Category: Wind

Prime Minister Rutte was briefed about sustainable energy transition in the region. The Buss Terminal Eemshaven will serve as base port for the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the future. The terminal has already implemented more than ten major offshore projects. Hamburg. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has taken the opportunity to visit Buss… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acted as technical advisor to Greencoat Capital for its recent acquisition of Letteragh Wind Farm in the west of Ireland.  David Dunne, Operations Manager at Natural Power Ireland and due diligence lead for the project said: “This project represents a further expansion of Greencoat Renewables’… Read more »

Hamburg, 11.03.2020. Windsourcing.com GmbH, the Hamburg-based distributor for wind turbine spare parts and repair material, is expanding its range of products to include the highly sought-after rotor blade repair products from Bergolin. With the Bergolin GmbH & Co. KG, Windsourcing.com has succeeded in gaining an important market partner whose products are used on over 100,000… Read more »

KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made marine & offshore cranes, equipment and services, has been awarded a contract by HSM Offshore, in close cooperation with Iv-Offshore & Energy, for delivery of two 3-tons electric hydraulic Ram Luffing offshore cranes destined for the ESB and EDF Renewables owned offshore topside platform Neart na… Read more »

Cargostore Worldwide, London based global supplier of DNV and ISO containers and specialist equipment announces the appointment of Adam Patrick to the role of Financial Controller. Adam joins Cargostore from previous employer Wilkins Kennedy, to support the company through a targeted expansion plan. Adam is a fully qualified accountant with 10 years’ experience, who’s previous… Read more »

Berlin University for Technology and Economy, HTW, evaluated the efficiency of leading energy storage systems in combination with different inverters   Shenzhen/Berlin, March 10, 2019 –The Battery-Box system by BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, has been ranked as the most efficient energy storage system for the third consecutive… Read more »

47.5-MW Dolice wind farm innogy constructing more than 80MW in Poland innogy SE is constantly growing in its Polish core market: Last week the company started construction work on the Dolice onshore wind farm. Dolice is a 47.5-MW project in West Pomerania for which the contract was awarded in the Polish onshore wind auction for… Read more »

ABB’s advanced power systems chosen for the first self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel built in Japan will support nation’s fast-expanding offshore wind sector The 28,000-GT jack-up ship – a purpose-built, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) delivered from a Japanese yard – will feature ABB’s advanced power and control technologies. The vessel, on order from… Read more »

DNV GL research paper ‘The promise of seasonal storage’ finds that price of seasonal storage, if based on compressed hydrogen, could become cost-competitive with alternative forms of long-term storage Rise of synthetic fuels can provide a critical stepping-stone for the use of seasonal storage applications Overall need for additional storage solutions is lower than expected… Read more »

Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets and part of the Global Marine Group, has announced the contract award for cable installation and burial at the Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind Farm for Spanish developer and construction company Grupo Cobra. Utilising… Read more »

Ocean Sun introduces floating solar solution for man-made reservoirs and coastal waters Floating solar opens up tremendous opportunities to provide the world with sufficient renewable energy The solution from Ocean Sun is the first floating solar design of its kind to receive a Statement of Conformity from DNV GL, verifying its accordance with global safety… Read more »

Consolidated sales increase to around EUR 3.3 billion EBITDA margin reaches 3.8 percent Working capital ratio improves further to minus 9.1 percent Order intake in 2019 up 31 percent to 6.2 GW Hamburg, 9 March 2020. The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) today presented its preliminary figures for the 2019 financial year and confirmed its guidance…. Read more »

Mammoet was contracted by Siemens Gamesa to transport three 94m long blades from the storage area at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, to the nearby quayside. The wind blades are destined for a new prototype wind turbine that Siemens Gamesa will be testing. With their extensive knowledge of the equipment’s applications, Mammoet developed… Read more »

2019 marked a transformational year for the global energy storage market  March 5, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides a database of global energy storage projects along with a regional analysis of technology choice, capacity, and market share for deployed projects and projects in the pipeline. Regulatory policy, government… Read more »

In an important step in the modernisation of the Norwegian shelf operations, Aker BP and Framo have entered a long-term maintenance contract for seawater lift pumps where compensation is directly linked to facility uptime, effective from 5 March. In 2018, the two companies with technology company Cognite, embarked upon a digital pilot project for predictive… Read more »

Windcube Insights is the first out-of-the-box software solution to leverage lidar and turbine data for cost-efficient power performance testing. Leosphere, a Vaisala company that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and servicing turnkey wind lidar (light detection and ranging) instruments for wind energy, aviation, meteorology, and air quality, today announced the launch of Windcube Insights at Wind… Read more »

