Sparrows Group has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Matt Corbin as its regional operations director for the UK and Europe to support the company’s continued growth in the oil and gas, renewables and industrial sectors. Mr Corbin, who has more than 20 years’ experience working in the oil and gas industry, has… Read more »
The independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik and the Danish project developer and operator European Energy A/S are expanding their cooperation in the area of onshore maintenance. The companies already have a number of existing agreements, and representatives of both companies signed an additional full maintenance contract for the Briesensee and Gaurettersheim wind farms on Wednesday… Read more »
The world’s biggest wind industry meeting reflects wind energy success story WindEnergy Hamburg and WindEurope Conference to be held in parallel at the Hamburg Messe site in 2018 GWS1 / Hamburg, 15 September 2017 / Wind energy has made its breakthrough – in the energy market, in technology development and cost reduction and in its… Read more »
HUSUM | 15 September 2017 – HUSUM Wind was once again the home of the wind industry for a week. Visitors and exhibitors discussed technical innovations and political conditions, made new contacts and filled their order books. They made a positive assessment of the exhibition week, which once again underscored the diversity and dynamics of… Read more »
HUSUM | 14 September 2017 – After the forced break at HUSUM Wind yesterday afternoon, this morning the exhibitioners were able to present their innovations as usual and enter into discourse with colleagues and visitors. “We are pleased we were able to open all the exhibition halls again today. Our team having fixed all the… Read more »
Bleskensgraaf, the Netherlands, 14 September 2017 – Sunport Power commissioned their brand-new facility for the manufacturing of back-contact PV modules. The Chinese factory will produce an annual 3.3 million solar panels yielding a combined power supply of 1 GW per annum. Sunport Power CEO Dr Zhang: “Back-contact modules come with substantial benefits. The most important… Read more »
Berlin, 14.09.2017. German EPC Provider KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions has begun construction of the PV-battery diesel hybrid system at the luxurious Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa, part of the Tierra Hotels collection. Through the expansion of its existing PV plant and the addition of a storage system, the off-grid hotel located in the Atacama Desert… Read more »
Hamburg, Didsbury, 14 September 2017. After installing and commissioning a total of 862 turbines in the UK and Ireland, the Nordex Group has now reached the 2 GW milestone of installed capacity in these two countries. Just under 1.5 GW of this is in the UK as well as what is fast approaching 600MW installed… Read more »
‘- The monocrystalline Q.PEAK DUO Q.ANTUM module series can reach module efficiency close to 20% and produce up to 395Wp – Hanwha Q CELLS earned No.1 market share in South Korea and Turkey while being ranked No.2 in Japan for superior quality – Hanwha Q CELLS shows technological strengths in SPI [Solar Power International], boasting… Read more »
New Delhi – September 12, 2017: REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic panels, will showcase its product innovations at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida, India’s largest trade show for renewable energy technology and one of the largest industry events in the world. REC Group will bring its highly-visited exhibit from… Read more »
The independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik and the energy supplier Vattenfall are expanding their cooperation in offshore maintenance: On the one hand, Vattenfall has extended the duration of its cooperation agreement with Deutsche Windtechnik in the area of maintenance for all steel structures at the offshore wind farm (OWF) DanTysk. On the other, the service… Read more »
Spain. September 12, 2017. Ingeteam Power Technology has been awarded the supply contract for the world’s largest photovoltaic plant, being built by Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading global solar EPC companies. The Sweihan PV project, which is to be constructed in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), is to have an installed power of… Read more »
Sydney. WIRSOL Energy Pty Ltd heading the Australian strategy and operations within international WIRCON group has started yet another new utility scale solar project in Australia. The company plans to start construction during Q4 2017, delivering an overall DC installed capacity of approx. 110-megawatt peak (MWp). The project, known as Wemen Sun Farm is located… Read more »
Kolkata/Helsinki, 13 September 2017 – The first photovoltaic installation at an airport in Scandinavia has been installed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The 312 kWp system at the Finnair cargo centre, has been constructed with solar modules from Tier 1 manufacturer Vikram Solar. The system was installed by system integrator Finnwind Oy, one of the most experienced pv-… Read more »
New 3.7M144 and 3.6M118 machines offer higher yields and increased performance Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, today launches its new products, the 3.7M144 EBC and 3.6M118 NES turbines, at the HUSUM Wind fair in Germany. The turbines are especially well suited for low and high wind sites respectively and are available… Read more »
Peter Morton of Wight Shipyard Co Ltd has bought a stake in Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) and takes his place on the board, securing the IOW boat build business well into the future. Commercial Director Mr Rob Stewart said: “We are looking forward to working together having been neighbours for some time. With a healthy… Read more »
In addition to its focus on increasing internationalisation, the leading independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik will also be presenting its new brand identity at the trade fair Husum Wind 2017. The brand relaunch prominently features large-format photographs of Deutsche Windtechnik employees in their highly specialised working environments as well as the company’s refreshed design, which… Read more »
DONG Energy has been awarded a contract to build its Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm, at the lowest-ever price for offshore wind in the UK. At 57.50 £/MWh, the strike price for the Contract for Difference (CfD) is 50% lower than the previous round of CfD allocations just two years ago, demonstrating the rapid… Read more »
