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£3.3m funding success for offshore wind projects to drive forward maritime decarbonisation
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has successfully won funding for five projects as part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. Fifty-five projects successfully secured £23m funding as part of the Competition, announced at an event during London International Shipping Week by… Read more »
EVs are predicted to increase electricity demand by 71.6TWh
The latest figures from Cornwall Insight’s ‘Benchmark power curve’ forecasts that by 2040 EVs will contribute an additional 71.6TWh, this is a massive 31 times higher than the current level of demand for electricity from electrified transport and 25% of current annual demand which stands at 299TWh (excluding losses). According to our latest ‘Benchmark power curve… Read more »
LEADING B2B RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLIER CHANGES ITS NAME TO DRAX
Haven Power, one of the UK’s biggest renewable energy suppliers to businesses and organisations, has been renamed ‘Drax’ The name change marks the next step in the renewable energy supplier’s journey to help businesses and organisations become more sustainable, supporting the UK’s climate goals The rebrand follows the launch of Drax Electric Vehicles and Drax Electric Assets and aims to offer a partnership approach… Read more »
Solarfox Solar PV Plant Displays Now Available Through Solar Data Systems
Solar Data Systems, Inc. (Solar-Log North America) has teamed up with Solarfox to offer display solutions for solar PV plants. Solar Data Systems can offer local support and resources to mutual, U.S.-based Solarfox and Solar Data Systems customers. “Solarfox solutions are a natural fit for solar Monitoring as a Service (MaaS),” says Silvia Blumenschein, CEO… Read more »
RWE’s Sofia windfarm launches educational resources with Tees Valley Education
Renewable energy education resources for primary schools now online Valuable teaching asset for North East as local offshore wind industry set for growth educational resources available to over 20 regional schools RWE has joined forces with Tees Valley Education (TVE), a Teesside primary school trust to launch a series of educational resources to teach students… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum presents a cloud-based solution for service management
• Simplified planning and documentation of service activities • Easy management of all installed vacuum components (regardless of manufacturer) • Available as a mobile app (Android and iOS) Asslar, September 15, 2021. Pfeiffer Vacuum’s new “Virtual Service Management” (VSM) is a free web app that makes it possible to manage vacuum equipment from different manufacturers…. Read more »
Harland & Wolff Announce Signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Navantia & Windar Renovables
Harland & Wolff, the iconic shipyard with over 160 years of maritime and offshore engineering pedigree has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Navantia and Windar Renovables to target specific fixed and floating offshore wind projects primarily within the UK. The agreement signals a firm commitment from all three parties to actively secure wind… Read more »
Lidar lives
She may have started life in rural England, but today ZX Lidar’s Unit #106 is tramping the complex terrain of Greece, as she helps to pioneer the country’s clean energy transition. ‘Eunice’ may be named after a sea nymph, but she’s really a star when it comes to understanding the wind. Starting life in the… Read more »
A digital world
Stefan Weber, Managing Director of Windsourcing.com returns to PES to discuss the logistics of supplying spare parts and repair products as and when they are needed, wherever that may be. How big a role does digitization and automation play in making all the pieces of the puzzle fit? PES: It is lovely to welcome you… Read more »
Wrestling risk in green projects: take time to think before acting
The increasing attention given to large-scale renewable energy projects over the last five years, has been driven primarily by larger companies. This has included specialist renewable energy organisations, such as Vestas or Orsted, alongside traditional oil and gas companies who are increasing their focus on renewable investment and generation. Some smaller organisations, both upstream energy… Read more »
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Advancing Offshore Wind Farm Operations with Lidar Technology
Equans’ Meteorological Monitoring Module continues to drive advancements in offshore operational safety. For nearly a decade, the integration of ZX Lidars technology into Equans’ Meteorological Monitoring Module has played a pivotal role in improving the safety and efficiency of offshore wind farm operations. This sophisticated module provides crucial real-time environmental data from offshore substations. The… Read more »
DNV Supports Grenergy in Securing $299 Million Financing for part of World’s Largest Energy Storage Project
2″ January 2025, Santiago, Chile — DNV, the global independent energy expert and assurance company, provided expertise and market due diligence, that has been instrumental in helping renewable energy developer Grenergy secure $299 million in financing for the Víctor Jara phase of the Oasis de Atacama project. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the… Read more »
Solargis launches Evaluate 2.0 software, setting a new standard for PV system design and evaluation
The new cloud-based solution offers the solar market’s most advanced, comprehensive platform for complete PV project design and evaluation. Solargis Evaluate 2.0 addresses many challenges faced by project developers and PV experts, leveraging 15-minute Time Series data as a default and using proprietary ground albedo data and ray tracing technology to deliver more accurate and… Read more »
Aevy Secures NOK 6.2M in pre-seed Investment Round
The investment will accelerate development of Aevy’s industry-first platform for AI-enabled management and due diligence of onshore wind and utility scale solar assets OSLO, Norway — Aevy, a provider of solutions for management and due diligence of renewable energy assets, today announced the completion of a NOK 6.2 million investment round led by StartupLab. The… Read more »
A leap forward in efficient and reliable lighting solutions with the second generation of Atlas Copco solar light towers
Atlas Copco has launched the second generation of solar light towers, the HiLight MS 4 and MS 5, a groundbreaking development in their commitment to providing the market with efficient, safe, and dependable lighting solutions for operators in a wide range of applications from events to oil and gas, construction, and mining. In an era… Read more »
Salamander project successfully concludes data monitoring at floating offshore wind site
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has successfully retrieved floating LiDARs and wave buoy equipment as part of the metocean campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind farm project off the North East of Scotland. The survey has run since October 2023 and will produce insights which will inform the… Read more »
OEG Renewables and COENS Co Ltd sign an MoU to offer renewable service solutions to the growing offshore wind market in South Korea.
Iconic York Minster sets powerful example of sustainability and heritage preservation with a solar powered strategy for future generations.
Energy companies boosting investment in cybersecurity arms race, to manage the ‘greatest risk’ to the industry today – new research reveals
Sineng Electric Supplies Energy Storage Solution to North Africa’s First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Project
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