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First Minister opens Scotland’s biggest ever offshore wind conference
Humza Yousaf appealed to industry for continued collaboration to unlock Scotland’s huge offshore wind potential More than 1,100 delegates in attendance at the sold-out two-day event in Glasgow First Minister Humza Yousaf MSP today (January 24) opened Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference at the SEC in Glasgow. In his ministerial address, the First Minister spoke… Read more »
Tidal Transit kicks off £8m project to deliver the world’s first retrofit E-CTV with offshore and onshore Charging
Tidal Transit, supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels for the offshore wind industry, has begun the design and engineering phase of a groundbreaking project to deliver the world’s first retrofit electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV). The initiative benefits from £6.3m funding from the Zero Emissions Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, which opened in February 2023… Read more »
Alantra and Solarig secure €213m financing for the first batch of their 1.9 GW photovoltaic platform
€213m in new debt financing has been secured from a syndicate of banks coordinated by Rabobank, with ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, and Rabobank as the original lenders to the new facility, which will be used for the construction of the first batch of seven solar plants with a total capacity of 306 MWp. ●… Read more »
Photon Energy Group Announces Project Sale and Development Partnership with INWE Group
Amsterdam/Warsaw – 25 January 2024 – Photon Energy N.V. (WSE&PSE: PEN, FSX: A1T9KW) (‘Photon Energy Group’, the ‘Company’ or the ‘Seller’), a leading international renewable energy services provider, recently announced the signing of a sale and development agreement with PM PV 7 Sp. z o.o. (the ‘Buyer’), a subsidiary of INWE Group. PM PV 7… Read more »
Jan De Nul signs Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 export cable contract
The Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm is located 160 km off the Yorkshire coast in the UK. With its 2.9 GW capacity, this wind farm will become the largest individual offshore wind farm to date and will bring the total capacity of the Hornsea offshore wind zone to 5.4 GW, the world’s largest. The two… Read more »
TE Connectivity’s compact elbow connectors offer power industry smart, space-saving solution
OTTOBRUNN, Germany– January 25– TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectors and sensors, addresses a critical current need in the power industry: space. TE’s Raychem ELBA Asymmetric Compact Elbow Connector can cut stacking length by 40%, making it currently the most compact design on the market. This smaller footprint is complemented by increased range and… Read more »
PVH reduces installation time by 40% with in house pre-assembly
Houston, January 25th.- PVHardware (PVH), a global frontrunner in solar tracker manufacturing, has unveiled a groundbreaking in-house pre-assembly process across all production centers, marking a seismic shift in solar installation efficiency. This strategic innovation dramatically slashes the number of components shipped to installation sites by over 85%, leading to an unprecedented reduction in solar project… Read more »
Trilantic Europe acquires stake in AEROCOMPACT Group
Satteins/Vienna, 26 January 2024: Trilantic Europe, a leading European private equity firm with a dedicated energy transition strategy, acquires a 60% stake in AEROCOMPACT Group, a leading supplier of solar mounting solutions specializing in the development, production and distribution of substructures for mounting photovoltaic modules. This investment will accelerate the company’s growth plan internationally, leveraging… Read more »
Xodus and Glic team up to drive social impact analysis for offshore wind
Global energy consultancy Xodus has partnered with Scottish sustainability consultancy Glic to maximise the social benefits of future offshore wind farms. The two companies have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ahead of Scottish Renewables’ annual Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow. It marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between Xodus and… Read more »
Burges Salmon advises Bluefield Solar on new strategic partnership with GLIL Infrastructure
The firm’s Corporate and M&A team has facilitated the formation of a long-term partnership to boost investment in the UK solar market Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has advised Bluefield Solar Income Fund (“Bluefield Solar”), the London listed income fund focused primarily on acquiring and managing UK solar energy assets, on its new long-term… Read more »
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Schneider Electric appoints Kristin Hanley as Vice President, Global Marketing and Sales Excellence for the UK and Ireland
·Former Vice President of Customer Operations takes on new role · New function integrates marketing with sales excellence and data insights to accelerate business growth The leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the appointment of Kristin Hanley as Vice President Global Marketing and Sales Excellence for the UK and Ireland… Read more »
ABB technology automates giant solar energy farm in Abu Dhabi
ABB technology maximizes efficiency and reliability of world’s largest single-site solar plant Al Dhafra PV2 in Abu Dhabi – key to the United Arab Emirates’ Energy Strategy 2050 The plant generates enough power to meet energy demands of 200,000 homes and reduce city’s CO2 emissions by 2.4 million metric tons per year, equivalent to the annual emissions from 470,000 cars IEA says solar PV manufacturing capacity is expected to double during 2024 to reach almost 1,000 GW,… Read more »
Airborne Wind Energy developer Kitemill receives €2.5m cash boost from EIC (European Innovation Council) to accelerate commercialisation
Voss, Norway, July 22, 2024 – Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) developer Kitemill has secured €2.5million from the EIC (European Innovation Council) to accelerate the commercial launch of its novel technology. The multi-million-euro cash injection marks a significant milestone for Kitemill and its pioneering KM2 system (*see notes to editors) which received commendation from the EIC… Read more »
Nordex Group to offer N169/5.X turbine for the US market
169 m rotor diameter Power rating up to 5.5 MW Hamburg, 22 July 2024. The Nordex Group is expanding its product portfolio in the 5 MW segment and is launching a turbine variant of the proven Delta4000 platform, which is specially tailored to the requirements of the US market. The N169/5.X has a rotor… Read more »
ARESCA calls for wind energy experts to support the national adoption of industry standards
The American Renewable Energy Standards and Certification Association (ARESCA) is calling for experts who are directly and materially affected parties who are interested in participating as a member of an American National Standards (ANS) consensus body, known as the ARESCA Standards Committee of the Board (SCB), to support the adoption of the following IEC TC 88 standards… Read more »
WORLD BANK GROUP RELEASES REPORT ON OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS FOR BRAZIL BASED ON ANALYSIS BY DNV
Porto Alegre, Brazil, 18 July 2024 – The World Bank Group today released a study on “Scenarios for Offshore Wind Development in Brazil” conducted by DNV, the global independent energy expert and assurance provider. This report is one of a series of offshore wind roadmap studies commissioned by the World Bank Group (WBG) under its… Read more »
The UK Government today (July 18) announced the formation of an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce.
MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT AGREES TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL STAKE IN LYNN AND INNER DOWSING OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
More reliable and cost-effective: Schaeffler optimizes wind turbines using closed loop engineering
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