Press Releases
New industry report addresses technical challenges as floating offshore wind progresses to commercial scale
13 July 2021, London: A new report released today analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating offshore wind sector to overcome, as it moves towards commercial scale farms. The findings are the result of the latest work undertaken by the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP), the world-leading collaborative floating wind research and development programme managed by the Carbon Trust. According to the report, despite Covid-19 related delays the global floating offshore wind… Read more »
AceOn’s mobile solar power station to lead the world in sodium-ion technology
A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology. AceOn – described as ‘the Telford company taking on Tesla’ – has been awarded a £1 million grant from Innovate UK to accelerate development work on its mobile solar energy storage unit. The newly-designed product will use Sheffield-based Faradion’s sodium-ion batteries – the first time its technology is in commercial use in sub-Saharan Africa. Sodium-ion battery technology… Read more »
IBC SOLAR and Fankhauser Solar strengthen their cooperation
PV and energy storage portfolio of the system house now also available in Switzerland Bad Staffelstein / Germany, July 13, 2021 – IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage, and Fankhauser Solar AG, a leading Swiss photovoltaic wholesaler, are extending their partnership and joint activities in the Swiss market. As… Read more »
Turbine validation underway at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy 6.0MW undergoes ZX Lidars Power Performance Test RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable companies has confirmed the commencement of Power Performance Testing of their turbines at Galloper Offshore Wind Farm utilizing the Nacelle Based Lidar ‘ZX TM’ from ZX Lidars. ZX TM allows the power curve of wind turbines to… Read more »
Solar protest group looks to Power Roll for rooftop solution
Sunderland, UK 09 July 2021 – Power Roll, a developer of low-cost and lightweight flexible solar film, is collaborating with a Derbyshire-based community action group to build a business case for rooftop solar as an alternative to a proposed 50 MW solar farm, which is seeking planning consent on a 300-acre greenfield site. The action… Read more »
Mayor visits battery business helping drive the West Midlands green industrial revolution
Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, today visited Aceleron to find out how the proud Birmingham business is revolutionising batteries for transport, industrial and residential use. The visit followed the recent announcement that the low carbon sector is the fastest growing sector in the West Midlands economy and took place in advance of the West… Read more »
Natural Power secures consent for Aberdeenshire energy recovery plant
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has secured planning consent on behalf of Agile Energy for a new world-class energy recovery facility to be built on the site of the former Inverurie paper mill at Kirkwood Commercial Park. Natural Power undertook the planning submission, the environmental impact report (EIA); including the hydrology,… Read more »
Alfa Laval invests in the development of air lubrication technology for sustainable shipping
Air lubrication for marine vessels is a developing solution that will radically reduce fuel consumption and environmental impact. Having acquired a minority stake in Marine Performance Systems B.V., a Rotterdam-based maritime technology company, Alfa Laval will be instrumental in making this long-sought technology a commercial reality. Energy-efficient sailing on a bed of bubbles The idea… Read more »
FIMER HELPS COLOMBIAN DAIRY PRODUCER LÁCTEOS LA ESMERALDA ACHIEVE MAJOR ENERGY SAVINGS
Working with ESSI – COPOWER, FIMER has supplied its inverters to leading Colombian diary producer Lácteos la Esmeralda, resulting in the manufacturer achieving energy savings of up to 36 percent following the installation of a 669kWp ground-mounted solar park at its facility in December 2020. As a mass producer of dairy products, Lácteos la Esmeralda’s… Read more »
SGMF advances LNG safety standards with new guidance
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has published two new guidelines to improve the safety of LNG-fuelled ships. The documents are intended to assist greater standardisation in crew competency and vessel design. SGMF’s Operation of ships with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) – competency and assessment guidelinesdefines the skills required for any party… Read more »