Author: Francesco

Vestas and Hempel enter into strategic partnership agreement

Global leader in sustainable energy solutions, Vestas and world-leading supplier of coating solutions, Hempel are teaming up in a new strategic partnership to cooperate around innovative solutions for surface protection of wind turbines. The joint Vestas and Hempel ambition is to reduce surface treatment costs and support sustainable coating solutions. At the same time, Hempel continues… Read more »

Natural Power advises Apollo Global Management, Inc. on US Wind deal

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided due diligence on US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project (MarWin) to support Apollo Global Management’s investment decision to commit up to $265 million of convertible debt and equity to acquire an equity stake in the offshore wind energy development company, US Wind. Natural Power’s… Read more »

Cargostore Appoints Andrew Hart to Vice President, Offshore

Cargostore Worldwide today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Hart to the role of Vice President, Offshore, reporting to CEO Justin Farrington Smith. After 7 strong years in which the business has seen considerable growth, current Vice President Offshore Jacob Poot, following a handover period, will be retiring from his full time… Read more »

Offshore wind capable to support Norway’s power export while it remains majorly dependent on hydropower, says GlobalData

Norway has majorly been a net electricity exporter and is amongst the top 10 electricity exporting nations in Europe. Primarily reliant on hydropower, the country is an open electric market and its grid is well integrated with the other Nordic countries namely Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. To further support its electricity export, Norway… Read more »

The Fronius GEN24 Plus hybrid inverter is now available

(Wels, 15/09/20) The three-phase Fronius Symo GEN24 Plus hybrid inverter – a compact, versatile all-in-one solar energy supply solution – is now available on the market. The GEN24 Plus offers a unique range of solutions, whether for photovoltaics, storage, backup power, heating or e-mobility, making it a milestone in the energy revolution for use in… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Mixed-Asset Virtual Power Plant Capacity Is Expected to Experience a 33% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029

Market drivers include policy initiatives, increased DER penetration, and falling energy storage prices Sept. 15, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for mixed-asset virtual power plants (VPPs), providing global forecasts for capacity, implementation spending, and revenue by customer segment, through 2029. The primary goal of a… Read more »

DNV GL chosen as lead partner in Offshore Coordination Project for Great Britain

DNV GL selected by National Grid ESO as a lead partner in the Offshore Coordination Project, which will advise and shape the future national strategy for offshore grid development in Great Britain Arnhem, the Netherlands – 15 September 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has been… Read more »

Chile’s Minister of Energy and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region Join Verano Capital to inaugurate new PMGD solar project

Santiago, September 15, 2020. Verano Capital, an American project developer headquartered in Chile, recently welcomed the Minister of Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet and the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region, Felipe Guevara, to the inauguration of its latest PMGD solar park, El Litre del Verano, adding 9 MW of clean energy to the national electricity system…. Read more »

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc

(“ORIT” or the “Company“) Interim Results Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is pleased to announce its maiden unaudited interim results for the period from incorporation on 11 October 2019 to 30 June 2020. Highlights   As 30 June 2020 (unaudited) NAV per Ordinary Share (p) 97.58p Ordinary Share price (p) 112.2p Ordinary Share price premium to… Read more »

Longitude Provides Installation Engineering and Metocean Support for St Nazaire OWF, France

Longitude, the engineering and design branch of LOC Group, is pleased to announce that it has completed a range of environmental engineering analyses, crucial to supporting the planning for  upcoming export cable installation operations for the St Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm (OWF), in France. The contract was provided by Prysmian Group, the world leader in… Read more »

Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s VibroSuite 3.2 improves wind turbine monitoring capability

DARMSTADT, Germany (Sept. 14, 2020) – Brüel & Kjær Vibro, one of the leading worldwide independent suppliers of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, has released Version 3.2 of the stand-alone, completely client-owned VibroSuite program for advanced wind turbine condition monitoring. VibroSuite is currently monitoring more than 25,000 wind turbines worldwide, providing an effective diagnostic… Read more »

Google announces carbon free commitment

Today, Google announced its next set of sustainability commitments as part of our third decade of climate action, which includes the following: Google is eliminating our entire carbon legacy, effective today (covering all our operational emissions before we became carbon neutral in 2007). Google is the first major company to make a commitment to operate… Read more »

