Press Releases
Certex UK Wins Wind Farm Inspection Contract
Doncaster, UK-based Certex UK has won a major three-year contract for inspection and maintenance of over 150 turbine generators across two wind farms. Certex was awarded the contract by Equinor, operator of the Dudgeon and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast. The full scope of work covers the statutory inspection and maintenance of all Transmission and Generation… Read more »
ABB adds digital analytics feature to turbochargers, giving performance visibility to shipowners
ABB Turbocharging is bringing the benefits of propulsion digitalization to the shipping industry with the introduction of Turbo Insights. The new data analysis feature offers insights based on operational data received from the vessel, at no additional cost or need for additional hardware onboard. Now as a standard feature on all two-stroke engine A100-L and… Read more »
Sulzer Schmid launches new 3DX™ HP solution with fastest industry turnaround times for multi-GW blade inspections
Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering UAV technology for wind rotor blade inspections announces the launch of its latest 3DX™ High Productivity (HP) solution specifically designed for high volume inspection campaigns. Thanks to advanced automation and AI-enabled analytics, 3DX™ HP delivers a streamlined single-stop process, making it the most efficient rotor blade… Read more »
Q CELLS announces strategic partnership with Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure
[Irvine, United States, January 13, 2022] Today Q CELLS North America, a leading complete energy solutions provider, announced a partnership with Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC (KSI), a nationally recognized and forward leaning development and finance firm that manages investments in distributed scale impact-producing assets including solar and energy storage projects. The partnership sets the stage… Read more »
Equipped for the future: Deutsche WindGuard’s Technical Management
Varel, 2022-01-13: Deutsche WindGuard’s technical management division looks back on a successful year with a number of strategically significant enhancements. In par- ticular, with the implementation of the new, latest technology control centre at the headquarters in Varel, the company has optimally geared up for the future develop- ment of the wind energy market both… Read more »
RWE announces further milestone for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
Turbine commissioning at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm has been successfully completed. The wind farm, constructed by RWE on behalf the project partners, has reached this milestone on time, overcoming the challenges posed by the global pandemic. Once fully operational, the power output of Triton Knoll will be 857 megawatts (MW), making it one… Read more »
Scottish offshore wind growth at risk from rising offshore wind transmission charges
A new report has laid bare the impacts of the higher transmission charges faced by Scottish offshore wind generators compared to projects in the south of Great Britain. The research, commissioned by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC), was carried out by independent consultancy ITPEnergised, and uses the latest National Grid ESO forecasts for Transmission… Read more »
30 GW offshore wind energy by 2030: Target is good – accelerate and stabilize expansion now
Due to wrongly set political framework conditions, no wind turbine construction activity took place in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea in the entire year 2021. Motivated by the need for climate protection and economic sustainability, the new German government has set higher and more long-term targets in the coalition agreement. These must now… Read more »
Alencon Systems Completes Expansion of U.S.-based Manufacturing and R&D Facilities to Support Meteoric Growth
Alencon Systems LLC is pleased to announce the completion of a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art suburban Philadelphia manufacturing and research and development headquarters. The expansion coincides with a doubling of the companyís staff which occurred during 2021, with many of the new hires coming in the companyís manufacturing department. Alencon exclusively manufactures its industry… Read more »
Luxcara acquires Dutch offshore wind farm stake from Van Oord
Renewable energy asset manager Luxcara and marine construction company Van Oord completed the sale and transfer of Van Oord’s 10% participation in Blauwwind to Luxcara at the end of December 2021. In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms located… Read more »
