Month: October 2020

WATERWORKS OFFSHORE SERVICES CHANGES COURSE AMID FIRST MAJOR FINANCE DEALS

Hamburg based hanseatic shipbroker house Waterworks Offshore Services switches focus to shipfinance in the offshore renewable sector. Traditionally coming from Chartering and S&P in the offshore markets, Waterworks today becomes the first  green ship finance institution which provides the renewable shipping industry with innovative ways to aquire and manage ship finance solutions in a market… Read more »

SMA Smart Connected Is Now Available in Canada

Detect and evaluate events in solar systems automatically and inititate remediation or repair activities: SMA Smart Connected the proactive service package from SMA Solar Technology AG, originally launched in 2017, has since grown in popularity and demand. Customers in Canada can now access all the benefits of Smart Connected, which is available with SMA’s Sunny Boy and… Read more »

Minimising Waste: Which countries are winning in the war on waste?

Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark have succeeded in recovering over 98% of their municipal waste on average over the last five years Germany are now recycling half of their waste (50%), having improved year-on-year for the last five years Despite a 12% reduction over the last five years, Turkey are still sending a shocking 88% of… Read more »

Nordex Group wins orders for 1,229 megawatts in third quarter of 2020 with Delta4000 series accounting for 86 percent

Hamburg, 14 October 2020. The Nordex Group has received orders for 271 wind turbine systems with a total output of 1,228.6 megawatts (MW) in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3:2019: 1,700.3 MW). The Delta4000-series turbines with an output range of four to five MW accounted for 86 percent of the orders. In the first nine… Read more »

CNCo launches Swire Projects; new specialist division to provide shipping services to energy resource & infrastructure sector

Singapore – The China Navigation Company (CNCo) today announced it is expanding its project cargo business and has launched Swire Projects to provide specialist shipping services to the energy, resource and infrastructure sector. Swire Projects will be working closely with the various marine service activities of the Swire group to develop an independent global strategy… Read more »

Supercapacitors Increasingly Preferred for Wind Power, Reports IDTechEx

First orders have been taken for Airborne Wind Energy AWE by tethered kite or drone. AWE flies higher than a wind turbine – up where winds are stronger and more continuous – stronger still at night to offset dead solar. KiteNRG of Italy is developing its AWE to 500kW and they told IDTechEx supercapacitors are… Read more »

Windfit optimizes Energieallianz Bayern wind turbines fleet

The Energieallianz Bayern (EAB) is an association of municipal utility companies. In addition to technical and commercial management, EAB’s park management also includes wind park optimization and asset management.   They chose to rely on Windfit solution to remotely check under-performances on their fleet. The automated digital solution determines the cause of power loss on… Read more »

Government’s wind energy announcement strengthens Aggreko’s strategy

Following the government’s pledge for a clean-energy revolution aimed at powering every UK home by wind within 10 years, Aggreko reports a reflective increase in the need for more ’bridging gap’ solutions to optimise the sector’s potential. Chris Rason, Managing Director, Aggreko Northern Europe says: “Building back greener is an ethos synonymous with Aggreko’s own… Read more »

Jumbo Korea: new director Jason Hwang

Managing Director Ki Jun Park to continue as Advisor to the Board As of November 1st, 2020, Mr Ki Jun Park, Managing Director of Jumbo Korea, hands over the management to Mr Jason Hwang. Mr Park will continue as Advisor to the Board, ensuring that Jumbo will be able to draw on his extensive knowledge… Read more »

Major supply chain consultation launched to support offshore wind growth in Massachusetts

Xodus Group and BW Research Partnership will conduct a research project to assess the local and regional supply chain in support of the growing offshore wind industry in and around Massachusetts. Working on behalf of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (“MassCEC”), Xodus and BW Research, in coordination with Greentree Consulting and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension… Read more »

Natural Power appoints Principal Environmental Consultant in Sweden

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has recruited Tim Hipkiss as Principal Environmental Consultant based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chris Robinson, Technical Director of Environment at Natural Power, said: “We have known Tim for several years having worked together on numerous projects. He brings an extensive and successful track record in environmental consultancy… Read more »

Aggreko completes installation of one of the world’s largest renewable microgrids at Gold Fields’ Granny Smith mine