HANAU, Germany- September 11, 2017- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced today a joint development partnership with Ulbrich of Austria, a global leader in the production of PV ribbon products for traditional solder and conductive adhesive technologies. Under this cooperation agreement, the two companies will focus on… Read more »
Two DONG Energy offshore wind farms set to benefit from CWind expertise Chelmsford, Friday, 8th September. CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy, to install new and retrofit existing gates on the transition pieces (TPs) at the Gode Wind… Read more »
Spliethoff chooses Hatenboer-Water water treatment equipment for their six new multipurpose vessels, designed for operations in tough conditions. The first of these deliveries is currently being engineered by Hatenboer-Water. A total of six ships will be outfitted with robust Oceanus reverse osmosis systems, including hot and cold water equipment and all relevant water treatment components…. Read more »
London, UK; September 8 2017: Global Maritime, a leading provider of offshore marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a number of leading Taiwanese organisations to develop closer cooperation on offshore wind technologies including marine warranty surveys, inspections and testing services. The signatories to the MOU with Global Maritime… Read more »
Vattenfall to invest £150,000 a year in local causes for 20-year lifetime of EOWDC A community fund scheme aimed at generating lasting legacies for North-east communities is being created by the developer behind the region’s pioneering European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). Swedish energy group Vattenfall is to establish a community investment scheme by investing… Read more »
World Premiere: Hanwha Q CELLS to Introduce High-End Q.ANTUM Solar Module Series Q.PEAK DUO with Half-Cell Technology at SPI 2017 – At booth No. 3937, Hanwha Q CELLS will present its full portfolio of Q.ANTUM-based solar modules and newly-developed storage application – The monocrystalline Q.PEAK DUO Q.ANTUM module series can reach module efficiencies close to… Read more »
Leading international marine and engineering consultancy aims to enhance offshore wind farm construction, quality and safety in fledgling Taiwan market London, 7 September 2017 – LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, the premier international marine and engineering consultancy, together with four other parties, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining their intention to… Read more »
The Spanish company NCLAVE (the merger of Grupo Clavijo and MFV Solar, and specialists in the design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of solar structures and trackers), will once again be present at Solar Power International (SPI), one of the most important events of the solar energy sector which is being held in Las Vegas (NV,… Read more »
In June of this year, ROV manufacturer Seatools completed the upgrade of the fall pipe ROV installed on Van Oord’s flexible fall pipe vessel “Stornes.” The upgrade entailed a depth upgrade that enables Van Oord to perform precision rock installation in water depths of up to 2100 meters. Seatools, manufacturer of custom-made ROVs, initially delivered… Read more »
Once again PES has all the inside information from the upcoming wind fairs. This time it’s HUSUM Wind and the Offshore WIND Conference, Amsterdam. This is a great opportunity to meet the new comers to our industry, see all the latest developments, catch up with regular contacts and make new ones. So reserve the dates… Read more »
• The newly repowered wind farms are expected to deliver up to 25% more annual energy production, boost reliability and efficiency Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been selected by NextEra Energy Resources to repower two wind farms in Texas. The newly repowered wind farms are expected to deliver up to 25% more annual energy production,… Read more »
Savings of around EUR 45 million to be achieved by 2018 400–500 jobs to be cut Hamburg, 5 September 2017. The Nordex Group has adopted a cost-cutting programme to respond to the continuing decline in demand and the sharp change in market conditions in its core market Germany as well as in other European countries,… Read more »
Chelmsford, Tuesday 5th September. The Global Marine Group (GMG), a market leader in offshore engineering services to the renewables, telecommunications and oil & gas industries, has achieved the Order of Distinction Award (18 consecutive Golds) in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). GMG consists of two… Read more »
Located in sunny and windy Cape Verde, Cabeolica has chosen Breeze to provide wind farm management system. The company’s main objective is the production of electricity for the national grid as an independent producer using non-polluting, renewable and naturally abundant wind energy. With 4 wind farms on 4 islands – Santiago, São Vicente, Sal and… Read more »
The global leader in offshore access solutions, Ampelmann, is celebrating its ten year anniversary. In just a decade, this company grew from a team of just four people to a 350 staff member organisation that services customers across the globe from offices in eight different countries. SPE Offshore Europe 2017 is one of the events… Read more »
Predicted growth in Asian transformer fleet will necessitate adoption of online transformer monitoring technology to alleviate pressure on monitoring and servicing teams Jakarta, 5 September – Vaisala, the global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has highlighted how continuous online transformer monitoring will play a key role in the future maintenance and servicing of transformer… Read more »
SHANGHAI, China- September 4, 2017- Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, announced today that it has signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JinkoSolar), a global leader in the solar industry, to jointly develop new-generation Super PV Cells with higher efficiency and lower costs…. Read more »
Spain. September 5, 2017. Ingeteam has recently supplied its equipment for a solar PV generation project in Brazil. This PV inverter supply, totaling 150 MW, is directed at a project comprising five solar plants, each with an installed capacity of 30 MW. For this project, the developing company has acquired two different configurations of the… Read more »