Flintstone Technology Ltd is diversifying its market-leading mooring operations to help drive down costs for the offshore floating wind industry. Flintstone has developed a set of mooring system solutions to match specific project requirements in oil and gas and marine renewable energy. With decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, this knowledge combined… Read more »
Rivertrace, an ISO9001 Quality-Assured Company and market leader with over 30 years’ experience of water monitoring, launched its innovative SMART ESM monitor at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, Awards and Exhibition being held 17-18 April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With the pending sulphur cap regulations in sight, a popular solution for shipowners to ensure compliance… Read more »
Oil Plus Ltd, a specialist global oil and gas consultancy has secured contracts worth more than $1.5m over the past three months and has significantly expanded its footprint in the Middle East. The company has also reported a strong start to the year with sales up by 285% compared to the last quarter of 2017…. Read more »
New management solution based on the Kognifai digital platform and ecosystem will be available for more than 400 European wind energy assets. Independent wind asset operations management specialist OutSmart BV has selected Kongsberg Digital to provide an integrated management system on the innovative Kognifai digital platform. The sophisticated digital solution will be used to manage… Read more »
Gannawarra Solar Farm connected to the grid and is proceeding through the commissioning process To provide renewable power to approximately 18,100 Victorian homesSolar Farm to be integrated with Gannawarra Energy Storage System powered by a Tesla Powerpack battery storage system Creates ability to provide solar power at night Gannawarra Energy Storage System and the Gannawarra… Read more »
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) places high demands on solar PV module design. The aesthetics and freedom of design are just as important as the module efficiency, and in manufacturing today, a conflict often exists between individualized sophisticated design, high module efficiency and low costs. In the BIPV-Fab project, the equipment manufacturer SCHMID and the Fraunhofer Institute… Read more »
Fraunhofer IWES tested two large-scale suction buckets in a 1:5 scale in early 2018. The physical experiments at the Test Center for Support Structures in Hanover (TTH) are the first of their kind in Germany. The test results confirmed the enormous potential of this foundation concept for reliable and cost-effective deployment in offshore wind farms…. Read more »
– Sparrows invites Colin Clark MP to see East Anglia ONE project – Cranes currently being manufactured by Sparrows Group, which will be installed at ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia ONE windfarm off the coast of Suffolk, were showcased today (Friday 13 April) to Colin Clark MP at the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen. The firm is… Read more »
The largest event for the Iranian solar industry is being expanded to two days. Tehran/Pforzheim/Freiburg, April 12, 2018 – The Iranian solar market is picking up speed. Projects such as the 1.5 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic installation, which was recently completed by Shahrekord Cement Industries Company, an Iranian cement producer, show that the Iranian market is… Read more »
SolarEdge’s Inverter with HD-Wave Technology Recognized Innovation in the Renewable Energy Category NEW YORK, NY — April 12, 2018 —SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, was voted the Gold Winner for its HD-Wave inverter technology in the Renewable Energy Category by the Edison Awards™, one of the premier awards… Read more »
BV’s ‘PSC Ready’ is a digital application to help ships’ crews to prepare for port state control (PSC) inspections Freely available to all in the industry for use on mobile, laptop and desk top applications PSC Ready joins the extensive portfolio of BV’s digital applications meeting clients’ needs Paris-La Défense, France, April 12, 2017 – ‘PSC… Read more »
Ian Locker, founder and Managing Director of leading wind farm solutions provider ZephIR Lidar, will start a 500km cycle ride across central Kenya later this year to raise awareness for Child.org. The trip will raise funding for development projects that transform the lives of children, and support research into effective methods of community development in… Read more »
At the annual European Partner Event BYD introduced the new Battery Box LV, newly expanded partner initiatives and the strategic roadmap to attending distributors and partners April 11, 2018, Germany – BYD Co., Ltd. announced a deepened strategic focus on the battery business within the corporation and expanded channel support at the annual European partner… Read more »
Alencon Systems has successfully deployed it SPOT-ES in a unique, DC-coupled Solar + Storage project Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems is pleased to announce the first large scale deployment of its patented SPOT-ES in a DC-coupled Solar + Storage system in the eastern United States in concert with one of the nation’s largest energy companies…. Read more »
GE’s Brilliance Solar Inverters Meet the Customer’s Requirements for Reliability and Cost Competitiveness The Contract Includes a 20-Year Long-Term Service Agreement to Ensure the Maintenance and Service of the Equipment MIYAGI, JAPAN—April 11, 2018—GE Power (NYSE: GE) recently successfully delivered and commissioned its Brilliance Solar Inverters to Pacifico Energy Osaki GK for the 40.32-megawatt alternating… Read more »
Berlin 11 April 2018 – The off-grid solar module company OPES Solutions has produced four million modules since the start of manufacturing in 2012. Production will be further expanded in the coming months, including the use of processes and machines developed in-house. In its factory, OPES Solutions processes and optimizes cells from various manufacturers and… Read more »
First deployment of the 11 innovative turbines for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre marks treble project breakthrough for offshore wind industry A hat-trick of offshore wind industry firsts has been achieved within a fortnight in North-east Scotland after the world’s most powerful single turbine was successfully installed yesterday (Monday, April 9) for Vattenfall’s ground-breaking… Read more »
