Author: Francesco

SgurrEnergy launches UK first for onshore renewables safety training

Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, is adding a new string to its bow with the launch of an onshore renewables Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS). The course, which is CITB approved, is the first of its kind to be designed specifically for renewables professionals in the UK and will be delivered by SgurrEnergy’s health… Read more »

Businesses Helped To Progress Ideas To Access Renewables Opportunities

Businesses in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire wanting to access renewables supply chain opportunities are taking advantage of support from the Green Port Growth Programme (GPGP) created to establish East Yorkshire as a world-class centre for renewable energy and supported by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. The GPGP’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI)… Read more »

Meyer Burger receives important contract to supply MAiA 2.1 systems to an existing customer in Asia. The contract value is over CHF 38 million.

Meyer Burger has been chosen by an existing Asian customer to deliver the industrially proven MAiA 2.1 equipment with the mass production scalable MB PERC technology for the upgrade and expansion of its production of high quality solar cells. The contract value is over CHF 38 million with delivery and commissioning of the systems starting… Read more »

Closing offshore assets transaction GeoSea/DEME – HOCHTIEF

Zwijndrecht 19 May 2015 – Mid October 2014, DEME’s marine foundations specialist GeoSea announced the upcoming acquisition of offshore assets of HOCHTIEF, one of Germany’s leading international construction groups.The financial close of the transaction has now been achieved. HOCHTIEF is selling all its offshore assets to marine contractor and long-term partner GeoSea. GeoSea acquires full… Read more »

Solid first annual results for DNV GL

2014 was the first full financial year of the DNV GL Group AS (DNV GL) following the merger between DNV and GL. “While both managing the ambitious merger and maintaining a full focus on providing premium service to our customers, we also increased our revenues by 10%, achieving an operating revenue of NOK 21,623 million,”… Read more »

Siemens installs prototype of its 7-megawatt offshore wind turbine

• Upgraded wind turbine can produce electricity for up to 7,000 households• Built on Siemens’ large direct drive platform with 10% more energy• Utilizes proven technology and the supply chain of its predecessor• Field tests with upgraded generator and enhanced electrical system Only a few months after its sales launch at the EWEA Offshore trade… Read more »

seebaWIND Service starts pilot project with BayWa r.e.

Osnabrück, 19.05.2015. In Wettendorf in Lower Saxony, seebaWIND Service GmbH is upgrading four Fuhrländer FL2500 wind turbines with aerodynamically improved rotor blades. The innovative product was developed by BayWa r.e. and adapted for Fuhrländer FL2500 and Nordex N100 wind turbines with the help of seebaWIND Service. In a further development, the partners have been able… Read more »

Tuco Marine S 11m Prozero Wind Farm Service Daughter Crafts Has Been Chosen For Windea S New Ulstein Sov S

Tuco Marine Group will supply its 11m ProZero Wind Farm Service Vessel daughter crafts to the two Ulstein X-stern vessels ordered by the German based Bernhard Schulte affiliate WINDEA Offshore GmbH. The vessels will go into charter for Siemens. And the daughter crafts will be delivered from Tuco Marine in Q2 and Q3 2016. The… Read more »

Sungrow Growth Continues, as Company Ships 230MW to International Markets in First quarter of 2015

Hefei, China, May 15, 2015 – Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. (“Sungrow” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power inverters, today announced sales figures for the first quarter of 2015. The figures show continued improvement in its sales outside of the domestic Chinese market into international markets such as… Read more »

ELA provides Offshore Drying Container for Fred. Olsen

Recently ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered a 20 ft Offshore Drying Container to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. The container has been installed on board of the jack-up installation vessel “Brave Tern” to dry suits, boots and gloves of the staff on board. “We decided to use an ELA Offshore Drying Container to get the clothes dry… Read more »

Gcube Insurance Launches First Unscheduled U.s. Wind Maintenance Protection Plan

A new product from leading renewable energy underwriter enables owners and operators to unlock excess project capital and manage long term O&M costNew York, May 18th 2015 – GCube Insurance Services Inc, (GCube) the specialist renewable energy underwriter, today launches Beyond Balance Sheets: Unscheduled Maintenance Protection. This unique, first-to-market service enables financial directors and risk… Read more »

