Category: Wind

The Nordex Group starts series production of turbines in the Delta4000 range

Hamburg, 18 March 2019. Since mid-March the Nordex Group has been producing turbines from the Delta4000 range in series. The first N149/4.0-4.5 turbines being manufactured in Europe in continuous flow production are now leaving the production line in Rostock, Germany, for orders already in excess of 700 MW. In future this plant will handle the… Read more »

Tuco launches third generation ProZero 7,5m SOLAS FRC, the Mrk 3

Tuco Marine Group has added a new member to the ProZero series of carbon fibre-based workboats – the ProZero 7,5m SOLAS FRC MrK 3. The new ProZero FRC showcases the trademark lightweight materials technology of Tuco Marine Group. Reliable, flexible and lightweight construction combined with full SOLAS compliance produces a boat which goes beyond the… Read more »

DEME Offshore announces Moray East wind farm Tier One suppliers

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — DEME Offshore, formerly GeoSea, has announced the selection of Tier One suppliers for its Moray East offshore windfarm foundation contract, many of which are based in the UK. The 950 MW wind farm is being developed by Moray Offshore Windfarm East Ltd (MOWEL) which is a joint venture company owned by… Read more »

innogy: UK retail business and low wind levels have impact on 2018 Group result

Adjusted EBIT of about EUR 2.6 billion and adjusted net income of over EUR 1.0 billion Executive Board and Supervisory Board of innogy SE will propose dividend of EUR 1.40 per share for fiscal 2018 Continued focus on growth strategy and securing existing business in 2019 Essen, 13 March 2019 Fiscal 2018 was an eventful… Read more »

Scottish Government announces Networks Vision

The Scottish Government has launched a new document at Scottish Renewables Annual Conference in Edinburgh today (March 12), setting out the future of the country’s electricity and gas networks. Responding, Scottish Renewables Chief Executive Claire Mack said: “The Scottish Government’s Networks Vision rightly recognises the importance of our electricity and gas networks being fit for purpose as we… Read more »

Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts comes to Stirling

Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power is to headline sponsor the fifth Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts (CWW 2019) that will be hosted in Stirling, Scotland, on 27th to 29th August this year. In a series of keynote talks, sessions and workshops, experts from across the globe will come together at… Read more »

Kaiserwetter brings digital innovation “Made in Germany” to US energy market

The company ranks among the top 10 Asset Management Solution Providers in the United States Major breakthrough on the US market just one year after launching locally Innovation driven by Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics/Machine learning as key drivers for catalysing investments in renewable energies NEW YORK, March 12th 2019 –… Read more »

Bulkship Management AS chooses Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 for its entire fleet

Oslo-based Bulkship Management AS has chosen Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 for compliance in ballast water treatment. The company has signed a comprehensive fleet agreement that includes 30 PureBallast 3 Compact Flex systems, as well as commissioning and training. Bulkship Management AS is a fast-growing ship management company focused on technical management and crewing. The company… Read more »

The Nordex Group wins projects totalling more than 108 MW in Greece

Hamburg, 12 March 2019. The Nordex Group’s new business continues on its upward trend. Now the wind turbine manufacturer has won new orders for wind farms from Greece. TERNA ENERGY SA has ordered a total of 36 machines of different models with a capacity of 108 MW. The orders also include a Premium Service contract… Read more »

Natural Power welcomes Offshore Wind Sector Deal which secures jobs and investment in the UK

Natural Power is hailing the Offshore Wind Sector Deal agreed by the industry and the government as a major step forward which will generate significant economic benefits for the UK. Jeremy Sainsbury OBE, Director at Natural Power, said: “The Offshore Wind Sector Deal is great news for the Natural Power team that offers a whole… Read more »

North East offshore wind cluster ready to deliver on Sector Deal, says Energi Coast

Energi Coast, North East England’s offshore wind cluster, has declared the region’s supply chain ‘fit and ready’ to support the growth of the industry following the announcement of the Sector Deal for the offshore wind industry. The North East has been instrumental in the development of the offshore wind industry since its inception and developed… Read more »

Natural Power spreads wings in Latin America

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power has formed a strategic partnership with Uruguay-based Navitas Solutions to deliver wind turbine blade inspection services throughout Latin America. Pieter D’haen, International Director at Natural Power, said: “This partnership provides clients with a unique service in Latin America which combines the extensive local knowledge of Navitas… Read more »

