Month: January 2019

From Local Innovator to Global Leader of Solar Energy Array Technologies celebrates 30-Year Anniversary

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (January 31, 2018)  – Manufacturing the world’s gold standard in reliable solar tracking, Array Technologies has stood the test of time. Array’s 30th anniversary in 2019 marks three decades of industry leadership. “When I started in the solar industry over 30 years ago, I dreamed about the growth and development that this industry would… Read more »

Industry experts unite to unlock full potential of the UKCS “Revitalising the UKCS” conference session added to Subsea Expo event

Unlocking the full potential of the North Sea will be on the top of the agenda at Subsea Expo – the industry’s annual flagship conference and exhibition. The “Revitalising the UKCS” conference session will explore the opportunities and challenges around new and marginal fields so that the estimated 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (bnboe)… Read more »

Q CELLS wins EuPD Research Top Brand PV award for sixth year running

− Award marks sixth year in a row that Q CELLS has been recognized as a top PV brand in Europe, and fourth year in a row in Australia − Seal is awarded based on the recommendations of participating installers, and reasserts the Company’s exceptional product quality, service, and reputation − Hanwha Q CELLS Co.,… Read more »

Moray East Offshore Windfarm: PFISTERER supplies grid connection technologies

Winterbach, Germany – January 31, 2019 – In cooperation with the cable manufacturer TELE-FONIKA Kable and the international cable and pipeline installation contractor VolkerInfra, PFISTERER has been awarded the contract for the supply of the 220 kV land cable accessories for the grid connection of the new Moray East Offshore Windfarm. Moray East is a… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa will supply 567 MW to ReNew Power for two wind projects in India

• Siemens Gamesa will install 270 units of the SG 2.1-122 wind turbines • The order includes two turnkey wind projects which will be developed in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has secured a new order in India from ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP)…. Read more »

Certification emphasises Deutsche Windtechnik AB’s high standards of quality

Last year, Deutsche Windtechnik’s Swedish subsidiary earned official certification attesting the Management System Standard of strategic and operational services. All certificates are valid until March 2021. The ISO 9001:2015 certificate, which is the most well-known, covers strategic aspects and focuses on the internal management structure and processes, from top level management down through all levels…. Read more »

Solytic takes over solar monitoring portal Suntrol from Solarworld

Berlin, 30.01.2019. Solar monitoring software provider Solytic will take over and operate Suntrol Portal by bankrupt solar panel producer Solarworld from March 8th 2019 onwards. For its 27,500 globally registered users, the portal will still be available free of charge. This way Solytic can ensure the continuous service of Suntrol as a first step. But… Read more »

Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber systems – 10 years at sea

The arrival of 2019 leaves just one year until the global sulphur cap becomes reality. But as the marine industry scrambles to ready itself, an important milestone has already been reached. The new year marks a decade since the first vessel set sail with an Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber on board. In 2009, the RoRo… Read more »

PTC RUSH MAY JEOPARDIZE US WIND REPOWERING OPPORTUNITIES – FTI CONSULTING

Rushed due diligence could open up pitfalls that prevent the successful implementation of repowering projects San Diego, January 30, 2019 – As the US wind energy market races to complete projects before the Production Tax Credit (PTC) cliff, opportunities for repowering of existing assets must be accompanied by thorough and comprehensive due diligence in order to… Read more »

Onshore wind energy – installation figures collapse massively, medium- and long-term perspective must be safeguarded by law immediately

The gross increase in onshore wind energy by 2,402 megawatts (MW) and 743 turbines in 2018 is falling short of the already low expectations Short-term prospects for expansion in 2019 – 2020 remain weak; special tenders give hope for recovery from 2021 onwards Compromise on coal phase-out reaffirms the requirement to fix medium- and long-term… Read more »

Deep Sea Mooring Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Diamond Offshore

Straume, Norway, January 29th 2019: Vryhof, a trusted partner to many of the offshore industry’s leading companies and its mooring business – Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), today announced the signing of a multi-year agreement with Diamond Offshore, a leader in offshore drilling. Under the terms of the agreement, DSM will provide mooring and related equipment… Read more »

Oman selects PassivSystems’ asset lifecycle platform to manage 1 GW of residential solar PV

PassivSystems secures ‘Sahim’ renewable energy initiative contract with Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman (AER) to provide a technology platform to manage solar PV on 250,000 rooftops Newbury, UK, 29 January 2019 – PassivSystems has won a competitive tender to provide its PassivPro platform to the Authority for Electricity Regulation (AER) in Oman. AER will… Read more »

