QinetiQ is the first company authorised to assist the French Government in cutting planning red tape surrounding new wind farms, by predicting whether turbines will interfere with weather radar. Planning applications for wind farms in France are frequently rejected due to concerns raised by national meteorological service Météo-France about their potential impact on weather radar…. Read more »
• Clean renewable energy for approximately 125,000 Irish households• Siemens to supply 36 SWT-3.0-101 and 20 SWT-3.2-101 direct drive wind turbines• 15-year service agreements included in both orders Siemens has received two orders for onshore wind projects in Ireland. With 36 Siemens D3 direct drive wind turbines, the Cloosh Valley Wind Farm – also known… Read more »
• Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm with a capacity of 40 megawatts• 10 Siemens wind turbines and service• Project to demonstrate offshore feasibility in the Northern Baltic Sea region Siemens has been awarded its first commercial offshore wind order from Finland: the company will supply, install and commission 10 wind turbines, each with a capacity of… Read more »
Dr. Nick Weinzapfel joins Sentient from Schaeffler Bearings as Chief Scientist, Computational Bearing Life BUFFALO, NY – January 21, 2016 – Sentient Science, the leader in software solutions to extend the life of mechanical systems, announced today that Dr. Nick Weinzapfel, Ph.D., has joined its team of brilliant scientists as Chief Scientist for Computational Bearings…. Read more »
Gothia Power, a leading Swedish power system analysis company, has been acquired by DNV GL. “This company’s expertise and services are a perfect match for DNV GL’s existing portfolio in the renewable power, transmission and distribution industries. I am therefore happy to announce this acquisition, which establishes DNV GL’s technical and strategic power system services… Read more »
Leading Brazilian developer highlights role of Vaisala’s remote sensing system in improving accuracy of wind estimates critical to project success PEC Energia, one of Brazil’s foremost renewable energy developers, is nearing completion of a $435 million, 150 MW wind park in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, and, during the project development stages, relied on Vaisala’s… Read more »
Germany based BayWa r.e. has chosen the Breeze system for wind farm management. This marks the largest German wind portfolio to be installed in Breeze to date. BayWa r.e. operates wind and PV farms in Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Poland, Sweden, Austria and USA. With a portfolio exceeding 1,500MW of controlled capacity (of which… Read more »
Global Marine Systems Limited has a strong track record in the installation of subsea cables that dates back to 1850. Since then, the company has installed more than 300,000 km of cable – approximately 23% of the world’s total. We take a look at the technology and the techniques behind the process. The installing of… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, will have a new COO as of February 2016. In his new role, Dr. Christoph Seyfarth will manage the Supply Chain, Global Blades, Global Nacelles, Operational Excellence and Order Fulfillment divisions and report directly to CEO Jürgen Geißinger. Jürgen Geißinger, CEO of Senvion, said: “Christoph Seyfarth… Read more »
Jürgen Kuntz returns to chartering desk at SAL Hamburg, 18 January 2016 – SAL is pleased to announce Mr. Jürgen Kuntz as our new Head of Asia Desk in Hamburg. Originally setting up the SAL office in Shanghai, Jürgen will continue to strengthen the Asia related business with his 15 year long experience from China…. Read more »
Toba Capital to Fuel Rapid Global Expansion for Sentient Scienceand its DigitalClone® Asset Life Extension Solution Buffalo NY, January 13, 2016 – Sentient Science, the leading provider of materials science-based life prediction and extension technology, today announced a significant working capital infusion to add new products to its Wind Turbine Operator Fleet. Toba Capital selected… Read more »
On 1 March 2016, Ken Soerensen, currently Senior Vice President at Siemens Wind Power A/S, will become CEO of ALL NRG Group. For the last four years, Ken Soerensen has been head of Global Product Line Service Wind at Siemens Wind Power. Ken Soerensen has an extensive international background at Broen A/S and The Boston… Read more »
• Siemens to supply and service 122 wind turbines for Western Plains wind power plant in Kansas• 280-megawatt onshore wind power project to be located in Ford County Siemens has been awarded an order from Westar Energy, Inc. to supply, support install and provide service for 122 wind turbines for the Western Plains Wind Farm… Read more »
The company opens an office in São Paulo to evaluate investment opportunities in the country as well as in the other Latin America markets such as Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Panama and Costa Rica Sao Paulo, 13 January 2016 – One of the global leaders in the renewable energy sector and water investment, Cubico Sustainable Investments… Read more »
The European Wind Energy Association has signed a long-term agreement with Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH to host its annual conference in parallel with the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition. EWEA and HMC have agreed to host two more events in 2018 and 2020, in addition to the collaboration on WindEnergy Hamburg 2016 that will take place… Read more »
WE2/ Hamburg, 13 January 2016Simultaneous conduct of the two major international mega-events for the wind industry makes Hamburg the world’s wind powerhouse – WindEnergy Hamburg as the leading global trade fair for wind energy, and the Annual Conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will continue to be held in parallel beyond the year… Read more »
At present, rotor blade prototypes are tested by moving them separately both in and perpendicular to the direction of the wind in order to obtain infor- mation about how their material behaves over their 20-year service life more rapidly – this is a major simplification of how loads actually occur simultane- ously in the field…. Read more »
The Greece based agent Franman SA, is appointed exclusive representative for TUCO Marine´s ProZero vessel line in Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, where Franman SA will be promoting the ProZero Boats. The boats are fast and light Patrol boats, Interceptors and workboats. Tuco Marine has recently appointed the Greek based agent, Franman SA, to be exclusive… Read more »