The new interoperability brings cost-effective module-level monitoring, safety and optimization features to PV customers worldwide. ABB and Tigo today announce an operational compatibility between ABB’s inverter line UNO-DM-PLUS and Tigo’s TS4 optimizer platform. The combined ABB and Tigo module solution is now available. Combining ABB’s world-class inverters with Tigo’s TS4 Platform offers a flexible and… Read more »
A press release issued today (10 April) by leading European energy company Vattenfall announces that the “world’s most powerful wind turbine” has successfully been installed in Scottish waters. Responding, Stephanie Conesa, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland is home to approximately 25% of Europe’s offshore wind resource and projects like Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind… Read more »
Eneco Group selects Capgemini and Sogeti in the Netherlands to develop innovative services for its customers using flexible and agile IT Utrecht and Paris, April 10, 2018 – Capgemini today announced that a four-and-a-half-year contract, worth €30 million has been awarded to its Dutch subsidiaries, Capgemini Nederland B.V. and Sogeti Nederland B.V., by Eneco Group,… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., April 10, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Girupis.LTas a master distributor of Trojan batteries in Lithuania. Based in Kaunas, one of Lithuania’s largest economic and academic city centers, Girupis is a leading battery distributor for the region, as well as supplies… Read more »
Glomar Shipmanagement is pleased to announce that as of this month, and after a careful technical evaluation together with our main bunker provider, ‘Gulf Bunkering’; we have opted to procure ChangeXL (changexl.com), an Enzyme Technology fuel, for our vessels operating in Continental Europe. With ChangeXL, Glomar’s senior management and purchasing department anticipate to improve our… Read more »
• The company has been awarded an EPC contract for the entire project, which will encompass a wind farm with 56 turbines and a 20 MW / 34 MWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been commissioned to build a pioneering wind complex in Australia, which will combine the installation of a wind… Read more »
DNV GL conducted independent technical analysis and Vendor’s Due Diligence of the entire 26.1MW Ventus portfolio, comprising 53 operational feed-in-tariff wind turbines. The Due Diligence included a technical assessment of energy production, capabilities of the wind turbines, asset condition and operational risk. DNV GL reached milestone of due diligence for over 30 GW of wind… Read more »
In accordance with the German Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), preliminary assessment of soil conditions must be performed before contracts can be awarded for new offshore wind farm clusters in the North and Baltic Sea. Important information relating to the marine environment, the subsoil, and the wind and oceanographic conditions allow bidders to assess the… Read more »
Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system has set sail from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Vroon’s Subsea Support and Walk to Work VOS Stone vessel to undertake its first deployment to transfer crew and cargo in the Arkona offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. To view footage of Vroon’s VOS Stone vessel and Ampelmann’s A400… Read more »
India/Dubai, 9th April, 2018: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Mr Hatem Hamam as its new Head of Sales, EPC & Modules for MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. Mr Hatem has around 15 years of diverse experience… Read more »
After successful on schedule commissioning of the 64.1MW Egyptian Benban solar power plant in December 2017, Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions is pleased to announce that the company was repeatly chosen as supplier for the complete monitoring system for the next three plants in Benban complex with a total of 166.5MW. Gantners monitoring and control solution… Read more »
The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Network) in the United States. The agreement, which was signed at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) in Princeton on Wednesday (April 4), will see the organisations collaborate in pursuit of mutual commercial,… Read more »
K2 Management announced today that Lars Andersen has joined K2 Management as President and Managing Director of its North American operations. Lars Andersen has been a figure in the global power and energy industry for almost three decades, half of which have been spent based and working in the North American market. Lars’ expertise lies… Read more »
Hamburg, 6 April 2018. The Nordex Group has opened a plant in the North Brazilian state of Brazil Piaui for the production of concrete towers. The plant is to produce the 65 towers required for the “Lagoa do Barro” wind farm, which Nordex will be installing in the near future. It marks one of the… Read more »
Asslar, Germany, April 5, 2018. The ASM 390 and ASM 392 are leak detection solutions adapted to the semiconductor and display industries as well as to other demanding applications where rapid pump down and high sensitivity is key. Both models are Semi S2 compliant. The leak detectors are fitted with a dry frictionless backing pump… Read more »
Following the faster and easier use of the collector and boiler databases in T*SOL 2017, the new version T*SOL 2018 now includes further improvements. More than 3,650 flat plate and evacuated tube collectors and 1,550 boilers and auxiliary heaters can be accessed. Storage tanks can now also be defined and saved by the user, in… Read more »
PowerHouse Grid Energy Storage Unit Provides Emergency Backup Power CLEARWATER, Fla., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Sales, a major distributor of batteries and related products throughout the southeast region of the U.S., today announced that it is now offering the PowerHouse Grid™ Energy Storage Solution. The residential energy storage solutions feature robust maintenance-free Trojan… Read more »
Hamburg, 5 April 2018. The Nordex Group closed the first quarter of 2018 with an increase in order intake. All told, firmly agreed new orders rose in volume to 1,007.5 megawatts in the first three months of the year (Q1/2017: 368.0 MW). This performance was underpinned by the recovery in demand in Europe with new… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Rovel Tradingas a master distributor of Trojan batteries in Azerbaijan. Rovel Trading focuses on providing the highest quality batteries to customers in Trojan’s core market segments, including access/lift platform equipment, floor cleaning machines, golf… Read more »