Law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, on the sale of its first UK subsidy-free wind farm project. Based in Northern Ireland, Craiggore Wind Farm was purchased by ERG UK Holding Ltd, a company owned by ERG, a leading European wind energy operator. The… Read more »
Alfa Laval will make a strong showing at this year’s Nor-Shipping, Northern Europe’s leading international forum for maritime industry. While diverse equipment, knowledge and services will be on display, the stand will have a single focus: partnership with customers to secure lifetime vessel performance. Having entered its second century of marine service, Alfa Laval offers… Read more »
Industry body Subsea UK is inviting UK organisations to participate in the ‘UK and Brazil: Partners in Energy’ trade mission which takes place in June. The mission has been organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT) in partnership with Subsea UK, the Energy Industries Council and Scottish Development International. Now in its seventh year,… Read more »
Onshore wind is more popular than ever (79%, up from 76%) – and more popular in Scotland than the rest of the UK (80% to 79%) Wave and tidal power and offshore wind are also more popular in Scotland than in the rest of the UK (84%/82% and 85%/83%) A new high of 80% of… Read more »
Houston, TX, US – 8 May 2019: DNV GL is urging offshore oil and gas operators to implement a new solution using floating wind turbines to power water injection for oil recovery. ‘WIN WIN’ (WINd powered Water INjection) was conceived in 2013 by DNV GL and is now ready for prototype development after two joint… Read more »
CGN Europe Energy trusts NEM Solutions and its patented technology A.U.R.A. Diagnostic as its predictive analytics provider for their wind farms. CGN Europe Energy is owner and operator of 850 MW of installed wind power capacity in Europe. The wind farms are located in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK. The company objective’s… Read more »
The two companies will work in tandem to strengthen the U.S. offshore wind industry supply chain and provide economic benefits and job creation to our local communities Boston, May 8, 2019 — Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, and WindServe Marine, LLC, a premier offshore wind support services provider, have entered into a partnership to… Read more »
XL Group on track to double revenues XL Global Group is set to double its revenues this year. The global multi-discipline technology and engineering group is projecting a turnover of £22 million by the end of 2019. This represents a £14milion increase in the last two years, which have seen a period of investment in… Read more »
Over the past months, the first blade bearings have been tested in Hamburg on the new BEAT 6.1 test bench using a highly simplified yet customary setup. The installation of specially manufactured hybrid components means that, with immediate effect, dynamic loads can also be applied to the bearing, which, in turn, produces particularly realistic test… Read more »
• Revenue increased by 6% YoY in the first half, to €4,651 million, the EBIT margin pre-PPA and integration and restructuring costs stood at 6.8%, and net profit increased from €0 million in the same period last year to €67 million this year • In the second quarter, revenue increased by 7%, to €2,389 million, the EBIT… Read more »
• Standard & Poor’s awarded the company a BBB- credit rating with positive outlook and Moody’s assigned it a Baa3 rating with stable outlook • Both agencies underscored the company’s leading position based on its diversification, technological strength and financial policy Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has become the first wind turbine manufacturer to attain… Read more »
Denmark, 06 May 2019 – Mita-Teknik’s new CEO Klaus Knudsen has announced today his new strategic vision for the company. This year, Mita-Teknik, a company that pioneered wind technology since the early eighties, celebrates its 50th anniversary.With Knudsen in the top job, the Danish turbine control solution specialist is gearing up to embrace the challenges… Read more »
Technical expertise helps fast-track Taiwan’s implementation of new offshore wind farms, supporting Taiwan’s renewables targets for offshore wind farms delivering 5.5 GW by 2025 Taipei, Taiwan 6th May 2019 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, is providing technical training on project certification to a Taiwanese local certification… Read more »
The new industrial unit of the holding company ASM Industries has begun in the last weeks the tests operations, with a view to the calibration and commissioning of the productive equipments and preparation of the production ramp-up. This phase, with an expected duration of 2 months, aims to test the capacities, the good functioning and… Read more »
Hamburg, 3 May 2019. The order has now also been awarded for the final construction phase of the “Syvash” wind farm with 113.1 MW in Ukraine: the Nordex Group has received an order to supply a further 29 turbines from the N131/3900 series. In February 2019 the Nordex Group had already reported the order to… Read more »
Navigant Research Report Highlights How Financed Energy as a Service Solutions Provide an Alternative to Capital Expenditures Across Various Commercial and Industrial Segments Industry stakeholders should work together to tailor energy as a service solutions to address the needs of different commercial and industrial building segments May 2, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new… Read more »
DNV GL invites renewable energy developers to join the project and accelerate the global market for renewable power purchase agreements (PPA) Arnhem, The Netherlands – 29th April 2019: DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body invites renewable energy developers and sellers to visit, explore and join Instatrust™ its new digital platform… Read more »
The Önusberget wind farm, part of the Markbygden 1101 cluster, has been sold by the developer Svevind to the asset manager Luxcara Luxcara expects to begin construction activities in 2019 and achieve commercial operation of the project by the end of 2021 The project has an expected total capacity of 750 MW, making it one… Read more »
