Press Releases
DNV GL to provide project certification for E.ON’s Arkona offshore wind farm
· Contract covers inspections from manufacturing, transport, installation and commissioning of wind farm· Project follows successful partnership of initial design assessment phase of wind farm· Arkona marks 14th German offshore wind farm to be supported by DNV GL certification services Hamburg, Germany -13th June 2016, E.ON has awarded the project certification contract for the new… Read more »
The Switch direct-drive, high-speed turbo technology becomes industry standard
Finland, June 13, 2016 – Finland-based Runtech Systems has placed its largest multi-million-euro order for high-speed turbo motors from The Switch for use in its turbo vacuum blower systems for paper machines. Using direct-drive technology developed jointly by both companies since the early 2000s, these turbos have now become widely accepted in the paper industry… Read more »
ODE completes facilities for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project
International engineering and operations support services contractor ODE, part of the DORIS Group, has successfully installed new pontoon and crane facilities on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm base in Great Yarmouth. Project management experience and in-house engineering capabilities were key components of ODE’s bid, which saw it design, fabricate and install a 52-metre long concrete… Read more »
image007.jpg Construction begins at Siemens wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven
• Groundbreaking with political and company representatives• Wind turbine production already in 2017• Project leadership transferred to Carsten-Sünnke Berendsen Siemens new offshore plant in Cuxhaven is quickly progressing. Only one year after the initial investment decision, construction at the building site is already beginning. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1,900… Read more »
Carousel Acquisition Marks Collaboration Deal Between Ecosse Subsea Systems and Bibby Offshore in Offshore Wind Cable Sector
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has agreed the sale of an 800-ton carousel to Bibby Offshore Limited (BOL). Carousels are used in the storage and transportation of subsea cables, umbilicals and pipes and enable the safe deployment of equipment from a vessel to the seabed. Aberdeenshire-based ESS first diversified from its core seabed preparation and trenching… Read more »
Heraeus to Showcase New Pastes for PERC and HJT Solar Cells at intersolar/PVSEC Event.
Latest families of pastes designed to meet high efficiency solar cell requirements. HANAU, GERMANY- June 13, 2016- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, will be showcasing its newest metallization pastes at the intersolar/PVSEC trade show and R&D conference, which will take place June 22-24, 2016, in Munich, Germany…. Read more »
Holistic power plant management
HBM are leading the way with holistic structural health monitoring systems. Collecting more pertinent data leads to cost optimisation and complex life time predictions. Gilbert Schwartmann gives PES a more in depth insight… With growing economic pressure on manufacturers and operators of wind power plants, structural health monitoring systems, etc. for measuring loads on blades,… Read more »
teamtechnik’s high-performance STRINGER TT2100, with 65 MWp annual output
The Stringer TT2100 is setting a new standard at 2100 cycles per hour or 1.7 seconds for a single cycle. It confirms teamtechnik’s position as the supplier of the fastest single-track soldering solutions for solar cells in the world, increasing the throughput per stringer to 65 MW per year and production system. The full teamtechnik… Read more »
Siemens to supply wind turbines for onshore wind power plant in Japan
• 16 wind turbines for the Setana Osato wind power plant in Hokkaido• Commercial operation scheduled for 2018• First project with the customer J-Wind Setana Siemens has received its first order from J-Wind Setana to supply, install and commission 16 direct-drive wind turbines with a capacity of 3.2 megawatts (MW) each. The customer is a… Read more »
DNV GL Expands Solar Capabilities with Purchase of Assets from Amplify Energy
Continuous growth of new and maturing solar assets increases the need for trustworthy, comprehensive component testing and system evaluation Global energy consultancy and certification expert DNV GL extends its PV testing bench and capabilities DNV GL to grow scope of asset management services with novel software tools OAKLAND, CA (8 June 2016) – DNV GL,… Read more »
