85 percent of the O&M customers are satisfied or very satisfied with the on-the-spot operations and maintenance service Goldbeck Solar GmbH successfully completed its latest customer satisfaction survey. Almost all respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the quality of the service provider. Especially the commercial processing and the maintenance technicians were rated positively (5.1… Read more »
Mita-Teknik chooses WINDSOURCING.COM as Sales Partner for the new MiComm IP-Box Hamburg, 10 January 2017. Already in 2015 WINDSOURCING.COM welcomed the leading industry player Mita-Teknik on board and became official distribution partner for the Danish company’s wind energy products. Mita-Teknik is an international company specializing in complete control concepts for wind turbines. Among others control… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has partnered Vortex, a European renewable energy platform managed by EFG Hermes Private Equity arm, on the acquisition of one of the UK’s largest solar PV portfolios. Lightsource will provide long-term Operations & Maintenance and Asset Management services to Vortex which has entered into a sale and… Read more »
With the Solar-Log™ Hybrid eControl-Box, the interaction between PV plants and diesel generators in regions with unstable power grids can be optimally regulated. In many countries, there are regions with unstable power grids. When grid power failures occur in these regions, diesel motors are often used to provide temporary power. When used in combination with… Read more »
Module quality is a crucial factor in securing project profitability in this competitive environment Berlin/Amman/Abu Dhabi, 9 January 2017 – Acting as an independent consultant, the Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin) has assisted in the acceptance of four photovoltaic power plants with a total capacity of 57 megawatts (MW) in Jordan. The project developer, Adenium Energy… Read more »
Two existing PV customers located in Asia have awarded Meyer Burger contracts with a combined value of about CHF 20 million for the delivery and installation of the MAiA 2.1 technology platform with the industry-leading upgrade cell technology MB PERC. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is scheduled to start as of the second quarter… Read more »
Tokyo, Japan / Jan 9 – Sungrow, the world’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, has recently signed an agreement with Blue Capital Management Co., Ltd, a Japanese developer, for the supply of 200 MW of central inverters in Japan. Tokyo-based developer Blue Power noted that they felt confident in the agreement “as Sungrow has an excellent manufacturing… Read more »
C-bed marks the New Year by seeing Wind Innovation heading off to the German North Sea and immediately initiate a new challenging offshore wind assignment. The new project is located 95 km North West from Borkum Island, which is an ideal location with strong, steady winds. In total, the wind farm will compose 67 single… Read more »
Uwe Wagner appointed as Chief Technology Officer The chairman of 3D-Micromac AG has appointed Uwe Wagner as Chief Technology Officer. Effective January 1, 2017 he takes charge of technological management at the Chemnitz machine manufacturer and heads the company divisions of engineering and process development. Uwe Wagner was born in 1971. He studied Electrical Engineering/… Read more »
Successful entry into the new growth market of Latin America Hamburg, 3 January 2017. With the award of two contracts for the construction of wind farms with a combined capacity of 148 megawatt, the Nordex Group has successfully entered the new growth market Argentina in December. 32 AW 125/3000 turbines are to be installed for… Read more »
Folsom, CA – In a field just off the beach on Grand Cayman, Trimark will deliver an advanced SCADA system to monitor and control the first, utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) power generation resource in this island nation. The 5 MW electric power generation resource in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, is being developed by Entropy Cayman Solar… Read more »
Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, announced today its state-of-the-art PV inverter technology has been successfully integrated into a conglomerate of 126 solar PV power plants in Vandel, Denmark totalling 50.4MW A total of 1,008 units of Delta’s M50A series solar PV inverters, featuring leading efficiency of up to 98.6% and… Read more »
The year 2016 is coming to an end, so it is time to look back at the past year. ELA Container Offshore GmbH draws a very positive balance for the year 2016. “I am very excited with what our team has accomplished in the year 2016. In addition to the realization of many small and… Read more »
• Rentel offshore wind power plant with a capacity of 309 megawatts • 42 SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines • Clean power for 300,000 Belgian households • 17-year service and maintenance contract Siemens, as a significant player in offshore wind power, has successfully entered the offshore wind market in Belgium with a first order for the 309MW… Read more »
Hamburg-based specialist shipbroker GRS – Global Renewables Shipbrokers – has provided brokerage services on turnkey solution basis for a geotechnical soil investigation campaign in Taiwanese waters. The campaign represents the first assignment of GRS in Taiwan. GRS supported the European wind farm developer during the entire purchasing procedure for a one-stop-shop contractor and eventually partnered… Read more »
Multi-Contact, the leading international manufacturer of electrical contacts and system solutions for industrial applications has been part of the Stäubli Group since 2002 and is now taking on the latter’s name and brand identity. Starting January 1, 2017 the company will offer its quality products and tailored customer solutions worldwide as Stäubli Electrical Connectors. A… Read more »
Munich, December 16, 2016 – Dr. Tobias Brandis (45) is taking over as president of the WACKER POLYSILICON division effective January 1, 2017. He succeeds Ewald Schindlbeck who, effective the same date, is retiring after 33 years at the company. Brandis was previously Chief Financial Officer of the Group’s US subsidiary Wacker Chemical Corporation. Dr…. Read more »
Hamburg/Mumbai: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded its first contract in India for the supply of 220 Senvion turbines totaling more than 500 megawatts (MW) under a firm framework agreement with one of the large Indian IPPs. The 220 turbines will consist of turbines from the recently acquired Kenersys portfolio. Turbines… Read more »
