ZSW and BDEW on gross electricity consumption in the first three quarters of 2019 Lack of progress in wind power expansion and too few new photovoltaic systems could put 65-percent target out of reach Renewable energies collectively covered 42.9 percent of gross electricity consumption in Germany during the first three quarters of 2019. An increase… Read more »
Key investment drivers include energy savings, market awareness of Internet of Things, and voluntary building standards October 31, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines and sizes the global commercial market for connected lighting, including hardware, software, and services within commercial buildings, from 2019 through 2028. The commercial lighting… Read more »
The delivery of the third Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 bought by Swansea, UK-based High Speed Transfers has taken place at Damen Shipyards Antalya. Named HST Harri, she joins the HST Hudson, delivered in May 2018, and the HST Sofia, which was handed over in March this year. A fourth FCS 2710 for High Speed… Read more »
43% of respondents put digitalization as a core part of their business strategy Improving operational efficiency (54%) and decision making (42%) as well as helping innovation (39%) stated as top priorities Value-stacking has been identified as a key digital application for Energy Storage helping perform multiple tasks with the same storage system. Singapore, 31st October… Read more »
Floating offshore wind technology leader Ideol and Elicio, a leading offshore wind farm developer and operator, have decided to join forces to co-develop floating wind projects in Scottish waters. Ideol and Elicio are currently preparing a joint offer for the upcoming ScotWind leasing to be launched by Crown Estate Scotland. Ideol has a proven track… Read more »
SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (“Atlantis”), is delighted to announced that it has signed a contract to supply tidal generation equipment and offshore construction services to Japan’s Kyuden Mirai Energy (“KME”) for a demonstration project in Japan. The project, located in the straits of Naru Island within the southern Japanese Goto island chain, has a total… Read more »
SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (“Atlantis”), is delighted to announced that it has signed a contract to supply tidal generation equipment and offshore construction services to Japan’s Kyuden Mirai Energy (“KME”) for a demonstration project in Japan. The project, located in the straits of Naru Island within the southern Japanese Goto island chain, has a total… Read more »
Atlantis, further to the announcement on 28 June 2019, is delighted to announce the acquisition of the Green Highland Renewables project development, asset management, operation and maintenance business (“GHR”) from SIMEC Energy. GHR is a profitable business with high growth prospects which provides a complete range of management, operation and maintenance solutions and services to… Read more »
To meet a market demand for lifejackets and immersion suits capable of withstanding the repetitive rigours of offshore training programmes, Survitec will introduce its 1300 Series training suit and Halo training lifejacket with Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) at OPITO Global this November. The 1300 Series training suit is based on the proven Survitec 1000 Series… Read more »
At the extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange MBTN) held on 30 October 2019, 306,733,596 registered shares were represented at the beginning of the Shareholders’ Meeting, corresponding to approximately 44.8% of the share capital registered in the commercial register. 391 shareholders attended the extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting. These shareholders and… Read more »
Novasec partners with Enlight Renewable Energy on Gecama, a 312-megawatt wind farm project, by offering qualified investors access to this attractive investment through a private placement on its end-to-end platform. Tel Aviv, October 30, 2019 –Novasec Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has secured the exclusive rights to raise €80 million to fund the… Read more »
The second International Green Energy Development Conference in China (IGEDC) was held on 15th and 16th October in Yangzhong (China). A complete overview of the latest green technologies in urban development, a glimpse into the future to build an international dialogue platform for sustainable development. Alessandro Barin, CEO of FuturaSun, attended in his capacity as… Read more »
MMS Offshore Renewable Services Ltd has taken delivery of a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 from Damen Shipyards Group. The new vessel – to be called MMS Superior – will be deployed in a variety of roles in the offshore renewables, oil & gas and marine civil engineering sectors. MMS Offshore Renewable Services is located… Read more »
On Friday 18 October 2019, renewables service vessel (RSV) Isle of Jura was named at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in The Netherlands. Isle of Jura is a newbuild vessel, constructed at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld, and is the second vessel built to a new Damen Renewables Service Vessel design. The RSV was commissioned by Seafast Marine for… Read more »
Following its latest successful investment round, Glasgow-based energy tech company Synaptec has expanded its business development team with the addition of two new sales managers. Gordon Lindsay and Tom Morley join Synaptec to support the company’s increasing customer base which covers the UK and European energy network operators and the global offshore wind sector. Most… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group completes Formosa 1 Phase 2 Offshore Wind Farm scope After four months of installation activities, Jan De Nul Group today announces the completion of an extensive EPCI scope for foundations, power cables and scour protection on the Formosa 1 (Phase 2) Offshore Wind Farm, owned by Formosa 1 Wind Power Co…. Read more »
To compete with market leaders, trailing companies must broaden their product portfolios and expand their geographic footprints Oct. 29, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research examines the strategy and execution of 10 companies offering advanced electric vehicle (EV) charger management technologies in the vehicle grid integration (VGI) industry,… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa will install 47 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines The contract includes a 20-year full-service agreement The order takes SGRE’s confirmed backlog in Taiwan’s market to close to 2 GW The launch of the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan took a step closer to construction following the firm… Read more »
