Wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has chosen Jan De Nul NV, member of Jan De Nul Group, as the main contractor of marine construction for the new offshore wind farm in Pori, Finland. The cable manufacturer Prysmian Finland will supply the undersea cable. Construction of the wind farm will begin in April with the… Read more »
Green investor takes majority stake in operating company / battery provider Leclanché teams up with Younicos to develop further projects in the Azores / Path-breaking PPA ratified by ERSE Berlin (Germany), Lisbon (Portugal) and Copenhagen (Denmark) March 14, 2016 – On the Azorean island of Graciosa, construction of the world’s first megawatt-scale grid-forming renewable energy… Read more »
Tekmar Energy Ltd, a leading supplier of subsea cable protection, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Barry Cooper as Operations Manager. Bringing more than 15 years of experience in the offshore sector, Barry has served in several senior management and leadership roles in businesses including Technip Umbilicals, GE Wellstream and more… Read more »
Long-term contract affords Australian electricity supplier Meridian Energy protection against production and earnings volatility March 14th, 2016 – Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, is providing the long-term wind measurement data required by Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:ENH), a provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, to complete a multi-year wind… Read more »
The location of unexploded mines and bombs around the UK coastline is revealed in a revolutionary online map designed to aid the developers of offshore energy projects like wind farms and cable laying. The interactive risk map shares vital data about areas mined by the British and Germans during the wars, plus unexploded ordnance (UXO)… Read more »
New multi-million pound project will attract business, create jobs and position Wales as a pioneer in the supply, transfer and use of energy Cardiff University are to lead a £24m project aimed at developing more intelligent ways of managing future energy systems. The project, entitled FLEXIS, will bring together world-leading expertise from Welsh universities to… Read more »
Market Leader in Renewable Energy Improves Speed to Market as Newest Member Chicago (March 10, 2016) – Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions to a range of industries worldwide, announced that Ingeteam, a market leader in the development of highly engineered renewable energy equipment and services, has joined Intertek’s SATELLITETM data acceptance program. Ingeteam’s… Read more »
Omron leverage on technological reliability and after‐sales service to build customer’s loyalty It’s time to reap the rewards of PV investment: On Energy Project, a company working in Northern Italy, is the right testimonial for that. It built more than 400 solar plants, manages a portfolio of about 600 plants with O&M activities, and is now supporting Omron’s after sales service for customers who lost their technical reference. In Italy, as in many other countries, Photovoltaic incentive schemes from local government aimed to develop the market, and, approaching Grid Parity, to create the conditions for spontaneous requests for solar plants. Ten years after the first incentive scheme, the so called “Conto Energia” (Italian “feed in incentive program” set up in 2005) Solar market is mature and industrial companies ask for solar plants on the roofs of their companies: in this new market situation Omron bets on customers’ loyalty to catch the new opportunities and set up an efficient after sales service.
4 new PV Power plants, located in Negros, Philippines, were commissioned and energized in the past 2 weeks of March/February 2016, beating deadline and cap of Philippine FIT (Feed-in Tariff) scheme Bais PV Power Plant (18 MWp) energized and commissioned on February 27, 2016 La Carlota A (18 MWp) and La Carlota B (14 MWp)… Read more »
To reduce its carbon emissions by more than 20% and decrease its energy operating costs, the municipality of Middelkerke installed rooftop PV systems with outputs totalling 1 MW. On May 7, 2015, the Middelkerke municipality, together in an association with 8 other Belgium local authorities, became a signatory of the Convenant of Mayors. This European… Read more »
March 10, 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) – Reed Exhibitions Japan held World Smart Energy Week 2016 last week in Tokyo. The show is the largest of its kind in Japan, serving as a must attend event for professionals involved in renewable and smart energy business to seek the latest technologies, services and products. 1,430 exhibitors, 63,423… Read more »
Hartlepool, UK, 10 March 2016: David Currie, CEO of JDR – the leading UK based supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry – has joined the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC). OWIC is a senior Government and industry forum established in 2013 to drive the development of the UK’s offshore… Read more »
Modern, transparent and prestigious – large glass façades are very much in vogue for office complexes and industrial buildings. Yet their use only makes sense in terms of energy savings and cost effectiveness if they also have air-conditioning functions and help the energy supply. The glass industry is therefore keen to promote the development of… Read more »
• Up to 700 jobs to be created in Tangier• Total investment of more than EUR 100 million• Factory will serve the African, Middle Eastern and European wind markets Siemens and the Moroccan government have reached an important agreement. Siemens will build a factory in Morocco to manufacture rotor blades for onshore wind turbines, creating… Read more »
• 2015 revenues more than tripled, earnings significantly improved, EBIT slightly below forecast• For 2016, strong revenue growth and continued profitability improvement planned• Free order backlog at €195,7 million Sulzemoos, March 10, 2016 – Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange,… Read more »
Augsburg – March 10, 2016. Raising Power GmbH today announced that it is taking over the operation and management of Schipkau solar park in the German state of Brandenburg. The solar park, which is currently under construction, was acquired by the Trianel Erneuerbare Energien GmbH & Co. KG (TEE) in February 2016. Trianel has hired… Read more »
The new gateway enables more cost-effective and reliable solar installations while creating greater value for system owners Milton Keynes, UK – 10, March 2016 – Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a global energy technology company, has taken a major step forward with the launch of its Envoy- S. The next-generation Envoy-S gateway serves as the control… Read more »
