Press Releases
HYDROGEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT AT BRUICHLADDICH AS LEADING ISLAY DISTILLERY TARGETS NET ZERO BY 2025
Protium Green Solutions, the UK‐based green hydrogen energy services company, has received more than £70,000 in funding to complete a feasibility study on incorporating innovative hydrogen combustion technology into Bruichladdich Distillery. Part of the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), the project is the next step in assessing the application of alternative fuels at island-based… Read more »
Deutsche WindGuard unlocks complex wind sites with ZX Lidars
ZX Complex Flow Solver launched with ZephyScience expertise at the core Varel, 2021-01-07: With the introduction of a solution to allow the standalone use of wind lidar ZX 300 in complex terrain, Deutsche WindGuard has made a successful start to 2021. The new “ZX Complex Flow Solver” (ZX CFS) is the result of a joint… Read more »
Northern Offshore Services and Ørsted extend their cooperation in UK offshore wind sector
Northern Offshore Services A/S (N-O-S) is increasing its presence on the British west coast by providing Ørsted with multiple vessels. N-O-S will provide crew transfer support to Ørsted’s UK West Coast Hub through provision of 7 CTVs over the next three years. The first vessels will start in beginning of 2021 and will be accompanied… Read more »
U.S. Coast Guard type approval for previous-generation Alfa Laval PureBallast 2 systems
On 30 December 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) issued its type approval for Alfa Laval PureBallast 2. Most owners of Alfa Laval’s second-generation ballast water treatment systems can now opt to continue operating in United States waters, even when their Alternate Management System (AMS) approval expires. Firm commitment to PureBallast customers The PureBallast 2… Read more »
wpd has placed an order with the Nordex Group for 188 MW in Finland
Long-standing customer orders 33 N163/5.X turbines First turbines on tubular steel towers with a hub height of 159 metres Hamburg, 7 January 2021. At the end of December 2020, the Nordex Group received another order for N163/5.X turbines in the Delta4000 series. wpd placed an order with the Nordex Group for 33 turbines for the… Read more »
Fly-it-yourself PV plant inspections: the future of solar plant maintenance
Using drones for solar plant inspections has started to become the norm amongst plant owners and O&M companies because it is quicker, more accurate, more economical and safer. However, plants aren’t being inspected nearly enough to ensure their functionality. PES caught up with Mauro Migliazzi, the CEO of Wesii, to find out how their new… Read more »
SME energy prices rise for the first time since 2018
There has been a rise in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) gas and electricity prices, according to the latest SME Power and Gas markets reports, from Cornwall Insight. This is the first time SME prices have risen since Q418 following five consecutive quarters of price reductions. The below graph shows one-year acquisition prices for 25MWh… Read more »
New degree combining sustainability with finance launched by top business school
BI Norwegian Business School has launched an interdisciplinary MSc in Sustainable Finance as sustainability is becoming a core concern for investors, companies, and civil society. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance plays an increasingly critical role in attracting capital, in responding to owners and stakeholders demands, and in complying with emerging regulatory requirements. The new… Read more »
Nature needs rights to safeguard biodiversity
Multiple studies show that nature is inadequately protected in many places across the world. It seems that the largest challenge of the 21st Century is to reconsider our role and position of human beings as part of nature. New research conducted by Nyenrode Business University explores innovative ways to improve the situation. In public or private… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa seals its first wind farm project in Ethiopia, expanding its leadership in Africa
The company will deliver 29 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines to state-owned utility Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) for the Assela project The 100 MW wind farm will help power over 400,000 Ethiopian households The wind farm is set to be commissioned by Spring 2023, and will save more than 260,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year… Read more »