Rovco and Global Marine Group enter invested partnership

Subsea technology company, Rovco has formed an invested partnership with Global Marine Group (GMG) an innovative market leader in offshore engineering, to bring intelligent inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) solutions to the global offshore market. GMG, made up of three business units – Global Offshore, CWind and Global Marine – has secured a 13.8% share… Read more »

JDR WINS SECOND OFFSHORE WIND CONTRACT FOR MAJOR PROJECT IN TAIWAN

Hartlepool, UK, 29th January 2019: JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry, owned by the TFKable Group, has been selected by Jan De Nul to supply subsea power cables and accessories for the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Wind Farm Phase One. The project is… Read more »

ONYX INSIGHT DIGITISES INSPECTIONS FOR ERG ACROSS GERMAN WIND ENERGY PORTFOLIO

ONYX InSight’s fieldPRO cloud software transforms inspection and maintenance reporting practices for ERG’s German technicians, creating substantial safety and efficiency gains Nottingham, 29th January 2019 – ONYX InSight has provided fieldPRO software to ERG Germany to support the digitisation of wind energy operations and maintenance (O&M) practices across  a portfolio of 17 wind farms, totalling… Read more »

Experts Team Up Coordination of offshore wind projects just got easier thanks to two experts joining hands.

Marine Coordination Services has teamed up with the renewables department of award-winning global energy, engineering and infrastructure recruitment specialist Spencer Ogden for all relevant aspects of payroll, tax advice and compliance. With Spencer Ogden’s unrivalled service in the energy sector and the operational background of Marine Coordination Services combined with its on-site presence allowing for… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa reports €18m net profit in the first quarter, with revenue up 6% to €2,262m

• EBIT before PPA and integration and restructuring costs [1] amounted to €138m (+4% YoY), the EBIT margin was 6.1%, and reported EBIT amounted to €40m (+13% YoY) • Volume totalled 2,129 MWe, driven by the offshore business (+76% YoY) • The order book stands at €23b (+8% YoY), covering 92% of the revenue guidance… Read more »

San Roque Project: Oversized pieces delivered.

Coordinadora’s team completed successfully the transportation process of 5 oversized pieces. The route the cargo followed began at the Port of Avilés, where the loading operations took place. The vessel, carrying the pieces, travelled approximately 800 NM -during 3 days- bound to Algeciras Bay. There, the cargo was unloaded into a vehicle that carried them… Read more »

Meriaura fleet expands with a deck cargo vessel and two multipurpose vessels

Meriaura has signed five new time charter agreements. A deck cargo carrier, two multipurpose-heavy lift dry cargo vessels and two traditional dry bulk carriers are joining Meriaura fleet. M/S Enough Talk is a deck cargo carrier of the same type and size as Meriaura’s deck cargo carriers Aura and Meri. Time chartering of M/S Enough… Read more »

DNV GL supports commercial Warehouse operator WDP with owner’s engineering services for installation of 40.000 Solar PV panels

ARNHEM, The Netherlands – 28th January 2019 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, is working with Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) to power its warehouse fleet with solar energy and meet the company’s ambitious sustainability targets. By providing owner’s engineering services to WDP, DNV GL will deliver technical… Read more »

Cargostore expands fleet with new DNV Dual Temperature Split Reefer

Rebalancing their portfolio and investing in new kit to meet growing demand, Offshore DNV container supplier Cargostore Worldwide is set to expand their fleet by introducing the new Dual Temperature Split Reefer, available worldwide. 10 units were ordered by a client in Saudi Arabia with a further 10 units currently being manufactured and will also… Read more »

ZX Lidars achieves world-first wind Lidar measurements from a drone

25 January 2019: Leading wind Lidar developer, ZX Lidars, has successfully demonstrated the use of Drone Wind Lidar to accurately measure the wind in what is believed to be a world-first ZX Lidars provides vertical and horizontal profiling wind Lidars to accurately measure wind conditions remotely and above or ahead of their installed position. These… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa awarded order for 128 MW for a Voltalia wind project in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

• Siemens Gamesa will supply 36 units of its SG 3.4-132 wind turbine model with a flexible power rating of 3.55 MW • These wind turbines will be commissioned in 2020 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recently signed its third contract with Voltalia in Brazil to supply the wind project Ventos da Serra do Mel… Read more »

