A new WindEurope report ‘Our energy, our future’ released today (Nov 26) concludes that the EU Commission’s offshore wind goals – between 230 and 450GW by 2050 – are achievable provided the right grid investments and spatial planning. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland’s seas have some of the best wind resource in Europe and offshore wind turbines give… Read more »
Pinti Wang, President of Sulzer GTC Technology , has been presented with the 2019 Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) Lifetime Achievement accolade. The award ceremony, which took place earlier this month in Houston, TX, U.S., recognizes and honors the midstream and downstream processing industry’s top innovations and innovators. The Executive Editor of Hydrocarbon Processing, a leading oil… Read more »
Fast-growing energy tech company Synaptec has appointed Dr Steven Blair to drive the business’s power systems analytics and management offering. Dr Blair will represent the company as Head of Power Systems Technologies in a senior technical position which will see him develop a real-time and long-term data analytics platform based upon Synaptec’s unique sensor technology…. Read more »
Just six months after the investment announcement for the offshore installation vessel Voltaire, Jan De Nul Group orders Les Alizés, a floating installation crane vessel from the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Together with the Voltaire, this new vessel will be in a super-size class of its own, capable of building the newest generation of… Read more »
The Port of Tyne, one of only two deep-sea ports in North East England is making further progress to prepare its site for offshore wind manufacturers. As round four of the tender process by the Crown Estate, which is responsible for awarding seabed rights for offshore renewable energy projects, nears completion the Port of Tyne… Read more »
Actively dictating the wind flow in any offshore wind power plant has likely been the dream of developers and engineers since the first turbines were installed in Danish waters in 1991. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is therefore proud to launch the Wake Adapt feature today at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 Conference & Exhibition in… Read more »
Shell today announced at WindEurope Offshore 2019 that its industry-leading gearbox oil, Shell Omala S5 Wind 320, is now carbon neutral[1]. Shell’s global portfolio of nature-based carbon credits will compensate CO2 emissions from the lifecycle of Shell Omala S5 Wind 320. Each carbon credit represents the avoidance or removal of greenhouse gases equivalent to 1 tonne… Read more »
Saitec Engineering, one of the leading engineering firms in Spain, is launching its first offshore wind medium-scale prototype: BlueSATH. This project is scheduled to go online during the first quarter of 2020 in the open sea waters of Santander (Spain) for a 12 months period after which the prototype will be completely decommissioned. Testing will… Read more »
With the new custom-made Cable Laying Monitoring System, NKT has further enhance NKT Victoria’s capabilities to safely install power cables with minimal risk of compromising the cable integrity during laying operation in even the most challenging site conditions such as high seas, strong current and low visibility. The new system provides real-time monitoring and data… Read more »
WINDEA Offshore has developed a logistics concept together with its shareholders and its new partner WPSystems that makes the repair of rotor blades offshore safer, more efficient and cost-effective. WINDEA Offshore combines a flexible vessel logistics, a powerful working platform and specially trained teams to the new service concept: WINDEA BladeService. For this purpose an… Read more »
Local wave and weather conditions are critical factors when undertaking offshore operations, and time is money when operators are waiting on weather. Real-time wave measurements can dispel some of the guesswork historically associated with the planning and execution of marine operations such as pipe laying, subsea installations, heavy lifting operations, work-overs, or inspections. Precise knowledge of… Read more »
One of the UK’s largest engineering and construction companies takes a firm foothold in the offshore wind energy market as it has successfully been awarded a record number of contracts wins for the business in this sector. ENGIE Fabricom – headquartered in Grimsby, with offices in Immingham, Lowestoft, Stokesley and Middlesbrough – has reported it… Read more »
Ofgem has today (Nov 21) announced its decision on the Targeted Charging Review (TCR), part of an ongoing programme to develop a modernised electricity network system that is smart and flexible. Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “Ofgem’s plans for partial reform of system balancing charges (BSUoS) are more positive than… Read more »
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are moving from concept to broad deployment throughout many countries worldwide, aiming to get the most out of distributed energy resources (DERs) in these regions. With the proliferation of this technology, Lux Research has identified four key conditions VPPs are looking for when evaluating new regions or countries for operations: Energy companies interested in expanding… Read more »
A new report from Navigant Research tracks blockchain vendor market entries and exits, funding, investments, and project deployments in the energy industry. Since 2015, startups, utilities, and technology companies have financed and deployed demonstration and pilot projects to determine whether blockchain can address pain points across the energy industry. As the technology slowly matures, the narrative that… Read more »
Michael Thorndahl Simmelsgaard is the new managing director for Ramboll’s global energy division First of January 2020 a strong leader with an impressive track record in the international energy industry will take the lead of Ramboll’s global energy division covering more than 1,800 experts across 14 countries. Michael T. Simmelsgaard is replacing Thomas Rand who… Read more »
Residents in 364 homes across seven tower blocks in Sunderland are embracing the green housing revolution with the removal of their gas boilers in place of renewable and low carbon ground source heat pumps. Gentoo Group are delivering the ‘Core 364’ project with the support of energy and regeneration specialist, ENGIE, and ground source heat… Read more »
Osbit, the offshore equipment supplier, has been awarded a contract to design and build an offshore wind turbine pile gripper system, by leading Malaysian-based global energy services provider Sapura Energy. The pile gripper will initially be used to support the development of WPD’s Yunlin offshore wind farm, the first large offshore wind farm to be… Read more »
