Author: Francesco

KYOCERA TCL Solar Completes 21.1 MW Solar Power Plant on Repurposed Land in Japan

Providing equivalent annual power supply for approx. 7,730 households Kyoto/London – January 30th, 2018. Kyocera Corporation and Tokyo Century Corporation announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC has completed construction of a 21.1 megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar power plant in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. 78,144 Kyocera solar modules were installed on approximately 1 km2… Read more »

TESVOLT makes a commitment to tradespeople

Road shows and seminars impart storage knowledge Wittenberg, 30 January 2018 – Since 1 December 2017, the battery manufacturer TESVOLT has been selling its products to technicians and installers as part of a two-step sales process. The shorter sales channel makes it possible for tradespeople to purchase storage systems directly from TESVOLT and benefit from… Read more »

Rovco Appoints New Operations Manager

Subsea services company, Rovco has appointed Liam Warren as operations manager to support the delivery of complex ROV and survey projects across the globe. A chartered engineer with considerable knowledge and understanding of the offshore sector, Mr Warren brings more than 15 years’ experience having worked on a number of major oil and gas, marine… Read more »

Octopus completes landmark refinancing of subsidy free Italian solar projects

Octopus Investments (“Octopus”), part of the Octopus Group and the largest commercial solar investor in Europe, has completed the refinancing of 5 solar projects with 64MW of generation capacity near to Montalto di Castro in the Lazio region of Italy. The €23m financing package has been provided by MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese… Read more »

LOC RENEWABLES SIGNS ON TO DELIVER OFFSHORE WIND CABLING EXPERTISE IN TAIWAN

Firm to undertake initial month-long feasibility study and act as owners’ engineer for Taiwan’s premier subsea cabling firm Singapore, 30 January 2018 – LOC Renewables, through its specialist naval architectural design and engineering team, Longitude Engineering, has been contracted to undertake a month-long feasibility study on behalf of premier Taiwanese subsea cable installer, Woen Jinn… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa reports revenues of €2,127 million in line with the guidance for the year, with 29% growth in order intake

• EBIT pre PPA, restructuring and integration costs [1] in the quarter amounted to €133 million, with a margin [1] at 6.3% • Strong commercial activity, with 2.8 GW in order intake: Onshore business orders increased by 19% while Offshore practically doubles its order entry. Service order book grows 6%, up to €10,338 million •… Read more »

PHOTON ENERGY AND CANADIAN SOLAR ENTER INTO CO-DEVELOPMENT FINANCING DEAL FOR 1.14 GWp AUSTRALIAN SOLAR PIPELINE

Photon Energy NV announces that Canadian Solar will become a shareholder and provide development financing to complete the development of five of its Australian utility scale solar projects totalling 1.14 GWp. Amsterdam, 29 January 2018 – Photon Energy NV announced today that as a result of its development partner selection process managed by its financial… Read more »

Booming offshore wind industry comes to Glasgow

Scottish Renewables: 2018 ‘will be the year Scotland makes its mark’ Event tomorrow (Jan 30) will explore ‘huge opportunity’ presented by sector Offshore wind power’s future will be debated in Glasgow tomorrow (Jan 30). Experts from across Europe will travel to Scotland to set out how they see this innovative, booming industry developing. Scottish Renewables’… Read more »

Leading Polish energy company RAFAKO, acquires share in InnoEnergy

InnoEnergy signs partnership agreement with RAFAKO to support the development of energy innovation Kraków, Poland – 26 January 2018 InnoEnergy, Europe’s sustainable energy innovation engine, and RAFAKO, one of Europe’s largest boiler manufacturers, today announce an agreement for the leading Polish energy company to acquire shares in InnoEnergy. The move marks the latest stage in… Read more »

Ørsted begins offshore construction for Hornsea Project One

Offshore construction has now begun at what will become the world’s biggest windfarm, Hornsea Project One. The first of 174 monopiles have been installed at the site, located 120km off the Yorkshire coast. When fully operational, expected in 2020, the wind farm which is being developed by Ørsted, will produce enough power for well over… Read more »

EUNOMIA EXPANSION CONTINUES WITH SENIOR APPOINTMENT IN SCOTLAND

International environmental consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd has recruited five new consultants, including industry veteran, Duncan Oswald, who joins as Senior Consultant in Scotland. Duncan has 25 years’ experience in the industry, and is now part of Eunomia’s growing resource efficiency team. He previously managed Ecodyn Ltd, which he founded in 2000. Duncan’s experience… Read more »

