C-Job Naval Architects will provide COSCO OFFSHORE CO.Ltd (Qidong) with the Basic Design package for DEME Group’s offshore installation vessel Orion. This contract follows C-Job’s recent conclusion of Orion’s Concept Design. The impressive technical specs of the vessel, to be operated by DEME subsidiary GeoSea, will service offshore wind installation, oil & gas and decommissioning… Read more »
Satcon’s exclusive US distributor has partnered with Alencon to support PV retrofits to improve performance, increase safety and reduce costs at existing plants with Satcon inverters Hatboro, PA and San Jose, CA – SIC USA LLC and Alencon Systems LLC today announced a partnership for promoting improved performance at existing PV plants with Satcon solar… Read more »
Leading technical advisor monitors environmental and social impacts for international lenders at one of Jordan’s first FiT-supported wind projects London, 28th March 2016 – OST Energy (OST), a leading independent engineering consultancy, has signed a four-year agreement to provide Environmental and Social (E&S) monitoring support throughout construction and early operations at the 86MW Al Rajef Wind… Read more »
Sarriguren, Spain, March 28 2017. Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion equipment, announced today that it received DNV GL’s “Shop Approval in Renewable Energy” certification for its wind converter manufacturing facility in Northern Spain. This certification, granted after an audit of extensive depth and rigour, will reduce and simplify the manufacturing audits or… Read more »
Doha, State of Qatar – 26 March 2017: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has announced that it has successfully produced its first polysilicon at its 8,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) manufacturing facility in Qatar. QSTec, the largest polysilicon producer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a plan to expand to over… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s largest solar power development turned on Lightsource solar energy project will power more than 11,000 homes Environmental benefit the same as taking 4,000 cars off the roads Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, is pleased to announce the commissioning of a major solar development in Antrim, delivering over 32 MW of… Read more »
0m Service Operations Vessel with Walk-2-Work capability for the offshore renewables market Bibby WaveMaster 1 was launched today, at the shipbuilder’s yard in Romania. This marks a significant step forward in the delivery of the purpose-built Service Operations Vessel, which will support offshore farm wind construction and operations and maintenance work. The vessel will be… Read more »
A purpose-built Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with Walk-to-Work capability The pioneering Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability, was officially launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on March 24th. When completed, Bibby Marine Services Limited, part of Bibby Line Group, will deploy the vessel to… Read more »
A purpose-built Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with Walk-to-Work capability The pioneering Bibby WaveMaster 1, the first of Damen’s purpose-built Service Operations Vessels (SOV) with Walk-to-Work (W2W) capability, was officially launched at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on March 24th. When completed, Bibby Marine Services Limited, part of Bibby Line Group, will deploy the vessel to… Read more »
Global demand for photovoltaic systems is rising sharply. CIGS thin-film modules have become a hot topic for the solar industry. International experts will convene in Stuttgart on May 30, 2017, at the annual IW-CIGSTech workshop to discuss past and potential future technical and industrial advances in this solar technology. The Centre for Solar Energy and… Read more »
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, 17 March 2017 – Malaysia’s Helios Photovoltaic Sdn Bhd (“Helios PV”), which is developing Sarawak’s largest solar power project, has co-developed a unique solution that can deliver up to 15 hours of solar power for a typical office, with retractable panels housed on top of a 20-foot container. Helios PV said its… Read more »
The new facility will manufacture offshore wind turbine blades for multiple customers as LM Wind Power responds to demand for new offshore capacity in northern Europe. 23 March 2017 – LM Wind Power, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wind turbine blades, announced today that work on its new factory in Cherbourg, Normandy, has… Read more »
13th WAB Offshore-Windenergy Conference The WINDFORCE conference has become the central meeting place for the offshore wind industry in Germany during its 13-year history. With more than 500 participants it is Germany’s key event for offshore wind. Offshore wind energy is the focus of the 13th WINDFORCE conference organized by WAB e.V. No other event… Read more »
London & Perth; March 22 2017: Global Maritime, a leading provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the oil and gas sector, has appointed Australian native Hannah Crutchley as its new Group Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager. Hannah will be based in London. Hannah has over 10 years experience in… Read more »
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 15 MWp solar PV power plant to Essakane Solar SAS in Burkina Faso. The solar PV plant will be built next to a 55 MW Wärtsilä power plant currently running on heavy fuel oil. The solar PV plant and the engine power plant will be controlled and operated in… Read more »
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has been awarded the construction monitoring contract of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, which will be followed by a 15-year operations monitoring phase. Located almost 17 miles off the Norfolk coast, Race Bank Wind Farm’s offshore array will comprise of 91 state-of-the-art Siemens 6.3MW… Read more »
In June 2017, Deutsche Windtechnik’s French unit will begin providing maintenance for turbines from Vestas for the first time. The 22 V90 turbines generate a total output of 44 MW. The contracts are for full maintenance. The agreement will initially run for four years, but there is an option to extend it. Trinational cooperation is… Read more »
Global blade technician leaders gather at the Altitec Summit to review cutting edge blade repair skills and coordinated approaches to maintenance, in response to growing industry demand for blade services London, 22 March 2017 – Blade inspection and repair provider Altitec hosts its blade supervisor summit near Berlin this week, with discussion focused on the… Read more »
