Glomar Shipmanagement is pleased to announce that as of this month, and after a careful technical evaluation together with our main bunker provider, ‘Gulf Bunkering’; we have opted to procure ChangeXL (changexl.com), an Enzyme Technology fuel, for our vessels operating in Continental Europe. With ChangeXL, Glomar’s senior management and purchasing department anticipate to improve our… Read more »
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Siemens Gamesa to build a pioneering 194 MW wind farm in Australia that will incorporate a battery energy storage system
• The company has been awarded an EPC contract for the entire project, which will encompass a wind farm with 56 turbines and a 20 MW / 34 MWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been commissioned to build a pioneering wind complex in Australia, which will combine the installation of a wind… Read more »
DNV GL supports acquisition of UK’s largest feed-in-tariff wind portfolio
DNV GL conducted independent technical analysis and Vendor’s Due Diligence of the entire 26.1MW Ventus portfolio, comprising 53 operational feed-in-tariff wind turbines. The Due Diligence included a technical assessment of energy production, capabilities of the wind turbines, asset condition and operational risk. DNV GL reached milestone of due diligence for over 30 GW of wind… Read more »
BSH Commissions Fraunhofer IWES to Conduct Preliminary Assessment of Soil Conditions
In accordance with the German Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), preliminary assessment of soil conditions must be performed before contracts can be awarded for new offshore wind farm clusters in the North and Baltic Sea. Important information relating to the marine environment, the subsoil, and the wind and oceanographic conditions allow bidders to assess the… Read more »
Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system starts maiden voyage for Arkona offshore wind farm
Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system has set sail from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Vroon’s Subsea Support and Walk to Work VOS Stone vessel to undertake its first deployment to transfer crew and cargo in the Arkona offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. To view footage of Vroon’s VOS Stone vessel and Ampelmann’s A400… Read more »
Vikram Solar appoints Mr. Hatem Hamam as the Head of Sales for MENA, EPC & Modules
India/Dubai, 9th April, 2018: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Mr Hatem Hamam as its new Head of Sales, EPC & Modules for MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. Mr Hatem has around 15 years of diverse experience… Read more »
Gantner Environment contracted for 230MW Egyptian solar park monitoring
After successful on schedule commissioning of the 64.1MW Egyptian Benban solar power plant in December 2017, Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions is pleased to announce that the company was repeatly chosen as supplier for the complete monitoring system for the next three plants in Benban complex with a total of 166.5MW. Gantners monitoring and control solution… Read more »
AREG signs MoU to share learnings with US offshore wind organisation
The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Network) in the United States. The agreement, which was signed at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) in Princeton on Wednesday (April 4), will see the organisations collaborate in pursuit of mutual commercial,… Read more »
K2 Management appoints new North America Managing Director
K2 Management announced today that Lars Andersen has joined K2 Management as President and Managing Director of its North American operations. Lars Andersen has been a figure in the global power and energy industry for almost three decades, half of which have been spent based and working in the North American market. Lars’ expertise lies… Read more »
Nordex commencing tower production in Brazil
Hamburg, 6 April 2018. The Nordex Group has opened a plant in the North Brazilian state of Brazil Piaui for the production of concrete towers. The plant is to produce the 65 towers required for the “Lagoa do Barro” wind farm, which Nordex will be installing in the near future. It marks one of the… Read more »
Mobile leak detectors ASM 390 and ASM 392 For rapid pump down and short response times on large test objects
Asslar, Germany, April 5, 2018. The ASM 390 and ASM 392 are leak detection solutions adapted to the semiconductor and display industries as well as to other demanding applications where rapid pump down and high sensitivity is key. Both models are Semi S2 compliant. The leak detectors are fitted with a dry frictionless backing pump… Read more »
T*SOL 2018 with updated databases
Following the faster and easier use of the collector and boiler databases in T*SOL 2017, the new version T*SOL 2018 now includes further improvements. More than 3,650 flat plate and evacuated tube collectors and 1,550 boilers and auxiliary heaters can be accessed. Storage tanks can now also be defined and saved by the user, in… Read more »
Trojan Battery Sales Now Offers Cost-Effective, Reliable Residential Energy Backup Power Solutions