49 MW lithium-ion system in UK will support multiple, market-driven use cases ranging from peaking to frequency regulation / Deal underscores versatility of Younicos solutions Windsor (UK), Berlin (Germany) and Austin, Texas (USA), December 14, 2016 – Energy storage pioneer Younicos has been selected by Centrica to design one of the world’s largest and most… Read more »
Aquila Capital has made an investment in the three-digit million euro range in a photovoltaic park in Tomakomai, Hokkaido in the north of Japan on behalf of institutional investors. It is the company’s second investment in the country. The park will be one of the largest PV plants in Japan with an integrated energy storage… Read more »
AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) is pleased to announce that the FLiDAR WindSentinel buoy has been deployed in Brittany, France as part of the energy assessment for the Bay of Saint-Brieuc commercial offshore wind farm development managed by Ailes Marines. The FLIDAR WindSentinel system is equipped with dual LiDAR sensors to measure the wind resource and expected energy production at the offshore wind… Read more »
WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 13,000 METRIC TONS, THE NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR PYROGENIC SILICA SUPPLEMENTS THE CHARLESTON SITE’S VALUE CHAIN CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SPRING OF 2017, WITH COMPLETION PLANNED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2019 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF SOME US$150 MILLION TO BE INVESTED AND AROUND 50 NEW JOBS TO… Read more »
N117/3600 also proving a success in Turkey Hamburg, 14 December 2016. The Nordex Group has received its first order for wind farms with the N117/3600 in Turkey. Its customers Bakir Enerji and Marmarares Elektrik have ordered a total of 19 turbines with a combined capacity of 68.4 MW for the “Esenköy” and “Kürekdagi” projects. “Esenköy”… Read more »
Companies are invited to submit their applications by March 17 Munich, December 13, 2016 – Innovative storage solutions are driving the energy transition forward: The ees AWARD is set to be presented for the fourth time running at ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems. The celebratory award ceremony will… Read more »
Applications can be submitted from January 2017 Munich, December 13, 2016 – In 2017, the Intersolar AWARD will pay tribute to innovative solutions in the solar industry for the 10th year in a row – true to the motto ‘Powering the Future with Innovation!’. Companies and project owners are invited to submit their entries for… Read more »
Hamburg-based Buss Group’s Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven signs agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Senvion / Order includes handling of 54 wind turbines for the Nordsee One wind farm / Components to start shipping from February Hamburg, 13 December 2016. The Buss Orange Blue Terminal and the international wind turbine manufacturer Senvion have signed an… Read more »
The Solar-Log™ makes the basic data from the PV plant available via Modbus TCP FREE. The building automation system can retrieve and process this data in real time. This allows the PV plant to be presented and analyzed together with other components of the building and to increase self-consumption with specific switching operations. If you… Read more »
IPP purchases safe harbor components from Nordex for future wind farm projects Ordering components ensures that wind farm operator obtains top tax credit from Production Tax Credit Hamburg, 13 December 2016. An international IPP has now signed a contract with the Nordex Group for PTC qualifying components corresponding to a value of 32 million US… Read more »
Changzhou, China, Dec. 6, 2016 – TrinaBEST, a key global market Energy Storage System provider, announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide 1st shipment of 2MW/2MWh TrinaMega to EU. The project is mainly designed for Triad and Frequency Regulation due to the loss of inertia for the grid with the ramp up… Read more »
Strategic order for microCELL OTF high-throughput, high-productivity laser systems gains new customer for 3D-Micromac Chemnitz, Germany, December 12, 2016–3D-Micromac AG, a leading supplier of laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the photovoltaic, medical device and electronics markets, today announced that it has received an order for three of its microCELL OTF laser systems from… Read more »
• 60.6 megawatts wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk Province • 17 direct drive wind turbines including new model SWT-3.6-130 • Second project for customer SK D&D Co., Ltd. Siemens Wind Power has received an order to supply 17 direct drive wind turbines for the Uljin onshore wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk province on the east… Read more »
Talesun Solar, a global leader in photo-voltaic modules, solutions, and services, today announced that it has supplied 96 MW to ColGreen North Shore LLC – for its solar project in California, from Talesun Solar Thailand factory. In accordance with the ColGreen North Shore Contract issued thereunder, Talesun Solar will supply high-efficiency poly-crystalline modules approximately 96 MW in… Read more »
Leading electrical connector manufacturer Multi-Contact is to be known as Staubli Electrical Connectors from 1 January 2017. The company has been a member of the Staubli Group for almost 15 years and its worldwide name change will align its brand identity with the rest of the group. “As far as our customers and suppliers are… Read more »
Meriaura’s second EcoCoaster m/v Mirva VG was baptized yesterday in Kokkola, Finland, where the vessel had arrived to load fertilizers of Yara to be carried to Lübeck. Environmentally friendly VG EcoCoasters are 103 meters long and 13.6 meters wide 1A-ice class dry cargo ships, with cargo capacity of 4850 tonnes. – We are very proud… Read more »
Hefei, China / Dec 9, 2016 – Sungrow, the world’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, announced recently that its company testing center has been qualified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), to participate in the UL Witness Testing Data Program (WTDP). This approval, together with those received from CSA, TÜV Rheinland, and TÜV Sud, has again proven Sungrow’s position… Read more »
SINGAPORE, DEC. 9, 2016 – Upsolar (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules and services, Koine a design company specializing in floating technology, and Upsolar’s local installation partner CW, recently deployed a large floating PV system at Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore making it the world’s largest floating solar… Read more »