Category: Wind

OFFSHORE WIND NEEDS LATEST TECH TO TACKLE CHALLENGE OF GROWING CABLE LAY OPERATIONS – LOC RENEWABLES

Representatives from LOC Renewables encourage attendees at a cable symposium to embrace the latest technology developments to improve cable lay design and operations 21 November, London – LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, the leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, recently brought together a group of leading cable designers, underwriters and installers to discuss… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa sells three photovoltaic power plants in Spain

•   This transaction furthers the company’s non-core asset disposal programme •   The plants, located in Huesca, Murcia and Huelva, have an aggregate capacity of 1.2 MW Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), through its subsidiary SGRE 9Ren, has sold three operational solar photovoltaic plants to Aurea Capital, a fund specialised in renewable energy and infrastructure. The plants, with… Read more »

GE Renewable Energy strengthens offshore wind partnership with ORE Catapult

A £9 ($12) million R&D program to be implemented over the next four years to improve reliability, drive down operating costs and improve safety of offshore wind operations The agreement will provide new digital and service solutions for operating and maintaining wind turbines remotely Collaboration will increase innovation and growth opportunities for the UK supply… Read more »

Ørsted celebrates Offshore Wind Week with successful supplier event

Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, is joining Renewable UK this week in celebrating the UK’s success in offshore wind. Matthew Wright, Ørsted UK’s Managing Director, said: “The UK has much to celebrate when it comes to the success of the offshore wind industry. Through innovation and collaborative partnerships we have grown this fantastic… Read more »

NKT is selected exclusive supplier of export cable system for Inch Cape offshore wind farm project

NKT is selected exclusive supplier of export cable system for Inch Cape offshore wind farm project NKT has signed an export cable Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for delivery and installation of export cable system to the prospective UK offshore wind farm project Inch Cape. The project is being developed by Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Ltd,… Read more »

Rovco strengthens business development team to support continued growth

Leading ROV and hydrographic survey company, Rovco, has established a dedicated business development team to support its ambitious growth plans, as it looks to increase its presence in key international markets. Paolo Cattaneo, Brett Laurenson and Alex Pretty, collectively bring more than 40 years of business development experience to the company. Whilst capitalising on Rovco’s… Read more »

Subsea community travels back in time to prepare for the future

The past, present and future of the subsea industry will be examined and discussed at an event in Woking next month. Organised by industry body Subsea UK, the Back to the Future of Subsea conference will consider the potential outlook of the subsea sector, drawing upon developments over the past 20 years and explore what… Read more »

Nordex sees business pick up

Sales just shy of EUR 1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2018 EBITDA margin of 4.0 percent achieved Order intake rises to 3.1 GW First orders placed for Delta4000 product series Q3 2018 in line with expectations; FY 2018 guidance narrowed at the lower end of the range Hamburg, 13 November 2018. The Nordex… Read more »

Tidewater Chooses UniSea to Digitalize and Standardize Business Processes

SKUDESNESHAVN, NORWAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2018; UniSea AS, a software developer and consultancy specializing in solutions for the shipping industry, today announced that it has been selected by Tidewater Inc as their partner in the digitalizing and standardizing of Tidewater’s business processes related to health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) and operations. The UniSea software suite… Read more »

EU BACKS OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATION PROJECT TO SLASH MATERIALS COST BY UP TO 25%

— EU backs Akselos and LICengineering’s groundbreaking design tech project worth €1.4m — — Digital feedback loop will lower cost of wind power through optimal design — — Optimal design uses live, real world data from existing assets in design process — The European Union is the latest backer of Akselos’ cutting edge technology, with… Read more »

Storage power plant inaugurated at Curslack wind farm

Energy transformation in Northern Germany making further progress Michael Westhagemann, the Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation of the City of Hamburg, today officially commissioned the storage power plant at the Curslack wind farm in Hamburg-Bergedorf. At the core of the system is a system linking the five wind turbines operated at the wind farm… Read more »

Hornsea Project One adds Manor Renewable Energy (MRE), another UK supplier, to the team

Ørsted, the leading offshore wind developer, has signed a contract with Dorset-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd to provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning for Hornsea Project One. Commencing in January 2019, MRE would utilise their own multi-purpose vessel, the… Read more »

