Transport & installation work for GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. EverSea NV (a subsidiary of the Belgian DEME Group) has finalized the execution of an offshore project in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The company performed transport and installation work on two platforms for GDF Suez E&P Nederland (part of the ENGIE Group),… Read more »
Pattern Development’s 122 MW marquee solar project, Conejo, receives financing and begins construction in Chile, leveraging due diligence work supported by Vaisala Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has announced its role in supplying a comprehensive range of due diligence services to Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”) for its 122MW Conejo… Read more »
Burnaby, Canada, September 9, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce that they were chosen as the solutions provider for a 50 MW project in Kazakhstan, the first large PV power plant project in the country and in the CIS (Commonwealth… Read more »
– Impairments in 2014 focus mainly on assets – Generation assets account for 75% of total at 14.6b euros – Pricing and regulation top drivers of impairments in sector LONDON, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — European utilities experienced yet another year of significant asset impairments (22.9b euros) in 2014 as depressed energy prices and regulatory… Read more »
RENA Technologies introduces it’s new InCellPlate Cu at PVSEC in Hamburg. InCellPlate Cu is RENA’s inline equipment for direct plating of a Ni/Cu/Ag stack on silicon. Combined with laser ablation of the silicon nitride layer and subsequent inline anneal, it provides complete front-side metallization for solar cell manufacturing. Compared with screen-printing, the technology allows cutting… Read more »
Romax, the design and engineering specialist, has demonstrated its commitment to maximising sustainable energy yields across the wind energy industry, with the news that Indian based wind turbine manufacturer Inox Wind, has crossed its 500th order for its Romax designed 2MW wind turbine gearbox. Wind power in India now accounts for almost 10 per cent… Read more »
• Slogan: “WINDforce: Adding Value to Your Wind Business”• Digitalization and automation makes technology even more efficient From the wind turbine to the distribution grids: Siemens has fanned out its solutions for the wind power sector as broadly as the challenges facing the energy turnaround. From September 15 to 18 the company will be presenting… Read more »
Novel approach to inverter design will significantly decrease inverter size and weight and achieve record efficiency Fremont, California (September 10, 2015) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, introduces its new HD-Wave inverter technology. Based on its track record of optimized PV solutions,… Read more »
After evaluating sites on 4 continents and over 50,000 hours of collected wind data, study confirms Triton is as accurate as met towers for wind resource assessment A study released today by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has evaluated over 50,000 hours of wind data gathered from customer sites on 4… Read more »
Suzhou, China, 10.09.2015 The Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Zeversolar has developed a new cloud based portal to monitor residential and commercial solar power plants. The software will be presented – together with the complete inverter portfolio – at several trade fairs and roadshows in September and October in Australia, Belgium, Poland and UK. Zeversolar will… Read more »
DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S extend their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services by another two years. In December 2014, years of successful cooperation between DBB Jack-Up and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind resulted in the signing of a framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services… Read more »
Martifer Solar has signed a new O&M contract of 11.5 MW to supervise and provide O&M services for the company Green Utility in Italy These 14 PV plants are located in Puglia, Lazio and Veneto, and combine PV solutions of rooftop and fix structure This achievement confirms the O&M Service business unit as a key… Read more »
For the fourth consecutive year, cell metallization experts from ASM Alternative Energy (formerly DEK Solar and ASM PT solar technologies) will participate in the World Solar Congress event, set to take place from 28 to 29 September in Shanghai, China. A premiere conference and meeting, World Solar Congress is designed to bring together the leading… Read more »
Osnabrück, 09.09.2015. seebaWIND Service GmbH has been awarded the tender invited by the ENGIE energy group. The manufacturer-independent service provider has been responsible for service, maintenance, and 24/7 remote monitoring of the Karstädt-Blüthen wind farm in Prignitz County (Brandenburg) since August. With 32 Nordex N60 wind turbines and a total capacity of almost 42 megawatts,… Read more »
Hamburg/Warsaw: Senvion, one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers, has commissioned 18 of its two-megawatt (MW) turbines with Martifer Renewables S.A., Poland. The wind farm is in operation in Gizałki, about 90 kilometres south-east of Poznań. It is the third biggest Senvion wind farm in Poland and the biggest with Senvion MM100 turbines worldwide…. Read more »
In Husum, ex-Minister for the Environment, Jürgen Trittin, praises the “success story of Butendiek” / 288 megawatt wind farm provides renewable energy from the North Sea to around 370,000 households. The planning company and wind farm operators from Bremen, wpd, celebrated the official opening of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the NordseeCongressCentrum in Husum… Read more »
Marie Glanville has joined the Port of Tyne as Chief Financial Officer. Previously Marie was Group Financial Controller of Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings plc. She has worked in senior finance roles at other North East-based listed companies, including Grainger plc and the Go-Ahead Group plc, as well as the housing company Gentoo. Andrew Moffat, Port of… Read more »
HARLINGEN – Having signed a newbuilding order for two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610, Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service BV will expand the number of specialised service vessels in its fleet to a total of six. Even further expansion is anticipated, considering the explosive growth which the offshore wind market is experiencing. The vessels that… Read more »
