Press Releases
Subsea NE Appoints Leading Industry Figure as Regional Chairman
Bruce Heppenstall to ensure North-east’s voice is heard The regional advocacy group for the North-east of England’s subsea sector has appointed Bruce Heppenstall as its new chairman. Heppenstall will take over the reins of Subsea North East from Andrew Hodgson to further strengthen the organisation’s position as a leading authority across the industry. CEO of… Read more »
Nordex to install 191 MW for new customers in Spain
58 AW 132/3300 turbines ordered by Gas Natural Fenosa Hamburg, 5 January 2018. The Nordex Group is benefiting increasingly from the renaissance of the Spanish wind power market: utility Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables (GNFR) has now ordered 58 AW132/3300 from the company in December. The contract covers the installation of six wind farms as well… Read more »
Adapting to changes in the world energy market
Ramboll is to merge its Oil & Gas and Energy divisions to accommodate the growing focus on sustainability and better support clients’ need for a full service, multidisciplinary offering. When Ramboll in 2016 entered the Chinese market, as the first foreign consultant on a large offshore wind farm, it was in close collaboration with Ramboll… Read more »
ALE COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF FRANCE’S FIRST FLOATING WIND TURBINE INSIDE HARBOUR
ALE has completed the unique installation of wind turbine components for France’s first floating wind turbine at Saint Nazaire, France. The installation is part of the pre-commissioning works of FLOATGEN demonstrator, where ALE was contracted by IDEOL to perform the mechanical and electrical completion of a 2MW V80 wind turbine generator onto a floating foundation…. Read more »
Joint Venture of JP Énergie Environnement and Caisse des Dépôts acquires two of BELECTRIC’s French solar projects
Solar PV power plants with a total capacity of 15MWp BELECTRIC will take forward the projects as EPC contractor Construction is planned to start beginning of this year;Commissioning anticipated Mid-2018 Vendres (France) – BELECTRIC has successfully sold two of its French solar projects to a Joint Venture of JP Énergie Environnement (51 %) and Caisse… Read more »
Two new onshore wind projects in Italian Basilicata region: Siemens Gamesa signs contracts covering 23 turbines
• 59 MW for Italy, a wind energy market with large growth potential • 13 units of SWT-3.0-113 ordered for project in Tolve • Project near Capoiazzo will be equipped with 10 G97-2.0 MW turbines Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received orders for two new onshore wind projects in southern Italy: the company is… Read more »
ABB central inverter solutions installed at the biggest photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Colombia
With a capacity of 9.8MW, Celsia Solar Yumbo, built by Celsia, an energy company of the Argos group, becomes Colombia’s largest PV power plant and the first to be connected to the national grid ABB’s PVS800 central inverters are successfully feeding power to the National Interconnected System (SIN) of Colombia at the first megawatt-scale PV… Read more »
“Huge ambition” of new renewable energy target hailed
Scottish Government Energy Strategy: half of all energy to come from renewable sources by 2030 Strategy “heralds a new era for the energy system used by us all” Scotland’s renewable electricity capacity to almost double by same date, with renewables to deliver a fifth of all non-electrical heat demand The goal, suggested by the industry… Read more »
Maersk Fluid Technology partners with Technava to introduce SEA-Mate® Lubricant Blending-on-Board System to Greek and Cypriot markets
Piraeus-based Technava have commenced with the promotion of the Maersk Fluid Technology’s (MFT) SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board (BOB) system as the official sales agent for the technology in Greece and Cyprus. Originally developed by Maersk for use on A.P Moller-Maersk Group’s fleet of containerships, MFT’s BOB technology allows for the blending of the in-use system oil, as… Read more »
New £56m funding boost helps ROVOP bolster ROV fleet by 50% and supports future business growth
ROVOP Limited, (“Rovop”) an independent operator of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), is to immediately increase its fleet by 50% to meet ongoing customer demand following a funding boost of £56m. Blue Water Energy and BGF have jointly committed to the funding which underpins ROVOP’s ambitious future growth plans including the creation of potentially up… Read more »
