The third in the series of research papers from Cornwall Insight in partnership with Complete Strategy and Shakespeare Martineau has been released. Future Networks – RIIO2-ED2 investigates the interaction of regional flexibility markets with network company price controls. Key findings of the report are: The transition from Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to Distribution System Operator… Read more »
Category: Renewable News
Stonewater and Kensa pilot smart city scheme
A local energy system demonstrator project aiming to evidence how ground source heat pumps with smart heating controls can reduce heating costs for residents, whilst also lowering carbon emissions, is officially underway in Oxford. Leading housing provider Stonewater has partnered with Kensa Contracting to have 60 of its homes at Blackbird Leys installed with Kensa’s… Read more »
MHO-Co creates the future hybrid CTVs
The Danish shipping company MHO-Co has designed two new hybrid catamarans where modern electric motors saves on weight, space and emission for the benefit of the environment as well as fuel economy in the offshore wind industry. But that is not all. The 35-meter CTVs are designed to be ready for other environmentally friendly technologies… Read more »
The Ingeteam Group leads the wind sector with its technologies.
It is a global leader in the supply of wind energy converters, with an installed power of 50 GW; and it accumulates more tan 9 GW maintained wind power. 38 GW of Indar wind generators supplies, and it is the only independent manufacturer with own production in the United States. 30% of the wind energy… Read more »
New FuturaSun Silk Pro module, a combination of Pro elements: in the wafer, cell, and module
FuturaSun further expands its range and offers the Silk Pro module, a technological evolution of the Silk module, which has been very popular and available on the market for three years. The Italian FuturaSun team has designed an upgrade with surprising new results. Introducing Silk Pro, and in that “Pro” exists real technological growth. The… Read more »
The Energy Sectors Leading Economies in 2020
Research by British Business Energy reveals the economies powered by the energy sector The USA, China and Russia named as the world’s top energy earners Over 46% of the Netherlands nominal GDP is created by the energy sector – home to Royal Dutch Shell Hong Kong has the highest amount of energy-related employees per 1,000… Read more »
Responding to news that a multi-million pound fund has been set up to help the energy sector recover from the dual economic impacts of coronavirus and the oil and gas price crash;
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Today’s announcement of a £62 million fund to help the energy sector accelerate its transition to net-zero emissions is welcome, particularly in its reiteration of the importance of pursuing a ‘green, low-carbon recovery’ from the coronavirus pandemic. “It is vital that recovery does not ‘lock-in’ fossil fuel… Read more »
Saitec secures offshore site in BiMEP to install the first grid-connected floating wind turbine in Spain
DemoSATH is a concrete floating foundation using a 2MW turbine to be installed off the coast of Biscay (Spain), in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP). About 70% of the project budget will be supplied by local Basque companies. SATH will become the World’s 9th technology to reach multi-MW prototype level, the 5th European one,… Read more »
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker DELFZIJL, June 10 – Ampelmann, Royal Niestern Sander and Royal Wagenborg signed an agreement for the supply of an ice-strengthened walk-2-work gangway. This system will be installed on the newbuild shallow draught icebreaking walk-to-work vessel that will… Read more »
New Alfa Laval PureSOx Express offers easy access to SOx scrubber advantages
For smaller vessels like handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a scrubber for SOx compliance has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval PureSOx Express makes it simple for these vessels to continue using HFO and comply with SOx regulations. The new PureSOx Express is an open-loop PureSOx system, but one delivered… Read more »
New Solis Hybrid Inverter Equips EU Homeowners with Maximum Storage Benefits
Zhejiang, China and Rome, Italy – June 10, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, debuts its latest hybrid energy storage inverter across EU markets. The three-phase Solis-HVES (High Voltage Energy Storage) will be rolled out to homeowners in Italy, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, South Africa… Read more »
The effects of lockdown on the Balancing Mechanism
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent lockdown restrictions have impacted GB’s energy market, with record low demand and wholesale prices. These changes in market conditions have seen National Grid as the Electricity System Operator (ESO) face operational challenges in balancing the electricity system. Research from Cornwall Insight highlights that during April and May 2020, the… Read more »
C-Job Naval Architects delivers TSHD design to GLDD
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the basic design package of the trailing suction hopper dredger to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. GLDD called on C-Job, the global independent ship design and engineering company, to develop their TSHD for beach nourishing and channel maintenance activities. Working closely together with the American dredge industry leader, C-Job… Read more »
GLOBAL OFFSHORE PROVES NEW PRE-LAY PLOUGH TECHNOLOGY ON ITS FIRST PROJECT WITH VATTENFALL
Aberdeen, Wednesday 10 June 2020. Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets and part of the Global Marine Group, has completed their first phase of work at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak site utilising the new PLP240 asset for boulder clearance… Read more »
Crown Estate Scotland has today (June 10) announced the launch of ScotWind Leasing, the first round of offshore wind leasing in Scottish waters for a decade.
Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “With a quarter of all Europe’s offshore wind resource, new generations of turbines which enable us to capture it more efficiently than ever and an offshore workforce which is constantly upskilling, the stage is set for the further development of offshore wind in Scotland. “Today’s announcement by… Read more »
Engineering giant Siemens launches new business in UK to slash cost and carbon for large energy users
Siemens launches Energy Solutions to help large energy users (including themselves) to reduce costs while increasing productivity, efficiency and resilience. The aim is to reduce carbon footprint, even for those with limited risk appetite and budget. The Energy Solutions Team is led by Faye Bowser, who joined Siemens as a mechanical engineering technical apprentice in… Read more »
Bristol-based firm Sennen wins major new client
New technology will give Foresight clear vision of its assets Bristol-based technology company Sennen, whose bespoke software enables safer and more efficient renewable energy operations, has won a major new client. Leading renewable energy infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group LLP (Foresight) is now working with Sennen to deploy a system that underpins… Read more »
Ingeteam the first central inverter manufacturer to be certified to NTS UE 2016-631 (the new European network code).
Ingeteam has become the first central inverter manufacturer to be certified under the Technical Supervision Regulation of conformity (NTS) with Regulation EU 2016-631, specifically for its central inverters in the Ingecon® Sun Power range and its EMS Plant Controller system. With this certificate, Ingeteam is getting ahead of the mandatory compliance requirement that will come… Read more »
EM-POWER EUROPE TO BROADEN ITS FOCUS STARTING IN 2021
Munich/Pforzheim, June 9, 2020 – For the past two decades, Germany’s energy landscape has been undergoing a radical transformation. The government has agreed to eliminate the use of nuclear power, and phasing out coal is also within reach. Plans to shut down power plants that can supply baseload power are spurring discussions about supply security… Read more »
Two market leaders are joining forces
Solar-Log™ now also compatible with E3DC storage The Solar-Log™ energy management system is now also compatible with E3DC‘s solar power storage units. Both companies are pleased about this new cooperation. With the integration of the open-system energy manager Solar-Log™, the storage units from the Osnabrück-based company E3DC are compatible with almost all inverters on the… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Cumulative Capacity for New Installed Energy Storage for Microgrids Is Expected to Exceed $40 Billion by 2029
Although not required for microgrids to operate, energy storage systems have emerged as a popular and valuable component of these distributed energy networks June 9, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for energy storage for microgrids (ESMG), providing forecasts for capacity and revenue, segmented by region,… Read more »
10 Years of Research at Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm alpha ventus
Germany’s first offshore wind farm alpha ventus was inaugurated in spring 2010. Since then, it operates not only as a commercial find warm, but also functions as a research platform for the further development of the offshore wind energy sector. The accompanying research initiative RAVE (Research at alpha ventus) has been collecting measurements at the… Read more »
Athos Solar and Grupo Zaragozá connect 40MWp solar park to Spain’s grid Construction amid challenging conditions
A newly erected photovoltaic (PV) installation near Albacete, a town in the southern Spanish province of Castile-La Mancha, has been up and running since May 2020. This power plant generates more than 80 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year with 105,000 PV modules spread over 90 hectares. Roughly equivalent to 22,600 three-person households’ consumption,… Read more »
Siemens to supply high-voltage equipment for major offshore wind project in the U.S.
