Author: Francesco

Nordex Group closes first half of 2022 in line with expectations

Hamburg, 14 August 2022. The Nordex Group (ISIN:DE000A0D6554) today announced that its business performance in the first six months of 2022 was in line with expectations, with sales decreasing to EUR 2.1 billion as a result of fewer installations (H1 2021: EUR 2.7 billion). Gross revenue, which also includes changes in inventories, fell by 4.5… Read more »

Japan’s Goto Floating Wind Farm Appoints K2 Management as Technical Advisor

Tokyo, 15 August 2022 – K2 Management (K2M), a leading renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, has been appointed as technical advisor on the Goto Floating Wind Farm (Goto) – the first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm in Japan. Set to be built off the shore of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, the 16.8MW… Read more »

Meyer Burger secures silicon wafers from European production for its solar cell manufacturing, strengthening the resilience of its supply chains

Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with the Norwegian manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin. Due to Meyer Burger’s proprietary heterojunction/SmartWire technology used in solar cell and solar module production, the wafers can be thinner than those used in mainstream… Read more »

Nordex Group receives orders for 100 MW from Germany in July

Hamburg, 16 August 2022. In July, the Nordex Group made a successful start to the third quarter of 2022 with ten new orders amounting to a total 102 MW in the German market. The Group will supply 19 turbines for various customers, including projects in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.   With a view… Read more »

Natural Power appoints new Global Director of Planning

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed William Black as Global Director of Planning. William joins the business from The Scottish Government where he was Deputy Director for Onshore Electricity Policy, Energy Strategy & Energy Consents, responsible for nationally significant renewable projects and grid infrastructure. Jeremy Sainsbury, Director at Natural Power,… Read more »

Clir renewables retained by Canadian Power to maximize returns of Okanagan Wind

Vancouver, 16th August 2022 – Clir Renewables, the market intelligence platform for wind and solar, has been retained as the data analysis and optimization service for the Okanagan Wind portfolio following Canadian Power’s purchase of the sites from Toronto-based InstarAGF Asset Management. Comprised of Pennask Wind Farm and Shinish Creek Wind Farm, Okanagan Wind represents the… Read more »

A new study finds long-distance wake losses offshore to be much greater than expected

Using validated, high-fidelity long-range wake loss modeling, ArcVera Renewables found in their new study that commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes. ArcVera calls for further critical research into long-distance wake losses of offshore wind plants. A recent study by ArcVera Renewables confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake… Read more »

GoodWe launches new range of roof integrated solar PV panels

GoodWe is launching a new range of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar panels into the UK market. The new range of panels are designed to seamlessly integrate with the existing architecture and aesthetics of a building and are available in three variations designed for specific applications. The Sunshine series is an easy-to-install 92W panel offering… Read more »

Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C enter EPC contract for Hai Long Project offshore substations

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project has awarded the EPC contract to a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C for the two offshore substations for the Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 wind farms after naming the consortium a Preferred Supplier back in October 2021. The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project will contribute… Read more »

Qcells Applauds Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Will Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing

Qcells North America Senior Director of Market Intelligence, Public Affairs and Marketing Scott Moskowitz issued the following statement applauding U.S. Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “With Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act today, we’re a major step closer to turning the climate crisis into a once-in-a-generation opportunity. This bill will result… Read more »

Natural Power completes wind farm emergency rescue training

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has completed a series of emergency rescue training exercises at three major wind farm sites in Scotland with the global training expert, Maersk Training. As a core element to Natural Power’s HSEQ strategy that runs throughout the business, the emergency rescue training took place at Fred.Olsen… Read more »

Renewable Energy India: REC showcases its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel and bids for new talent in major expansion together with Reliance

Munich, Germany, August 11, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, and its new parent company, Reliance Industries Limited, are putting on a compelling show at Renewable Energy India (REI) from 28 to 30 September, booth 15.07. REC is exhibiting its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel, just one year… Read more »

Real time data for the renewable energy market: LevelTen Energy

LevelTen MarketPulse provides instant access to anonymized power purchase agreement (PPA) price data, as well as renewable energy project data and analytics from the industry’s largest renewable energy platform. LevelTen Energy, the leading provider of renewable transaction infrastructure and operator of the world’s largest marketplaces for energy and asset sales, today launched LevelTen MarketPulse, cloud-based… Read more »

