Tag: renewable energy

Global wind turbine order intake increased 111% year-on-year (YoY), overtaking the previous record set in Q4 2018 by 13.2GW, according to energy consultant Wood Mackenzie. Developers globally ordered a record 31GW of wind turbine capacity in Q2 2019.

The University of Aberdeen announced its ambition to create a new Centre for Energy Transition. The Centre will align research and education programmes with the opportunities presented by the net zero agenda. The Centre will provide a focus for all areas of energy-related research, with an emphasis on supporting industry in the transition to clean energy and renewables.

While a 100% renewable society is becoming a reality for many, others are making serious commitments towards adopting clean energy. For this reason, Wartsila presents some of the trends for 2019, which could lead the world closer towards clean energy.

Making the the energy transition faster is crucial in order to avoid climate disaster. However, Lucy Craig, Vice President Technology & Innovation, DNV GL - Energy, notes that we must overcome the challenges that a potential increase in wind and solar energy brings.

Heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation and installation contractor Jumbo, and marine biofuel company GoodFuels, announced a joint initiative to test marine Bio-Fuel Oil on an offshore decommissioning project. The partnership paves the way for a fossil fuel to renewable energy transition in the offshore support sector.

A team of academics from Manchester Metropolitan University won a grant with which they will develop computer models to trial the most ideal methods to stabilize and control the movements of the turbine and its semi-submerged support structure.

Vancouver-based Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Renewable U LA to build a renewable diesel refinery in the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Reuters reports that Royal Dutch Shell is under discussion for the installation of solar panels to power its Bukom refining site in Singapore. The Bukom manufacturing site includes a 500,000 barrels-per-day refinery, Shell's largest wholly owned refinery.

DNV GL conducted a survey focusing on the fact that renewable energy investors and developers are turning towards digital technology for better investment strategies. The 47% of the respondents reported that digitalization is the core of their strategy. 

Beatrice offshore wind farm, the world's fourth largest offshore wind farm and Scotland's biggest, officially opened on July 29 by HRH The Prince Charles, The Duke of Rothesay. The Beatrice project costed £2.5 billion and is the largest single private investment ever made in Scotland.