Author: Francesco

SolarEdge Rolls Out Complete Residential Solution Throughout Europe

Herzelya Pituach, Israel (March 1, 2017) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, announced today that it is rolling out its new complete residential solution throughout Europe. Combining PV inverter, storage and home automation, the complete residential solution manages and monitors solar energy… Read more »

DEME orders next generation offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’

‘Orion’ will feature an unrivalled combination of exceptionally high transport and load capacity, impressive lifting heights and green technology. The vessel will be built at COSCO in China and is set to be delivered in 2019. ‘Orion’ will be deployed by DEME’s subsidiary GeoSea for the construction of the largest offshore wind farms, to service… Read more »

World’s most powerful Cutter Suction Dredger ‘Spartacus’ set to join DEME fleet

The combination of power, size and new innovations make mega cutter ‘Spartacus’ a new benchmark in the dredging industry. ‘Spartacus’ will be built at Royal IHC in the Netherlands and will be delivered in the summer of 2019. With a total installed capacity of 44.180 kW ‘Spartacus’ will be the most powerful Cutter Suction Dredger… Read more »

Higher yield of solar wafers and enhanced solar cell efficiency with new HeraGlaze© coating by Heraeus

Enhanced crucible performance able to deliver close to additional 2GW per year without increasing wafer production capacity Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, introduced HeraGlaze, a high-purity SiO2 diffusion barrier coating for enhanced crucible performance in wafer production. It is the first product of Heraeus Photovoltaics beyond metallization… Read more »

Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar join forces to become the world leader in photovoltaic solar trackers

The Spanish companies Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar, with the support of the Q-Growth Fund, have reached a merger agreement to form NCLAVE, the new name of this partnership, aimed at becoming the world leader in the design, manufacture and installation of structures and trackers for the solar photovoltaic market. NCLAVE now has more than… Read more »

Numerous additional functions for the Fronius Solar.web online portal

A new look and intelligent functions Fronius Solar Energy, the quality leader on the global solar energy market, has recently overhauled its Fronius Solar.web online portal for photovoltaic systems. Replete with its new look, the clear and comprehensive portal allows operators to easily monitor and analyse data from their own system(s). Among the new features… Read more »

Announcing Siemens/SkySpecs partnership?

Ann Arbor, MI – February 28, 2017: Siemens is collaborating with US-based company SkySpecs to deploy automated drone technology for onshore and offshore wind turbine inspections. The goal of the collaboration is to develop a push-button inspection system that is faster, repeatable and more efficient than existing methods. Siemens is involving its Wind Power business… Read more »

Energy storage alternative to Lithium Ion gains momentum – Aquion secures largest deal yet

Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2017 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, and Aquion Energy, the world’s leading provider of saltwater batteries and energy storage solutions, have partnered with Japan’s RE-ENERGY Co., Ltd., and EIWAT Solar Co. to supply Kyushu Electric, one of Japan’s largest and most prestigious electric power companies,… Read more »

Younicos to upgrade energy storage system on Kodiak Island, Alaska

Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany – February 27, 2017 – Younicos has signed an agreement with Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) in Alaska to design, install and commission an upgraded 3 MW battery-based energy storage system on Kodiak Island that will replace a system that was installed by the company in 2012. The project is expected… Read more »

Vaisala Appoints New Managing Director for 3TIER India

Rajnikanth Umakanthan to head Vaisala’s Indian subsidiary, delivering end-to-end resource risk management services for renewable energy developers, operators and investors 3TIER India, a subsidiary of global environmental and industrial measurement leader, Vaisala, has appointed a new Managing Director. Rajnikanth Umakanthan (Rajni) joins the business to lead the Bangalore-based team in the delivery of Vaisala’s platform… Read more »

Power to Heat – Intelligent use of excess current with the DeltaTherm® PV immersion heater controller

RESOL has developed an economical solution for using excess current produced by PV systems – the DeltaTherm® PV immersion heater controller. This new controller can be fitted to all stores equipped with an electric immersion heater and is very easy to install, thus saving time and money. The controller reliably detects excess current and calculates… Read more »

LM Wind Power announces new offshore wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France