InnoEnergy-backed Smartive secures major wind contract with Acciona Innovative technology to be deployed on 1,000 wind turbines

Eslava, Spain, 8 November 2018 Smartive, the smart technology platform provider to the clean energy industry and backed by InnoEnergy, has secured a major contract with Acciona, a global leader in renewable energy projects, to monitor 1,000 of its wind turbines. The initial engagement will run for a year, with the option to extend. Over… Read more »

Baltic Seabed Survey Contract Marking First for iSURVEY

iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has successfully completed a 30-day geophysical seabed survey for Allseas, a major offshore pipelay and subsea construction company. As part of the forthcoming Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, the contract marked a first for the… Read more »

RELIABLADE project: Increased Reliability of Rotor Blades

Strategic collaboration in the field of rotor blade research Two of the world’s leading institutions when it comes to wind energy, Danish DTU Wind Energy and German Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES have joined forces and national funded projects in the new €17.6 million RELIABLADE project creating a strategic collaboration to strengthen research… Read more »

DNV GL successfully completed technical due diligence for 25 MW Windfloat Atlantic floating wind project

Technical Due Diligence helped secure €60 million from the European Investment Bank to become world’s first project-financed floating wind farm Oslo, Norway– 7th  November 2018 –DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has successfully completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on the 25MW Windfloat Atlantic project, the biggest floating wind farm… Read more »

Innovative iSpin technology selected to monitor the performance at Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre

Zug, Switzerland – November 8, 2018: Since Vattenfall commissioning the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) earlier this year, the Swedish energy group has been measuring important wind parameters with ROMO iSpin technology to monitor the performance of each of the eleven enhanced MHI Vestas V164 8MW class wind turbines. The iSpin equipment was installed… Read more »

PHOTON ENERGY POSTS CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN REVENUE AND STRONG PRE-TAX PROFIT IN 2018Q3

·         Revenue up 25.8 Percent and Profit before Tax Nearly Doubled to New Third Quarter Records ·         Construction Start on 11.0 MWp Solar Projects in Tiszakécske and Almásüzitő, Hungary Amsterdam – 7 November 2018 – Photon Energy N.V. (WSE: PEN, the ‘Company’), a global solar power solutions and services provider, today announced financial results for… Read more »

Sulzer to expand electromechanical services offering to Southern California

Sulzer acquires Brithinee Electric, a leading independent electromechanical service provider in Southern California, USA. Last year, Brithinee recorded annual sales of about USD 10 million with a workforce of 46 employees. Sulzer has acquired Brithinee Electric of Colton, California. Through this acquisition, Sulzer expands its electromechanical services business into Southern California and gains access to… Read more »

New partnerships strengthen WinGD’s global training network

The appointment of two new WinGD training partners will provide easier access to high quality training for ship operators and crews. Strategically chosen for their high qualifications and location in prime maritime geographical areas, WinGD has signed agreements with Giga Mare Inc. in the Philippines, and BlackSea Training in the Ukraine. By partnering with these… Read more »

DNV GL certifies Ingeteam’s 2MW DFIG converter

Spain, November 6, 2018. Ingeteam, the world-leading supplier of electrical conversion equipment, announced today that it received DNV GL’s certification for its Ingecon®Wind stator-equipped 2MW DFIG converter. With this latest achievement, Ingeteam completes the range of its products covered under DNV GL certification, such as the medium voltage full power converters and the statorless DFIG… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa meets guidance for FY 2018 and reaches net income of €70 million on revenue of €9.1 billion

• EBIT margin (1) at 7.6% with a sound balance sheet, returning to a net cash position of €615 million • Strong performance in Q4: revenue growth to €2,619 million (+12% YoY) and EBIT margin (1) at 8.2% • Peak backlog of €22.8 billion (+10% YoY), boosted by stable order intake of €11.8 billion (+9%… Read more »

NKT confirms turnkey order for Moray East offshore wind farm project

As informed in Company Announcement no. 30 of 13 November 2017, NKT has signed a Preferred Bidder Agreement (PBA) for delivery and installation of export cable systems to the prospective offshore wind farm project Moray East. Now, NKT and the project developer, MOWEL, Moray East Offshore Windfarm Ltd, owned by EDP Renováveis S.A., ENGIE and… Read more »

