Category: Press Releases

Siemens Gamesa strengthens its position in Chile with new 60-MW project extension from EDF and Ibereólica

The company will supply 12 units of its SG 5.0-145 for the second phase of the Cabo Leones 1 wind farm, which customers have been successfully operating since 2017 Siemens Gamesa has also secured a long-term service agreement for 12 years Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has received a new 60-MW order to extend the Cabo… Read more »

Kiwi Power launches its advanced energy technology and grid flexibility solution into North America with ENGIE as a first client

Kiwi Power, a leading global energy technology company, is bringing its distributed energy resource (DER) optimization technology and  expertise to North America. Building on the strong relationship with its first client ENGIE North America, the company has expanded its sales presence in the region. Kiwi Power enters the market offering advanced virtual power plant (VPP)… Read more »

Cornwall Insight Green Certificates survey reveals falling values

The latest Cornwall Insight Green Certificates survey results show that the value of green electricity certificates has fallen significantly, with average values reportedly more than one-third lower than in the previous quarter. Green gas certificates have held their value better, but average prices have also fallen for these certificates. In fact, REGOs have almost halved… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows the DER Management Technology Market Is Expected to Experience a 24% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029

While uptake of DER management solutions has been fragmented and piecemeal to date, more utilities are expected to leverage these technologies for digital transformation July 23, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the market for distributed energy resources (DER) management software technologies, including DER management systems (DERMSs), virtual power… Read more »

CSSC Marine Service completes first WinGD X-DF engine major overhaul in nine days

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days. The twin 6X62DF engines overhauled by CMS belong to the first ever X-DF powered vessel in operation, 2017-built 180,000-cbm LNG tanker, SK Audace… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa awarded Vietnam’s largest ever nearshore project for 78 MW

The 78 MW Hiep Thanh wind farm marks Siemens Gamesa’s fifth nearshore project in Vietnam, and confirms the company as one of the largest players in the Vietnamese nearshore segment 18 units of SG 5.0-145 turbine with flexible power rating will be supplied Additionally, the company signed a long-term 10-year contract to provide operation and… Read more »

Successful rights issue of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – 99% of subscription rights exercised

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that 98.9% of the subscription rights have been exercised until the end of the subscription period on 22 July 2020, 12:00 CEST. In total, 1,272,465,688 new registered shares were offered to existing shareholders at a subscription price of CHF 0.09 per share. The 13,718,276 new… Read more »

Successful rights issue of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – 99% of subscription rights exercised

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that 98.9% of the subscription rights have been exercised until the end of the subscription period on 22 July 2020, 12:00 CEST. In total, 1,272,465,688 new registered shares were offered to existing shareholders at a subscription price of CHF 0.09 per share. The 13,718,276 new… Read more »

Power Roll trials flexible solar PV to power off-grid health centre in Zambia

Sunderland, UK, 22 July 2020 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra low-cost and lightweight flexible solar PV, has been awarded funding through Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst 7 to evaluate the use of flexible PV film in powering rural, off-grid applications in developing regions. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Power Roll recently switched the focus… Read more »

Iberdrola Financial Results H1 2020

A resilient business model to navigate the current complex environment: Net profit of €1.84 billion for the half year (+12.2%), despite a 13.6% decline in the second quarter as a result of COVID-19 related lockdowns. The performance in the first half was underpinned by; the steady flow of investment activity over the past twelve months,… Read more »

GES builds 3 wind farms of 114 MW wind in ZARAGOZA for cip

GES expands its relationship with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with a new contract for the construction of three new wind farms with a total installed capacity of 113MW in Aragon, part of CIP’s Monegros portfolio (487 MW). GES is in charge of the engineering and full BOP (construction, civil and electrical works) for these three… Read more »

Tunisia tackles wind energy with wind Lidar

Technical consultancy Firnas Shuman delivers one-year ZX Lidars wind measurement campaign for major developer “Despite very tough environmental challenges for the measurement campaign in Tunisia Firnas Shuman is delighted to announce that our ZX 300 wind Lidar allowed us to achieve a best-in-class data recovery rate of 99.93% over a one-year period” commented Ahmed Salah,… Read more »

Policy report calls for national delivery to decarbonise heat

A new Heat Commission convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham – with leading industry figures – has called on the Government to develop a National Delivery Body (NDB) to lead the development and implementation of a national heat decarbonisation strategy. Heat is the largest single source of UK carbon emissions, accounting for over… Read more »

