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All afloat at greater depths
The offshore wind industry is projected to produce 228 GW by 2030, enough to power over 68 million homes. These projects will be at greater water depths and with larger wind turbine generators, so the demand for innovative solutions to deliver these projects has never been greater. Earlier this year, Heerema Marine Contractors introduced a… Read more »
Transforming standards
IEEE style pad-mounted transformers have been used in the Americas and other parts of the world for a long time. However, it can still be somewhat of an unknown transformer style in some markets. With the increased demand from the USA, mostly for pad-mounted transformers for onshore wind farm and solar applications, transformer manufacturers from… Read more »
Noise and tonality: crucial as onshore goes large
How can powertrain technologies help to unlock onshore areas and raise social acceptance of wind power? Originating in the field of combustion engines, Geislinger successfully entered the wind power market in 2016 with its COMPOWIND® coupling. The robust and durable low-speed shaft coupling (LSSC), made of advanced composites, absorbs virtually all bending moments, or parasitic… Read more »
Wind turbines: certification of grid characteristics
The certification of the grid characteristics of wind turbines has been mandatory for a long time, in order to maintain grid stability and voltage quality, as well as to obtain the grid connection permit. Ever faster product development cycles lead to time-intensive qualification and validation tests in the field. Voltage dip tests are particularly critical… Read more »
Offshore logistics handled in port
The supply of offshore wind farms is gaining more and more importance, especially in these times. From an initial niche and a lot of pioneering work, Emden and in particular Ems Ports Agency and Stevedoring, or epas, has established itself in the wind energy segment. A full-service partner for nearly 30 years, today it supplies… Read more »
Thinking outside the box
The demands of wind energy projects for efficient and safe turbine installation and maintenance have prompted new developments in tool portability and compactness. These, in turn, are enabling innovations in wind turbine deployment and installation, as well as reducing their impact on the marine environment. Wind energy turbines are deployed in places with access to… Read more »
Working on the next revolution
Last year, ematec AG, based in Memmingerberg in Bavaria, caused a sensation by developing the first rotor blade crossbeam with adaptive blade pick-up that can pick up rotor blades from all manufacturers, up to a blade weight of 50 tonnes. As the company celebrates its 25th anniversary, PES heard from CEO Manfred Eberhard and Head… Read more »
Growing with the wind of change
DHSS has 25 years’ experience delivering high-quality vessel agency services, port logistics, 3PL warehousing, customs services and helicopter logistics to the offshore energy sector. So how is it developing to suit a changing and demanding marketplace? Dutch company DHSS is experiencing a surge in business as the offshore wind industry grows steadily around the North… Read more »
Reducing costs with end-to-end offshore solutions
The growing DarkPulse family has created a list of world-class capabilities, cementing its position as the leader in infrastructure sensing and monitoring in all domains: air, land, and sea. By leveraging the expertise and experience of the DarkPulse family of companies, it combines the skills and insight of a global network of experts to… Read more »
Destination Hamburg
From 27 to 30 September 2022 the industry will meet in Hamburg again. After a purely digital edition in 2020, WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading wind industry event, is returning to the exhibition halls this year. Highlights include a comprehensive, free-of-charge conference programme and the new H2EXPO & CONFERENCE, which takes place in parallel. Under… 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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