Ingenieurbüro Mencke & Tegtmeyer GmbH has completely reworked their range of analogue sensors for module and ambient temperature measurements. The same high quality standards which apply to the field-proven solar irradiance sensors also apply to the further development. The result are top-grade sensors with very high accuracy. Special features of the optimization include, among other… Read more »
Buss-Offshore is becoming increasingly-known for handling large offshore projects via its Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven. We take a look at the strategic port and speak to Moritz Christern, Project Manager Offshore Logistics. Up to three jack-up vessels are jacking up at the same time at the Orange Blue Terminal (OBT) in Eemshaven these days…. Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the wind industry, has today named the latest workboat to join its fleet of crew transfer vessels. CWind Spirit, a 22m catamaran destined to support offshore wind projects in the UK and continental Europe, was named by Gemma Ross at a ceremony in Ipswich earlier today. Gemma,… Read more »
CTruk Boats has strengthened its credentials as a leading manufacturer of Wind Farm Support Vessels by handing over the second boat in a two-craft order from CWind. The MPC22 WFSV CWindSpirit was officially named at a ceremony in Ipswich and is the latest addition to a stable of nearly 30 WFSVs built by CTruk. Like… Read more »
In September, there are two large international trade fairs where ELA Container Offshore GmbH will be exhibiting. Besides participating at the SPE Offshore Europe from the 8th – 11th of September, 2015 in Aberdeen, ELA Offshore will also have a large stand at the HUSUM Wind from the 15th – 18th of September, 2015 in… Read more »
Through a strategic marketing agreement, Dynamic Projects International (DPI) will promote the Climeon OceanTM in the American market. Initial focus will be on land based oil and diesel power plants, a potential market of more than 2 000 of the 1MW Climeon OceanTM units, equaling a potential saving of more than 6 million tons CO2… Read more »
Vestas supplies 40 MW for citizen-owned wind park in GermanyWindpark Kalkriese GmbH & Co. KG has placed an order for 12 V126-3.3 MW for a 39.6 MW wind park in Lower Saxony. The project will use Vestas’ patented Large Diameter Steel Towers to achieve higher hub heights and increased annual energy production. The turbines will… Read more »
Wind Project Finance Seminar – 25 November 2014FLiDAR NV acquired by AXYS Technologies September 4, 2015 – AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the FLiDAR NV shares. Canadian-based and privately-held, AXYS has been a market leader in environmental monitoring for the last 40 years. In… Read more »
The specialist for photovoltaic (PV) energy management systems, Solare Datensysteme GmbH, will start 2015 with a new chief executive officer. Binsdorf (Germany), 2 September 2015: With over 234,000 monitored PV plants, Solar-LogTM is the worldwide leader in the sector of inverter-independent PV monitoring systems. The 234,000 PV plants have now reached an installed power capacity… Read more »
-PROINSO has announced details of a new roof top product designed to meet the distinct market challenges of South Africa- One of the largest integrator and distributor companies of solar components in the world, PROINSO is set to strengthen its presence and penetration in the South African photovoltaic market with the launch of PROINSO PV RACK. Drawing on a heritage of over… Read more »
High Wind NV is pleased to announce that Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen has joined the company as Head of Business Development. Ole Jacob will continue the commercialisation of the Boom Lock© which allows for safe installation of wind turbine components in higher wind speeds. Ole Jacob has worked in the maritime industry since 2001 and… Read more »
Munich, September 2015. Mining companies are constantly gaining interest in solar solutions because frequently solar energy is more cost competitive than conventional energy solutions – above all in remote locations that are not grid connected. CRONIMET Mining Power Solutions GmbH (“CRMPS”) has built a first solar-diesel-hybrid power plant in the MW-scale at CRONIMET Chrome SA… Read more »
Two big names with a shared heritage in submarine cabling are collaborating on a new project for the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea. The Prysmian Group has chartered Global Marine Systems Limited’s cable-laying vessel, the C.S. Sovereign, from mid-2016 into early 2017. Her remit will be to install inter array cables at… Read more »
Specialist renewable energy insurer covers construction of flagship Latin American PV project London, 2nd September 2015 – GCube Underwriting Limited (GCube), the leading underwriter for renewable energy initiatives worldwide, has signed a 3 year contract to cover the project company in charge of the construction and operational phases of one of Chile’s largest solar photovoltaic… Read more »
Brazil Windpower 2015, Rio de Janeiro: Moventas has entered the Brazilian wind O&M market by teaming up with industrial gearbox expert Zanini Renk, who will become a Moventas authorized service partner. With drivetrain experience that’s unparalleled in the area, the two will offer comprehensive wind O&M services in Brazil. Moventas and Zanini Renk raise the… Read more »
September 2, 2015, Holland, Ohio – Nextronex, Inc. is pleased to announce that its RayMax inverter system has been selected for a 100 kW carport at the Veterans Administration in Guam. The carport is currently under construction, and will be placed in operation later this year. Venergy Group, LLC of Ft. Pierce, Florida is a… Read more »
August 31, 2015: Syntegra Solar announced today, that the company as the Owners Engineer for San Carlos Solar Energy Inc., was instrumental in the successful installation of the SaCaSol 1C/1D PV Power Plants in August 2015. The overall 23 MWp PV Power Plant project was commissioned on-budget and met the SaCaSol schedule on-time; the installation… Read more »
• Siemens direct-drive wind turbines are the only product that meets the site’s stringent regulations• Protection against electromagnetic emissions allows erection directly beside a receiving station of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS)• Community wind farm counts over 280 shareholders The receiving stations of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), the company in charge of air traffic control for Germany, are… Read more »