Hamilton, Bermuda (September 23, 2020) Archer has secured a four-year contract extension (the “Extension”) with Apache Corporation (“Apache”) for the provision of platform drilling operations and maintenance services on Beryl Alpha and Bravo, Forties Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta in the UK North Sea. The Extension will commence 1 January 2021 in direct continuation of… Read more »
Hamburg, 23 September 2020 – WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading global trade event, will not be held on the Hamburg exhibition campus this year. Instead, Hamburg Messe und Congress plans to host a fully digital event in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its global impact on trade fairs and international travelling. “Following extensive consultations with… Read more »
Hamburg, 23 September 2020. In the current quarter, Nordex Group received further new orders totalling 227 MW from Europe. The main sales market was Germany with 86 MW, followed by the Netherlands with approximately 70 MW, France with 42 MW and Belgium with 29 MW. The Nordex Group – a profile The Group has installed… Read more »
Market is driven by growth of smart home devices as well as increased levels of home improvement spending resulting from COVID-19’s shelter in place orders Sept. 22, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for residential energy management (REM) solutions, providing global market forecasts, segmented by revenue,… Read more »
Danish wind energy leader Ørsted is set to welcome the latest edition to their burgeoning fleet of pioneering vessels as their new service operations vessel (SOV) was launched this week. The Wind of Hope is a state-of-the-art ship which is being built at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for vessel owners, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA). After… Read more »
The successful development and testing of technologies for a meshed HVDC offshore wind transmission grid such as HVDC circuit breakers, HVDC gas insulated substations, HVDC system control, and HVDC system protection systems within the project is completed – technologies can be commercially marketed immediately Focus: a full-scale pilot project at sea along with the initiation… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik has successfully passed the type approval test for its aircraft detection light system (ADLS) for wind turbines. This means Deutsche Windtechnik’s transponder-based ADLS system is ready for market launch and is now available for ADLS retrofitting on wind turbines of all leading system technologies. This early certification puts Deutsche Windtechnik in an excellent… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical due diligence for phase three of CPC’s Lakiakangas wind farm to support the financing of the project which is located in western Finland between the Isojoki and Kristinestad regions. The proposed Lakiakangas 3 wind farm is an 86 MW wind farm consisting of… Read more »
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made cranes and equipment for the marine, offshore and renewables industry, has entered into a collaboration with Orange Delta Equipment for the representation of its products & services portfolio in the Asia Pacific market. This collaboration covers the representation of KenzFigee’s complete range of products and services… Read more »
Singapore, Thursday 17th September, 2020 – AAL Shipping is starring in the latest series of Discovery’s hit documentary series, ‘Mega Shippers’ – previewing now on QUEST UK. The popular show selects and tracks a small number of impressive ship operations worldwide, illustrating the commitment of top carriers to doing whatever it takes to deliver their… Read more »
To meet the growing demand for power cables in the offshore industry NKT increases its capacity to transport and storage offshore power cables from its German factory in Cologne. The demand for offshore power cables is expected to grow in the years to come as offshore wind continues to be essential for the global transition… Read more »
All wind farms have now been commissioned and delivered to owner IKEA Finland by OX2. In all, the project comprises four wind farms and will generate a total of 107.4 MW. Consequently, one of the largest subsidy-free wind power projects in Finland has been completed. In October 2018, IKEA Finland signed an agreement with OX2… Read more »
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Iberdrola form a joint venture to co-develop a 3.3 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects in Japan The portfolio consists of six projects, three of which will utilise floating offshore wind foundations The transaction is the first to be delivered through the GIG platform in Japan and Iberdrola’s first Japanese offshore… Read more »
Recently awarded scope of work with BSM for remote DP trials LOC Germany, a subsidiary of LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consulting firm, has been awarded works with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) to provide remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) trials. The scope of work includes both the preparation of the remote DP… Read more »
In the first phase of the planned expansion, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES is officially putting into operation a new test bench in Bremerhaven in the scope of the Hil-GridCoP project together with the Lord Mayor of the City of Bremerhaven, Melf Grantz, Timo Haase from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group installed the first offshore wind turbine for the 109.2 MW Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration. Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent successfully installed for Taiwan Power Company (TPC) the very first Hitachi turbine onto its jacket foundation. With the first wind turbine installation completed,… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines key market trends and policies for second life battery (2LB) technologies, appropriate applications for these technologies, and an overview of the battery reuse and recycling process. Used EV batteries that are no longer viable for vehicle use can still serve other… Read more »
ABB is to install its state-of-the-art engine diagnostics software ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT on 12 bulk carriers operated by Shanghai Ming Wah Shipping Co (Shang Ming Wah). The fleetwide deployment follows a trial on two ships which started in February 2019 and an initial order covering four vessels in June 2019. The order for the… Read more »
