PROINSO supplied SMA inverters and SMA Fuel Save Controllers for the hybrid system located in St Lucy, Barbados. The installation will help reduce diesel consumption by 60,000L/year representing 16 % of the total annual fuel consumption. PV DIESEL hybrid solutions combining PV panels and a diesel generator as a backup power source are being increasingly… Read more »
Head of Renewables at property consultancy Bidwells, Gordon Stewart, has warned that growth in renewable energy developments should not be allowed to slip as energy prices are slashed. The comments come amid renewed criticism of renewable technologies as an expensive source of energy. Earlier this week E-On became the first of the big energy companies… Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum celebrates the completion of a decade of its Indian subsidiary. Although vacuum technologies from Leybold Vacuum had been present in the Indian market before, the subsidiary was founded to deepen the engagement with local market. Since inception, the focus has been on offering complete application support along with an augmented service portfolio…. Read more »
DEME has ordered two new vessels serving the offshore energy market. Contracts have been signed with shipyards La Naval in Spain and Uljanik in Croatia to build respectively the multipurpose vessel “LIVING STONE” and the self-propelled jack-up vessel “APOLLO”. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017. The new jack-up vessel “APOLLO” will join GeoSea’s current… Read more »
-Over 97,000 Q.PRO-G3 modules to produce nearly 25 million kWh of clean electricity per year -Successful installation in mountainous area -Hanwha Q CELLS Japan expands its position as Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Japan [Oita, Japan, 16 January, 2015] – Hanwha Q CELLS Japan today announced the completion and grid connection of the 24 MW… Read more »
HANSA HEAVY LIFT announces the completion of a long-term financial agreement with its core banking group for its fleet of Heavy Lift vessels. Hamburg, Germany, Friday 16th January 2015 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT CEO, Roger Iliffe has made the following statement: “We are very happy to announce that after four years of steadily growing our… Read more »
Burnaby, Canada, January 15, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce the launch of ConextTM Insight, a remote monitoring and asset management platform for distributed PV plants. Smart decision making to maximise ROI of PV assets The Conext Insight web portal… Read more »
Berlin, 15 January 2015 – The German market for offshore wind energy projects broke through the gigawatt barrier last year. By 31 December 2014, 258 offshore wind turbines in the German North and Baltic Seas with a total capacity of 1,049.2 megawatts fed into the grid. This figure was ascertained by Deutsche WindGuard on behalf… Read more »
Zwijndrecht, 15 January 2015 – Today, the Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois has laid the foundation stone of the new DEME office building in Zwijndrecht. The Minister- President also put into operation the brand-new high-tech dredging simulator. The new office building is going to be built on the premises of DEME’s head office, located on Scheldedijk… Read more »
Mid cap company therefore among the leading operators of wind farms in Germany and Europe By the end of 2014, wpd AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm… Read more »
Type certification for multi-megawatt wind turbine/IEC 61400-22 certification Cologne/Beijing/Guangdong/Shanghai, January 14, 2015. Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang grants TÜV Rheinland contract for certification. The project involves the type certification of a 2.0 megawatt wind turbine, which will be marketed particularly in India, but also worldwide. The turbine has a rotor diameter of 118m and… Read more »
In a bid to cut the time and considerable cost of offshore wind farm deployment, subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, is launching a new monopile interface connector for offshore wind monopiles, and top tension connector for floating wind turbines, on stand A-D8 at EWEA Offshore 2015. Reduction in Offshore Cable Installation Times The most labour… Read more »
Kolkata/India, Mannheim/Germany, January 13th 2015: Tier one module manufacturer and EPC company Vikram Solar has successfully completed India’s first floating solar power plant. The R&D installation is part of a test project for Vikram Solar’s new floating module technology in cooperation with the Arka Renewable Energy College in Kolkata. The project aims to create a… Read more »
London, 13 January 2015 – Sharp has today announced it is partnering with Samsung SDI to offer a complete energy and battery management system to homeowners in the UK. The compact, all-in-one solution boasts solar modules from Sharp and an all-in-one battery storage from Samsung SDI. Peter Thiele, President of Sharp Energy Solutions Europe, said:… Read more »
4JET receives multi-system order from leading glass supplier 4JET Technologies GmbH (Alsdorf, Germany) has launched a new product for drilling via holes in glass substrates for c-Si photovoltaic modules. Several of the new systems have been ordered by a major glass supplier in Asia. The increasing use of glass/glass modules in PV applications requires to… Read more »
Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and Bernhard Schulte together with its offshore wind affiliate WINDEA… Read more »
3-year project set to address impact of wind variability in challenging topographies worldwide Seattle, January 12, 2015 – Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to coordinate a $2.5 million project to improve wind energy forecasting in complex landscapes and terrain. As the… Read more »
As part of its ongoing process of commercial expansion, the Spanish company Grupo Clavijo, world leader in solar photovoltaic structures and trackers, has opened an office in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Clavijo Energy Services LLC, aiming to strengthen its business activity and provide better service to customers in this area and in MENA countries. The new… Read more »
The first petrol station has cut the price of fuel to below the £1 barrier for the first time since 2009, after fall in global oil price. David Hunter, energy analyst at Schneider Electric, comments on whether this price drop will be an outlier or the rule. David Hunter, energy analyst at Schneider Electric:“Whilst the… Read more »
