he world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, London Array, has set a new record for the amount of clean electricity produced by an offshore project in a single calendar month.
Ericsson, E.ON, and ABB enter cross-industry collaboration to develop smart-energy solutions
Ericsson, E.ON, ABB have signed a cooperation agreement in Sweden to develop innovative products and services to deliver smart energy solutions for a number of industries, to help businesses reduce energy and operation costs and improve consumers’ comfort and productivity. The intelligent products created within the framework of the partnership will be launched and introduced…
E.ON launches new U.S. renewable energy service business
E.ON, one of the largest U.S. renewable energy generators, announced that it is forming E.ON Energy Services to capture a growing and under-serviced market. The new business will leverage E.ON’s global experience, turning that experience to its U.S. customer’s advantage by driving more efficient and profitable renewable energy project performance. “As we transitioned to an operations-focused company several years…
GE’s PowerUp services let 469 E.ON turbines deliver up to 4% more power
E.ON’s 283 wind turbines enrolled in PowerUp services have increased power output by up to 4%, with similar results on their other enrolled turbines In one year, more than 1,400 wind turbines have been contracted under PowerUp services With remaining turbines operating similarly, E.ON could realize up to a projected 87 GWh of increased production …
A novel way to store excess wind power: as H2 in gas lines
A developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules says that E.ON has inaugurated commercial operations at its Power-to-Gas (P2G) facility in Falkenhagen, Germany. The plant uses wind-powered electrolysis equipment from Hydrogenics Corp, (www.hydrogenics.com) to transform water into hydrogen, which is then injected into the existing regional natural gas transmission system. The hydrogen,…
Largest power-to-H2 facility now operational with Hydrogenics equipment
Editor’s note: This news is significant because it shows a way to convert, store, and use surplus power, whether from wind and solar, or another source. Hydrogenics Corp., a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and hydrogen-based power modules, announced that the largest Power-to-Gas facility in the world recently went “live” with the first…
GE and E.ON sign service agreement for 819 wind turbines in four states
GE says it will provide operations and maintenance services for 819 wind turbines at eight wind farms in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas for E.ON Climate and Renewables North America. The announcement marks GE’s largest wind service contract to date. The service agreement between GE and E.ON includes GE’s 1.5-77, 1.6-100 and 1.6-82.5 wind turbines…
Uniform interface helps better manage farms with different turbines
The REguard Interface B IEC 61400-25 is available for any wind farm that uses REpower turbines. The system means the variety of interfaces that might be used in a wind farm can be replaced by a standardized, international version. Even wind farms with turbines from other manufacturers can be controlled with one interface. This considerably…
Poland sets RES at 15%, commissions wind farm
Multi-megawatt wind turbines have recently entered commercial service in Poland, according to GE representatives at the official opening of the Nekla windpark. With Poland’s high wind potential and large agricultural areas, wind technology will play a key role helping the country meet its target of 15% of its total energy supplied by renewable resources by…