French-German team performance 16 medals and 5th place in the overall ranking Soccer team wins the championship Asslar, Germany, July 22, 2016. The 4th international “Corporate Games” sporting competition took place in Annecy, France, over the first weekend in July. Any company can register its sports teams for the competitions. The Pfeiffer Vacuum team participated… Read more »
Category: Press Releases
First ever UK built offshore wind turbine blades arrive at Belfast
Blades designed, tested and manufactured on the Isle of Wight have arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast ready for installation at DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension project. The first six 80 metre long blades for the 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension project have arrived at the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind pre-assembly facility in… Read more »
Aberdeen offshore wind farm investment confirmed
Responding to news that Vattenfall has decided to invest more than £300 million to build Scotland’s largest offshore wind test and demonstration facility off Aberdeen; Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This announcement is great news for Scotland’s offshore wind industry, and together with developments at Levenmouth, Hunterston and Statoil’s Hywind project… Read more »
GE Appoints New President and CEO for its Power Conversion Business
Seasoned industry leader Azeez Mohammed announced as the new President & CEO of GE Energy Connections’ Power Conversion business Emphasis on reinforcing digital capacity and investment in research and development Customers to benefit from strengthening of services network and increased capacity in emerging markets Global and operational expertise will drive commercial and operational excellence for… Read more »
Meyer Burger awarded another important order for around CHF 18 million by existing PV customer in China.
A further significant order has been awarded to Meyer Burger by a leading Chinese manufacturer in the solar industry for the delivery and installation of the MAiA 2.1 technology upgrade platform with the industry-leading upgrade cell technology MB PERC. The order is worth around CHF 18 million. Delivery and commissioning of the equipment is expected… Read more »
DNV GL launches new Joint Industry Project for standardisation of floating wind turbines
· Fourteen companies from the wind, oil & gas and maritime sector have launched the Joint Industry Project “Coupled Analysis of Floating Wind Turbines” led by DNV GL · Goal of the project is the development of a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis for the design of floating offshore wind turbines · Standardisation aims… Read more »
ELA Offshore announces DNV 2.7-2 certification for offshore accommodation units
ELA Container Offshore GmbH announces that they gained the DNV 2.7-2 certification for their ELA Offshore Accommodation Containers. With this, ELA Offshore is continuing its commitment to deliver high quality products for the offshore oil and gas and wind industry, which are manufactured in Germany to international standards and requirements. The latest modules are now… Read more »
Seacat Services Sends Freedom To Race Bank
Class-leading crew transfer operator dispatches newly launched vessel to support DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind project July 19th 2016, UK – Seacat Freedom, the latest addition to Seacat Services’ 12-strong fleet, has been dispatched to DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind project following the boat’s official naming ceremony at Seawork 2016. The deployment comes… Read more »
Renewable Energy in the European Electricity Market Germany and Greece in the Focus for Renewable Energy Growth
n order to meet the European climate targets, namely reduce greenhouse gas emissions at least 80 percent by 2050, the share of renewables in the energy supply must increase substantially. In the cooperative project RES- DEGREE, researchers from the Fraunhofer ISE and from the E3MLab at the National Technical University of Athens investigated how European… Read more »
Siemens signs energy cooperation agreement with Cuban utility UNE
• Focus on power generation and transmission infrastructure upgrades Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unión Eléctrica (UNE) the Cuban state-owned utility with the intention to modernize the energy infrastructure of the country. In presence of Rubén Cid, Vice-Minister of Energy and Mining of Cuba, Livan Arronte Cruz, General Director of UNE,… Read more »
Senvion installs its first 3 megawatt machine in North America
Hamburg/Montreal: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, installed its first 3 megawatt (MW) machine in North America, the Senvion 3.2M114. The turbine has a rated output of 3.2 MW, hub height of 100 metres, and a rotor diameter of 114 metres. It is the first of 46 turbines to be installed at the… Read more »
Sarens Installs World’s Largest Fixed Shiploader At Convent Marine Terminal
The SunCoke Energy Partners’ Convent Marine Terminal (CMT) in Convent, La., is one of the largest export terminals in the U.S Golf Coast, providing strategic access to seaborne markets for coal and other industrial materials. Since acquiring the facility in 2015, SunCoke has invested $20 million to modernize and expand operations with the addition of… Read more »
