Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy Natural Power, has appointed Andre Louis Ferdinand as a Senior Engineer in the inspections service team, based in North America. Andre joins from Ascent Technologies, a Texas-based firm specialising in developing software for commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Ascent Technologies was acquired by Natural Power earlier this month. Craig… Read more »
Hamburg, 13 February 2019. The Nordex Group has succeeded in entering the Ukrainian market with a major order for 133 MW. By the end of this year, the manufacturer will install 34 turbines from the N131/3900 series for the construction of the first phase of the “Syvash” wind farm. According to plans, and once completed,… Read more »
Annual Revenue Exceeded EUR 20 Million Photon Energy Recorded the First-Ever Net Profit In History Amsterdam – 12 February 2019 – Photon Energy N.V. (WSE: PEN, the ‘Company’) today announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended 31 December 2018, exceeding the EUR 20 million annual revenue mark for the first time in the… Read more »
ANCOUVER, BC: Canadian optimization software company, Clir Renewables has secured its first project in France following the recent opening of its first office in Europe. The client, a GW scale owner-operator in the region has chosen Clir to support optimizing the performance of their current wind portfolio. Having considered other providers in the market, Clir… Read more »
RIMS BV have received a further two certifications from DNV GL and the Indian Class Register, for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces. New regulations issued by IACS, ensure a certain quality standard to service suppliers who want to use drone technology during close surveys, and RIMS is the… Read more »
Schiedam, Netherlands – February 8th, 2019 – Last week Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd held the completion ceremony of its “CP-8001”, a GJ-3750C GustoMSC construction jack-up design. The delivery of “CP-8001” is an important milestone for the Japanese offshore wind development as this is the first and largest DP2 jack-up built in Japan for offshore wind… Read more »
EuPD Research’s industry seal validates trust and satisfaction of installers in Europe and Australia with BYD’s Battery-Box energy storage series February 12 2019 – BYD Co. Ltd, the world’s leading supplier of rechargeable lithium batteries, has been awarded the “Top Brand PV 2019” in the category storage for both the European and the Australian market…. Read more »
This all-time high figure almost triples the company’s former best record, achieved in 2017. Ingeteam’s products were supplied to more than twenty countries in all five continents. Ingeteam maintains its global leadership position in the provision of Operation & Maintenance services to energy generation plants. Ingeteam’s solar business unit, dedicated to the design and manufacture… Read more »
Germany returns to policy favoring gigawatt-scale solar parks Additional public invitation to tender seeking solar power plants with an output of four gigawatts by 2021 / Over 3 billion euros in new business expected / Intersolar Europe and the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) host a free English-language webinar to discuss market entry in Germany Berlin, February 11, 2019 –… Read more »
£28 million pound investment, underpinned by a £10m award from the EPSRC with further investment from industry and the Universities of Strathclyde, Sheffield and Newcastle Hub will aim to design new electrical machines with improved performance, such as offshore wind turbines and electric vehicles Project will work with industry to drive innovation and overcome manufacturing… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, 06 February 2019 – Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind turbine rotor blades, announced today that it has launched a new highly competitive inspection platform. The company’s new 3DXTM HD product has been developed as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes… Read more »
Experimental testing should remain economically viable for manufacturers despite the increasing lengths of rotor blades – either in the form of full-scale blade testing or the testing of segment or blade components. Fraunhofer IWES received funding to the tune of around € 12 million for the `Future Concept Operational Stability Rotor Blades Phase II` project. The… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acquired the Texas-based firm Ascent Technologies – a developer of software for commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations. The specialist software, which has been developed by Ascent Technologies during the course of the past two years, will enable Natural Power to automate drone flights, thus… Read more »
Distribution utilities need to adopt new technologies and new ways of thinking to slash the cost of integrating renewable energy generators, electric vehicles and other distributed energy resources (DER) into their grids, according to the latest white paper from Smarter Grid Solutions. As DNOs accelerate their transition to become distribution system operators (DSOs), the report… Read more »
Scottish Renewables welcomes new faces Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed four new directors to its Board. An election for the posts, held among Scottish Renewables’ 260 member companies, saw a record number of candidates (24), a record number of total votes cast and a record turnout (101 out of 170 eligible commercial members voting… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, 06 February 2019 – Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories AG, a Swiss company pioneering next-generation technology for the inspection of wind turbine rotor blades, announced today that it has launched a new highly competitive inspection platform. The company’s new 3DX™ HD product has been developed as a cost-effective solution to cope with large volumes… Read more »
