Press Releases
Aberdeen offshore wind farm investment confirmed
Responding to news that Vattenfall has decided to invest more than £300 million to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility off Aberdeen; Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This announcement is great news for Scotland’s offshore wind industry, and together with developments at Levenmouth, Hunterston and Statoil’s Hywind project… Read more »
GE Appoints New President and CEO for its Power Conversion Business
Seasoned industry leader Azeez Mohammed announced as the new President & CEO of GE Energy Connections’ Power Conversion business Emphasis on reinforcing digital capacity and investment in research and development Customers to benefit from strengthening of services network and increased capacity in emerging markets Global and operational expertise will drive commercial and operational excellence for… Read more »
Meyer Burger awarded another important order for around CHF 18 million by existing PV customer in China.
A further significant order has been awarded to Meyer Burger by a leading Chinese manufacturer in the solar industry for the delivery and installation of the MAiA 2.1 technology upgrade platform with the industry-leading upgrade cell technology MB PERC. The order is worth around CHF 18 million. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is expected… Read more »
DNV GL launches new Joint Industry Project for standardisation of floating wind turbines
· Fourteen companies from the wind, oil & gas and maritime sector have launched the Joint Industry Project “Coupled Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines” led by DNV GL · Goal of the project is the development of a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis for the design of floating offshore wind turbines · Standardisation aims… Read more »
ELA Offshore announces DNV 2.7-2 certification for offshore accommodation units
ELA Container Offshore GmbH announces that they gained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for their ELA Offshore Accommodation Containers. With this, ELA Offshore is continuing its commitment to deliver high quality products for the offshore oil and gas and wind industry, which are manufactured in Germany to international standards and requirements. The latest modules are now… Read more »
Seacat Services Sends Freedom To Race Bank
Class-leading crew transfer operator dispatches newly launched vessel to support DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind project July 19th 2016, UK – Seacat Freedom, the latest addition to Seacat Services’ 12-strong fleet, has been dispatched to DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind project following the boat’s official naming ceremony at Seawork 2016. The deployment comes… Read more »
Renewable Energy in the European Electricity Market Germany and Greece in the Focus for Renewable Energy Growth
n order to meet the European climate targets, namely reduce greenhouse gas emissions at least 80 percent by 2050, the share of renewables in the energy supply must increase substantially. In the cooperative project RES- DEGREE, researchers from the Fraunhofer ISE and from the E3MLab at the National Technical University of Athens investigated how European… Read more »
Siemens signs energy cooperation agreement with Cuban utility UNE
• Focus on power generation and transmission infrastructure upgrades Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unión Eléctrica (UNE) the Cuban state-owned utility with the intention to modernize the energy infrastructure of the country. In presence of Rubén Cid, Vice-Minister of Energy and Mining of Cuba, Livan Arronte Cruz, General Director of UNE,… Read more »
Senvion installs its first 3 megawatt machine in North America
Hamburg/Montreal: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, installed its first 3 megawatt (MW) machine in North America, the Senvion 3.2M114. The turbine has a rated output of 3.2 MW, hub height of 100 metres, and a rotor diameter of 114 metres. It is the first of 46 turbines to be installed at the… Read more »
Sarens Installs World’s Largest Fixed Shiploader At Convent Marine Terminal
The SunCoke Energy Partners’ Convent Marine Terminal (CMT) in Convent, La., is one of the largest export terminals in the U.S Golf Coast, providing strategic access to seaborne markets for coal and other industrial materials. Since acquiring the facility in 2015, SunCoke has invested $20 million to modernize and expand operations with the addition of… Read more »
