Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced preliminary unaudited results for the first half of 2019. Margins remained under pressure due to the drop in prices for standard PV equipment, especially in the PERC business. Meyer Burger is in advanced discussions with potential customers for its Heterojunction core equipment and SmartWire Cell… Read more »
• The company will supply seven SG 4.5-145 for the first phase of the No. 5 Thanh Hai wind farm project (32 MW), located between 2 km and 5 km off the coast. It will also provide service and maintenance for 10 years • Siemens Gamesa leveraged its offshore wind power leadership to develop a special configuration… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the signing of a major framework contract with a solar cell manufacturing start-up company for its Heterojunction (HJT) core equipment. The North American manufacturer was founded by solar industry veterans. Subject to closing of the company’s financing round, the contract volume is expected to be… Read more »
‘- The new iteration of the award-winning Q.PEAK DUO module range is manufactured with larger cells with a power output increase of about 6% to be launched in September 2019. – The Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+ will be available in the U.S. with a 25-year product warranty and is assembled in America at Q CELLS’ Dalton,… Read more »
• Conditional contract encompasses three offshore wind power projects in northeastern U.S.: the 880 MW Sunrise Wind project, the 704 MW Revolution Wind project and the 130 MW South Fork project • Delivery includes SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines and service agreements • Largest U.S. offshore wind power contract conditionally awarded to date • Projects… Read more »
Construction works for the seventh offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast have started. Developer Parkwind and marine contractor Jan De Nul Group announce that offshore seabed preparation works have commenced for the 219 MW offshore wind farm Northwester 2. The Northwester 2 wind farm will count 23 V164-9.5MW MHI Vestas Offshore Wind turbines and… Read more »
EDF RENEWABLES’ REPRESENTATIVES VISITED PRYSMIAN’S FRENCH CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN MONTEREAU AND GRON, WHERE CABLES CORES FOR THE FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN FRANCE WILL BE PRODUCED Milan, 18 July 2019 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, will provide the best cable technologies “Made in France” for the… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been awarded a three-year contract by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, under the Stoke DEPO framework, to provide mechanical and electrical designs for the development of the pioneering £52m Stoke-on-Trent district heat network (DHN). The Government-backed DHN scheme will incorporate around 18km of pipework when fully built,… Read more »
Shifts in OEM rankings reflect an industry plateau created by increased cost pressures and competition from solar July 18, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks wind turbine OEM market distributions and market shares by region and country. In 2018, global installed wind power capacity decreased year-to-year from 52 GW… Read more »
Volta Green Energy renewable power company, a wind farm operator in Italy that operates over 350 MW of wind farms and 16 MW of solar photovoltaic systems, recently implemented the ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ control and automation solution for distributed energy resources. As part of the project, Volta Green Energy updated five wind farms in Sicily… Read more »
A consortium of Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, DEME, Soltech and Ghent University is proud to announce the launch of an innovative project in the field of marine floating solar technology. The partners strongly believe that solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in offshore waters are one of the essential future green energy sources. Combined in the… Read more »
Global photovoltaic materials supplier DSM and prominent North American solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar recently joined forces to bring high power modules using back-contact technology to the US market. On July 17, DSM and Silfab held an event in Bellingham, WA to mark the expansion of the facility there and celebrate the companies’ mutual commitment… Read more »
3M, the science-based technology company, has received GWO (Global Wind Organisation) approval for two new, advanced rescue courses at its training facility in Oldham. The highly practical courses are limited to four students per instructor for maximum delegate-to-trainer interaction involving practical demonstrations and application-specific teaching. Training areas include three telecommunications towers, a 17m working at… Read more »
High voltage equipment containers for the offshore substation platforms to be sailed out from Thurso fabrication yard Each container is specifically designed and fabricated to house high voltage transmission equipment, control protection equipment and provide emergency refuge Celebration event held at JGC yard, where they were fabricated, with representatives from Caithness Chamber of Commerce and… Read more »
Altitec Academy has received a certification for its Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Technician training courses according to the GWO blade repair standard in London and Cape Town London, 17th July 2019 – Altitec Academy, the rotor blade technician training programme from Altitec, a leading wind turbine blade repair and inspection specialist, has secured the blade… Read more »
The largest ground mounted solar plant in France’s Brittany region was connected to the grid in early July, powered by 14,600 Q.PEAK-G4.2 solar modules – supplied by Q CELLS. [Berlin, Germany, July 17, 2019] Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH (“Q CELLS” or “The Company”), the German subsidiary of one of the largest solar cell and module… Read more »
New finance offer means offshore and marine industry assets can switch to hybrid power systems without upfront capital expenditure Up to fifty million euro available globally for financing Blueday Technology customers report up to 27 percent fuel use reduction and 95 percent reduction in emissions Interviews and case studies available, call Sarah on 00447866789688 An… Read more »
Acta Marine’s new walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus has now been working for 1.5 months in the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. During this first charter with MHI Vestas, the new built DP2 Service Operation Vessel (SOV) supports installation and commissioning of 31 turbines. The operations with the SMST provided Access & Cargo Tower with motion… Read more »
