Press Releases
Siemens to supply high-voltage equipment for major offshore wind project in the U.S.
• Siemens will provide main equipment for an electrical service platform for wind power project • Mayflower Wind developing a lease area with capacity of up to 1.6 gigawatts of renewable energy • Electricity for up to 680,000 U.S. households Siemens has been awarded an order from Danish customer Semco Maritime to provide the main… Read more »
ENGIE Fabricom and Smulders (Eiffage Métal) win Hollandse Kust Noord offshore transformer station contract
Following a European tender procedure, TenneT TSO B.V. has selected the joint venture ENGIE Fabricom – Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) to construct an offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust (Noord) wind farm zone. The joint venture is also the preferred contractor for TenneT’s next offshore projects, the Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha and the Hollandse… Read more »
Energeo intelligence boosts Lambeth Council’s climate emergency plans
Automated analysis of geospatial data reveals potential for 100 tons CO2 savings annually Coleshill, UK, 09 June 2020 – Energeo, a specialist provider of data that helps organisations accelerate decarbonisation, has analysed the built environment across the London Borough of Lambeth to enable the Council to prioritise its investment in sites for solar PV. Energeo’s… Read more »
Up to EUR100,000 reward for information about acid attack on CFO Bernhard Günther
innogy offers reward for information leading to case being solved, perpetrators’ arrest and identification of those who ordered the attack On Sunday 4 March 2018 at around 9.20 a.m. CET, Bernhard Günther, CFO of innogy SE, was attacked out of the blue by two unidentified men on a park walkway in Haan, close to Düsseldorf…. Read more »
DNV GL launches industry-wide collaboration to develop first-ever Recommended Practice for floating solar power plants
Floating photovoltaic joint industry project plans verified recommended practice to be ready by Q1 2021 Global consortium includes leading players from all areas of the floating solar power value chain Arnhem, The Netherlands 9th June 2020 – DNV GL has launched a collaborative joint industry project (JIP) with 14 industry participants to develop the industry’s… Read more »
Rotamec expands 24/7 service in the South-West with Summers & Panes acquisition
Rotamec, a leading UK provider of 24/7 electro-mechanical repair services, has expanded its capabilities in the South-West with the acquisition of Summers & Panes Ltd. Based in Nailsea, Summers & Panes is a specialist in the repair of motors, pumps, fans and blowers – a service it will continue to provide as part of Rotamec…. Read more »
Jan De Nul breaks ground as construction works in Taiwan move forward
Jan De Nul has kicked off construction works in Taiwan for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Nearshore and onshore construction works in Taiwan have started at the landfall site in Miaoli County and Taichung port. These works are executed in close cooperation with the local supply chain. Offshore installation works will commence later this… Read more »
International collaboration develops tool to reduce impact of choppy seas on offshore wind workers
A €3.6 million European project to study the psychological and physiological wellbeing of crew being transferred to offshore wind farms in rough waters, has produced a sail/no sail decision-support tool for marine coordinators, as well as a new understanding of seasickness and how it develops. Unscheduled operations and maintenance operations on offshore wind installations account… Read more »
Cornwall Insight comments on £51mn cost to balance the electricity system over the Bank Holiday
The Bank Holiday (23-24 May) saw the UK experience warm yet windy weather. Coupled with the significantly low levels of energy demand observed during the lockdown, it is no surprise that the level of activity from National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) to turn down generation was high. As a result, the ESO said that… Read more »
Reliability Creates Value: LONGi and DuPont strengthen strategic cooperation partnership
LONGi, the world’s leading solar technology company, signed a strategic cooperation agreement on June 2, 2020 in Shanghai with DuPont, with the aim of jointly creating high-quality modules through efficient and reliable materials, helping downstream customers to build more reliable and higher-quality photovoltaic power plants. Both parties have also agreed to promote the industry’s understanding… Read more »
