Press Releases
Wärtsilä completes acquisition of Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc.
he technology group Wärtsilä today announces that it has closed the acquisition of Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc., a market leader in grid-scale energy storage software and integrated solutions. The companies announced the acquisition in May following a year-long global cooperation on stand-alone energy storage and hybrid energy solutions. In 2016, Greensmith’s revenue was USD… Read more »
Vikram Solar modules among the top performers of 2017
Kolkata, 03 June 2017 – The quality of the photovoltaic modules manufactured by Vikram Solar has convinced the authors of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard Report 2017. Vikram modules were ranked among the best products in three of the five categories tested in the report. The report is published by the leading global certification body… Read more »
CWind Announces 2 yr Crew Transfer Vessel Extension on Key Offshore Wind Farm Project For Dong Energy
Chelmsford, Monday 3 July 2017. CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that DONG Energy, one of the key energy groups in Northern Europe, has granted CWind a two-year extension to its existing three-year Crew Transfer Vessel contract at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the… Read more »
Nordex receives order for eleven N117/3600 turbines from Norway
Hamburg, 3 July 2017. The Nordex Group has secured a follow-up order from Norway. For Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS, a long-standing customer, the manufacturer will be supplying eleven N117/3600 turbines for the Midtfjellet III wind farm on the island of Stord in the south-west of Norway. Delivery and installation of the turbines is scheduled for spring… Read more »
BayWa r.e. sells Bishopthorpe windfarm to Greencoat UK Wind PLC
Munich, 3 July 2017: BayWa r.e. has sold its 16.4 MW Bishopthorpe windfarm to the renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind PLC, managed by Greencoat Capital. The windfarm, located South of Grimsby, was originally acquired by BayWa r.e. following a competitive tender. Delivered to a strict timeline, there was significant interest in the sale. BayWa… Read more »
Nordex installs multi-megawatt turbine on 134 metre tubular steel tower for the first time
Hamburg, 30 June 2017. In February this year the Nordex Group installed a 3 MW turbine on a 134 metre tubular steel tower in a test field operated by windtest grevenbroich gmbh for GP Joule, a project developer. Prior to this the manufacturer had always installed its turbines with hub heights in excess of 120… Read more »
Subsidy-free tender for Dutch offshore wind farm
The tender for Sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm is scheduled to open this autumn, initially with a procedure without subsidies. Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has announced this in a letter to the House of Representatives, yesterday on 28 June 2017. In this tender, market parties may submit… Read more »
1000 days free from LTI-Lost Time Incidents – £1000 for Grimsby & Cleethorpes Sea Cadet Unit I
Mainprize Offshore Ltd has achieved 1000 vessel days free of LTI (lost time incident) while providing services for end client Dong Energy. Mainprize Offshore Ltd are providing guard vessels direct to Dong Energy and indirect through their sub-contractors. LTI is one of many key point indicators that companies use to determine and analyze a company’s performance. “The… Read more »
Lightsource Legal Team Recognised for Second Year
For the second year running, Lightsource Renewable Energy’s in-house legal team was shortlisted for best In-house Energy and Resources Team of the year at The Lawyer’s annual awards. The Lightsource team were shortlisted alongside in-house teams from National Grid, SGN and SSE and were highly commended within the category. Dr Ece Gursoy, Chief Legal Officer,… Read more »
Buss Offshore Solutions, Buss Orange Blue Terminal and GeoSea N.V. provide the fundamental structure for the Merkur wind farm
Merkur is already the fourth joint offshore project for Buss and GeoSea / Buss Offshore Solutions will assume the planning, handling and storage of around 270 tonnes of heavy transition pieces, while GeoSea will handle the component outfitting works / The mobilisation of the Orange Blue Terminal is almost complete / The first transition pieces… Read more »
