New installations and second-generation upgrades continue in developed markets while developing nations move from nascent stage July 9, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides an analysis of global utility smart meter projects, tracking data related to global customer endpoints, meter manufacturers, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications vendors, systems integrators,… Read more »
The three-year contract will enable 33 of Enel Green Power’s hydroelectric plants, comprised of about 100 units, to move from hours-based maintenance to predictive and condition-based maintenance, leveraging the ABB Ability™ Asset Performance Management solution. With operations in five continents, the Enel Group’s renewable business line, Enel Green Power, is a global leader in the… Read more »
Taipei, 8 th July 2019. CWind Taiwan announced today that it has been awarded two Crew Transfer Vessel charters for Formosa 1 wind farm by FOWI and Jan de Nul respectively. The Formosa 1 project, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, is located approximately 2-6 km from shore of Miaoli in the Taiwan Strait. Phase 1… Read more »
Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. gets SEBI approval to float IPO Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd, a global pure-play, end-to-end Solar EPC solutions provider, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float an initial public offering. The capital markets regulator issued its final observations on SWSL’s IPO proposal on… Read more »
Buss is taking over the business of the wind system specialists, SSC, which has over 15 years of experience in the wind sector Buss is therefore adding the fields of installation and long-term services for wind turbines to its project business in the onshore and offshore segment In future, the company will appear on the… Read more »
A1 Offshore Solutions ApS in Denmark, a renowned provider of offshore service vessels and KenzFigee, world’s leading supplier of innovative lifting- and offshore equipment solutions, are pleased to announce that they have signed a cooperation agreement to offer clients in the offshore oil, gas and wind industry a cost efficient and safe Walk-to-Work vessel solution…. Read more »
The first operational results of the 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with the Ideol floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), meet and even exceed expectations. Ideol’s patented technology is now fully validated and ready for commercial- scale deployments. During the first half of 2019, the floating… Read more »
DNV GL acts as technical advisor for south-east Asia’s largest floating PV public tender at Singapore’s Tengeh Reservoir The first-of-its-kind 50 MW project could reduce Singapore’s carbon footprint by the equivalent removing 6,000 cars off local roads First large-scale public tender for floating PV technology in south-east Asia Singapore, 4th July 2019 – DNV GL… Read more »
ZF Wind Power receives, as the first gearbox supplier ever, a ‘type and component certificate’ for the SHIFT 4k product platform. The certificate covers the certified design life, calculation and validation for the SHIFT 4k gearbox platform. This platform certification enables customers to shorten ‘Time to Market’ for upgrades or new turbine introductions. Lommel (Belgium)… Read more »
The engineering group presents its results for 2018, which show an increase in EBITDA of 22.5%, a profit before taxes of 29.2 million euros—27.7% higher than in 2017—and an investment in R&D that remains above 20 million euros. Madrid (Spain), July 3, 2018 -. The engineering group SENER has published its Annual Report, which details… Read more »
Q CELLS expands its portfolio for business customers in Germany, now offering direct marketing of solar power from PV plants of 100 kWp and up. This new offer complements Q CELLS’ existing portfolio of high performance solar modules based on its proprietary Q.ANTUM technology and its self-developed Q.FLAT-G5 installation system for flat roofs. Now, companies… Read more »
Augsburg / Athens, July 3, 2019 – meteocontrol GmbH, the leading provider of independent monitoring and control systems, has formed an exclusive sales partnership with Synergia Technical & Consulting S.A. The Greek PV service provider for technical operation management and consulting services will now handle sales of meteocontrol solar power forecasts in Greece and Cyprus…. Read more »
· Located in Nagyecsed, the three power plants with a combined capacity of 2.1 MWp were connected to the grid of E.ON Tiszántúli Áramhálózati Zrt · The power plants expand Photon Energy’s proprietary portfolio to 39.2 MWp · Total annual revenues of all three power plants are expected to amount to EUR 250,000 Amsterdam… Read more »
· Located in Almásfüzitő, the eight power plants with a total capacity of 5.5 MWp were connected to the grid of E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt · The projects expand Photon Energy’s proprietary portfolio to 37.1 MWp · Total annual revenues of all eight power plants are expected to amount to EUR 680,000 Amsterdam – 6… Read more »
Hamburg, 3 July 2019. The Nordex Group announced that it has continued the strong order intake performance seen in recent quarters with buoyant demand for its wind turbines in the second quarter of 2019 as well. In the second quarter of the year, customers ordered turbines with a total output of 2,003.3 megawatts (MW) (Q2… Read more »
• The company will supply and install 163 SG 2.7-129 wind turbines, operating at 2.38 MW and 18 previously sold SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines to repower the Rolling Hills wind project (429.3 MW), with an option for 12 additional wind turbines • The nacelles and hubs will come from Hutchinson, Kansas nacelle and hub assembly facility and blades… Read more »
Berlin University for Technology and Economy (HTW) evaluated the efficiency of leading energy storage systems in combination with different inverters Shenzhen/Berlin, June 02, 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 in the latest system evaluation… Read more »
Effective immediately, the independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik AG will now also provide maintenance for Senvion’s largest multi-megawatt class: the 6-MW power class. The international asset management firm re:cap global investors ag, Zug, Switzerland, has commissioned the company to provide service for the Handewitt wind farm, which is equipped with two Senvion 6.2M126 wind turbines…. Read more »
