Munich, January 23, 2019 – Intersolar Europe has started 2019 with a bang: 95 percent of the 63,000 square meter exhibition space has already been booked – and there are still four months to go! The current booking status reflects the development of the photovoltaics (PV) industry. In June 2018, the total worldwide capacity of solar and… Read more »
nternational maritime contractor Van Oord, the main contractor for the Belgian Norther offshore wind project, has entered into a contract with Marine Coordination Services. Marine Coordination Services is currently deploying a team of four professionals to support the marine coordination centre. Van Oord will put this team to use in the construction of the offshore… Read more »
Utilising our Nooteboom triple extendable Super Wing Carriers, deliveries of the 78 turbine blades (26 turbines in total) destined for Kype Muir Wind Farm are now complete. Our Teams undertook the planning and delivery of 494 components including blades, towers, nacelles, drive trains and hubs required for the development of Kype Muir Wind Farm. The… Read more »
• Dr Remo Lütolf, Chairman of the Board of Ruag Holding Ltd and previously Country Managing Director of ABB Switzerland Ltd, nominated for election to the Board of Directors and as new Chairman of the Board at the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting 2019 • Andreas R. Herzog, Chief Financial Officer of Bühler Group also nominated for… Read more »
14-tonne steam turbine rotor airfreighted to Sulzer’s service center for fast repair 150 MW generators provide power for around 100’000 homes so minimizing downtime is essential to keeping the lights on for the local population. For one power plant in the Philippines, the swift repair of a steam turbine rotor was essential, so it was… Read more »
Total of 1,305 turbines with 6,382 MW connected to the grid | 136 turbines with almost 1 GW new in the grid | 966 MW under construction Offshore wind power generation rises again significantly by around eight percent Special tender of at least 1,500 MW required in the first quarter of 2019 Expansion volume has… Read more »
New Delhi, January 22, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider received the “CII Award for Customer Obsession -2018’ for active customer engagement in the Manufacturing sector among large business organizations on Tuesday. The prestigious ceremony was held at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The winner… Read more »
New study shows trends in module quality from more than 250 factory audits Berlin, 22.01.19 – A new study from the Photovoltaic Institute Berlin (PI Berlin) for the first time provides a window into module quality over the past six years. Since 2012, PI Berlin has conducted over 250 factory audits on more than 120… Read more »
90 Hybrid Towers erected in Thailand using Mobile Fabrication Max Bögl Wind AG reaches milestone in the Thepharak wind farm in Thailand: The 90th Hybrid Tower of the project is now complete. The company thus proves that wind turbines can be built to German quality standards far from home using a Mobile Fabrication. The last… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has advised NTR on the 200MW acquisition of operational and pre-construction onshore wind projects in Sweden and Finland that has been added to the NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II. Total capital invested by NTR in the portfolio is expected to be in excess of €180 million…. Read more »
Pilot agreement for two years with option to extend Green electricity for French customers with full traceability For a new generation of customers, environmental sustainability and social responsibility are increasingly important criteria when they choose what they buy and who to buy from. This applies in particular when it comes to buying green electricity. Here traceability… Read more »
“Safe Harbor” agreement on six wind turbines in the United States signed at the end of 2018 Two innogy development projects in New York (366 MW) mainly with Nordex turbines planned Success in Polish onshore auction in November 2018 with 33 MW “Zukowice” project In October 2018 innogy and the Nordex Group agreed on a… Read more »
Final investment decision for 242MW Scioto Ridge wind farm Turbine supply contract signed with Siemens Gamesa Full construction start planned for Q2 2019 Energy company innogy SE paves the way for its first US onshore wind project: At the end of November 2018, innogy took the final investment decision for the construction of the Scioto… Read more »
Planned capacity of around 50 megawatts Total investment volume around €40 million Start of construction and commissioning planned for 2019 innogy benefits from BELECTRIC’s experience in constructing and operating utility-scale solar power plants innogy SE is making good progress in building up its value accretive solar business. Having recently started construction on a major large-scale… Read more »
• Project awarded by Innogy Renewables US LLC • Siemens Gamesa will supply 63 SG 3.4-132 and 9 SG 2.6-114 wind turbines for Scioto Ridge wind project • Scope includes 10-year service and maintenance agreement: the program includes advanced diagnostics and digital capabilities Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the 242 MW Scioto Ridge onshore wind project… Read more »
“Safe Harbor” agreement on six wind turbine generators in the United States signed at the end of 2018 Two innogy development projects in New York (366 MW) with mainly Nordex turbines planned Success in Polish onshore auction in November 2018 with 33 MW “Zukowice” project Hamburg, 22 January 2019. In October 2018 innogy and the… Read more »
· Photon Energy will install solar power at 30 of the retailer’s stores and a distribution centre in NSW and Queensland, Australia · Photon Energy Engineering Australia will design, install and commission the projects as well as provide comprehensive monitoring and O&M services · The rooftop solution is expected to annually produce more than 6.3… Read more »
The erosion of materials used in wind turbine blades due to the effect of weather conditions is a problem that applies to the whole wind energy sector. VTT’s antiAGE project found a functional solution to the material problem with the help of artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The erosion of wind turbine blade material is… Read more »
