The NCRE Company has signed all supply contracts that were awarded to its projects in the 2016 electricity tender, which will provide close to 1000 MW and will involve an investment of USD$ 1.6bn. Mainstream Renewable Power has signed all of the 175 power purchase agreements (PPAs) awarded to its projects in the most recent… Read more »
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Natural Power selected for DONG turbine inspections
Following a successful tender process, Natural Power has been selected to deliver turbine blade inspection services on behalf of DONG Energy at wind farms in the UK, and Germany. Craig Gordon, Global Head of Inspections at Natural Power, said: “As an independent provider, we can offer a cost effective and flexible service when it comes… Read more »
The construction and float-off of Ideol’s floating offshore wind foundation has been successfully completed
August 25th 2017 – The construction of Ideol’s patented floating offshore wind sub-structure has been successfully completed by Bouygues TP and was floated-off in Saint-Nazaire’s Forme Joubert lock. After several months of construction near the Forme Joubert lock, the floating foundation – which will equip France’s first offshore wind turbine – was disengaged from the… Read more »
MAKING RENEWABLE ENERGY A REALITY
Since 2015, the Chilean government has been supporting the construction of photovoltaic systems on public buildings as part of a four-year incentive programme. In many cases, the technology comes from Austria: solar technology specialist Fronius Solar Energy has supplied SnapINverters for approximately half of the projects completed to date. A wide range of products and… Read more »
New Service Opportunities for PV Plant Monitoring
Installers are aware about this situation: the PV plant has been installed with an integrated PV monitoring system. And now the question arises, who will look after the reports and error notifications in the future. Binsdorf/Geislingen, Germany, August 22, 2017 – In some cases, the customers take care of monitoring their PV plants themselves –… Read more »
QSTec shines brightly for SolarWorld Industries.
August 19, 2017, Berlin, Germany: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) announced Thursday that it had successfully come to an arrangement that would see SolarWorld Industries emerge from insolvency and ensure the continuation of solar manufacturing in Germany. Headquartered in Germany, SolarWorld Industries is a fully integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing company that is well known… Read more »
Siemens exhibits digitalization and engineering efficiency at Husum Wind 2017
• Creating the most from wind – discover the value of digitalization” the Siemens slogan on its booth at Husum Wind 2017 • Digitalization and engineering efficiency in focus • New wind converter portfolio, specifically for wind turbines up to ten megawatts Under the slogan “Creating the most from wind – discover the value of… Read more »
Meyer Burger – Strong demand and customer orders in the first half of 2017
Incoming orders increased by 15% to CHF 308.5 million Order intake represents the highest volume in any half-year period since 2011 Net sales reached CHF 212.3 million EBITDA was CHF 6.9 million Redemption of CHF 130 million 5% straight bond led to contraction of balance sheet total, positively impacting equity ratio which reached 43.4% Organisational… Read more »
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Statement on Suniva’s Section 201 Complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission
WILMINGTON, Del., August 15, 2017 – Chuck Xu, global business director, DuPont Photovoltaics Solutions and Advanced Materials, issued the following statement in response to Suniva’s Section 201 petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) requesting the imposition of tariffs on solar cells and the establishment of a minimum price for solar modules imported into… Read more »
Younicos-designed WEMAG battery park successfully “black starts” grid on first attempt
Younicos-designed WEMAG battery park successfully “black starts” grid on first attempt Project partners for Europe’s first commercial battery plant to bring innovative black start concept to market maturity/Younicos software manages reliable re-establishment of power grid Berlin and Schwerin, August 14, 2017: In a first-of-its-kind trial, Europe’s first commercial battery power plant, in combination with a… Read more »
Peikko delivers rock foundations to Storheia wind park in central Norway
Peikko Group’s Norwegian subsidiary Peikko Norge AS has received a substantial order to deliver rock foundation technology to Storheia Wind Park in Sør-Trøndelag area, Central Norway. Peikko will deliver all steel components for the 80 foundations of the wind park. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates, drilling templates and foundation reinforcement. Peikko… Read more »
Winergy commissions largest test bench for wind turbine gearboxes in Australia
Gearbox manufacturer Winergy has invested in a 2.8 megawatt load test bench in its Service Center in Rockhampton, Australia. This investment means that the facility now has Australia’s largest and most advanced test rig for wind power gearboxes. As a significant quality attribute a load test is essential for every wind turbine gearbox prior to… Read more »
