Press Releases
AREVA Signs a $500-Million Integrated Fuel Supply Contract with Xcel Energy
AREVA has signed a unique integrated fuel and related services contract with Xcel Energy* in the United States to supply the Monticello nuclear power plant located in the state of Minnesota. The approximately $500-million contract covers uranium, conversion, enrichment, fuel design and fabrication, and related engineering services. It is the first of a kind awarded… Read more »
Wind energy increases power to Britain in 2011
Wind energy from Britain’s leading green energy company, Ecotricity, increased by 13% in 2011 when compared like-for-like to the previous year – with a particularly windy final quarter to the year up 30% on 2010. Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said: “There were whole months during 2011 when wind energy contributed over 10% of the Britain’s… Read more »
DNV and KEMA create a world-leading energy and sustainability company
DNV has acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares, creating a world-leading consulting and certification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. DNV and KEMA will form a world-leading energy consulting, testing and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem. DNV KEMA… Read more »
Intersolar India 2011: The Sun Rises And Shines Forth On The Development Of The Indian Solar Market
Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, December 23, 2011 – Intersolar India 2011 was well received by visitors and exhibitors alike as it strengthens its position as India’s largest solar technology exhibition in 2011. A total of 264 exhibitors from 18 countries attended the exhibition at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai. The amount of… Read more »
DNV Business Assurance and Nemko join forces in Presafe
Oslo: The two global certification bodies Det Norske Veritas Business Assurance and Nemko announce that they will merge certification and testing operations for the medical and EX equipment industry in the joint venture DNV Nemko Presafe. The joint venture will commence operations from January 1st 2011. “We are proud to offer a highly competitive and… Read more »
Concrete sector aims to ensure UK leads world in offshore wind power
Eyebrows are often raised on hearing the declaration that the UK is a world leader. With regards to offshore wind power generation, that declaration is true. A recent industry conference, hosted by MPA-The Concrete Centre, heard how the concrete sector has the solutions and capacity to ensure that UK offshore wind generation continues to power… Read more »
Increasing energy efficiency in offshore shipping
A project has been established to identify energy efficiency and fuel saving initiatives for the offshore shipping industry. The partnership involves a collaboration of seven Norwegian offshore shipping companies. The Joint Industry Project is called Energy Efficient Offshore Partners, and consists of: BOA Offshore, Eidesvik Offshore, Farstad Shipping, Gulf Offshore Norge, Havila Shipping, Siem Offshore… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR modules pass the salt spray corrosion test
The ANTARIS SOLAR AS M monocrystalline modules have proven their ability to withstand extremely salty outdoor conditions in a salt spray test performed by Photovoltaik-Institut (PI) in Berlin. The test confirmed that ANTARIS SOLAR modules are particularly well-suited for installations in coastal regions with a high degree of salinity in the air and heavy rainfall…. Read more »
Texas wind farm to use 30, 2.5-MW turbines
A 30 MW wind farm in Texas will open with 12, 2.5 MW turbines. Nordex USA Inc. announced the new order from developer WKN USA LLC, for its 30 MW Mozart Wind Farm. The 12 Nordex N100/2500 wind turbines on 80-m towers will be located about 60 miles northwest of Abilene, in an area that… Read more »
Natural Power tops consultancy tables for WAsP certified users
Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has now reached a total of 14 fully certified users of the widely used WAsP software. WAsP (the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program) is the wind energy industry’s standard software for performing wind flow modelling and analysis for wind farm energy yield assessments in non-complex flow… Read more »
