Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power will develop and supply gearbox solutions for next-generation offshore wind turbines Customers will benefit from even more reliable and high- quality gearbox solutions and a fast integration of modular designs in the customer roadmap Beijing (China). Envision Energy and ZF Wind Power have signed a strategic partnership agreement for… Read more »
The recently achieved compatibility between IMEON solutions and Kilowatt Labs supercapacitor-based storage enables IMEON ENERGY to offer its customers an alternative to conventional electrochemical lead or lithium battery systems. This emerging storage technology provides many advantages over electrochemical batteries available on the market at this moment: The only storage product offering a 10-year warranty with… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has received a further partial order from its strategic partner Oxford PV. The order volume is around CHF 18 million. The new order comprises the expansion of the previously ordered heterojunction (HJT) key equipment into an integrated 125 MW production line for high-efficiency… Read more »
Heavy lift specialist receives award for Best Crane Work for the installation of TCC 78000 at Liebherr plant in Rostock Mammoet Germany received the BSK Award for Best Crane Work of the year in 2019. Mammoet was chosen based on the safe and timely completion and planning of heavy lifts executed for the installation of… Read more »
Alfa Laval is not an engine maker, but is nonetheless playing a key role in the move towards LNG propulsion. Alfa Laval technologies and expertise – especially in the area of boilers – are enabling marine vessels to deal with boil-off gas (BOG), which is the critical step in making the shift to LNG. Alfa… Read more »
Early growth is expected to be concentrated in regions with competitive market structures and low barriers to market entry in Europe, Asia Pacific, and parts of the US Oct. 22, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides an overview of the developing market for energy blockchain applications, providing global forecasts… Read more »
The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, is delighted to welcome Jan De Nul’s Voltaire to the project. The Jan De Nul-owned Voltaire, a new offshore jack-up installation vessel, with a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the Eiffel tower, is the largest of its kind in the… Read more »
Axpo is expanding its business with Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in Eastern Europe: The subsidiary Axpo Polska will manage the physical power generated by a 42 MW wind farm in Kisielice, Poland, for a period of at least ten years. The corresponding route-to-market PPA with the owner of the wind farm, the Green Investment Group… Read more »
The Q.HOME+ ESS HYB-G2 energy storage system – Q CELLS’ first such product in the Australian market – will debut at the show, accompanied by a suite of the latest module technology. [Sydney, Australia, October 21, 2019] Q CELLS (or “The Company”), one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world and… Read more »
· Located in Monor, the eight power plants with a combined capacity of 5.6 MWp are connected to the grid of NKM Áramhálózati Kft · The power plants expand Photon Energy’s proprietary portfolio to 44.8 MWp · Total annual revenues of all eight power plants are expected to amount to EUR 680,000 Amsterdam – 21 October… Read more »
Consortium weighs viability of harvesting, preprocessing and transportation of Sargassum Damen Shipyards Group and Maris Projects have joined forces to tackle the issue of invasive Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region – including the Dutch Caribbean Islands. The partners are working towards the developments of a holistic solution. The work of the two companies is… Read more »
Statement from Liz Burdock, CEO & President, Business Network for Offshore Wind “Today Governor Ralph Northam announced the Commonwealth of Virginia commitment to using its purchasing power for the largest government renewable energy procurement by 2022. This will include the first offshore wind project in federal waters. This news comes as the global offshore wind industry… Read more »
Wind monitoring team overcome challenging conditions at remote sites to install and decommission meteorological masts Inverness, 17th October 2019 – Dulas, a leading UK-based renewable energy consultancy, has announced that work to install a meteorological mast at the site of a proposed wind farm in the region of the Monadhliath mountain range, Scotland, will commence imminently…. Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that pioneering solar module manufacturer with Scandinavian heritage, REC Group, has started mass production of its new Alpha modules. This new generation of modules is manufactured on Meyer Burger HJT/SmartWire core equipment and features the world’s most powerful 60-cell solar panel and best-in-class power output… Read more »
The contracts take the company’s order entry in the country to 640 MW for the fiscal year 2019, a record high for the company. The supply and delivery of 82 wind turbines for different projects is scheduled for next year. Siemens Gamesa has recently signed three new orders to supply 359 MW to undisclosed customers… Read more »
After success with sales of both 8m, 11m and 15 Meter ProZero vessels for the aquaculture industry, ProZero now launch a new ProZero model in the fish farming markets. This time a 12m site-management boat developed in close dialogue with aquaculture experts. The new ProZero 12m site-management boat is basically equipped for tough offshore missions… Read more »
Changzhou/Berlin, October 17, 2019 – OPES Solutions is introducing a series of new production solutions for the smart manufacturing of solar modules. The expansion is a response to the ever more diverse requirements for energy supply solutions in segments serving Energy Access and Smart City applications. The new solutions include a patented string multiplier capable… Read more »
Haliade-X 12 MW is the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, capable of powering 16,000 European households while saving carbon emissions equivalent to those of 9,000 vehicles per year. Featuring the world’s longest blades, it has a rotor span of 260m. Following its launch, a number of heavylifting operations were required. The turbine’s two prototype… Read more »