Leading Solar Materials and Equipment Companies as well as Research Institutes at EU PVSEC Exhibition in Amsterdam
This year’s EU PVSEC in Amsterdam from 25-29 September 2017 will have again a research and industry connecting exhibition – and the entire space is already fully booked. We have included this business and research platform to offer attendants the opportunity to complement the scientific exchange at the conference with first-hand updates from leading PV… Read more »
Senvion’s H1 results on target
– H1 revenues amount to EUR 830 million in line with guidance – Adjusted EBITDA EUR 62 million in H1, with a margin of 7.4% – H1 firm orders increased 70% year on year to EUR 940 million – Revenue guidance for 2017 adjusted to EUR1.9 – 1.95bn after financial close for 299 MW Chile contract… Read more »
Heraeus Appeals Taiwan Regional Patent Court Solar Paste Decision
Shanghai- August 10, 2017- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced today that it has appealed against the Taiwanese Regional Intellectual Property Court decision released July 7th 2017. The decision stated that Giga Solar does not infringe Heraeus’ Taiwan Regional patent no. I432539. Heraeus still sees evidence to… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG publishes results for the first half of 2017
Substantial order intake in July: weighted global project pipeline reaches more than 500 MWp Revenue for the first half year at € 42.4 million, 20.5 percent lower vs. pre-year; second quarter more than doubled vs. 1Q2017 Shipments increased slightly to 66 MWp vs. 63 MWp in 1H2016 Gross margin stable at a healthy 10.4%; EBIT… Read more »
BayWa r.e. secures mandate from Good Energy to operate & maintain 30 MW solar portfolio
Milton Keynes and Chippenham, 9 August 2017: BayWa r.e., a leading global renewable energy project developer and service provider, has been selected to operate and maintain six solar farms owned by Good Energy, a generator and supplier of renewable electricity to British households and businesses. Bringing together two leading businesses in the UK renewable energy… Read more »
Opening of Pfeiffer Vacuum’s first Service Center in Malaysia
6,000 square foot building Built to support semiconductor and coating customers Incorporates the latest Pfeiffer Vacuum service know-how Asslar, Germany, August 2017. Pfeiffer Vacuum has opened a new service center in Malaysia. The more than 6,000 square foot building will house administration, sales, and service departments. The main activities will be the repair of the… Read more »
ZEABORN Group purchases five heavy-lift cargo vessels from Rickmers Holding
With the acquisition of these vessels, ZEABORN is securing sustainable operation of Rickmers-Line Bremen/Hamburg, 8 August 2017 – On 31 July 2017, the ZEABORN Group signed the contracts for the purchase of five 30,000dwt Superflex Heavy Lift ves-sels. All of these vessels are sister ships of the Rickmers Hamburg, which was previously acquired, and are… Read more »
Household Energy Storage System’s Power Solution
Abstract: The intelligent information age greatly increases electricity demand, which, in return, pressures people into seeking for green power generation due to the severe environmental pollution and energy consumption. Solar PV power generation is expected to alleviate the pressure. With government’s policy support and less cost of power generation, energy storage systems are brought in… Read more »
Ingeteam bags 170 MW inverter order for three PV plants in Morocco
Spain. August 8, 2017. Ingeteam has commenced the supply of its equipment to three solar photovoltaic power plants in Morocco, totaling 170 MW of output power. These three PV plants, which will be amongst the largest in North Africa, are expected to be operating within a year and to have a service life of at… Read more »
ALTITEC GIVES RAMPION INSTALLATION TEAM A LIFT
Turbine blade access and repair specialist delivers ActSafe powered ascenders and related training and support to installation teams at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm London, 7 August 2017 – Altitec, the turbine blade access and repair specialist, has delivered the last of an initial batch of five ActSafe PCX powered ascenders to the installation team… Read more »
Wood Group supports Fosen Vind project with power performance testing
Wood Group’s clean energy business, previously known as SgurrEnergy, has been chosen to carry out power performance testing [PPT] on Europe’s largest onshore wind power project. The 1,000 MW Fosen Vind project, which is located in central Norway on the peninsula of Fosen, the island of Hitra and in Snillfjord, comprises six onshore wind farms… Read more »
Offshore Wind Accelerator funding
Paul Wheelhouse, Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, visited Fife today to announce a further investment of £1.5 million into the Carbon Trust’s world-leading research, development, and demonstration programme – the Offshore Wind Accelerator. Responding, Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said:”Scotland has huge amounts to gain from offshore wind and it’s… Read more »
UTILISING THE Q1000, CS RECORDER COMPLETES CABLE REBURIAL PROJECT IN THREE WEEKS
Chelmsford, Thursday 3 August. Global Marine Group (GMG), a leading provider of offshore engineering services to the renewables, telecommunications and oil & gas industries, announced today that it has successfully completed a remedial cable burial project for Prinses Amaliawindpark (PAWP), a wind farm off the Netherlands’ West Coast. PAWP covers an area of around 14km2… Read more »
