Lessons learned from the prolific increase in building workboats for the offshore wind farm sector can benefit the military user, according to CTruk CEO Andy White. Andy told the audience at a Royal Institute of Naval Architects conference entitled Warships 2015: Future Surface Vessels that developments in vessel design, construction and operation as a result of the demanding… Read more »
StorEdgeTM SolutionStorEdgeTM is SolarEdge’s all-in-one solution that uses a single DC optimized inverter to manage and monitor both solar generation and energy storage. The StorEdgeTM inverter is designed to support grid-tied solar, backup power, and smart energy management. The backup power application provides backup power to pre-selected loads in the event of grid interruption. The… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group company, recently completed technical support for the two wind farms of Tod Hill (11.4 MW) and Harthill (5.7 MW) located in Scotland. Tod Hill wind farm is situated near Larbert, Falkirk, and Harthill can be found at in North Lanarkshire. The projects add to SgurrEnergy’s rapidly growing… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has confirmed its participation at SPE Offshore Europe from September 8th – 11th, 2015. The exhibition will take place at the Exhibition & Conference Centre in Aberdeen. At booth X09 on the outdoor exhibition area, ELA will showcase its offshore accommodation modules. “We are happy that we were able to contract… Read more »
Burnaby, Canada, July 8, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce that they have provided the complete electrical balance of system (BOS) for a 17 MW project in Japan. Schneider Electric will provide a complete solution including PV Boxes, Array Boxes,… Read more »
The market in the Benelux is relatively small, as only 322 MW were installed in 2014. This means a further decrease as compared to the year before. The residential segment of systems up to 10kW is the dominant segment in Belgium and the Netherlands. Bonn. Installers in the Benelux most commonly offer Asian brands in… Read more »
Dutch nonprofit service company promotes social housing sustainability with deployment of advanced Enphase solar energy systems LYON, France, and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands – July 9, 2015 – Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), has entered a strategic partnership with WocozoBV, a Dutch nonprofit service company that provides renewable energy services to social housing projects. Wocozon will… Read more »
Capacity mechanisms should not be a tool to keep unprofitable and unnecessary power plants online as the European Union continues to grapple with overcapacity, according to a paper released by the European Wind Energy Association. Capacity mechanisms – instruments whereby governments pay some generators to keep power plants online in order to meet peak demand… Read more »
Freiburg/Germany, 8th July 2015 – Storage systems manufacturer ASD Automatic Storage Device was yesterday awarded the Baden-Württemberg Environmental Technology Prize (Umwelttechnikpreis) for its innovative control system Pacadu, which considerably boosts the performance and lifespan of storage systems. Every two years, the Ministry of the Environment presents the prize to outstanding products and processes in environmental… Read more »
EU PVSEC and Intersolar Europe are combining their strengths for the most important global solar power event in 2016 The EU PVSEC, the world’s largest international photovoltaics conference, will be held at the same time and in the same location as the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe, in Munich. Both events… Read more »
Solid fuel boilers, water heating stoves and pellet stove heating systems have been gaining popularity for years now. Like in other areas of building management, visualisation and monitoring for biomass systems are increasing in importance as well. RESOL now offers a new solution: With VBus®Touch FK, you can turn your mobile devices into a RESOL… Read more »
New system delivers unprecedented: • Data processing and live viewing of production data • Customized views of production data • Fast access to common data views • Filter data for more relevant production information Making fast, objective, economic decisions at every stage in PV production is essential to ensuring maximum yields in today’s competitive solar… Read more »
Levitech is a global leader in semiconductor production solutions for the IC and solar industry, which was established in 2009, headquartered in Netherlands. The Levitrack ALD system produced by Levitech is a state-of-the-art production solution for the solar industry. As the ALD based Al2O3 membrane has excellent passivation performance, the system can be used for… Read more »
Wind Minds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean company Doarm Engineering to develop offshore wind farms in South Korea, according to Hans Rijntalder, a renewable energy consultant and founder of Pondera Consult, one of four companies that form Wind Minds. Rijntalder told Offshore WIND that the MoU arose from the Dutch trade… Read more »
BLUEFIELD SOLAR INCOME FUND LIMITEDCompletion of Acquisition of 49.9 MWp Solar Project London, 6th July 2015. Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that with effect from 30 June 2015 it has completed the acquisition of the previously announced West Raynham solar energy plant. The Company signed binding agreements to acquire… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion is scaling up its Research & Development (R&D) capacities and will open its new R&D Centre in Bangalore, India, in September 2015. The team in India will strengthen the global TechCenter in Osterrönfeld, Germany, in further developing wind turbines in order to continue its international growth path. Senvion will both increase the staff… Read more »
Technology provider partners with Siem Offshore Contractors on submarine composite power cable subcontract for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm 06 July 2015, Littleport, UK: JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a subcontract by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”) to supply submarine composite power cables and related… Read more »
Nearly half of all German installers purchase their PV modules directly from the manufacturer. This is the highest share amongst the European markets. The downfall of the German market continued and, for the first time, the German market dropped behind the UK with a total installed capacity of 1,9 GW in 2014. Nevertheless, Germany remains… Read more »
