Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced preliminary unaudited results for fiscal year 2017: Total incoming orders reached about CHF 560 million, representing by far the highest level in incoming orders for the past six years and an increase of 23% compared to the previous year (2016: CHF 455.6 million). The order… Read more »
Ingeteam’s very latest string inverter, the INGECON SUN 100TL, and its INGECON SUN PowerMax B series central inverter have both obtained this certificate. Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in the number of installations made in desert environments. This is due to the fact that deserts offer vast tracts of… Read more »
Morningstar is excited to announce the launch of its new EcoBoost MPPT™ solar charge controller to help regulate off-grid battery power for medical clinics, schools, residences, boats, mobile homes, and lighting applications outside of the US and Canada. The new EcoBoost MPPT is the first maximum power point tracking solar charge controller to be added… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has recently delivered two ELA Offshore Living Quarters, Type Allrounder, to Jumbo Offshore. The TLQs were installed on board their Construction Support Vessel MV Fairplayer. Jumbo is a heavy lift shipping and offshore transportation & installation contractor from the Netherlands and has been developing pioneering solutions for ocean transportation for more… Read more »
Cologne/Valencia, 17.1.2018 – The leading Spanish module manufacturer, wholesaler and system integrator ATERSA is including Zeversolar inverters of between 15 kW and 33 kW in its supply range. The devices, which have been certified for the Spanish market, are specifically designed for commercial PV systems and offer an exceptional price–power ratio. For press pictures click… Read more »
E-mobility is driving deployment of photovoltaics Munich, January 17, 2018 – Photovoltaics (PV) and e-mobility, the ideal combination: Driving with solar power is becoming increasingly attractive. When vehicles are fueled by electricity from renewable sources, e-mobility is more than just the clean and sustainable mobility solution of the future. It also drives the deployment of… Read more »
With UK subsea exports valued at almost £4 billion, Subsea UK is encouraging British firms to target international expansion to sustain long term growth. The industry body is urging companies to strengthen trade partnerships across the globe, exporting the country’s highly sought after subsea expertise to increase the sector’s international capabilities, reputation and share of… Read more »
Scientists travel to the remote Southern Ocean to study cloud formation BOULDER, Colorado, U.S. — This month, an international team of scientists will head to the remote Southern Ocean with a ZephIR 300 wind lidar providing the project’s remote wind measurements on-board the R/V Investigator, an Australian deep-ocean research vessel. The U.S. portion of the… Read more »
Milan/Munich, 16 January 2018: BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy developer, service provider, and wholesaler, has sold its stake in the 41.7 MW Lacedonia wind farm in the Campania region of Italy, to developer NISIDA. BayWa r.e. bought a 65 percent share in the project in 2014, to help realise the wind farm for the… Read more »
Seafox has placed an order with Hatenboer-Water for two Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems. The standard RO water makers will desalinate seawater into potable water on their Seafox 7 platform, which is used for accommodation, construction, maintenance and well services. The robust standard RO’s, named Oceanus, can produce up to 30 cubic meters of fresh drinking… Read more »
• The company will install 11 of its G114-2.625 MW turbines at the wind facility being developed in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) • Nearly 60% of the turbines installed in Andalusia have been commissioned by Siemens Gamesa Siemens Gamesa, Spain’s leading wind turbine OEM, continues to fortify its position in the country having secured a new… Read more »
SeaRoc Group has announced the expansion of its Sales Team with the hiring of Guy Richmond to the position of Sales Account Representative, with effect from 15th January 2018. Guy joins SeaRoc Group in support of the company’s strategy to expand the presence of its software management system, SeaPlanner, into new markets for the solution…. Read more »
Hamburg, Milan, 15 January 2018. Falck Renewables, through its Swedish subsidiaries, has awarded the Nordex Group two contracts to supply in total 31 N131/3900 wind turbines and the associated civil and electrical infrastructure works on an EPC turn-key basis for the two Swedish projects “Aliden” and “Brattmyrliden”. Preliminary works have started with activity intensifying during… Read more »
Monday, January 15, 2018 — The topside for the offshore substation for the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm has been installed over the weekend. This piece of technology is the result of a close cooperation between Belgian companies that are major players in the international offshore wind energy market. With companies like Tractebel (engineering), ENGIE-Fabricom (electromechanics), Iemants… Read more »
• The company will install 24 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines at the Yangshugou wind farm, in north-eastern China, and 24 G97-2.0 MW turbines at the Wohushan wind farm, located in eastern China Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to grow in China – the world’s biggest wind market – having signed two new agreements for… Read more »
iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has celebrated a successful end to 2017 with contract awards totalling more than £250,000. This work, which was awarded in the last two months of 2017, included two subsea cable excavation projects and a UXO… Read more »
Ad Hoc Marine Designs is championing the feasibility of its Typhoon Class Swath design as the best suited windfarm vessel to meet significant wave height requirements for future rounds of offshore windfarms. The company has recently released details of its new Walk to Work (W2W) Swath CTV capable of servicing the next generation of Round… Read more »
Vroon Offshore Services and Ampelmann have joined forces to deploy a Walk to Work (W2W) solution for the Arkona offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Vroon’s VOS Stone vessel, the newest addition to its offshore-support fleet, will be mobilised with an Ampelmann A400 gangway system. The gangway, launched in 2017, will be… Read more »