Project will reduce fuel consumption by 10-13% and cut carbon emissions   20,000 solar panels combined with 2MW battery system London, 7th October – Aggreko, a world-leading provider of energy services, has partnered with global gold miner Gold Fields to complete the installation of one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids for the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia.   The new hybrid power system, which… Read more »

Trade fair experience with personal contact and tailored advice

Virtual Fronius trade fair is a complete success and draws visitors from all over the world (Wels, 08/10/20) To coincide with the delivery of the new GEN24 Plus hybrid inverter, Fronius opened the virtual doors to its online trade fair. Over 7,000 visitors from all over the world streamed through the stand in the first… Read more »

Offshore wind energy: Naval Energies’ floater Design Basis for floating wind farm and design methods certified by DNV GL

Naval Energies’ floater Design Basis applicable for the Groix & Belle-Ile wind farm and calculation and design methods applicable for Naval Energies’ floaters in general is now certified by DNV GL, a world-class certification body particularly involved in renewable energies and offshore wind energy in particular. Obtaining this demanding certification demonstrates that Naval Energies’ calculation… Read more »

Schneider Electric Solar Announces Launch of MPPT 100 Solar Charge Controller

Schneider Electric’s MPPT 100 is a high power solar charge controller for homeowners who wish to have maximum self-reliance for their energy needs The MPPT 100 optimizes solar PV arrays and battery charging Integrates with Insight, Schneider Electric’s smart digital platform for solar and storage energy management Compatible with Schneider Electric’s storage inverters for a… Read more »

Solis won the Best Power Conversion System (PCS) Supplier Award

Zhejiang, China – Sep 30, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, Solis won the “Best PCS Supplier Award in China’s energy storage industry 2020”at the 10th China International Energy Storage Conference in Shenzhen. ”We are honored to have won this award, which is the market’s recognition of Solis’ products”… Read more »

Cornwall Insight supports Conrad Energy in the successful acquisition of Viridis Power

Cornwall Insight, an energy consultancy, research and analytics company, is pleased to announce its role in providing energy market and regulatory due diligence to support Conrad Energy (a portfolio company of I Squared Capital) with its acquisition of Viridis Power. The deal was announced on 1 October 2020 and sees Conrad Energy more than double… Read more »

FuturaSun doubles its production capacity, reaching 1 GigaWatt.

After just one year, FuturaSun’s Taizhou plant has doubled its production capacity of photovoltaic modules. One year ago, FuturaSun announced the opening of a new plant in China, in the Taizhou photovoltaic district, near Shanghai. Initially, the new plant ensured a production capacity of 500 MW per year but, as the company highlighted, the aim… Read more »

String of new appointments for specialist PPE manufacturer

ProGARM, the UK’s leading Arc Flash protection specialist, is celebrating a string of recent appointments within the firm, following its recent business success. Protecting contractors in the Wind Energy industry, the specialist PPE provider has welcomed four new recruits over recent months; Maciej Stachaczynski as an Internal Account Manager, Lynn Palmer in Customer Services, Jemima… Read more »

Germany goes aggressive on renewables with the latest amendment of the EEG asking for highly optimistic annual RE additions, says Globaldata

The more rigid targets brought around by the latest revision to Germany’s renewable energy act (EEG) in June aims for the country to achieve 65%, instead of the originally targeted 50%, of its electricity consumption comes from renewable sources by 2030. Such stricter targets would mean that, during 2021-2030, the country’s solar photovoltaic (PV) and… Read more »

New Alfa Laval PureCool, developed with engine designer WinGD, enables up to 50% methane slip reduction

With IMO targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, LNG is becoming a natural choice for shipowners in the transition to carbon-neutral fuels. Methane slip regulations are a possibility on the horizon, but Alfa Laval and global Swiss engine developer WinGD have already cooperated on a solution. The Alfa Laval PureCool system… Read more »

EconPol Europe: Economic Experts Expect Global Economy Contraction of 4.4 Percent

Brussels, 7 October 2020: Global economic experts surveyed by EconPol Europe expect economic output to shrink by 4.4 percent in 2020, with projected GDP growth predicted to improve to + 3.2 per cent by 2021. But the forecasts – from 950 experts in 110 countries – suggest that recovery from the economic crash caused by… Read more »

