News from DNV

DNV GL becomes the first accredited laboratory to evaluate the requirements of the new Spanish technical standard for grid connection

• Energy

Energy Transition increases speed as carbon-free generation deepens penetration in North America, DNV GL report finds

Transition is being driven by cities, states and corporations

• Energy

DNV GL wins framework agreement with DNO for Norwegian Continental Shelf operations

DNV GL has been awarded a framework agreement by DNO ASA to provide a broad portfolio of engineering and management support and verification services to support the operator, as it expands operations and developments in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). DNV GL will support DNO in enhancing safety, maintaining compliance and reducing its environmental footprint as it seeks to achieve its ambitions in the region.

• Energy

DNV GL reviews renewable assets for Tokyo Gas’s Mexican market entry

DNV GL assessed risks and expected business case for Tokyo Gas’s first international renewables investment – a 50/50 joint venture with ENGIE. Independent technical assessment provides confidence for scalable Asian investment in the attractive Latin American renewables sector. Tokyo Gas required resilient base to enter both renewable energy and Mexican markets

• Energy

DNV GL acts as lender advisor for 571MW renewable portfolio in Chile

Mainstream Renewable Power raised $580 million from seven different banks. The Cóndor portfolio is the first phase of the 1.3-Gigawatt platform Andes Renovables. The process reviewed methodology, technology, design, permits and performance

• Energy

The Ocean Cleanup chooses DNV GL to verify the origin of their ocean plastic

For 18 months DNV GL has worked with The Ocean Cleanup to establish a set of requirements and verification processes, designed to enable consumer trust and transparency, in the burgeoning ocean-plastic market

• Other sectors

New Joint Industry Project kicks-off to reduce cyclone and earthquake challenges for wind turbines

Together with 16 industry partners, DNV GL starts its latest Joint Industry project to develop a joint guideline to minimize cost, warranty and liability risks and optimize wind turbine design for seismic and typhoon conditions in emerging markets such as ASIA Pacific and the US.

• Energy

Retail energy customers in the U.S. are looking to energy providers to help meet strategic energy goals, DNV GL Sales Strategies survey finds

Behind-the-meter solar identified by 54 percent of respondents as top way to meet energy management needs. Energy efficency offerings was the second highest priority, at 36 percent. Data analytics also ranked in the top three to meet energy goals.

• Energy

CSSC and DNV GL sign new strategic cooperation agreement

CSSC, the largest shipbuilding group in the world, has entered into a new strategic partnership with DNV GL. A framework agreement between both parties was signed during Marintec China trade fair last week by Mr. Qian Jianping, Vice President of CSSC, and Norbert Kray, Regional Manager for Greater China at DNV GL – Maritime. The ceremony was witnessed by Remi Eriksen, Group President & CEO of DNV GL, CSSC Chairman Mr. Lei Fanpei, and CSSC Group President Mr. Yang Jincheng.

• Maritime

Ballast Water Management – new requirements and operational challenges

This statutory news provides a summary of relevant guidance on various aspects of ballast water management such as on new IMO requirements for biological testing by sampling at commissioning of ballast water management systems and on contingency measures. It also includes recommendations for IOPP re-coupling and handling of typical operational challenges.

• Maritime

World-leading energy experts discuss how to accelerate the global energy transition in new series of DNV GL’s Talks Energy podcast

New Podcast series includes interviews with speakers from The International Energy Agency, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Edison Electric Institute, Total Energy, Vestas, Sindicatum Blockchain Technologies, Bird and Bird LLP and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

• Energy

DNV GL awards Hudong-Zhonghua AiP certificate for gas-fueled 25000 TEU containership design

At the Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai, DNV GL awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Hudong-Zhonghua for its new gas-fueled 25000TEU Ultra Large Container vessel (ULCS) design at the CSSC booth yesterday. The AiP is for a design that would be the largest containership in the world.

• Maritime

DNV GL and Huangpu-Wenchong sign JDP on 5,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership

At the Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai, DNV GL entered into a Joint Development Project (JDP) with Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) on a 5,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership. Ms Wu Ronghui, HPWS Deputy Chief Engineer, and Falk Rothe, Head of DNV GL’s Technical Centre China, signed the JDP.

• Maritime

DNV GL and CIMC ENRIC sign strategic cooperation agreement

CIMC ENRIC and DNV GL signed a strategic cooperation agreement today at Marintec China to work together on the development of gas carriers and LNG gas tank design and fabrication over the next five years. The agreement covers a wide spectrum of DNV GL’s services from different business areas, including its Oil & Gas and Business Assurance units.

• Maritime

Need for new grid tariff design to accommodate energy transition

Analysis of grid tariff design: what are the characteristics that any future-proof tariff mechanism should possess to accommodate the energy transition

• Energy

DNV GL and GSI cooperate on AI-based solution to improve welding NDT efficiency

At Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai, DNV GL signed a cooperation agreement with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (GSI) for a joint development project (JDP) to improve welding non-destructive testing (NDT) efficiency through the automatic detection and assessment of radiography testing (RT) digital images.

• Maritime

New DNV GL survey shows firms are finding it difficult to master data protection.

Our latest international survey results identify human error as posing the biggest data protection risk for companies.

• Finance
• Other sectors

New DNV GL class notation helps to boost LPG as ship fuel

As the maritime industry looks to reduce emissions to air and work towards the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) greenhouse gas reduction strategy, alternative fuels are coming to the fore. Classification society DNV GL, recognizing that, with the exception of LNG, international regulations for such fuels are absent, developed new class rules and a class notation “Gas fuelled LPG” for using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel in anticipation of growing industry interest. A respective announcement was made today at Marintec trade fair in China.

• Maritime

Technology Outlook 2030: The ten technology trends and their risks that will shape industry and society in the next decade

December 03 2019, Høvik, Norway - A new report from DNV GL, the global risk management and quality assurance company, has identified the ten technology trends, and their associated risks, that will shape industry and society in the coming decade. The rapid advancement of digitalization is behind many of the trends, profoundly challenging our personal and societal assumptions. The relationship between humans and technology is switching, with humans increasingly augmenting the decisions of artificial intelligence, rather than the other way around. For example, in the next decade there will be a greater proliferation of autonomous vehicles, whilst energy production and transmission will increasingly become the domain of algorithms rather than people.

• Other sectors
• Corporate

Testing of standby generators without class attendance

Many ship operators do not seem to be familiar with our rule requirement updates released in June 2018. Since then, the ship’s crew has been allowed to conduct the annually required class test of the standby generator functionality without class attendance. Ship operators thereby benefit from increased flexibility. This technical news summarizes the improved test procedures

• Maritime