Barry Nisill, Vice President and Alexander Murillo, Technical Service Engineer, both at Belzona, made time to speak with PES about the part this well-established company, plays in repairs in the wind industry, both onshore and offshore. They welcome any regulations and use them as a minimum benchmark, which they exceed, in the manufacture of their… Read more »
BBC Chartering’s Mads Poulsen talked to PES about how the demand for wind energy is increasing and the growth in size of the blades being used to harness it. This is a company which is uniquely positioned, with both the fleet capacity and the vessel diversity, required to meet the challenge of bigger blades and… Read more »
Gas Recovery and Recycle 有限公司首席执行官兼英国皇家化学会院士 Rob Grant 博士做客 PES，为我们介绍了他们在氩气回收过程方面取得的最新进展。他们已经取得了巨大的进展，预计还会有更多突破。ArgonØ ¬™ 是环境友好型产品，使用该产品的公司通过回收再利用即可降低成本。难怪生意好！ PES：Rob 博士，您好，很高兴能采访您。如您所知，我们已经关注 GR2L 多年，您也是《PES Solar/PV》杂志的老朋友了。首先，能否请您简要介绍一下贵公司的情况？ Rob Grant 博士: GR2L 成立于 2008 年。我们与英国剑桥大学合作开发了化学循环燃烧净化技术，并将此技术推向商业应用。 这解决了当前常规气体净化技术未能解决的杂质水平在10-10,000ppm范围内的净化问题，此类问题常见于微电子等行业中。 GR2L 专门针对高价制造行业（如太阳能光伏、微电子和 3D 金属粉末添加剂制造）中使用的惰性吹扫气体进行回收、净化和再利用。如今，GR2L 的经营重点在于光伏产业对硅在结晶形成硅锭的过程（这是硅基太阳能电池制造的第一阶段）中所使用的大量氩气进行回收再利用。 2010 年，GR2L 与位于英国盖特威克附近的英国气体技术集团 (Gas Technologies Group) 建立了合作关系，旨在共同制造 GR2L 的旗舰产品 ArgonØ ¬™ 并将其推向市场。在半导体和医疗市场，英国气体技术集团在高纯度气体装置方面一直处于领先地位，并且正在与 GR2L 合作。 PES：您有多个行业的工作经验，那么太阳能对您有着怎样的重要意义？您认为该产业的市场是在不断扩大还是已经达到了顶峰？ RG：目前为止，太阳能是我们最大的市场，也是我们在亚洲的主导业务，未来我们会继续扩展亚洲市场，对我们来说还没有达到顶峰。如今，每台太阳能硅锭生产设备都使用高纯度氩气来吹扫炉膛，以保持所生成硅晶圆的纯度和性能。 目前的行业趋势是摒弃多晶硅，转而使用单晶硅，氩气吹扫气体流量因此增加多达 50%。该趋势连同太阳能光伏市场的持续扩大意味着对高纯度氩气的需求正在增加，而其供应水平基本保持不变。氩气是空气分离的副产物，受到炼钢等其他行业的制约。 市场对高纯度氩气的需求持续增加，推动了氩气回收利用行业的发展，使得硅锭生产商能够降低成本并对成本进行长期控制，在硅锭的生产成本中，氩气成本占 3-5%。 PES：这对您的业务有何影响？ RG：目前只有少数硅锭生产商实施氩气回收利用，但该行业的成本降低Argon0 Installation 意味着这一数字只会增加。在安装 1,000 个单晶炉的基础上有一个非常重要的改造机会，同时还需要对新设备进行规划和调试。
我们很高兴在 PES 与 EKO Instruments China 的中国营销总监 Caris Chan 会面，了解这家业务遍布全球的知名公司的最新发展情况。精确度一直是行业关注重点，而随着中国新法规的实施，这一点变得更加重要。 PES：您好，Caris，非常欢迎您做客 PES China。我们非常希望了解 EKO Instruments 以及您在公司的工作职责。因此，在开始采访前，我们先来简单了解一下 EKO。 Caris Chan：EKO 设计、制造并供应行业领先的太阳能传感器和用于环境研究、可再生能源项目和材料分析的科学仪器。 90 多年来，我们始终专注于可靠性和精确度，如今，我们生产的各类仪器已广泛应用于全球各地；从亚洲各地的太阳能园区到海拔 2367 米的山顶气象站，再到南极的极寒之地均有部署。 EKO Instruments 享誉国际，以高品质和安全可靠著称；我们的核心理念就是不断创新，并坚持不懈地追求产品高精度。 PES：现在请谈谈您的工作背景，您在 EKO 工作了多长时间，以及是什么吸引您加入 EKO？ CC：我曾作为材料性能仪器供应商工作多年，并于 4 年前加入 EKO。我主要与从事化学工程和聚合物加工的组织和研究人员合作；特别是涉及橡胶、塑料，以及石油勘探与开采领域的组织和研究人员。
The true cost of broken backsheets in the solar industry Across the solar industry, backsheets can deliver outstanding benefits, both for performance and solar projects’ net present value (NPV) – but only when they work well. In fact, backsheet failure is all too common: in 2020, $260 million CAPEX is expected to be lost due… Read more »
Hamburg-based trading company, WINDSOURCING.COM, reaches customers in the wind industry worldwide via its online presence. Seher Kaygusuz, their Business Development, Marketing and Sales manager, dropped into PES to update us on what is happening in this expanding company. Business is good and more and more partnerships are forming, which in turn provide customers with valuable… Read more »
Geoffrey Vancassel, CEO at Sterblue, spoke to PES about this innovative company, which in 4 years has reached the serious player threshold. They provide easy to use software, complete with apps and a cloud platform, which enables off-the-shelf drones (DJI) to carry out complex inspections. PES: Hi Geoffrey, welcome to PES Wind, it’s good to… Read more »
PES had a great catch-up with Ola Svensson, Head of Project Department at MMT Sweden AB. The Swedish culture permeates this company, where safety and employee well-being are of paramount importance. This company has expanded from being a one-man band to an over 200 strong work force. Their survey solutions have expanded as has their… Read more »
Craig Marjoribanks, the Sales and Marketing Manager for HB Rentals, met up with us at PES. It was interesting to learn that this forward-looking company already has one of the largest rental fleets of ABS PAM certified modules, a must for business. He is enthusiastic about current projects and the future. PES: Hi Craig, welcome… Read more »
PES caught up with Anders Helsinghoff Fjord, CEO of Hagland Shipbrokers, Denmark, to find out about the changes and expansion in his business. Cooperation is a key factor in operations, along with local offices. It hasn’t been an easy time for this segment of our industry but Hagland are innovative and adapt their solutions to… Read more »
