Norway-listed BW LPG has announced that it has converted the main engine of the 'BW Malacca' to dual-fuel operation. The last of its kind in a series of 15 LPG carriers that were refitted with MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.2 engines. The work was carried out at Yaolian Shipyard in Shenzhen, China, while the vessel is scheduled for a five-year berth.
Wärtsilä will deliver the first engine for an offshore wind installation vessel ordered by Dutch contractor Van Oord. Expected to be delivered in 2024, Boreas will be ready to install the largest 25MW offshore windmill. Since there are not enough carbon-neutral fuels on the market, the engines can run on either green methanol produced using renewable resources such as biomass and solar energy, or regular marine fuels.
A large rooftop solar project has been completed at a healthcare distribution facility in Massachusetts. The 6.7 MW DC system is located on the roof of Medline's 820,000-square-foot facility in Uxbridge. The company has invested $34 million in renewable energy since 2016. Rooftop solar systems are now installed at five of the company's U.S. plants.
More than 400 clean energy companies are urging congressional leaders to take legislative action. The Solar Energy Industries Association is calling for a settlement that includes a long-term extension of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and a stand-alone energy storage credit. The group is also calling for ratification of the Solar Manufacturing in America Act (SEMA). SEMA will provide a tax credit of 11 cents/watt for integrated modules, 4 cents/watt for batteries, and $12/m2 for batteries. Meter. wafers, and $3/kg of polysilicon. The bill's provisions were contained in the now-defunct Build Back Better Act. Experts suggest it may take 2-3 years to build a domestic solar supply chain to meet U.S. demand.
A hydrodynamic generator placed in the water supply channel serving the Denver, Colorado water system has been commissioned. The four vertical axis rotor arrays are connected to a nearby control panel that includes an inverter, the same as those used to connect the solar modules to the larger utility grid. The United States has thousands of miles of canals, especially in the Southwest, that could accommodate similar distributed energy sources.
Tekmar Group has been awarded a contract to provide integrated engineering solutions, including cable protection systems and cable suspension clamps, for an offshore wind farm project in Japan. The company did not disclose who the customers were. The contract is expected to be delivered in 2023. Tekmar has initiated a formal sales process and will communicate further with shareholders regarding this process in due course.