Siemens Gamesa will install 47 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines The contract includes a 20-year full-service agreement The order takes SGRE’s confirmed backlog in Taiwan’s market to close to 2 GW The launch of the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan took a step closer to construction following the firm… Read more »
DNV GL was asked to carry out a power failure investigation after a major fire at a large-scale South Korean energy storage facility Results highlight need for facility developers and operators to put greater emphasis on monitoring and prevention systems Follow-up project will lead to criteria for bankability and validating remaining functionality of batteries after… Read more »
Deal brings enhanced operations and maintenance offering to the global market 28th October, 2019: Worley, a leading global provider of professional project and asset services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors, has today announced the acquisition of 3sun Group (3sun), the UK-based installation, inspection and maintenance specialists in the offshore wind sector. The transaction… Read more »
The second of Damen’s innovative Accommodation Support Vessel (ASV) 9020 has been handed over to Bibby Marine Services at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. On her arrival in the North Sea, the Bibby WaveMaster Horizon will begin maintenance work off the coast of Germany on two EnBW and Enbridge-owned windfarms– Hohe See and Albatros – for Siemens… Read more »
Argentina is serious about increasing its renewable energy resources, aiming for 20% of its power to come from renewables by 2025. The country has also shown it is willing to invest in new technologies to help meet its energy targets. As part of this drive, ALE completed the transportation, craneage and electro-mechanical installation (TCI) of… Read more »
Wuxi, China, October 23, 2019. Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of vacuum solutions, celebrated the expansion of its facility in Wuxi, China on October 23 with a grand opening ceremony. Double its original size, the new, expanded facility marks a significant milestone in Pfeiffer Vacuum’s development in China, as it allows the… Read more »
The Swedish unit of Deutsche Windtechnik, which is Europe’s largest independent service provider for wind turbines, and the Swedish project developer for renewable energy Rabbalshede Kraft have signed a full service contract for the wind farm Dingelskogen Vind AB. The agreement covers 14 Enercon E82 turbines and has a term of 14 years. Service will… Read more »
Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power will develop and supply gearbox solutions for next-generation offshore wind turbines Customers will benefit from even more reliable and high- quality gearbox solutions and a fast integration of modular designs in the customer roadmap Beijing (China). Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power have signed a strategic partnership agreement for… Read more »
Heavy lift specialist receives award for Best Crane Work for the installation of TCC 78000 at Liebherr plant in Rostock Mammoet Germany received the BSK Award for Best Crane Work of the year in 2019. Mammoet was chosen based on the safe and timely completion and planning of heavy lifts executed for the installation of… Read more »
Early growth is expected to be concentrated in regions with competitive market structures and low barriers to market entry in Europe, Asia Pacific, and parts of the US Oct. 22, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides an overview of the developing market for energy blockchain applications, providing global forecasts… Read more »
The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, is delighted to welcome Jan De Nul’s Voltaire to the project. The Jan De Nul-owned Voltaire, a new offshore jack-up installation vessel, with a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, is the largest of its kind in the… Read more »
Axpo is expanding its business with Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Eastern Europe: The subsidiary Axpo Polska will manage the physical power generated by a 42 MW wind farm in Kisielice, Poland, for a period of at least ten years. The corresponding route-to-market PPA with the owner of the wind farm, the Green Investment Group… Read more »
Consortium weighs viability of harvesting, preprocessing and transportation of Sargassum Damen Shipyards Group and Maris Projects have joined forces to tackle the issue of invasive Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region – including the Dutch Caribbean Islands. The partners are working towards the developments of a holistic solution. The work of the two companies is… Read more »
Wind monitoring team overcome challenging conditions at remote sites to install and decommission meteorological masts Inverness, 17th October 2019 – Dulas, a leading UK-based renewable energy consultancy, has announced that work to install a meteorological mast at the site of a proposed wind farm in the region of the Monadhliath mountain range, Scotland, will commence imminently…. Read more »
The contracts take the company’s order entry in the country to 640 MW for the fiscal year 2019, a record high for the company. The supply and delivery of 82 wind turbines for different projects is scheduled for next year. Siemens Gamesa has recently signed three new orders to supply 359 MW to undisclosed customers… Read more »
After success with sales of both 8m, 11m and 15 Meter ProZero vessels for the aquaculture industry, ProZero now launch a new ProZero model in the fish farming markets. This time a 12m site-management boat developed in close dialogue with aquaculture experts. The new ProZero 12m site-management boat is basically equipped for tough offshore missions… Read more »
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is estimated to increase significantly from 593.9 gigawatt (GW) in 2019 to 1,582.9GW in 2030 following significant capacity additions by China, India, Germany, the US and Japan, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Market, Update 2019 – Global Market Size,… Read more »
Haliade-X 12 MW is the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, capable of powering 16,000 European households while saving carbon emissions equivalent to those of 9,000 vehicles per year. Featuring the world’s longest blades, it has a rotor span of 260m. Following its launch, a number of heavylifting operations were required. The turbine’s two prototype… Read more »
