Press Releases
New figures show scale of sector endangered by end of green energy scheme
Scots homes and businesses embraced small-scale renewables – but future now uncertain Jobs and investment at risk as Feed-in Tariff closes in 5 days (March 31) Changes to UK Government support for small-scale renewables this week (March 31) will hit a sector which has installed the equivalent of 360,000 solar panels in Scotland every year… Read more »
Offshore cable repairs to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity
Jan De Nul signs contract with TenneT for HV cable repairs in German waters TenneT has awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul Group for repairs of TenneT’s offshore high-voltage cables in the German Bight. TenneT’s mission is to ensure a reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity in its high-voltage grid and therefore, Jan… Read more »
Peikko delivers rock foundations to three wind parks in Central Norway
Peikko Group’s sales office in Norway, Peikko Norge AS, has received a substantial order to deliver rock foundation technology to Geitfjellet, Harbaksfjellet and Kvenndalsfjellet wind parks in the Sør-Trøndelag area, Central Norway. Peikko will deliver all steel components for the 100 foundations of the wind parks. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS files patent infringement complaint with the Federal Court of Australia against REC Group and two distributors, Sol Distribution, and BayWa r.e. Solar Systems
SYDNEY, Australia, 25 March, 2019 – Hanwha Q CELLS Australia Pty. Ltd., together with Hanwha Q CELLS & Advanced Materials Corp. (collectively, “Hanwha Q CELLS”), today announced it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Federal Court of Australia against REC Solar Pte. Ltd. (“REC”), a part of the European headquartered REC Group. This… Read more »
Osbit achieves ISO 45001certification less than a year after its publication
Osbit has successfully attained ISO 45001:2018 certification for its occupational health & safety management systems, less than a year since the standard was launched. The UK-based offshore technology company, which is headquartered in Northumberland, was certified in February 2019 by Lloyd’s Register. The standard, which is globally recognised, is used to demonstrate a company has… Read more »
London (UK) – Oostende (BE) | SeaMade wins prestigious IJGlobal Award – European Offshore Wind deal of the year.
Key facts: SeaMade NV is responsible for the simultaneous development of both the Mermaid and Seastar offshore wind farms, resulting in the single largest wind farm financed and built in Belgium. SeaMade is a partnership between Otary, ENGIE Electrabel and Eneco Wind Belgium. SeaMade NV reached Financial Close on 3 December 2018, and meanwhile manufacturing… Read more »
Safeway passes 10,000 safe personnel transfers at Shell Bonga FPSO with zero HSSE incidents
As from March 6, 2019, the unique Safeway motion compensated offshore access system of the Dutch Van Aalst Group completed over 10,000 safe personnel transfers for Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company (SNEPCo) during a maintenance campaign on board the Bonga FPSO (Floating Production, Storage & Offloading). To perform this maintenance and inspection project of… Read more »
Hard competition and high growth rates in the global wind onshore maintenance market
wind:research study on onshore maintenance services concludes high growth rates in the global market despite of hard competition and fallen prices in local markets In its recent study about the worldwide wind onshore maintenance market wind:research, market research institute specialising in the wind energy industry, investigates the market, competition and perspectives for wind onshore turbine… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa awarded financing certificate for its SG 3.4-132 onshore wind turbine in Brazil
• Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) grants FINAME Certificate to manufacturers that meet local content requirements • Certification enables financing support for customers acquiring this Siemens Gamesa wind turbine in Brazil Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) Special Agency for Industrial Financing (FINAME) Certificate for its SG 3.4-132 onshore… Read more »
RES BREAKS GROUND ON AMERICA’S LARGEST BIFACIAL SOLAR FARM
The 160 MWac project in Georgia ushers in a new era of high-efficiency solar. 21 March 2019 – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the engineering and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects worldwide, has announced the start of construction on the Southern Oak Solar Project in the state of Georgia. The… Read more »
