Press Releases
Ricardo signs offshore wind contract with David Brown Gear Systems
Ricardo’s progress in the thriving offshore wind industry continues with the signing of an engineering services contract with David Brown, a leading global provider of industrial gearing solutions and support services. Following David Brown’s announcement of its collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design and manufacture an innovative 7MW gearbox for a new range… Read more »
In Spite of Opposition, 70% of Onshore Wind Farm Applications are Approved
In an address to a Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI East Anglia) conference in Ipswich on Friday the 10th of February,[1] Dr John Constable, Director of Renewable Energy Foundation (REF, a UK charity publishing data on the energy sector [2]) told attendees that analysis of the government’s own data[3] showed that contrary to widespread belief,… Read more »
Developments, innovations: new release meteodyn WT 4.3
meteodynWT, the most advanced CFD software forwind resource assessmentand production optimization, is innovating once again.Users can benefit from the new features to: Buy on line mesoscale dataand download itdirectly frommeteodynWT Compute losses and production uncertainties Improvemultiple met masts analysis thanks to 2 new methods (nearest mast and by user-defined zone) Use Additional Weibull Fitting method… Read more »
Cloudapps Digs Deep With Employees Of Worlds Most Sustainable Oil Services Company Amec
CloudApps, the enterprise application leader in sustainability, today announced its first FTSE 100-listed customer, international engineering and project management company, AMEC (LSE:AMEC). CloudApps Sustainability Suite and its advanced employee engagement solution, SuMo, will combine to drive some of the most aggressive sustainability targets on the planet. The company is aiming for a 2013 reduction of… Read more »
Addressing Challenges Of Internationalisation For Renewables: Solarexpo Moves To Milan In 2013
Agreement signed between Fiera Milano and ExpoenergieThe 14th edition of Solarexpo to be held May 8-10, 2013 in Milan Milano-Feltre, 10 February 2012 – Solarexpo, the international exhibition and conference on renewable energy and distributed generation, is set to move to Milan’s exhibition centre in 2013 thanks to an agreement signed between Fiera Milano spa… Read more »
SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Advanced Space and Military Communications Center
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years. The system, the Navy’s largest contiguous rooftop solar array, is starting its first full year… Read more »
OEMs keen to secure partnerships as PTC fears accelerate projects
With the on-going uncertainty over the production tax credit (PTC) extension, many factors are indicating that the American wind manufacturing industry is picking up speed to cope with a rush of orders in 2012. In 2011, an additional 31% of wind capacity was installed compared to 2010, totalling a massive 1.6GW. This dramatic increase in… Read more »
Fyns Kran Udstyr A/S – Ready to lift 370 ton in 10 minutes
A newly developed hydraulic lifting yoke from Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has been tested in the world’s largest offshore wind turbine park, London Array. The new way of handling offshore wind turbine foundations is much faster, cheaper and more secure. It no longer needs to take an hour to get ready to lift the… Read more »
solar-village in Israel – modules from aleo solar AG produce solar power on over 70 percent of the roofs
In the settlement Ram-On in Israel, premium modules from aleo solar AG produce solar power on over 70 percent of the roofs. The Israeli aleo partner, Solenergy Ltd., installed the photovoltaic plants with an output of 15 – 50 kilowatts on more than 25 residential and agricultural buildings. The residents of the moshav feed their… Read more »
Wagner Solar takes reliability one step further – TRIC mounting warranty extended to 10 years
Wagner Solar UK Ltd (Wagner Solar) announces that the warranty for its TRIC mounting equipment has been extended to 10 years. PV systems must remain safely on the roof for more than 25 years to outlast the feed-in tariff. Throughout this period, the system must be capable of withstanding extreme fluctuations in weather, making the… Read more »
