Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2017 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, and Aquion Energy, the world’s leading provider of saltwater batteries and energy storage solutions, have partnered with Japan’s RE-ENERGY Co., Ltd., and EIWAT Solar Co. to supply Kyushu Electric, one of Japan’s largest and most prestigious electric power companies,… Read more »
Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany – February 27, 2017 – Younicos has signed an agreement with Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) in Alaska to design, install and commission an upgraded 3 MW battery-based energy storage system on Kodiak Island that will replace a system that was installed by the company in 2012. The project is expected… Read more »
Rajnikanth Umakanthan to head Vaisala’s Indian subsidiary, delivering end-to-end resource risk management services for renewable energy developers, operators and investors 3TIER India, a subsidiary of global environmental and industrial measurement leader, Vaisala, has appointed a new Managing Director. Rajnikanth Umakanthan (Rajni) joins the business to lead the Bangalore-based team in the delivery of Vaisala’s platform… Read more »
RESOL has developed an economical solution for using excess current produced by PV systems – the DeltaTherm® PV immersion heater controller. This new controller can be fitted to all stores equipped with an electric immersion heater and is very easy to install, thus saving time and money. The controller reliably detects excess current and calculates… Read more »
The Cherbourg plant will have the capability to manufacture the world’s longest blade at 88.4 meters. Creation of a production hub in the European renewable energy industry LM Wind Power, a leading, global manufacturer of wind turbine blades announced today that it will open a new wind turbine blade factory dedicated to the offshore market… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has completed the purchase of a 1.32MWp portfolio of residential solar installations. The portfolio is comprised of 469 installations across the UK from Ecos Solar Nine in a deal valued at £2.3million. As part of the deal, Lightsource will receive the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) payments from the… Read more »
Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Scotland is home to approximately 25% of Europe’s offshore wind resource and we are now starting to build out projects which will harness this potential. “We’re also at the forefront of innovation in this exciting sector and projects like this one are part of a new… Read more »
With our solar-diesel and wind-diesel systems we can create 30–70 % fuel savings and equal reduction on CO2 emission depending on the solar and wind conditions. Our website (www.danvest.com) gives a very good insight in what our system can do. On our facebook page you can see all our reference projects https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danvest-references/604009246282402. Also have a… Read more »
Dounreay Trì Limited welcomed today’s decision of the Highland Council to approve its proposed demonstration floating wind farm off the Northern coast near Thurso. The Council was formally consulted on the project as part of Marine Scotland’s consideration on the planning application. Marine Scotland will now be able to complete its assessment and make a… Read more »
A landmark building that has helped to secure billions of pounds of investment and more than 800 new jobs to the East is celebrating another high growth success story as one of its high-profile tenants moves on to revive prominent redundant offices in Lowestoft. James Fisher Marine Services – one of 150 tenant companies which… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Feb. 20, 2017 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Phillip Taylor as senior vice president, and chief human resources (HR) officer to lead the company’s global workforce of more than 1,000 employees. Taylor brings over 30 years of experience to this position, which… Read more »
The potential of photovoltaics (PV) has not yet been exhausted. Both industry and research continue to work intensively on increasing the efficiency and reducing the costs of solar cells, the basic component of every PV power plant. Now researchers at Fraunhofer ISE have produced a multicrystalline silicon solar cell with 21.9 percent efficiency, successfully bringing… Read more »
For the second year in a row, Jinko Solar is ranked among the top module manufacturers based on recommendation levels by British installers. Therefore, Jinko Solar receives the “Top Brand PV | Modules” seal in the United Kingdom from the German market research specialist EuPD Research. Bonn. Participants of the “Global PV Installer Monitor 2016/2017… Read more »
Hamburg/Melbourne: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed a conditional contract with Nexif Energy for the EPC contracts and maintenance agreements for the 25 turbine Glen Innes Wind Farm in New South Wales and the 59 turbine Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in South Australia. Jürgen Geissinger, CEO of Senvion, said: “We are… Read more »
Moventas has been developing a new product to the Exceed technology. Exceed product platform was launched in 2014 with a 3MW+ gearbox with the best weight/nominal torque ration in the market. A new Exceed 4MW+ will now be joining the product family. The Exceed 4MW+ gearbox successfully completed long-time overload test in January at Moventas… Read more »
Berlin, February 17, 2017 – Global law firm Dentons has advised Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge on its investment in offshore wind farm EnBW Hohe See. Enbridge has announced that it will partner with EnBW, a German utility, to develop the 497 MW Hohe See wind farm being constructed approximately one hundred kilometers off the… Read more »
• EnBW orders 71 offshore wind turbines including foundations • 497 megawatts offshore wind power plant to be grid connected in 2019 • Site located 90 kilometers northern of German island Borkum • Grid connection via HVDC platform BorWin Gamma Siemens Wind Power will, for the first time, provide complete offshore wind power plant solutions… Read more »
33 ft Offshore Accommodation Container for more comfort ELA Container Offshore GmbH announced the development of a new offshore container type: a 10 m x 3 m wide, high-cube accommodation container with interior hallway and two cabins. The first 24 containers of this new type have already been built at the premises in Haren, Germany…. Read more »
