Augsburg, May 10, 2017 – meteocontrol GmbH, the specialist for professional remote monitoring and quality assurance for solar systems, has expanded its monitoring portal: The newly developed portlet in the VCOM virtual control room now visualizes the measured values from SolarEdge’s module-level monitoring platform. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEDG) is one of the world’s leading… Read more »
Hamburg/Courbevoie: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has won five contracts in Belgium totaling 45 megawatts (MW) for the Senvion 3.4M114, 3.0M122 and MM100 turbines. The five contracts are with a range of clients and consist of three projects located in the Walloon region and two in the Flanders region. Nivelles project, located… Read more »
Cologne, 10.5.2017 – Zeversolar, a subsidiary company of leading inverter manufacturer SMA, is showcasing its completely overhauled planning portal ZeverPlan 2.0 at Intersolar 2017. The portal is available in nine languages at http://www.zeverplan.com and is capable of designing systems with differently aligned module fields. ZeverPlan 2.0 can also perform self-consumption calculations and recommend suitable inverters… Read more »
Between February and April 2017 EuPD Research analyzed all 1.300 German utility companies in Germany as part of the project “Utility Companies and the Energy Transition“. The research is focused on the product and service portfolio of the companies, as well as the information they provide concerning the energy transition. Bonn. Utility companies are a… Read more »
The UK unit of the independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik, which is active throughout Europe, has just announced a major success. The investment group Zephyr and Deutsche Windtechnik Ltd. have just concluded an agreement covering the maintenance of 61 Siemens type SWT 2.3 wind turbines. The agreement covers full maintenance, including selected large components, for… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., U.S., May 9, 2017 — Trojan Battery, Co. LLC today announced it will showcase the company’s new line of batteries designed specifically for solar applications which will be launched at Intersolar Europe. In addition, Trojan will showcase its Colombia microgrid project which has been named a finalist for the Intersolar Europe… Read more »
Finalists announced for the energy storage industry’s innovation prize Munich, May 8, 2017 – Grid integration of renewable energies, increased efficiency and durability of lithium-ion batteries, and the step towards megawatt output: The ees AWARD 2017 reflects the current developments in the industry. Finalists for the prestigious award have been selected from a wide range… Read more »
When is it financially worthwhile investing in a Photovoltaic (PV) system? A new report, published by the European PV Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP PV) compares the levelised cost of PV electricity (PV LCOE) with the cost of sourcing electricity from the grid for the same usage in different European countries and market segments. Solar… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced that the contract for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II has been concluded and is now effective. The notice to proceed was confirmed at the end of April with Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co KG (TWB II). The conditional contract for the turbine… Read more »
The company Sibert Solar becomes the new service partner for Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) in the UK & Ireland. Both companies have a long established relationship and have successfully worked together for many years. Solare Datensysteme (SDS) has been active with its Solar-Log™ products in the UK for over six years. The customer and partner… Read more »
May 4, 2017 – ABB’s Network Manager SCADA and distribution management system at Eskom supports more than 100 control room operators and 6,000 field crews to keep the lights on. Eskom, is the seventh largest utility in the world. It generates around 95% of the electricity used in South Africa and imports and exports power… Read more »
Ellzee, 04.05.2017. In July 2017, inverter manufacturer SolarMax starts shipping its modular complete storage system MaxStorage TP-S, developed primarily for private applications. Since the product was first presented at Intersolar Europe 2016, the company has incorporated several improvements suggested by its customers before this market launch. The three-phase system solution unites a lithium-ion storage battery,… Read more »
The wind farm is located nearby Victoria City (Tamaulipas State) The project includes 15 wind turbines of 3,45 MW May 2017. GES will construct a new 52MW wind farm in Tamaulipas State (Mexico). The contract includes the complete Balance of Plant of the project: civil works, medium voltage line, substation, high voltage line and two… Read more »
ntersolar Europe presents the latest market developments Munich, May 3, 2017 – The ever changing weather conditions that solar modules are exposed to can put materials and components under considerably strain. Regular testing and maintenance for modules and systems is crucial in order to guarantee and optimize the profitability of plants. As the number of… Read more »
ERG SpA orders Nordex Xtended Power for three wind farms Hamburg, 5 May 2017: The Nordex Group has received an order to raise the yield of a total of 63 existing multi-megawatt turbines from its customer ERG SpA in Italy. The operator plans to equip three wind farms with the performance-enhancing “Xtended Power” technology. In… Read more »
2017 marks the 10th anniversary of Intersolar North America, a leading trade event that has grown alongside the solar industry San Francisco, May 4, 2017 – The U.S solar industry has seen exponential growth over the past decade. Since 2007, photovoltaic (PV) solar installations have skyrocketed from 1,063 megawatts in 2007 to 14,762 megawatts in 2016. Intersolar North America has been… Read more »
After 24 years of success in the off-grid professional/industrial market, we are excited to launch the Morningstar Essential Series™ that specifically targets rural electrification, residential, and mobile consumers outside the US and Canada. The first new product in the Essential Series is the EcoPulse solar charge controller, which comes in 10, 20, and 30 amp metered… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore renewables industry and part of the Global Marine Group focused on delivering the company’s power cable capabilities, announced today that it has reached the halfway point on a 15 month project to provide a wide range of secondary works at Iberdrola’s Wikinger offshore wind farm. Once… Read more »
