Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly automate operations over the next several years in the solar and wind industries and boost efficiencies across the renewable energy sector, according to a new DNV GL position paper. The position paper “Making Renewables Smarter: The benefits, risks, and future of artificial intelligence in solar and wind,” explores where artificial…
DNV GL launches world’s first testing-based verification tool for battery lifetime
DNV GL, one of the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has created Battery XT, the first testing-based verification of battery lifetime for li-on batteries. The independent verification tool compiles battery life cycle data and predicts battery degradation under different conditions and duty cycles, providing renewables stakeholders with an objective way…
DNV GL to collaborate on offshore wind testing in Taiwan
DNV GL, one of the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has signed an agreement with leading Taiwanese stakeholders to collaborate on offshore wind testing and certification to drive the expansion and facilitate the development of offshore wind in Taiwan. The regulations for certification will be headed by the Bureau of Standards,…
DNV GL opens world’s first ultra-high voltage testing facility for super grid components
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, officially opened its expanded and upgraded KEMA High-Power Laboratory (HPL). Following a 70 million Euro investment, the newly extended test lab is the world’s first – and currently only – facility capable of testing ultra-high voltage (UHV) electrical grid components. The new lab…
DNV GL’s new software tool streamlines wind-farm energy assessments
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched WindFarmer: Analyst, its new software tool designed for optimized wind resource assessments. The software provides an intuitive step-by-step approach to calculating the potential energy yield of a wind farm project, delivering increased calculation transparency and accuracy. The new wind resource assessment…
DNV GL successfully verifies two nacelle-based LiDAR systems
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and renewables certification body, announced the successful verification of two nacelle-based LiDAR systems at their test site in Janneby, Northern Germany. The campaigns included the verification of an Avent WindIris 4-beam, as well as an ZephIR DM LiDAR system. Due to their compact build and…
DNV GL launches control hardware in loop test bench for renewable systems
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and renewables certification body, has opened the first control hardware in loop (CHIL) test facility for renewable energy generation plants. The facility connects physical power plant controllers to a real-time simulator, allowing the controller to be fully tested and validated without the need for an…
DNV GL: A cleaner, more electrified world is within reach by 2050
DNV GL published its first Energy Transition Outlook (ETO): Renewables, Power and Energy Use. The industry implication report is part of DNV GL’s new suite of Energy Transition Outlook publications. The report reviews global energy demand and energy supply and summarizes the implications for the power and renewables sector and large industrial energy users. An era of abundant…
DNV GL launches inaugural Energy Transition Outlook for 2017
The world is approaching a watershed moment as energy demand is set to plateau from 2030, driven by the greater efficiency with the wider application of electricity. A rapid decarbonization of the energy supply is underway with renewables set to make up almost half of the energy mix by 2050, although gas will become the…
DNV GL urges EU to take broader view on energy aggregation to drive uptake of demand response
A new study carried out by independent experts from DNV GL demonstrates that the European Commission’s draft Electricity Directive risks reducing the economic efficiency of demand response and distorting the energy retail market by taking an overly restrictive view on compensation. Demand response is a key ingredient in maintaining a reliable and sustainable energy supply…
DNV GL and Goldwind collaborate to develop new asset-management platform to support international wind market
Independent energy experts and certification body,DNV GL, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Goldwind International during the Norway-China Partnership for Low-carbon Energy Transition seminar, organized by the Beijing Energy Club. With its knowledge and global experience in the various fields of turbine engineering, asset management, and transmission and distribution, DNV GL will lend its…
DNV GL invites wind industry to Joint Industry Project to optimize wind-farm operations
DNV GL announces its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to optimize the performance of wind farms by reducing the downtime and lower the costs of energy during the operational project life span of 25 years or more. Wind-farm owners are faced with many challenges to increase availability and performance of wind turbines while driving down…
Edward Cuoco to lead DNV GL’s Energy Market & Policy Development Group in North America
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has named Edward Cuoco as Vice President for its Market and Policy Development (MPD) group. The selection of Cuoco — whose expertise combines data science, change and risk management, as well as energy wholesale and retail markets experience — comes as energy…
DNV GL’s Karen Conover ranked #18 on Women’s Power List
DNV GL’s Karen Conover has been recognized by A Word About Wind in the Women’s Power List: The Top 100 Women Working in Wind, ranking at #18. The report aims to celebrate exceptional women around the world contributing to the continued growth and success of the wind industry. The report is the first of its…
DNV GL intros a promising new concept for wind-powered water injection
DNV GL has proposed a concept called WIN WIN to better match floating wind-turbine technology with the oil industry’s need for water injection to maximize oil recovery. WIN WIN, which stands for WINd- powered Water INjection, comprises a floating turbine that supplies power to a water injection process. It is a fully stand-alone system that…
Ingeteam awarded DNV GL’s “Shop Approval in Renewable Energy”
Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion equipment, announced that it received DNV GL’s “Shop Approval in Renewable Energy” certification for its wind converter manufacturing facility in Northern Spain. This certification, granted after an audit of extensive depth and rigor, will reduce and simplify the manufacturing audits or possibly even exempt Ingeteam and its…
DNV GL launches joint industry project to standardize & improve offshore wind logistics
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched a new joint industry project (JIP) to develop a Recommended Practice intended to de-risk the adoption of “Twisties” and demonstrate the use of wind project cargo. The innovative concept is called “Twisties,” a modular project-cargo transport frame system that is sea-fastened…
DNV GL certifies new prototype of Siemens’ 8-MW offshore wind turbine
DNV GL has assessed the market’s new offshore turbine in development and awarded Siemens Wind Power with the Prototype Certificate for its 8-MW offshore wind turbine (the SWT-8.0-154). The prototype certification confirms all relevant safety features on the turbine, according to the Danish Executive Order BEK 73:2013 and IEC 61400-22, and allows installation of the prototype to…
DNV GL issues Statement of Feasibility to Tocardo T2s tidal energy turbine
Independent certification body DNV GL has awarded Tocardo’s innovative bi-directional open rotor T2s tidal energy converter with a Statement of Feasibility. Tocardo is an inventive technology developer, based in the Netherlands, offering concepts such as the patented bi-blade bearing system, which allows efficient operation in ebb and flood tides. However, innovative concepts can present investors…
DNV GL awards component certificate to Ingeteam for its wind-frequency converter
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, awarded a component certificate to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new wind-frequency converter, INGECON WIND DFM 3000 family. The INGECON WIND Full Converter MV Series 3000-10000 is built for easy maintenance and optimized to be compatible with all generator technologies. The certificate…