Berlin/ Newhaven/ London, 15/04/2015.ib vogt GmbH and its subsidiary vogt solar ltd commissioned eight solar farms with a total capacity of 132.4 MWp in the first quarter of 2015 in the United Kingdom. All the solar farms were connected on time for the UK “1.4” ROC policy incentive deadline for ground mounted solar systems. All… Read more »
• The plants, located in various counties throughout the United Kingdom, have a combined capacity of 57.8 MW • With these five new PV plants, Martifer Solar now has connected successfully approximately 175 MW in the UK alone Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has connected five plants ahead of the 31st March deadline… Read more »
The EIVA NaviSuite software suite now includes a dedicated solution for anchor handling operations that offers advanced catenary simulation. This ensures users data they can trust and a complete picture of the entire operation.NaviSuite Beka is a versatile, scalable and user-friendly software solution that increases the efficiency and safety of anchor handling operations during rig… Read more »
ECOWindS (European Clusters for Offshore Wind Servicing) project has published the first iteration of its Joint Action Plan outlining key research and innovation activities for the cost effective progression of the offshore wind servicing industry. ECOWindS is a collaborative project involving partners from Denmark, Germany, Norway and the UK that will contribute to cost reduction… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, launches a new wind turbine on the market in spring 2015. The turbine type Senvion 3.2M122 is particularly suitable for low-wind sites and offers higher yields compared with its predecessors thanks to its capacity… Read more »
FoundOcean has been awarded the contract to grout the 150 monopile foundations for the 600MW Gemini Offshore Wind Farm, on behalf of main contractor Van Oord. The project will be the first to use MasterFlow 9800, a revolutionary new material jointly developed by FoundOcean and BASF. MasterFlow 9800 possesses a unique combination of features that… Read more »
ELA Container Nederland and ELA Container Offshore GmbH are jointly participating at Maintenance NEXT from April 21st – 23rd, 2015. The exhibition will again take place at Ahoy Rotterdam and will be dealing with the maintenance industry of today and tomorrow, with focus on employment increase, innovation and value creation. At booth 213 in hall… Read more »
teamtechnik presents the new STRINGER TT1800 at the SNEC 2015 trade fair in Shanghai. The global market leader for stringer systems will be demonstrating the latest high-performance stringer with its unique single track technology live. teamtechnik has once again cut the cycle time and increased the stringer throughput to 50 MWp per year. At a… Read more »
Energy transition meets design award: the innovative energy storage unit, neeoQube from AKASOL GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) has received the 2015 Red Dot Award, the most important international award for product design. For AKASOL, the quality German manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage units, this is their second award within a few months. The innovative company also… Read more »
Mecasolar has supplied 1MW in horizontal solar trackers and Mecascrew foundation screws. The 1MW installation in Jadowniki will be connected in April. 13 April 2015. MECASOLAR has supplied 1MW in horizontal solar trackers and MECASCREW foundation screws to a new project in Poland. The installation lies 300km from Warsaw in Jadowniki, southern Poland, and is… Read more »
165 Years Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum It is not without reason that Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum can be seen as the pioneer of vacuum technology: For 165 years, the company Leybold, located at Cologne, Germany, has developed and supplied vacuum pumps, systems, standardized and customized vacuum solutions and after sales services for a wide range of industrial… Read more »
Meyer Burger enters into strategic collaboration with leading French research centre CEA and receives order of over CHF 12 million in PV equipment. Meyer Burger and CEA will carry out joint research on next generation high performance Heterojunction and SmartWire Connection technologies. Meyer Burger has received an order of over CHF 12 million from the… Read more »
Suntech’s modules receive the certificate of the enhanced hail test Wuxi, China, April 8, 2015/Press Release/: Today, Suntech announced that its modules received the VDE certification of the enhanced hail test, demonstrating the high quality and durability of Suntech’s modules in extreme weather conditions, testing higher than other modules in the industry. In 2014, Suntech’s… Read more »
