Berlin University for Technology and Economy, HTW, evaluated the efficiency of leading energy storage systems in combination with different inverters Shenzhen/Berlin, March 10, 2019 –The Battery-Box system by BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, has been ranked as the most efficient energy storage system for the third consecutive… Read more »
Total capacity of 250 MW-AC Largest project commissioned by BELECTRIC so far BELECTRIC appointed as O&M provider Kolitzheim (Germany) / Mumbai (India) – BELECTRIC, a German based company, is further increasing its footprint in India’s ever-growing solar industry by completing a large scale solar project on behalf of Fortum Solar India Private Limited (Fortum). This… Read more »
47.5-MW Dolice wind farm innogy constructing more than 80MW in Poland innogy SE is constantly growing in its Polish core market: Last week the company started construction work on the Dolice onshore wind farm. Dolice is a 47.5-MW project in West Pomerania for which the contract was awarded in the Polish onshore wind auction for… Read more »
ABB’s advanced power systems chosen for the first self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel built in Japan will support nation’s fast-expanding offshore wind sector The 28,000-GT jack-up ship – a purpose-built, self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) delivered from a Japanese yard – will feature ABB’s advanced power and control technologies. The vessel, on order from… Read more »
DNV GL research paper ‘The promise of seasonal storage’ finds that price of seasonal storage, if based on compressed hydrogen, could become cost-competitive with alternative forms of long-term storage Rise of synthetic fuels can provide a critical stepping-stone for the use of seasonal storage applications Overall need for additional storage solutions is lower than expected… Read more »
Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets and part of the Global Marine Group, has announced the contract award for cable installation and burial at the Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind Farm for Spanish developer and construction company Grupo Cobra. Utilising… Read more »
Campbell, CA, March 9, 2020 – Tigo Energy, Inc.®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced a new addition to the add-on TS4 Platform – the TS4-A-M. This add-on module-level monitoring solution brings smart PV module technology and the highest granularity of production data to Tigo’s residential, commercial & industrial, and utility customers…. Read more »
Long-term price certainty through a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement innogy’s solar farm to supply West Fraser’s sawmill power needs in Alberta Canadian solar farm is not benefiting from any provincial subsidies Essen, 9 March 2020 innogy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with West Fraser Timber Co. LTD (West Fraser) for the supply of… Read more »
Ocean Sun introduces floating solar solution for man-made reservoirs and coastal waters Floating solar opens up tremendous opportunities to provide the world with sufficient renewable energy The solution from Ocean Sun is the first floating solar design of its kind to receive a Statement of Conformity from DNV GL, verifying its accordance with global safety… Read more »
Consolidated sales increase to around EUR 3.3 billion EBITDA margin reaches 3.8 percent Working capital ratio improves further to minus 9.1 percent Order intake in 2019 up 31 percent to 6.2 GW Hamburg, 9 March 2020. The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) today presented its preliminary figures for the 2019 financial year and confirmed its guidance…. Read more »
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, has acquired a minority stake in the German cleantech company Sunfire GmbH. Sunfire is a leading developer of high-temperature electrolysis technology. The company’s patented technology allows the production of renewable hydrogen as well as… Read more »
Azelio has completed the installation of its renewable energy storage with 24h clean power production at Noor Ouarzazate solar complex in Morocco. An inauguration ceremony was held on March 5, 2020 together with the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) and invited prominent guests. A well-attended inauguration ceremony of Azelio’s renewable energy storage took… Read more »
Mammoet was contracted by Siemens Gamesa to transport three 94m long blades from the storage area at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, to the nearby quayside. The wind blades are destined for a new prototype wind turbine that Siemens Gamesa will be testing. With their extensive knowledge of the equipment’s applications, Mammoet developed… Read more »
2019 marked a transformational year for the global energy storage market March 5, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides a database of global energy storage projects along with a regional analysis of technology choice, capacity, and market share for deployed projects and projects in the pipeline. Regulatory policy, government… Read more »
Kolitzheim (Germany) / Be`er Sheva (Israel) – BELECTRIC, a German based company, is further increasing its footprint in Israel’s growing solar industry by completing a Floating PV project on behalf of Nofar Energies. BELECTRIC’s Israeli subsidiary carried out the construction and commissioning work for the 480 KWp plant, which is located in the northern region… Read more »
In an important step in the modernisation of the Norwegian shelf operations, Aker BP and Framo have entered a long-term maintenance contract for seawater lift pumps where compensation is directly linked to facility uptime, effective from 5 March. In 2018, the two companies with technology company Cognite, embarked upon a digital pilot project for predictive… Read more »
Windcube Insights is the first out-of-the-box software solution to leverage lidar and turbine data for cost-efficient power performance testing. Leosphere, a Vaisala company that specializes in developing, manufacturing, and servicing turnkey wind lidar (light detection and ranging) instruments for wind energy, aviation, meteorology, and air quality, today announced the launch of Windcube Insights at Wind… Read more »
Ørsted conditionally selects Siemens Gamesa to supply 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 and 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind power plants in the German North Sea SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine to be employed featuring rotor with 200-meter diameter and new B97 blades Approx 1.2 million German households to be served by projects;… Read more »
