Pete Grossgart, Marketing Manager, Port of Stockton, is very busy travelling around the world but PES managed to touch base with him in a brief stop off. Wind energy is at last taking off in the US and California is taking full advantage. There is space available for warehousing, assembly and maintenance work to be… Read more »
As an acoustical engineer by trade, one of my acoustic consultancy’s specialisations is to monitor, assess and advise on wind farm noise levels. And this is where the story begins. We were told by a partner that experienced technicians could detect faults just by listening to the changes in sound generated by wind turbine blades…. Read more »
The UK power cut that occurred on Friday 9th August at 4.54pm affected many across the country. At first, speculation that followed the events suggested the fault could have been due to wind generation reducing owing to reduced wind speed. In fact, the issue was the amount of generation that tripped, not the technologies involved…. Read more »
As renewable technologies continue to penetrate global energy markets, one of the pressing challenges is how best to complement these sources of variable generation to ensure demand is met at all times. At the same time, competition among investors is increasing and the secondary wind and solar market continues to be highly active. For many… Read more »
Annekatrin Strunz, Key Account Manager Wind Power at LIFTKET, gives PES her view of the developments in the wind power industry and the corresponding product development in the company. LIFTKET established more than 70 years ago, in the heart of Germany, is one of the world’s oldest and largest manufacturers of electric chain hoists. It… Read more »
North East England’s offshore wind industry and the opportunities open to UK companies from significant upcoming wind farm developments will be the focus of a major event taking place in the region in November. Offshore Wind North East, which is being held on 7 November, follows the government’s recent Contracts for Difference announcement, which gave… Read more »
By integrating onsite DER, companies are able to improve customer relationships, use energy efficient technologies, and drive the global clean energy transformation October 2, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research explores the current landscape of corporate onsite distributed energy resources (DER) deployments. Corporate sustainability initiatives have become prominent, public-facing components… Read more »
Maintenance in the energy industry is a costly challenge for asset owners; a study by NACE International revealed that the annual global cost of corrosion is estimated to be $2.5 trillion. As a result, abrasion and corrosion resistant coatings for metal components are in high demand, particularly locations where environmental factors heavily influence the lifespan… Read more »
PES had an interesting and enlightening meeting with Pieter Jan Jordaens, team leader OWI-Lab and cluster manager of IBN Offshore Energy project, Pieter Mathy, innovation manager at the University of Ghent (UGent) and RD&I catalyst in the IBN Offshore Energy project and Prof Dr Christof Devriendt, R&D coordinator OWI-Lab and associated to the university of… Read more »
Abstract: The continuing increase in rotor diameters is pushing the structural load-carrying capabilities of turbine blades to the limit. In order to ensure reliability and structural integrity, representative testing and validation methods are now more important than ever before. Development in wind turbine blades Wind turbine manufacturers are continuing to increase rotor diameters with the… Read more »
The growing importance of sustainable energy is encouraging the wind industry market to aim for larger wind turbines and bigger wind farms. Driven by the search for larger construction areas, the offshore market began to spike investors’ interest. However, it quickly became obvious that this dynamic working environment is associated with new challenges and uncertainties… Read more »
Hans Gatzemeier, Managing Director at ELA Container Offshore GmbH, caught up with us at PES to talk about the history of the company and its rapid growth over the last few years. In 5 years, ELA Offshore has blossomed into a flourishing global business. It’s still family owned and run and sets great store by… Read more »
In June this year, the UK government took a significant step forward in acknowledging the need to combat the global climate crisis by committing to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Renewable energy generation will have a critical role in meeting this obligation and establishing a low-carbon economy, but the country’s political… Read more »
Control, guidance, monitoring and access to the wind turbine are primarily organised by the control electronics. Why does everyone currently seem to be talking about this? We think it’s because with advancing technical developments, comes more and more functions, a higher level of complexity and increasing digitalisation, so control technology is now the brain of… Read more »
Here at PES we are delighted to bring you our review of the first ever Wind Energy Asia. Wind energy is growing rapidly in Asia, our clients are already excited about it. This event has been met with enthusiasm and it’s set to be a great annual show, a chance to meet up and network… Read more »
The wind industry has an obsession with availability, as the all-important performance metric. Calculating the percentage of a given period that a wind turbine is available for operation, is only part of the puzzle. A more important question is, is the asset doing what it is supposed to be doing and is the asset doing… Read more »
BBC Chartering’s Renewable Energy Chartering Manager, Sebastian Stackelies, spoke enthusiastically to us at PES about the growth of the wind energy industry. Wind farm projects are on the increase, taking over from the decrease in the oil & gas sector. Expansion into Asia and continuing markets in North America and Europe are set to keep… Read more »
With the rapid growth in availability of drones and access to commercial drone certification, the wind farm industry is becoming overrun with inexperienced operators offering drone inspection services. At the other extreme, advances in technology means that autonomous drone services are now being offered as a safer, more efficient alternative to wind turbine inspections. Having… Read more »
