US$620m secured from a consortium of five banks for 630 MW of wind and solar assets One of the largest renewable energy debt financing deals undertaken in the world this year Deal underlines Mainstream’s commitment to renewable power build-out in Chile and its track record in delivering gigawatt-scale renewable energy platforms Full 1.3 GW Andes… Read more »
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 — Ørsted, DEME Offshore and Siemens Gamesa have successfully completed the installation of the 94 turbines at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands. The first turbine was installed in April 2020, and less than five months later, the turbine installation phase has been completed. DEME Offshore’s sister… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight’s Capacity Market Forecast highlights that the recent changes in Capacity Market (CM) rules and the technology mix will see greater competition and change in the technology entering* the T-4 auction in March 2021 compared to the previous T-4 auction. Forecasted changes to the technology mix entering CM T-4 Combined Cycle Gas… Read more »
The First Minister has today announced a £100 million Green Jobs Fund and a £25 million National Transition Training Fund which will provide green skills to support Scotland’s transition to net zero. The announcement echoes Scottish Renewables’ call for a Renewable Transition Training Fund. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister’s declaration… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Emerging Hydrogen Production Technologies are Expected to Experience a 20% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029 Electrolyzers, solid oxide electrolysis cells, and biomass gasifiers are expected to play a key role as emphasis for decarbonization and renewables integration increases Sept. 1, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse… Read more »
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has entered a strategic partnership with wind project developer innoVent Planungs GmbH & Co. KG for photovoltaic projects-business. The two companies entered into the partnership in order to work together more closely on this major future project development. Their goal is to develop partnership-based free-field photovoltaic project rights up through construction… Read more »
We are phasing out an ELA Premium Plus accommodation block from our rental fleet and have it available for immediate delivery in our yard in Haren (Ems), Germany. After completing testing and inspection of all HVAC-, electrical- and PA/GA installations as well as freshwater and wastewater connections the accommodation block is ready for deployment. The… Read more »
Taipei, 1 st September 2020. CWind Taiwan announced today that it has been awarded a contract by wpd to provide a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) at the YunNeng wind farm during the two-year construction phase starting this June. Following the successful delivery of bathymetry surveys at the wind farm, CWind Taiwan will deploy its CTV,… Read more »
The order, with an undisclosed customer, is for two new onshore wind projects in Texas that will generate a combined 325 MW of power using 65 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines Project takes Siemens Gamesa’s total installed capacity close to 6 GW in Texas, strengthening its position as one of the top 3 OEMs in the… Read more »
DSME in South Korea has awarded Scana-owned Seasystems AS a contract for the delivery of mooring equipment and analyses for two floating LNG storage units. “This is a major contract for us, and it once again confirms the leading expertise our engineers have in robust and cost-effective mooring systems. We are of course very happy… Read more »
First N149 turbine installed at the 475 MW Nysäter project in Sweden Hamburg, 31 August 2020. On 28 August 2020, the Nordex Group installed the first of 114 turbines for the Nysäter project in Sweden after completion of the necessary infrastructure work. At the end of 2018, the Group received a contract for the turnkey… Read more »
Fabrication of three Offshore Transformer Modules for the Moray East Offshore Windfarm project now completed Final OTM to sail away from the fabrication yard this weekend All three OTMs delivered to the customer with zero snags The third and final Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module® (OTM®) is ready to leave the fabrication yard this weekend… Read more »
Confirms positive global outlook for wind renewable energy generation Turnaround in Onshore and growth capture in Offshore and Service to drive future value creation SGRE sets objective of growing faster than the market and delivering 8-10% EBIT margin pre PPA and I&R costs for FY23 Reiterates Sustainability commitment Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today outlined its… Read more »
In the age of Industry 4.0, stakeholders need holistic, long-term plans for territory and sitewide connectivity August 27, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insightsexamines why energy industry verticals should consider the long-term evolution (LTE) family of technologies, including NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, LTE Cat-1, and 4G and 5G LTE, for their… Read more »
KONGSBERG announced today its plans to increase investment in maritime digital solutions, focus on building strong partnerships and combine Kongsberg Digital’s two maritime divisions into one brand: Digital Ocean. Digital Ocean will be headed up by former SVP Energy and digital twin expert Andreas Jagtøyen. The benefits and necessity of digitalization are becoming increasingly apparent… Read more »
Installation achieved within schedule, despite impact of Covid-19 90 foundations and two 50 kilometre-long export cables now in position Start of commercial operations at Triton Knoll expected in Q1/2022 RWE has taken a huge step towards first power generation in 2021 at Triton Knoll by completing the installation of all 90 turbine foundations and two… Read more »
Collett have commenced turbine component deliveries from King George V Dock, Glasgow to Solwaybank Wind Farm, Dumfries & Galloway. Consisting of 15 Vestas V100 wind turbines, each featuring 49 metre blades and 75 metre towers, our Team began the transport of each of the 120 main components and ancillary items from Glasgow’s King George V… Read more »
International engineering, technical services and project management provider ODE, which as part of the DORIS Group leads the global renewables business line, is delighted to announce the addition of David Robertson to the company’s management team. Supporting ODE’s London-Wimbledon corporate office and the new facility at The Exchange in Aberdeen, Mr Robertson will manage all… Read more »