PowerHouse Grid Energy Storage Unit Provides Emergency Backup Power CLEARWATER, Fla., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Sales, a major distributor of batteries and related products throughout the southeast region of the U.S., today announced that it is now offering the PowerHouse Grid™ Energy Storage Solution. The residential energy storage solutions feature robust maintenance-free Trojan… Read more »
Increase in Nordex Group’s order intake to more than 1 gigawatt in the first quarter of 2018
Hamburg, 5 April 2018. The Nordex Group closed the first quarter of 2018 with an increase in order intake. All told, firmly agreed new orders rose in volume to 1,007.5 megawatts in the first three months of the year (Q1/2017: 368.0 MW). This performance was underpinned by the recovery in demand in Europe with new… Read more »
Trojan Battery Appoints Rovel Trading Master Distributor for Azerbaijan
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Rovel Tradingas a master distributor of Trojan batteries in Azerbaijan. Rovel Trading focuses on providing the highest quality batteries to customers in Trojan’s core market segments, including access/lift platform equipment, floor cleaning machines, golf… Read more »
meteocontrol and Altungrup Solar Enerji team up: comprehensive power plant management for PV system in Antalya
Power plant controller made by meteocontrol is managing the largest zero-feed-in PV system in Turkey Augsburg/Ankara/Antalya, April 04, 2018 – As a cooperation partner of the Turkish EPC service provider Altungrup Solar Enerji, who is specialized in rooftop solar installations, meteocontrol GmbH has developed the monitoring and control concept for the largest zero-feed-in PV project… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in Vietnam with a new order for 39 MW
• The Dam Nai wind farm will be equipped with 15 SG 2.6-114 turbines, with total capacity of 39 MW Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to reinforce its presence in Vietnam where it will install and commission the Dam Nai wind farm with 39 MW for the independent operator, The Blue Circle, headquartered in… Read more »
Converts One-third of the Sunlight into Electricity: 33.3 Percent Silicon-based Multi-junction Solar Cell
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the company EV Group (EVG) have developed a new silicon-based multi-junction solar cell, which can convert exactly one-third of the incident sunlight into useful electricity. This newest result is now published in the renowned scientific magazine Nature Energy. Silicon solar cells dominate the global… Read more »
Alencon to Debut New SPOT-ES for Solar + Storage at ESA 2018
Alencon Systems will unveil its latest SPOT, the SPOT-ES V5 specifically targeted at Solar + Storage and Microgrids at the Energy Storage Association’s Annual Conference Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will unveil the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT-ES V5, at the Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) Annual Conference, April 18 – 20… Read more »
WinGD X-DF dual-fuel demonstrator burns NG-VOC mix in gaseous fuel mode
WinGD and Wärtsilä Gas Systems have successfully tested a NG-VOC (Natural Gas – Volatile Organic Compounds) fuel mix for the WinGD X-DF engine, selected to power two 125 000 dwt Shuttle Tankers for AET. Guests from AET, Statoil, OSM Maritime Group, Samsung Shipyard and Hyundai Heavy Industries-Engine & Machinery Division were on hand in Trieste,… Read more »
Huge rise in Scotland’s renewable power output
Figures show 2017 was record year for green energy Enough electricity produced to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice overThe amount of power produced by Scotland’s renewable energy industry grew by 26% between 2016 and 2017. Almost 25 terawatt hours – enough to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice over – were produced… Read more »
Revenues, EBITDA and net profit grow by more than 40% in 2017
Revenue growth (+42%) driven by both energy sales and services EBITDA growth (+43%) with positive price effect achieved for energy sales in Brazil Net profit growth (x6.1) thanks to strong performance in the second semester Very good visibility on 90% of the 1 GW of installed capacity targeted by end 2020 Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN… Read more »
TOWSC and OUTSMART join forces to deliver localized offshore wind power plant management to realize efficiency gains in Taiwanese offshore wind
Proven power plant management solution based on 10 year experience will be available for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farms. Taipei (Taiwan) / Emden (Germany), March 28th, 2018 Independent offshore wind specialist in the Taiwanese market, TOWSC (Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Services Corp.) and wind power plant management specialist OutSmart join forces to provide an integrated power… Read more »
Ingeteam reaches the milestone of 50GW in the supply of power converters for RE plants
Ingeteam has reached the milestone of 50 GW in the supply of power converters for renewable energy plants. To obtain the same amount of power from coal, it would have been necessary to burn 36 million tons of coal that would have emitted 110 million tons of carbon dioxide. In terms of energy, the 50… Read more »