San Francisco, USA, March 22, 2017. SOLV, the leading independent solar O&M service provider in America and a division of EPC contractor Swinerton Renewable Energy, has begun deployment of QOS Energy’s Qantum® software to monitor and support the operations and maintenance of more than 1 GW of solar PV plants in the United-states. Qantum® is… Read more »
• Incoming orders increased by +9% to CHF 455.6 million • Net sales rose by +40% to CHF 453.1 million • EBITDA reached CHF 10.5 million, turnaround confirmed • Cash flow from operating activities improved by CHF 54.5 million to CHF +2.6 million • Recapitalisation programme successfully completed • Balance sheet structure substantially strengthened through… Read more »
Munich, March 21, 2017 – The energy storage industry is evolving: ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, is setting a new exhibitor record, an achievement which is also being felt at the accompanying ees Europe Conference. After all, when interesting energy topics draw a broad range of exhibitors and… Read more »
Augsburg, 3/21/2017 – South Africa is increasingly focusing on renewable energies. By 2020, solar energy is forecast to expand to over 5.7 gigawatts. meteocontrol GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies for PV monitoring, offers a manufacturer-independent monitoring and control system for solar systems of all sizes with the blue’Log X series and the VCOM… Read more »
Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC today announced that it has successfully gained ETL certification for its newest SPOT – String Power Optimizer and Transmitter – family of products. The ETL Mark from Intertek is proof that the product has been tested by an independent laboratory and meets the requirements of the applicable product safety… Read more »
Mark Argar joins Phoenix Solar from Bechtel Eric Fleckten to serve as Senior Vice President Business Development Mark Argar (52) has been appointed Phoenix Solar Senior Vice President for Asia/Pacific. Mark joins Phoenix from Bechtel Infrastructure, leaving his role as Vice-President for Business Development for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Bechtel he was CEO of… Read more »
Underscores strong commitment to Asia/Pacific region Continued growth expected for 2017 and beyond Focus on core markets Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia Sulzemoos, March 21st, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the official market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has acquired the outstanding minority… Read more »
– Commitment to new markets continues Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed its first contract in the Republic of Ireland with renewable energy investor NTR on behalf of NTR’s wind investment fund. The contract will see Senvion supply five MM82 wind turbines for the Teevurcher wind farm in County Meath…. Read more »
• “Katoen Natie” project located in Beveren, “Sibelco” in Dessel • 15-year service-contract included EDF Luminus, the second largest player in the Belgian energy market, has ordered wind turbines at Siemens Wind Power for two projects located in the Belgian municipalities of Dessel and Mol as well as in Beveren. The nine 3.2 megawatt (MW)… Read more »
Ellzee, 20.03.2017. With immediate effect the SolarMax Group is offering its 6 to 32 kilowatt three-phase string inverters with free additional features. With every order for MT and HT series inverters the group is gifting its customers one MaxWeb XPN data logger per photovoltaic system. The data logger has been on the market since autumn… Read more »
Accuracy and resilience of Triton remote sensing system in extreme climates allows pioneering wind energy producer Puhuri to exploit wind potential in sub-zero Arctic conditions The Triton Wind Profiler manufactured by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has shown exceptional performance across two winters in the northern reaches of Finland. With two… Read more »
The demand for Meyer Burger’s MB PERC cell upgrade technology continues with a contract from an existing Asian customer for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 upgrade cell coating platform. The contract volume is around CHF 15 million. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of… Read more »
Akfen intensifies its cooperation with Phoenix Solar with second utility-scale project Phoenix Solar strengthens local leadership position, establishes subsidiary in Ankara, Turkey Ankara and Sulzemoos, March 20, 2017 / Phoenix Solar Yenilenebilir Enerji A. Ş., Ankara, the newly established Turkish subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in… Read more »
Hamburg, 17 March 2017. Today the Supervisory Board has appointed José Luis Blanco to succeed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard as CEO of the Company. Nordex SE presented record sales and profits in 2016, and increased market share significantly. However, the company disappointed the market with its recent publication of its 2017/18 forecast, and this had substantial… Read more »
Bergen, Norway; March 20 2017: Vryhof, a trusted partner to many of the offshore industry’s leading players, and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a leading provider of offshore mooring services, have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil & gas, renewables and aquaculture operations across the globe. The new unit,… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has connected 14 new sites well ahead of the 1.2 Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) March 31st deadline. Totalling more than 50 Megawatts, the new sites are located across the UK – including four in Wales and one in Scotland. Thanks to its extensive in-house expertise in development,… Read more »
The largest event for wind power and wind energy in India is set to take place from 25th to 27th April 2017 in New Delhi at The Ashok hotel. This year, Hailo Wind Systems is celebrating a premiere in the grounds of the hotel. “We have great expecta- tions of the positively-developing Indian market, and… Read more »
Dublin & La Ciotat, France, Friday 17 March, 2017 – Irish renewable energy group Gaelectric and internationally recognized French floating offshore wind leader, Ideol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop floating offshore wind energy projects in Irish waters using Ideol’s patented ‘Damping Pool®’ technology. Gaelectric and Ideol are investigating several sites in Irish… Read more »