[United Kingdom, November 6] Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has launched a range of LED compatible dimmer switches to support the ever increasing demand in LED lamps technology. The use of these LED dimmers will further enhance the performance of energy efficient LED lamps through improved lamp endurance and additional energy savings…. Read more »
Scottish developers Intelligent Land Investments (Renewable Energy) are negotiating almost £40million worth of contracts with investors from Europe and England for onshore single wind turbine developments. In the wake of the decision in the Scottish independence referendum, a number of big players in the renewables sector from outside the country have come forward with ambitions… Read more »
providing clean electricity, in the future to remote locations worldwide Amsterdam, 29 October 2014 – A group of leading offshore companies including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord have joined together to realize a unique floating tidal energy platform which will be moored near Texel in the Waddenzee and generate clean electricity from the tides. The… Read more »
Global forecasting and assessment firm secures 30MW solar certification project wind, following successful entry into Brazilian auction process by EPE Rio de Janeiro, October 31, 2014 – Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has entered the competitive Brazilian renewable energy market auction process as an energy assessment provider, and as a result,… Read more »
WESTFIELD, NJ – Construction is progressing on Atlantic Container Line’s new G4 vessels, which will be the largest RORO/Containerships in the world. The G4 vessels will replace ACL’s existing fleet of G3’s operating in the company’s transatlantic service. When the construction of the G‐4’s started in 2013, ACL’s parent company, the Grimaldi Group, decided that… Read more »
Zwanenburg, The Netherlands, October 22, 2014 – AEG Power Solutions announces the addition of two new Sales Vice-Presidents, Hans Van Nikkelen Kuijper, and John Ferriman. Both have highly experienced senior profiles and are experts in the power electronics business. Hans van Nikkelen Kuijper is a seasoned sales professional and manager having been in various management… Read more »
• 23 existing LPG and oil boilers replaced by three wood pellet biomass boilers• Conversion enables annual energy savings of £70,000 and yearly reduction of carbon emissions by over 580 tonnes• Tailored financing package by Energy Efficiency Financing scheme made investment affordable Bede’s, a co-educational independent day and boarding school located in East Sussex, has… Read more »
Reutlingen, October 16, 2014. High-tech mechanical engineering for the future’s growth markets: Electronic Components, Electronic Devices, Solar, and Energy Storage – these are the business segments of Manz. Our expertise is based upon six core technologies: Automation, Metrology, Printing, Laser Processing, Wet Chemical Processing and Vacuum Coating. Today: Our laser expertise as shown by laser… Read more »
Export financing for German power plant technology The contribution that German power plant technology makes towards climate protection and safeguarding Germany as a business base is still dependent on effective export and financing instruments Reliance on energy from coal power plants will continue to rise worldwide Economic growth, especially in emerging and developing countries, and… Read more »
Reef Subsea and Port of Blyth announced today a service agreement which will see Reef Subsea utilise the mobilisation and demobilisation facilities at the port. Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces the successful placement of CHF 100 million senior unsecured convertible bonds due 2020, with an investor put option in 2018 (the “Convertible Bonds”). The proceeds from the offering will mainly be used for funding of potential working capital requirements, investments in demo equipment and general corporate… Read more »
DONG Energy Sales today announced that Jeff Whittingham has been appointed Managing Director. Jeff is taking over from Mike Hogg who is retiring after more than 41 years in the energy industry. The new appointment will be effective on 1st November 2014. Evert den Boer, International Sales Senior Vice President, commented; “DONG Energy remains fully… Read more »
Vancouver-based Water Wall Turbine Inc. (WWT) has selected The Switch to provide a 500 kW full-power converter for its innovative self-floating power plant. This new commercially viable system extracts potential and kinetic energy from large, fast moving water currents for conversion into electric energy. The Switch will supply its first 500 kW full-power converter in… Read more »
Crew from the HHL Elbe rescued a couple from a dinghy in the Red Sea after spotting their distress flares. Stefan Jerkander and his wife, Svetlana Salnikova-Jerkander, took to their rescue dinghy after their catamaran, Cattarina, sank off the Sudanese coast during a voyage from Split in Croatia to Phuket in Thailand. The HHL Elbe… Read more »
BALLAST WATER TREATMENT RETROFIT SOLUTIONS ONE STOP SHOP RETROFIT WORLDWIDE DAMEN HELPS YOU SAIL WHEREVER BUSINESS TAKES YOUUnder the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) ballast water will not be allowed to be discharged unless treated. In addition to the BWMC, other national bodies have introduced regulations in response to national concerns…. Read more »
China’s economic growth has enabled its composite market to become one of the largest in the world. Due to this fact DIAB has undertaken to set up an IPN block production plant in China, thus boosting its presence in the country. DIAB established its first facility in China in 2005 and has since then continuously… Read more »
Long-term NICOLAS customer Lift & Shift Engineering Middle East (LSEME) has successfully completed some of the largest and heaviest transport and load out contracts in the Sultanate of Oman. The challenges, such as a high center of gravity and difficult undergrounds were mastered by relying on self-propelled electronically steered NICOLAS MHD SPE, vehicles that are… Read more »
Zwijndrecht 28th August 2014. The first offshore wind Suction Bucket Jacket (850 tons, 57m) has just been successfully installed on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The floating load out, transport and installation have been executed by GeoSea. The suction process has been done by SPT Offshore. The installation vessel Pacific Orca,… Read more »
Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) latest Damen vessel – the Fast Crew Supplier 2008 ‘Offshore Waddenzee’ – was officially named at Damen Oranjewerf Amsterdam, on August 22. The FCS 2008 is the second vessel the Dutch company, which is a specialist in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry, has ordered this… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, 21st August 2014 – HHL Richards Bay successfully discharged two reactors, one measuring 56 meters long, at the Port of New Orleans/ USA, at the beginning of August.The cargo included one reactor weighing 830 metric tons with a length of 39 meters and another, with a weight of 405 metric tons and a… Read more »
REFUsol, which Advanced Energy acquired in April 2013, will now operate as Advanced Energy in India.Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS), is a global leader in innovative power and control technologies for high-growth, precision power conversion solutions. With the acquisition of REFUsol, Advanced Energy incorporated the company’s three-phase string inverters into its product portfolio as the… Read more »
Victoria Redhead is no stranger to adrenaline, after being appointed as a trainee instructor at Maersk Training in North Shields. The North-Shields based company has welcomed Victoria on-board as it seeks to find other talented individuals who can learn a valued skill-set and become fully qualified instructors. Victoria follows in the footsteps of Lynn Lowes… Read more »
Survivex, a market leader in the provision of offshore survival training and safety skills courses to the global energy industry, announces Andrew Green as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) [August 2014], replacing former CEO George Green, who is appointed as non-executive director. Established in 2011, Survivex has since trained over 130,000 candidates, seen employee… Read more »
Accelerated growth drives another record breaking quarterPETALUMA, Calif., August 5, 2014-Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Second Quarter 2014 Highlights • Record revenue of $82.0 million, up 41 percent year-over-year• Shipped 132MW (AC) of microinverter systems, up 54 percent year-over-year• Record non-GAAP gross margin… Read more »
FLI Energy , one of the UK & Ireland’s leading AD plant EPC contractors, has launched its new brand identity in conjunction with its parent company FLI Group and other subsidiaries. The FLI Groups rebranding is in response to the growing success of its businesses and demand for its services. Declan McGrath, FLI Energy’s Managing… Read more »
The new IDAX350 insulation diagnostic analyser from Megger integrates, in a single compact instrument, everything needed to carry out fast, accurate and comprehensive insulation condition assessment of power transformers, bushings, generators and cables. Housed in a robust enclosure with a convenient carrying handle, the IDAX 350 is an ideal one-box solution for on-site applications, but… Read more »
At a joint event in Pfedelbach on Wednesday 25th June, the new SCHEUERLE STB 550 side girder deck, with a payload of 550 tonnes, was unveiled and officially handed to new owners Collett Transport. Presented by SCHEUERLE and TII Group, the impressive STB 550 is not only extraordinary due to its 5.2 ratio between payload… Read more »
Camco Clean Energy plc, the clean energy and energy storage company, is pleased to announce that it has been jointly selected alongside EISER Infrastructure Partners LLP (“EISER”) by Green Africa Power LLP (“GAP”) as Investment Advisors for an African renewables investment fund. This is a considerable achievement for Camco having been awarded the mandate following… Read more »
Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS), specialists in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry have ordered a Damen FCS 2008. This is the company’s second vessel ordered from Damen this year. Damen Shipyard Den Helder in the Netherlands will meet the specific requirements of the client. This includes outfitting the… Read more »
Van Oord’s new DP2 cable-laying vessel ‘Nexus’ was officially launched at Damen Shipyards Galati on June 30 The 123 m multipurpose vessel will be deployed installing electricity cables for offshore wind farms. The international contractor for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy projects has made the investment in this innovative vessel to pursue its strategy… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, Monday 30th June 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Platetrade S.A. to support its Sao Paulo/Brazil office as part of the ongoing development of its agency network. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Platetrade will act as HANSA HEAVY LIFT‘s agent to strengthen the shipping line’s customer base in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay…. Read more »
Wiesbaden/Frankfurt, June 18, 2014 – In many areas of battery production, camera-based inspection systems from VITRONIC are taking over demanding inspection tasks to optimize production processes and guarantee final battery quality. Camera-based inspection systems from VITRONIC are taking over demanding inspection tasks in many areas of battery production, such as coating, joining and assembly. They… Read more »
Vikram Solar appoints Unidaan FZ LLC to supply solar products and services in MENA Kolkata, June 23, 2014- Vikram Solar, internationally acclaimed Tier 1 enterprise which specializes in manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules and EPC contracts for solar power plants has recently entered into a distributorship agreement with Unidaan FZ LLC to supply solar… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, Thursday 19th June 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Steven Neuendorff as Head of Americas, based at its regional headquarters in Houston. Steven will be responsible for the shipping line’s North and South American business, managing HANSA’s offices in Houston and Sao Paulo / Brazil and all voyages starting out of the… Read more »
Camco Clean Energy plc is pleased to announce that REDT, its subsidiary* (“REDT” or the “Company”), which has developed a flow battery for energy storage, has today entered into a manufacturing agreement (“Manufacturing Agreement”) with Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL NYSE) (“Jabil”), one of the world’s leading manufacturing solutions companies. * Camco Clean Energy plc, on… Read more »
Small, large, mobile, stationary: ees presented the entire value-added chain of innovative energy storage technology over three days Munich, June 11, 2014 – This year for the first time, the electrical energy storage (ees) international exhibition for batteries, energy storage and innovative production took place in conjunction with Intersolar Europe. The launch was a complete… Read more »