We Scots are often guilty of failing to enunciate our Ts. If you ever hear us referring to a “bah-ery”, we’re talking about energy storage systems. So we may drop our Ts when pronouncing the word, but there’s one “T” that Scottish batteries have a prime opportunity to support: the transmission network of Great Britain…. Read more »
Chile’s Energy Route 2018–2022 is an initiative that hopes to bring together stakeholders in the renewable industry. Following its announcement, Spain’s Acciona was contracted to build four new renewable energy projects in Chile, adding 400 megawatts (MW) across two solar farms and two wind farms. One of these is the San Gabriel wind farm, located… Read more »
Updates strategically designed to bring faster service and expanded benefits to customers SMA America has unveiled multiple updates to its service center that were designed to facilitate even more efficient technical support. Key expansions include a new, larger central and string inverter laboratory. The service center also features a rooftop PV system that functions as… Read more »
Market leading Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) software company Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) today unveiled ANM Strata 2.0, the next generation of its award winning flagship product, following successful on-grid deployments and pilot projects in the US, UK and Germany. ANM Strata 2.0 is the most widely deployed and versatile DERMS on the market,… Read more »
The smart home has the potential to revolutionize the way consumers interact with technology July 10, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for smart home platforms, providing market forecasts, segmented by device type and region, through 2028. Smart homes allow stakeholders to better engage and retain… Read more »
10th July 2019, Taiwan: Today JDR Cables, part of the TFKable Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taya Group, a leading electric wire and land cable manufacturer in Taiwan. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on localisation opportunities on future renewable energy projects in the area, with a specific focus on… Read more »
Alencon will feature the latest version of its SPOT solar DC-DC optimizer as well as its new BOSS Storage-focused DC-DC optimizer along with other new products and technology at SPI 2019 Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will demonstrate its expanded line-up of unique DC-DC optimizers and other power electronics technology for the solar and… Read more »
In what is believed to be a first for Australia, the unique Safeway motion compensated offshore access system of the Dutch Van Aalst Group recently completed more than 1200 safe personnel transfers and 40 gangway operations in only 24 days. For client Woodside Energy the campaign experienced no downtime whatsoever and created significant risk elimination… Read more »
New installations and second-generation upgrades continue in developed markets while developing nations move from nascent stage July 9, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides an analysis of global utility smart meter projects, tracking data related to global customer endpoints, meter manufacturers, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications vendors, systems integrators,… Read more »
The three-year contract will enable 33 of Enel Green Power’s hydroelectric plants, comprised of about 100 units, to move from hours-based maintenance to predictive and condition-based maintenance, leveraging the ABB Ability™ Asset Performance Management solution. With operations in five continents, the Enel Group’s renewable business line, Enel Green Power, is a global leader in the… Read more »
Taipei, 8 th July 2019. CWind Taiwan announced today that it has been awarded two Crew Transfer Vessel charters for Formosa 1 wind farm by FOWI and Jan de Nul respectively. The Formosa 1 project, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, is located approximately 2-6 km from shore of Miaoli in the Taiwan Strait. Phase 1… Read more »
Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. gets SEBI approval to float IPO Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd, a global pure-play, end-to-end Solar EPC solutions provider, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float an initial public offering. The capital markets regulator issued its final observations on SWSL’s IPO proposal on… Read more »
Buss is taking over the business of the wind system specialists, SSC, which has over 15 years of experience in the wind sector Buss is therefore adding the fields of installation and long-term services for wind turbines to its project business in the onshore and offshore segment In future, the company will appear on the… Read more »
A1 Offshore Solutions ApS in Denmark, a renowned provider of offshore service vessels and KenzFigee, world’s leading supplier of innovative lifting- and offshore equipment solutions, are pleased to announce that they have signed a cooperation agreement to offer clients in the offshore oil, gas and wind industry a cost efficient and safe Walk-to-Work vessel solution…. Read more »
The first operational results of the 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with the Ideol floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), meet and even exceed expectations. Ideol’s patented technology is now fully validated and ready for commercial- scale deployments. During the first half of 2019, the floating… Read more »
DNV GL acts as technical advisor for south-east Asia’s largest floating PV public tender at Singapore’s Tengeh Reservoir The first-of-its-kind 50 MW project could reduce Singapore’s carbon footprint by the equivalent removing 6,000 cars off local roads First large-scale public tender for floating PV technology in south-east Asia Singapore, 4th July 2019 – DNV GL… Read more »
ZF Wind Power receives, as the first gearbox supplier ever, a ‘type and component certificate’ for the SHIFT 4k product platform. The certificate covers the certified design life, calculation and validation for the SHIFT 4k gearbox platform. This platform certification enables customers to shorten ‘Time to Market’ for upgrades or new turbine introductions. Lommel (Belgium)… Read more »
The engineering group presents its results for 2018, which show an increase in EBITDA of 22.5%, a profit before taxes of 29.2 million euros—27.7% higher than in 2017—and an investment in R&D that remains above 20 million euros. Madrid (Spain), July 3, 2018 -. The engineering group SENER has published its Annual Report, which details… Read more »