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).
Sally Poxon is a senior validation engineer with Catapult Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) where she works on commercial blade testing projects for wind energy systems. She also is an assessor with the IECRE (IEC System...
While the pandemic has posed a number of challenges for IEC Conformity Assessment Systems, cyber security schemes look set to be one of the key areas of growth in the future.
Investment in new technologies for energy storage and smart grids, and renewables, such as solar PV and wind, will continue to rise as countries move towards fossil free, efficient, clean energy.
The Opportunities from Decarbonization in the Global Power Market, 2019-2030 report by Frost and Sullivan estimates that USD 3,40 trillion will be invested in renewable energy during the next decade, including USD 2,72...
This November, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP 26) will meet in Glasgow, UK, to further actions towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris...
Wind energy systems play in an important part in reducing carbon emissions worldwide. This renewable energy meets the requirements of IEC Technical Committee 88 Standards, which are now focusing on the recycling...
Oceans offer one of the largest untapped sources of energy on earth. Tide, river and ocean current and wave power as well as differences in temperature and salinity can be used to produce energy.
The Riyadh International Standards Summit held on 4 November 2020 examined the themes of Global crises need global solutions – How international standards can help and Digital transformation and the role of international...
Technological innovation can often lead to the development of novel designs and concepts that cannot be certified against existing normative rules or international codes and standards.
Oceans offer a massive source of energy; the power harnessed from waves, tides, currents and ocean temperature differentials can be used to power homes, transport and industry.
Who would have imagined that the world would grind to a halt in 2020? COVID 19 global pandemic lockdown measures have restricted personal movement and greatly disrupted travel, commerce and production activities...
Wind turbines systems are complex and comprised of many components. Manufacturers must ensure the performance, reliability and durability of their products. To achieve this, they must consider the materials used to build...
Twenty-two participants from Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and the US took part in the MET-CERTIFIED project workshop on IEC standardization and certification of marine energy convertors, to...