Alfa Laval FCM Methanol chosen as the fuel supply system for six methanol-fuelled container vessels

Alfa Laval technology is playing a leading role in the marine industry’s transition to carbon-neutral green methanol. In this year’s largest methanol order to date, the Alfa Laval FCM Methanol will be the low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) on six dual-fuel container vessels. The system was chosen for both its real-life performance and its high… Read more »

How to migrate to an SF6-free future ahead of impending F-gas regulations

Latest EU F-gas proposal suggests 2026 and 2030 as SF6 prohibition dates for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Piloting alternative solutions now will support a seamless migration towards SF6-free GIS technologies New whitepaper shares expert advice on how to meet imminent regulatory changes Following the European Union (EU)’s latest F-gas proposals released earlier this… Read more »

StormGeo, part of Alfa Laval, expands with bunker procurement optimization through the acquisition of BunkerMetric

StormGeo, part of Alfa Laval, expands with bunker procurement optimization through the acquisition of BunkerMetric Alfa Laval has signed an agreement to acquire BunkerMetric, a Scandinavian software company that develops advanced decision support tools for the marine bunker segment. The company will be merged into StormGeo, a global leader in weather intelligence software and decision… Read more »

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership awards £3.5m to nine UK winners

Nine UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £3.5 million Development Grant funding pot from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP). The Development Grants competition launched in December 2021 offering grants up to £1 million to offshore wind supply chain companies for projects that will unlock significant growth potential in UK… Read more »

Solis Wins The Green Leadership Award 2022

July 21. Ningbo, Zhejiang –  Ginlong Technologies (Solis) Co., Ltd is the winner of the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2022 under the Green Leadership category. It is a proud moment for Solis as this award is international recognition of the company’s long-term commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. This year, Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards 2022… Read more »

Delta’s M15A/M20A/M30A Flex Attain Synergrid C10/26 Homologation

Delta has announced that its M15A/M20A/M30A Flex solar inverters have attained Synergrid C10/26 homologation. This means that the full range of Delta’s solar string inverters – from the 2.5kW up to the 70kW – can now be used in Belgium and the Netherlands. Commenting on the solutions, Patrick Schahl, Product Manager of PVI Business Unit,… Read more »

Boviet Solar to increase Vega Series™ Mono-Bifacial -Transparent Back PV Module power warranty to 30 years.

Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd.(”Boviet”) provides the following Limited Product Warranty and Limited Power Warranty (collectively, the ”Limited Warranty”) with respect to certain types of its Mono bifacial double-glass photovoltaic module products (”PV Modules”), subject to the conditions, exclusions and limitations set forth below. 1. Twelve (12) Year Limited Product Warranty Subject to the exclusions… Read more »

Businesses could see energy bills increase fivefold in October

Businesses in the UK will see their energy bills rocket when new contracts are negotiated in October1 according to data from Cornwall Insight. Some will face bills five times their current price, as concerns over Russian gas supply, tight electricity markets in Europe, and a global disruption to Liquified Natural Gas see prices spike. Business… Read more »

How to migrate to an SF6-free future ahead of impending F-gas regulations

Following the European Union (EU)’s latest F-gas proposals released earlier this year, ABB has created a free-of-charge, downloadable whitepaper – ‘Migrate to a more certain future’ – to support engineers in making this key transition. The EU’s F-gas regulation, which outlines key dates for the prohibition of SF6 in medium voltage (MV) electrical equipment, including… Read more »

FIMER SUPPLIES ITS PVS-100/120-TL TO THE ICONIC LAFAYETTE COMPANY FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST SOLAR ROOFS IN COLOMBIA

Girsol, a Colombian company specializing in renewable energy projects and solutions, managed the design, construction and operation of the solar plant for the textile company Lafayette in Bogotá, in cooperation with FIMER. The solar plant is located in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, and has an installed capacity of 560 kWp. This project stood out for… Read more »

Ingeteam at a Solar plant in Brazil that will generate power for 150,000 homes

27th of July 2022. Neoenergia, part of the Iberdrola Group and one of the largest energy distributors in Brazil, has entrusted Ingeteam to supply solar inverters, substations and protection and control equipment for a solar plant in Brazil. Neoenergia has already started to test the solar park located in the municipality of Santa Luzia, in… Read more »

