Scotland’s world-leading tidal energy sector and Dundee’s new V&A museum are among winners Project which brought 24-7 power to Fair Isle also honoured A tidal turbine which smashed power generation records in 2018 has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry. The Scottish Green Energy Awards, which took place in Edinburgh tonight… Read more »
Category: Press Releases
Call for subsea companies to forge new partnerships with Japan
Companies with an interest in developing innovative subsea technologies are being invited to take part in the second call for a three year initiative which forges R&D partnerships between Scotland and Japan. Industry body Subsea UK and NSRI, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise has today (6th December) announced the latest call for companies to drive… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS’ product portfolio delivers market-leading anti-LeTID performance in Fraunhofer CSP test
Both half-cell monocrystalline Q.PEAK DUO modules and multicrystalline Q.PLUS modules demonstrate market-leading anti-LeTID performances − Fraunhofer CSP independently tested two batches of nine different types of modules for in high-temperature conditions of up to 75°C − Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. CTO Daniel Jeong remarked: “The performance of our Q.PEAK DUO and Q.PLUS modules demonstrates… Read more »
Walter Thain appointed as THREE60 Energy Group CEO
THREE60 Energy, a fast-growing energy services provider, has appointed Walter Thain as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr Thain will be responsible for leading strategic growth across the group, broadening its technical and geographic capability and extending its footprint in key energy markets. As CEO of the North Sea business for THREE60, he has played a… Read more »
New leader of the ZF Wind Power Technology Business Unit of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Mr. Jan Willem Ruinemans, current CEO at ZF Wind Power Technology, leaves ZF in March 2019 Mr. Mitja Schulz nominated as new HeadLommel, Belgium. After more than 8 years, Jan Willem Ruinemans has decided to leave ZF in March 2019. Mr. Ruinemans leaves the company at his own request in mutual agreement, and wishes to… Read more »
ABB microgrid to support Portuguese island’s energy transition
Microgrid and energy storage technology to enable the island of Porto Santo to achieve clean-energy goals ABB is supplying an ABB Ability™ enabled microgrid and energy storage system to Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira (EEM), a Madeira-based utility to harness solar and wind energy. The modular ABB Ability™ PowerStore™ microgrid solution and Microgrid Plus automation… Read more »
China, India and US will drive global power transmission and distribution conductors markets over next four years, says GlobalData
Environmental factors, fuel resource constraints, geo-political risks and evolving technologies are transforming the global power sector. Growing emphasis on reduction of carbon emissions is also creating a promising market for renewables and other grid assets. Developed nations with established power networks are expected to focus on transitioning their power systems to reduce environmental impacts or… Read more »
Wärtsilä, Tieto, St1, Fortum and Demos Helsinki launch Innovation Community initiative to speed clean energy targets
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 5 December 2018 at 12.00 pm EET The technology group Wärtsilä, Tieto, St1, Fortum and Demos Helsinki have today introduced their Innovation Community initiative aimed at drastically accelerating the global energy sector’s transition to cleaner, more environmentally sustainable energy generation. Innovation Community is creating a forum for restructuring the roles and… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa strengthens its presence in India by inaugurating its new engineering centre supporting global R&D in Bengaluru
• The center stands as one of the three major technology hubs for SGRE globally • It will employ 700 people by 2019 and will concentrate on digital technologies Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has inaugurated its new centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. This centre is one of the three major R&D hubs for SGRE globally, with… Read more »
Hungary Becomes Photon Energy’s Second Largest O&M Market
· Photon Energy has signed a 15-year Operations and Maintenance agreement with an external client for 28 solar PV plants with a total generation capacity of 15.3 MWp · Including Photon Energy Group’s proprietary portfolio of 11.5 MWp of PV power plants to be operating by year-end 2018, the deal brings the Group’s Hungarian O&M… Read more »
Nordex awarded yet another contract for a wind farm project in Sweden
Hamburg, 5 December 2018. The Nordex Group has received another contract for the construction of a wind farm with large turbines in Sweden. The company is to supply six N131/3900 turbines for the “Slageryd” wind farm for its customer and international renewables company BayWa r.e. The order also includes a Premium Service contract covering 15… Read more »
Owners of UV ballast water treatment systems reconsider and switch to Alfa Laval PureBallast 3
UV ballast water treatment offers many advantages over electrochlorination. Yet there are also substantial differences between UV solutions. A growing number of customers, including MSC Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, are abandoning their selected UV treatment systems in favour of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3. A ballast water treatment system is a major investment, but… Read more »
