£28 million pound investment, underpinned by a £10m award from the EPSRC with further investment from industry and the Universities of Strathclyde, Sheffield and Newcastle Hub will aim to design new electrical machines with improved performance, such as offshore wind turbines and electric vehicles Project will work with industry to drive innovation and overcome manufacturing… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, 06 February 2019 – Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind turbine rotor blades, announced today that it has launched a new highly competitive inspection platform. The company’s new 3DXTM HD product has been developed as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes… Read more »
Experimental testing should remain economically viable for manufacturers despite the increasing lengths of rotor blades – either in the form of full-scale blade testing or the testing of segment or blade components. Fraunhofer IWES received funding to the tune of around € 12 million for the `Future Concept Operational Stability Rotor Blades Phase II` project. The… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acquired the Texas-based firm Ascent Technologies – a developer of software for commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations. The specialist software, which has been developed by Ascent Technologies during the course of the past two years, will enable Natural Power to automate drone flights, thus… Read more »
Distribution utilities need to adopt new technologies and new ways of thinking to slash the cost of integrating renewable energy generators, electric vehicles and other distributed energy resources (DER) into their grids, according to the latest white paper from Smarter Grid Solutions. As DNOs accelerate their transition to become distribution system operators (DSOs), the report… Read more »
Scottish Renewables welcomes new faces Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed four new directors to its Board. An election for the posts, held among Scottish Renewables’ 260 member companies, saw a record number of candidates (24), a record number of total votes cast and a record turnout (101 out of 170 eligible commercial members voting… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, 06 February 2019 – Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind turbine rotor blades, announced today that it has launched a new highly competitive inspection platform. The company’s new 3DX™ HD product has been developed as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes… Read more »
London, 6 Feb. 2019 – Platina Energy Partners LLP (“Platina”) has recently sold a 30MWp portfolio consisting of four operating solar plants located in Spain (“Portfolio”) to a Spanish investment manager, Q-Energy. Platina acquired the four solar PV plants, located close to Toledo, Sevilla and Tenerife, and arranged non-recourse long-term financing of the Portfolio with… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it will sell its photovoltaic and specialised materials (e.g. semiconductor and sapphire glass industries) wafering equipment and service business to Precision Surfacing Solutions (PSS) (formerly Lapmaster Wolters Ltd), a global supplier of equipment and services for surface enhancement technology. As part of the transaction,… Read more »
Compliance in ballast water treatment depends on crew knowledge as well as the ballast water treatment system itself. To help customers secure the needed competence, Alfa Laval is expanding its Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 training programme with crew training in Houston, Manila and Mumbai. Alfa Laval will begin PureBallast 3 crew training courses in Houston,… Read more »
Solar technology provider Solar-Energie Andresen GmbH (sea) installed two rooftop solar PV plants at Waagen-Wulff GmbH in Flensburg. Each plant is equipped with a Solar-Log™ PM Box 2000 to guarantee compliance with the feed-in limits specified by the regional energy supplier. Depending on requirements, the two-stage system, consisting of the Solar-Log 2000 PM+ and a… Read more »
New version of the simulation program GeoT*SOL for heat pumps adapted to the latest developments and guidelines With the revised 2019 version of the software GeoT*SOL, Valentin Software is extending the scope of its design program for heat pump systems. As before, air heat pumps and those with geothermal probes that extract their heat through… Read more »
Innovative as-a-service hybrid microgrid will save fuel, reduce emissions, boost reliability PERTH, AUSTRALIA and HOUSTON, TEXAS – Aggreko, the leader in mobile and modular power solutions, has signed a contract with mining firm Gold Fields Australia (Gold Fields) to design, build and operate a hybrid renewable-energy-plus-battery-storage system at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia…. Read more »
• The company is to install a total of 63 wind turbines in seven wind farms located in Navarra, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Málaga and Cádiz • All the agreements include operation and maintenance services • With these contracts, Siemens Gamesa has sold 1.2 GW in Spain since the end of 2017, entailing the production and installation… Read more »
5 February 2019 – Gold Fields’ Granny Smith gold mine is set to install one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids powered by more than 20,000 solar panels and backed up by a 2MW /1MWh battery system. The mining company has contracted mobile and modular power company Aggreko to design, build and operate the… Read more »
LOC Renewables supplies MWS work to Floatgen , France’s first offshore wind project – and its first full-scale floating turbine. The Paris office of LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, the leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, has successfully overseen the launch of France’s first offshore wind turbine. LOC Renewables supplied marine warranty… Read more »
Madrid, 1 Feb 2019: EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the world’s largest wind energy producers, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, has signed a Build & Transfer Agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (“NIPSCO”). The agreement enables the development… Read more »
Energy Minister to attend opening day of Europe’s largest annual subsea conference and exhibition Scottish energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse will attend Subsea UK’s annual flagship event in Aberdeen this week, where industry experts will gather to explore why disruptive and enabling technologies hold the key to greater levels of transparency, efficiency, and performance. More than 5,000… Read more »
