Press Releases
Jan De Nul sells its Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent
With next generation offshore wind farms almost upon us, Jan De Nul Group is selling the Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent. The sale includes the vessel only, with the crew deployed to other Jan De Nul vessels. The decision to sell is a result of the rapid change in future offshore wind component sizes, requiring larger… Read more »
Modulift Add New Product to Their Portfolio
Due to demand in the lifting industry for more innovative products to make rigging quicker, safer and more efficient. Modulift, a technical expert and manufacturer in the lifting industry, based in the UK have added a new product to its portfolio that is compatible with their full modular spreader beam range. The clevis drop link… Read more »
Motion control engineering partnership in the Covid crisis and beyond
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, OEMs have been challenged to provide solutions from design adaptions through to completely new machines. Particularly in the medical field, many of these machines rely on high accuracy, meaning high demand on servo system design. In addition to providing a precision motion control capability, reliance on holistic engineering partnerships have been… Read more »
TWO MILLION VOLT SPARKS SCOTTISH TIDAL ENERGY SCALE UP
TIDAL energy leader Nova Innovation has been awarded a £2 million cash injection from the Scottish Government to advance tidal turbine manufacturing to a global level. The funding, delivered through Scottish Enterprise, is directed at Nova’s VOLT (VOlume Manufacturing and Logistics for Tidal Energy) project that will develop the first European assembly line to mass… Read more »
Swedish Twin Peaks 242 MW project to deploy Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform
Siemens Gamesa will supply 39 of its SG 5.8-170 turbines; 25 at the Ranasjö site and 14 at the Salsjö, the ‘twin peaks’. The turbines will have a nominal capacity of 6.2 MW The deal is enabled through developer Arise and end-investor funds being managed by InfraRed Capital Partners including TRIG The contract also includes… Read more »
Rapidly expanding battery start-up, Nyobolt, hires ex-Innovate UK specialist
Nyobolt, the original founders of ultra-fast charge, high-power lithium-ion battery technology, has appointed ex-Innovate UK battery sector specialist Anna Wise to bolster its rapidly growing, highly experienced team, and to spearhead its go to market strategy. Her appointment comes a few weeks after the company announced its partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) to support… Read more »
Up to 1900MW of wind eligible for RESS-2
Cornwall Insight’s ‘Route to RESS service’ has examined the potential capacity of wind and solar that could enter the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS-2) auction in Ireland, with the analysis showing that approximately 1900MW (1800GWh) of solar and 1600MW (4800GWh) of wind is eligible to bid for the 3500GWh pot. This analysis is based on… Read more »
SunOyster 16 heat receives Solar Keymark certification
SunOyster Systems (SOS) receives solar thermal quality label and starts regular sales of the concentrating solar technology Berlin/Halstenbek, August 4th, 2021: Severe precipitation events in Germany and heat waves and fires in Southern Europe indicate that climate change is in full swing. In order to still achieve the 2-degree target of the Paris Climate Convention,… Read more »
ArcVera’s analysis shows India’s July 2021 monsoon wind energy production’s strong rebound from last year’s lows
After the shockingly low winds in July 2020, the Indian wind energy market has been on-edge and with good reason regarding July 2021’s winds. ArcVera Renewables recently published the July 2021 India Wind Anomaly Map showing Gujarat-based wind farms likely experienced a turnaround, and all other Indian wind-producing states have experienced much better winds in… Read more »
DLM Invests in Hire Fleet
Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd. (DLM), of Southampton, UK continues to reinvest in its hire fleet, as demand grows for short- and mid-term use of products such as its running line monitors (RLMs). DLM’s standard range of RLMs (15t, 60t, 200t capacity) are designed specifically for harsh marine-type environments. They are typically used in cable… Read more »