Moventas’ high torque density wind turbine gearbox, the Exceed, has received a DNV GL certification after completing a successful testing and verification process of the first prototypes. As the gearbox is now certified, Moventas is preparing to start serial production in Finland. Today, DNV GL gave the Exceed gearbox certification according to the DNV GL… Read more »
German-US partnerships aims to connect 1.4 GWp by mid 2016 Berlin, 7 January 2015. skytron® energy has equipped 700MWp of Strata Solar power plants with its latest monitoring and supervision systems. Strata Solar, ranked among the top ten solar providers in North America, will entrust more than 1.4 GWp to the German PV plant expert… Read more »
FoundOcean has successfully completed the grouting of foundations at Gemini Wind Farm on behalf of the main contractor, Van Oord. The offshore wind farm, situated 85 kilometres north of the Dutch province of Groningen, is made up of 150 wind turbines spanning across 2 sites. The 600 MW wind farm will provide 785,000 homes with… Read more »
• 55,544 PV panels will produce electricity to supply more than 6,300 Philippe homes• Offsetting the emission of more than 9,500 tons of CO2 annually Dec 23nd 2015: Syntegra Solar announced that the RASLAG II PV Power Plant project has been commissioned and went on-line today more than 4 weeks ahead of schedule. The RASLAG… Read more »
The UniformSun measuring system is based on a new development by Ingenieurbüro Mencke & Tegtmeyer GmbH. It enables simple and extremely precise measurement of the solar irradiance distribution of sun simulators. UniformSun’s very high measurement rate of up to 10 000 measurements per second means it is also suitable for flashlight sun simulator (flashers) measurements…. Read more »
• Siemens to supply 23 SWT-2.3-93 onshore wind turbines• 20-year service agreement included Siemens has secured the order for the Blackcraig Hill onshore wind power plant in Scotland. The 53 megawatt (MW) wind project located in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway will consist of 23 wind turbines of the Siemens G2 platform. The… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has connected 23 new sites in December totalling more than 100MW of new capacity. This includes 14 sites connected under the Feed-In tariff (FIT) and 9 sites under the Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) schemes. As well as a bumper month of connections, Lightsource has a busy New… Read more »
HONG KONG, Jan. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (“SFCE” or the “company”, HK stock code: 1165) today announced that its subsidiary, Lattice Power Corporation (“Lattice Power”), has won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Invention Award for the “High Efficacy GaN-on-Si Blue LED” technology that was jointly developed… Read more »
Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has successfully contracted 74 megawatts (MW) with RES for two wind projects in France. Senvion will equip the Sambrès wind farm with 26 Senvion MM82 turbines, in addition 11 Senvion MM92 turbines have been installed for the Bois de la Serre wind farm. These will together… Read more »
Baker Consultants has won a contract with Iberdrola to provide an underwater noise and marine mammal activity monitoring service during the construction phase of the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Construction of the 70-turbine, 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm will begin in March 2016. Once completed, the wind farm will generate enough… Read more »
CLAVIJO, a leading Spanish solar tracker company and BRAFER, one of the largest and most traditional Brazilian steel structure manufacturers, have signed an agreement that will provide developers, installers and EPC contractors with access to the most advanced technology in fixed structures and solar trackers for their projects in Brazil. The Spanish company Grupo Clavijo… Read more »
SFCE subsidiary Suniva is poised for growth as U.S. lawmakers agree to extend solar and wind tax credits. HONG KONG, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Following the U.S. congress passes extension on solar investment trade credits (ITC), Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (“SFCE” or the “company”, HK stock code: 1165) reaffirms their commitment to the… Read more »
Oldenburg/ Elsfleth. The recently awarded specialist for personnel services in the offshore wind energy – the Convent Offshore GmbH – goes his way consistently and trains 14 young professionals from the fields of industry and crafts, having started a new basic training course in early December. To meet the complex requirements of public purchasers in… Read more »
M10 delivers 300 MW high performance stringer to India The Indian photovoltaic industry relies on German engineering: “Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Pvt. Ltd”, the Indian module manufacturer based in Bangalore, has placed an order for two high performance “Kubus” stringers from the German Freiburg-based company M10 Industries AG in December this year. “This means that our… Read more »
Prices cluster around $3-$4 per watt for residential, $2-$3 for nonresidential and utility-scale Media contact: K Kaufmann, kkaufmann@solarelectricpower.org WASHINGTON, DC — A new state-level analysis of close to 11,000 solar price quotes has found that, despite some outliers, average residential solar prices in 2014-2015 clustered around $3-$4 per watt, while prices for nonresidential and utility-scale… Read more »
wpd AG pins its faith in continuity. The management contract with Dr. Hartmut Brösamle was prolonged for a further five years at the beginning of December. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Klaus Meier, welcomed this development: “As a member of the Management Board Dr. Hartmut Brösamle has, over the course of the past… Read more »
Martifer Solar Spain has signed a number of new O&M contracts of 31 MW to supervise and provide O&M services for the companies Eland Private Equity and European Energy in Spain The 7 PV plants were installed on the ground, with fix structure, one and two axis trackers systems, and are located in the Centre… Read more »
The most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics in 2016 EU PVSEC 2016 – Call for Papers open Abstracts for Conference Contributions to be submitted until 05 February 2016 Munich, 16 December 2015 – Next year’s EU PVSEC 2016 will take place from Monday to Friday, 20 to 24 June 2016 at ICM… Read more »
HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (“SFCE” or the “company”, HK stock code: 1165) today announced it has signed an agreement to sell 100% equity interest in a wholly-owned subsidiary that owns and operates 9 solar projects in China to Chongqing Future Investment Co. Ltd. for a cash consideration… Read more »
