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The installation of floating wind turbines is increasing and a new IEC International Standard ensures they can withstand the harsh weather conditions of high sea locations.
As the urgency for climate action intensifies, e-tech sat down with Jaidev Dhavle, Associate Programme Officer at the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA). He shares his insights on promising renewable energy...
A new skills competence scheme is being prepared for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems inside IECRE, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications.
End users of the IEC Conformity Assessment System relating to the certification of renewable energy plants and equipment include utilities like Vattenfall and even large energy and oil companies like bp. Their feedback...
Alistair Mackinnon is an expert with more than 40 years’ experience in the wind industry and current Chair of the most recent IEC Conformity Assessment System, IECRE, which relates to the conformity assessment and...
Marine energy converters require prototype certification before commercial deployment. This is now offered by IEC approved certification bodies.
IECRE, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications, is set to validate digital models for wind turbines as from the beginning of next year. This pioneering...
Industries are vying to reduce their carbon emissions, as pressure to meet climate targets mounts. IEC Standards and conformity assessment can help.
These tests provide a huge amount of technical information on the performance of wind turbines and also ensure that the test labs in IECRE, the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in...
Renewable energy systems are increasingly viewed as the weak link in the grid by cyber criminals. The IEC has a number of solutions to thwart them, combining standards and conformity assessment.
The solar photovoltaics (PV) industry is booming worldwide, providing the potential to address many of today’s challenges such as climate change and electricity access. The quality and performance of PV plants is vital...
A Vattenfall wind farm in the Netherlands has received the first IECRE project certificate by TÜV NORD. It is the first time a wind farm is evaluated in the real world by an IECRE approved certification body.
Wind energy is one of the renewables expected to help us drastically reduce our carbon emissions and meet some of the targets of UN Sustainable Development Goal ( SDG) 13 on climate change.
The African continent still faces many challenges to reach the levels of electrification achieved in other areas of the world. IEC Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems can help access to sustainable electricity.
More costly to generate than other renewables, marine energy has long been viewed as an experimental proposition. But “the times, they are changin…”, in part thanks to conformity assessment.
Many hospitals around the world are looking to become more sustainable and are making processes more energy efficient with the help of IEC Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems.
IECEE Chair Steve Margis (second from left) working with Indian PV experts on a panel at the International Forum on Quality in the Indian PV Sector.
IECRE (the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications) Chair, Alistair Mackinnon, tells us what’s in the pipeline for 2023 as he starts his second term at the...
RWE’s Simon Pansart tells e-tech about how IECRE (IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications) creates value for his company at a moment when hurricanes around...
David Hanlon is the Conformity Assessment Board ( CAB) Secretary at the IEC. He explains how testing and certification are indispensable tools in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).