Ecoppia Announces US$40M Strategic Investment by US-Based CIM Group

Already recognized as the world leader in robotic solutions for solar energy, Ecoppia to leverage capital infusion to expand geographically and accelerate technological developments HERZELIYA, ISRAEL – July 21, 2020 – Ecoppia, the pioneer and world leader in robotic solutions for photovoltaic solar, announced today a US$40M strategic investment in the company by CIM Group…. Read more »

BayWa r.e., Elicio and Ideol join forces to submit a bid for the ScotWind tender

BayWa r.e., a leading global renewable energy business with a strong presence in Scotland that includes more than 75 employees and 890 MW of onshore wind projects under management, has signed an exclusive agreement to join the existing consortium of Ideol and Elicio to prepare a joint bid for the ScotWind tender recently launched by… Read more »

Cornwall Insight Ireland comments on negative wholesale prices across the SEM

Research from Cornwall Insight Ireland shows a continuation of the power markets in the Single Electricity Market (SEM) outturning negative. From the 5th of July, all Intraday and day-ahead markets in the SEM have displayed periods where daily market activity has averaged below €0.0/MWh. Since April, the SEM has seen a total of 16 negative… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows the Global Market for Plug-In EV Charging Is Expected to Exceed $70 Billion by 2030

The growing PEV fleet demands significant investment in technologies and services for charging equipment, installation, and operations and maintenance  July 21, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the global plug-in EV (PEV) charging market, providing an assessment of charging technologies and their applications, market drivers and challenges, the competitive… Read more »

Asia’s second largest wind market and new key global supply chain hub

India will be featured at WindEnergy Hamburg 2020. According to the GWEC Annual Report 2019 the South-Asian nation is the world’s fourth-largest onshore wind market, boasting 37.5GW total installations. The consultancy Wood Mackenzie sees two fundamental drivers in place to sustain market growth: rising energy demand and political ambition.   Hamburg, 21 July 2020 –… Read more »

BYD announces compatibility of Battery-Box Premium with SMA’s Sunny Boy Storage line

Shenzhen/Munich, July 21, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, announces the compatibility of the energy storage system Battery-Box Premium HVM with the Sunny Boy Storage models 3.7 / 5.0 / 6.0 by SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA). The combination of the latest generation modular high-voltage energy storage… Read more »

Natural Power appointed as owner’s engineer for Llwyndyrus solar

Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed as owner’s engineer following completion of the EPC contract procurement services which it delivered for the 6MW Llwyndyrus solar farm in conjunction with (and on behalf of) the project owner, Blackfinch Energy. The project is located near Pwlheli in Gwynedd, Wales. Natural Power… Read more »

Green light for GreenGo Lidars in Italy for wind projects

GreenGo Srl, a wind farm development company founded in 2018, has confirmed that the Remote Sensing Technology Lidar is supporting their development work for new wind farms in Italy. In their first project, GreenGo selected ZX 300 and were supported by Italian company Studio Rinnovabili (also known as SR international) to install the autonomous Lidar… Read more »

Octopus Renewables announces 9.1MW UK rooftop solar deal

Octopus Renewables, the specialist clean energy investor arm of Octopus Group, has announced the acquisition of a 9.1MW portfolio of operational residential UK rooftop solar assets. The deal builds on Octopus Renewables’ leading position in the UK solar sector and will complement its existing rooftop solar portfolios in the UK and France. The newly acquired… Read more »

Twilio Study: UK Businesses Say COVID-19 Has Sped Up Their Digital Transformation Efforts by 5.3 Years

Over a Third of UK Business Decision Makers Believe COVID-19 Increased Digital Transformation Budgets “Dramatically” Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform, today announced the results of a global survey measuring the impact and outlook of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses’ digital engagement strategies. Twilio powers communications technology for organisations across a range of sectors, giving… Read more »

Cable strikes and Arc Flash incidents – the hidden killers that lie beneath our feet

Cable strikes are not uncommon. Out of an estimated 4 million excavations in the UK annually, it’s believed that there are approximately 60,000 cable strikes[i]. These strikes occur when machinery or tools come into contact with a live cable and expose workers to risks including electrocution and devastating Arc Flash explosions. These incidents can result… Read more »