− Carbon footprint of 300 kg-eq/C0²/kWc achieved for Q.PEAK and Q.PEAK DUO module series − France’s ambitious solar goals driven by the CRE bidding market, which promotes the use of modules with a low carbon footprint − Hanwha Q CELLS’ Head of EU Sales, Maengyoon Kim said: “We are encouraged that the efforts of the… Read more »
Damen and High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) have signed a contract for a third FCS 2710 fast crew supply vessel, for delivery in September this year. The FCS 2710 is the replacement for Damen’s highly successful FCS 2610 and was first shown to the world in July 2018 with HST as the lead customer. Effectively… Read more »
New Delhi, 21st January, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider, commissioned two 10 MW solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL). The plants are located at Patni, near Kharagpur and at Lalgarh, near Midnapore, West Bengal. The Solar PV Power… Read more »
HUSUM | Hamburg, 21 January 2019: Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, has agreed to become patron of HUSUM Wind, which will be held from 10-13 September 2019. “We are delighted to have secured Mr. Altmaier as patron for HUSUM Wind. The trade fair has accompanied the development of the German wind industry… Read more »
• Total of 1,305 turbines with 6,382 MW connected to the grid | 136 turbines with almost 1 GW new in the grid | 966 MW under construction • Offshore wind power generation rises again significantly by around eight percent • Special tender of at least 1,500 MW required in the first quarter of 2019… Read more »
Events to be held in South Killingholme (30/1), Waltham (04/02) and Tetney (05/02) 39km cable route will run from Horseshoe Point to North Killingholme Both Ørsted and contractor VolkerInfra will be in attendance to share plans and answer questions Renewable energy company Ørsted is to hold a series of community events in North East Lincolnshire… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has been appointed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council as a supplier on the four-year Decentralised Energy Network Frameworks. This is the first phase of frameworks to support decentralised energy networks and will cover the technical and professional consultancy element. The management of the frameworks will be undertaken by… Read more »
For second year in row, Schneider Electric recognised in Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index Schneider Electric is one of four companies to receive the 2019 Catalyst Award Thursday 17th January, London, UK – Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has received two significant accolades for its commitment and progress towards… Read more »
Munich/Pforzheim, January 17, 2019 – The most recent study conducted by Aurora Energy Research predicts that by 2040, up to 29 million electric cars will be driving on German roads. To ensure that electric vehicles can be charged anywhere, an intelligent charging infrastructure supported by a combination of private households and publicly accessible charging stations based on… Read more »
· The Group’s 11.5 MWp proprietary PV power plant portfolio in Hungary consists of 17 individual KÁT-licensed power plants in three different locations · Photon Energy has signed the long-term non-recourse project financing agreement with K&H Bank which will provide 3.33 billion HUF (10.4 million EUR) for a period of 15 years Amsterdam – 17… Read more »
80 MW of renewable energy equal to electricity usage of 28,000 New York households Broomfield, Colo. – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in the Americas has announced it has completed construction of the Copenhagen Wind project, developed and owned by EDF Renewables…. Read more »
BWC and ERMA FIRST have agreed a collaboration which will increase the Ballast Water Management options available to the shipping industry. Ballast Water Containers CEO, Richard Lawson commented: “We were delighted to be contacted by ERMA FIRST and after working closely with their technical team over the past three months we are now extremely pleased… Read more »
A prototype of a garment which could save the lives of offshore workers in the event of an accident at sea has been unveiled today (Thursday 17th January). Dundee-based Iron Ocean has worked with the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and Heriot-Watt University to develop the Centurion 3, an offshore survival system, which comprises… Read more »
Local engineering consultancy Energy3 delivers ZX Lidars to wind farm developer for wind resource campaigns 17 January 2019: Lidars are supporting Melbourne-based Tilt Renewables in pursuit of new development sites specifically in complex terrain “We tilt towards Lidar for our monitoring fleet due to the ability to measure wind resource accurately in complex terrain conditions.”… Read more »
Freiburg/Abu Dhabi (January 16, 2019) Prof. Eicke R. Weber, former director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Vice President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has been awarded the SOLAR FUTURE.TODAY Visionary Influencer Award 2019 in the category Yearly Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented to Prof. Weber during… Read more »
The compulsory GADS-W reporting can be a time-consuming and cumbersome task, however, advances in software capability can drastically reduce this to produce a one-click report. VANCOUVER, BC: Clir Renewables software’s suite of capabilities includes functions that automate GADS reporting, reducing the time and labor required to prepare Generating Availability Data System, Wind (GADS-W) reports. In 2017,… Read more »
The E-world energy & water trade fair will take place from February 5-7, 2019 in the exhibition halls of Essen. BKW AG from Switzerland and its subsidiary Solare Datensysteme GmbH (Solar-Log™) will also be present. Together they will show the visitors a couple of interesting energy solutions. Geislingen-Binsdorf, January 16, 2019: With 25,000 visitors, the… Read more »
New corporate debt facility will accelerate international growth Mainstream Renewable Power, the leading global developer of wind and solar power plants, has today announced the closure of a new €90 million Trade Finance Facility with DNB and HSBC. The agreement represents one of the largest corporate debt raises in Mainstream’s history and will be used… Read more »