DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is participating in one of Australia’s leading end-to-end bus depot electrification projects. The AUD 40-million initiative in New South Wales is being developed by a joint venture (JV) between leading UK-based battery storage operator Zenobē and Transgrid, the operator of the NSW high-voltage electricity grid. On one of NSW’s major electric bus pilots, the project forms part of the State government’s plan to tran...

DNV has acted as the lender's technical advisor and provided technical due diligence reviewing the world's largest power plant project combining photovoltaic energy and massive storage of 128 MWh by 'Centrale Electrique de l’Ouest Guyanais' (CEOG). Meridiam, the main shareholder and developer worked with HDF, a global pioneer in hydrogen energy, and Sara, a key player in the production of energy in French Guiana, for over 3 years to structure a bankable project with a pool of leading fina...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has awarded a Statement of Conformity to the Chinese Solar Energy company Sungrow FPV, a provider of floating solar PV (FPV) for inland water and coastal areas, for its anchoring and mooring design methodology for FPV systems. Statement of Conformity The Statement of Conformity is the first-of-its-kind to refer to the DNV-RP-0584, Recommended Practice for Design, development, and operation of floating solar photovoltaic systems, publis...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety, and operational risks for the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities. Lhyfe is a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen for transport and industry, and Centrale Nantes is a French School of engineering and research center, that manages SEM-REV offshore test sites. green hydrogen-generating system The offshore electrolyzer...

Axpo and IWB are jointly implementing the largest alpine solar plant in Switzerland. The partners will install and commission the pioneering 2.2 MW Muttsee dam project in the summer of 2021. Supermarket chain - Denner will draw on the solar electricity it produces for 20 years. Originally initiated by Axpo, the large-scale alpine solar plant on the Muttsee dam is now the ‘AlpinSolar’ cooperative project, by Denner, Axpo and IWB. The two energy companies - Axpo and IWB are establishi...

Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Engineering Co., Ltd. signed a supply contract for a photovoltaic project with PCL Canada on April 20. The Company will supply the pile foundation for Canada Travers 465MWac Solar PV Power Plant Project. This project marks the first time Shanghai Electric Power Transmission & Distribution Engineering Co., Ltd. has marched into the electricity market of first-class developed countries. Solar PV Power Plant Project Power T&D Projec...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has acted as technical consultant to Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), during the development of the Sudair 1.5 GW solar PV project. DNV supported SPPC for over two years with a scope of work that included preparation of project protocol documents, setting the technical conditions of the project, such as project grid interconnection requirements, technical aspects of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and the transmission connecti...

France has experienced a major expansion of renewable energies in recent years. One secret to its success is the opportunity for citizens to participate in new plants. A player in this area is the Axpo subsidiary Urbasolar, which has generated nearly 19 million Euros through participatory funding. participatory funding Urbasolar puts participatory funding at the core of its strategy for the construction of solar power plants Urbasolar puts participatory funding at the core of its strategy f...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider generated and analyzed 20,000 years of plausible weather and power production for ISO New England (ISO-NE). With the completion of this project, which began at the end of 2019, ISO-NE can understand the magnitude, frequency, and duration of events like cold snaps or heat waves which drive regional load, as well as their correlation to wind and solar lulls as they pertain to current and future variable energy resources like wind and solar...

CP Electronics’ miniature presence detectors have been incorporated into a state-of-the-art disinfection device from Amity International, in order to make hospital wards safer from COVID-19. Amity International is a specialist disinfectants manufacturer, with an excellent reputation for product innovation, including the AIRDECON UVC that kills micro-organisms using the power of UVC light, thereby providing fast disinfection and minimal room downtime. EBMHS miniature presence detectors T...

Volta Trucks, the full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer, has selected Proterra, an innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, as the battery supplier for the Volta Zero. The Volta Zero is the world’s first purpose-built, full-electric 16-ton commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city freight distribution. strategic sourcing Volta Zero vehicles are scheduled to start customer trials later in 2021 with trucks expected on the roads soon after This sig...

DNV GL, the resource of independent energy experts and certification body, had been selected by Gore Street Capital to undertake a range of technical due diligence services on an 81 MW operational battery storage portfolio. Gore Street Capital Gore Street Capital, an experienced energy storage private equity investor, is the investment adviser to Gore Street Energy Storage Fund which acquired the portfolio from renewable infrastructure developer, Anesco, in a deal worth GBP 28.2 million. Lo...

On August 6, Shanghai Electric (Anhui) Energy Storage Co., Ltd. and the Tinghu District People's Government of Yancheng signed an agreement of strategic cooperation on developing and constructing energy storage and integrated energy projects in Tinghu District. energy storage projects Since November 2018 when a strategic partnership was established, Shanghai Electric and Yancheng have seen fruitful results in offshore wind power, environmental protection, energy Internet, innovative technologi...

Aggreko, the globally renowned provider of mobile modular power, temperature control, and energy services, is set to power the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, which tees off at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick. Aggreko will be providing supplementary power to the three-day event, which sees 156 players compete for a share of the $1.5 million prize fund. The services that Aggreko provides will support the smooth running of the event, powering critical services inclu...

Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group and Henan Jincheng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. have recently entered into an EPC contract for the Henan Yudong Hazardous Waste Treatment Center project. It is the first time that the group has won an EPC contract for a hazardous waste disposal project with an annual capacity of over 50,000 tons (54,000 tons). The breakthrough will expand the group's business scope and make Shanghai Electric more competitive in hazardous waste di...

The No. 5 Unit of Yangxi 1240MW Phase II Project, with Shanghai Electric Power Generation Group as an EPC contractor, completed a 168-hour trial run under full load on July 7. It marks the commercial operation of the single-shaft full-speed thermal power unit that features the world’s largest capacity. All three main engines of the project are independently developed by Shanghai Electric. With serial, modular design, optimized parameters, and capacity arrangement, the unit excels in relia...

The steam generators for molten salt towers, another key piece of equipment for the Dubai 950MW CSP+PV solar power project, were shipped from Lingang Plant on the morning of May 28. The generators were manufactured by Shanghai Power Plant Auxiliary Machine Factory Co., Ltd. (the factory), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric. The factory was entrusted with 136 heat exchangers and storage tanks, among which the most important is the steam generator system (SGS) for molten salt towers produced for S...

Providing the customers with sustainable energy solutions is incredibly important to ATCO (ATCO Electric), wherever they may be located. They serve many communities located hundreds of kilometers from the main electrical grid, over a vast geographic area in northern Alberta and Canada’s North – communities that have relied on costly and carbon-intensive isolated diesel-powered generation for decades. In 2017, ATCO initiated a program to interconnect these communities to the grid, w...

The European Spallation Source for Neutron Research (ESS) in Lund, Sweden has chosen E.ON as its energy partner. The cooperation includes energy solutions such as cooling, compressed air, and the recovery of surplus energy as well as the supply of renewable energy to the large-scale research facility. The partnership is planned throughout the planned ESS lifespan, until 2065. neutron source ESS and E.ON will also work together to develop resource-efficient ways of recovering surplus energy&nb...