Competition in the smart home market remains fierce as companies vie for a leading role July 1, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research names Google and Amazon as the leading smart home solution providers. The report examines the strategy and execution of 15 smart home solution providers. The smart… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, announced today the start of commercial operation of Windpark Spui, a 21 MW wind farm located in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard in South Holland, the Netherlands. Windpark Spui consists of five Enercon E-126 EP4 wind turbines, each with a hub height of 135 meters,… Read more »
Denmark, 01 July 2019 – Mita-Teknik, a global provider of wind turbine control and pitch technology, announced today the launch of its new generation of blade pitch system for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The new Mita Pitch System has been designed to effectively minimize O&M costs, reduce downtime and improve productivity. The Mita Pitch… Read more »
K2 Management has provided technical due diligence support to SUSI Partners, the Swiss infrastructure fund manager specializing in sustainable investments, which has completed a series of onshore wind investments over the past few months, totaling 90 MW over the past few months. Recent SUSI Partners investments include the acquisition of onshore wind farms located across… Read more »
28 June 2019 – K2 Management, the leading international renewable energy consultancy – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taean Wind Power and Dohwa Engineering to work as the owner’s engineer for the project and consult on the financing and construction of the Taean Offshore Wind Farm in the Yellow Sea, South Korea. The… Read more »
The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that the Company has made two onshore wind investments, increasing the proportion of the portfolio in France from 10% to 13%. Acquisition of minority shareholdings in five operational windfarms TRIG has acquired a 34.6% equity interest and all of the shareholder loans in Fujin SAS (“Fujin”), a holding company… Read more »
Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “This fantastic new figure shows how Scotland’s remarkable renewable energy resource is being harnessed by technologies like wind, hydro, biomass, solar, marine energy and more, and is continuing to deliver environmental and economic benefits across Scotland. “Renewables are now producing more of our electricity than ever… Read more »
Commenting on the launch of a £100m fund to help UK firms capitalise on the boom in offshore wind, Sebastian Speight, Managing Director of Infrastructure at Ingenious, said: “The launch of the offshore wind industrial strategy is a positive move which will help develop the domestic supply chain in what is likely to be a growth… Read more »
Hamburg, 27 June 2019. The Nordex Group is further enlarging its footprint in Croatia. The state-owned energy supplier Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group) has now placed an order with the manufacturer for the supply of 18 N131/3600 turbines for the “Korlat” wind farm. The Nordex Group is also responsible for service and maintenance of the turbines… Read more »
French floating offshore wind leader Ideol and Shizen Energy, a leading Japanese renewable specialist, have expressed a formal intention to collaborate on the development of a commercial- scale floating wind project located off Kyushu using Ideol’s technology. This agreement was signed in Tokyo today by Mr Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of Ideol, and Mr… Read more »
This multi-million pound contract guarantees capacity utilization until mid-2020 and secures the jobs of more than 180 employees. Fifth order from world-leading offshore wind developer Ørsted 26 June 2019 Just three months after rolling out steel for their first export transition piece order, EEW OSB celebrates more good news with a contract win for Hornsea Two,… Read more »
Subsea companies in the South of England will be given the opportunity to highlight their capabilities at an event set to take place in Fareham next week. Organised by industry body Subsea UK in partnership with the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Subsea Supply Chain Capability Showcase will take place on Thursday 4 July,… Read more »
NOF, the business development experts for the energy sector, is welcoming an international delegation to North East England to demonstrate the industrial and economic benefits of the region’s established offshore wind cluster. Taking place between 26-28 June, the visit of nearly 50 government officials, industry leaders and global stakeholders from 21 countries, has been organised… Read more »
Multi-million pound contract won by UK-based engineering firm Another example of UK company winning contracts from offshore wind First renewable energy cable replacement and repair contract under ACMA 25th June 2019 Global Marine Group (GMG), supported by its business units Global Marine, Global Offshore and CWind, has signed a framework agreement for cable repair with… Read more »
New figures from RenewableUK show that the global market for offshore wind has grown by 16% in the last 12 months. The biggest single growth market over the last year has been the USA, which accounted for nearly half (48%) of growth globally. Globally, the portfolio of global offshore wind projects in operation, under construction… Read more »
• The company will install SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a project; Service agreement included • Siemens Gamesa will establish a nacelle assembly facility at Taichung Harbor for start of production in 2021, exceeding localization requirements • Local tower supply set-up through CS Wind and Chin Fong partnership… Read more »
Osbit Limited has successfully delivered an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough to Global Marine Group. The offshore technology company has designed and built the plough, which will now be known as PLP240, over a 20-week programme, following contract award in January. Final assembly and sign-off was completed at Osbit’s Port of Blyth facility,… Read more »
The Offshore Wind Industry Council has today (June 24) announced the launch of a £100m, 10-year programme, the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership, to support the growth of businesses working in the growing sector. Responding, Nick Sharpe, Director of Communications at Scottish Renewables, said: “This programme, which will be delivered as part of the Offshore Wind Sector… Read more »
