Market growth reflects the continued interest in smart cities and the adoption of core technologies to create a connected, data-rich, and sustainable urban environment August 8, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research examines the evolution of the global smart city market, with a focus on five key industries: energy, water,… Read more »
Hamburg, 8 August 2019. The Nordex Group has notched up another success in Spain: the Alfanar Group has commissioned the manufacturer to supply and install 22 turbines for two wind farms with a total of 67.2 MW. Both orders also include full service for a period of 20 years. The two wind farms are to… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group’s Cable Laying Vessel Willem de Vlamingh has successfully installed the three export cables on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul Group’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, Jan De Nul Group mobilised its Cable Laying Vessel Willem… Read more »
The set of 5 wind farms will cover over 40% of the country’s 2022 renewables goal 648 MW wind farm complex represents important step towards Colombian renewables goal of 1,500 MW by 2022 These wind farms in development phase are potential tender participants for forthcoming auctions DNV GL’s local experts use global benchmark methodology to… Read more »
Growing demand for stationary energy storage and a resulting increase in manufacturing is driving down battery costs August 6, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research examines pricing trends and issues driving growth for energy storage technologies. The report provides pricing forecasts for large format lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries used in… Read more »
Offshore verification needs to move with the times and improve its contribution to safety according to global risk management company, DNV GL. In a paper to be presented at SPE Offshore Europe 2019 this September, DNV GL will reveal, for the first-time, details of its project to develop the next generation of verification to manage… Read more »
Mauritania’s lengthy shoreline has considerable wind power potential and so the country is looking to increase its ratio of renewable energy. This has led to the commissioning of the €122 million Boulenouar Wind Power Project. ALE mobilised their specialist transport services to complete the transportation and installation of two electrical transformers, saving time and costs… Read more »
Shortly before the Aqua Nor 2019 in Trondheim Norway, the world’s largest biennial Aqua Culture Exhibition, Tuco Marine presents the brand new ProZero 10m Walk – A – Round Workboat. The new vessel complements Tuco’s range of ProZero workboats and support vessels. And is dedicated to the Workboat, Crew transfer and Diving markets. The New… Read more »
Another major order for turbines from the Delta4000 platform Hamburg, 05. August 2019. The Nordex Group has received another large order for the N149/4.0-4.5 from the Delta4000 series. The order includes a total of 56 turbines as well as a two-years service contract for a project in the United States. Installation of this project in… Read more »
Tekmar Energy will provide 346 Cable Protection System units, all to be manufactured in North East England Hornsea Two will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in 2022 This contract is part of an ongoing framework agreement between Ørsted and Tekmar Energy Tekmar Energy has signed a contract with the world’s largest… Read more »
DEME successfully completed the installation of 85 km of subsea export cable for Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid, deploying the state-of-the-art cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’. The cable connects Elia’s Offshore Switch Yard to the shore station Stevin at Zeebrugge, as well as the Rentel wind farm Offshore Substation. ‘Living Stone’ collected the cable at the… Read more »
A new Energy Transition Hub will feature at SPE Offshore Europe 2019 from 3-6 September, with exhibition and conference space dedicated to the evolution of the oil and gas industry to a low carbon future. Jonathan Heastie, Portfolio Director – Energy, Marine & Rotorcraft at Reed Exhibitions said: “The challenges and opportunities faced by the… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has appointed Matthew Filippelli as Principal Engineer and Offshore Services Lead. He will be based in the New York office located in Saratoga Springs. Jim Adams, President of Natural Power in North America, said: “The US has a vast offshore wind energy resource, and as this… Read more »
The final component deliveries to Clocaenog Wind Farm have been completed! With the first of the deliveries taking place at the beginning of January, for the past six months Collett & Sons Ltd have been travelling the 70 mile route from Ellesmere Port to Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm, steadily delivering the turbine components to the… Read more »
• Revenue increased by 12% YoY in the first nine months of fiscal year 2019, to €7,283 million. EBIT margin pre-PPA and integration and restructuring costs stood at 6.5% • In the third quarter, revenue increased by 23%, to €2,632 million. EBIT margin pre-PPA and integration and restructuring costs amounted to 6.1% • The company logged the highest-ever… Read more »
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The scale of the Beatrice project is truly staggering: almost twice the investment of the Queensferry Crossing; the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world, and all happening in the North East of Scotland. This is quite simply the most exciting renewable energy development in the UK… Read more »
Vattenfall has announced it will be constructing the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 3 and 4 offshore wind farm on a zero subsidy mechanism; the second project in the Netherlands following Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1 and 2. The wind farms will have a combined capacity of approximately 1.5 gigawatts (GW) and will be the first… Read more »
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub has awarded almost £1million to UK universities to support ambitious research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy (ORE). The Hub’s Flexible Fund has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key ORE engineering challenges. It also aims to support project areas that… Read more »
