Hamburg, 24 November 2017. The Nordex Group has received another contract from Turkey. From April 2018 onwards, it will be installing nine turbines with a total capacity of 30 megawatts in the Province of Izmir. The customer is Umut Insaat, which is constructing the sixth project in Turkey with Nordex with this order. Located at… Read more »
At the beginning of November, the opening ceremony of the first 1 MW solar power plant took place in Talin city of Aragatsotn region in Armenia. This is a significant project of vital importance due to its large scale and capabilities for Armenian solar energy, ecology as well as economic development sectors. RA Prime Minister… Read more »
• Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to launch two new products in Amsterdam. • Markus Tacke, CEO of SGRE, will take part on the opening session as one of the event ambassadors. • Official Opening Reception at SGRE Booth (Hall 1, Stand 1D44) on November 28. • Seven company experts will be speakers in the… Read more »
Queanbeyan, 24 November 2017 – Further to yesterday’s announcement regarding the strategic investment in Greatcell Solar (ASX: GSL) of $4 million at 22 cents per share, the Company is pleased to confirm that the name of the investor is New Moonie Petroleum Pty Limited. The investment comes at an important time for the Company, with… Read more »
Hamburg, 23 November 2017. For Generation Delta turbines, the Nordex Group offers solutions specifically for noise-sensitive sites, which increase turbine output while maintaining sound emissions at the same level. The manufacturer is now widening this range with the “Xtended Power Sound Concept” solution package that also covers N100/2500 and N117/2400 turbines from Generation Gamma as… Read more »
In October 30, 2017 Imeon Energy has signed a new partnership agreement with Swiss based battery manufacturer Leclanché, to resell its solar inverters for self-consumption with storage. Following the contract signature, Imeon Energy will supply Leclanché with its new generation of IMEON inverters integrating an Artificial Intelligence able to understand its environment in order to… Read more »
DNV GL position paper outlines advances in robotics, inspections, supply chain and the way we work — showcasing opportunities for solar and wind stakeholders as the industry embraces artificial intelligence applications Arnhem, The Netherlands (22nd November 2017) — Artificial intelligence (AI) will increasingly automate operations over the next several years in the solar and wind… Read more »
Ingeteam strengthens its global leadership in the maintenance of Renewable Energy generation plants With this new contract in the United Kingdom, Ingeteam now has a contract portfolio of more than 12 GW of maintained power, securing its position as the global leader in the operation and maintenance of energy generation facilities The contract in the… Read more »
Queanbeyan, 22 November 2017 – Greatcell Solar (ASX: GSL) is very pleased to announce that Solliance has again achieved a new world record for Perovskite Solar Cell Photovoltaic (PSC PV) technology demonstrated on industrially applicable Roll-to-Roll (R2R) processes of 13.5% conversion efficiency at cell level. Please see Solliance’s announcement below: “Solliance sets more world records… Read more »
Several TENUIS II machines ordered Agreed payment on account already received Kahl am Main, November 21, 2017 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES) has signed a contract to supply several CIGS production systems of the type TENUIS II for wet-chemical coating processes with the subsidiary of a major listed energy company and manufacturer of solar… Read more »
Con Edison Development (CED), one of America’s largest owners and operators of renewable energy infrastructure projects, today announced the acquisition of Big Timber Wind, LLC, a 25-MW wind project that will provide Montana residents with low-cost electricity. CED purchased the company from BayWa r.e. Wind, LLC, a renewable energy developer, wholesaler and energy solutions provider. Big… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to its offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing factory at Alexandra Dock, Hull. On arrival at the site, Her Majesty drove the full 75 metre length of the turbine blade that featured as an art installation in the Queen Victoria Square, in Hull city centre, as… Read more »
Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, today announced a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Rietech Solar, a China-based manufacturer of silicon wafers for solar cells. Under the agreement, Rietech Solar will upgrade its manufacturing process to use HeraGlaze®, the new high-purity SiO2 diffusion barrier coating from Heraeus, for mass… Read more »
BELECTRIC has signed an EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) Contract for a solar project in Israel with a capacity of 120 MWp. BELECTRIC, in corporation with Solel Boneh Ltd., will provide a turnkey system for the large-scale PV plant, which will be built near the village of Zeélim. Construction works are planned to start in the upcoming months…. Read more »
Today ENGIE, Heliatek and the Department of Charentes-Maritimes officially inaugurated the world’s largest BiOPV installation on a roof. In the southwestern port of La Rochelle, France, 500 m² of Heliatek’s solar films were installed on the roof of the “Pierre Mendes France” middle school. With 3 different lengths of 2, 4 and 5,7 meters, nearly… Read more »
Intersolar India, a unique platform for the solar industry has been proudly associated with the Indian solar industry since 2009. The conference has been successfully providing a platform for all the stakeholders to meet, exchange information and ideas, discuss challenges and solutions and promoting the interest of the solar industry. In the Intersolar exhibition, domestic… Read more »
Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has announced the completion of the Norwegian onshore wind farm “Egersund”. The project was secured in December 2015 for a portfolio of institutional investors. The onshore wind farm comprises 33 turbines and has a total capacity of 111.2 Megawatts. A power purchase agreement of… Read more »
NRG Systems, a designer and manufacturer of smart technologies for a more sustainable planet, has announced the hire of Barry Logue as the company’s Lidar Wind Energy Solutions Manager. Logue, a veteran in the remote sensing space, will be responsible for all sales and account management for NRG’s Lidar products and services in North America…. Read more »
