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InnoVent to implement Nabrawind’s BladeRunner for 3MW turbines
The crane less blade installation and de-installation system will be available for blade maintenance and substitution in France, Sweden and Morocco The French developer InnoVent will implement Nabrawind’s BladeRunner crane-less blade installation and de-installation system for its 3MW wind turbines. The BladeRunner will specifically carry out manoeuvres for the WWD3, meaning the system will operate… Read more »
Tech superstars to boost offshore wind industry in North East of England
Eight UK companies have secured a spot in Launch Academy North East, a Cleantech Offshore Renewables Accelerator programme from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the North East of England. The successful companies – Hyserve Marine, Walker Subsea, Pharos Offshore, Three60 Mapping, PWG Connections, Pipeflex Systems, Seismic Space, and INEX Microtechnology – took part… Read more »
RWE acquires 1.4-gigawatt power plant from Vattenfall and develops Eemshaven site into a leading energy and hydrogen hub in Northwest Europe
RWE will acquire the gas-fired power plant ‘Magnum’ at Eemshaven, the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen from Vattenfall. The two companies have signed an agreement to this effect. The plant, which has been in operation since 2013, is one of the most modern power plants of its kind and has an installed capacity of… Read more »
Saitec plans the installation of a pre-commercial pilot park on the Costa Brava
Girona (Catalonia, Spain), June 2, 2022. The Spanish engineering company Saitec has announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial pilot park with 5 units and a total potential of 50MW in the Mediterranean Sea in 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an area located more… Read more »
Jan De Nul orders high-end crane simulator for its new offshore installation vessels Voltaire and Les Alizés
This autumn, Jan De Nul welcomes two new Next-Generation offshore installation vessels: the Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire and the Heavy Lift Vessel Les Alizés will be a serious size larger than their look-alikes currently available on the offshore installation market. Thanks to their size and unrivalled lifting capacity, both vessels will be able to install… Read more »
From the Arctic to the Sahara, ABB’s MV switchgear testing goes extreme
An innovative Climatic Test Chamber in Brno, Czech Republic, will be used to test all ABB energized indoor MV switchgear panels, to ensure they keep the power on 24/7 in the harshest of operating environments. ABB has invested €700,000 to create the state-of-the-art test facility, which is the first of its type in Europe. The… Read more »
WIND Lands the Cable Storage for TenneT’s Dutch and German Offshore Grid Connection Systems
The contract scope includes: Supply of cable storage equipment Execution of cable transfers Management and storage of spare export cables The first cable for Hollandse Kust Noord will arrive with WIND before the end of Q2 this year. For the foreseeable future, further spare cables will be stored at WIND’s spacious cable storage and repair… Read more »
WinGD introduces compact on-engine emissions solution for X-DF portfolio
Swiss marine power company WinGD has introduced an on-engine version of its popular iCER system, enabling the emissions reduction technology to be installed without impact on engine footprint. The development is part of WinGD’s commitment to making decarbonisation as simple as possible for ship operators. iCER is the first X-DF2.0 technology introduced to further boost… Read more »
Catapult maritime decarbonisation projects drive innovations vital to achieving Net Zero
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s five Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) projects ended in March 2022, progressing world-leading innovations and significant strides towards wider maritime decarbonisation. The five projects, representing £3.3m in funding from the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK, helped pave the way towards a future of zero-emissions… Read more »
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SolarDuck and RWE successfully install offshore floating solar pilot Merganser off Dutch coast
Merganser, a 0.5 MWp offshore floating solar pilot, has been successfully installed at the North Sea Farmers offshore test site in the Dutch North Sea Next steps include technical and environmental monitoring to further investigate the technology With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project,… Read more »
Chemitek Solar adds to its range of solar cleaning solutions with the new Metal Oxides Removal Agent
Chemitek Solar, a pioneering leader in sustainable cleaning and soiling mitigation solutions for the solar industry, proudly announces the launch of its new Metal Oxides Removal Agent, an innovative product designed to efficiently and safely remove metal oxides (e.g. rust) from photovoltaic modules and tiles. The Metal Oxides Removal Agent features a specialized biodegradable formula… Read more »
Ginlong (Solis) Celebrates New National Standard PCS Certification at SNEC 2024
Ningbo, China – 1 July, 2024 – Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, the world’s third-largest PV inverter manufacturer, proudly announced at the SNEC exhibition earlier this month that its 30kW inverter supported an offshore photovoltaic empirical project. This news follows the establishment of the Offshore Photovoltaic Verification Base, a joint venture between the National Solar Photovoltaic Quality… Read more »
First offshore pilot project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in Belgian North Sea
· BELREEFS is the first offshore project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Belgian North Sea. · Innovative techniques will facilitate the introduction of a self-sustaining oyster reef. · The project relies on a unique collaboration between government, industry and science. Before 1850, flat oyster reefs were a dominant structural and ecological component of… Read more »
TE Connectivity’s ALR 11000 digital photocell with dimming capability helps significantly reduce electricity costs for street lighting
Zhaga D4i-certified ALR digital photocells from TE help lower power consumption and reduce CO2 emissions BERWYN, Pennsylvania – July 3, 2024 – TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectors and sensors, launches the Zhaga-D4i certified ALR 11000 digital dimming photocell. TE’s latest photocell controls the on/off switching of a streetlight, and also has the ability… Read more »
DNV’S LUCY CRAIG APPOINTED AS BOARD MEMBER FOR WINDEUROPE
Zaragoza, Spain, 02 July 2024 : DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is proud to announce that Lucy Craig, Senior Vice President and Director of Growth, Innovation and Digitalization, Energy Systems, has been elected as a board member for WindEurope, the voice of the wind industry in Europe. With over 500 members from… Read more »
Sineng Electric Supplies 1,016MW of Inverters to the Al Kahfah PV Project in Saudi Arabia
Enviromena secures £30m funding from Close Brothers Energy for construction of 70MW solar farm in Essex
DNV CONDUCTS POWER CURVE VERIFICATION AT BAY OF ST. BRIEUC OFFSHORE WIND FARM USING ADVANCED NACELLE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY
Ciel & Terre EMEA has begun the European largest floating solar project’s installation
Solar and wind are increasingly competitive in wholesale power markets, offer a hedge against the uncertain cost of other generation sources
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