Siemens Gamesa to expand nacelle assembly facility in Taichung with hub and backend assembly, subject to Hai Long 2’s Industrial Relevance Proposal approval Production scope significantly broadened, transition to future turbine technologies in the Asia Pacific region supported Four conditional supplier contracts also signed for localized nacelle components to be fed directly to Siemens Gamesa’s… Read more »
Buss Energy Group was responsible for the port logistics of the Trianel Borkum II wind farm project in the North Sea. Buss Terminal Eemshaven served as the base port for handling the storage, pre-assembly and shipping of the 32 wind turbines. Hamburg. This week the installation ship left the terminal for the last time to… Read more »
Thursday, May 14, 2020 — DEME Concessions, a subsidiary of the DEME Group, completes the sale of its stake (12.5%) in the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm. The consortium comprising of funds managed and/or advised by Partners Group (50%), InfraRed Capital Partners (25%), DEME Concessions (12.5%), GE Energy Financial Services (6.25%) and ADEME, acting on behalf of… Read more »
Taipei, 14 th May. 2020. CWind Taiwan has announced the successful execution of a seabed survey for DEME along the gas pipelines in the Anping area. The gas pipelines are located 8.6km northwest of Anping port, in Southern Taiwan. Scouring is regarded as a great risk for the pipelines and surrounding pipeline system. In order… Read more »
Vendors of intelligent building solutions should stay up to date on local goals and increase efficient products to remain relevant May 13, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the role of US city and state governments in addressing climate change, and how layering energy efficient systems and intelligent building… Read more »
New 30m vessel design and FOSS system for Chartwell 24 are first outcomes from partnership to ensure offshore wind is supported by advanced, complementary vessel fleets Southampton, 13th May – Chartwell Marine, a pioneer in next-generation vessel design, has announced its partnership with world leading naval architects BAR Technologies, to support in the delivery of the next… Read more »
Ideol SA (“Ideol”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Kerogen Capital (“Kerogen”), a private equity fund manager specialising in the international oil & gas sector to assess the benefits of using offshore wind to power oil & gas platforms. The focus of this initiative will be to… Read more »
Shenzhen/Munich, May 12, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, today received the official certification for the VDE 2510-50 energy storage standard by TÜV Rheinland for their Battery-Box Premium system in the BYD headquarters in Shenzhen. The German energy storage system standard VDE-AR-E2510-50 is the strictest safety standard in… Read more »
27 make finals of Young Professionals Green Energy Awards Winners will be announced during first ever Young Professionals Green Energy Awards Week from 15-19 June, a change of format to reflect current business operations Almost 30 finalists of the 2020 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards are announced today (May 12). Those shortlisted have shown their enthusiasm to… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik is seeing strong growth in the number of Senvion turbines under contract. Service contracts have been signed for 110 additional turbines at 32 wind farms since the beginning of the year, ranging from type MM92 to type 6.2M. The onshore wind farms are located in Germany, Belgium, France and the UK and include… Read more »
Adjusted EBIT of €512 million, adjusted net income of €154 million Group outlook for 2020 confirmed – adjustment to Retail outlook due to warm weather and COVID-19-induced resale of contracted volumes Essen, 12 May 2020 As announced, innogy SE records year-on-year drop in earnings: adjusted EBIT amounted to €512 million and adjusted net income to… Read more »
Nusaned Investment and SCHMID Group have closed the JV transaction in Saudi Arabia focusing on manufacturing and technology development in the field of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB). Nusaned Investment (an investment company owned by SABIC) and SCHMID Group announced today that they have successfully closed their JV transaction focusing on manufacturing and technology development… Read more »
Sales rise to EUR 964.6 million in Q1 2020 EBITDA margin at 1.4 percent Orders of 1.6 GW in Q1 2020 Order book for projects and services at EUR 8.4 billion Guarantee facility refinanced until April 2023 Guidance for 2020 withdrawn due to COVID-19 Hamburg, 11 May 2020. The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) confirms the… Read more »
New polling released today by the government is highlighting the public’s strong support for renewable energy to boost the economy. The poll shows that a record 76% of people agree that renewable energy industries and developments provide economic benefits to the UK. Only 4% disagreed. Meanwhile, support for non-renewable and fossil fuel technologies hit new levels… Read more »
A new innovation call seeking a solution to increase the physical separation of technicians in the confined spaces of offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has launched today (Thursday 7 May), aimed at improving the safety of personnel required to continue to travel to undertake wind farm inspection, maintenance and repair. Social… Read more »
As EV adoption rates and manufacturing capacity increase, new innovations are emerging to drive the EV battery technology market forward May 7, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the market trends, drivers, and barriers of electric vehicle batteries (EVBs), providing global forecasts for light duty (LD) passenger EVs, medium… Read more »
Hamburg, 7 May 2020 – WindEnergy Hamburg, the global on & offshore wind event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its global impact on major events and international travelling. “Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to predict the future development of Covid-19 and its consequences for large-scale international… Read more »
Reinforces Iberdrola’s presence in the French generation market, where the company is developing the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm (496 MW) Aalto Power has 118 MW of onshore wind power already in operation and a project portfolio of 636 MW in various stages of development Iberdrola plans to make record investments of 10 billion euros this… Read more »