Statoil enters agreement with Capgemini to advance its digital roadmap
Oslo, Paris, March 27, 2018 – Capgemini today announced that it has signed a new strategic framework agreement with Statoil[1], an international energy company with operations in over 30 countries worldwide. Under the agreement, Capgemini will support Statoil and its Digital Center of Excellence (CoE) with services to further develop and deliver Statoil’s digital roadmap…. Read more »
Rovco secures internationally recognised DNV GL accreditation
UK subsea services company, Rovco, has been awarded ISO 9001 accreditation from global industry certification body, DNV GL. Following an independent assessment of Rovco’s quality management systems, the Bristol-based company received the internationally recognised ISO certification to the latest 2015 standard. DNV GL provides classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the… Read more »
Sub-Component Test of Rotor Blade Trailing Edge
Sub-Component Test of Rotor Blade Trailing Edge – more realistic load scenario for design critical structures With the end of the EU project “IRPWind”, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Knowledge Centre WMC and Fraunhofer IWES are all in agreement that sub-component trailing edge testing has the potential to become established as an addition to the… Read more »
Scotland hosts UK offshore wind premiere
First of gigantic, game-changing suction bucket jacket foundations installed for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay North-east Scotland has marked a UK offshore wind first following the successful installation of the first pioneering suction bucket jacket foundation for Vattenfall’s 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in just 15 hours. The EOWDC… Read more »
First Minister speech – Brexit
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will speak at Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference today, and is expected focus on the threat posed by Brexit to the country’s renewable energy industry. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister is right to say that Brexit presents risks to the future success of Scotland’s renewable… Read more »
Nordex awarded 21.6-MW contract by PNE Wind
Hamburg, 26 March 2018. The Nordex Group has received a new order from PNE Wind AG. The project entails the installation of six N131/3600 turbines at the “Gerdau” wind farm. The turbines will be installed close to the German town of Uelzen this autumn, after which Nordex will provide service for up to 20 years…. Read more »
Renewables Firm Continues to Make Local Connections
Members of the local community are invited to learn more about proposals to optimise the generation capacity of a South Lanarkshire wind farm. The community exhibition event is taking place at Ballgreen Hall, 34 Glasgow Road, Strathaven, ML10 6LZ, between 2.30pm and 6.30pm on the 27th and 28th March 2018. Those who are unable to… Read more »
ABB wireless security system creates a safe and comfortable home environment
ABB enhances its smarter building portfolio with ABB-secure@home, offering protection both inside and outside the home, as well as safeguarding against fire and flooding. ABB-secure@home is a new, user friendly intrusion and alarm system for residential properties, which integrates with ABB’s existing home automation solution and door entry system. The system is fully accessible online… Read more »
Meyer Burger – Fiscal year 2017 results; Change in the Board of Directors
• Incoming orders +23% to CHF 560.7 million • Net sales +4% to CHF 473.3 million • EBITDA reported was CHF 12.4 million; EBITDA adjusted CHF 46.5 million • Net result reported of CHF -79.3 million; Net result adjusted CHF -3.1 million • Cash flow from operating activities of CHF +12.8 million • Solid balance… Read more »
Astronergy upgrades production line in Germany
Efficiency increased by 40% Frankfurt (Oder), 21 March 2018 – The solar module manufacturer Astronergy has upgraded the first of its five production lines to enable significantly higher throughput. This will allow the company – a subsidiary of the Chint Group, a leading international manufacturer of industrial electronics – to cut the unit costs of… Read more »
PassivSystems consults on 1 GW residential solar PV project
PassivSystems secures ‘Sahim’ phase 1 contract with Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman (AER) ‘Funded ownership’ model, with significant consumer benefits for home owners, will accelerate rooftop solar deployment, targeting residential rooftops Key project goal is to deliver value for money by driving down operating costs and maximising generation Newbury, UK, 21 March 2018 –… Read more »
ABB’s new solar power storage solution achieves 90 percent energy self-reliance
With its modular design, ABB’s new solar inverter with energy storage capability, REACT 2, provides a capacity of up to 12 kWh, increasing electric self-sufficiency of homes. ABB’s new REACT 2 inverter and energy storage solution includes a high-voltage Li-ion battery with a long life and a storage capacity of up to 12 kWh. The… Read more »