The concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications is one step closer to realization. WIN WIN, a DNV GL-led joint industry project (JIP), is running with the following seven participants: ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd, Statoil, VNG, PG Flow Solutions, and ORE Catapult. Initial DNV GL studies showed that a…
DNV GL awards component certification to ABB for offshore wind converter
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has awarded ABB Switzerland with component certification for its latest generation main-frequency converter. The PCS6000 medium-voltage wind converter has been developed specifically for use in offshore wind turbines and is available for capacities up to 12-MW. The certificate was presented by Mike…
SoDAR AQ510 Wind Finder successfully passes first IEC classification test
SoDAR AQ510 Wind Finder achieved a major milestone toward full IEC compliance by performing the first IEC classification. AQ510 Wind Finder is the only SoDAR on the market with a first well-done sensitivity analysis. The classification results are very promising. AQ System Stockholm AB, cooperation partner of Ammonit Measurement GmbH in the field of remote…
Three dynamics are shaping the growth of renewable energy
Three significant dynamics are changing the renewable-energy market and the integration of that power into the existing grids, said DNV GL Wholesale Advisory Service, Head of Section Olof Bystrom. He elaborated on the dynamics at the recent AWEA Windpower 2015 Conference along with a survey conducted by his firm. The dynamics, actually developing trends and…
DNV GL calls for stronger consideration of European guidelines on electricity market design
The introduction of an Energy-Only Market which is strengthened by a capacity reserve lies at the heart of the White Paper, An Electricity Market for the Energy Transition, which was presented at the conclusion of the consultation phase for the Green Paper by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. DNV GL, the…
DNV GL issues Statement of Feasibility for Alstom’s Oceade tidal turbine
DNV GL is supporting energy solutions and transport company Alstom through the process of achieving Prototype Certification of its tidal turbine Oceade 18 – 1.4 MW. Alstom has been selected to supply four Oceade 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbines to one of the world’s first tidal stream arrays in the Raz Blanchard, France. DNV GL…
UpWind passes ISO 9001:2008 quality certification with flying colors
UpWind Solutions, North America’s comprehensive independent operations and maintenance (O&M) service provider for wind energy, recently completed the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification to ensure their systems are continually improving. UpWind is proud to announce the successful completion of the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification by their new auditor DNV-GL. This is their…
DNV GL launches 2016 PhD Award in Renewable Energy and Grid Integration
DNV GL is offering PhD students from across the globe the chance to enter the 3rd annual “DNV GL PhD Award in Renewable Energy and Grid Integration” competition. Theses covering the themes of renewables, grid integration, innovation and reducing the cost of energy can enter the competition with the author of the winning thesis receiving…
Moventas receives occupational health and safety certification
Moventas, a promoter of wind industry health and safety standards, has received an occupational health and safety certification for its field service. The company has had a documented occupational health and safety system since 2010, and received good feedback on health and safety management from customer audits. This year, Moventas sought for an independent OHSAS 18001 certification…
U.S. strides forward with lidar-controlled turbine
An industry landmark moment occurred on Oct. 29, 2014, when a team that included NREL, Stuttgart University and DNV GL achieved control of an operational wind turbine using a ZephIR wind lidar. “This new installation of a ZephIR DM has taken a new direction in reducing yaw misalignment by providing the opportunity for full turbine…
DNV GL submits project certificate for German offshore wind farm “Meerwind”
DNV GL has submitted the project certificate for the German offshore wind farm Meerwind Süd | Ost to WindMW, responsible for the development, construction and operation of the project. Meerwind Süd | Ost is a 288 megawatt offshore wind farm, located 23 kilometers offshore from the island of Helgoland, and one of the largest projects…
DNV GL Group’s Board of Directors appoints new President & CEO
The Board of Directors of DNV GL Group has appointed Remi Eriksen as the company’s new Group President & CEO. He is succeeding Henrik O. Madsen, who is retiring in August. Since October 2014, the Board of Directors has undertaken an extensive executive search and selection process to find and appoint the new DNV GL…
How will utilities be affected when the Clean Power Plan is implemented
Utilities, much like the states they operate in, have a variety of opinions about Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, often based on their generation portfolio and historical experience with clean energy initiatives. Not surprisingly, many utilities’ opinions often mirror those of the states where they operate and reflect how their businesses might be…
DNV GL survey: 82% of global industry respondents say electricity system can be 70% renewable by 2050
In ‘Beyond Integration: Three dynamics shaping renewables and the grid,’ a recent global industry research initiative, DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts, gathered views from over 1,600 energy sector participants across more than 70 countries. The study addressed key questions on how to best move forward the integration of renewables into…
DNV GL validates ARPA-E funded grid-storage technologies for next four years
DNV GL will support the US government agency ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) to validate the performance of ARPA-E funded grid-storage and distributed energy (micro-grid) technologies over the next four years. Storage technologies will play a key role in the modernization of electric grids Grid-storage enables cost-effective integration of increasing amounts of renewable and distributed…
DNV GL joint industry project urges nat-gas industry: Get ready for hydrogen
Editor’s note: This article should be of interest to renewable energy developer because hydrogen will likely be generated by electrolyzing water. Surplus power, that generated when demand is low, will probably come from wind plants that would otherwise face curtailment. Transmission and distribution system operators (TSOs and DSOs) in the natural gas sector are under…
DNV GL comes out on top in E.ON’s wind flow modeling blind test
DNV GL (uniting Garrad Hassan, KEMA, DNV, GL Renewables Certification), a global energy advisory and testing authority, has announced that it has achieved the highest score in a wind flow modeling blind test organized by E.ON, a power and gas company. The blind test challenged six participants, including some of the most reputable consultancies in…
GEOMET metal coating for offshore wind receives Germanischer Lloyd and ISO-20340 certificates
Since the end of 2013, GEOMET 321 has been used by Siemens Wind Power A/S on fasteners of wind turbine blades. For this application, Siemens Wind Power A/S requires that the coating must be able to exist in a C5-H environment (according to ISO-12944) without corrosion of the substrate material even after a 1,440-hour salt spray…
DNV GL and Osterholz Antriebs Technik certify wind turbine pitch system
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts, announced the component certification of a pitch system for blade pitch control system supplier Osterholz Antriebs Technik (OAT) GmbH at this year’s EWEA wind energy conference in Barcelona. This is the first time that DNV GL has worked on the certification of the individual component…
DNV GL releases subsea power cable guideline after 18-mo Joint Industry Project
• Technical guideline covers entire lifecycle of subsea power cables, from concept development to decommissioning, and is a comprehensive resource of project guidance • Many existing offshore wind farms have faced subsea power cable problems caused by underestimation of complexities and interrelationships • Guideline will become essential tool for stakeholders involved in renewable energy projects, improving…