Nordex Group receives order for 57 MW from Germany

Hamburg, 1 November 2018. The Nordex Group has secured an order for a total of 57.6 MW for a cluster of wind farms in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The “Hoort” wind farm is a joint project by LOSCON GmbH, a wind farm developer, and mea Energieagentur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH (mea), a wholly owned subsidiary of the municipal… Read more »

NYPA’s Gil Quiniones and Tendril’s Adrian Tuck Join SEPA Board Board election underlines focus on industry diversity and collaboration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two top energy industry CEOs are joining the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Board of Directors: Gil Quiniones of the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Adrian Tuck of Tendril were recently elected to the Board. Four incumbents were also re-elected for another three-year term: Seth Frader-Thompson, President, EnergyHub; Joe Hoagland, Vice… Read more »

GES to INSTALL 125 turbines IN EGYPT

The company has assembled a total of 380 MW in the country so far October 2018. GES is already working on the installation of a 263 MW windfarm 25 km from Ras Ghareb (Egypt). The project will have three phases that will be executed during the remainder of 2018 and the first semester of 2019…. Read more »

First power milestone reached for Kincardine wind farm

Today, Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd (KOWL) confirmed that the first turbine has started generating power from what will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm. Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said:“Today’s announcement of first power from the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm marks another milestone for the exciting floating wind sector. “Floating offshore… Read more »

Stress resolution…

The causes and resolution of stress corrosion cracking in steam turbines Steam turbines are used across the world as a source of power for many different industries. Even with the best maintenance procedures and preventative maintenance techniques, problems can still arise. Resolving one of the more serious issues, that of stress corrosion cracking, can often… Read more »

floating offshore wind’s 17,000 jobs by 2050

Commenting on a report from a new study which shows floating offshore wind technology could contribute up to 17,000 jobs and £33.6bn of GVA to the UK economy by 2050 – a day ahead of a conference on the sector in Aberdeen; Stephanie Conesa, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland’s deep waters, with some of… Read more »

New Offshore Wind Skills Academy Launched

New Academy at UD Trains Offshore Wind Energy Professionals The University of Delaware, in partnership with the Energy and Climate Academy of Denmark, unveiled a new Offshore Wind Skills Academy this month at the American Wind Energy Association conference in Washington, D.C. The Academy will provide instruction in the basics of wind power, offshore wind… Read more »

Jan De Nul names offshore installation vessel Taillevent

In the Belgian port of Ostend, Jan De Nul Group named today its newest offshore installation vessel Taillevent. Miss Pauline Stassijns, granddaughter of Director Dirk De Nul, baptised the vessel and wished her success and a safe journey. The De Nul family, employees and their guests attended the christening. On 18 July 2018, Jan De… Read more »

Herman Sr. BV orders first Damen DP2 Shoalbuste

Exceptionally strong vessel of 60 tonnes bollard pull with a shallow draft of 2.40 metres at 50% capacity Dutch marine services provider Herman Sr. BV has announced at Offshore Energy 2018 that it has agreed with Damen Shipyards Group to order the first of a newly-developed Damen Shoalbuster type with full DP2 capabilities. This will be… Read more »

innogy’s first Irish wind farm starts operation

  Successful market entry via Dromadda Beg onshore wind farm Support of the ambitious Irish targets to generate 70% of electricity from renewables by 2030 Further expansion plans of renewables in new markets innogy is constantly growing its Renewables business with its latest commissioning taking place in the Republic of Ireland: One year after purchasing… Read more »

DNV GL launches new mobile test equipment for testing frequency and voltage control of power plants

Portable test equipment demonstrates successful frequency control testing of power at a Swedish pulp mill and power plants in Myanmar Høvik, Norway –  25th October2018 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched a new mobile and flexible test tool which allows users to verify the frequency… Read more »

DROPPED OBJECTS REMAIN A NEGLECTED HAZARD IN OFFSHORE WIND

Dropped object incidents continue to threaten technician safety, financial performance and stakeholder reputation – but the sector lags behind on reporting and mitigation Amsterdam, 23rd October 2018 – Dropsafe, a global provider of dropped objects prevention technology for the energy and resources markets, has reported on the risk posed by Dropped Objects to the health… Read more »