NEMOCS, Next Kraftwerke’s VPP-as-a-service solution, is making its debut in South Korea: As part of a project contract, solar energy company Haezoom will use NEMOCS to monitor and control their assets. Haezoom specializes in maximizing solar energy efficiency through data and IT-related technologies. Using Next Kraftwerke’s VPP-as-a-service solution, Haezoom will obtain live data from their… Read more »
Kazakhstan. 100 MWp were installed in the latest project built by the company Goldbeck Solar, which was connected to the network on December 20, 2018. The largest photovoltaic plant in Central Asia was built in 160 hectares in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, right on the Silk Road. The solar energy expert Company established a… Read more »
Americas Region Will Look to New Leadership for Continued Success ROCKLIN, Calif., January 31, 2019—SMA America has promoted Charles Ellis to the role of Vice President of Sales for the Americas, overseeing operations in North, Central and South America. In this role, Ellis will be responsible for sales, marketing, application engineering and operations. “Charles Ellis… Read more »
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (January 31, 2018) – Manufacturing the world’s gold standard in reliable solar tracking, Array Technologies has stood the test of time. Array’s 30th anniversary in 2019 marks three decades of industry leadership. “When I started in the solar industry over 30 years ago, I dreamed about the growth and development that this industry would… Read more »
Unlocking the full potential of the North Sea will be on the top of the agenda at Subsea Expo – the industry’s annual flagship conference and exhibition. The “Revitalising the UKCS” conference session will explore the opportunities and challenges around new and marginal fields so that the estimated 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (bnboe)… Read more »
− Award marks sixth year in a row that Q CELLS has been recognized as a top PV brand in Europe, and fourth year in a row in Australia − Seal is awarded based on the recommendations of participating installers, and reasserts the Company’s exceptional product quality, service, and reputation − Hanwha Q CELLS Co.,… Read more »
Winterbach, Germany – January 31, 2019 – In cooperation with the cable manufacturer TELE-FONIKA Kable and the international cable and pipeline installation contractor VolkerInfra, PFISTERER has been awarded the contract for the supply of the 220 kV land cable accessories for the grid connection of the new Moray East Offshore Windfarm. Moray East is a… Read more »
• Siemens Gamesa will install 270 units of the SG 2.1-122 wind turbines • The order includes two turnkey wind projects which will be developed in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has secured a new order in India from ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP)…. Read more »
Grid charging will be possible from March 2019 with the VARTA pulse energy storage system Not only charging your energy storage system when the sun shines, but also when the electricity from the grid is particularly attractive: This will be possible from March 2019 in the UK and Australia with a new function – grid… Read more »
Last year, Deutsche Windtechnik’s Swedish subsidiary earned official certification attesting the Management System Standard of strategic and operational services. All certificates are valid until March 2021. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate, which is the most well-known, covers strategic aspects and focuses on the internal management structure and processes, from top level management down through all levels…. Read more »
Berlin, 30.01.2019. Solar monitoring software provider Solytic will take over and operate Suntrol Portal by bankrupt solar panel producer Solarworld from March 8th 2019 onwards. For its 27,500 globally registered users, the portal will still be available free of charge. This way Solytic can ensure the continuous service of Suntrol as a first step. But… Read more »
Rushed due diligence could open up pitfalls that prevent the successful implementation of repowering projects San Diego, January 30, 2019 – As the US wind energy market races to complete projects before the Production Tax Credit (PTC) cliff, opportunities for repowering of existing assets must be accompanied by thorough and comprehensive due diligence in order to… Read more »
The gross increase in onshore wind energy by 2,402 megawatts (MW) and 743 turbines in 2018 is falling short of the already low expectations Short-term prospects for expansion in 2019 – 2020 remain weak; special tenders give hope for recovery from 2021 onwards Compromise on coal phase-out reaffirms the requirement to fix medium- and long-term… Read more »
Straume, Norway, January 29th 2019: Vryhof, a trusted partner to many of the offshore industry’s leading companies and its mooring business – Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Diamond Offshore, a leader in offshore drilling. Under the terms of the agreement, DSM will provide mooring and related equipment… Read more »
PassivSystems secures ‘Sahim’ renewable energy initiative contract with Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman (AER) to provide a technology platform to manage solar PV on 250,000 rooftops Newbury, UK, 29 January 2019 – PassivSystems has won a competitive tender to provide its PassivPro platform to the Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) in Oman. AER will… Read more »
Subsea technology company, Rovco has formed an invested partnership with Global Marine Group (GMG) an innovative market leader in offshore engineering, to bring intelligent inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) solutions to the global offshore market. GMG, made up of three business units – Global Offshore, CWind and Global Marine – has secured a 13.8% share… Read more »
ONYX InSight’s fieldPRO cloud software transforms inspection and maintenance reporting practices for ERG’s German technicians, creating substantial safety and efficiency gains Nottingham, 29th January 2019 – ONYX InSight has provided fieldPRO software to ERG Germany to support the digitisation of wind energy operations and maintenance (O&M) practices across a portfolio of 17 wind farms, totalling… Read more »
Marine Coordination Services has teamed up with the renewables department of award-winning global energy, engineering and infrastructure recruitment specialist Spencer Ogden for all relevant aspects of payroll, tax advice and compliance. With Spencer Ogden’s unrivalled service in the energy sector and the operational background of Marine Coordination Services combined with its on-site presence allowing for… Read more »