Ørsted conditionally selects Siemens Gamesa to supply 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 and 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind power plants in the German North Sea SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine to be employed featuring rotor with 200-meter diameter and new B97 blades Approx 1.2 million German households to be served by projects;… Read more »

The proliferation of consumer Internet of Things and cloud-based services is creating a technological revolution for the home security industry March 3, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for home security and automation solutions, providing global market forecasts quantifying shipments and revenue, through 2028. The professional… Read more »

Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This draft Bill is a crucial step on the road to net-zero climate emissions for Scotland. Its implementation will make it easier to build heat networks in our city centres, delivering renewable heat from the air, ground and sewers directly to homes and offices via a… Read more »

Hamburg, 3 March 2020. The Nordex Group has received an order from Turkey to supply and install 27 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines. The customer for the 120 MW “Evrencik” wind farm is Evrencik Elektrik, a long-standing customer of the Nordex Group. The contract also includes a Premium Service agreement with a term of 15 years. Installation of… Read more »

Høvik, Norway, 03 March 2020: Kjetil M. Ebbesberg is appointed as new Group CFO in DNV GL and will succeed Thomas Vogth-Eriksen, who will become Director, Certification Division in DNV GL – Business Assurance. Mr. Ebbesberg will join DNV GL on 1 April 2020 and take up the Group CFO position as of 1 July… Read more »

The first of two offshore substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea. The 1,200 tonne substation has four decks, is 14 metres high and has an output capacity of 235 MW. With a 487 MW capacity SeaMade is the largest… Read more »

UK Government announcement ‘will give our onshore wind sector the confidence it needs to begin to build out again across the UK’ Government support ‘does not mean subsidy’, says Scottish Renewables CEO Scotland’s lead in onshore wind power will be cemented as the UK Government today (March 2) announces new wind farms will be able… Read more »

Jumbo has been awarded a contract to support DEME Offshore in its scope of work on Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Jumbo’s scope of work in the project is the provision of transportation for 165 monopiles from Rostock to Eemshaven and 135 transition pieces from Aalborg to Eemshaven with a K3000 class vessel. In… Read more »

G2 Ocean has appointed Sim Keat Lim as new VP Pacific. As of March 2, he will responsible for leading G2 Ocean’s Pacific trades and further expanding the company’s reach of services in Asia.  As part of G2 Ocean’s strategy for 2020 to 2024, the company is looking to expand into new markets in Africa… Read more »

Navigant Research Report Shows Pairing Wind with Energy Storage Is Critical for Renewable Energy Future   Wind plus storage projects offer similar benefits as solar plus storage projects but are far less established A new report from Navigant Research examines the use of energy storage for wind integration, covering existing and upcoming projects, the competitive landscape, and expected… Read more »

Killingholme based Fussey Engineering have been hired to supply and install steel framework and cladding at the National Grid 400kV substation site adjacent to the Ørsted’s newest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Two. The steelworks, which will involve the construction of an annex building adjoining the National Grid substation, includes around 30 tonnes of locally sourced… Read more »

Hamburg, February 25, 2020. The Nordex Group has received a large order for building a wind farm with turbines from the Delta4000 generation in Chile. The 156 MW wind farm will comprise 33 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines. In addition to this, the customer has opted for the Premium Service for a period of 15 years. The wind… Read more »

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acted as technical adviser to the specialist alternative asset manager Gresham House for its acquisition of Bumpers solar farm from developer, Anesco. During the acquisition process, Natural Power provided technical due diligence and energy yield assessment services. Silvia Raineri, Solar PV consultant at Natural Power,… Read more »

SATH-Technology promises cost benefits in future floating offshore market DemoSATH, a concrete platform hosting a 2 MW turbine, is scheduled for commissioning in autumn 2021 Essen/Bilbao, 24 February 2020 RWE Renewables and Saitec Offshore Technologies have joined forces to test new ways to affordably install and operate offshore wind farms in deep waters. In a… Read more »

Hamburg, 20 February 2020. The Nordex Group has received an order to supply 24 AW132/3465 turbines for the fourth construction phase of a wind farm complex in Brazil. The contract also includes a service agreement for maintenance and repair of the turbines for a period of 15 years. The site of the wind farm is… Read more »

Sector seen as having greatest potential – above Fintech, food and drink and tourism Attitudes changed by climate emergency and economic impact Survey results come ahead of key conference for sector in Edinburgh More MSPs cite renewable energy as an industry with high growth potential than any other, research released today (Feb 19) shows. Unprompted,… Read more »