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We caught up with ACWA Power’s President and CEO, Paddy Padmanathan, the CEO of SolarReserve, Kevin Smith, and the President of Estela, Luis Crespo to discuss the road to cost reduction and bid success.
Press Release
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Big Data in Onshore Wind O&M: New report series transforms scarce operational data into strategic decision support intelligence
Feb 27, 2015
The lack of transparency concerning operational performance data from wind energy assets has historically been a key stumbling block at both the industry and company level.
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Vestas, Siemens: OEMs putting pressure on foundations come out on top
Feb 26, 2015
Within their respective offshore businesses, Vestas and Siemens are leading the way with the next generation of larger offshore turbines that require new foundation technology to capture the favourable winds far offshore.
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Deadline approaching for nominations at the Wind O&M Excellence Awards
Feb 24, 2015
Wind Energy Update, in collaboration with E.ON and Danish Wind Power Academy Americas, have announced they will host the first Wind O&M industry awards ceremony at the leading North American Wind Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Dallas Summit (...
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Dogger Bank project and how the World’s biggest offshore windfarm will push the limits of offshore technology
Feb 18, 2015
Planning permission has been awarded for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck project to be developed by the Forewind consortium, comprising SSE, RWE, Statoil and Statkraft.
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Bigger funding pot for east of England wind farms
Feb 12, 2015
Companies hoping to build wind farms off the East Anglian coast under the government’s new funding regime will have a bigger pot to vie for, according to East of England Energy Zone.
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How Seatower’s gravity base foundation is changing the face of the offshore wind industry
Feb 10, 2015
Without the need for costly steel components, special purpose vessels or offshore cranes, the successful installation of Seatower’s gravity base foundation at Fécamp on 9th February demonstrates how new foundation concepts are changing the face of the...
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Nominations Open for the Inaugural Wind O&M Excellence Awards
Feb 4, 2015
London, Feb 4th 2015 –Wind Energy Update, in collaboration with E.On and Danish Wind Power Academy Americas, have announced they will host the first Wind O&M industry awards ceremony at the leading North American Wind Operations & Maintenance (O...
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600 MW of CSP being developed in South Africa
Feb 2, 2015
Concentrated solar power (CSP) projects are advancing rapidly in South Africa, with government support for independent power producers (IPPs) and new interest from financiers and investors.
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Official market forecast for South Africa’s Wind Energy Industry released
Jan 29, 2015
2015’s official Wind Energy Forecast for the South African market was released today detailing the key market trends in 2015 for wind energy in the country. Leading experts from Vestas, Siemens, Barclays, and Green Cape discussed key questions facing...
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What is the Impact of Seabed Conditions?
Jan 29, 2015
Eirik Byklum, Statoil, has commented that: "developers have learnt the hard way that poor conditions on the sea bed can have a very negative impact – they are much more aware of this and its cost implications"
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NamPower hace llamado a licitación para el suministro de servicios para el desarrollo de plantas CSP en Namibia
Jan 28, 2015
NamPower, la compañía de servicios públicos de Namibia, ha realizado el siguiente llamado a licitaci
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Supply and ground measurement stations and services for a CSP Road Map and the establishment of commercial CSP plants in Namibia
Jan 28, 2015
The CSP Technology Transfer for Electricity Generation in Namibia (CSP TT NAM) project aims to increase the share of renewable energies in the Namibian energy mix by developing the technological framework and conditions for the transfer and deployment of CSP technology for on-grid power generation.
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The 450 leaders that will fight to claim 35.2GW of the US Wind O&M Market
Jan 27, 2015
New estimates by leading data providers GlobalData demonstrate that the North American wind industry will increase from 68.9 GW in 2014 to 104.1 GW in 2020.
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Solar will soon compete directly with base load fossil fuels says ACWA’s CEO
Jan 26, 2015
In just the first 2 weeks of January, Saudi power firm ACWA Power has already secured 550MW of solar projects in MENA, 350 MW CSP in Morocco and 200 MW PV in UAE.
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Removing the myth of fouling in CSP steam generator design
Jan 22, 2015
The use of fouling factors is mistakenly requested in concentrated solar power (CSP) steam generator technical specifications, resulting in up to 30% oversized steam generator components, increased material costs and hindered CSP competitiveness as a result.