London, 6 Feb. 2019 – Platina Energy Partners LLP (“Platina”) has recently sold a 30MWp portfolio consisting of four operating solar plants located in Spain (“Portfolio”) to a Spanish investment manager, Q-Energy. Platina acquired the four solar PV plants, located close to Toledo, Sevilla and Tenerife, and arranged non-recourse long-term financing of the Portfolio with… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it will sell its photovoltaic and specialised materials (e.g. semiconductor and sapphire glass industries) wafering equipment and service business to Precision Surfacing Solutions (PSS) (formerly Lapmaster Wolters Ltd), a global supplier of equipment and services for surface enhancement technology. As part of the transaction,… Read more »
Compliance in ballast water treatment depends on crew knowledge as well as the ballast water treatment system itself. To help customers secure the needed competence, Alfa Laval is expanding its Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 training programme with crew training in Houston, Manila and Mumbai. Alfa Laval will begin PureBallast 3 crew training courses in Houston,… Read more »
Solar technology provider Solar-Energie Andresen GmbH (sea) installed two rooftop solar PV plants at Waagen-Wulff GmbH in Flensburg. Each plant is equipped with a Solar-Log™ PM Box 2000 to guarantee compliance with the feed-in limits specified by the regional energy supplier. Depending on requirements, the two-stage system, consisting of the Solar-Log 2000 PM+ and a… Read more »
New version of the simulation program GeoT*SOL for heat pumps adapted to the latest developments and guidelines With the revised 2019 version of the software GeoT*SOL, Valentin Software is extending the scope of its design program for heat pump systems. As before, air heat pumps and those with geothermal probes that extract their heat through… Read more »
Innovative as-a-service hybrid microgrid will save fuel, reduce emissions, boost reliability PERTH, AUSTRALIA and HOUSTON, TEXAS – Aggreko, the leader in mobile and modular power solutions, has signed a contract with mining firm Gold Fields Australia (Gold Fields) to design, build and operate a hybrid renewable-energy-plus-battery-storage system at the Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia…. Read more »
• The company is to install a total of 63 wind turbines in seven wind farms located in Navarra, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Málaga and Cádiz • All the agreements include operation and maintenance services • With these contracts, Siemens Gamesa has sold 1.2 GW in Spain since the end of 2017, entailing the production and installation… Read more »
5 February 2019 – Gold Fields’ Granny Smith gold mine is set to install one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids powered by more than 20,000 solar panels and backed up by a 2MW /1MWh battery system. The mining company has contracted mobile and modular power company Aggreko to design, build and operate the… Read more »
LOC Renewables supplies MWS work to Floatgen , France’s first offshore wind project – and its first full-scale floating turbine. The Paris office of LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, the leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, has successfully overseen the launch of France’s first offshore wind turbine. LOC Renewables supplied marine warranty… Read more »
Madrid, 1 Feb 2019: EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the world’s largest wind energy producers, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, has signed a Build & Transfer Agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (“NIPSCO”). The agreement enables the development… Read more »
Energy Minister to attend opening day of Europe’s largest annual subsea conference and exhibition Scottish energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse will attend Subsea UK’s annual flagship event in Aberdeen this week, where industry experts will gather to explore why disruptive and enabling technologies hold the key to greater levels of transparency, efficiency, and performance. More than 5,000… Read more »
NEMOCS, Next Kraftwerke’s VPP-as-a-service solution, is making its debut in South Korea: As part of a project contract, solar energy company Haezoom will use NEMOCS to monitor and control their assets. Haezoom specializes in maximizing solar energy efficiency through data and IT-related technologies. Using Next Kraftwerke’s VPP-as-a-service solution, Haezoom will obtain live data from their… Read more »
Kazakhstan. 100 MWp were installed in the latest project built by the company Goldbeck Solar, which was connected to the network on December 20, 2018. The largest photovoltaic plant in Central Asia was built in 160 hectares in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, right on the Silk Road. The solar energy expert Company established a… Read more »
Americas Region Will Look to New Leadership for Continued Success ROCKLIN, Calif., January 31, 2019—SMA America has promoted Charles Ellis to the role of Vice President of Sales for the Americas, overseeing operations in North, Central and South America. In this role, Ellis will be responsible for sales, marketing, application engineering and operations. “Charles Ellis… Read more »