NOF Chief Executive George Rafferty has praised the joint venture developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farms for unveiling GE Renewable Energy as its preferred turbine supplier, less than a fortnight after being successful in the latest round of Contracts for Difference (CfD) awards from the UK government. SSE and Equinor, 50:50 joint venture partners… Read more »
In late September 2019, Cargostore Containers LLC received ADNOC’s ICV (In-Country Value) certification, demonstrating the company’s support of local business. ADNOC launched the ICV program with the objective of growing and diversifying the U.A.E’s economy by supporting local suppliers within the U.A.E’s Oil and Gas Industry. Cargostore Containers LLC; part of the Cargostore Worldwide Group,… Read more »
ONYX InSight has been selected by Dongkuk S&C to replace the main bearing on a wind turbine generator at their wind farm in the Jollanam Province, South Korea South Korea, 1st October – ONYX InSight, a leading provider of predictive maintenance in the wind energy industry, was chosen by Dongkuk S&C to replace one of… Read more »
Monday, September 30, 2019 — Following the planned sale of PMV nv’s stake in REBO, DEME has taken the decision to sell its own participation to the Port of Ostend. DEME possessed a 30% share (15% DEME Blue Energy & 15% DEME Offshore) in the company. The REBO terminal in the outer port of Ostend is… Read more »
DNV GL’s independent wind farm monitoring and reporting services, including WindGEMINI and the Operations control room will be rolled-out across eight wind farm sites to provide Banks Renewables with a 24/7 view of its operations. Glasgow, UK – 30th September 2019 – DNV GL has been awarded a contract by Banks Renewables to provide monitoring… Read more »
Responding, Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “These new figures show once again that renewable energy is the backbone of Scotland’s energy system. “As we seek to meet some of the world’s most stretching emissions targets we must do more to decarbonise our heat and transport sectors, and the success shown to… Read more »
Oakland, U.S. (27th September 2019) – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has developed an advanced tool that uses very granular data from the past 20 years to create the equivalent of 10,000 years of plausible realities – simply put, a parallel universe generator that has 10,000 times… Read more »
First study of its kind demonstrates scale of potential future green energy workforce Figures show ‘enormous range of courses’ on offer from Borders to Highlands 36% of students studying renewable energy are female Almost 13,000 students are studying courses related to renewable energy at Scotland’s universities and colleges, the first survey of its kind has… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Duncan Wren in the role of Energy Manager. This new role has been created in response to the growing demand from clients in the built environment to help with lowering their carbon emissions. Euan Hutchison, Associate Technical Director (Planning), said: “Working with our teams… Read more »
Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “The cross-party consensus that Scotland must take bold action on emissions reductions remains one of the most important aspects of Scotland’s climate change success and we welcome this piece of legislation as another step towards the realisation of our stretching climate change targets. “The renewable energy industry, which… Read more »
Key market drivers include consumer demand, accessible hardware, and environmental concerns September 25, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research examines the home energy management (HEM) market, its key players, and important technology trends, along with the main market drivers and inhibitors. New technologies and approaches are altering the HEM… Read more »
New DNV GL report reviews progress, potential and barriers for digitalization in the wind energy industry Improving operational efficiency (identified by 52% of respondents), decision making (42%) and cost efficiency (40%) are top priorities for further digitalization Balance between sharing data and protecting competitive advantage and Intellectual Property key to realizing full potential of digital… Read more »
meteocontrol adds VCOM CMMS to the PV monitoring portal Augsburg, September 24, 2019 – Automated processes, efficient operations, high quality, more service and transparency for customers: meteocontrol GmbH sets new standards for the technical operation management of photovoltaic systems with its integrated VCOM CMMS. The online platform VCOM Cloud now unites monitoring and O&M processes… Read more »
New motion compensated hoist will provide offshore maintenance teams with ladder-free access to offshore wind turbines Technology removes the need for turbine boat landing and ladders all together Ørsted has acquired stake in Scotland-based Pict Offshore to mature the technology Innovative product set to improve safety and reduce costs across whole industry London, 00.01 on… Read more »
New document launched as part of Scottish Renewable Energy Festival A document setting out renewable energy’s contribution to Scotland in five key areas is launched today (Saturday September 21). The publication, produced as part of the ongoing Scottish Renewable Energy Festival (Sept 16 – Oct 1) sets out green energy’s contribution to Scotland on innovation,… Read more »
Energi Coast, the North East of England’s offshore wind cluster, has welcomed the government’s announcement that six UK offshore wind projects have won Contracts for Difference (CfD), which will create new opportunities for the region’s established and diverse supply chain. The offshore wind developments are included within a dozen renewable energy projects awarded CfDs, which,… Read more »
NOF Chief Executive George Rafferty has welcomed the announcement that six UK offshore wind farm developments have been given the go-ahead after securing Contracts for Difference from the UK Government. George Rafferty said: “The UK supply chain has matured to become ideally-placed to support the offshore wind developments that have been awarded Contracts for Difference…. Read more »
Remote islands to benefit from onshore wind projects Offshore, Seagreen project and innovative wind plan win crucial contracts Results come as climate protests held across the globe – including in Glasgow Scotland’s remote islands will become a green energy powerhouse following the results of a UK Government clean power auction this morning (Sept 20). More… Read more »