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Mega weight movement proves plain sailing for Heavy Lift specialists
SAL Heavy Lift Shipping boasts a fleet of 15 heavy lift vessels, providing customised and reliable sea transportation solutions for all types of project cargoes, including heavy machinery, equipment for the oil and gas industry, (offshore) wind energy, cranes and floating cargo. The German-based specialists have developed an enviable reputation, largely as a result of… Read more »
German specialists keep turbines efficient and profitable
With a formula for success which includes combining years of practical experience with enviable scientific know-how in all areas of wind energy utilisation, Deutsche WindGuard Consulting GmbH has built an enviable reputation among the wind farms of Europe. The company, based near Hamburg in Germany, offers its customers engineering services of the highest standards in… Read more »
Tough new bribery laws set to intensify scrutiny of industry
Words: Catriona Munro The scourge of bribery and corruption traverses industries and markets like no other. However, against an eclectic backdrop of intensifying international competition and heavy R&D investment, coupled with a patchwork of regulation, the renewables energy sector could be particularly exposed to such threats. PES examines a new law that could potentially have… Read more »
Recruitment trends within the Wind Energy Sector
Victoria Kenrick of international sustainable recruitment specialist, Allen & York explores current trends within the wind energy sector; including an in-depth look at where the latest job roles exist within Europe, which job types are on the increase and the transferable skills that exist for professionals wanting to make their career move into the industry…. Read more »
Why Europe must conquer the peaks to integrate wind and other renewables
With many European nations embarking on smart metering programmes, Duncan Sinclair of Redpoint Energy examines the ways in which advanced meters can be used to combat the highly variable output of intermittent energy sources such as wind. In January 2011 the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) announced that Europe is set to beat its target… Read more »
Winds of change for UK FITs
In January this year, the British Government announced a far-reaching review of Feed-in Tariffs, which, on the face of it, seemed like bad news for the renewables industry. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find that, while large- scale PV operators are right to be up-in-arms, the review could bode well for wind… It… Read more »
FirstEnergy Seeking Additional Solar Renewable Energy Credits for Ohio Utilities
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that a fourth Request for Proposal (RFP) will be conducted to secure Ohio in-state solar renewable energy credits (Ohio SRECs) for customers of its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison. The Ohio SRECs will be used to help meet the companies’ 2010 solar renewable energy requirements… Read more »
BTU International Ships 3000th Thermal Processing System from Shanghai Factory
BTU International today announced the shipment of the 3000th thermal processing system from its manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China. BTU opened the facility in China in February of 2004. Located in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Pudong, China, the plant has been expanded a number of times since opening. In 2008, BTU added a… Read more »
A-rating confirmed for wpd AG with stable outlook
Euler Hermes Rating GmbH (Allianz group) has again awarded a rating of A for the creditworthiness and sustainability of wpd AG in 2011. Thus, the company is being rated as strongly above average as compared to the overall economy. In the past, the wpd group was able to profit to a large extent as the… Read more »
My vision
Do you feel as if you are helping in some small way to make a difference to the world? It’s a question that few of us ever consider, but the very nature of our industry lends it validity. In this issue’s exclusive ‘My vision’ interview, we put this and a selection of other, more philosophical… Read more »
More from across PES
Ski area buys Synhelion solar diesel for snow groomers
Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG, a leading Swiss tourism company, has signed a long-term offtake agreement for solar diesel with Synhelion. The renewable fuel will be used in the snow groomers of the Arosa Lenzerheide ski area for slope preparation starting from the 2027/2028 season. With this step, Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG is taking a pioneering role in… Read more »
USV manufacturer and marine data acquisition specialist, Uncrewed Survey Solutions can now operate in UK waters utilising MGN 705
The innovative marine data acquisition provider and USV manufacturer, Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) has received MCA acknowledgement against MGN 705 general exemption for ROUV safe operations, enabling the business to now conduct its specialist hydrographic surveying work within UK waters. A builder and operator of its own fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), USS delivers… Read more »
The Nordex Group announces leadership transition as CSO takes on new role within the company
Hamburg, 27 January 2025. The Nordex Group today announced that Patxi Landa, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of Nordex SE transitions to a new role as Head of Nordex Capital. In his new position, Patxi Landa will focus on providing support to select customers in their project development across Nordex’s key markets with a view to… Read more »
Nordex Group reaches new heights with its inhouse developed hybrid tower: The second N175/6.X has now been installed – for the first time with a hub height of 179 metres
Hamburg, 27. January 2025. On January 26, 2025, the Nordex Group installed a N175/6.X turbine for the first time on a self-developed concrete-steel tower with a hub height of 179 metres in Santow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The hybrid tower is an in-house design of the Nordex Group. The 119-metre-high concrete tower of the hybrid… Read more »
Tosyalı Launches one of the World’s Largest Self-Consumption Solar Power Plant Projects
Tosyalı invests in renewable energy and signed an agreement with GE Vernova and Inogen for the first 120 MWp of Turkey’s and the world’s one of the largest self-consumption Solar Power Plant (SPP) projects with a total capacity of 1,2 GW. The project will utilize Tosyalı’s locally produced N-Type Topcon 725 Wp panels under the… Read more »
K2 Management supports Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm to successful financial close
K2 Management appointed by Inch Cape Offshore Limited to provide Lender’s Technical Adviser (LTA) due diligence services to a project finance consortium £3.5 billion financing package secures the future of the 1.1GW project – one of Scotland’s largest wind farms 27th January 2025, Glasgow – K2 Management (K2M), part of global wind engineering and advisory consultancy… Read more »
More security thanks to monitoring and early warning functions: K2 Buddy – now also for tiled roofs
Offshore wind supply chain faces systemic pressure as 2030 clean energy targets loom – Shoreline Wind report
The World’s First All-Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaic Power Station has been Completed and is now Operational!
Klein Marine System’s 5900 High-Speed Side-Scan Sonar To KIOST For Seafloor Topography Surveys
Enviromena announces second milestone of 2025 with Hampshire solar farm energisation
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