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TOWSC and OUTSMART join forces to deliver localized offshore wind power plant management to realize efficiency gains in Taiwanese offshore wind
Proven power plant management solution based on 10 year experience will be available for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farms. Taipei (Taiwan) / Emden (Germany), March 28th, 2018 Independent offshore wind specialist in the Taiwanese market, TOWSC (Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Services Corp.) and wind power plant management specialist OutSmart join forces to provide an integrated power… Read more »
Ingeteam reaches the milestone of 50GW in the supply of power converters for RE plants
Ingeteam has reached the milestone of 50 GW in the supply of power converters for renewable energy plants. To obtain the same amount of power from coal, it would have been necessary to burn 36 million tons of coal that would have emitted 110 million tons of carbon dioxide. In terms of energy, the 50… Read more »
Statoil enters agreement with Capgemini to advance its digital roadmap
Oslo, Paris, March 27, 2018 – Capgemini today announced that it has signed a new strategic framework agreement with Statoil[1], an international energy company with operations in over 30 countries worldwide. Under the agreement, Capgemini will support Statoil and its Digital Center of Excellence (CoE) with services to further develop and deliver Statoil’s digital roadmap…. Read more »
Rovco secures internationally recognised DNV GL accreditation
UK subsea services company, Rovco, has been awarded ISO 9001 accreditation from global industry certification body, DNV GL. Following an independent assessment of Rovco’s quality management systems, the Bristol-based company received the internationally recognised ISO certification to the latest 2015 standard. DNV GL provides classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the… Read more »
Sub-Component Test of Rotor Blade Trailing Edge
Sub-Component Test of Rotor Blade Trailing Edge – more realistic load scenario for design critical structures With the end of the EU project “IRPWind”, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Knowledge Centre WMC and Fraunhofer IWES are all in agreement that sub-component trailing edge testing has the potential to become established as an addition to the… Read more »
Scotland hosts UK offshore wind premiere
First of gigantic, game-changing suction bucket jacket foundations installed for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay North-east Scotland has marked a UK offshore wind first following the successful installation of the first pioneering suction bucket jacket foundation for Vattenfall’s 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in just 15 hours. The EOWDC… Read more »
First Minister speech – Brexit
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will speak at Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference today, and is expected focus on the threat posed by Brexit to the country’s renewable energy industry. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister is right to say that Brexit presents risks to the future success of Scotland’s renewable… Read more »
Nordex awarded 21.6-MW contract by PNE Wind
Hamburg, 26 March 2018. The Nordex Group has received a new order from PNE Wind AG. The project entails the installation of six N131/3600 turbines at the “Gerdau” wind farm. The turbines will be installed close to the German town of Uelzen this autumn, after which Nordex will provide service for up to 20 years…. Read more »
Renewables Firm Continues to Make Local Connections
Members of the local community are invited to learn more about proposals to optimise the generation capacity of a South Lanarkshire wind farm. The community exhibition event is taking place at Ballgreen Hall, 34 Glasgow Road, Strathaven, ML10 6LZ, between 2.30pm and 6.30pm on the 27th and 28th March 2018. Those who are unable to… Read more »
ABB wireless security system creates a safe and comfortable home environment
ABB enhances its smarter building portfolio with ABB-secure@home, offering protection both inside and outside the home, as well as safeguarding against fire and flooding. ABB-secure@home is a new, user friendly intrusion and alarm system for residential properties, which integrates with ABB’s existing home automation solution and door entry system. The system is fully accessible online… Read more »