Leading solar cell manufacturers are ordering RENA machinery for a production capacity of over 10 GW State-of-the-art batch and inline machines for PERC technology Gütenbach, October 28, 2019: The machine manufacturer RENA Technologies GmbH has secured some substantial large-scale orders in the last three months for crystalline silicon solar cell production. The orders, placed by… Read more »
DNV GL was asked to carry out a power failure investigation after a major fire at a large-scale South Korean energy storage facility Results highlight need for facility developers and operators to put greater emphasis on monitoring and prevention systems Follow-up project will lead to criteria for bankability and validating remaining functionality of batteries after… Read more »
Deal brings enhanced operations and maintenance offering to the global market 28th October, 2019: Worley, a leading global provider of professional project and asset services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors, has today announced the acquisition of 3sun Group (3sun), the UK-based installation, inspection and maintenance specialists in the offshore wind sector. The transaction… Read more »
Targeted investments will strengthen position in niche markets At the beginning of this year, Port Oostende presented its new policy vision. One of the action points is to excel in niche markets such as the Circular Industry so that Port Oostende can differentiate itself from other ports. In the inner port, Plassendale 1, a 20-year… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it is selling its subsidiary AIS Automation Dresden GmbH (Germany) to S&T AG in Linz (Austria). The two companies signed a contract to this effect on October 24, 2019. S&T AG is taking over all business units of AIS as well as the roughly… Read more »
The second of Damen’s innovative Accommodation Support Vessel (ASV) 9020 has been handed over to Bibby Marine Services at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. On her arrival in the North Sea, the Bibby WaveMaster Horizon will begin maintenance work off the coast of Germany on two EnBW and Enbridge-owned windfarms– Hohe See and Albatros – for Siemens… Read more »
SmartestEnergy complete their first trade in the Balancing Mechanism. Having been issued a Bid Offer Acceptance (BOA) by National Grid at 9:23AM on the 23rd October, the next generation energy company dispatched 37MW into this near real-time market, this dispatch lasted 30 minutes at an accepted offer price of £74/MWh. With significant investment SmartestEnergy has… Read more »
Argentina is serious about increasing its renewable energy resources, aiming for 20% of its power to come from renewables by 2025. The country has also shown it is willing to invest in new technologies to help meet its energy targets. As part of this drive, ALE completed the transportation, craneage and electro-mechanical installation (TCI) of… Read more »
Wuxi, China, October 23, 2019. Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of vacuum solutions, celebrated the expansion of its facility in Wuxi, China on October 23 with a grand opening ceremony. Double its original size, the new, expanded facility marks a significant milestone in Pfeiffer Vacuum’s development in China, as it allows the… Read more »
The Swedish unit of Deutsche Windtechnik, which is Europe’s largest independent service provider for wind turbines, and the Swedish project developer for renewable energy Rabbalshede Kraft have signed a full service contract for the wind farm Dingelskogen Vind AB. The agreement covers 14 Enercon E82 turbines and has a term of 14 years. Service will… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announces the sale of its company building at the corporate headquarters in Gwatt (Thun) to Helvetica Swiss Commercial Fund (HSC Fund). The purchase price is CHF 42.5 million, of which around CHF 31 million will be transferred at the time of change of ownership, with the… Read more »
Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power will develop and supply gearbox solutions for next-generation offshore wind turbines Customers will benefit from even more reliable and high- quality gearbox solutions and a fast integration of modular designs in the customer roadmap Beijing (China). Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power have signed a strategic partnership agreement for… Read more »
The recently achieved compatibility between IMEON solutions and Kilowatt Labs supercapacitor-based storage enables IMEON ENERGY to offer its customers an alternative to conventional electrochemical lead or lithium battery systems. This emerging storage technology provides many advantages over electrochemical batteries available on the market at this moment: The only storage product offering a 10-year warranty with… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has received a further partial order from its strategic partner Oxford PV. The order volume is around CHF 18 million. The new order comprises the expansion of the previously ordered heterojunction (HJT) key equipment into an integrated 125 MW production line for high-efficiency… Read more »
Heavy lift specialist receives award for Best Crane Work for the installation of TCC 78000 at Liebherr plant in Rostock Mammoet Germany received the BSK Award for Best Crane Work of the year in 2019. Mammoet was chosen based on the safe and timely completion and planning of heavy lifts executed for the installation of… Read more »
Alfa Laval is not an engine maker, but is nonetheless playing a key role in the move towards LNG propulsion. Alfa Laval technologies and expertise – especially in the area of boilers – are enabling marine vessels to deal with boil-off gas (BOG), which is the critical step in making the shift to LNG. Alfa… Read more »
Early growth is expected to be concentrated in regions with competitive market structures and low barriers to market entry in Europe, Asia Pacific, and parts of the US Oct. 22, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides an overview of the developing market for energy blockchain applications, providing global forecasts… Read more »
The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, is delighted to welcome Jan De Nul’s Voltaire to the project. The Jan De Nul-owned Voltaire, a new offshore jack-up installation vessel, with a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, is the largest of its kind in the… Read more »