AGFA AND FERRBATT SIGN AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SOLAR PV BACKSHEET

Growing market demand for Agfa’s UNIQOAT backsheet requires reinforcement of sales Ferrbatt well-geared for local industry supply and support Since its launch in April 2017 at the SNEC Exhibition in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Agfa’s UNIQOAT backsheet film has enjoyed great interest from the global photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturing industry. To respond to… Read more »

WinGD introduces new Integrated Digital Expert system, WiDE

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has launched a new comprehensive, integrated system for creating value from engine and ship data, WiDE (WinGD Integrated Digital Expert). WiDE allows the collection and analysis of ship and machinery data to proactively predict engine component malfunctions and offer support through live troubleshooting and diagnostic advice to the crew. This… Read more »

THE FRONIUS WORLD OF STORAGE SOLUTIONS IS GROWING

In 2018, Fronius Solar Energy will be launching yet more powerful solutions for storing solar energy, including a new Fronius Energy Package. This comprises an inverter, the Fronius Checkbox and a storage unit from LG – the ideal solution for price- and quality-conscious system owners. Fronius is also continuing its research in the field of… Read more »

CWind and IOVTEC Form Joint Venture CWind Taiwan

Chelmsford, 25th January 2018. CWind, a leading provider of power cable and asset management services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, and part of the Global Marine Group, announced today the formation of a joint venture with International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC), a survey and crew transfer vessel (CTV) service provider based in… Read more »

DNV GL awards Type Certificate to Siemens Gamesa for its 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

8 MW wind turbine of Siemens Gamesa is designed for most challenging offshore sites and is now ready for the market ahead of tight certification schedule Hamburg, Germany, 25th January – DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the Type Certificate for its eight megawatt (8 MW) offshore wind turbine SWT-8.0-154. Fully compliant… Read more »

VARTA Storage named third time in a row “Top Brand PV Storage

German installers declare their confidence in VARTA Storage. This was concluded in the annual survey published by the German-based market and opinion research firm EuPD Research. The Bavaria-based manufacturer of energy storage systems was named “Top Brand PV Storage 2018”for the third time. VARTA Storage GmbH has impressed German installers with its energy storage portfolio,… Read more »

KYOCERA and 7 Other Companies Announce Progress of Development Plan for Max. 480-Megawatt Solar Power Project

Companies exploring plan to construct and operate solar power project located on agricultural land on Ukujima island, Nagasaki, Japan Kyoto/London – January 24th, 2018. Kyocera Corporation, Kyudenko Corporation, and Mizuho Bank, Limited which have been jointly investigating the possibility of operating a maximum 480-megawatt (MW) solar power project on the island of Ukujima (Sasebo City,… Read more »

BayWa r.e. takes over Service business sector from Sybac Solar GmbH

Munich, 24 January 2018: BayWa r.e. has taken over the Service business sector from the German project developer Sybac Solar GmbH. With the successful acquisition of Sybac Service GmbH, the company acquired Service mandates with a total output of around 300 MW. “The acquisition strengthens our market position in the German PV market,” comments Christoph… Read more »

Impulses for photovoltaics: Ralph Gottschalg takes the lead of Fraunhofer CSP

Prof. Ralph Gottschalg is to become the new head of the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Halle (Saale). The physicist comes from Loughborough University/England. At the same time, Gottschalg will take up a professorship in the field of photovoltaic energy systems at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. The 48-year-old was appointed by… Read more »

EES EUROPE 2018: THE FUTURE OF BATTERY PRODUCTION

Munich, January 23, 2018 – The growing demand for batteries in the transportation sector and in renewable energy systems as a whole is speeding up developments in battery production, with new battery manufacturing technologies and the construction of assembly factories and facilities creating the infrastructure needed for mass and batch production. This period of change… Read more »

ABB launches asset optimization software to support digital transformation

Zurich, Switzerland, January 23, 2018 – ABB Ability Ellipse™ suite unveiled at DistribuTECH US to help utilities maximize asset performance and fast-track their digitalization journey ABB today announced the global launch of its new ABB Ability™ Ellipse software solution delivering a cross-enterprise approach to connected asset lifecycle management. The comprehensive solution suite will enable electric… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa closes 2017 in the U.S. with over 300 MW in Safe Harbor orders