The first hybrid lagre-scale energy storage system sun | systemizer was successfully connected to the power grid. It will in future stabilize the European Interconnected Network (ENTSO-E). Further major orders have already been received as the HOPPECKE battery system series is now available in a wide range of scalable capacities. “With this solution of lead… Read more »
In the past nine months of 2017 financial year, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) generated EUR 2,319.5 million in sales (9M/2016: EUR 2,339.5 million). Accordingly, the company is at a stable high level year-on- year and within the scope of its expectations. In the third quarter the Group generated EUR 818.3 million in sales (Q3/2016: EUR 855.5 million). The… Read more »
WinGD continues drive to digitisation with Shipdex™ Maintaining the rapid pace to apply the latest digital technology to its low-speed diesel and dual-fuel engines and corporate processes, engine designer Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD) has announced its participation in the Shipdex™ community. The Shipdex™ organisation has introduced a version of the S1000DTM specification for… Read more »
The Spanish wind converter supplier consolidates its world number one rank with leadership in key wind energy growth markets and a 10 GW addition in just two years Spain, 14 November 2017. Ingeteam, an independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment, has announced today that it surpassed the milestone of 40 GW of installed wind power… Read more »
The Dutch company OutSmart B.V., which specialises in Power Plant Management, has made changes to its board of directors. At the beginning of November, Dennis Schiricke became the sole CEO of the company. Erwin Coolen and Maarten de Keijzer, who formed the board of directors of OutSmart together with Dennis Schiricke, Jens Landwehr and Geert… Read more »
Group revenue (January through September 2017) at € 63.5 million, EBIT: € -9.3 million Both the weighted global project pipeline at 608 MWp and the free order backlog at € 225.3 million are at record levels – sound basis for new growth in 2018 Tenure of Group CEO Tim P. Ryan extended 2017 full year… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — November 8, 2017. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. Third Quarter 2017 Highlights • Revenues for the quarter of $166.6 million • GAAP gross margin for the quarter… Read more »
UK subsea company Rovco has been awarded a three-year contract to support one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, Gwynt y Môr, which lies eight miles off the coast of North Wales in the UK. Rovco will be providing its ground breaking underwater ROV 3D visual survey solution, alongside traditional video, blueview sonar and cathodic… Read more »
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 — GeoSea, the geotechnical and offshore solutions specialist of the DEME Group, announces it has acquired the majority of the shares (72,5 %) of G-tec, the Liege (Belgium) based contractor specialised in offshore geotechnical and geological site investigations, marine geophysical and environmental surveys and deepsea engineering services. The other shares are owned… Read more »
The UK Supreme Court has rejected a petition from RSPB Scotland to reconsider the consent of the 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in the Firth of Forth, meaning the project can now proceed to construction. Responding, Stephanie Conesa, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “News that the Neart na Gaoithe project can now… Read more »
The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is one of the most popular competitions for solar vehicles in the world. The spectacular race took place in mid-October and encompassed 3,000 kilometres across Australia. With the help of the Lufft WS504 intelligent weather sensor, the Belgian Punch Powertrain Solar Team finished in the top three. “The Australian solar… Read more »
Augsburg, November 07, 2017 – meteocontrol GmbH has won a strong partner in the shape of Kon-Tek Otomasyon AS, one of Turkey’s leading O&M service providers: Kon-Tek wants to control and monitor its entire portfolio of existing PV systems and all new systems using the meteocontrol monitoring system. meteocontrol has already equipped four new solar… Read more »
Munich, 7 November 2017: With the initial commissioning of a combined photovoltaic plant and battery system in the Zambian province of Chisamba, BayWa r.e. has successfully completed the first pilot project in southern Africa. This makes the Agricultural Knowledge & Training Centre (AKTC) operated by the German and Zambian Ministry of Agriculture even more independent… Read more »
The new system is directed at addressing the main challenge faced by solar PV plants today: the need to achieve high returns in order to compete against other sources of energy With a budget of 650,000 euros, the project is set to launch its first drone-based inspection service in 2018Ingeteam is involved in a research… Read more »
WASHINGTON — November 2, 2017 — A new video features heartfelt stories from employees and community leaders who share their experiences working in an industry that prioritizes safe, sustainable and innovative practices in the workplace. Supported by Essential Energy Everyday, the “Good Neighbors” video showcases the dedicated people behind the great companies that make up… Read more »
Zurich, Switzerland, November 2, 2017 – Microgrid and wireless technologies will integrate renewable solar energy and reduce the use of fossil fuels to power World Heritage Site in South Africa Bringing a modern, sustainable technology solution to a historically significant site, ABB has provided a microgrid system to integrate solar energy and supply power to… Read more »
On October 20, the first LM 73.5 P wind turbine blade successfully arrived at Castellón Port. It is the largest blade ever produced and transported through Spain. Destined for the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany to power GE’s Haliade 150-6 MW turbine offshore, the 73.5 meter blade began its journey at LM Wind Power’s… Read more »
Tuco Marine Group signs contract with DALO for two hydrographic survey vessels for operations in Danish inland waters. A lot has happened since hydrographic surveys were conducted using lead lines that were lowered into the water until they hit the bottom. Today there are technologies available such as sonar and lidar that utilize sound or… Read more »