Peikko delivers rock foundations to Guleslettene wind park in Norway
Peikko Group’s Norwegian sales office Peikko Norge AS has received a substantial order to supply rock foundation technology to Guleslettene wind park, located in the municipals of Flora and Bremanger, in the western region of Norway. Peikko will deliver all steel components for the 47 foundations of the wind park. The deliveries comprise FATBAR rock… Read more »
Danish Government appoints Ditlev Engel as Denmark’s Special Envoy for Climate and Energy
Position as Special Envoy for Denmark will play a key part in the efforts to ensure tangible results at the UN Climate Summit in September 2019 in New York. Ditlev Engel brings more than 20 years’ experience in the energy sector to the role. Engel will take on this temporary assignment in addition to his… Read more »
New guides to corporate renewable energy sourcing tap into growth of innovative power deals for UK firms
Benefits of renewable energy power purchase agreements highlighted Contracts used by world’s biggest companies to fix prices ‘now available at all scales’ Scottish Renewables announced today that it has released two new guides to corporate renewable energy sourcing, developed in conjunction with leading global advisor Schneider Electric Energy & Sustainability Services (ESS) and global developer… Read more »
Tesvolt receives EU funding for high-voltage storage system
Brussels/Belgium, Wittenberg/Germany, 4 December 2018 – Tesvolt, a manufacturer of storage systems for industry and commerce, is to receive 2.15 million euros in EU funding. The European Union believes that Tesvolt’s high-voltage storage system has the potential to change the power storage market. The German company will now receive support under the EU’s SME instrument,… Read more »
BYD Battery-Box achieved top ranking in 2018 energy storage test by HTW
The Technical University of Berlin (HTW) tested the efficiency of 20 renewable energy storage systems and rated BYD’s Battery-Box as No 1 Shenzhen/Berlin, December 4th, 2018 – 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 test by Technical… Read more »
SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm selects DEME for foundations, turbines, offshore substations, inter-array and export cables
Monday, December 3, 2018 — DEME’s subsidiaries Dredging International, GeoSea and Tideway have secured major contract awards for the 487 MW SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium. The project reached financial close on December 3, 2018. SeaMade stands for a combination of two offshore wind projects in Belgium, previously known as Mermaid (235 MW) and Seastar… Read more »
Enhanced PV Monitoring Features on the Solar-Log WEB Enerest™ App
Energy flow chart includes PV production, consumption, feed-in, and storage Visualize individual inverter performance Monthly PV production forecasts Intuitive chart navigation Now available on Google Play and the App Store Geislingen-Binsdorf, December 3, 2018: The new Solar-Log WEB Enerest™ App 1.2.0 offers even more intuitive ways to monitor solar PV plants. The innovative app is… Read more »
Ostend (BE) | SeaMade reaches Financial Close for its 487 MW Offshore Wind Farm in the Belgian North Sea.
Key facts: SeaMade NV is responsible for the simultaneous development of both the Mermaid and Seastar offshore wind farms, resulting in the single largest wind farm financed and built in Belgium. SeaMade is a partnership between Otary, ENGIE Electrabel and Eneco Wind Belgium. Financial close is reached on schedule, only two years after Financial close… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa to supply 487 MW SeaMade offshore wind power project in Belgium
• Project to utilize 58 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines; 17-year Long Term Service agreement with logistics included • SeaMade is the name of two combined offshore wind projects, previously known as Mermaid (235 MW) and Seastar (252 MW) • Clean energy to be provided to 485,000 households • Installation and commissioning expected to… Read more »
1 megawatt of FuturaSun photovoltaic panels on the roof of Baxi
The new FuturaSun photovoltaic roof built by CPL CONCORDIA is now fully operational on the BAXI plant in Vicenza, in North Italy. Each new boiler is created using clean energy. The 1 MW semi-integrated photovoltaic plant occupies 6,000 sqm of the plant located in the Vicenza province, built by the top facility and energy management… Read more »
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics publishes Vision and Claims for 100% renewable electricity supply before start of COP 24 in Katowice
Photovoltaic Solar Energy: Big and Beyond – Sustainable energy to reach the 1.5 degrees climate target The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) envisions a world with 100% renewable electricity supply where electricity is accessible to all and where electricity makes major inroads into satisfying the final energy demand for living including… Read more »
Nordex Group has received its largest ever turnkey order with 475 MW in Sweden
Joint venture partners, E.ON Climate & Renewables and Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners (CSEIP) place an order for 114 turbines, 104 x N149 and 10 x N131, as well as associated infrastructure works. Major ground-breaking order for turbines from the new DELTA4000 technology platform. Hamburg, 3 December 2018. The Nordex Group has received its largest… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum welcomes this year’s Röntgen Award winner, Dr. Lars von der Wense