First delivery of Damen’s new design: the DOC 8500 Cable Layer The 22nd of December saw the delivery by Damen of an innovative new DOC 8500 cable laying vessel to international offshore contractor Van Oord. Named Nexus, the 126-metre vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is… Read more »
Ampelmann, the global leader in specialised gangway systems, is celebrating another significant achievement in the operation of their systems: one million safe transfers. The milestone was reached within 6 years after the start of Ampelmann Operations B.V. and reasserts their slogan: making offshore access as easy as crossing the street. The first transfer with an… Read more »
Wind power plants are subjected to high stresses such as oscillations and vibrations. Oscillations must be safely monitored in order to prevent damages and expensive downtimes. Directives such as GL2010 also require a tower oscillation monitoring and recommend even to implement it with performance level d (PLd). In order to offer a comprehensive monitoring of… Read more »
Kübler is expanding its products portfolio in the area of functional safety. In order to provide safe interaction between man and machine, Kübler is offering a new safety module. The basic module of the Safety-M compact series is a complete speed monitoring device requiring a minimum of space. The removable operating and diagnostic display stands… Read more »
The award-winning patented Intelligent-Scan-TechnologyTM of the F multiturn encoder family from Kübler is now being utilised also in a standard 58 mm format encoder. This allows additional applications to be addressed, where higher bearing loads are required. The variants with hollow through shafts of up to 15 mm allow their flexible use in large drives…. Read more »
From January 2015 Maersk Training will enter into a global training agreement with a leading offshore drilling company, Transocean. This will make the Danish-based company, Maersk Training, responsible for administration of all and delivery of certain training for Transocean’s offshore crew for a period of at least five years. The agreement adds additional operational centres… Read more »
Valentin Software GmbH has expanded its leadership. Alongside the founder and Managing Director Gerhard Valentin, Steffen Lindemann has been appointed Managing Director. At the same time Patrizia Mataj receives power of attorney for the software company and is in charge of finance and personnel. Familiar FacesBoth Steffen Lindemann and Patrizia Mataj have worked for some… Read more »
Technical professionals who work with hydraulic cylinders know from experience that there is enormous potential for applying this type of equipment. Expanding an existing set, or composing a new one, requires a lot of expertise from the user. This is child’s play with the smart Holmatro Configurator. Thanks to the Configurator’s user-friendly design, the user… Read more »
SHANGHAI, Shanghai, January 5, 2015 – JA Solar has announced that it has delivered over 100MWp of PV modules to Solarcentury, a leading UK solar developer and EPC, in 2014. The modules were mainly used in Solarcentury’s ground-mounted solar projects and large commercial rooftops in the UK. Approximately 49MWp of JA Solar’s proprietary Full Square… Read more »
Discover and experience Pfeiffer Vacuum’s extensive range of vacuum products Focus placed on practical vacuum examples and applications Films and 3D animations enhance the existing web experience Asslar, Germany, January 5, 2015. Just in time for the new year, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents its new vacuum solutions website. Users can discover the wide spectrum of products… Read more »
MarineCo UK has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for a Multi Cat 2712. The vessel will be delivered in April 2015. Mr. Mike Conafray, Managing Director at MarineCo stated that, after a long evaluation, with alternative builders, Damen came through with the right vessel at the right cost,the new vessel will comfortably sit alongside our existing… Read more »
• RENA transfers its share in SoLayTec to Tempress• The technological cooperation between both companies RENA and SoLayTec will continue• For PERC-technologies RENA offers equipment for backside polishing, smoothing and cleaning Gütenbach, 29.12.2014:At the end of the year RENA transfers its share in SoLayTec to Tempress, Amtech Group, Netherlands.“RENA will set its focus on its expertise in wet… Read more »
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth- largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed four new contracts totaling over 60 megawatts (MW) in the UK, including the first contract to be signed in the UK with developer RES. Located near Granthouse in the Scottish Borders, Penmanshiel wind farm, developed… Read more »
HANSA HEAVY LIFT’s 3D software simulates lift before the voyage to ensure safe loading and installation during discharge of three cranes. Hamburg, Germany, Monday 22nd December 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT’s 3D software simulates lift before the voyage to ensure safe loading and installation during discharge of three cranes. HHL Venice has sailed through the… Read more »
Meyer Burger has successfully secured further important contracts in Asia (China/Taiwan) to supply systems for the manufacture of high-quality solar cells with MB-PERC upgrade cell technology MB-PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) from Meyer Burger is an advanced cell technology that offers customers the opportunity to substantially increase the efficiency and performance of their existing solar… Read more »
– On-grid battery storage system to manage peak demands and integrate smoothly renewable energy sources – SAGER features AEG Power Solutions latest innovations in the field Vitoria, Spain, December 18, 2014 – AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy applications, has jointly with… Read more »
46 MWp solar farm with continued sheep grazing and biodiversity enhancement BELECTRIC UK and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) have connected the United Kingdom’s largest solar farm to the grid. The 46 megawatts (MWDC) Landmead Solar Farm, in East Hanney near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, will supply around 45 million kWh (kilowatt hours) of clean energy… Read more »