Renewable Nrg Systems Introduces Symphoniepro A Powerful Data Logger Purpose Built For The Renewable Energy Industry

New logger combines an advanced feature set with user-friendly design HINESBURG, Vt., U.S. – May 18, 2015 – Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, has launched today a new data logger that is specifically engineered to improve the performance of wind and solar… Read more »

ASD to present new hybrid battery with exceptionally long lifespan at Intersolar

Munich, Freiburg/Germany, 18 May 2015 – German Energy storage systems manufacturer ASD Automatic Storage Device is set to exhibit its updated hybrid battery, which has recently gone into production, at Intersolar 2015. It is distinguished by its extremely long lifespan, which has been made possible by specially developed software with an integrated feature that compensates… Read more »

Ampelmann provides access solution for new wind farm support vessel of Acta Marine

Delft, 15th of May – Ampelmann, the global leader in motion compensated access solutions, has been contracted by Acta Marine for its newbuild wind farm support vessel, the Acta Orion. The Acta Orion is a vessel designed for optimal crew comfort and increased uptime. An important factor in the vessel’s capabilities is the inclusion of… Read more »

teamtechnik’s STRINGER TT1800 solders solar cells in a 2-second cycle

teamtechnik presents the new STRINGER TT1800 at the Intersolar Europe 2015 trade fair in Munich. The global market leader for stringer systems will present the latest high-performance stringer with its unique single track technology. teamtechnik has once again cut the cycle time and increased the stringer throughput to 50 MWp per year. At a cycle… Read more »

North East Engineering Powerhouse Launches New Test Facilities

One of the North East’s leading independent engineering companies is set to expand its capabilities with the launch of a new test facility that will support its clients across the global energy industry. Red Marine will be opening its new testing facility located in Hexham and within walking distance of its head office, Tynedale House…. Read more »

Sunedison Launches The Search For Britainsbrighteststreet To Britains Homeowners

SunEdison is on the hunt for Britain’s most solar savvy street by offering 10 years’ worth of solar generated electricity to participating neighbours in the selected street· #BritainsBrightestStreet participating homeowners can save approximately 45% on their electricity bills and on top of this, SunEdison will also contribute a PV system to the community LONDON, UK,… Read more »

10 Years Of Solar Log The Energy Management System

10 years of Solar-LogTM– 10 years of Innovation and Production Solutions for PV Monitoring, Feed-in Management and Smart Energy. At the Intersolar 2015, Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) will be presenting the wide range of possibilities for visualizing and optimizing the consumption of self-produced power with the SolarLogTM and Solar-LogTM WEB. The focus is on “intelligent… Read more »

The first utility-scale PV plant in Namibia uses Delta M50A inverters

The PV plant expected to generate a total of 13,500 MW hours of clean and reliable electricity annually and save more than 8,500 tons of CO2 every year incorporates high efficiency Delta M50A inverters. Delta Electronics, Inc., a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, was selected to supply its RPI M50A string inverters… Read more »

Suncycle: New solution for dismounting-free electroluminescence measurements in daylight

Hamburg/Germany, 12th May 2015 – Suncycle presents a new service offer for electroluminescence (EL) inspection on mounted solar panels. Using the new measuring technology Suncycle CTU flexEL, which was developed by Suncycle together with a leading German research institution, for the first time EL measurements can be done in daylight during normal operating hours. This… Read more »

Conquest Offshore Presents Game Changing Floating Installation For Offshore Wind

On board Crane Barge ”Conquest MB1” the advanced system for Installation of Monopiles, Transition Pieces and Pre-piling was presented to the public with state of the art animation videos. 11-May-2015 | Conquest Offshore | press release /www.conquestoffshore.com Animation for Floating Installation of Monopile and Transition Pieces https://youtu.be/YatMppooHNoAnimation for Floating Installation of Prepiling of Jacketshttps://youtu.be/eYSgLvvwP4U Conquests… Read more »

Phoenix Solar consolidates its leadership in large-scale rooftop PV in Singapore

 Solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity to feed train depots starting from 2016  With 8 MWp-scale systems in Singapore, Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd consolidates its leadership in large-scale PV in the island state Singapore, May 11th, 2015 / Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, the Singapore based subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator… Read more »