New 80MW Project can be blueprint for UK large-scale PV roll-out

A new 80MW PV project in China has been described as an ‘exemplar’ large-scale installation that the UK can adopt as multiple large-scale projects go to tender. The 80MW PV Project in Gansu Province, China, uses 356 sets of GoodWe GW225K-HT, part of the HT1500V series of inverters, ensuring an annual average power generation of… Read more »

Natural Power advises Harbert Infrastructure on DESRI investment

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has acted as technical due diligence advisor to Harbert Infrastructure for its investment of up to $400 Million in D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) to support its operations across the renewable energy sector in the United States. Claude Estes, Head of Investments at Harbert, said:… Read more »

Verification key for businesses to meet environmental sustainability commitments, global survey finds

More clarity is required on how environmental sustainability is measured, after an international survey by global assurance provider – LRQA – revealed that only 38% of organisations are using at least one management standard to drive progress. Detailed in a report – Climate Focus – more than 1,100 sustainability professionals across 11 countries and 13… Read more »

WinGD and Chord X to bring CII insights to engine users under new partnership

Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a proof-of-concept agreement with emissions data specialist Chord X to develop digital solutions focused on sustainability in shipping. Among several areas of development, the partnership aims to bring ship operators component-level insights into carbon intensity indicator (CII) ratings. The collaboration targets providing visibility into how engine performance affects… Read more »

KenzFigee delivers up-tower crane to Eickhoff

KenzFigee, a well-established lifting, handling and service specialist of tailor-made equipment for the marine, offshore and wind energy industry, has delivered its latest generation Heli-HookTM up-tower crane for gearbox component exchanges throughout Europe. In May 2022 Eickhoff took delivery of the first new generation Heli-HookTM up-tower crane with a capacity up to 3 tonnes SWL…. Read more »

Cornwall Insight responds to the BEIS Committee report on Energy Pricing and the Future of the Energy Market

A report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) on Energy pricing and the future of the energy market, published today (26 July), has laid out a number of recommendations on how Ofgem and the government could lower consumer energy bills and reduce instability in the energy market. Using Default Tariff Cap (price cap)… Read more »

BayWa r.e. Closes Sale for Floating Photovoltaic Farm in Ubon Ratchathani

Global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa r.e. today announced the sale of its first Floating Photovoltaic Farm Thailand, to Ubon Bio Ethanol PCL (UBE) – one of Thailand’s leading manufacturers and distributors of processed cassava products.  This follows BayWa r.e.’s recent announcement of its successful partnership with UBE in the completion of… Read more »

UK’s largest renewable energy awards launch today

The Scottish Green Energy Awards open today (July 27) – industry urged to ‘nominate now’  Nominations invited for 11 categories across all renewable technologies The Scottish Green Energy Awards – the UK’s largest celebration of renewables – open today (July 27) for nominations. This year’s event will return to Edinburgh on December 1 to celebrate… Read more »

Natural Power appoints new HSEQ Director

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Frank Monaghan as HSEQ Director. Frank joins from SP Energy Networks where he latterly held the role of Health and Safety Director and was responsible for health and safety on all SPEN transmission and distribution assets throughout the UK. Prior to that, he was… Read more »

Solar Industry Must Wake Up to Risk as Studies Indicate Notable Rise – Firetrace International

Scottsdale, AZ; 26th July 2022 — The solar industry must take action to protect its assets, as studies indicate solar farm fires are on the rise. This is according to a report released today by Firetrace International, a leading provider of fire suppression technology in 35 countries across five continents. “Hidden Danger – why solar farm… Read more »

GreenSpur Wind and Niron Magnetics Collaborate to Develop New Rare Earth-free Generator Solution for the Offshore Wind Market

MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND and MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA – July 27, 2022 – GreenSpur Wind, the company who has developed a new generator for the global offshore wind market, and Niron Magnetics, the company pioneering the world’s first high-performance, rare earth-free permanent magnets, today announced a milestone in developing a new, lighter, and highly efficient rare earth-free generator solution… Read more »