Hamburg, 8 August 2019. The Nordex Group has notched up another success in Spain: the Alfanar Group has commissioned the manufacturer to supply and install 22 turbines for two wind farms with a total of 67.2 MW. Both orders also include full service for a period of 20 years. The two wind farms are to… Read more »
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Meyer Burger receives initial order for HJT production line from Oxford PV for about CHF 20 million
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has received its first order from its strategic partner, Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (Oxford PV), for a heterojunction (HJT) manufacturing line including necessary adaptions enabling the upgrade to perovskite-on-HJT tandem technology. The order for the upgrade itself will follow later this year.The current contract volume… Read more »
All 3 export cables on Formosa 1 Phase 2 safely installed
Jan De Nul Group’s Cable Laying Vessel Willem de Vlamingh has successfully installed the three export cables on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul Group’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, Jan De Nul Group mobilised its Cable Laying Vessel Willem… Read more »
Expansion of UK Market-Leading Renewables Manufacturer To Create Over 150 New Jobs
British ground source heat pump manufacturer, Kensa Heat Pumps, have commenced construction of a new 900m2manufacturing and office facility on its current site at the former Mount Wellington Mine in Cornwall. Coinciding with its 20th year anniversary, the new premises will see Kensa produce 30,000 ground source heat pumps every year, providing carbon savings equivalent… Read more »
Q CELLS brings its Q.HOME+ ESS AC-G2 storage solution to U.K. and Irish market, targets smart integrations
Reliability and quality associated with Q CELLS now extends into the growing U.K. and Irish storage sector, following the launch of the Company’s AC-coupled energy storage solution, the Q.HOME+ ESS AC-G2. [Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2019] Q CELLS (or “The Company”), one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has introduced… Read more »
Colombia’s biggest wind power portfolio of 648 MW to be purchased by AES Colombia after DNV GL’s review
The set of 5 wind farms will cover over 40% of the country’s 2022 renewables goal 648 MW wind farm complex represents important step towards Colombian renewables goal of 1,500 MW by 2022 These wind farms in development phase are potential tender participants for forthcoming auctions DNV GL’s local experts use global benchmark methodology to… Read more »
Navigant Research Report Shows Lithium Ion Battery Prices Are Expected to Fall at an Average Annual Rate of 6.5% for the Next Decade
Growing demand for stationary energy storage and a resulting increase in manufacturing is driving down battery costs August 6, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research examines pricing trends and issues driving growth for energy storage technologies. The report provides pricing forecasts for large format lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries used in… Read more »
Research highlights potential of cluster developments in maximising oil and gas recovery in UKCS
A new study from the University of Aberdeen authored by Professor Alex Kemp and Linda Stephen entitled The Potential Contribution of Cluster Developments to Maximising Economic Recovery in the UKCS has studied the development economic aspects of over 400 undeveloped discoveries (termed technical reserves) in the UKCS. The majority are quite small with most having… Read more »
DNV GL TO CALL FOR OFFSHORE VERIFICATION TO MOVE WITH THE TIMES AT SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE
Offshore verification needs to move with the times and improve its contribution to safety according to global risk management company, DNV GL. In a paper to be presented at SPE Offshore Europe 2019 this September, DNV GL will reveal, for the first-time, details of its project to develop the next generation of verification to manage… Read more »
Photon Energy Increases 7.75% Bond 2017/2022 by 7.5 Million Euro
· The increase to EUR 37.5 million corresponds to 25% of the previous bond volume · The new notes were placed at 102%, plus accrued interest, in a private placement exclusively with institutional investors · The company will use the net proceeds from the bond increase to finance further acquisitions and strengthen its financial power… Read more »
Specialist transport experience enables time-saving transportation for Mauritania’s biggest wind farm