The Cherbourg plant will have the capability to manufacture the world’s longest blade at 88.4 meters.  Creation of a production hub in the European renewable energy industry  LM Wind Power, a leading, global manufacturer of wind turbine blades announced today that it will open a new wind turbine blade factory dedicated to the offshore market… Read more »

Lightsource Renewable Energy acquires residential portfolio

Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has completed the purchase of a 1.32MWp portfolio of residential solar installations. The portfolio is comprised of 469 installations across the UK from Ecos Solar Nine in a deal valued at £2.3million. As part of the deal, Lightsource will receive the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) payments from the… Read more »

Responding to news that The Highland Council has approved a demonstration floating wind farm off the coast of Caithness near Thurso

Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland is home to approximately 25% of Europe’s offshore wind resource and we are now starting to build out projects which will harness this potential. “We’re also at the forefront of innovation in this exciting sector and projects like this one are part of a new… Read more »

Danvest Hybrid Power for Microgrids

With our solar-diesel and wind-diesel systems we can create 30–70 % fuel savings and equal reduction on CO2 emission depending on the solar and wind conditions. Our website (www.danvest.com) gives a very good insight in what our system can do. On our facebook page you can see all our reference projects https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danvest-references/604009246282402. Also have a… Read more »

Novel floating wind farm approved by Highland Council

Dounreay Trì Limited welcomed today’s decision of the Highland Council to approve its proposed demonstration floating wind farm off the Northern coast near Thurso.  The Council was formally consulted on the project as part of Marine Scotland’s consideration on the planning application. Marine Scotland will now be able to complete its assessment and make a… Read more »

Offshore renewables hub celebrates tenant success as James Fisher Marine Services expands into Lowestoft.

A landmark building that has helped to secure billions of pounds of investment and more than 800 new jobs to the East is celebrating another high growth success story as one of its high-profile tenants moves on to revive prominent redundant offices in Lowestoft. James Fisher Marine Services – one of 150 tenant companies which… Read more »

Trojan Battery Appoints Phillip Taylor as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer to Lead Its Global Workforce

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 20, 2017 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Phillip Taylor as senior vice president, and chief human resources (HR) officer to lead the company’s global workforce of more than 1,000 employees. Taylor brings over 30 years of experience to this position, which… Read more »

Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell with 21.9 Percent Efficiency: Fraunhofer ISE Again Holds World Record

The potential of photovoltaics (PV) has not yet been exhausted. Both industry and research continue to work intensively on increasing the efficiency and reducing the costs of solar cells, the basic component of every PV power plant. Now researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, successfully bringing… Read more »

Jinko Solar receives the TOP BRAND PV Seal for the United Kingdom from EuPD Research

For the second year in a row, Jinko Solar is ranked among the top module manufacturers based on recommendation levels by British installers. Therefore, Jinko Solar receives the “Top Brand PV | Modules” seal in the United Kingdom from the German market research specialist EuPD Research. Bonn. Participants of the “Global PV Installer Monitor 2016/2017… Read more »

Senvion signs order for over 300 MW in Australia Global expansion strategy continues successfully

Hamburg/Melbourne: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a conditional contract with Nexif Energy for the EPC contracts and maintenance agreements for the 25 turbine Glen Innes Wind Farm in New South Wales and the 59 turbine Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in South Australia. Jürgen Geissinger, CEO of Senvion, said: “We are… Read more »

Exceed 4MW+ gearbox passed long-time overload test with excellent results

Moventas has been developing a new product to the Exceed technology. Exceed product platform was launched in 2014 with a 3MW+ gearbox with the best weight/nominal torque ration in the market. A new Exceed 4MW+ will now be joining the product family. The Exceed 4MW+ gearbox successfully completed long-time overload test in January at Moventas… Read more »

Dentons advises Enbridge on investmment in offshore North Sea wind farm

Berlin, February 17, 2017 – Global law firm Dentons has advised Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge on its investment in offshore wind farm EnBW Hohe See. Enbridge has announced that it will partner with EnBW, a German utility, to develop the 497 MW Hohe See wind farm being constructed approximately one hundred kilometers off the… Read more »