Moventas’ high torque density wind turbine gearbox, the Exceed, has received a DNV GL certification after completing a successful testing and verification process of the first prototypes. As the gearbox is now certified, Moventas is preparing to start serial production in Finland. Today, DNV GL gave the Exceed gearbox certification according to the DNV GL… Read more »
FoundOcean has successfully completed the grouting of foundations at Gemini Wind Farm on behalf of the main contractor, Van Oord. The offshore wind farm, situated 85 kilometres north of the Dutch province of Groningen, is made up of 150 wind turbines spanning across 2 sites. The 600 MW wind farm will provide 785,000 homes with… Read more »
• Siemens to supply 23 SWT-2.3-93 onshore wind turbines• 20-year service agreement included Siemens has secured the order for the Blackcraig Hill onshore wind power plant in Scotland. The 53 megawatt (MW) wind project located in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway will consist of 23 wind turbines of the Siemens G2 platform. The… Read more »
Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has successfully contracted 74 megawatts (MW) with RES for two wind projects in France. Senvion will equip the Sambrès wind farm with 26 Senvion MM82 turbines, in addition 11 Senvion MM92 turbines have been installed for the Bois de la Serre wind farm. These will together… Read more »
Baker Consultants has won a contract with Iberdrola to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service during the construction phase of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Construction of the 70-turbine, 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm will begin in March 2016. Once completed, the wind farm will generate enough… Read more »
Oldenburg/ Elsfleth. The recently awarded specialist for personnel services in the offshore wind energy – the Convent Offshore GmbH – goes his way consistently and trains 14 young professionals from the fields of industry and crafts, having started a new basic training course in early December. To meet the complex requirements of public purchasers in… Read more »
wpd AG pins its faith in continuity. The management contract with Dr. Hartmut Brösamle was prolonged for a further five years at the beginning of December. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Klaus Meier, welcomed this development: “As a member of the Management Board Dr. Hartmut Brösamle has, over the course of the past… Read more »
Uptime International has entered into contract with the Spanish yard Astilleros Gondan for a active motion compensated gangway with an adjustable pedestal included.The Service Operation Vessel(SOV) is a new design from Rolls Royce, developed in cooperation with Østensjø Rederi and Astilleros Gondan. The focus in this design has been to increase light cargo logistics, making… Read more »
Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has signed its first UK contract with Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd., supplying 30 Senvion MM series turbines to the Brockloch Rig Wind Farm. Brockloch Rig Wind Farm is located in the hills above Carsphairn Forest, some nine kilometres north of Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway…. Read more »
Implementation T&I contract (transport & installation) for 54 monopiles Deployment of the world’s biggest jack-up vessel ‘Innovation’ Reaffirmation of DEME’s expertise and presence on the German offshore wind market ZWIJNDRECHT (BE) – BREMEN (DE) | DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering company GeoSea, announces the start of the construction works for the offshore windfarm Nordsee One… Read more »
Study demonstrates calibration of Vaisala’s wind due diligence approach with operational wind farm production data Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has performed an extensive validation, confirming the accuracy of its unique, state-of-the-art energy assessment methodology. The results of this assessment validation process have revealed that, on average, the wind projects in… Read more »
2015 saw the signing of several contracts with new EIVA representatives throughout the world. In December, yet another company was added to the list, as OceanCosmos Nigeria Limited has become the first EIVA representative in Nigeria. The Danish software and hardware engineering specialist EIVA has added the first Nigerian company to its worldwide network of… Read more »
Des Moines, IA, December 14, 2015 – Availon, the leading multi-brand independent service provider for wind turbines, announced today that the company managed to keep the US wind farms it has under O&M contracts at historical levels of availability. The most challenging site, whose name remains undisclosed, is now continuously running at above 98.4% availability… Read more »
Spain, 10 December 2015. Ingeteam Wind business unit celebrated today its 20th anniversary, an important company milestone marking two decades of growth and success in the global wind industry. Since the manufacture of its first power converter named INGECON ® WIND in 1995, the company enjoyed steady growth and managed to consistently stay ahead of… Read more »
Energy storage pioneer signs capital round with investments by First Solar and Grupo ECOS Berlin (Germany) and Austin, TX (USA), December 8, 2015 – Market leader Younicos has signed agreements for $50 million in growth capital to further scale its deployment of intelligent energy storage solutions. The funding comes from a consortium that includes First… Read more »
In the course of the last year, ELA Container Offshore GmbH has provided 15 ELA Offshore Wastewater Tanks to the Siemens AG to ensure the waste-water disposal of the platforms HelWin Alpha and BorWin Beta. Thanks to the DNV 2.7-1 certification of each tank, it is possible to transport and lift the tanks offshore. “The… Read more »
• 30 MW “Hywind Scotland” project with five Siemens turbines of Six-Megawatt-class• Collaboration on floating wind turbines started in 2009 Siemens is strengthening its collaboration with Norwegian company Statoil on floating offshore wind turbines. For the 30 megawatt (MW) Hywind Scotland Project, Siemens will supply five of its SWT-6.0-154 direct drive offshore wind turbines. The… Read more »
On Friday 27th November 2015, the cable laying vessel Isaac Newton has been officially handed over to Jan De Nul Group by the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste in Pula, Croatia. The same day still, the vessel set sail to Norway to pick up the cables for its first job. The cables will then be transported to… Read more »