• Largest wind service order ever for Siemens in Germany• Installation of 400 megawatts of wind capacity starts in March 2017• Commissioning expected in late 2017• Project financing for wind power plant successfully closed• Siemens Financial Services provides a significant proportion of the equity Siemens will supply, install and commission 67 of its 6-megawatts direct… Read more »
Merkur Offshore has signed with respectively Alstom and DEME a binding Turbine Supply Agreement and Balance of Plant Contract for the construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm, including supply and installation of 66 Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines. Additionally, Alstom has signed a long term service and maintenance contract. The turbines will be… Read more »
One and a half month after the acquisition of the dock facilities at Hanøytangen, Bergen, Semco Maritime now wins the first of four potential orders for preparation of newly constructed rigs from operator Songa Offshore. With the order for preparation of the newly constructed Songa Equinox, Semco Martime now has the first of four potential… Read more »
Europe’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has completed rooftop solar installations at two major sea ports in South Wales. Lightsource designed and installed rooftop systems at Associated British Ports (ABP) sites in Cardiff and Swansea. The 250 kilowatt peak (KWp) systems at each site will save more than 4,260 tonnes of carbon emissions… Read more »
• Siemens to supply 91 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 megawatts• Order is part of the frame agreement with DONG Energy concluded in 2012• Race Bank wind power plant to have a total capacity of up to 580 megawatts• Service to be provided by Siemens and DONG Energy over a period of… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has delivered full technical lenders’ due diligence to KfW IPEX and the European Investment Bank, in support of the achievement of financial close on the 110MW Nordergrunde offshore wind farm. Located within the German 12nm zone of the North Sea, 16km north of the German North Sea coast Nordergrunde is… Read more »
GOLDBECK Solar GmbH acquires Gehrlicher Solar Services GmbH, effective retroactively as of April 1, 2015. With the acquisition of the service and system management businesses of PV-specialized Gehrlicher Solar Services, GOLDBECK expands its own O&M portfolio and assimilates one of the most technically competent and best-situated market leaders in Europe. For the Gehrlicher Group, the… Read more »
02 July 2015, Oslo – Companies increasingly want to document that the electricity they use, outside of Europe and North America, comes from renewable energy sources. ECOHZ is taking a pioneering step in the Asian green power market and is providing SGS, as the first company in the world, green power documented with the International… Read more »
TGE Group, one the UK’s leading suppliers of renewable energy and heat systems, has completed the installation of a 950-panel installation on top of Salop Design & Engineering’s metalworking plant in Shrewsbury. The installation, which was completed within 4 weeks, is among the largest roof-based solar farms in Shropshire and forms part of Salop Design… Read more »
The Spanish company Grupo Clavijo, an international leader in solar photovoltaic structures and trackers, has appointed Álvaro Vallejo to its management team as the Financial Director. With a degree in Administration and Business Management and a Master in Tax Consultancy, Álvaro holds extensive experience as the head of tax, accounting and financial departments in a… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion generated total revenues of EUR 1,926 million in the FY2014/15 (1/4/2014 – 31/3/2015), 6.6% growth versus the previous year. Total performance increased from EUR 1,845 million in FY2013/14 to EUR 1,999 million in FY2014/15, an 8.3% increase year on year. Adjusted1 EBITDA for FY2014/15 was EUR 155 million, an increase of 6.2% from… Read more »
DBB Jack-Up’s new purpose-built vessel J/U WIND SERVER has just completed her first large commercial operation performing commissioning support during the turbine commissioning of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 project in the German North Sea. Having supported work on more than 50 turbines during the three months’ charter for Siemens AG – DBB Jack-Up’s WIND SERVER… Read more »
Ludwigshafen, Germany – July 1, 2015 – BASF is selling its 25% share in the joint venture SolVin to Solvay. The transaction will take place on July 1, 2015. Financial details were not disclosed. In addition, BASF has reached agreements with Solvay and Inovyn to continue to supply BASF’s site in Antwerp with basic chemicals…. Read more »
“Made in Germany” technology ensures trouble-free operation of 2 PV plants in Hokuto City skytron®energy to start local service support in Japan Berlin, Germany 1 July 2015. – skytron® energy has completed installation of its supervision and monitoring system for two photovoltaic PV plants in Japan in cooperation with Nippon Solar Services GK, a Tokyo… Read more »
*Augsburg / Kaiserslautern, 01 July 2015 – meteocontrol GmbH, a leading company for professional remote monitoring of photovoltaic systems, has formed a collaboration alliance with viamon GmbH, a manufacturer of GPS-based theft protection for PV modules and inverters. The integration of the anti-theft feature in meteocontrol’s VCOM virtual control room monitoring system provides operators of… Read more »
A business that provides recruitment services to the energy sector has received support from the Green Port Growth Programme (GPGP) to improve the skills of the technicians it supplies. Boston Energy, in Beverley, works with some of the world’s energy giants, including GE Energy, Rolls Royce Marine, Siemens, Centrica, Dong Energy, Senvion and MH Vestas…. Read more »
Hamburg: The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is strengthening its management team in order to further build on the strong performance of the 2014/15 fiscal year. Senvion has appointed Manav Sharma as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Manav Sharma has been at Senvion for more than four years and has headed its Finance department since October… Read more »
China’s installed wind capacity will treble from 115.6 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to an estimated 347.2 GW by 2025 However, ‘future annual wind installations will not grow as much as before and will range between 20 GW and 22 GW each year during the next decade,’ says analyst LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 1 July 2015 –… Read more »