LM Wind Power, a world leading designer and manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, today announced the addition of yet another blade factory to its global manufacturing set up. The new facility will be located in the Baodi district in the north eastern part of China, 40 km from LM Wind Power’s existing plant in… Read more »
High demand after difficult market situation in Europe led to supply bottlenecks Creglingen, 17.05.2017 – WINAICO, Taiwan’s largest solar module manufacturer, looks back on a positive development in Europe, despite the difficult market situation in the second half of the year 2016. With the new markets Estonia, Finland and Norway, WINAICO is now supplying more… Read more »
Burbo Bank Extension, a new offshore windfarm capable of meeting the electricity demand of well over 230,000 homes, will be officially opened at a ceremony in Liverpool today. The wind farm is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S, parent company of the LEGO Group (25%). It… Read more »
Large-scale storage systems at ees Europe 2017 Munich, May 16, 2017 – With their capacity to uncouple the generation of clean power from consumption and ease the burden on grids, large-scale storage systems will play a central role in the energy supply of the future. This is because they allow flexible coordination of energy supply… Read more »
Augsburg / La Réunion, May 17, 2017. French solar forecasting pioneer Reuniwatt and German leading provider of technical consulting and monitoring solutions for PV systems meteocontrol GmbH have decided to intensify their business relationship. The partnership concerns real-time estimations and intraday forecasts for different sites in Asia. The need for satellite data in China and… Read more »
Production changeover in the Frankfurt (Oder) factory will be completed by summer Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, 16 May 2017 – The solar module manufacturer Astronergy is upgrading production at its Frankfurt (Oder) factory to 5-busbar technology. Thanks to additional contacts on the front of the cells, these modules offer more power than 4-busbar modules while also… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered an Offshore Office Container to Heerema Marine Contractors. The container was placed on board their Semi Submersible Crane Vessel (SSCV) Thialf and was used as a control room to operate their anchor winches. Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is a world leading marine contractor in the international offshore oil and gas… Read more »
Robust remote sensing system achieves milestone across 3700+ deployments in 45 countries around the globe Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has announced that its Triton Wind Profiler, a leading remote sensing system, will soon hit a major milestone, reaching 20 million hours of collected wind data since market introduction in 2008…. Read more »
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement to acquire Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc. (Greensmith), a US-based leader in intelligent energy storage technology and solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of Greensmith will enable Wärtsilä to expand its footprint in the energy storage market and position itself as a leading global energy systems… Read more »
Following the recent merger with the safety business of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services AS, the global reach and product range of Survitec has been enhanced greatly and for customers this means an improved choice of fire prevention & suppression systems, maintenance, service & liferaft rental solutions. Survitec will be at Nor-Shipping 2017 from 30th May –… Read more »
Scottish Renewables has launched its manifesto ahead of the UK General Election next month. The membership organisation, which represents 270 individuals and businesses working in the renewable energy sector in Scotland, has detailed how it believes the next UK Government can deliver affordable energy and clean growth. Launching the publication today (Thursday 11 May) Chief… Read more »
Spain, 11th May 2017. Once again, Ingeteam will be present at Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading solar trade fair. On a 150 m2 stand, the company will showcase its main technological solutions for the solar energy sector, self-consumption, energy storage, and e-mobility. Likewise, at the event, Ingeteam is to present the latest advances in operation… Read more »
‘- The company registered record revenues and profitability prior to the merger with Siemens Wind Power. – The results are in line with the guidance for 2017. In the first quarter of 2017, prior to the merger with Siemens Wind Power, Gamesa obtained €100 million net profit, 39% more than in the year-ago quarter. These… Read more »
– Q1 revenues up 7.7% to EUR 392 million – Adjusted EBITDA EUR 21 million in Q1, with a margin of 5.5 % – Firm orders increased 31 % year on year to EUR 353 million – Successful refinancing completed, annual savings of EUR 14 million Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines,… Read more »
Group revenues increase by 40 percent versus pre-year period, EBIT below expectations, strong cash inflow Free order backlog increases to € 60.6 million Forecast for 2017 confirmed with revenue growth to €160-€190 million and positive EBIT of €1-€ 3 million Sulzemoos, May 11th, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator… Read more »
Munich, May 10, 2017 – From large-scale storage systems to domestic storage systems and e-mobility – ees Europe, Europe’s largest and most visited exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems will be dedicating itself to versatile applications for energy storage systems from May 31 – June 2, 2017. Falling prices are leading to rapid and… Read more »
Low storage costs and great flexibility benefit trade and industry Wittenberg, 10 May 2017 – Storage system manufacturer TESVOLT is set to unveil its new TESVOLT Power Storage (TPS) lithium battery storage container at Intersolar 2017. The system employs a newly developed container module which offers highly flexible installation in both indoor and outdoor environments,… Read more »
LOUIS, May 10, 2017 – ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that it has acquired NRG Systems, Inc. (NRG), doing business as Renewable NRG Systems, located in Hinesburg, Vermont. NRG, founded in 1982, is the global market leader in the design and manufacture of decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind…. Read more »
SEATTLE, Wa., and LYON, France – May 10 2017— APsystems, the global leader in advanced microinverter technology for the solar PV industry, today announced Olivier Jacques has been named Executive Vice President, USA & EMEA. Jacques is based in Lyon, France and most recently served as APsystems Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle… Read more »
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 »