Today, Fujitsu announced a three-year extension to its relationship with Centrica, to further drive the enhancement and standardisation of digital services for Centrica employees. The agreement will equip Centrica’s 29,000 global workforce with tools that enable them to be more productive and collaborative across all workplace environments, including offices, contact centres, and for engineers out… Read more »
Offshore wind projects now building ‘show the scale of the prize for supply chain companies’ Businesses working in Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain are highlighted in a new report published today (Nov 20) to mark Offshore Wind Week (Nov 18-22). Ports, fabricators, underwater vehicle specialists, helicopter transfer operators and more are featured, demonstrating the breadth… Read more »
Damen Shipyards Group has established a firm foothold in the European offshore wind sector over the last decade. Now the Dutch shipbuilding and maritime services company is turning its attention to the emerging market of the American offshore wind industry. Here Damen’s Director Business Development & Market Intelligence, David Stibbe and Area Manager North America,… Read more »
Offshore wind specialists, EEW Group has contracted Cheshire-based Hutchinson Engineering Ltd for the fabrication and on-site assembly of 30 Suspended Internal Platforms (SIPs) for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, following a successful competitive tender process. The SIPs are highly complex steel components, each weighing 10 tonnes and towering 12m high, that will be suspended inside… Read more »
As informed in Company Announcement no. 11 of 20 September 2019, NKT has entered a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as main contractor for delivery and installation of high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems to the Dogger Bank Wind Farms Creyke Beck A and Creyke Beck B site. Now, with an agreement of a… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today the closing of the sale of its subsidiary AIS Automation Dresden GmbH (Germany) to S&T AG in Linz (Austria). The two companies had signed a contract to this effect on October 24, 2019. S&T AG is taking over all business units of AIS as well… Read more »
The smarter E India will celebrate its debut in less than two weeks on November 27 -29, 2019 in Bengaluru, variously known as the IT Innovation hub as well as Silicon Valley of India. With three parallel energy exhibitions, The smarter E India is India’s innovation hub for the new energy world. It presents cross-sector… Read more »
The current charter agreement of Bourbon Oceanteam 101 (CSV “BO 101”) has been extended until mid-first quarter 2020 with possible further extension options well into 2020. The initial charter started in 2016. Over the past period the CSV BO 101 has successfully assisted in installing jumpers and X-mas trees for its offshore client in Angola…. Read more »
NRG Systems, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a range of wind, solar, and meteorological applications, announced today that it signed a strategic agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to offer turnkey Bat Deterrent Systems, complete with installation and service, for existing Vestas turbines. The global agreement covers Vestas turbines in all regions but is… Read more »
Wilton Engineering has been recognised as one of Tees Valley’s leading scaleup businesses in a major national report. According to Scaleup Institute’s ‘ScaleUp Annual Review 2019’, Wilton has been named in the region’s top five visible scaleup businesses in terms of both employee growth and turnover growth. The company is highly active in the offshore… Read more »
JDR Cable Systems Ltd, part of the TFKable Group, has signed a contract with Equinor for the Hywind Tampen pioneering project. JDR is designing and manufacturing eleven 66kV dynamic inter-array cables and two static export cables, each equipped with a JDR designed breakaway system and a range of cable accessories for delivery in 2022. The… Read more »
Demonstrating their expertise in logistics, civils works and the complete turnkey solution, ALE has completed the transportation of heavy wind components through a challenging 1,000km route to the Rom Klao wind farm in Mukdahan, eastern Thailand. ALE was contracted for the full-service package: the transportation, craneage and installation (TCI) scope of 13 wind turbines components,… Read more »
Hung Hua Construction of Taiwan has ordered a third Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) to add to the two it ordered at the start of the year. This latest vessel will be a Damen FCS 2610. The contract was signed by the two parties at the start of September and, with the vessel already on… Read more »
Meteorological equipment specialists Biral has been working closely with ORE Catapult to further develop its BTD-350 thunderstorm and lightning detection system for offshore wind farms and is installing its technology for testing at the Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife. ORE Catapult was established in 2013 by the UK Government and is part of… Read more »
A major contract to keep hundreds of Vattenfall’s wind turbines operational and safe has been awarded to east coast offshore wind services provider 3sun Group. Up to 30 new jobs will be created to service the largest contract in the history of the Great Yarmouth-based business. 3sun Group, which already employs 200 technicians, will carry… Read more »
Hamburg, 13. November 2019. Since entering the Turkish market in 2007, the Nordex Group has installed more than 2.03 GW of wind capacity there, representing a market share of almost 27 per cent. Now the company has again received orders from this country on the Bosporus: for its long-standing customer Boydak Enerji, the Nordex Group… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa appointed as preferred supplier for providing turbines and service to the project; firm order subject to conditions including final investment decision by consortium partners Project to utilize and reinforce existing footprint of SGRE in Taichung, as part of initiative to fulfil localization requirements Offshore construction for the project to begin in 2023 Siemens… Read more »
ROCKLIN, Calif., Nov.12, 2019 – SMA America, a prominent specialist for photovoltaic system technology, and EnergyHub, the leading provider of distributed energy resource (DER) solutions for utilities, are proud to announce the two companies have finalized a partnership poised to deliver valuable inverter management functionality to EnergyHub’s utility clients. Utilities can use EnergyHub’s Mercury distributed… Read more »