Press Releases
Luxcara closes Europe’s largest as-produced PPA for wind farms in Sweden and Finland
Luxcara, an independent renewable energy asset manager, and the Norwegian energy company Agder Energi, have entered into a physical long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for part of the output of a wind power portfolio across Sweden and Finland. Luxcara is collaborating with Agder Energi to combine wind and hydro power and provide fossil free energy… Read more »
The Nordex Group has received a 96 MW order in Mexico
Hamburg, 25 March 2021. The Nordex Group has received an order for the delivery of 20 N155/4.X turbines in Mexico. The turbines will be delivered in a project-specific mode of 4.8 MW, resulting in a total rated capacity of 96 MW for the wind farm. The order also includes a full two-year service of the… Read more »
The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) has today (March 25) published new research which shows that the number of people working in direct and indirect jobs in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind industry is set to rise significantly, from 26,000 currently to over 69,800 by 2026.
Responding, Ben Miller, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This new research from the Offshore Wind Industry Council highlights the incredible opportunities presented by the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector. “As the windiest country in Europe, this research shows that 30% of the UK’s offshore wind workforce is currently based here in Scotland, with this set… Read more »
Sterblue launches online training for wind turbine inspections, starting in Japan!
Sterblue recently won a contract to provide detailed wind turbine inspection reports to a large wind energy operator in Japan. To support us, we’ve partnered with the number one drone service provider in the country, FLIGHTS, who carried out the inspections on the field using off-the-shelf drones and Sterblue Mobile app for 3D navigation purposes…. Read more »
Sterblue helps deliver ESB’s ambition for a cleaner future
Two years after meeting Sterblue for the first time as part of the Free Electrons Programme, ESB is proud to announce that the French startup has been awarded a long-term contract to complete independent inspections of turbine blades on its wind farms. The decision was taken following numerous positive trials and an extensive competitive tendering… Read more »
Crown Estate Scotland has this afternoon (March 24) announced the result of a review of the ScotWind Leasing process.
Responding, Scottish Renewables’ CEO Claire Mack said: “The importance of the ScotWind Leasing process to the delivery of an offshore wind industry which can support thousands of jobs and our net-zero target should not be underestimated. “Industry always understood the reasons for this delay and we are pleased that Crown Estate Scotland has delivered these… Read more »
Ginlong Solis honoured with the Top Brand PV 2021 Award for inverter manufacturers
EUPD Research interviewed around 1,200 PV installation companies on their buying behavior, the brands they carry in their portfolios and much more.Ginlong Solis achieved excellent results in terms of customer choice, brand awareness, satisfaction and recommendation resulting in the award, Top Brand PV company 2021. The landscape in the European PV markets is highly competitive… Read more »
APsystems is proud to receive the “Top Brand PV Seal” for inverters on the French market from EUPD Research.
For the second consecutive year, the “Top Brand PV SEAL award” given to APsystems, is the outcome of an analysis based on a survey with 100 French PV installers. The data collected from installers in the second half of 2020 form the basis of this result. “EUPD Research has more than 20 years of experience… Read more »
Collaboration between ELA Container Offshore and Swire Energy Services for the Offshore Container market in the UK
In order to promote the distribution of Offshore Accommodation in the UK energy markets, ELA Container Offshore has partnered with Swire Energy Services. Through the collaboration, ELA expands SES’s container portfolio with its offshore accommodation solutions and benefits contemporaneous from SES’s locations in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Great Yarmouth and Heysham to serve the Offshore Wind and… Read more »
The UK Government has UK become first G7 country to agree a landmark deal to support the oil and gas industry’s transition to a low-carbon future.
Responding, Scottish Renewables’ CEO Claire Mack said: “This Deal underlines both the irreversible nature of the energy path we are on, and the key role that renewable companies have to play in leading a rapid transition in the North Sea. Further investment in floating offshore wind is welcome and will help secure the UK’s leading… Read more »