By 2021, Axpo’s subsidiary Urbasolar will build three solar plants in France to produce solar power for the Paris airports. The plants will cover around 10 percent of the electricity needed by the airports Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget. The three plants will be located in the French departments of Gard, Var and… Read more »
Miami FL, New York, NY, March 3, 2020 –Atlas Renewable Energy, and DNB Markets today announced the issuance of a USD253m US private placement (“USPP”) in Green Bond format. The notes were rated investment grade (BBB-) by Fitch Rating (including the construction period of one of the projects) and were issued by subsidiaries of Atlas… Read more »
The proliferation of consumer Internet of Things and cloud-based services is creating a technological revolution for the home security industry March 3, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for home security and automation solutions, providing global market forecasts quantifying shipments and revenue, through 2028. The professional… Read more »
Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This draft Bill is a crucial step on the road to net-zero climate emissions for Scotland. Its implementation will make it easier to build heat networks in our city centres, delivering renewable heat from the air, ground and sewers directly to homes and offices via a… Read more »
Abloy UK is continuing to expand its team of experts within its Critical Infrastructure (CI) division. The appointments include positions for Phil Rice, Rick Menlove and Simon Jeff as CNI Market Development Managers in transport, energy and the water sector, respectively. All three individuals join Abloy as it undergoes an exciting digital transformation, providing new… Read more »
New SDC Energy fund lowers taxes, reduces emissions and supports nonprofits San Jose, Calif. – Mar. 3, 2020. SDC Energy, a bespoke investment firm specializing in renewable investments, launches the SDSF Solar Fund IV for private investors, family offices, and financial advisors seeking to invest smart for good. The fund leverages solar incentives to offset… Read more »
· The eight power plants with a combined installed capacity of 5.4 MWp expand Photon Energy’s installed base in Hungary to 31.5 MWp and the Group’s global proprietary portfolio to 57.1 MWp · The power plants are located in Tata in the Northwest of Hungary and are projected to generate 7.35 GWh of electricity annually… Read more »
Hamburg, 3 March 2020. The Nordex Group has received an order from Turkey to supply and install 27 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines. The customer for the 120 MW “Evrencik” wind farm is Evrencik Elektrik, a long-standing customer of the Nordex Group. The contract also includes a Premium Service agreement with a term of 15 years. Installation of… Read more »
Høvik, Norway, 03 March 2020: Kjetil M. Ebbesberg is appointed as new Group CFO in DNV GL and will succeed Thomas Vogth-Eriksen, who will become Director, Certification Division in DNV GL – Business Assurance. Mr. Ebbesberg will join DNV GL on 1 April 2020 and take up the Group CFO position as of 1 July… Read more »
The first of two offshore substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea. The 1,200 tonne substation has four decks, is 14 metres high and has an output capacity of 235 MW. With a 487 MW capacity SeaMade is the largest… Read more »
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD)’s early-stage company support offering, WBD Accelerate, has worked with Vero Power, a Distributed Energy Service Company (DESCO) with offices in the UK and Zambia creating profitable rural electrification projects, supporting its growth and expansion plans. Vero Power provides affordable, reliable, and accessible electricity services to rural communities across Zambia with a… Read more »
UK Government announcement ‘will give our onshore wind sector the confidence it needs to begin to build out again across the UK’ Government support ‘does not mean subsidy’, says Scottish Renewables CEO Scotland’s lead in onshore wind power will be cemented as the UK Government today (March 2) announces new wind farms will be able… Read more »
The high Altman-Z score underlines LONGi’s strong financial health and proven bankability 2nd March 2020 – Xi ́an (CHINA). BloombergNEF, a leading provider of global PV business dynamics and financial information, released the “1Q 2020 Global PV Market Outlook” on February 19, 2020. LONGi, the world’s leading solar module manufacturer, was rated with the highest… Read more »
Spanish IPP adopts versatile datahub as it scales up its post-subsidy renewables portfolio Madrid, 28th February – Forestalia, an independent power producer (IPP) of renewable energy, has selected Greenbyte’s monitoring platform to support the growth of its renewable energy portfolio in Spain – currently exceeding 6GW. A technology-agnostic ‘datahub’ able to evolve over time, Greenbyte will… Read more »
Below average solar irradiance between 2017-19 has a prolonged impact on solar project performance and returns – up to 10% in some regions US solar sector missing opportunities to reduce financial risk by improving standard of data throughout development and operations Toronto, 2 March – Widespread shortfalls in solar irradiance across North America between 2017… Read more »
Jumbo has been awarded a contract to support DEME Offshore in its scope of work on Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Jumbo’s scope of work in the project is the provision of transportation for 165 monopiles from Rostock to Eemshaven and 135 transition pieces from Aalborg to Eemshaven with a K3000 class vessel. In… Read more »
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have discovered a new family of chemical compounds that could revolutionise fuel cell technology and help reduce global carbon emissions. Described as the equivalent of discovering “a needle in a haystack”, the chemical compounds – collectively known as hexagonal perovskites – could be the key to unlocking the potential… Read more »
FIMER is now present in 26 countries with over 1100 employees and one of the largest portfolios of products and marketing channels Strong presence on a global scale, from Latin America to North America, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Middle East 3 manufacturing plants, 2 in Italy and 1 in India Continuous investment in R&D to… Read more »