Press Releases
Shortlist announced for prestigious Scottish Green Energy Awards
The Scottish Green Energy Awards has today (Oct 17) announced the shortlist for the UK’s largest and most prestigious celebration of the renewable energy industry. This year’s awards, headline sponsored by EDF Renewables UK, will bring together an unprecedented number of guests to recognise and honour the achievements of those whose revolutionary work is securing… Read more »
Windward Offshore GmbH & Co. KG creates Joint Venture with Stödig Ship Management AS for Technical and Crew Management of CSOV Fleet
Hamburg, 17 October 2024 – Windward Offshore GmbH & Co. KG (Windward Offshore) intends to enter into a joint venture with Stödig Ship Management AS (Stödig) to manage the technical and crew operations of its fleet of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV’s). This partnership, formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks… Read more »
Milestone as MachairWind submits environmental scoping report to Scottish Government
ScottishPower Renewables’ first fixed-bottom offshore windfarm in Scottish waters has taken an important step forward with the submission of its Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Report for the project’s windfarm development area to the Scottish Government. The milestone – requesting a formal ‘Scoping Opinion’ from the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate, the offshore planning authority – is… Read more »
NSU to Install Rotor Sails to Valemax VLOC
NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU) and Vale International SA (Vale:) have reached an agreement to install rotor sails (H:35m x D:5m x 5 unites) manufactured by Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. (Anemoi) on 400,000dwt-type VLOC, NSU TUBARAO(the Ship), which has been engaged in a long-term transportation contract between NSU and Vale since its delivery in… Read more »
ZX 300 Lidar Supports Alaskan Utility, Golden Valley Electric Association’s Carbon Reduction Goals
ZX 300 Lidar operates autonomously in extreme Alaskan weather Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA), a Cooperative provider of electric services in Alaska, is advancing its renewable energy efforts with the help of wind Lidar technology to remotely sense the available wind resource at prospective wind farm locations. As part of its goal to reduce carbon… Read more »
Wärtsilä supports South Australia’s energy transition with new 150 MW / 300 MWh energy storage system for Amp Energy
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 17 October 2024 at 9 AM EEST Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to deliver its second major energy storage project in South Australia. Located in Bungama, stage 1 of this multi-stage project will be supplied to Amp Energy, a global energy transition platform. The standalone battery energy storage system (BESS)… Read more »
Corporate Funding for Solar Sector Down 23% Year-over-Year with $22.3 Billion in 9M 2024
Almost 28.3 GW of solar projects were acquired in the first nine months of the year AUSTIN, Texas – October 16, 2024 – Mercom Capital Group, an integrated communications and research firm focused exclusively on clean energy markets, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the… Read more »
Leading Polish industrial group Boryszew S.A. becomes shareholder in EIT InnoEnergy
Barcelona, 16 October 2024, 13:00 CEST: EIT InnoEnergy, the leading innovation engine in sustainable energy, welcomes Boryszew Group S.A., a global player in the automotive and metals industries, as its newest shareholder. The announcement made at EIT InnoEnergy’s annual event, The Business Booster, marks the successful completion of EIT InnoEnergy’s private placement and top up… Read more »
“It is an absolute disgrace that people in rural Britain are paying a premium to get renewables,” says Angus McDonald MP in Westminster Hall Debate
On 15 October 2024, a Westminster Hall debate on community benefits from renewable energy projects was opened by Angus McDonald MP, who highlighted the challenges faced by remote communities in accessing fair energy costs and the burden of renewable infrastructure. McDonald emphasised the disparity in energy costs faced by rural populations, stating, “Renewables are coming… Read more »
CorPower Ocean secures EUR 32m Series B1 funding to commercialise wave energy.
Investment round led by NordicNinja VC, SEB Greentech and EIT InnoEnergy in consortium with Santander, Iberis Capital and Cisco Investments. Funding to support commercial roll out taking wave energy towards a bankable mainstream energy source. Investment follows breakthrough results from CorPower Ocean’s commercial scale device surviving the biggest Atlantic storms while efficiently generating power in… Read more »