Hamburg, Chicago, 21 June 2019. The Nordex Group has received an order from NaturEner USA, LLC to provide Premium O&M services for their 400 MW fleet of Acciona Windpower turbines in Montana, USA. The related wind projects are: Glacier Wind phases 1 & 2, located near Ethridge and Rim Rock, located near Kevin. The three… Read more »
Tampnet has been awarded a contract to supply 4G/LTE coverage to Ørsted’s offshore windfarm, Hornsea One. The windfarm is located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast, in the UK, and will be the world’s largest offshore windfarm when fully operational in 2020. Tampnet was awarded the contract for providing and operating a 4G/LTE network for Hornsea… Read more »
Entry into Germany enables LOC to develop the Renewables and Shipping offering in Europe LOC has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, to develop the Renewables and Shipping offering of the Group within the region. This will be the Group’s sixth office in Europe and its twenty sixth office globally. Strategically located within Germany’s maritime… Read more »
• First preferred supplier status secured by Siemens Gamesa for Northern Akita offshore pipeline in Japan • Obayashi Corporation to join upcoming auctions under the 2018 law promoting offshore wind in Japan with project reaching up to 455 MW in Akita prefecture • Preferred supplier agreement for the project includes use of the SG 8.0-167… Read more »
Peikko Group’s sales office in Norway, Peikko Norge AS, has received a substantial order to deliver rock foundation technology to Frøya wind park in the Trøndelag area, Central Norway. Peikko will deliver all steel components for the 14 foundations of the wind park. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates with tower connection… Read more »
This briefing is intended as an update on three key policy and case law developments that have taken place over the summer. 1 New European Court ruling – ‘Sweetman II’ On 25 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) delivered its ruling in the case of Edel Grace and Peter… Read more »
Morten Huseby, CEO at Wirescan, shares his enthusiasm for their new digital service with PES. The company is set to launch its Wirescan Digital platform and Wirescan GO!. These are exciting times and the beginning of a new era for this dynamic, forward thinking company. PES: Hi Morten, welcome to PES Wind magazine, it’s good… Read more »
Alan Gooding, director and co-founder of Smarter Grid Solutions, explains that the secret to harnessing offshore wind lies back on dry land. The growth of offshore wind power is nothing short of astounding. The UK’s capacity already sits at 8GW, with 2GW added during 2018 alone, and energy minister Claire Perry wants that total to… Read more »
A quick and easy AC solution, or a highly sophisticated connection using DC technology? The best transmission solution for offshore wind parks depends on both distance and output. But cost is key: for both technologies, Siemens is putting all its development efforts into downsizing and standardization, in order to minimize installation and operational costs. It… Read more »
If you are a service provider within the wind industry, you do definitely have a lot of equipment that needs to be inspected regularly. This could be PPE equipment, hand tools, measuring instruments, hydraulic tools, torque wrenches, lifting gear, rescue equipment and much more. In addition, there are all the training certificates that your employees… Read more »
What once seemed like a pipedream has become reality. Offshore wind projects worldwide have increased in number, and are now becoming more of the norm. What has not gone away is the citizen opposition to wind farms, which now has spread to offshore projects worldwide. Recent studies on global offshore wind show strong growth. If… Read more »
For those working in the wind sector, the risks of arc flash incidents have always been better understood than in many other industries. Working with extremely high voltages and large currents on a daily basis, means that knowledge across the sector is noticeably higher compared with similar industries that are also at risk of the… Read more »
The Port of Grenaa has grown from a small fishing port to an international hub, with the capacity and know-how to serve the offshore wind market. The pre-assembly facilities, the ease of access and experience, makes it the ideal port to access Denmark, Sweden and Northern Europe. Theis Gisselbæk, the CCO, gives PES an insight… Read more »
Meeting today’s demands As the sizes of wind turbines grow, towers need to be built bigger and made out of heavier structures. This means increasing heights, diameters and plate thicknesses, which naturally brings more challenges and a headache for the production line. In order to get the most out of the offshore winds, it is… Read more »
Ben Webster, Sales & Tendering Manager at Osbit, dropped into PES to tell us about their engineering challenges and solutions, which are driven by efficiency and tailored to the requirements of the customers in the offshore wind sector, in particular, but not exclusively. Health and safety awareness is a top priority throughout every project. PES:… Read more »
Offshore wind will be one of the main pillars of India’s energy transition, as was proven in June 2018 when the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) set national targets for offshore wind power of 5GW by 2022 and 30GW by 2030. The first 1GW tender, expected to be launched off Gujarat later this… Read more »
The use of digital technologies such as cloud computing, big data management and predictive analytics are changing the status quo of the energy market. An increasing number of wind farm operators are starting to implement these techniques, so as to control their costs. But, if the implementation of predictive maintenance is one of your digital… Read more »
PES caught up with Nils Ingvarson, the CCO at MMT. He was happy to tell us about increased revenue, new clients and improved efficiency leading to cost savings. The company has a lot of experience in the oil and gas industry and intends to bring photogrammetry to the offshore wind sector. PES: Hi Nils, welcome… Read more »