Author: Anela Dokso

Snam and RINA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the hydrogen sector, in order to realize the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier in the fight against climate change and industrial decarbonization. The agreement was signed by Snam CEO Marco Alverà and RINA CEO Ugo Salerno. The two companies have formed a joint working group to study and test the compatibility of industrial burners and other existing infrastructure already in operation with hydrogen. The group will also begin experiments, analysis and technology scouting in various areas involving hydrogen including production, storage and distribution. Snam…

ACT Blade, a spin-off company from UK yacht-sail developer SMAR Azure, has finalized the first of two tests of its novel lightweight blade for wind farms at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.

Bombora has appointed Ronnie Bonnar to its board of directors, bringing over 15 years of senior management experience in the renewables sector.

Oceaneering International Services (OISL), a subsidiary of Oceaneering International, has received a contract to complete seabed route and debris clearance for the Moray East wind farm project in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved Equinor’s plans for development and operation of the Hywind Tampen wind farm.

CAPE Holland has received a contract from Seaway 7 to supply a Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) for the installation of the monopile foundations for Kaskasi offshore wind farm located in the German sector of the North Sea. This will be the first offshore wind project whereby the monopiles will be driven to final penetration with a vibro hammer only, the company said. The Vibro Lifting Tool for this project will have multiple vibro hammers linked together to provide a total of 1920 kgm. A specially developed clamping system will be used to create the interface between the Vibro Lifting Tool…

DeepGreen Metals has acquired Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML) from Deep Sea Mining Finance, giving the company exploration rights in the Pacific Ocean Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ). The acquisition of TOML gives DeepGreen exploration rights to a third world-class resource for battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. DeepGreen’s expanded polymetallic nodule exploration portfolio in the CCZ of the Pacific Ocean contains enough nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese to potentially build over 250 million electric vehicle batteries TOML holds an exploration contract granted by the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and sponsored by the Kingdom of Tonga. As part…

Trina Solar’s State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) has fabricated a PERC cell with 23.39% efficiency using standard manufacturing equipment. This is the highest efficiency confirmed by an ISO/IEC 17025 certified calibration laboratory for such an industrial cell, the company said. “Progress in PERC cell manufacturing is continuing to be very fast in the whole PV industry,” said Dr. Zhiqiang Feng, the vice president of Trina Solar and the director of SKL, “And we are delighted to announce that our R&D team is at the forefront.” Dr. Yang Yang, the director of the PERC research group…

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) has broke ground on the 25 megawatt (MW) Appling Solar Farm, located near the city of Baxley in Southeast Georgia. Nashville-based Silicon Ranch Corporation selected IEA’s subsidiary, IEA Constructors, as the Engineer-Procure-Construct contractor for the project. IEA is responsible for the design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover of the facility. Silicon Ranch is funding the installation and will own and operate the array for the long-term. IEA team will assemble and install single-axis trackers that utilize NEXTracker’s TrueCapture smart control system, enabling approximately 95,000 solar modules to track the sun from east to west. The modules are produced locally by Hanwha Q CELLS…

Ramboll has secured a contract from Obayashi Corporation to perform the detailed foundation design for a new offshore wind farm in Japan. Ramboll will perform the detailed foundation design for the entire offshore wind farm, which will be one of the largest in Japan. Japan is planning major expansions in the years to come, and the brand-new order for Ramboll underlines that the Asian country is on its way to succeed with its ambition to install wind farms with an output of 4,000 MW by 2040. “There is a giant potential for Ramboll in Japan. At the same time, however,…