How strong partnerships can turbo-charge clean energy roll out in APAC
09-Jun-2022 21:15:02 | Solar PV, Due Diligence, Onshore wind, Engineering, Development, Offshore wind, Pre-development
Asia Pacific’s renewable energy potential is huge. The region is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world and a rapidly expanding population. Unsurprisingly, the United Nations recently cited that the demand for energy is growing faster in this corner of the world than anywhere else. With an abundance of..
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Is offshore wind’s role in network stabilisation another feather in the industry’s cap?
24-Feb-2022 17:07:47 | Engineering, Offshore wind
We might one day reflect on early 2022 and the significance it had in advancing the role wind plays in the UK’s energy mix. But after the announcement that offshore wind will, for the first time in the UK, contribute to network stabilisation, what does this mean for the future? The year kicked off with the mammoth Scotwind..
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K2M supports final phase of major Vietnam renewable energy project
20-Oct-2021 11:50:13 | Onshore wind, Engineering
K2 Management worked as owner’s engineer on the final phase of a vast renewable energy project in Vietnam, which has incorporated the development of the country’s largest salt production facility, powered by wind and solar. Commercial operation has begun at the 22-turbine wind farm in Ninh Thuan, a joint venture between AC..
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EU wave energy project reaches important milestone
20-Mar-2019 10:00:00 | Engineering, Wave & tidal, Offshore wind
How much energy can you pull out of a wave energy system? And what are the loads during a long list of different weather, wave and fault situations? The EU project Horizon 2020 project MegaRoller, where K2 Management is a partner, has taken a huge step closer to answering those questions. Last month the project reached an..
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Can a turbine get a virus? Protect your wind farm from a cyber attack.
25-Feb-2019 13:20:20 | Onshore wind, Engineering, Asset management, Offshore wind
The issue of cyber security in the wind industry is a relatively unexplored topic and commonly, project owners and developers are neglecting to ask themselves whether their security set up, both IT (information technology) and OT (operational technology) is robust enough. Wind turbines can get a virus in much the same way as..
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K2 Management acquires marine engineering consultancy, Cruz Atcheson
19-Sep-2018 17:27:35 | Engineering, Development, Offshore wind
K2 Management, the specialist renewables engineering consultancy, has agreed to acquire independent energy engineering consultancy, Cruz Atcheson. Founded in 2015, Cruz Atcheson specializes in three key areas in the wave, tidal and floating wind sector: concept design, due diligence support and project development. The..
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