Energy infrastructure News for November 2010

Energy infrastructure News Archive

UK awards £62m to smart grid projects

The UK energy regulator Ofgem has awarded £62 million to four smart grid projects as part of the low-carbon networks fund competition.

DNV certifies offshore wind converter station

Risk management company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) will certify an offshore wind high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station being built by grid operator TenneT in the German sector of the North Sea.

TwentyNinety supplies solar module management and control solutions

TwentyNinety Ltd will supply their wireless solar module level management and control solution, Active Array, to Schüco International KG.

Solar inverter shipments hit 7.3 GW in Q3 2010 Solar inverter shipments hit 7.3 GW in Q3 2010

Solar inverter shipments grew by 50% in the third quarter (Q3) 2010 to reach 7.3 GW, another record quarter for the industry, says IMS Research.

Draka Offshore provides cable for Baltic 2 offshore wind farm

Draka Offshore will provide the array cabling for the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in Germany from Visser & Smit Marine Contracting.

Frost & Sullivan prize to Sputnik Engineering

Sputnik Engineering has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Global Price Performance Value Leadership of the Year Award 2010.

Renewed UK Government business plan clarifies renewable energy scheme

As part of coalition changes, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published a business plan confirming and clarifying commitments for the period up until 2015.

£1.9bn tender for transmission links to UK offshore wind farms £1.9bn tender for transmission links to UK offshore wind farms

UK’s Ofgem has announced a £1.9 billion tender round for transmission links to 2.8 GW of offshore wind farms.

Siemens increases offshore wind services Siemens increases offshore wind services

Siemens will provide maintenance for the offshore wind farm grid connections HelWin1 and BorWin2 in the North Sea for an initial period of five years.

Difficult times for solar inverters – Supply exceeds demand Difficult times for solar inverters – Supply exceeds demand

Solar inverter capacity will be ramped past 30 GW this year and production could thereby exceed demand by more than 2 GW in the fourth quarter, warns IMS Research.

RenewableUK: £70m to build Scotland’s offshore green economy

An investment fund to help Scotland develop its global offshore wind industry has been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond.

CSP - is it time? CSP - is it time?

In our new blogs, Paula Mints reports back from the CSP Project Development USA Conference, and Elizabeth Block gives her take on the European Future Energy Forum (EFEF).

RenewableUK 2010: Oil and gas industry to collaborate on renewables

Senior oil and gas executives and leading figures from the renewable energy industry will gather in Aberdeen next month for a summit to drive forward collaboration between the two sectors.