Sulzer reverse-engineers compressor component with 40% cost saving Many industrial processes rely on compressors for a host of essential tasks, from powering machinery to squeezing industrial gases for storage and transportation. When one of its main compressors failed, a company in the Philippines faced high costs and the prospect of a long wait for a… Read more »
CWind announced today a long-term charter contract agreement with Ørsted, delivering by mid2020, the world’s first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship (SES) to Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The agreement between the world’s leading windfarm operator Ørsted and CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, covers an initial three-year firm charter with options… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik has received another order to provide maintenance for offshore wind turbines. Following offshore wind farm alpha ventus and offshore wind farm Riffgat, the independent full-service provider is now also responsible for maintenance of the 32 Senvion 6.3M 152 turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II. The main service tasks include troubleshooting the wind turbines… Read more »
Axpo is further expanding its business in the field of long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for renewable energies in the Nordic region: The company’s subsidiaries Axpo Nordic AS and Axpo Finland Oy have agreed to buy the full output generated by the 30 MW Kröpuln and the 30 MW Storbacken wind farms currently under construction… Read more »
Hamburg, 15 October 2019. The Nordex Group today announced that in the third quarter of 2019 its customers ordered 436 wind turbines with a total output of 1,700 megawatts (Q3 2018: 974 MW) for projects in 14 countries. Europe accounts for 60 percent of orders from July to September, the USA for 28 percent and… Read more »
When it comes to sourcing an accommodation solution, which meets the requirements of all stakeholders in a renewable energy operation, the most successful approach is to work with an experienced partner. With wind farms increasingly being planned further from shore, daily transfers of technicians and crew members via vessels are becoming a thing of the… Read more »
When it was first introduced to the maritime market, Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 – the successor to the FCS 2610 – hit the headlines for many reasons. Stepless and safe crew transfers, increased passenger capacity and an optimised hull are all pieces of the puzzle that illustrate the evolving design. All in all,… Read more »
Oil & gas, offshore wind and marine energy all will play their part in the future of energy. Perhaps a bag of mixed ingredients, but combined in the right way, it will serve the future a more renewable outlook. Offshore Energy 2019 gives the energy transition a home and this will be felt in the… Read more »
Fronius has been writing commercial PV success stories for over 15 years. Tens of thousands of Fronius IG Plus, Eco & Symo systems are in use around the world and are favoured and valued by installers and end customers alike. Now this forward-looking company is launching its latest product for the commercial sector: the Fronius… Read more »
West Bakr Wind project will generate 1,000 GWh per year and will increase the country’s installed wind energy capacity by 18% Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines and maintain them for 15 years 70% of the project construction scope will be delivered by local subcontractors Siemens Gamesa has pledged its further commitment to… Read more »
Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to local energy systems which link the supply and demand of electricity, heat and transport to support the growth of vibrant, net-zero local economies. “Renewable energy must lie at the heart of our transition to a decentralised and decarbonised energy… Read more »
Ideol SA (Headquarters: France/ CEO: Paul de la Guérivière, hereinafter Ideol) and Taisei corporation (Headquarters: Shinjuku Tokyo/Representative Director: Yoshiyuki Murata, hereinafter Taisei) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and promotion in Japan of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind using Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology. Ideol is a leader in… Read more »
• Attractive cash offer of €4.00 per share, representing a premium of 31% to the closing price of PNE AG shares on 26 August 20191 as well as a premium of 42% to the three-month volume-weighted average share price and of 50% to the volume-weighted average share price over the previous 12 months • Long-term… Read more »
Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “While we have made great strides towards our world-leading renewable energy targets, access to finance is a major issue for Scotland’s renewable energy sector. “The uneven playing field created by the UK Government for onshore wind and solar PV, alongside the scale of offshore wind projects, means that significant… Read more »
The Fraunhofer IWES was founded in 2009 and, since then, has developed into an internationally highly regarded research institute in the wind energy sector. With the support of the central government and the federal states, it has proved possible to set up a testing infrastructure in the past few years that is truly one of… Read more »
Transaction comprises KEMA Laboratories for testing, inspection and certification of high power and high voltage equipment. Acquisition of KEMA Laboratories makes CESI the world’s leading provider of independent testing of power components. All former KEMA advisory services for power and renewables, branded DNV GL since 2014, will remain with DNV GL. DNV GL continues strategic… Read more »
Specialist rotating equipment services available 24/7 in Malaysia SAs a leading provider for rotating equipment services globally, Sulzer is uniquely placed to offer specialist technical knowledge and support for all types of pumps, electrical equipment and turbomachinery. The opening of the Semenyih service center marks another milestone for Sulzer’s operations in Asia-Pacific. With some 20… Read more »
Further 146 Gamesa wind turbines have been added to Deutsche Windtechnik’s Spanish subdivision as part of full service agreements. The G58 turbines with a total of 124 MW rated capacity are clustered in three wind farms in Castilla-La Mancha. The new contract confirms the reliability and multi-brand expertise of the independent service provider, having signed… Read more »