Sulzer and Tamturbo join forces in high-speed compression

Sulzer and Tamturbo join forces in high-speed compression Sulzer and Tamturbo will together bring the benefits of high-speed technology in air compression to customers that need intrinsically safe oil-free air. The target is to replace existing technologies such as oil-free screw compressors in these applications. The global agreement between the companies covers sales to all… Read more »

Pupils from All Saints Catholic High School victorious in Subsea UK’s STEM Challenge

A team of pupils from All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield have been crowned champions of the Subsea UK 2019 STEM Challenge, which saw five teams from across the UK compete to design an ROV to collect plastic from the sea. The STEM challenge, led and organised by Subsea UK and supported by the… Read more »

Encouraging manufacturing and new talent

Sulzer brings skills and advice to California summit Sulzer attended and was a sponsor of the 8th annual Manufacturers’ Council Summit of the Inland Empire, which was held at the Riverside Convention Center, CA. The annual summit supports manufacturing companies based in the Inland Empire, Southern California, where visitors took part in topical discussions and… Read more »

The UK Government will tomorrow (March 7) launch a new joint Government-industry Offshore Wind Sector Deal.

Under the deal, offshore wind will provide a third of all UK electricity by 2030. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This sector deal is a major milestone for the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy, setting a clear path for offshore wind: one of ambition, optimism and innovation. “That’s particularly true in Scotland,… Read more »

AUGUSTA ANNOUNCES 558MW TRIO OF NORDIC WIND ENERGY DEALS

Specialist financial adviser oversees 250MW Åndberg, 213MW Jädraås and 95MW Måkaknuten wind farm sales, all announced within the space of one week London, March 6th, 2019 – Augusta & Co. (Augusta), a specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy industry, has overseen the sale of one Norwegian and two Swedish wind energy projects, accounting for a… Read more »

Offshore wind is first renewable technology to agree Sector Deal with Government

The offshore wind industry is welcoming today’s landmark announcement of a Sector Deal with the government. The agreement will help to create tens of thousands of highly-skilled jobs across the UK and attract billions of pounds in investment to this country. This is the first Sector Deal for a renewable energy technology. It puts offshore… Read more »

ØRSTED – THE GLOBAL LEADER IN OFFSHORE WIND – WELCOMES UK’S OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR DEAL

The UK Government has today (Thursday) published the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, a transformative partnership that will put UK offshore wind at the forefront of the global shift to clean growth. The Deal will establish offshore wind as an integral part of a low-cost, low-carbon, flexible grid system and boost the productivity and competitiveness of… Read more »

Sulzer investments further improve speed and quality of high voltage coil manufacturing

Reducing the time to complete a repair or refurbishment of high voltage equipment minimizes downtime and increases productivity. Sulzer is continuing to invest in its design, manufacturing and testing facilities to enable faster turnarounds for customers. To keep up with growing demand, Sulzer is also increasing the capacity of its Falkirk Service Center, where the… Read more »

Using machine learning to detect underperforming turbines

It’s not always clear if a turbine is underperforming, but machine learning can assist in finding out. VANCOUVER, BC: Clir Renewables has released a new product feature which automatically detects underperforming assets and highlights key actions to rectify underperformance. A wind turbine will never generate its expected output one-hundred percent of the time, and its… Read more »

Ørsted signs Armed Forces Covenant to highlight career opportunities for service veterans

Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, is delighted to announce its signing of the Armed Forces Covenant which highlights the offshore wind as a “forces-friendly” industry. As a forces-friendly company, Ørsted will seek to support the employment of veterans by working alongside the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in order to establish a tailored employment… Read more »

Xodus expands decom capabilities with addition of Well Decommissioning Manager

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its decommissioning offering with the appointment of its first well decommissioning manager. Gavin Bell will be responsible for developing and delivering Xodus’ new well decommissioning service that had previously been outsourced to external contractors. The appointment follows a successful year for Xodus’ decommissioning division which secured several new… Read more »

Marine Jet Power strengthens service capabilities with the opening of new APAC Headquarters in Australia

UPPSALA, Sweden (Mar, 1. 2019) – Marine Jet Power (MJP) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new sales office for Asia Pacific (APAC), headquartered in Perth Henderson, Western Australia.   In a celebration last week, company CEO Magnus Sörenson, CFO Erling Tomasson and EVP of Sales and Marketing Damian O’Toole, attended the opening… Read more »