Uptime International has entered into contract with the Spanish yard Astilleros Gondan for a active motion compensated gangway with an adjustable pedestal included.The Service Operation Vessel(SOV) is a new design from Rolls Royce, developed in cooperation with Østensjø Rederi and Astilleros Gondan. The focus in this design has been to increase light cargo logistics, making… Read more »
Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, has signed its first UK contract with Fred. Olsen Renewables Ltd., supplying 30 Senvion MM series turbines to the Brockloch Rig Wind Farm. Brockloch Rig Wind Farm is located in the hills above Carsphairn Forest, some nine kilometres north of Carsphairn in Dumfries and Galloway…. Read more »
The Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Zeversolar has extended its Zeverlution string inverter series with three new products. With nominal powers of 3.68, 4 and 5 kilowatts, the inverters are the perfect choice for residential installations. They will be available in the UK, Thailand, Taiwan and China in January 2016. Further countries of distribution will follow… Read more »
• 8 PV Power Plants in Total• All PV Power Plants to meet the Philippine FIT deadline on March 15, 2016 December 14, 2015: Syntegra Solar coordinates and supervises the installation of currently 8 PV Power Plants totaling some 250 MWp in the Philippines alone. The daily installation of the PV Module Arrays (electro-mechanical installation)… Read more »
The transformation of the energy system in Germany is a declared political goal of the federal government. By 2050, greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by at least 80 percent under 1990 levels. This necessitates a massive reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions, forcing a fundamental restructuring of the present energy system towards a largely… Read more »
Implementation T&I contract (transport & installation) for 54 monopiles Deployment of the world’s biggest jack-up vessel ‘Innovation’ Reaffirmation of DEME’s expertise and presence on the German offshore wind market ZWIJNDRECHT (BE) – BREMEN (DE) | DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering company GeoSea, announces the start of the construction works for the offshore windfarm Nordsee One… Read more »
Omron, whose main strength is cutting edge technology, is a Top Five supplier in solar inverter industry, with more than 1 million inverter sold Omron, worldwide leader in industrial automation, confirms its strong commitment in photovoltaic business, and remains, according to IHS Research, a Top Five global supplier in inverter industry. The Japanese company consolidates… Read more »
§ Purchase agreement concluded concerning acquisition of 80% interest in centrotherm photovoltaics by Solarpark Blautal GmbH§ Execution of purchase agreement still depends on conditions§ Company co-founder Robert M. Hartung to remain invested§ Retention of location and further diversification Blaubeuren, December 14, 2015 – Sol Futura Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has concluded an agreement concerning the disposal of… Read more »
At the start of 2016, high-performance, one-hundred-percent Meyer Burger modules will be generating solar energy on the roof of the Migros Aare cooperative. The trend-setting modules making up this solar power plant combine the most innovative cell technology with the state-of-the-art cell connection technology and show which technologies will hold sway in the solar industry… Read more »
Study demonstrates calibration of Vaisala’s wind due diligence approach with operational wind farm production data Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has performed an extensive validation, confirming the accuracy of its unique, state-of-the-art energy assessment methodology. The results of this assessment validation process have revealed that, on average, the wind projects in… Read more »
2015 saw the signing of several contracts with new EIVA representatives throughout the world. In December, yet another company was added to the list, as OceanCosmos Nigeria Limited has become the first EIVA representative in Nigeria. The Danish software and hardware engineering specialist EIVA has added the first Nigerian company to its worldwide network of… Read more »
Des Moines, IA, December 14, 2015 – Availon, the leading multi-brand independent service provider for wind turbines, announced today that the company managed to keep the US wind farms it has under O&M contracts at historical levels of availability. The most challenging site, whose name remains undisclosed, is now continuously running at above 98.4% availability… Read more »
WAVELABS Solar Metrology Systems has sold a SINUS-220 LED solar simulator to the internationally renowned Fraunhofer ISE. With its acquisition of WAVELABS LED technology, the renowned research institution and PV service provider plans to conduct PV cell technology characterization and possibly callibration in the future. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy systems (ISE), Europe’s largest… Read more »
Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), has issued the following statement on the adoption of the Paris climate agreement: “The historic climate agreement reached in Paris on Dec. 12 presents tremendous opportunities and challenges to all stakeholders across the the U.S. energy sector to build on our country’s leadership… Read more »
Blaubeuren, December 10, 2015 – Sol Futura Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has today signed an agreement concerning the disposal of the shares that it holds in centrotherm photovoltaics AG. The Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG has been negotiating a financing agreement to secure the company’s financing after the disposal of the interest by Sol Futura. The… Read more »
Spain, 10 December 2015. Ingeteam Wind business unit celebrated today its 20th anniversary, an important company milestone marking two decades of growth and success in the global wind industry. Since the manufacture of its first power converter named INGECON ® WIND in 1995, the company enjoyed steady growth and managed to consistently stay ahead of… Read more »
Phoenix Solar to build series of power plants on behalf of the Oklahoma-based Western Farmers Electric Cooperative • One of the largest project portfolios in the state of Oklahoma with a total nominal output of 26.6 MWp DC Sulzemoos, December 9, 2015 / Phoenix Solar, Inc., the San Ramon, California, based subsidiary of Phoenix Solar… Read more »