ELA Container Offshore GmbH provides Offshore Accommodation for Van Oord

ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered two Offshore Offices as well as six Offshore Living Quarters to the Dutch company Van Oord. They will be used on Van Oord’s accommodation pontoon “Astrachan”. The “Astrachan” is 60 m long and 15 m wide and already has accommodation facilities on board. “For this project we were in need… Read more »

GOLDBECK Solar completes eight English power plants in the first quarter

75 megawatts in Great Britain achieve full feed-in compensation GOLDBECK Solar, headquartered in Hirschberg, brought 115 megawatts to the grid in the last 12 months. That includes more than 75 MWp constructed and connected in the latest quarter. In total, GOLDBECK Solar has built more than 250 MWp in Great Britain. New compensation standards for… Read more »

United Nations Secretary-General appoints DNV GL CEO Henrik O. Madsen as new Global Compact board member

New York: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Dr Henrik O. Madsen, Group President & Chief Executive Officer of DNV GL, as a new board member to the UN Global Compact board, the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. As a Board member, Dr Madsen will join other leaders from business, labour and civil… Read more »

Solarrus and meteocontrol form Alliance to Jointly Deliver Services

Costa Mesa, Calif – Augsburg, May 08, 2015*— Solarrus Corporation and meteocontrol, two of the leading energy service providers for the solar PV industry, have announced that they formed a partnership to jointly develop a new operations platform to promote and deliver their respective services. By partnering with Solarrus, meteocontrol will now have the capability… Read more »

Zeversolar launches a new generation of PV string inverters at Intersolar Europe

Suzhou, China, 08.05.2015Zeversolar continues its solar revolution by introducing a new generation of lightweight, high efficient PV string inverters for residential applications. The six products of the brand-new Zeverlution series will be presented at the world´s leading trade fair for the solar industry Intersolar Europe in June. The new inverters have nominal powers of 1.0… Read more »

Meyer Burger succesful in the Specialised Technologies area for manufacturing high-quality diamond crystals

Meyer Burger has won important orders in the Specialised Technologies area for manufacturing high-quality diamond crystals using the industry-leading microwave plasma systems from Muegge. Muegge GmbH, a member of the Meyer Burger Group, has signed contracts with two new customers for the delivery of industrial microwave generators and microwave components for specialised applications outside of… Read more »

Merck Presents Organic Photovoltaic Materials at EXPO 2015 in Milan

· Modern printed high-performance polymers from Merck provide for power generation by futuristic solar trees at the German Pavilion· As part of the Organic Photovoltaic Technology Consortium, Merck wants to raise awareness of the resource-conserving, flexible and cost-effective technology· Color solar panels create new building design perspectives for architects Darmstadt, Germany, May 07, 2015 –… Read more »

New addition to ASD Sonnenspeicher management

Freiburg, 7th May 2015 – Matthias Ruh joins the management team of energy storage system manufacturer ASD Automatic Storage Device. As the company’s third managing director alongside Wolfram Walter and Gerd Knoll, he is primarily responsible for sales and product management of ASD’s innovative storage solutions. The qualified precision mechanic and industrial engineer previously worked… Read more »

EWEA welcomes deal on reform of the ETS; carbon reserve in 2019

The European Wind Energy Association welcomes the deal between lawmakers to reform the Emissions Trading System before 2021. The EU-28 Member States and the European Parliament have agreed to introduce a market stability reserve in 2019 to tackle a glut of over 2 billion excess permits in the ETS. The surplus of allowances is currently… Read more »

Enphase Energy Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2015

Megawatt shipments increased 74% year-over-year MILTON KEYNES, May 5, 2015-Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENPH), a leading global energy technology company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. Enphase Energy reported total revenue for the first quarter of 2015 of $86.7 million, an increase of 50 percent compared to the first quarter… Read more »

Ampelmann opens office in Houston

Delft, 6th of May 2015 – Ampelmann, the global leader in motion compensated access solutions, today announced that it is opening a new office in Houston, Texas as the next step in the continued expansion of the company. The new office strengthens its presence in the Americas and confirms the company’s commitment to the global… Read more »