High voltage wind farm engineering company, EDS HV Group (EDS), awarded an International Safety Award with Distinction from the British Safety Council. High voltage wind farm engineering company, EDS HV Group (EDS), has been awarded an International Safety Award with Distinction from the British Safety Council. The winning submission detailed EDS’s commitment and innovative approach to… Read more »
Record order book of €28.6 billion (+21% YoY) sustains good long-term prospects COVID-19 had a direct negative impact of €56 million on profitability, and intensified challenges experienced by the onshore business in India and Northern Europe The company faces the crisis with a solid balance sheet and healthy liquidity Siemens Gamesa calls for a sustainable… Read more »
Offshore equipment supplier Osbit has secured a contract with Seajacks to design and build a monopile upending bucket, to be used by the vessel operator in its offshore wind turbine installation projects. The system will initially support the development of the large-scale, bottom-fixed Akita and Noshiro Offshore Wind Farms in Akita Prefecture, part of Japan’s… Read more »
As worldwide leading consultancy and specialist shipbroker for offshore renewable energy projects GRS is now venturing into the field of project investments and corporate finance. (Hamburg, May 2020) GRS Global Renewables Shipbrokers from Hamburg is expanding its range of services with project investments and corporate finance as of May 1, 2020. Uwe Schuldt is now… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Louise Waters as a renewable heat engineer to support clients at all stages of the project lifecycle, providing expert advice and analysis in support of the development of district heating and renewable heat generation projects. Louise holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and… Read more »
Bristol, May 4 2020. Rovco, one of the offshore energy industry’s leading providers of ROV and hydrographic services coupled with artificial intelligence-based technology, has been awarded a long-term contract by CWind for subsea work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. The Rovco team, managed by CWind, will carry out a campaign of subsea inspection and survey… Read more »
Hamburg, 04.05.20. During the Corona crisis, digital business models have emerged as reliable pillars for the procurement of products and services. The operation of wind turbines must be guaranteed around the clock, which is why there is a strong demand for comprehensive and directly accessible online offers for spare parts and repair materials. Windsourcing.com has… Read more »
Ria Blades factory in Vagos, Portugal, is a leading manufacturing facility that will become an export hub for international markets, reducing the company’s current production dependency on Asian suppliers. Following the acquisition of Ria Blades, Siemens Gamesa has completed the purchase of selected assets from Senvion announced in October 2019 (the acquisition of Onshore Service… Read more »
Thursday, April 30, 2020 — Recently DEME Offshore’s installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ successfully completed the installation of 102 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines at the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm, located 43 km off the Suffolk coast. At East Anglia ONE, DEME Offshore was working directly for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Turbine installation started in June… Read more »
With the COVID-19 pandemic placing much of the working world on hold, the companies still in operation have had to adapt both how they work and in some cases what they do. Cargostore Worldwide have continued to support the Dutch offshore energy sector by supplying Refrigerated containers to store vital foods and medicines for extended… Read more »
Looking for solar PV manufacturers to cooperate for showcase in Iraklio, Greece Hybrid power generation on the SINN Power Wave Energy Structure Ocean Floating PV uses open sea space for renewable energy production Starting this summer, SINN Power will offer solar panel manufacturers the opportunity to demonstrate and test their PV modules on a floating… Read more »
The company has developed an innovative augmenting technology aimed at digitalizing the field operator experience and improving interaction between field and control room operations. Developed specifically to meet the needs of field operators, the technology will empower seamless integration between the field and the plant distributed control system offering improved safety, reducing the risk for… Read more »
Canadian Solar, the world’s fifth-largest solar PV module manufacturer, recently stated that it had experienced limited impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on its production facilities in China. Although the company faced severe disruptions from January-mid by way of capacity loss amidst the COVID-19 carnage, it did not have a large impact on the production facilities,… Read more »
‘Green Jade’ set to be directly employed on local wind farm projects in 2023 Thursday, April 30, 2020 — In an industry milestone, joint venture CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has initiated the early works contract for the very first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. To be named ‘Green Jade’, the vessel… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group and Huisman announce today that they have joined forces for the heavy lift equipment on board of Jan De Nul’s Next Generation offshore installation vessels Les Alizés and Voltaire. Upon the order of both vessels in 2019, Jan De Nul Group awarded the contract for the engineering, construction and delivery of… Read more »
ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have successfully installed every single turbine on the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm – another major milestone for the project as it approaches completion. Beginning in June 2019, a total of 102 Siemens Gamesa SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbines have been installed at the windfarm site, 43km… Read more »
KenzFigee, a well-established supplier and service provider of tailor-made marine cranes, offshore equipment and services, has been awarded a contract by Spliethoff for the delivery of two pipe handling gantry cranes for their two new build multipurpose DP2 B-type vessels, currently under construction at the Mawei Shipyard. The two pipe handling gantry cranes are, in… Read more »
Following the press release of 1 April 2020, the consortium Jan De Nul-Hitachi today announces that the fabrication of all 84 pin piles for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration is completed. The first pin piles fabricated in South Korea have been successfully loaded at the yard for transport to… Read more »