Repowering and extensions of existing onshore wind sites in GB have yet to receive the same attention from policymakers as new build. However, without repowering activity, the current ~13GW onshore wind fleet could start to reduce in size from 2027 when many Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) accreditations end. Cornwall Insight’s ‘Renewables pipeline tracker report’ highlights… Read more »
New study shows half in oil and gas have considered new role in renewable energy industry – or are already diversifying into it Eight in ten Scots oil workers have considered that their careers could be impacted by actions being taken to tackle climate change, new research suggests. The equivalent of 90% of Scotland’s electricity… Read more »
Hamburg, 25 August 2020. Nordex Group has again received an order for AW132/3465 turbines from Brazil. For its new customer TODA Energia do Brasil, the manufacturer will supply eight turbines for a 27.7 MW wind farm. The project is located in the French developer Voltalia’s 2.4 GW Serra Branca wind and solar cluster in north-eastern… Read more »
Latest research from Cornwall Insight Australia shows that solar farms are responsible for paying somewhere between 10%-20% of total regulation FCAS costs in any given month (see Figure 1). This is disproportionate to solar’s energy generation in the NEM, which in FY20, was only ~3%. In contrast, wind is far more proportionate with cumulative FCAS… Read more »
Second acquisition made by €340 million Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners Operational plants increase Foresight’s European wind portfolio to 800MW Foresight has over 2.5GW of renewable generating capacity from its Solar, Wind and Bioenergy portfolios across Europe and Australia LONDON, 24 August 2020: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), the leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager,… Read more »
Sulzer meets surging demand for boiler feed pumps in Argentina Over the past 18 months, Sulzer has delivered a record of 70 large-capacity boiler feed pumps to customers in Argentina. The projects involved multiple customers and pumps were supplied for both new-build power stations and upgrade projects across the country. Sulzer was able to meet… Read more »
The Buss Energy Group has a 24.9 percent stake in the Austrian drone specialist Aero Enterprise Aero Enterprise offers a comprehensive inspection service with a self-developed drone technology for on- and offshore wind turbines The drone specialist is one of the leading providers due to its helicopter drone technology and its self-developed software Hamburg/Germany. The… Read more »
Sennen, the renewable energy technology challenger brand reveals the launch of its new website. Its new website has been delivered in line with Sennen’s accelerated growth strategy as the company enters a new phase of securing more partners and clients, expanding its team, and developing more product features. Sennen provides powerful, intuitive, and effective data… Read more »
650 km of inter-array cable to be installed at world’s biggest wind farm. Thursday, August 20, 2020 — DEME Offshore has been awarded a substantial (1) EPCI contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B wind farms in the UK, the first two phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank… Read more »
Cornwall Insight has examined the recent trends in the Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTO) tender process. The below graph highlights the relationship over time, between the Tender Revenue Stream (TRS), or the fixed revenue stream the OFTO owner receives from the offshore wind farm, and the Transfer Value (TV), which the OFTO owner will pay to… Read more »
• Wide range of output and excellent metering accuracy • Smart flow rate control with “on the fly” changes • High-performance degassing and accurate temperature control • Innovative software design and powerful data management system Wind power is one of the most promising renewable energy sources due to its global availability and the technical progress… Read more »
DEME Offshore has successfully installed two of three offshore substation platforms (OSP) for the Moray East wind farm in the Moray Firth in Scotland. In the meantime jacket installation is also progressing with 20 jackets installed. The installation marks a major milestone in the progress of the construction of the 950 MW offshore wind farm. DEME… Read more »
Agreement will Utilize Local Labor in Massachusetts and be Subject to a PLA Vineyard today announced that Linxon, a leading utility contractor with operations in the United States and globally, has secured an order for a turnkey 220/115-kilovolt (kV) substation that will connect clean, renewable energy to the ISO New England power grid from the… Read more »
With the right set of controls technologies, microgrids not only offer value streams to site hosts and other microgrid customers but provide value upstream to the larger grid August 18, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines distributed energy resources (DER) assets as the driving force behind microgrid deployments, providing… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa continues to expand its multibrand servicing portfolio in the United States with the addition of 10-year, full-scope service agreements for the 139-MW Senvion site in Hornell, NY and 55-MW Senvion site in Meyersdale, PA This agreement adds 194 MW to the company’s existing 190-MW Senvion service fleet in the U.S., bringing the global… Read more »
Launched today, the WEBS Annual Publication 2020 has unveiled a number of critical deep dive insights into the onshore wind industry that will have a major impact on owner/operators driving better returns on asset O&M during the year ahead. The WEBS report analyses three years’ worth of data from 75 windfarms located throughout eight countries… Read more »
Further research by Cornwall Insight into data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that despite a 97% drop in vehicle sales and difficult market conditions, there continues to be demand for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). In fact, 1,374 BEVs were registered during April, accounting for 32% of all new vehicle… Read more »
This is one of the largest orders on record for Siemens Gamesa in India The company will install 215 SG 2.2-122 wind turbines which will be manufactured at its facilities in India The wind project will be developed in the state of Rajasthan and is expected to be commissioned by September 2021 Siemens Gamesa has… Read more »