Hailo Wind Systems: Safety And Rescue Academy’s GWO certification renewed
Safety through guaranteed quality Safety And Rescue Academy’s GWO certification renewed Audit shows 98% participant satisfactionHailo Wind Systems’ Safety And Rescue Academy (SARA) continues to satisfy the demanding training requirements of the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). In the GWO’s annual audit, Hailo was confirmed as meeting the international standard for First Aid, Fire Awareness, Working at Height… Read more »
WindEnergy Hamburg 2016: WindEnergy Hamburg to Highlight Future Energy Solutions Utilising Smart Networks and Energy Storage Technology
Today´s energy transition can only come along with an innovation of our power supply infrastructure. Future energy supply systems must be capable to balance demand for power and supply continuously and to guarantee network stability, efficiency and reliability. The rapid development of these technologies will be showcased at WindEnergy Hamburg. The world’s leading expo for… Read more »
LM Wind Power breaks ground for new wind turbine blade plant in Turkey
14 July, 2016 – LM Wind Power, the world’s largest independent designer and manufacturer of wind turbine blades, announced today that it has broken ground for a 17 hectares piece of land in Bergama, Turkey, from the Bergama Organized Industrial Zone (BOSBI). The site will become home to a world class, high technology factory for… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group to transport and install 36 foundations for offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund
Friday 8 July, Jan De Nul Group signed a contract with Dong Energy from Denmark for the transport and installation of 36 monopiles and transition pieces for the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 in German territorial waters. Additionally, the Group was also awarded the supply, transport and installation of scour protection for all foundations…. Read more »
United Energies MTOI signs license agreement for wind industry establishment in Kazakhstan
• United Energies MTOI enters energy market in Kazakhstan• Technology transfer of UE DirectDrive wind turbine production • Inauguration of rst production hall before Expo 2017 05 July 2016. In June 2016 United Energies MTOI signed a license agree- ment for the establishment of a national wind industry in Kazakhstan. Wind industry development encompasses technology… Read more »
Sungrow and Samsung Officially Launch Energy Storage Partnership, Samsung-Sungrow SDI
Hefei, China / July 12, 2016 – Sungrow, the world’s largest PV inverter manufacturer, announces the official start of operations of Sungrow-Samsung SDI Energy Storage Power Supply Co.,Ltd at a ceremony in Hefei, China. The $170 million (USD) joint venture between Sungrow and Samsung is able to provide complete Energy Storage System (ESS) solutions incorporating… Read more »
Grupo Clavijo is presenting the most reliable and efficient trackers for the global photovoltaic market at Solar Power International 2016.
The Spanish company Grupo Clavijo will once again be attending the Solar Power International trade show (from 12 to 15 September) in La Vegas (NV, USA), with the latest generation of its advanced single-axis trackers. After more than 12 years of work by its entire engineering and R&D team, aimed at developing leading single-axis technology,… Read more »
Milk the Sun and meteocontrol launch alliance for technical consulting and system monitoring
Münster/Berlin/Augsburg, 07/12/2016 – Key elements of optimal operation of solar energy systems include the technical monitoring of these systems as well as the control and improvement of on-site energy consumption and grid feed-in management. To provide these services to system operators, Milk the Sun, the world’s largest open online marketplace for photovoltaic systems in operation,… Read more »
Saharan dust – reliable predictions of performance for photovoltaics
Augsburg, July 11, 2016 – Hazy skies and dusty cars: Many people are well acquainted with the impact of the Saharan dust that travels to Europe by air. The impact of this dust – as haze in the atmosphere and as a residue on solar panels – on the performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems is… Read more »
51 MW Kalmykia wind farm project in Russia on positive course to realisation
• FWT to supply 20 x FWT 2500 wind turbines to Kalmykia wind energy project with a nominal capacity of 2.55 MW• Delivery scheduled to start by end of 2016, start of commercial operation scheduled for 2017• Corporate Energies company, Energy Competence Centre (ECC), assigned as owner’s engineer Berlin, 05 July 2016. Recently ALTEN Ltd…. Read more »
ATLANTIC SEA, ACL’s Third of Five New G4 Vessels, is delivered
July 8, 2016, WESTFIELD, NJ – ACL is proud to announce that it officially took delivery of the third new vessel in the G4 fleet, ATLANTIC SEA on June 30, 2016. The ATLANTIC SEA sailed from China on July 4th and will take its place in the Company’s transatlantic schedule in early August. The remaining… Read more »
Sungrow Successfully Connect Chinas Largest 1500 Volt Solar Power Plant To Grid
Hefei, China / July 8, 2016 – Sungrow, the world’s largest PV inverter manufacturer, announces the connection, of a 50MW, 1500 volt, power plant to the grid. The power plant has been developed by Sungrow in Datong, Shangxi Province, China, and is currently the largest 1500 volt solar power plant in China. The plant uses… Read more »