GE to digitize Tata Power’s thermal and renewable fleet in India

First implementation of GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions in India will be the backbone of Tata Power’s Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) digitization strategy GE will help Tata Power reduce its operating costs, improve maintenance planning and increase the reliability of its power plants GE’s APM solutions will be applied across approximately 8GW of… Read more »

Wärtsilä Energy Storage System will enable greater integration of renewable power on Caribbean island of Bonaire

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 24 January 2019 at 3 PM EET The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded an integrated 6 MW energy storage project contract for the Caribbean island of Bonaire. The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) hybrid energy project includes both the hardware, consisting of batteries and inverters, as well as GEMS, the… Read more »

Internationalisation, innovation and diversification on the menu at business breakfast

Delegates from across the oil and gas industry are being invited to learn about the current state of the subsea industry and what the future might look like at a networking event with Scottish Enterprise (SE). Taking place on the first day of Subsea Expo on Tuesday 5 February, the ‘Scottish Enterprise Business Breakfast’, will… Read more »

Xodus hires specialist to enhance social performance expertise

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has strengthened its social performance capabilities with the appointment of a new Social Impact Specialist. Karen Nash, who will be based in the company’s London office, will be responsible for developing and enhancing social performance, including social impact assessment and management approaches, stakeholder engagement and community development and partnership. With… Read more »

EuroCape New Energy France gets on board with Greenbyte Energy Cloud for data management

The renewable energy independent power producer has chosen Greenbyte Energy Cloud for data analysis for their operational wind farms in France as well as the upcoming projects in their pipeline. In France, EuroCape New Energy has developed and built a portfolio of more than 100 MW over the last 10 years. Today EuroCape operates 77MW… Read more »

National Grid ‘Distributed Resource’ Desk launched

National Grid’s electricity control room has today (Jan 23) introduced a new ‘Distributed Resource’ Desk that enables power system engineers to give instructions much faster to smaller generators, battery storage operators, and demand side response providers. Responding, Hannah Smith, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Small-scale renewable energy assets, energy storage, and demand side… Read more »

European gas turbine industry committed to the future

Today in Brussels, the manufacturers of stationary gas turbines organised in the European association EUTurbines, presented a commitment for the future of power generation with renewable gas as part of the campaign #PowerTheEU. The manufacturers committed themselves to gradually convert the gas turbines, which today still burn exclusively natural gas, to renewable fuels by the… Read more »

OPDEnergy to start the construction of a 50 MWp Solar Photovoltaic plant in Merida, Spain

The construction will amount to € 30 million ·         The new plant will start commissioning at the end of 2019 and will be able to generate enough clean energy to supply 26,000 households. Merida (Badajoz), January 23th, 2019. Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, Mayor of Merida, and Luis Cid, OPDEnergy’s CEO, have presented this morning the details… Read more »

A WWF Scotland report published today (Jan 23) shows Scotland has “multiple options to confidently end its climate emissions by 2045”

Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “WWF Scotland is right to say we are ‘laden with natural advantages’ for achieving net zero carbon emissions. “Setting new target would affirm Scotland’s place at the forefront of climate change action and send a strong signal to business that we need to cut emissions… Read more »

Ashtead Technology strikes strategic partnership with 4Subsea

Leading independent provider of subsea equipment rental, sales and services to the offshore industry Ashtead Technology, has today (23 January, 2019) announced that it has entered into a global strategic partnership with 4Subsea. Under the deal, Ashtead will further enhance its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services by adding 4Subsea’s sensors to its portfolio and… Read more »

INTERSOLAR EUROPE 2019 – 95 PERCENT ALREADY BOOKED

Munich, January 23, 2019 – Intersolar Europe has started 2019 with a bang: 95 percent of the 63,000 square meter exhibition space has already been booked – and there are still four months to go! The current booking status reflects the development of the photovoltaics (PV) industry. In June 2018, the total worldwide capacity of solar and… Read more »

Van Oord signs contract with Marine Coordination Services for largest Belgian wind farm at sea.

nternational maritime contractor Van Oord, the main contractor for the Belgian Norther offshore wind project, has entered into a contract with Marine Coordination Services. Marine Coordination Services is currently deploying a team of four professionals to support the marine coordination centre. Van Oord will put this team to use in the construction of the offshore… Read more »