Nordex Group: first N149/5.X installed as planned

Preparation of the measuring and validation programme for type certification Hamburg, 14 September 2020. On 8 September the Nordex Group installed the first N149/5.X turbine in the Genshagener Heide wind farm near Potsdam, Germany. In spring 2019 the Nordex Group had opened the market segment for 5 MW turbines with this turbine type. This month… Read more »

3 years of growth in offshore energy

As the world begins to open up again after the devastation of COVID-19, Cargostore Worldwide talks to PES Media about how they have managed to stay profitable during the pandemic. We explore the company’s timeline of growth over the last three years which has led to their current position in the offshore container industry. 2017… Read more »

RENA’s biggest ever order

Big order in the solar segment Use of innovative “Fusion” technology Reduced use of chemicals New expansion level for a production capacity of over 15 GW BatchTex XL and InOxSide Fusion machines M12 wafer trend confirmed 9/11/2020: In August this year, following an intensive initial phase, a Tier 1 Asian customer placed a big order… Read more »

Nordex Group carries out scheduled quality assurance testing of the gearboxes of the initial N149/4.0-4.5 turbines

Hamburg, 11 September 2020. As part of the regular validation and certification process for its turbines in the Delta4000 series, the Nordex Group has replaced the gearboxes first installed in two N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in Wennerstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany. The turbines installed at this site in 2018 are the world’s first Delta4000 turbines of this model…. Read more »

Highly anticipated compatibility of BYD Battery-Box Premium and Fronius Symo GEN24 Plus sets new standards for energy independence

First installations by partners around the world have been completed successfully Shenzhen/Munich, September 10, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, is happy to announce the highly anticipated compatibility of the modular energy storage system BYD Battery-Box Premium with the Fronius Symo GEN24 Plus inverters by Fronius International… Read more »

ENGIE Fabricom Secures Cathodic Protection Project with Major Offshore Wind Provider

A leader in offshore wind engineering – ENGIE Fabricom – has secured a contract with a major offshore wind provider to analyse the current performance and suitability of its monopile foundations on over 50 wind turbines. Operating from five sites located across the UK, the company has been commissioned to carry out complete cathodic protection… Read more »

INDEOTEC SA delivers two new projects with the Mirror technology

Neuchâtel, September 2020 – Indeotec SA (Switzerland) reports the successful delivery of two of its Octopus-2 machines to new customers, namely HZB (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin) in Germany and SPIC (State Power Investment Corporation) in China. Despite the Covid-19 situation and several weeks of confinement, Indeotec SA worked in close collaboration with all key product and… Read more »

China set to overtake US in nuclear capacity by 2026, says GlobalData

China is on track to have the largest nuclear power generation fleet of 93GW and is set to overtake the US by 2026, according to GlobalData, a leading research and analytics company. According to GlobalData, over 160GW of fresh nuclear capacity would be added globally between 2020-2030 out of which about 66% of this capacity… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Revenue for Global Micromobility Sharing Services Is Expected to Exceed $30 Billion by 2030

E-kick scooters and seated e-scooters are expected to represent the largest growth opportunities in shared micromobility services over the next 10 years Sept. 9, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the global market for micromobility sharing services, providing forecasts for the installed base of shared micromobility vehicles, annual shared… Read more »

Rivertrace launches digital water monitoring technology calibration portal

Market leading developers of smart water quality monitoring technology, Rivertrace Limited have established a new, web-based calibration portal that will enable complete transparency of compliance and inspection paperwork related to water monitoring equipment. The free-to-access digital portal, that can be retrieved at any time via desktop and mobile browsers, was developed by Rivertrace in conjunction… Read more »

First hydroelectric-solar microgrid in Patagonia

Tesvolt delivers storage system for Patagonia National Park Chacabuco/Chile, Wittenberg/Germany, 09/09/2020 – A “run-of-the-river” hydroelectric power station, photovoltaic installation, and battery storage system have been combined to provide facilities in the Patagonia National Park with electricity from renewable energy sources. The park is part of one of the most important nature conservation projects in the… Read more »

Azelio has completed a directed share issue of SEK 270 million

The Board of Directors of Azelio AB (publ) (“Azelio” or the “Company”) has, based on the authorization given by the annual general meeting on 14 May 2020, resolved on a directed issue of 12,300,000 new shares, corresponding to approximately 13 percent of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company, at a subscription price… Read more »

Post-pandemic investment urgently needed to accelerate scaling of wind, solar and new energy technologies to stem gap in climate targets