This is the final PES interview of 2019 with Hans Gatzemeier, the CEO at ELA Container Offshore. It has been a great pleasure to learn more about this successful German company. It has grown through listening to the customer, innovation and being able to rise to the challenge of globalisation. The future looks bright as… Read more »
How does the offshore wind service and accommodation industry keep up with operators’ requirements? The industry has changed over the years and now wind farms are farther and farther from the shore, making accommodation an even more important focus for employers, who want to make sure their highly skilled workers are well rested and relaxed,… Read more »
PES talks to ADLER’s CEO, Helge Glück, about latest trends and new technologies in the ever-changing PV industry, and how the market for PV fuse links is adapting to the new safety and technological challenges. PES: Hi Helge, it’s a pleasure to welcome you to PES. To start us off could you give us an… Read more »
Geoffrey Vancassel, CEO at Sterblue, spoke to PES about this innovative company, which in 4 years has reached the serious player threshold. They provide easy to use software, complete with apps and a cloud platform, which enables off-the-shelf drones (DJI) to carry out complex inspections. PES: Hi Geoffrey, welcome to PES Wind, it’s good to… Read more »
Pete Grossgart, Marketing Manager, Port of Stockton, is very busy travelling around the world but PES managed to touch base with him in a brief stop off. Wind energy is at last taking off in the US and California is taking full advantage. There is space available for warehousing, assembly and maintenance work to be… Read more »
PES had an interesting and enlightening meeting with Pieter Jan Jordaens, team leader OWI-Lab and cluster manager of IBN Offshore Energy project, Pieter Mathy, innovation manager at the University of Ghent (UGent) and RD&I catalyst in the IBN Offshore Energy project and Prof Dr Christof Devriendt, R&D coordinator OWI-Lab and associated to the university of… Read more »
Hans Gatzemeier, Managing Director at ELA Container Offshore GmbH, caught up with us at PES to talk about the history of the company and its rapid growth over the last few years. In 5 years, ELA Offshore has blossomed into a flourishing global business. It’s still family owned and run and sets great store by… Read more »
BBC Chartering’s Renewable Energy Chartering Manager, Sebastian Stackelies, spoke enthusiastically to us at PES about the growth of the wind energy industry. Wind farm projects are on the increase, taking over from the decrease in the oil & gas sector. Expansion into Asia and continuing markets in North America and Europe are set to keep… Read more »
The use of drones in solar/PV inspections is growing rapidly. PES caught up with Vishal Punamiya, CEO at Sitemark, to find out how this is moving the solar/PV industry forward. Drone inspections provide more accurate data and with Sitemark’s Fuse platform, the exact status of an asset is known at all times. Allowing applications to… Read more »
Lee Gordon, president and founder of Morningstar Corporation, gave PES an interesting insight into this employee owned company. They provide over-spec’ components, with their smart digital designs and serve the whole spectrum of the solar industry. They took a chance and it paid off. PES: Hi Lee, welcome back to PES Solar. It’s great to… Read more »
More efficient, cost and time saving operations & maintenance of power plants: the worldwide increasing requirements demand special software solutions that are adapted to the needs of operations & maintenance managers, technicians as well as asset managers. For the first time, Tobias Brüser, product manager cloud applications at meteocontrol GmbH, shares his insights. He gives… Read more »
Dr Rob Grant FRSC, CEO at Gas Recovery and Recycle Limited, dropped in on PES to bring us up to date on their argon recycling process. They have experienced tremendous growth already and more is expected. The ArgonØ ¬™ is good for the environment and through recycling, delivers cost reductions to companies implementing it. No… Read more »
With innovative GPS/GSM-based security systems for solar panels and solar parks, viamon has made a name for itself globally for protecting solar parks around the world from theft. PES invited, engineer, founder and managing director Oliver Strecke, to give us his insight into the company’s technology and the expanding market. PES: Welcome back to PES… Read more »
