DNV GL, a global energy advisory, testing and certification authority, recently announced three Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) which are aimed at developing recommended practices for the global wind industry to further develop industrial accepted design practices and methods, lower risks and reduce costs. JIP: “Coupled dynamic analysis of floating wind turbines” Floating wind provides an…
Utility of the Future – Pulse Survey Report 2014
This article comes from the executive summary of a report on the Utility of the Future, Pulse Survey of 2014. Technology and policy changes in the utility sector create challenges and opportunities for grid operators and market players. To check the pulse of how key energy stakeholders are responding to these changes, DNV GL has…
New DNV GL database helps multinationals meet EU energy efficiency deadline
The 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) establishes a set of binding measures to help the EU reach its 20% energy efficiency target by 2020. Under the Directive, all EU countries are required to use energy more efficiently at all stages of the energy chain from its production to its final consumption. New national measures have…
DNV GL validates ARPA-E funded grid-storage technologies for 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 energy Objective testing and transparent evaluation of new grid-storage technologies are needed to advance the industry DNV GL will support the US government agency ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) to validate the…
Gamesa is the first OEM to certify a wind turbine life extension program
Gamesa has become the first wind turbine manufacturer to manage to certify its useful life extension program under the standard issued by independent certification body, DNV GL. This certification –awarded to G47-660 kW life extension program- evidences once again the company’s technological leadership, underpinned by a broad suite of products designed to reduce the cost…
DNV GL report provides a Distributed Energy Storage Roadmap
This project was to survey electric utilities, storage vendors, and other stakeholders of the electricity grid concerning their views about the optimal use of Distributed Energy Storage (DES) and the principal barriers that prevent widespread deployment of that technology on the grid. It is intended that that data provided by this report be used to…
Gamesa’s G97-2.0 MW turbine awarded first type certificate under DNV GL’s wind guideline GL2010
Gamesa, a global technology OEM in wind energy, has achieved a new product strategy milestone by having its G97-2.0 MW turbine, equipped with an infused glass fibre blade, obtain the first class A type certificate issued by independent certification body DNV GL under its GL2010 guideline. The GL2010 guideline is based on highest quality and…
Kermit software simulates detailed electrical grids
Editor’s note: This article is the executive summary of an article by DNV-GL regarding Kermit, a software method for evaluating grid performance. Rapid worldwide integration of variable renewable resources on a large scale, combined with retirement of many conventional fossil resources in parts of the world, poses a new set of challenges to power system…
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…
Five leading energy companies establish Universal Smart Energy Framework for the development of smart energy solutions
Five companies active in the energy market – ABB, Alliander, DNV GL, ICT Automatisering and Stedin – have formally established the Universal Smart Energy Framework (USEF) Foundation. Its mission is to offer a future-proof framework for the development of smart energy products, services and solutions. The Foundation intends to conclude cooperation agreements with Essent and…
DNV GL pledges to help reduce offshore wind costs by 25%
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts today share the findings of its latest report “Offshore wind: a manifesto for cost reduction” at WindEnergy Hamburg 2014. Industry action on reducing offshore wind costs is widely regarded as essential to secure the future of this strategically important energy source in Northern Europe as…
DNV GL’s latest Joint Industry Project focuses on slewing bearings
DNV GL recently announced its latest Joint Industry Project (JIP), aiming to develop a safe and reliable calculation concept for the life-time of slewing bearings, which will increase the reliability of wind turbines. Extreme weather, heavy loads, and remote locations are some of the challenges for wind turbines, requiring the highest level of reliability for…
New DNV GL guidelines to ensure safe connection of offshore wind to the transmission grid using high voltage DC
DNV GL has together with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) technologies through a joint industry project. As offshore wind farms are being built farther from the coast and more offshore oil and gas installations are powered from…
DNV GL answers demand for managing technology risks in offshore HVDC projects with new recommended practice
DNV GL (uniting DNV, KEMA, Garrad Hassan and GL Renewables Certification), a global energy advisory and testing authority as well as the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts, has together with STRI (the Swedish Transmission Research Institute) and ten industry players developed a methodology for technology qualification of offshore HVDC technologies through a joint…
New partnership aims to accelerate global development
The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and DNV GL announce a partnership that aims to accelerate global development by improving access to climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in developing countries. “Replacing current technologies with cleaner, low-carbon alternatives is a vital part of tackling the causes and effects of…
Jacob Ruiter named Director Benelux for DNV GL (formerly KEMA)
Jacob Ruiter has started as Director Benelux for DNV GL-Energy (previously known as KEMA). In his new function he will be responsible for the services of 500 energy experts in the Netherlands and Belgium. Jacob started his career at Schlumberger in Africa and had various management positions at Weatherford, Lloyd’s Register and Essent. In the…
DNV GL confirms safety and reliability of Vergnet turbines
As part of the installation phase at Ashegoda, one of Africa’s largest wind farms, in Ethiopia, DNV GL has inspected wind turbines of the French manufacturer Vergnet. DNV GL confirmed the compliance of the installed wind turbines with DNV GL’s A-Design Assessment. The wind farm will help reduce the occurrence of blackouts in Ethiopia. The…
DNV GL enables Sinoma to increase the quality of Chinese rotor blades.
DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China. Certification ensures that turbines that use blades produced by Sinoma comply to international safety and reliability standards throughout their lifespan, in onshore and offshore wind applications.…
DNV GL announces joint industry grid-connected energy storage project
DNV GL announced its GRIDSTOR Joint Industry Project, which aims to develop a recommended practice to drive the safe and secure implementation of grid-connected energy storage systems forward and to accelerate the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid. The global transition towards a sustainable energy mix requires more flexible grid systems, as renewable energy…
Repower or Refit? That is the question
By 2020, 65% of the U.S. fleet will be older than 10 years. Even now as the oldest U.S. turbines reach the 20-year mark, the question to consider becomes: Replace them, keep them flying, or something else? Paul Dvorak, Editor The wind industry in the U.S. looks like this: It boasts of 61 GW of wind…