Global leader in sustainable energy solutions, Vestas and world-leading supplier of coating solutions, Hempel are teaming up in a new strategic partnership to cooperate around innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines. The joint Vestas and Hempel ambition is to reduce surface treatment costs and support sustainable coating solutions. At the same time, Hempel continues… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided due diligence on US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project (MarWin) to support Apollo Global Management’s investment decision to commit up to $265 million of convertible debt and equity to acquire an equity stake in the offshore wind energy development company, US Wind. Natural Power’s… Read more »
Cargostore Worldwide today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Hart to the role of Vice President, Offshore, reporting to CEO Justin Farrington Smith. After 7 strong years in which the business has seen considerable growth, current Vice President Offshore Jacob Poot, following a handover period, will be retiring from his full time… Read more »
Norway has majorly been a net electricity exporter and is amongst the top 10 electricity exporting nations in Europe. Primarily reliant on hydropower, the country is an open electric market and its grid is well integrated with the other Nordic countries namely Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. To further support its electricity export, Norway… Read more »
Market drivers include policy initiatives, increased DER penetration, and falling energy storage prices Sept. 15, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for mixed-asset virtual power plants (VPPs), providing global forecasts for capacity, implementation spending, and revenue by customer segment, through 2029. The primary goal of a… Read more »
DNV GL selected by National Grid ESO as a lead partner in the Offshore Coordination Project, which will advise and shape the future national strategy for offshore grid development in Great Britain Arnhem, the Netherlands – 15 September 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has been… Read more »
DARMSTADT, Germany (Sept. 14, 2020) – Brüel & Kjær Vibro, one of the leading worldwide independent suppliers of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, has released Version 3.2 of the stand-alone, completely client-owned VibroSuite program for advanced wind turbine condition monitoring. VibroSuite is currently monitoring more than 25,000 wind turbines worldwide, providing an effective diagnostic… Read more »
Preparation of the measuring and validation programme for type certification Hamburg, 14 September 2020. On 8 September the Nordex Group installed the first N149/5.X turbine in the Genshagener Heide wind farm near Potsdam, Germany. In spring 2019 the Nordex Group had opened the market segment for 5 MW turbines with this turbine type. This month… Read more »
As the world begins to open up again after the devastation of COVID-19, Cargostore Worldwide talks to PES Media about how they have managed to stay profitable during the pandemic. We explore the company’s timeline of growth over the last three years which has led to their current position in the offshore container industry. 2017… Read more »
Hamburg, 11 September 2020. As part of the regular validation and certification process for its turbines in the Delta4000 series, the Nordex Group has replaced the gearboxes first installed in two N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in Wennerstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany. The turbines installed at this site in 2018 are the world’s first Delta4000 turbines of this model…. Read more »
A leader in offshore wind engineering – ENGIE Fabricom – has secured a contract with a major offshore wind provider to analyse the current performance and suitability of its monopile foundations on over 50 wind turbines. Operating from five sites located across the UK, the company has been commissioned to carry out complete cathodic protection… Read more »
E-kick scooters and seated e-scooters are expected to represent the largest growth opportunities in shared micromobility services over the next 10 years Sept. 9, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the global market for micromobility sharing services, providing forecasts for the installed base of shared micromobility vehicles, annual shared… Read more »
Buss Terminal Eemshaven serves as base port for the foundation structures of the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. The first transition pieces have arrived at the terminal. Profound experience in port logistics and heavy lift equipment for handling the foundation sets is required. Hamburg. The first six transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind… Read more »
Lockdown measures created a sudden fall in electricity demand at the end of March and into April, with demand falling by ~15% below 2019 levels. However, recent research from Cornwall Insight shows that since July, there has been a gradual rise in energy demand back up towards 2019 levels. In fact, demand hit the same… Read more »
Stakeholders should focus on projects that support medical and infrastructure needs and segments that benefit from social distancing and remote employee trends Sept. 3, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines which microgrid segments may benefit from COVID-19 and which will likely suffer, providing recommendations for future strategies. Besides a… Read more »
RWE’s first ground-mounted solar plant with 14 megawatts under construction Commissioning planned for 2021 RWE is making good progress in expanding its solar business. Having recently completed the construction of solar farms in the US, Canada and Spain, the company has now started the construction of its first ground mounted solar project in the Netherlands…. Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed John Crowley as Principal Offshore Engineer based in the Dublin office. He joins from The Renewables Consulting Group and prior to that was Offshore Engineering Manager for SSE Renewables UK where he led technical teams including, C&I, turbines, electrical and resource analysis/ metocean for… Read more »
Rule change will hamper renewable energy deployment Impact could already be being felt – despite consultation being open until October Detailed explanation of issue below Rules supporting sustainable development in Scotland will be removed under new Scottish Government proposals – harming renewable energy deployment and the country’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency. The change would… Read more »