PES met up with Stacey Delzeit, Sr Applications Engineer at Trojan, which as you know is a world-famous name in batteries. Despite making batteries for almost 100 years, R&D continues to produce new, exciting and innovative products, which provide great flexibility to the end user. There are still more markets to conquer and they relish… Read more »
Global photovoltaic materials supplier DSM and prominent North American solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar recently joined forces to bring high power modules using back-contact technology to the US market. On July 17, DSM and Silfab held an event in Bellingham, WA to mark the expansion of the facility there and celebrate the companies’ mutual commitment… Read more »
Morten Huseby, CEO at Wirescan, shares his enthusiasm for their new digital service with PES. The company is set to launch its Wirescan Digital platform and Wirescan GO!. These are exciting times and the beginning of a new era for this dynamic, forward thinking company. PES: Hi Morten, welcome to PES Wind magazine, it’s good… Read more »
The Port of Grenaa has grown from a small fishing port to an international hub, with the capacity and know-how to serve the offshore wind market. The pre-assembly facilities, the ease of access and experience, makes it the ideal port to access Denmark, Sweden and Northern Europe. Theis Gisselbæk, the CCO, gives PES an insight… Read more »
Ben Webster, Sales & Tendering Manager at Osbit, dropped into PES to tell us about their engineering challenges and solutions, which are driven by efficiency and tailored to the requirements of the customers in the offshore wind sector, in particular, but not exclusively. Health and safety awareness is a top priority throughout every project. PES:… Read more »
PES caught up with Nils Ingvarson, the CCO at MMT. He was happy to tell us about increased revenue, new clients and improved efficiency leading to cost savings. The company has a lot of experience in the oil and gas industry and intends to bring photogrammetry to the offshore wind sector. PES: Hi Nils, welcome… Read more »
Offshore wind farms are growing both in size and number. The engineers and technicians can be at sea for long periods of time and their living conditions and comfort are top priority. Crew conditions contribute to the smooth execution and completion of projects. So, it was a pleasure for PES to catch up with Craig… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH is going from strength to strength. Their mobile room solutions are versatile and easy to assemble and fix in situ. There are options to rent or buy. Hans Gatzemeier, the Managing Director, spoke with us at PES. The company are having a great year and have already met their 2019 target…. Read more »
Andrea Schartner, Head of Communications at Fronius International Business Unit Solar Energy, gives PES an update on the progress of their 24 hours of sun vision. Smart solutions such as continuously adjustable regulation and their award winning Ohmpilot are edging them nearer to this goal. PES: Hi Andrea, it’s a pleasure to welcome you to… Read more »
Gordon Clements General Manager of VARTA Storage, dropped by to give PES his views on the energy storage market. A market, which he is sure will continue to grow. Systems have to evolve quickly and be adaptable to meet the consumers’ changing needs and there are many combinations on offer. PES: Hi Gordon, welcome back… Read more »
PES met up with Stacey Delzeit, Sr Applications Engineer at Trojan, which as you know is a world-famous name in batteries. Despite making batteries for almost 100 years, R&D continues to produce new, exciting and innovative products, which provide great flexibility to the end user. There are still more markets to conquer and they relish… Read more »
The UK’s battery storage market has great potential, but the current political uncertainty in the country means that many projects are being put on the back burner. In which areas does it still make sense to invest in storage systems? PES wanted to find out more from Lawrie Wilson, Area Manager for the UK and… Read more »
Matthias Mack, Director Global Alternative Energies and member of the Management Board at Stäubli, came to talk to PES about electrical connectors. These small components play a crucial role in a long-term partnership between our company and the customer. This is built on reliability, thoughtful expertise, dynamism and exceptional quality, in both products and services…. Read more »