Press Releases
North East offshore engineering firm welcomes host of new talent on board
Leading North East offshore technology supplier Osbit has welcomed two graduates and two further permanent staff members to its Northumberland-based team. The new employees have joined Osbit’s 110 strong workforce as the business celebrates ten years of operations, with the company also confirming a third engineering graduate, who will commence employment later in the summer…. Read more »
GES BEGINS THE CONSTRUCTION OF HUELVA 2021 PV PLANT OF ALTER ENERSUN, OF 49.9 mwP
The construction of this plant, located in Huelva, will finish at January 2021 and will be operating int he first quarter of that year. Huelva 2021 will reduce 90.000 tons per year of CO2 emissions and will require an investment of 25 million euros. The plant will count with 113.686 modules of photovoltaic panels and… Read more »
Delta´s Virtual Tradeshow – the Easy Way to View New String PV Inverters and e-Mobility Solutions
Delta has been participating at Intersolar for many years, as it is an ideal platform to present its latest solar and e-mobility solutions. Although this year´s exhibition was cancelled, Delta is still keen to engage with the delegates that would have attended, to offer them the opportunity to see its latest products.virtual.delta-emea.com In order to… Read more »
Customers face rising energy bills due to increase in subsidy scheme costs
The COVID-19 lockdown and the resulting reduction in energy demand have seen the costs of supporting renewable subsidies increase both in terms of £/MWh and overall expected spend for 2020-21. Research from Cornwall Insight’s ‘Third-Party Charges forecast‘ highlights that as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, the total cost of renewable subsidy schemes* is forecast… Read more »
New Autonomous Guard Vessel concept design set to revolutionize offshore wind
The concept design of an Autonomous Guard Vessel revealed today is set to revolutionize the offshore industry. The futuristic looking design is created by a consortium of maritime companies looking to support the offshore industry by exploiting technology available today. The novel design is smaller and lighter than most current guard vessels used to protect… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Names AlsoEnergy and GreenPowerMonitor the Leading Solar PV Monitoring and Control System Providers
The rapid pace of solar deployments is putting more pressure on energy companies to ensure assets are operational July 7, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new Leaderboard Report from Guidehouse Insights evaluates the strategy and execution of 16 solar PV monitoring and control (M&C) system providers, with AlsoEnergy and GreenPowerMonitor ranked as the leading… Read more »
Vestas extends Sulzer & Schmid’s new blade inspection technology integrating DJI drones to service Asia-Pacific region
Zurich, Switzerland, 07 July 2019 – Sulzer & Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology for wind rotor blade inspections, announced today that Vestas extends the use of its new DJI drone-based blade inspection technology to offer enhanced inspection services across the Asia-Pacific region. Sulzer & Schmid’s solution combines autonomous flight function,… Read more »
First jacket successfully installed at Moray East, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm
Monday, July 6, 2020 — DEME Offshore is delighted to announce the successful installation of the first jacket at the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm. In total, 100 wind turbine jackets and 3 offshore substation jackets will be installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm. Despite the ongoing challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic and… Read more »
Smart meter rollout significantly dented by COVID-19 lockdown
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the progress of the smart meter rollout uncertain. Research from Cornwall Insight looks at BEIS and Ofgem’s initial indications of future rollout levels compared to pre-pandemic expectations. The below graph shows two COVID-19 impacted rollout profiles, based on recent assessments from Ofgem and BEIS released in May and June…. Read more »
Online final event: EU research project PROMOTioN presents final results on September 21
Arnhem/Berlin, 6 July 2020. The EU-funded Horizon2020 project ‘Progress on Meshed HVDC Offshore Transmission Networks’ (PROMOTioN) will present its research & demonstration results and recommendations at a final online event on September 21, 2020. The event, titled “North Sea Grid for the European Green Deal: How to unlock Europe’s Offshore Wind potential – a deployment… Read more »