Annual DNV GL report ‘Energy Transition Outlook – Power Supply and Use’ shows renewables have been less volatile than fossil fuels during COVID-19 pandemic Rapid expansion of renewable energy will continue with 62% of the world’s electricity forecast to come from solar and wind by 2050 However, carbon emissions will not fall sufficiently by 2050… Read more »

Cornwall Insight responds to confirmation that Together Energy has acquired Bristol Energy’s residential customers and brand

Commenting on the announcement that Bristol Energy’s customer base has been acquired by Together Energy, Ed Reed, Head of Training at Cornwall Insight, said: “It is a turbulent time in the retail energy space at the moment, particularly for municipal backed licensed suppliers as this confirmation has come only days after the announcement that the… Read more »

Power Roll trials solar PV to power up Himalayan villages

Flexible solar PV and storage system designed and installed to meet the bespoke needs of remote Indian communities Opportunity for Indian manufacturers to take the lead in the next generation solar technology Sunderland, UK, 09 September 2020 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra low-cost and lightweight flexible solar PV is installing an innovative solar mini-grid system… Read more »

The smarter E India is rescheduled for December 2021

We are committed to ensuring the health and safety of exhibitors, visitors and suppliers within our exhibitions. We recognize the power of face-to-face interaction for successful business generation and productive business relationships.Taking into account the above and since the current health emergency does not yet provide the optimal conditions of quality and success that characterizes the… Read more »

Successful project start for Buss on the largest offshore wind farm in the world

Buss Terminal Eemshaven serves as base port for the foundation structures of the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. The first transition pieces have arrived at the terminal. Profound experience in port logistics and heavy lift equipment for handling the foundation sets is required. Hamburg. The first six transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind… Read more »

BELECTRIC sells its subsidiary Jurchen Technology to financial investor Lafayette

Divestment is part of a strategic realignment process BELECTRIC to focus on role as general contractor and system integrator Kolitzheim, Germany – BELECTRIC has sold its subsidiary Jurchen Technology to Lafayette Mittelstand Capital (Lafayette). Jurchen Technology is a manufacturer of components for ground-mounted PV plants with a headquarter in Germany and an Indian production and… Read more »

Higher and Faster with Tandem Photovoltaics – The Focus of Fraunhofer ISE at the EU PVSEC Conference

Higher efficiencies for solar cells and thus a faster expansion of photovoltaics and an acceleration of the energy transition – This is the objective of the researchers at Fraunhofer ISE when working on tandem photovoltaics. They will present the latest results of their work on tandem solar cells of different material classes at the European… Read more »

SP Group Boosts Electric Mobility capabilities via investment in the Mobility House

Singapore/Munich/Zurich, 3 September 2020 – SP Group (SP) today announced a strategic investment in The Mobility House AG (TMH) to explore smart charging1 (V1G) and vehicle-to- grid2 (V2G) feasibility in Singapore. SP will leverage TMH’s expertise and technology in Europe and the United States to boost Singapore’s electric mobility capabilities, enabling its energy system to… Read more »

GB energy demand reaches last year’s levels for the first time since COVID-19 lockdown

Lockdown measures created a sudden fall in electricity demand at the end of March and into April, with demand falling by ~15% below 2019 levels. However, recent research from Cornwall Insight shows that since July, there has been a gradual rise in energy demand back up towards 2019 levels. In fact, demand hit the same… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows COVID-19 Is Expected to Create Double-Digit Growth in Microgrids Market

Stakeholders should focus on projects that support medical and infrastructure needs and segments that benefit from social distancing and remote employee trends Sept. 3, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines which microgrid segments may benefit from COVID-19 and which will likely suffer, providing recommendations for future strategies. Besides a… Read more »

Ready for take off: The first online edition of EU PVSEC will start on Monday

Opening addresses from research and industry A moderated panel discussion on the Green Deal and the EU Recovery Package A diverse variety of parallel events The 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition will start on Monday with the Opening Session, streamed live and free of charge via the EU PVSEC YouTube channel. The… Read more »

RWE expands its renewables business in the Netherlands

RWE’s first ground-mounted solar plant with 14 megawatts under construction Commissioning planned for 2021 RWE is making good progress in expanding its solar business. Having recently completed the construction of solar farms in the US, Canada and Spain, the company has now started the construction of its first ground mounted solar project in the Netherlands…. Read more »