• Seven PTC qualifying orders signed in CY 2017 totaling 318 MW, with capacity ranging between 29 MW and 76 MW • Projects qualified include new installation and repowering Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded seven orders for Safe Harbor equipment during CY 2017 (Calendar Year 2017), with a combined total capacity of 318… Read more »

Neil Thomas Joins Trojan Battery as President and CEO Succeeding the Retiring Jeff Elder

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Jan. 23, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has announced the appointment of Neil Thomas as president and chief executive officer (CEO) for Trojan Battery, succeeding Jeff Elder. Elder, who has announced his retirement, will be available as a consultant to the company and… Read more »

CSSC Launches Global Service Agreement for WinGD Engines

CSSC Marine Service (CMS) formally launched its global service product lifecycle support and aftersales service with an emphasis on an agreement signed with Winterthur Gas and Diesel Ltd (WinGD) engines at a ceremony held on 18th January 2018, in Shanghai. During the event, which was attended by over 40 representatives from major ship owners, shipyards… Read more »

ADS-TEC high-performance battery with 2.5 MW online in Schleswig-Holstein

The storage system is used for grid regulation, for primary regulation energy and for research into smart grid functionality and is connected to the power supply network of the Brunsbüttel public utility company. In order to complete a long-term changeover to renewable energy sources, it is necessary to stabilise the energy flow from volatile generators… Read more »

Solar-Log™ wins the next Award

Geislingen-Binsdorf, Germany – January 23, 2018 – The user-friendly Solar-Log™ product range monitors PV systems reliably and accurately and also offers intelligent solutions in the fields of smart energy and feed-in management. Solar-Log™ has already established itself in over 100 countries. In India, the company was awarded the title “Solar IT & Data Analytics Company… Read more »

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 tops customer choice for large-flow ballast water treatment systems

Among owners of tankers and other large vessels, the number who choose UV ballast water treatment over electrochlorination continues to grow. To date, Alfa Laval has won orders for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 totalling almost 90 systems in the range of 1000 m3/h or more. Led by PureBallast 3.1, UV ballast water treatment systems are… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa signals turnaround in India winning 326 MW wind power orders from multiple projects with different customers

•   This order entails the EPC construction of 326 MW of wind power facilities on several sites across India (26 in total, with installed capacity ranging between 2 MW and 60 MW) •   Siemens Gamesa to install 135 units of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines and 28 units of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines across different sites… Read more »

Exploring Energy Opportunities in Brazil

UK subsea companies are being encouraged to join the sixth edition of the ‘UK Energy in Brazil’ trade mission which takes place in March. The event has been organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT) in association with Subsea UK, along with the Energy Industries Council (EIC), Society of Maritime Industries, East of England… Read more »

New CEO – Change at the top of Hailo Wind Systems

Hailo Wind Systems, one of the international technology and market leader for access systems and service lifts in wind turbines, has appointed Johannes Weg as new general manager. He will replace Dirk Mischnick, who has been managing the company fortunes since the beginning of 2013, on 31 March 2018. Under Dirk Mischnick, who aside from… Read more »

ZSW and IPVF Launch Cooperation in CIGS Thin-film Photovoltaics

Franco-German energy research alliance The Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Institut Photovoltaïque d’Île de France (IPVF) are joining forces to cooperate closely in energy research. The aim of this Franco-German alliance is to develop the next generation of CIGS thin-film solar cells. The partners recently signed the deal in… Read more »

CEPSA AND MASDAR JOIN FORCES TO EXPAND THEIR RENEWABLES BUSINESSES INTERNATIONALLY

The agreement highlights Cepsa’s diversified energy model and long-term strategy The collaboration reflects the constant search for synergies among Mubadala group businesses Masdar has an established presence in the Middle East and European renewables sectors and this agreement highlights its ambition to continue expanding its geographical footprint Cepsa, a global energy company with more than… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa awarded two wind turbine projects totaling 330 MW of G132-3.465 MW turbines in the U.S.

• The company will supply 47 units of G132-3.465 MW wind turbines to Sammons Renewable Energy for the Midway wind project and an additional 48 units of the same turbine type to an undisclosed customer for another project • In total, Siemens Gamesa will provide 95 units of its G132-3.465 MW wind turbines • First… Read more »

TRIG’s acquisition of Clahane wind farm

The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited “TRIG” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries “the Group”, a London-listed investment company advised by InfraRed Capital Partners as Investment Manager and RES (Renewable Energy Systems) as Operations Manager. Investment in Clahane Wind Farm The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of a 41.2MW operational… Read more »