Mauritania’s lengthy shoreline has considerable wind power potential and so the country is looking to increase its ratio of renewable energy. This has led to the commissioning of the €122 million Boulenouar Wind Power Project. ALE mobilised their specialist transport services to complete the transportation and installation of two electrical transformers, saving time and costs… Read more »
Sunport Power’s Wuxi factory in mass production with Eurotron equipment
Bleskensgraaf, the Netherlands, 02 August 2019 – Recently engineers from Eurotron, member of Eurogroep, have ramped up new production lines at Sunport Power’s facility in Wuxi. With these production lines, Sunport Power expands the company’s leadership position in the production of MWT modules. Sunport Power’s Chinese production plants in Nanjing, Pizhou and Wuxi are currently… Read more »
Tuco presents new ProZero 10m Walk- A- Round Workboat
Shortly before the Aqua Nor 2019 in Trondheim Norway, the world’s largest biennial Aqua Culture Exhibition, Tuco Marine presents the brand new ProZero 10m Walk – A – Round Workboat. The new vessel complements Tuco’s range of ProZero workboats and support vessels. And is dedicated to the Workboat, Crew transfer and Diving markets. The New… Read more »
Nordex Group receives order for 269 MW from USA / Another major order for turbines from the Delta4000 platform
Another major order for turbines from the Delta4000 platform Hamburg, 05. August 2019. The Nordex Group has received another large order for the N149/4.0-4.5 from the Delta4000 series. The order includes a total of 56 turbines as well as a two-years service contract for a project in the United States. Installation of this project in… Read more »
Tekmar to supply the worlds largest offshore wind farm Hornsea Two
Tekmar Energy will provide 346 Cable Protection System units, all to be manufactured in North East England Hornsea Two will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in 2022 This contract is part of an ongoing framework agreement between Ørsted and Tekmar Energy Tekmar Energy has signed a contract with the world’s largest… Read more »
ABB supports China’s solar energy program, delivering digital solutions to harness maximum heat from the sun
ABB is supporting the Chinese government in its efforts to produce emissions-free electricity, delivering automation control solutions at the country’s first two concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. Building on the successful delivery of power at the first 50 megawatt CSP in Delingha with China General Nuclear Power Group in late 2018, ABB has been awarded… Read more »
The SMA Energy System Home is now available for order
All-inclusive solution offers solar professionals a superior option for residential energy storage SMA now offers the SMA Energy System Home to the U.S. residential market. The SMA Energy System Home represents the company’s most complete offering for North America to date, delivering value to homeowners through backup power and energy management functionality, and simplicity to… Read more »
DEME completes Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid subsea export cable installation well ahead of schedule
DEME successfully completed the installation of 85 km of subsea export cable for Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid, deploying the state-of-the-art cable installation vessel ‘Living Stone’. The cable connects Elia’s Offshore Switch Yard to the shore station Stevin at Zeebrugge, as well as the Rentel wind farm Offshore Substation. ‘Living Stone’ collected the cable at the… Read more »
ENERGY TRANSITION HUB AMONG NEW FEATURES FOR SPE OFFSHORE EUROPE 2019
A new Energy Transition Hub will feature at SPE Offshore Europe 2019 from 3-6 September, with exhibition and conference space dedicated to the evolution of the oil and gas industry to a low carbon future. Jonathan Heastie, Portfolio Director – Energy, Marine & Rotorcraft at Reed Exhibitions said: “The challenges and opportunities faced by the… Read more »
Sulzer’s automated weld overlay repair improves efficiency for Lisahally biomass power plant
Biomass is becoming an increasingly popular fuel solution for power generation. It is one of several technologies being implemented to improve the sustainability of power supplies as demand continues to increase. As with all facilities, regular maintenance is required to ensure operability and any repairs need to be carried out quickly and to a high… Read more »
Natural Power appoints Offshore Services Lead in North America
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power has appointed Matthew Filippelli as Principal Engineer and Offshore Services Lead. He will be based in the New York office located in Saratoga Springs. Jim Adams, President of Natural Power in North America, said: “The US has a vast offshore wind energy resource, and as this… Read more »
Clocaenog Wind Farm Completed!