Quality sunshine
CP Automation offers innovative solar EMC filters Maintenance and repair specialist CP Automation now distributes and fits Roxburgh EMC’s innovative high voltage, high performance three-phase EMC filter range. The KMF3420V is specifically designed for use with high kW inverters used in photovoltaic solar power applications. Roxburgh’s distributor of the year for 2015, CP Automation, can… Read more »
Global Maritime Provides Marine Warranty Services To Uss First Offshore Wind Farm
Houston, US; July 11 2016: Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has signed a contract with leading offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind to provide marine warranty services for the Block Island Wind Farm, America’s first offshore wind farm. Services that will be… Read more »
Hitachi Zosen And Ideol Officialize The Start Of Their Floaters Construction In Japan
Less than a month after the official launch of Ideol’s first demonstrator (Floatgen), Hitachi Zosen and Ideol have signed a contract launching the construction phase of their 2 floating offshore wind turbines. This second contract follows the achievement of the design & engineering phase which started a year ago. These 2 floaters will be each… Read more »
Kathu Solar Park reaches financial close, South Africa
The 100MW Kathu Solar Park project, located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, has achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical advisor1 on the scheme, which achieved preferred bidder status in Round 3.5 of the Government of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) programme. Kathu Solar Park is a… Read more »
DNV GL acquires solar monitoring provider GreenPowerMonitor
Barcelona, Spain (8 July 2016), DNV GL, the world largest resource of independent energy experts has acquired GreenPowerMonitor, a leading provider of solar monitoring, control and asset management systems. GreenPowerMonitor, established in 2008 and headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, employs 56 solar software experts who serve over 200 customers globally. Through the acquisition GreenPowerMonitor will gain… Read more »
DEME’s subsidiary Tideway is Best Performing Employer in marine engineering sector
BREDA (NL) | The National Business Success Award Institute has selected Tideway BV (a subsidiary of the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group, DEME) as Best Performing Employer 2016 in the marine engineering sector. Thanks to Tideway’s strong positioning, this DEME subsidiary remains a leader in its market. The Nominations Committee was impressed by… Read more »
First in the world with new maintenance training for the wind industry
Maersk Training is the first Global Wind Organisation certified training centre in the world to deliver the new Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) Following the release of the Basic Maintenance Training Standard by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) on 4 July 2016, DNV-GL has certified Maersk Training in Esbjerg as the first organisation to conduct all… Read more »
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Receives Orders in the framework of the Conversion of an Existing Thin-film Production Plant to High-Performance Solar Cells
Kahl am Main, July 08, 2016 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES has received orders from the largest Russian photovoltaics manufacturer, Hevel LLC (Hevel), for the delivery of production machines for high-performance solar cells (heterojunction). The signed contracts include processing equipment of the SILEX II type for the wet-chemical treatment of heterojunction solar cells as well as additional… Read more »
Meteodyn to enter the solar energy market
New PV design software: meteodyn PV Nantes, July the 8th, 2015 – Meteodyn, world expert in wind resource assessment and wind farm design, has developed a solar PV software. meteodyn PV is now available to all solar plants developers, operators, engineers and consultants. This professional software is dedicated to large scale solar projects. Meteodyn PV… Read more »
Germany EEG reform a mixed bag for wind energy
Germany’s parliament approved a plan to reform the country’s renewable energy law by ending feed-in tariffs in favour of competitive auctions and putting clear volumes on wind energy deployment. Lawmakers have agreed to cap the annual auctions for onshore wind at 2.8GW and offer fluctuating tenders for offshore wind in order to control renewables installations… Read more »
CS Wind Breaks Ground on £ 27 M renewables Investment
Work starts on first UK offshore wind tower factoryArgyll, Scotland, gets £27m South Korean investment Work on the UK’s first offshore wind tower factory will officially start in Argyll today (July 7) at a ground-breaking ceremony attended by Scotland’s Energy Minister.CS Wind UK’s base in Campbeltown, which employs 175 people, is set for a £27… Read more »
Trelleborg Wins Contract For Borwin3 Wind Farm Floatover
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation announces it has been awarded a contract by the Siemens/Petrofac consortium for its first floatover installation of an offshore converter platform – BorWin3 wind farm project. The high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station will sit nearly 130 kilometers off the German coast in the North Sea. Siemens will supply the… Read more »