Work has begun at Damen Shipyards Singapore on the construction of two of Damen’s latest fast crew supply vessel; the FCS 2710. In what was described as ‘the cutting ceremony’, as the vessels are being built in aluminium, Mr. Chung Pang Chen and Mr. Polin Chen of Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd. of Taiwan were… Read more »
Cargostore Worldwide is currently a sponsor for the Red Devils Army Parachute Display Team, who have been taking to the skies for their latest jumps donning their brand new high-tech wing-suits with the Cargostore logo emblazoned on them. The Red Devils are the official parachute display team of the British Army who are renowned for… Read more »
• Order includes 43 SG 4.5-145 turbines with flexible rating up to 4.8 MW • Once installed, these will be the most powerful turbines with the largest rotor installed in the country Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced that it has signed a contract to supply and commission 43 SG 4.5-145 wind turbines, with flexible… Read more »
First case usage of ARM for an offshore wind farm The Triton Knoll wind farm project is an important future source of home-grown renewable energy in the UK. Now in the construction phase with the installation of the onshore electrical system, the offshore array and infrastructure will be located 20 miles off the coast of… Read more »
Three Water Injection Dredgers to extend the versatile Jan De Nul fleet Size doesn’t always matter! After having recently announced the construction of its mega offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire, Jan De Nul Group is now proud to extend its fleet with three water injection dredgers (WID). Giovanni Venturi is the first out of three… Read more »
• 241 MW Coyote wind project in Texas, USA • 246 MW Oso Grande wind project in New Mexico, USA • Projects awarded by EDF Renewables • Scope includes supply of 96 SG 4.5-145 and 24 previously sold SWT-2.3-108 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected by EDF Renewables North America to supply turbines for the… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik has been awarded the contract to provide maintenance for 30 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines at the Riffgat offshore wind farm as part of an EU tender procedure that was initiated by EWE Offshore Service und Solutions GmbH (EWE OSS). The contract begins in June 2019. The two companies have been working together closely… Read more »
The third annual round of Ørsted’s East Coast Skills Fund is now open to applications. £55,000 will be available again through an open application process to experienced organisations that can develop and deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related training or education courses, a one-off event, or a programme of targeted events. The full… Read more »
39 make finals of Young Professionals Green Energy Awards Winners will be announced at black-tie event on May 30 in Glasgow Almost 40 finalists of the 2019 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards are announced today (April 23). More than 100 nominees who’ve worked in Scotland’s renewable energy industry for five years or less were narrowed… Read more »
SeaRoc Group has launched a new, fully portable communications solution that allows technicians to communicate effectively and reliably from within a wind turbine. Reliable communications with technicians working inside wind turbines is critical for safe operations. As radio signals are not able to be detected from within the confines of the turbine because of the… Read more »
Project Phase Inner Array Cable installation in Offshore Wind Farm TWB II finalized. Bremen, April 23, 2019 – After around eight months, TRACTEBEL DOC OFFSHORE GmbH (DOC) has completed construction supervision of the inner array cabling for the Trianel Borkum II Offshore Wind Farm (TWB II) on behalf of Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH &… Read more »
Albwardy Damen has received an award for its innovative design of the new Damen Multibuster 8020 shallow draught, multi-purpose vessel. The award was presented at the MASTECH international marine technical conference, held on board the iconic QE2 floating hotel in the UAE. Albwardy Damen has been developing the Multibuster 8020 offshore workboat for the past… Read more »
A newbuild order spree of LNG carriers affirms the market leading position of WinGD’s XDF engines. WinGD is reporting a very solid order intake for the first quarter of 2020 for their low-pressure, dual-fuel two-stroke engines. The maritime industry’s response to the call for tighter environmental regulations combined with the 2020 sulphur cap is steadily… Read more »
The Global Wind Energy Council has published the first edition of its annual Global Wind Market Development – Supply Side Data 2018. This report is part of GWEC Market Intelligence service that provides a series of insights and data-based analysis on the development of the wind industry. The services include a market outlook, country profiles and… Read more »
DNV GL and E.ON/Equinor worked in close partnership to meet ambitious project time line Stralsund, Germany 17th April 2019 – DNV GL today announced that it awarded the Arkona Offshore Wind Farm with the project certificate. The certification was carried out according to the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH – Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt… Read more »
Hamburg, 17 April 2019. The Nordex Group today announced that it recorded continued strong demand for its wind turbine systems in the first three months of 2019, with customers ordering turbines generating a total output of 1,035 megawatts (MW) for wind farms in 13 countries. The latest Delta4000 series accounts for more than 35 percent… Read more »
• Construction works and installation of 60 SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 385 MW sets new standards in German Baltic Sea • Construction works completed in record time of only five months; installation of turbines completed in around three months On April 16, 2019, the Arkona offshore wind power plant was… Read more »
Global wind turbine rotor blade repair and maintenance specialist, Altitec, opens its latest technician training academy at new facilities in Victoria, Australia Victoria, Tuesday 16th April 2019 – Altitec, the leading provider of wind turbine rotor blade repair and maintenance services and technician training, today announces the opening of a Altitec Academy in Australia. The… Read more »