Electric Fuel Energy’s storage solution prepares the way for renewables toward battery storage grid and diesel parity Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 2016 – Electric Fuel Energy (EFE) has developed a novel Iron Flow energy storage technology that is projected to be less costly, safer, and more environmentally friendly than other large-scale battery storage solutions. EFE… Read more »
Intends to grow market share in EMEA region TEMPE, Ariz., March 10, 2016 – First Solar, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: FSLR) Operations and Maintenance (O&M) has announced it now has 5 gigawatts (GW) of assets in its portfolio of solar power plants, firmly establishing it as the largest O&M provider in the world. First Solar Energy Services,… Read more »
Renusol showcases mounting system for ballasted ground mount solar installations starting at 19 m² London, 9 March 2016 – At the Ecobuild exhibition held in London this week, Renusol is unveiling a new mounting solution for small freestanding photovoltaic systems. The Micro Ground System (MGS) substructure is suitable for light commercial, agricultural and residential areas…. Read more »
The independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH and the world’s leading manufacturer and provider of impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems Corrosion (formerly Corrosion & Water Control BV) will be working hand in hand from now on: an extensive framework agreement will regulate collaboration for the maintenance of foundation structures at four… Read more »
SeaRoc Group, experts in offshore renewable energy since 2002, has been awarded a contract to deliver training on effective HSE management in offshore wind, to Taiwan based CSBC Corporation, in partnership with ClassNK. The training, taking place on 16/17 March 2016 will assist CSBC in being able to plan and manage activities safely as EPCI… Read more »
High Wind announces the release of an exclusive report by BVG Associates analysing the effects of increasing the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts. The report, “Impact of the Boom Lock tool on offshore wind cost of energy”, quantifies the impact on levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of reduced vessel use and earlier power… Read more »
Subsea cable protection specialist, Tekmar Energy, has bolstered its industry track record after being awarded a major contract with DONG Energy to supply 189 cable protection systems (CPS) on its Race Bank offshore windfarm in North Norfolk. Tekmar will provide its seventh generation TekLink mechanical latch system, which includes a specially-developed quick connect design that… Read more »
Horizon Geosciences has announced the introduction of Cathodic Protection (CP) Surveys to its list of Survey services as demand for maintaining existing subsea assets rises in the oil and gas sector. CP Surveys are used to assess and control the integrity of metal subsea assets as environmental and time related factors can cause corrosion of… Read more »
Milwaukee, WI. March 8th, 2016. Ingeteam has just commissioned a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Minster, Ohio. The Minster PV plant, owned by Half Moon Ventures LLC, out of Chicago, IL has received an investment of $15 million. Thanks to the 4.3MWdc (3MWac) of installed solar capacity, this plant will produce 5.83GWh of energy per… Read more »
The European wind industry will descend on Warsaw today to make the economic arguments for wind power in a market that faces increasing uncertainty. The Wind Power Poland 2016 event is organised by the Polish Wind Energy Association and is supported by EWEA. GE and Vestas are headlining as the two event ambassadors. Poland’s wind… Read more »
Sharp Energy Solutions, stand E3330 London, 8 March 2016 – Sharp will showcase its full energy solutions portfolio at EcoBuild 2016 (8-10 March, ExCel Centre) stand E3330, including its new home energy management system, Smart Chap. Taking a larger than planned stand to show its expanded range, Sharp will also exhibit the latest additions to… Read more »
Offshore works have started off Aberdeen Bay in preparation for full construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), reaffirming the project partners’ commitment to seeing the much-needed industry scheme come to fruition. The geotechnical site investigation will take place at each of the EOWDC’s 11 turbine locations to assess the seabed, with the… Read more »
Great Yarmouth has a “golden opportunity” to be the world-class centre of excellence for the multi-billion pound decommissioning programme in the southern North Sea (SNS) and beyond, industry leaders announced. The town’s industry and port is prime to become the decommissioning pioneer for offshore platforms and wells in the SNS as well as in the… Read more »
Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning / Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.Andreas Palzer, Fraunhofer ISEFull Study: February 2016 / Short Summary: December 15, 2015 The transformation of the energy system in Germany is a declared political goal of the federal government. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 80 percent under 1990 levels. This necessitates… Read more »
EpiWafer Technology Starts “Series A” on its Way to Commercialization NexWafe GmbH and Lynwood (Schweiz) AG sign investment contract NexWafe, a Fraunhofer ISE spin-off founded in June 2015, is now starting “Series A”, commercializing its EpiWafer technology after signing a funding contract with Lynwood (Schweiz) AG. NexWafe’s highly innovative EpiWafer technology developed at Fraunhofer ISE… Read more »
Prenzlau, Germany / Palo, Philippines 3 March 2016, aleo solar GmbH has supplied around 76,000 high-performance modules for the Sepalco solar park in the Philippines. The 22MW project on the central Philippine island of Leyte incorporates aleo monocrystalline modules manufactured at the factory in Germany. The solar park, which is one of the world’s largest… Read more »
DSM, a global company active in health, nutrition and materials, has entered into a commercial alliance with Chinese backsheet producer Suzhou Sunshine New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. to extend its offering to the solar photovoltaic (PV) market. DSM will exclusively market the Sunshine portfolio of innovative PV backsheet products based on patented Sunshine technology outside… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik AG has finalised an asset deal with the listed construction company Ballast Nedam N.V.; with immediate effect, the foundations and cables for the offshore wind farms Westermeerwind in the IJsselmeer and Butendiek, Luchterduinen and Prinses Amalia Wind Farm in the North Sea will be maintained by Deutsche Windtechnik. The company is also taking… Read more »
For more than 100 years, the hydro power plant in Dörverden has been a reliable supplier of sustainable electricity. Now, the plant gets a powerful upgrade in the form of a modern lithium-ion large battery system made by ads-tec, to provide important network services for the local connection. With a capacity of 3 megawatts the… Read more »