The final component deliveries to Clocaenog Wind Farm have been completed! With the first of the deliveries taking place at the beginning of January, for the past six months Collett & Sons Ltd have been travelling the 70 mile route from Ellesmere Port to Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm, steadily delivering the turbine components to the… Read more »
Ingeteam and Solarpack sign an agreement to supply 200 MVA to PV plants
The supply is split between five PV plants located in Spain and Chile. 29th of July, 2019. Ingeteam has signed a framework agreement with the Spanish company Solarpack, by means of which both companies have agreed to supply 200 megawatts of the Ingeteam Inverter Station solution to solar plants in Spain and Chile. The signing… Read more »
Fronius to open the “24 hours of sun ACADEMY” in September
Wels, 29.07.2019) Small groups of learners, content tailored to individual requirements, communicated by passionate experts, personal support and buildings kitted out with the latest technology – this is some of what awaits attendees at the “24 hours of sun ACADEMY”. Fronius International GmbH will be opening the new training centre in September at the company’s… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa doubled net income to €88 million in the first nine months, with sound commercial activity driving the backlog to more than €25 billion
• Revenue increased by 12% YoY in the first nine months of fiscal year 2019, to €7,283 million. EBIT margin pre-PPA and integration and restructuring costs stood at 6.5% • In the third quarter, revenue increased by 23%, to €2,632 million. EBIT margin pre-PPA and integration and restructuring costs amounted to 6.1% • The company logged the highest-ever… Read more »
ABB to modernize Shymkent oil refinery, supporting digitalization of Kazakhstan
ABB has won a multi-million-dollar order to modernize a major oil refinery in Kazakhstan, as the Republic’s ‘Digital Kazakhstan’ program seeks to elevate economic sectors including the oil, gas and chemicals industry and accelerate growth nationally with digital technology. ABB will leverage ABB Ability™, the company’s unified, cross digital offering, in delivering solutions to modernize… Read more »
BayWa r.e. acquires a leading Canadian solar distributor, National Solar Distributors, as part of North American expansion
MUNICH, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its ongoing expansion and investment in North America, global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa r.e., is acquiring Canadian solar distributor and service provider, National Solar Distributors Inc. Established in 2014, National Solar Distributors serves all of Canada’s provinces and territories as a wholesaler of equipment for… Read more »
Responding to the opening of the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will take place in Wick on Monday, July 29;
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The scale of the Beatrice project is truly staggering: almost twice the investment of the Queensferry Crossing; the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world, and all happening in the North East of Scotland. This is quite simply the most exciting renewable energy development in the UK… Read more »
Vattenfall demonstrates offshore wind farms can be profile without the aid of subsidies with construction of HKZ 3 and 4, says GlobalData
Vattenfall has announced it will be constructing the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 3 and 4 offshore wind farm on a zero subsidy mechanism; the second project in the Netherlands following Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1 and 2. The wind farms will have a combined capacity of approximately 1.5 gigawatts (GW) and will be the first… Read more »
Supergen ORE Hub awards £1million to advance research in offshore renewable energy
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy Hub has awarded almost £1million to UK universities to support ambitious research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy (ORE). The Hub’s Flexible Fund has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key ORE engineering challenges. It also aims to support project areas that… Read more »
First wind turbine operations commence with tower cranes in Australia
ALE’s K1650L tower cranes have begun work to install wind turbine generators (WTG) near Port Augusta in southern Australia, where they will help to power 155,000 homes. It is the first time this type of crane has been used for wind turbine installation in Australia. ALE has brought two of the innovative cranes to the… Read more »
Responding to news that Andrea Leadsom has been appointed as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables said:
“We congratulate Andrea Leadsom for taking over as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and thank Greg Clark for his previous work in the role. “Scotland’s renewable sector has consistently delivered for Scotland and the UK’s energy system. Unlocking investment to further decarbonise electricity by allowing onshore wind and solar PV to… Read more »
Navigant Research Report Finds Energy Generators, Suppliers, and Aggregators Must Define Value Propositions and Strategies across the Distributed Energy Value Chain
Market players should work together to deliver innovative distributed generation business models July 25, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides insights on business model innovations and differentiators across distributed energy generators. Recently there has been a change in the way distributed and renewable energy programs are viewed around the… Read more »
ArcVera Renewables’ Study Proves Its Wind Energy Resource Assessments Reach 100% Mean Accuracy
ArcVera Renewables found in an in-depth study across 3.5GW of projects that its specialist wind energy resource assessment techniques have effectively led to 100% energy yield prediction accuracy, considerably reducing wind project financing risks. Golden, Colorado, July 24th 2019 – ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind and solar projects… Read more »
WINDPOWER 2019 Conference attendees caught a glimpse of the multi-tech trade show future
WINDPOWER 2020 will be housed within CLEANPOWER, an efficient new exhibition hub featuring wind, solar, storage and more WASHINGTON—Attendees of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2019 caught a glimpse of the future as the biggest wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere announced its next evolution to become CLEANPOWER—an even bigger opportunity for… Read more »
Extending wind turbine reliability
Finding the best solution for maintenance and repairs to turbine generators Modern, everyday life depends on electricity so the global demand for electrical power is growing and wind turbines are making a major impact on the power generation market. Once they are installed, they offer an environmentally friendly, renewable energy source. However, as with any… Read more »