Outstanding contributions in the nuclear physics field The basis for the future development of a nuclear clock Pfeiffer Vacuum and Schunk Group have been promoting young scientists for many years Asslar, November 30, 2018. The Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) is awarding the Röntgen Prize this year to Dr. Lars von der Wense. The award… Read more »
Natural Power advises on Finland’s first subsidy-free wind farm – Lakiakangas, Finland
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power, has completed due diligence on behalf of ING Wholesale Banking during the financing process of the second phase of the onshore Lakiakangas wind farm located in Karijoki and Isojoki, Finland. The first phase Lakiakangas wind farm comprises two operational Vestas V126 wind turbines with 3.45 megawatt capacity… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa strengthens its presence in the onshore market with new projects totaling 263 MW
• The company will provide 34 wind turbines to wind farms in Sweden, Norway and Germay • Most of the contracts include a long-term maintenance and service agreement • The company will also supply more than 125 MW for two wind projects in Turkey Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to reinforce its strong market position with the… Read more »
Alfa Laval has successfully completed tests for U.S. Coast Guard type approval with zero holding time
Alfa Laval has successfully completed additional tests at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) to verify the biological efficacy of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 without holding time. As a result, PureBallast 3 is on target to be the first UV ballast water treatment system with zero holding time in its U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)… Read more »
Point and Sandwick Trust win UK ‘Environmental Social Enterprise of the Year’ Award, making it a hat trick for 2018
Community wind farm charity Point and Sandwick Trust are celebrating after winning the title of UK Environmental Social Enterprise of the Year at the UK Social Enterprise Awards last night (Wed, Nov 28). Wind farm developer Calum MacDonald picked up the award at the glittering event in the beautiful Guildhall in London and admitted he… Read more »
Ornithological plan leads to barn owl success
Thanks to the ornithological monitoring plan at Crystal Rig wind farm in the Scottish Borders, Natural Power is pleased to confirm that four pairs of barn owls bred at the site this year. The ornithological monitoring plan, a document setting out the monitoring requirements as dictated by the planning conditions attached to the wind farm… Read more »
SeaRoc Group Delivers First Formal Marine Coordination Training in Taiwan
SeaRoc Group has delivered SeaPlanner® software and Marine Coordination training to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) – the first formal MC training given to a Taiwanese client. With 11 planned offshore wind farms and a governmental goal of installing 5.5 GW by 2025, Taiwan is making steps in preparation for the significant growth in… Read more »
Eco Expo Asia welcomed record visitor numbers to discover the latest green tech and environmental protection solutions
The 13th edition of the show, held in Hong Kong from 25 ‒ 28 October 2018, welcomed a record 14,824 visitors from 106 countries and regions. With 54% of visitors coming from outside of Hong Kong, the expo lived up to its billing as an international gathering point for the environmental protection industry. Jointly organised… Read more »
Nordex Group receives orders for 54 MW from France
Installation of 15 turbines in two wind farms Hamburg, 28 November 2018. The Nordex Group has obtained orders for the installation of two wind farms with a total of 15 N131/3600 turbines in France. Both orders also include a Premium Service Agreement covering 15 years. For its customer, Quaero, the manufacturer will be installing the… Read more »
Apricum Facilitates Funding Round for Saudi Arabian PV Cleaning Solution Company NOMADD with Saudi Arabian Investor CEPCO
Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory acted as financial advisor to its client NOMADD Desert Solar Solutions, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) cleaning technology company, facilitating a strategic investment by specialist Saudi Arabian construction company CEPCO. This Series B investment round will support NOMADD’s current project pipeline and further strengthen NOMADD’s growth ambitions, whose unique and… Read more »
EDF Energy launches competitive home battery system for solar PV
EDF Energy, through a new partnership with Powervault, is offering existing solar PV owners the chance to earn more from their systems by purchasing one of the most advanced and cost effective home battery systems on the market at a heavily discounted price, when they sign up to EDF Energy grid services. Compatible with any… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS’ Q.PEAK-G4.1 solar modules secure Excellent Quality recognition with Italy’s Altroconsumo and ITA bodies
− The Q.PEAK-G4.1 310 Wp solar modules manufactured by Hanwha Q CELLS have been certified in the highest quality category by Altroconsumo and Istituto Tecnologie Avanzate − The criteria for obtaining the recognition of Excellent Quality cover a range of performance, reliability and cost factors − Alberto Nadai, Hanwha Q CELLS’ Area Sales Manager of… Read more »