Inosolar and SolarWorld start exclusive partnership SolarWorld Industries and Turkish solar EPC and distributing company Inosolar announced to cooperate as exclusive partners for the growing Turkish market. Both companies further agreed on shipments of about more than 60 MW of solar modules to Turkey during first half of 2018. The companies signed respective contracts during… Read more »
Hamburg, January 15, 2018. Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has acquired the solar project El Salobral located in the southern Spanish municipality of Espejo. El Salobral will be realized in late summer 2018. Completion and connection to the grid are planned for the second part of 2018. The plant… Read more »
Responding, Jenny Hogan, Deputy Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said:“The Prime Minister’s speech this morning reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to decarbonisation and provided some much-needed context on the scale of the transformation which is underway in our energy system. “2017 saw the UK’s first day without coal power and Government forecasts this week have shown… Read more »
Geislingen/Binsdorf, Germany, 11 January 2018 – For Solar-Log™ globally, 2017 was the year of new product launches, much deserved industry recognition, and fleet size milestones. Solar-Log™ launched new products, was recognized by two of the industry’s top research titans, and far surpassed fleet size expectations. 110 countries, 273,098 monitored PV plants, 12 GWp total output…. Read more »
Hamburg, 11 January 2018. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Nordex Group received firm orders for 1,598.6 megawatts (Q4/2016: 1,420.8 MW), an increase of 12.5 percent compared to Q4 2016. After the sluggish order intake registered in the first three quarters, expectations of a strong fourth quarter have been met. New business for 2017… Read more »
Drone and robotics specialist RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have received their fourth Classification Certificate as Recognized External Specialists, from Lloyd’s Register for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces. The Lloyd’s certification adds to RIMS’ CV of class approvals achieved during 2017. The practical audit was successfully executed on… Read more »
Continuing its strategy of proximity, aiming to offer its customers the high quality service, Imeon Energy opens a Service Center in Melbourne, Australia. This follows the opening of the French Center covering Europe and the one in South Africa at the end of 2016. A year after its introduction to the Australian audience, Imeon Energy… Read more »
Munich, 11 January 2017: BayWa r.e. has commissioned the Lacs Médocains solar farm near Bordeaux in France. The plant has a total capacity of around 41 MWp, enabling it to supply around 20.000 households with green power. BayWa r.e. is planning to secure long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with terms of up to 20 years… Read more »
On January 12, Rentel NV transports its offshore transformer substation from the assembly yard in Saint-Nazaire (France) to the Rentel wind farm concession in the North Sea. This offshore transformer substation is the beating heart of the wind farm. It collects and stabilizes the produced wind energy, transforms the energy to 220 kV high voltage… Read more »
Performance testing of high voltage motors and generators is usually carried out to determine benchmark data following a major repair. However, increasingly, customers are requiring this information as part of a problem diagnosis or to verify performance figures for a component when its essential data has been lost. To keep up with growing demand, Sulzer… Read more »
Continuing its strategy of proximity, aiming to offer its customers the high quality service, Imeon Energy opens a Service Center in Melbourne, Australia. This follows the opening of the French Center covering Europe and the one in South Africa at the end of 2016. A year after its introduction to the Australian audience, Imeon Energy… Read more »
outhampton – 18 & 19 April 2018 All sectors are invited to participate in this unique event that focuses on viable energy solutions for sub IMO / sub 24 metre vessels. As most new power and propulsion technology is proving to be scalable this knowledge is becoming increasingly relevant to vessels of all sizes. The… Read more »
Apprentice Award ‘will provide another chance to celebrate the unsung heroes’ Nominations for Young Professionals Green Energy Awards event open today Scotland’s top renewable energy apprentice will be honoured for the first time at this year’s Young Professionals Green Energy Awards, which launches today (Jan 10). The new category has been introduced to mark Scotland’s Year… Read more »
Aberdeen-based Evolve iMS has today announced that it has secured contracts worth £400,000, with five major UK construction, engineering and decommissioning firms, as it gears up for further growth in 2018. The fledgling information management services company has also relocated to new premises on Queens Terrace in Aberdeen to accommodate its rapidly expanding team. Focussed… Read more »
Game changing technology to revolutionise underwater inspection Subsea technology company, Rovco, has secured Innovate UK funding to develop a cutting-edge 3D visualisation system as part of a two-part Artificial Intelligence demonstrator project potentially worth £1m. Working in partnership with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the first phase of the project will see Rovco develop… Read more »
Sharp partners with HKW Solar Energy Systems on innovative solar solution London, January 10, 2018 – Solar energy services company HKW-Solar-Energiesysteme has designed a unique solar solution, with Sharp’s NQ-R256A back-contact modules as the basis. The innovative Solar Tower stands up to eight meters tall, and applies 15 years of experience in the solar industry… Read more »
Munich, January 10, 2018: BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy developer, service supplier, wholesaler and energy solutions provider, announced that it has sold its Californian Wagner wind park to the renewables operator Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, LLC. The 6 MW wind project was developed, constructed and operated in-house and was placed-in service in December 2012…. Read more »
SkySpecs proves value of automated drone inspections with at-scale operations lands $8M investment to accelerate global growth and bring actionable insights to renewable energy industry Ann Arbor, MI – January 9, 2018: SkySpecs, the leading automated infrastructure inspection company, announces an $8 million Series B financing led by Statkraft Ventures together with UL Ventures and… Read more »