Siemens to build EnBW Hohe See as first offshore wind project with extended scope

• EnBW orders 71 offshore wind turbines including foundations • 497 megawatts offshore wind power plant to be grid connected in 2019 • Site located 90 kilometers northern of German island Borkum • Grid connection via HVDC platform BorWin Gamma Siemens Wind Power will, for the first time, provide complete offshore wind power plant solutions… Read more »

ELA Offshore develops new type of container

33 ft Offshore Accommodation Container for more comfort ELA Container Offshore GmbH announced the development of a new offshore container type: a 10 m x 3 m wide, high-cube accommodation container with interior hallway and two cabins. The first 24 containers of this new type have already been built at the premises in Haren, Germany…. Read more »

DNV GL completes technical due diligence for Gaelectric on major wind portfolio sale

DNV GL has concluded vendor’s technical due diligence on a portfolio of wind farms totalling around 230 MW. Independent evaluation of the portfolio highlights technical risks and potential impacts on the safe and profitable construction as well as operation of the assets. London, UK – 16 February 2017, DNV GL successfully completed its vendor’s technical… Read more »

GES completes its first utility scale PV plant in Jamaica

The PV plant has an installed capacity of 28 MW and it is already grid connected 8th February 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) completed the construction of the first utility-scale PV plant in Jamaica. The 28 MW plant is a big step ahead for the renewable industry in the Caribbean country. Jamaica´s commitment to renewable… Read more »

GES added 112 MW wind construction in Chile

GES finished the construction of two wind farms in Chile and is working on a third at the moment February 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) finished two wind farms adding 112 MW to the company track record in Chile. The Project scope included the civil works, the medium voltage grid and turbine installation. These two… Read more »

Nordex obtains unit certificate for N117/3000 according to VDE-AR-N 4120

Hamburg, 16 February 2017. On 3 February 2017 the Nordex Group received the unit certificate according to VDE-AR-N 4120 (Technical requirements for the connection and operation of customer installations to the high voltage network (TCC High Voltage) for the N117/3000 turbine from FGH Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH in Mannheim. Presentation of the unit certificate is a prerequisite… Read more »

meteocontrol and Ingetrace awarded the contract for the “Public Solar Rooftop Program” in Chile

Augsburg, February 16, 2017 – The Chilean government continues to pursue its planned energy transition with the installation of 300 PV systems on top of public buildings. In collaboration with Ingetrace SPA, meteocontrol has won the call for tenders for monitoring the first 103 rooftop systems as part of the “Programa de Techos Solares Públicos… Read more »

CWind Invests in Largest Crew Transfer Vessel to Date

Nearly 30m Catamaran Will Facilitate Work at Wind Farms Located Further Offshore Colchester, 16th February 2017, CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it has invested in the Company’s largest crew transfer vessel to date.  Newly named as CWind Phantom, the 27.4m catamaran can hold 20,000 litres of… Read more »

SolarEdge Announces Quarter Ended December 31, 2016Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif. — February 14, 2017. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. Quarter Ended December 31, 2016 Highlights * Revenues for the quarter of $111.5 million * GAAP gross margin for the… Read more »

First Solar Signs Sales Collaboration Deal with Turkey’s Zorlu Holding

Zorlu Solar to become major distributor of First Solar modules in 26 countries MAINZ, Germany/ISTANBUL, Turkey, 14 February, 2017 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has entered into a collaborative sales agreement with Zorlu Holding, A.S., a Turkish business and industrial conglomerate, to distribute its high-performance thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules… Read more »

CWind to Deliver Global Marine’s Power Cable Capabilities

CWind Extends Offering Positioning Itself to Meet Wider Customer Needs Colchester, 13 February 2017, CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine Systems Limited Group to expand the breadth of services it offers to wind farm owners and… Read more »

InnoLas Solutions appoints Antonio Schmidt as Vice President of Business Development

InnoLas Solutions GmbH, the leading German laser equipment company for micro material processing and laser engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Schmidt in the role of Vice President of Business Development. Antonio has an impressive background in sales, business development and strategic marketing. He brings in more than 20 years’ professional experience… Read more »