage portfolios, which will deliver clean energy to communities and businesses across the… Read more »
26 June 2020: Recent industry study by RES (Renewable Energy Systems) finds Lidar to be ‘faster’ at wind measurements than met masts presenting an opportunity to restart stalled wind projects safely and quickly Embracing this opportunity, New Zealand engineering consultancy Energy3 has confirmed the immediate recovery of four wind development projects in New Zealand and… Read more »
First concrete tower factory in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Production facility creates 300 direct new jobs Hamburg, 26 June 2020. A new green start to the economy creates jobs. The latest example is the Nordex Group’s concrete tower factory in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. In Motilla del Palancar the wind turbine manufacturer is now starting the construction… Read more »
Q CELLS, a renowned total energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, and Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of solar microinverters, today announced a strategic partnership to develop Enphase Energized™ Q CELLS AC Modules (ACMs) based on… Read more »
New statistics released today (June 25) by the UK Government show renewable electricity generation in Scotland increased by 28% compared to the same quarter in 2019. Generation from onshore wind turbines, the cheapest form of new electricity generation, increased by 25% to 7,385 GWh, and record rainfall boosted hydro generation by 38% to 2,264 GWh…. Read more »
Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “We welcome the Committee’s recognition that extensive electrification of transport and heating, supported by a major expansion of renewable power generation, is required to meet our climate targets, and that investments in low-carbon infrastructure must be at the heart of measures to restore economic growth…. Read more »
Pettenbach/Wels, 06/25/2020 – What began in 1945 as a one-man business based on a simple idea is now part of the industrial landscape: we’re talking about the Austrian family-owned company Fronius, which has grown over the past three quarters of a century from a regional repair shop to a global player in the fields of… Read more »
One year on from the launch of MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extreme Environments), the project reports breakthroughs in its quest to demonstrate an end-to-end autonomous inspect and repair mission to offshore wind farms. MIMRee, awarded a £4.2 million grant from Innovate UK, is one of offshore wind’s most ambitious robotics project to… Read more »
Thursday, June 25, 2020 — Following the signing of the early works agreement in April 2020, CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has now taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of ‘Green Jade’, which is the first floating DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. ‘Green Jade’ will feature an exceptional… Read more »
A research team from the School of Life Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a novel method for extracting enzymes from bacteria, which lowers the production cost yet improves the enzyme’s stability. It also opens up a new avenue for the enzymatic production of biodiesel, an eco-friendly and effective substitute… Read more »
The effects of the fall in energy demand due to the COVID-19 lockdown accompanied with a high penetration of renewables on the transmission system has seen the activity on the Balancing Mechanism (BM) increase. This increase in accepted volume on the BM is reflected in BSUoS charges. The average half-hourly BSUoS charge in April and… Read more »
Leading azimuth propulsion expert, Steerprop, has long traditions on customer centricity and technologically demanding solutions that have a real impact on ship performance. To continue to strenghten customer relations and commitment Steerprop has merged sales and project management with the appointment of Mr. Juho Rekola as the new Director Sales and Project Management of the… Read more »
Manufacturers are looking to add more capable advanced driver assist systems and expand the availability of partially automated systems to conventional vehicles June 24, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the market for sensing technologies and compute platforms for automated driving, providing sales forecasts for various levels of… Read more »
New study shows every gigawatt of renewable energy installed in Scotland adds £133 million to economy and creates 1,500 jobs Demand for low-carbon skills boosted worldwide – countries with £2.9 trillion now placing green bounce-back at heart of plans ‘No other industry but renewables provides the opportunity for investment, improvement of health and tackling the… Read more »
UXOcontrol, the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation solutions expert, which was appointed as specialist contractor to complete the UXO identification campaign for the Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm, has now completed the scope on time and under budget. Located approximately 15km off the south-east coast of Aberdeen, at water depths ranging between 60m to 80m, Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm is the… Read more »
A world-leading authority on offshore renewable energy, Professor Deborah Greaves OBE, has been named as one of the country’s leading female engineers. Professor Greaves, Head of the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, has been listed by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) among its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability…. Read more »
ABB Turbocharging has introduced a holistic service package that offers shipowners financial predictability and peace of mind while reducing complexity and enabling greater insight into equipment health. Turbo MarineCare offers a turnkey solution to maintenance at a fixed price, providing continuous cover from drydock to drydock. Designed for customers with turbochargers for two-stroke engines, the… Read more »
Linxon is supporting Petrofac to deliver the turnkey onshore substation and supply, install and commission the HVAC equipment for the offshore substation of the Seagreen offshore wind farm project. The Linxon EPC scope includes the design, supply and construction of all onshore civil works and the HVAC electrical system equipment at both the onshore Tealing… Read more »
NEW Cost-Saving Package Measures DNI, DHI, and GHI EKO Instruments Europe B.V. (The Hague, Netherlands) today (24/06/2020) announced the launch of the MS-90 Plus+, a new total solar irradiance measurement solution combining the companies industry-leading MS-80 Class A Pyranometer, an original C-Box smart interface, and the unique internal rotating mirror design of the MS-90 DNI… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa will supply 13 turbines with outputs ranging from 3.6 MW to 4.1 MW, various rotor diameters and hub heights of up to 165 meters Close cooperation with project developer SL NaturEnergie and tower supplier Max Bögl Wind AG reduces project costs The order includes delivery, installation, connection and a service contract for 20… Read more »
The COVID-19 lockdown had a significant impact on Great Britain’s (GB) electricity demand, causing it to drop by almost 15-20% compared to the previous year. However, analysis by Cornwall Insight shows that as GB has slowly started to ease out of lockdown and some sectors start to reopen, electricity demand is beginning to recover. The… Read more »