Press Releases
CWind completes 2020 works at East Anglia ONE Windfarm
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed this year’s campaign as part of their East Anglia ONE Windfarm contract. In 2019, CWind was awarded a multi-year contract with ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group to provide below water services, including subsea inspections of the foundation jackets and offshore substation, any corrective maintenance… Read more »
OX2 builds most wind power in Europe
For the past six years, OX2 has installed the most onshore wind turbines in Europe, according to statistics from the trade association WindEurope. Since 2015, OX2 has installed a total of 377 wind turbines, with a total capacity of 1.6 GW. ”We are proud to have contributed a significant amount of renewable energy for Europeans…. Read more »
Cornwall Insight comments on a month of Dynamic Containment
On the 1 October National Grid ESO launched its new frequency response service, Dynamic Containment. This is the first in a suite of new, faster-acting response services, designed to address significant deviations when they occur on the transmission system. The roll-out of this new post-fault response service aims to help respond to frequency events faster…. Read more »
Luxcara acquires largest independent PV project in Germany from BELECTRIC
> Largest German PV project which is not owned by a utility > Solar power plant will have an installed capacity of approx. 172 MW > Construction to commence this year; commercial operation to start at the end of 2021 > BELECTRIC with overall responsibility for project development, construction and operation To illustrate your article… Read more »
Renewable energy industry calls for Scotland to establish a Net-zero Energy Commission
Scottish Renewables launches renewable energy manifesto ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliament elections Recommendations focus on improving wellbeing, strengthening Scotland’s economy and sustaining the environment The next Scottish Government should establish a Net-zero Energy Commission to provide the country with a national net-zero pathway which would bring society together as it works towards a greener… Read more »
Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba establish a Joint Venture for Virtual Power Plant Services
Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) today announced the launch of their joint venture. “Next Kraftwerke Toshiba Corporation” is a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) as a service provider that enables third parties in Japan to set up their own VPP. Following their Memorandum of Understanding of October 2019, the two… Read more »
Naïo Technologies and VARTA join forces to revolutionize agricultural robotics solutions
Naïo Technologies, expert in agricultural robotics solutions, and VARTA, leader in innovation and key battery technology, collaborate to create an autonomous transportable charging station for robots to offer higher performing robotics solutions to farmers. The first prototype will be presented at the FIRA 2020 from 8th to 10th December 2020. The event will be hosted… Read more »
EU overreach in member states’ energy policies
The Clean Energy Package, the Green Deal, European Climate Law: The European Union has introduced numerous initiatives promoting joint, climate-friendly energy policies. But the EU’s legal means are limited – just how limited they are is the focus of Stefan Storr’s research. A professor at WU’s Institute for Austrian and European Public Law, Storr criticizes… Read more »
DNV GL issues update of world’s most holistic certification approach to mitigate wind farm risks
Hamburg, Germany, 3 November 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has updated its global project certification approach for wind farms, the DNVGL-SE-0190 Project certification of wind power plants. The new scheme, which is much more comprehensive than before, is designed to use the different certification phases… Read more »
Transaction with Nordex closed: RWE strengthens its market presence in France
Acquisition of 2.7 gigawatts project pipeline from Nordex successfully concluded Strong foundation for further expansion of RWE’s renewables business in Europe Nordex’ mostly France-based development team joining RWE Renewables RWE and Nordex SE have successfully completed the process of acquisition of Nordex’ European onshore wind and solar development platform by RWE. This comprises a development pipeline… Read more »