DNV GL has concluded vendor’s technical due diligence on a portfolio of wind farms totalling around 230 MW. Independent evaluation of the portfolio highlights technical risks and potential impacts on the safe and profitable construction as well as operation of the assets. London, UK – 16 February 2017, DNV GL successfully completed its vendor’s technical… Read more »
The PV plant has an installed capacity of 28 MW and it is already grid connected 8th February 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) completed the construction of the first utility-scale PV plant in Jamaica. The 28 MW plant is a big step ahead for the renewable industry in the Caribbean country. Jamaica´s commitment to renewable… Read more »
GES finished the construction of two wind farms in Chile and is working on a third at the moment February 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) finished two wind farms adding 112 MW to the company track record in Chile. The Project scope included the civil works, the medium voltage grid and turbine installation. These two… Read more »
Hamburg, 16 February 2017. On 3 February 2017 the Nordex Group received the unit certificate according to VDE-AR-N 4120 (Technical requirements for the connection and operation of customer installations to the high voltage network (TCC High Voltage) for the N117/3000 turbine from FGH Zertifizierungsgesellschaft mbH in Mannheim. Presentation of the unit certificate is a prerequisite… Read more »
Augsburg, February 16, 2017 – The Chilean government continues to pursue its planned energy transition with the installation of 300 PV systems on top of public buildings. In collaboration with Ingetrace SPA, meteocontrol has won the call for tenders for monitoring the first 103 rooftop systems as part of the “Programa de Techos Solares Públicos… Read more »
Nearly 30m Catamaran Will Facilitate Work at Wind Farms Located Further Offshore Colchester, 16th February 2017, CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it has invested in the Company’s largest crew transfer vessel to date. Newly named as CWind Phantom, the 27.4m catamaran can hold 20,000 litres of… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — February 14, 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 quarter ended December 31, 2016. Quarter Ended December 31, 2016 Highlights * Revenues for the quarter of $111.5 million * GAAP gross margin for the… Read more »
Zorlu Solar to become major distributor of First Solar modules in 26 countries MAINZ, Germany/ISTANBUL, Turkey, 14 February, 2017 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has entered into a collaborative sales agreement with Zorlu Holding, A.S., a Turkish business and industrial conglomerate, to distribute its high-performance thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules… Read more »
CWind Extends Offering Positioning Itself to Meet Wider Customer Needs Colchester, 13 February 2017, CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it will incorporate the resources of its parent company Global Marine Systems Limited Group to expand the breadth of services it offers to wind farm owners and… Read more »
InnoLas Solutions GmbH, the leading German laser equipment company for micro material processing and laser engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Schmidt in the role of Vice President of Business Development. Antonio has an impressive background in sales, business development and strategic marketing. He brings in more than 20 years’ professional experience… Read more »
A 220 kV underground cable will link 102 turbines to the grid to power 500,000 homes “We are proud to be involved in a world-leading project of this significance for the UK renewable energy sector,” said Llyr Roberts, Prysmian UK CEO Milan, 30 January 2017 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom… Read more »
• Product platform with cumulative operating time of more than 100 years • Prototype for both mechanical and electrical testing installed • Final type certificate expected for 2018 Siemens Wind Power has installed the latest version of its offshore direct drive wind turbine at the national test center in Østerild, Denmark – according to plan…. Read more »
Colchester 26 January 2017 CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it provided one of its Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to international energy and services company, Centrica. The vessel MPC 19 CWind Alliance supported the Lynn and Inner Dowsing (LID) offshore wind farms operated by Centrica that will… Read more »
DEME secures several new contracts for dredging and land reclamation works in India and the Maldives. The total value of these orders represent approximately 100 million EUR. In India DEME has been awarded several new projects, including dredging works for Project Seabird Phase II that was submitted in joint venture with L&T. It is one… Read more »
• Photovoltaic pioneer Phoenix Solar continues to excel in leading edge engineering • First Mover awards for PV power plants in Saudi-Arabia and Turkey • Largest Project award attributed to Munich Trade Fair rooftop system Sulzemoos, Germany, January 27th, 2017 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the… Read more »
With a new record in PV installations of 76.4 GW in 2016, the forecast given by EuPD Research was merely exceeded by 5 GW. For the current year 2017, EuPD Research anticipates challenging framework conditions and a decline in new installations to 69 GW.Bonn. The year 2016 ended with a new record for the global… Read more »
Meyer Burger has been awarded further orders for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 technology platform with the industry-leading MB PERC cell technology and for SiNA cell coating systems. The combined contract volume of the two customer orders amounts to about CHF 18 million. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is scheduled… Read more »
GRS – Global Renewables Shipbrokers – underpins their positive UK renewables market expectations by increasing their team in Aberdeen with two experienced colleagues. As from the 16th January 2017 Lorena Fernández and David Fogg will join GRS’ Aberdeen office as Offshore Shipbrokers with strong focus on the UK offshore renewables market. Lorena holds a Bachelor… Read more »