ALE’s K1650L tower cranes have begun work to install wind turbine generators (WTG) near Port Augusta in southern Australia, where they will help to power 155,000 homes. It is the first time this type of crane has been used for wind turbine installation in Australia. ALE has brought two of the innovative cranes to the… Read more »
“We congratulate Andrea Leadsom for taking over as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and thank Greg Clark for his previous work in the role. “Scotland’s renewable sector has consistently delivered for Scotland and the UK’s energy system. Unlocking investment to further decarbonise electricity by allowing onshore wind and solar PV to… Read more »
Market players should work together to deliver innovative distributed generation business models July 25, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides insights on business model innovations and differentiators across distributed energy generators. Recently there has been a change in the way distributed and renewable energy programs are viewed around the… Read more »
ArcVera Renewables found in an in-depth study across 3.5GW of projects that its specialist wind energy resource assessment techniques have effectively led to 100% energy yield prediction accuracy, considerably reducing wind project financing risks. Golden, Colorado, July 24th 2019 – ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind and solar projects… Read more »
WINDPOWER 2020 will be housed within CLEANPOWER, an efficient new exhibition hub featuring wind, solar, storage and more WASHINGTON—Attendees of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2019 caught a glimpse of the future as the biggest wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere announced its next evolution to become CLEANPOWER—an even bigger opportunity for… Read more »
Finding the best solution for maintenance and repairs to turbine generators Modern, everyday life depends on electricity so the global demand for electrical power is growing and wind turbines are making a major impact on the power generation market. Once they are installed, they offer an environmentally friendly, renewable energy source. However, as with any… Read more »
Vroon walk-to-work vessel arrives in IJmuiden following Irish Sea operations At the end of last week, our subsea-support walk-to-work unit, VOS Start, arrived in IJmuiden after almost two years engaged in operations for offshore-renewable client MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW). VOS Start commenced duties for MVOW in August 2017, providing offshore logistics support, accommodation and… Read more »
CNC specialists Tees Components has invested £50,000 in maintaining and verifying the precision of its machined parts to support its activities in the offshore wind market. The company based in North Skelton, near Saltburn, updated its previous portable coordinate measuring arm (PCMM) with the Faro Quantum S4.0m 6-axis arm, the largest and most accurate model… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acted as technical advisor to Blackfinch Investments for the acquisition of a new subsidy-free solar farm project in North Wales. The site, which is located on the Llyn Peninsula, is in advanced stage of development and already has planning consent, a grid connection offer and… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH is proud to announce that they will continue the cooperation with TenneT. After successfully completing a number of projects together, the grid operator has awarded a framework contract to ELA Container Offshore for the supply of accommodation containers on four HVDC converter platforms in the German North Sea area. The contract consists… Read more »
Recently, the Procyon, one of the pilot vessels of Nederlands Loodswezen BV, is equipped with 3 new davit systems for deployment and recovery of their Fast Launch Craft that transfer pilots to and from seagoing vessels. Only a year was needed for Nederlands Loodswezen BV and SMST for the realization of the newly designed and… Read more »
Wilton Engineering has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 exporters in a prestigious league table ranking small and medium-sized private businesses with the fastest growing international sales. The Tees Valley-based company is ranked 13th in the fifth annual Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100. Wilton’s position was achieved on the back… Read more »
NKT is awarded an approx. EUR 90m (approx. DKK 670m) contract by Energinet and National Grid, the owners of Viking Link. The contract comprises supply of approx. 150 km of 525 kV MI high-voltage DC onshore power cables for the Viking Link interconnector project, connecting the Danish and British transmission grids. The power cable system,… Read more »
Universities are researching the EV space, creating opportunities for partnerships with automakers and technology companies July 23, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research discusses opportunities for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, dealerships, and universities to build their EV presence, offering an analysis of the university market including employee demographics, market size,… Read more »
Survitec has signed a partnership agreement with Netherlands-based manufacturer Evacuator Worldwide for the global distribution rights to the pioneering emergency descent system introduced to the market in April. Evacuator, the world’s first fire-proof and panic proof emergency descent system designed to evacuate people from heights of up to 300m, will be solely marketed and distributed… Read more »
Cyberhawk, a world leader in drone inspection technologies and visualization software for UAV data, continues to implement its bullish growth strategy, announcing its recent move into new corporate headquarters. Based in the world’s largest indoor climbing arena at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (EICA), less than five miles from the Edinburgh International Airport, the new… Read more »
Total Solutions, the Stockton-based rope access and operations training specialist, has had its new training academy inaugurated by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen. The Mayor also witnessed the first training programmes to be delivered at the recently launched Rope Access & Careers Skill Academy, meeting learners who are working towards respected vocational qualifications that will… Read more »
• The company will supply seven SG 4.5-145 for the first phase of the No. 5 Thanh Hai wind farm project (32 MW), located between 2 km and 5 km off the coast. It will also provide service and maintenance for 10 years • Siemens Gamesa leveraged its offshore wind power leadership to develop a special configuration… Read more »