Moventas and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction have agreed on the Exceed deliveries to an offshore windfarm in South Korea. Doosan is an existing customer for Moventas Exceed high torque density 3MW gearboxes. Exceed series is a gearbox platform that provides a competitive edge for a wind turbine manufacturer by lowering the LCoE of wind… Read more »
* Testing for Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) provides transmission network operators and wind turbine manufacturers with reliable voltage dip capability results. * DNV GL launches accredited LVRT testing services in India during Windergy 2017. * DNV GL responds to recent grid code requirements issued by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). New Delhi, India… Read more »
The new facility will manufacture offshore wind turbine blades for multiple customers as LM Wind Power responds to demand for new offshore capacity in northern Europe. 23 March 2017 – LM Wind Power, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wind turbine blades, announced today that work on its new factory in Cherbourg, Normandy, has… Read more »
13th WAB Offshore-Windenergy Conference The WINDFORCE conference has become the central meeting place for the offshore wind industry in Germany during its 13-year history. With more than 500 participants it is Germany’s key event for offshore wind. Offshore wind energy is the focus of the 13th WINDFORCE conference organized by WAB e.V. No other event… Read more »
London & Perth; March 22 2017: Global Maritime, a leading provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the oil and gas sector, has appointed Australian native Hannah Crutchley as its new Group Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager. Hannah will be based in London. Hannah has over 10 years experience in… Read more »
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 15 MWp solar PV power plant to Essakane Solar SAS in Burkina Faso. The solar PV plant will be built next to a 55 MW Wärtsilä power plant currently running on heavy fuel oil. The solar PV plant and the engine power plant will be controlled and operated in… Read more »
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, has been awarded the construction monitoring contract of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms, which will be followed by a 15-year operations monitoring phase. Located almost 17 miles off the Norfolk coast, Race Bank Wind Farm’s offshore array will comprise of 91 state-of-the-art Siemens 6.3MW… Read more »
In June 2017, Deutsche Windtechnik’s French unit will begin providing maintenance for turbines from Vestas for the first time. The 22 V90 turbines generate a total output of 44 MW. The contracts are for full maintenance. The agreement will initially run for four years, but there is an option to extend it. Trinational cooperation is… Read more »
Global blade technician leaders gather at the Altitec Summit to review cutting edge blade repair skills and coordinated approaches to maintenance, in response to growing industry demand for blade services London, 22 March 2017 – Blade inspection and repair provider Altitec hosts its blade supervisor summit near Berlin this week, with discussion focused on the… Read more »
San Francisco, USA, March 22, 2017. SOLV, the leading independent solar O&M service provider in America and a division of EPC contractor Swinerton Renewable Energy, has begun deployment of QOS Energy’s Qantum® software to monitor and support the operations and maintenance of more than 1 GW of solar PV plants in the United-states. Qantum® is… Read more »
• Incoming orders increased by +9% to CHF 455.6 million • Net sales rose by +40% to CHF 453.1 million • EBITDA reached CHF 10.5 million, turnaround confirmed • Cash flow from operating activities improved by CHF 54.5 million to CHF +2.6 million • Recapitalisation programme successfully completed • Balance sheet structure substantially strengthened through… Read more »
Munich, March 21, 2017 – The energy storage industry is evolving: ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, is setting a new exhibitor record, an achievement which is also being felt at the accompanying ees Europe Conference. After all, when interesting energy topics draw a broad range of exhibitors and… Read more »
Augsburg, 3/21/2017 – South Africa is increasingly focusing on renewable energies. By 2020, solar energy is forecast to expand to over 5.7 gigawatts. meteocontrol GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies for PV monitoring, offers a manufacturer-independent monitoring and control system for solar systems of all sizes with the blue’Log X series and the VCOM… Read more »
Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC today announced that it has successfully gained ETL certification for its newest SPOT – String Power Optimizer and Transmitter – family of products. The ETL Mark from Intertek is proof that the product has been tested by an independent laboratory and meets the requirements of the applicable product safety… Read more »
Mark Argar joins Phoenix Solar from Bechtel Eric Fleckten to serve as Senior Vice President Business Development Mark Argar (52) has been appointed Phoenix Solar Senior Vice President for Asia/Pacific. Mark joins Phoenix from Bechtel Infrastructure, leaving his role as Vice-President for Business Development for Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Bechtel he was CEO of… Read more »
Underscores strong commitment to Asia/Pacific region Continued growth expected for 2017 and beyond Focus on core markets Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia Sulzemoos, March 21st, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the official market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has acquired the outstanding minority… Read more »
– Commitment to new markets continues Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed its first contract in the Republic of Ireland with renewable energy investor NTR on behalf of NTR’s wind investment fund. The contract will see Senvion supply five MM82 wind turbines for the Teevurcher wind farm in County Meath…. Read more »
• “Katoen Natie” project located in Beveren, “Sibelco” in Dessel • 15-year service-contract included EDF Luminus, the second largest player in the Belgian energy market, has ordered wind turbines at Siemens Wind Power for two projects located in the Belgian municipalities of Dessel and Mol as well as in Beveren. The nine 3.2 megawatt (MW)… Read more »