• Siemens will provide main equipment for an electrical service platform for wind power project • Mayflower Wind developing a lease area with capacity of up to 1.6 gigawatts of renewable energy • Electricity for up to 680,000 U.S. households Siemens has been awarded an order from Danish customer Semco Maritime to provide the main… Read more »
ENGIE Fabricom and Smulders (Eiffage Métal) win Hollandse Kust Noord offshore transformer station contract
Following a European tender procedure, TenneT TSO B.V. has selected the joint venture ENGIE Fabricom – Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) to construct an offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust (Noord) wind farm zone. The joint venture is also the preferred contractor for TenneT’s next offshore projects, the Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha and the Hollandse… Read more »
Energeo intelligence boosts Lambeth Council’s climate emergency plans
Automated analysis of geospatial data reveals potential for 100 tons CO2 savings annually Coleshill, UK, 09 June 2020 – Energeo, a specialist provider of data that helps organisations accelerate decarbonisation, has analysed the built environment across the London Borough of Lambeth to enable the Council to prioritise its investment in sites for solar PV. Energeo’s… Read more »
Up to EUR100,000 reward for information about acid attack on CFO Bernhard Günther
innogy offers reward for information leading to case being solved, perpetrators’ arrest and identification of those who ordered the attack On Sunday 4 March 2018 at around 9.20 a.m. CET, Bernhard Günther, CFO of innogy SE, was attacked out of the blue by two unidentified men on a park walkway in Haan, close to Düsseldorf…. Read more »
DNV GL launches industry-wide collaboration to develop first-ever Recommended Practice for floating solar power plants
Floating photovoltaic joint industry project plans verified recommended practice to be ready by Q1 2021 Global consortium includes leading players from all areas of the floating solar power value chain Arnhem, The Netherlands 9th June 2020 – DNV GL has launched a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) with 14 industry participants to develop the industry’s… Read more »
Rotamec expands 24/7 service in the South-West with Summers & Panes acquisition
Rotamec, a leading UK provider of 24/7 electro-mechanical repair services, has expanded its capabilities in the South-West with the acquisition of Summers & Panes Ltd. Based in Nailsea, Summers & Panes is a specialist in the repair of motors, pumps, fans and blowers – a service it will continue to provide as part of Rotamec…. Read more »
Jan De Nul breaks ground as construction works in Taiwan move forward
Jan De Nul has kicked off construction works in Taiwan for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Nearshore and onshore construction works in Taiwan have started at the landfall site in Miaoli County and Taichung port. These works are executed in close cooperation with the local supply chain. Offshore installation works will commence later this… Read more »
International collaboration develops tool to reduce impact of choppy seas on offshore wind workers
A €3.6 million European project to study the psychological and physiological wellbeing of crew being transferred to offshore wind farms in rough waters, has produced a sail/no sail decision-support tool for marine coordinators, as well as a new understanding of seasickness and how it develops. Unscheduled operations and maintenance operations on offshore wind installations account… Read more »
Cornwall Insight comments on £51mn cost to balance the electricity system over the Bank Holiday
The Bank Holiday (23-24 May) saw the UK experience warm yet windy weather. Coupled with the significantly low levels of energy demand observed during the lockdown, it is no surprise that the level of activity from National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to turn down generation was high. As a result, the ESO said that… Read more »
Reliability Creates Value: LONGi and DuPont strengthen strategic cooperation partnership
LONGi, the world’s leading solar technology company, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on June 2, 2020 in Shanghai with DuPont, with the aim of jointly creating high-quality modules through efficient and reliable materials, helping downstream customers to build more reliable and higher-quality photovoltaic power plants. Both parties have also agreed to promote the industry’s understanding… Read more »
Ørsted and DEME Offshore successfully complete installation of Borssele 1&2 foundations
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 — Wind farm developer Ørsted and DEME Offshore have successfully completed the installation of the 94 Borssele 1&2 foundations. The installation started in January this year. Despite COVID-19, the installation was completed on time. The foundations were installed by DEME’s installation vessel ‘Innovation’. The Sif site in Rotterdam has been used as… Read more »
Photon Energy Starts Construction on PV Power Plants in Hungary with a Total Capacity of 14.1 MWp
Photon Energy has broken ground on ten PV power plants with a combined capacity of 14.1 MWp in Püspökladány, Hungary Upon completion, these new additions will expand Photon Energy’s Hungarian and global proprietary portfolios of power plants to 49.1 MWp and 88.6 MWp, respectively After commissioning, scheduled for Q4 2020, the power plants are expected… Read more »
DNV GL performs over twenty remote wind turbine inspections globally in times of COVID-19 related-travel restrictions
Remote inspections undertaken on wind farms in the USA, Poland, China, Sweden and the UK, totaling over 500 MW, using DNV GL’s remote inspection technology Projects were at risk of ‘stalling’ due to the significant disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but were able to maintain project timelines due to innovative solutions-based approach London,… Read more »