TESVOLT awarded for worldwide biggest Off-Grid-Battery-System in Rwanda
The German commercial storage system manufacturer TESVOLT will be honored with the Global Leading RES Seal in the category “Largest Project” for the implementation of the worldwide biggest Off-Grid-Battery-System in Rwanda to eliminate energy loss in water pumps. Berlin-Bonn. TESVOLT has been allocated the contract to build the worldwide largest off-grid-battery-system to deal with the… Read more »
The politics of energy transition – how the new state governments in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein influence the wind industry
HUSUM | 1 August 2017 – The timing of HUSUM Wind, in mid-September, could not be better: the dynamics of the wind energy market become apparent immediately prior to the federal election and shortly after the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia. This year HUSUM Wind will therefore be a platform for very interesting… Read more »
SFS enables customers to benefit from energy storage without capital investment
A new offering from Siemens Financial Services (SFS) means customers have an affordable way to access SIESTORAGE, Siemens’ cutting-edge energy storage technology, without committing capital up front. SIESTORAGE technology helps users defer electricity purchases from peak times to cheaper periods, making significant savings on electricity and network costs. The modular system, which is based on… Read more »
Distributed solar industrial rooftop-system in Dubai: Phanes Group cooperates with meteocontrol
Augsburg/Dubai, 07/31/2017 – meteocontrol GmbH, a leading provider of independent photovoltaic monitoring systems, is the monitoring partner for Phanes Group who is currently delivering Phase I of Dubai’s largest distributed solar industrial rooftop project for the international port operator DP World. Together with the project developer Phanes Group and its asset construction company Oryx Solar… Read more »
Yorkshire solar firm partners with global manufacturer of renewable energy products
A Yorkshire solar power company has partnered with the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of off-grid and renewable energy products. Established in 2009 by Leeds-based entrepreneur Ian Emberton, Xerogrid will deliver USA-based OutBack Power Technologies’ comprehensive installer training programme to a network of OutBack customers in the UK. As OutBack Power’s official UK service partner… Read more »
Focus Electrical Energy Storage at Intersolar South America 2017
Sao Paulo, July 17: Opportunities and challenges of South American energy generation and storage market will be themes of South America’s largest exhibtion for the solar energy sector Global reports on energy storage markets point out that the United States (specifically California) and Germany stand out in the storage of electrical energy generated by means… Read more »
RECOM-Sillia outgrowing French borders
Milan, Italy, July 28th – RECOM, the largest European manufacturer of PV panels, announces the commencement of operations in Lannion production site, aiming at serving clients in France and abroad. The first solar modules launched in the market by RECOM-Sillia are the High Efficiency 290-295 Wp, full black. Only one month after the acquisition, RECOM-Sillia… Read more »
Innovative module inspection ensures maximum efficiency, offers centralized recipe management and automated classification
The next level of solar module quality assurance: High speed inspection, global quality standards and 100% defect traceability To secure a high level of finished module quality, solar manufacturers and customers can now turn to the next generation of module inspection. Using electroluminescence or optical solutions, the latest inspection technology secures the targeted quality standard… Read more »
ARDA and Alencon Partner to Deploy Next Generation of Microgrids with DC-coupled Solar + Storage
Microgrid pioneer ARDA Power selects Alencon’s SPOT for inclusion in their unique solution which includes DC-coupled solar plus storage. Hatboro, PA, United States and Oakville, ON, Canada – ARDA Power and Alencon Systems today announced a strategic partnership whereby ARDA will incorporate Alencon’s DC-DC Optimizer – the SPOT – into its unique, DC-coupled microgrid system which… Read more »
The Spanish wind power sector believes in the collaboration of all players to install in the next two years the more than 4,600 MW awarded in tenders between 2016 and 2017
The 1,128 MW of wind power awarded in yesterday´s tender adds to the role of wind power in meeting the 2020 target The installation of these projects will translate into investments in excess of 4.5 billion Euros and the creation of between 25,000 to 30,000 jobs during construction AEE considers Energy Planning that includes 2030… Read more »
Nordex growing in line with the market in Germany
Steady share of around 17% of the domestic market secured Tender design resulting in project delays in the absence of any adjustments Hamburg, 27 July 2017. The German wind power market is characterized by light and shadow at the moment. Whereas sales volumes in the industry are heading for a new record, the award of… Read more »