SABCA and DEME Offshore enter in a partnership to deploy drone inspection services for offshore wind farms

Friday, March 1, 2019 — SABCA, a leading tier 1 aerospace industry supplier and DEME Offshore, a worldwide leader in solutions and services for the offshore energy market, have entered into a partnership for the development and deployment of Unmanned Vehicles to perform surveillance and inspection works in the offshore industry Complementing each other’s core experience… Read more »

Large bearing test bench starts continuous operation

Fraunhofer´s test bench for rotor blade bearings of up to 6.5 meters in diameter has been successfully commissioned at the institute’s Hamburg facility, paving the way for automated continuous operation. Manufacturers and operators stand to benefit, as the accelerated tests – simulating 20 years of service in six months of testing – will enable them… Read more »

Osbit to deliver next generation Subsea Plough to Global Marine Group

Osbit Limited, the offshore technology and engineering company, has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough. The plough, named Scion 240, represents the fourth major trenching system contract Osbit has secured in two years and will deliver a step-change in ploughing technology. The Scion 240… Read more »

ALE COMPLETES INNOVATIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MARINE SCOPE ON WORLD’S BIGGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECT

ALE has used their offshore engineering expertise to complete their full scope of work on one of the biggest offshore wind farms in the world, Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One. As well as deploying new and innovative equipment for the first time, ALE has been able to utilise the experience of their Conbit operation for the… Read more »

Wind farm performance optimisation and monitoring based on the iSpin technology now available in Japan distributed exclusively by Hokutaku Ltd.

Asahikawa, Japan and Zug, Switzerland – January 17, 2019: Hokutaku Ltd. and Romo Wind AG announced their exclusive partnership for the distribution of iSpin technology based products and services in Japan. Hokutaku Ltd. will provide Romo Wind’s product and service portfolio to the Japanese market and will support the full life cycle from the distribution,… Read more »

Offshore CCU specialist Cargostore Worldwide continues expansion by opening depot in Den Helder, NL.

Cargostore Worldwide is undergoing expansion with plans to open a depot in Den Helder, Netherlands to meet the growing demand for DNV certified CCU’s in the Dutch oil and gas industry. This comes only months after Cargostore’s recent expansion into Eemshaven which was strategically located to service the offshore wind industry. By operating both depots… Read more »

Europe’s wind industry to meet in thriving wind hub Bilbao

Europe’s wind industry will converge on one of the continent’s most flourishing wind hubs this spring: Bilbao. From 2-4 April, Bilbao will host the WindEurope 2019 Conference & Exhibition, the most important gathering for the wind industry, attracting 8,000 professionals and over 300 exhibitors from 50 countries. The 2019 WindEurope Conference & Exhibition in Bilbao… Read more »

New pipe-laying method awarded construction industry sponsorship prize

The Association of the Construction Industry, Environmental Technology and Mechanical Engineering (VDBUM) awards the PiPECrawler the 2019 sponsorship prize. At the annual main meeting in Willingen, the global innovation in underground pipelines made of polyethylene (PE) won first prize in the category “Developments from Industry”. “We are delighted to receive recognition from our colleagues,” said… Read more »

KINGSPAN COMMITS TO NET-ZERO ENERGY WITH EWT WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY

Pioneering insulation business makes leap towards 2020 pledge with low-cost green power generation onsite. Amersfoort, 21st February 2019 – EWT Direct Wind has delivered a DW52 900kW wind turbine at the manufacturing site of global industrial insulation business, Kingspan, at Holywell in North Wales. Marking a key milestone towards meeting Kingspan’s pledge to become a net-zero energy company… Read more »

N-Sea Announces Multi-Million Pound North Sea Contract Wins

UK and Netherlands-based subsea provider N-Sea has announced that it has been awarded two £multi-million contracts. Managed and supported by N-Sea’s Aberdeen base, the first is a three-year contract, awarded by an international operator.  The workscope will take place across a number of the operator’s UK North Sea assets and includes air diving inspection, repair… Read more »

Renewable energy conference brings industry to Scotland

Scottish Renewables Annual Conference to hear from Scottish and UK Governments Event will ‘shine a light’ on issues facing sector Brexit, climate change and the future of our energy system will all be up for debate at Scottish Renewables Annual Conference in Edinburgh next month (March 12-13). The industry body’s flagship event will bring together… Read more »