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 »
The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and Chevron Corporation (CVX) have signed an agreement that will support research at the NDC through to 2023. The anchor partnership will fund a portfolio of research projects that will aim to better quantify the environmental impacts of decommissioning and provide guidance on best options from an environmental perspective. The… 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 »
Spanish IPP adopts versatile datahub as it scales up its post-subsidy renewables portfolio Madrid, 28th February – Forestalia, an independent power producer (IPP) of renewable energy, has selected Greenbyte’s monitoring platform to support the growth of its renewable energy portfolio in Spain – currently exceeding 6GW. A technology-agnostic ‘datahub’ able to evolve over time, Greenbyte will… 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 »
Tigo’s PV Rapid Shutdown is the only UL-system-certified solution and includes 110 Inverters for both residential and commercial markets Campbell, CA, February 18, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc.®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE & TS4 Platform, today announced its successful delivery of more than one million rapid shutdown unitsshipped. These units are available from… Read more »
Global commissioning of wind turbines was up 22% in 2019, thanks to a bumper year in China and the U.S., and an acceleration offshore. A further 24% jump, to 75GW, is expected in 2020. London and New York, February 18, 2020 – Developers commissioned almost 61GW of wind turbines globally in 2019, compared with 50GW… Read more »
Executive Chair and co-founder of Osbit Ltd, Dr Tony Trapp MBE has been presented with an award for his outstanding contribution to the UK subsea industry. The Outstanding Contribution to the Subsea Industry Award from Subsea UK recognises the exceptional impact made by an individual to the subsea sector over the course of their career…. Read more »
Modified transport schedule helps to avoid seasonal high winds Mammoet’s team has successfully completed the second phase of the relocation of several shipping container cranes for Hutchison Ports ICAVE as part of a planned port expansion in Veracruz, Mexico. Mammoet used 56 axle lines of SPMT to transport two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and ten rubber-tired… Read more »
Programs continue to reach new utility customers in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa, while North American utilities work to drive deeper savings Feb. 12, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines the utility and government energy efficiency market, providing global market forecasts for programmatic spending… Read more »
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 — DEME Offshore and Herrenknecht have signed an agreement for the fabrication of a subsea drill to be deployed at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. This is the first wind farm in the world to use drilled XL-monopile foundations. In 2019, a consortium including DEME Offshore and Eiffage Métal was… Read more »
Eneco has selected Renewable Strategy software system, RSL Manager, as its operational and maintenace tool for permit to work and asset management. Dutch-based energy company, Eneco is leading the way to help customers make the switch to sustainably generated energy. Eneco offers accessible and affordable solutions for consumers and companies. The RSL Manager system not… Read more »
New credit facility enables Cargostore to support large scale projects in offshore energy, oil & gas, stability and international aid. Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited, global supplier of DNV and ISO containers and specialist equipment announced that it has entered a secondary management buyout (MBO) with private equity firm Connection Capital. The transaction sees the Management… Read more »
13 wind and solar PV projects of innogy’s renewable energy portfolio will be made available to corporate energy buyers on DNV GL’s Instatrust platform Instatrust is DNV GL’s global digital marketplace for renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs) connecting corporations committed to buying clean energy with suppliers of wind and solar energy innogy provides the first… Read more »