Sulzer reverse-engineers compressor component with 40% cost saving Many industrial processes rely on compressors for a host of essential tasks, from powering machinery to squeezing industrial gases for storage and transportation. When one of its main compressors failed, a company in the Philippines faced high costs and the prospect of a long wait for a… Read more »
CWind announced today a long-term charter contract agreement with Ørsted, delivering by mid2020, the world’s first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship (SES) to Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. The agreement between the world’s leading windfarm operator Ørsted and CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, covers an initial three-year firm charter with options… Read more »
Ranging from ‘storage’ to ‘rooftop solar’, Power Technology lists the top five solar power terms tweeted in Q3 2019, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. These terms are trending industry discussions happening on Twitter by key individuals (influencers), as tracked by the platform. Storage – 238 mentions Solar power with storage capacity was one… Read more »
The 1130 kWp rooftop photovoltaic system at Wernhil Park shopping center in Windhoek, Namibia, entered commercial operation in the first week of October. CRONIMET Mining Power Solutions managed to complete the project within eight weeks and thus four weeks before the scheduled handover date. The plant in the heart of the Namibian capital will from… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik has received another order to provide maintenance for offshore wind turbines. Following offshore wind farm alpha ventus and offshore wind farm Riffgat, the independent full-service provider is now also responsible for maintenance of the 32 Senvion 6.3M 152 turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II. The main service tasks include troubleshooting the wind turbines… Read more »
Axpo is further expanding its business in the field of long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for renewable energies in the Nordic region: The company’s subsidiaries Axpo Nordic AS and Axpo Finland Oy have agreed to buy the full output generated by the 30 MW Kröpuln and the 30 MW Storbacken wind farms currently under construction… Read more »
Hamburg, 15 October 2019. The Nordex Group today announced that in the third quarter of 2019 its customers ordered 436 wind turbines with a total output of 1,700 megawatts (Q3 2018: 974 MW) for projects in 14 countries. Europe accounts for 60 percent of orders from July to September, the USA for 28 percent and… Read more »
West Bakr Wind project will generate 1,000 GWh per year and will increase the country’s installed wind energy capacity by 18% Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines and maintain them for 15 years 70% of the project construction scope will be delivered by local subcontractors Siemens Gamesa has pledged its further commitment to… Read more »
Hamburg/Munich, 14 October 2019. Solar energy has become the most competitive energy source. In off-grid energy systems, solar energy combined with conventional energy generation and battery storage can provide secure power during day and night. B2Gold Corp. (CA) operates the Fekola gold mine in Mali, West Africa. Suntrace GmbH with its partner BayWa r.e. had… Read more »
Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has again pioneered the structuring of project financing solutions. A Spanish solar project in Luxcara’s portfolio has issued debt in accordance with the German Investment Ordinance for infrastructure debt, section 2 (1) no. 4c. Luxcara advised on structuring the project financing, which privately placed… Read more »
On 31 October, international renewable energy developers will submit proposals to Abu Dhabi to develop a 2 gigawatt (GW) solar scheme in the emirate – the biggest single-site solar project in the world. Andrew Roscoe, Editor at GlobalData’s MEED energy comments: “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now a leading player in the development of… Read more »
Geislingen-Binsdorf, October 11, 2019: Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS), the energy management company owned by BKW AG, announced that effective immediately, CEO of Strategy, Finance & HR Brigitte Beck will assume the overall management of SDS. Brigitte Beck will be taking over the Engineering & Operations divisions previously directed by Dr. Frank Schlichting. “Dr. Frank Schlichting… Read more »
Morag Watson, Director of Policy at Scottish Renewables, said: “We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to local energy systems which link the supply and demand of electricity, heat and transport to support the growth of vibrant, net-zero local economies. “Renewable energy must lie at the heart of our transition to a decentralised and decarbonised energy… Read more »
Ideol SA (Headquarters: France/ CEO: Paul de la Guérivière, hereinafter Ideol) and Taisei corporation (Headquarters: Shinjuku Tokyo/Representative Director: Yoshiyuki Murata, hereinafter Taisei) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development and promotion in Japan of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind using Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology. Ideol is a leader in… Read more »
• Attractive cash offer of €4.00 per share, representing a premium of 31% to the closing price of PNE AG shares on 26 August 20191 as well as a premium of 42% to the three-month volume-weighted average share price and of 50% to the volume-weighted average share price over the previous 12 months • Long-term… Read more »
Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “While we have made great strides towards our world-leading renewable energy targets, access to finance is a major issue for Scotland’s renewable energy sector. “The uneven playing field created by the UK Government for onshore wind and solar PV, alongside the scale of offshore wind projects, means that significant… Read more »
The Fraunhofer IWES was founded in 2009 and, since then, has developed into an internationally highly regarded research institute in the wind energy sector. With the support of the central government and the federal states, it has proved possible to set up a testing infrastructure in the past few years that is truly one of… Read more »
In a joint research project with the Institute of Automation and Information Systems at the Technical University of Munich, teamtechnik has developed a new method of software testing that enables the quality of individually adapted control and test software to be evaluated faster and more accurately. It thus allows system builders to make software development… Read more »