DNV GL’s GreenPowerMonitor leads renewable monitoring industry

#1 position among global independent software vendors  Arnhem, 7 October – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, today announced its GreenPowerMonitor (GPM) unit leads the renewables monitoring industry according to Wood Mackenzie. In its “Global solar PV monitoring update 2020” GPM ranks #1 with 34GW of wind and… Read more »

CUHK Professor Investigates Extremely Shallow Earthquake Related to Shale Gas Production in Sichuan

Professor Hong Feng YANG at the Earth System Science Programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently conducted a comprehensive study of the 2019 earthquake sequence in Weiyuan Shale Gas Field (WSGF) in the southern Sichuan Basin of China. It was found that the 25 February 2019 earthquake occurred at around 1 kilometer… Read more »

Scotland must become the first UK nation to set out a net-zero-compatible climate change plan, the Committee on Climate Change will say

Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “We welcome the Committee on Climate Change’s 2020 Progress Report to the Scottish Parliament which highlights that Scotland’s renewable energy industry is leading the way in Scotland’s efforts to become a net-zero economy by 2045. “The report echoes our message that net zero and climate adaptation… Read more »

FIMER POWERS ASIA’S LARGEST SOLAR PARK

As India aims to meet ambitious targets to achieve 175 GW (gigawatt) of installed renewable energy capacity by 2022, FIMER has installed its PVS980-58 2MVA (megavolt-ampere) central inverter to power the country’s largest single-site solar power plant.  Situated in Rewa in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the REWA Ultra Mega 750MW (megawatt) solar park is… Read more »

Deutsche Windtechnik executes agreement with Leeward Renewable Energy to begin service for 564 Mitsubishi wind turbines

The independent service provider has signed a long-term service agreement for five additional U.S. wind farms, setting another milestone In October 2020, Deutsche Windtechnik adds a further wind turbine technology to its global service portfolio. For the first time, Deutsche Windtechnik will provide service for Mitsubishi wind turbine generators (WTGs). A major service contract comprised… Read more »

Nextracker’s Optimised Bifacial Solution Selected for Australia’s Largest Solar Power Plant

NX HorizonTM solar tracker selected by Neoen and Sterling & Wilson to deliver substantial yield gains for Western Downs Green Power Hub SYDNEY, October 6, 2020 – Nextracker™, a Flex company, announced that its solar tracker technology, NX Horizon™ has been chosen for Australia’s largest solar farm, a 460 megawatt-peak installation in Queensland’s Western Downs. Independent power producer Neoen and… Read more »

Electricity generation is transforming with net zero. Does power market design need to do the same?

The decarbonisation of the power sector is accelerating through the rapid expansion of low marginal cost renewable generation. As a result, the current electricity market design and the marginal price-based determination of the price of power risk acting as an ever-growing barrier to investment needed to fulfil the net zero ambition, and may need to… Read more »

Why energy and utilities companies need to act now to help save the planet, and view sustainability as an opportunity

With energy use contributing to 73% of all emissions globally, energy and utilities companies are the key players in the climate change issue Almost two-thirds (64%) of organizations say also that they have generated a revenue increase from sustainable operations and offers, with more than half of organizations investing in at least six clean sources… Read more »

Scottish project ‘reinvents the wheel’ with flat-pack hydro-energy solutions for Africa

Carruthers Renewables has teamed up with the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), to explore manufacturing methods for a patented water wheel capable of combating electricity scarcity in developing countries. The one-year £250k project, funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Engineering… Read more »

Ingeteam’s new high power DFIG wind converters obtain certification

Spain, October 5, 2020 –  Ingeteam, a global technology Group specialized in electric power conversion, presented today the rigorous validation process undergone by its new high power DFIG wind converters. Ingeteam’s converters are tested and labelled to comply with and facilitate the full wind turbine certification process, whatever the site. As the amount of installed… Read more »

Department of Defense Taps Sea Machines for Autonomous VTOL Replenishment Vessels

(BOSTON; October 5, 2020) – Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, leading developer of autonomous command and control systems for surface vessels, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year Other Transaction (OT) agreement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).The primary purpose of the agreement is to initiate a prototype that will enable… Read more »