Kolkata, 1st July 2019: Vikram Solar today announced the appointment of Mr Ravindra Anil Vaidya as the Vice President, Global Markets to spearhead the company’s growing presence in the International markets. Mr Vaidya brings with him rich experience of 27 years in the industry. Over the years, he has helped organisations in driving growth in India… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, continues to expand its commercial team in 2019 with some key appointments. Keith Burns began as Commercial Director earlier in the year and has now been joined by David Tidhar who moved from the planning and environment team to take up the new role, Head of… Read more »
After 18 months of cooperation between the offices in Haugesund and Esbjerg and then also gradually incorporating offices in both Hamburg and Aberdeen, we are now pleased to announce that all four offices are being rebranded to Hagland Shipbrokers. All offices in the group will share the same visual identity, e-mail and web page. Hagland… Read more »
The Fairplayer and her team have successfully completed the pre-installation and tensioning of a shallow water CALM buoy mooring system at a depth of 26 metres for the Mersa El-Hamra terminal offshore Egypt. SCOPE OF WORK Jumbo’s scope included the pre-lay of 10 Stevshark drag anchors and 6 chain moorings and the subsequent tensioning of… Read more »
Following the recent announcement that the state government of Gujarat in India plans to launch a rooftop solar power generation scheme for slum areas, Mohit Prasad, Project Manager at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on what this means for solar PV installations in India: “GlobalData forecasts solar PV installation in… Read more »
Specialist Maritime and Offshore marketing agency Wake Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Ford, as Operations Director, effective as of Monday 1st July 2019. Reporting to the Managing Director, Andy will be responsible for enhancing, managing and driving the company’s future growth strategy and operational efficiencies, focusing primarily towards serving their customer’s… Read more »
Competition in the smart home market remains fierce as companies vie for a leading role July 1, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research names Google and Amazon as the leading smart home solution providers. The report examines the strategy and execution of 15 smart home solution providers. The smart… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, announced today the start of commercial operation of Windpark Spui, a 21 MW wind farm located in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard in South Holland, the Netherlands. Windpark Spui consists of five Enercon E-126 EP4 wind turbines, each with a hub height of 135 meters,… Read more »
Denmark, 01 July 2019 – Mita-Teknik, a global provider of wind turbine control and pitch technology, announced today the launch of its new generation of blade pitch system for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The new Mita Pitch System has been designed to effectively minimize O&M costs, reduce downtime and improve productivity. The Mita Pitch… Read more »
UET and ENGIE announce today they have successfully achieved the commissioning of the first UET Reflex™ Module at the Batteries lab of ENGIE Research Centre Laborelec, located near Brussels. The Reflex™ Module is a small 7.5 kW – 30 kWh redox flow battery of the 4th generation, storing electricity in a vanadium mixed acid electrolyte,… Read more »
In the first half of 2019, solar, wind and other renewable sources accounted for 44 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany, marking a record high. Preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) yielded this figure. Renewables had… Read more »
K2 Management has provided technical due diligence support to SUSI Partners, the Swiss infrastructure fund manager specializing in sustainable investments, which has completed a series of onshore wind investments over the past few months, totaling 90 MW over the past few months. Recent SUSI Partners investments include the acquisition of onshore wind farms located across… Read more »
28 June 2019 – K2 Management, the leading international renewable energy consultancy – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taean Wind Power and Dohwa Engineering to work as the owner’s engineer for the project and consult on the financing and construction of the Taean Offshore Wind Farm in the Yellow Sea, South Korea. The… Read more »
The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that the Company has made two onshore wind investments, increasing the proportion of the portfolio in France from 10% to 13%. Acquisition of minority shareholdings in five operational windfarms TRIG has acquired a 34.6% equity interest and all of the shareholder loans in Fujin SAS (“Fujin”), a holding company… Read more »
SSEN Transmission has published ambitious plans for the future of the north of Scotland electricity transmission system. With the region home to some of the UK’s greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of the country’s fight to tackle climate change, connecting up more renewable energy and transporting it across… Read more »
After more than 100 years at the famous Camp Hill site, Sulzer has started the process to move its facilities and create a new center of excellence for its customers. Sulzer’s brand new service center will be located at the prestigious Birmingham Business Park, where the company will base its UK head office as well… Read more »
Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “This fantastic new figure shows how Scotland’s remarkable renewable energy resource is being harnessed by technologies like wind, hydro, biomass, solar, marine energy and more, and is continuing to deliver environmental and economic benefits across Scotland. “Renewables are now producing more of our electricity than ever… Read more »
Commenting on the launch of a £100m fund to help UK firms capitalise on the boom in offshore wind, Sebastian Speight, Managing Director of Infrastructure at Ingenious, said: “The launch of the offshore wind industrial strategy is a positive move which will help develop the domestic supply chain in what is likely to be a growth… Read more »