NKT awarded turnkey order for the on- and offshore project Shetland HVDC Link

NKT awarded turnkey order for the on- and offshore project Shetland HVDC Link NKT has been awarded a contract of approx. EUR 235m (approx. DKK 1.75bn) by SSEN Transmission to deliver and install a high-voltage DC (direct current) interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project. The turnkey order comprises the manufacturing of approx. 2×260 km… Read more »

Despite expansion gap – offshore wind energy industry in Germany with positive prospects

In the first half of 2020, only 219 MW of offshore wind energy was installed in Germany, as of 30 June the total capacity was 7,760 MW Industry welcomes long-term planning security with increased expansion targets up to 2040 and calls for an economically efficient remuneration model Creation of an incentive system for the market… Read more »

IMEON ENERGY releases software improving solar battery’s lifetime by up to 50%

The oldest French nuclear power plant located in Fessenheim has been disconnected from the electricity grid at night the 29th of June. The French government announced closure of 12 more reactors in the coming years, complying with the demand reflected in the recent elections, very successful for the environmentalists: the demand for clean and affordable… Read more »

Worley completes design assessment for Saitec Offshore’s floating wind turbine

Worley has successfully completed the accessibility design assessment for Saitec Offshore Technologies’ ‘DemoSATH’ floating wind turbine, which will be deployed off the Basque Coast in northern Spain. DemoSATH is a 2 MW turbine, mounted onto a concrete floating foundation. Once connected to the grid, DemoSATH is expected to supply electricity to almost 2,000 homes. The… Read more »

Fraunhofer ISE Develops with Partners a Novel High-Throughput System for Functional Printing

Unprecedented precision and speed are the outstanding features of a novel high-throughput system for the metallization of silicon solar cells and other functional printing applications. The system is able to realize high-precision coating processes using rotary screen printing and flexographic printing with a throughput corresponding up to 8000 components per hour on an industrial scale…. Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows California, New York, and Texas Lead the Top 10 US Utility-Scale Energy Storage Markets

Other states are expected to develop into strong markets as falling costs of batteries allow utility-scale energy storage projects to compete with fossil fuel systems July 16, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the large and promising US state markets for utility-scale energy storage, providing an overview of market… Read more »

More precise PV yield forecasts through taking account of aerosols

Augsburg, July 16, 2020 – meteocontrol GmbH, a solar energy service provider based in Augsburg, is a team partner in the new PermaStrom research project. Together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the German Meteorological Service (DWD), meteocontrol is investigating how atmospheric aerosol particles affect clouds and solar irradiation. The findings are intended… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa and Trianel Windpark Borkum II celebrate new milestone with offshore service contract for Senvion wind turbines

Siemens Gamesa wins first offshore service agreement for Senvion wind turbines since the acquisition and further strengthens its leading market position 5-year full scope offshore service contract with fixed extension options awarded by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. KG for maintenance of Trianel Windpark Borkum II Starting date for maintenance operations is August… Read more »

DNV GL enters the Taiwan Offshore Wind Project Certification Alliance to promote localization of the Taiwanese offshore wind sector

The Alliance will facilitate the knowledge transfer of DNV GL’s experience in the certification of international offshore wind farms to provide wind farm developers with world-class certification services  Taipei, Taiwan 16 July 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body today announced that it has signed an agreement… Read more »

Nordex Group receives orders of 888 megawatts in the second quarter of 2020

Hamburg, 16 July 2020. The Nordex Group was able to obtain numerous firm orders in the second quarter of 2020 despite the difficult circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic. From April to June, customers ordered 217 wind turbines for projects with a combined output of 888.0 megawatts (MW) (Q2 2019: 2,003.3 MW). The intake of… Read more »

New data platform marks turning point for predictive maintenance in T&D and Offshore Renewables

Synaptec has launched a real-time data analytics platform which reveals previously hidden indicators about networks, enabling network operators and generators to effectively predict outages and significantly reduce operations and maintenance costs. The new software platform, called Synthesis, was developed by Synaptec’s Head of Power System Technologies, Dr Steven Blair, in direct response to the pressing… Read more »

Althen Sensors & Controls expands IoT portfolio with smart wireless vibration sensors from Treon

Althen Sensors & Controls expands its portfolio Industrial IoT sensors with a new range of wireless IoT vibration and temperature sensors. The sensors are developed by Treon and Althen takes care of the distribution and (project) implementation in Western Europe. The new wireless IoT monitoring system consists of a network of sensor nodes, which can… Read more »