Munich, April 9, 2015 – Traditional diesel generators, widely used across the globe, are now being complemented by photovoltaics in new markets and applications. Solar-diesel hybrid systems already represent profitable alternatives, particularly for large-scale industrial users in remote, yet sunny, regions. From June 9-12, 2015, the Off-Grid Platform at Intersolar Europe in Munich presents an… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy has connected 27 new solar farm sites with a total capacity of 303 Megawatts peak (MWp) in a single month ahead of the 1.4 Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) deadline. It’s been a bumper month for the UK’s leading solar energy generator, taking the company’s total installed capacity to 960MWp – with 58MW… Read more »
wpd windmanager Scandinavia Oy is taking over the technical and commercial management of a portfolio of wind farms in Finland owned by a renewable energy fund managed by the British fund manager, Impax Asset Management (AIFM) Limited. The first project is the 27MW Joukhaisselkä wind farm near Sodankylä in Lapland. The first turbines of type… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting has entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists of 3 gas production platforms connected to the shore landing near Punto Fijo, through a 30″pipeline. The water depth in… Read more »
Bad Staffelstein / Neckarsulm, March 6th, 2015 – With the Ultraverter concept, KACO new energy, the Neckarsulm, Germany, based solar PV inverter manufacturer has combined the advantages of module- and string inverters in a completely new “AC serial switching” system architecture. The concept was awarded the highly coveted Innovation Prize at the “30th Photovoltaics Solar… Read more »
After 2 years of construction works, the extension of the “Quai de Flamands” was finally completed this March. The port of Cherbourg now boasts a 680m linear wharf, accessible to vessels up to 14m draught. This extension was accomplished within the framework of the renewable marine energies project and is also designed to handle heavy… Read more »
Uptime International has entered into contract with Ulstein Verft AS for delivery of two active motion compensated gangways. The walk to work systems will be mounted during first half of 2016 on two new built wind turbine service operation vessels (SOV) ordered by Bernhard Schulte and their affiliate Windea Offshore. This is the first dedicated… Read more »
World Assurance Group Inc. (www.worldassurancegroup.com) (OTC Pink: WDAS) announces that it has completed the acquisition of three operating companies from Power Clouds Pte Ltd (www.PowerClouds.com), its Singapore based partner, in a predominantly equity transaction. The three companies, Solar Parc Moldoveni SRL, Fran SRL and Power Clouds (Japan) Ltd are all subsidiaries of Power Clouds Pte… Read more »
Activation Of Option Within Contract Signed In May 2014 With 50Hertz Milan, 1 April 2015. Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has secured a new award by 50Hertz Offshore GmbH – a subsidiary of 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, transmission grid operator in Germany – worth approximately € 230 million to… Read more »
Vaisala 2014 solar study reveals role of extreme weather patterns in growing East-West productivity divide The East Coast of the U.S. experienced up to 5% lower than average levels of solar irradiance in 2014, negatively impacting overall performance of solar sites in the region. Concurrently, the West Coast enjoyed irradiance levels up to 10% higher… Read more »
With more than 200 participants, 23 expert speakers and 15 exhibitors, the Intersolar Summit, taking place in Turkey this year, shows how much potential this country has in the field of renewable energies and how interested international energy companies are in the Turkish market. Pforzheim / Istanbul. Yusuf Yazar, General Manager of the Renewable Energy… Read more »
Delft, 1st of April 2015 – Ampelmann, the global leader in motion compensated access solutions, today announced that the Supervisory Board has appointed Jim Craig as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. The industry expertise of Jim Craig will ensure the further successful development of the company. Mr. Craig brings more than 25 years of energy… Read more »
Findings point to advantages of predictive analysis for long term grid stability AUGSBURG, Germany, April 1, 2015 /Press Release/ — meteocontrol, a leading weather and solar power forecast analysis company, today released its solar eclipse data following the solar eclipse that took place on March 20th. The analysis shows how the company was able to… Read more »
• Siemens to supply and service 130 wind turbines for Kay Wind project• Onshore wind power plant to be located in Kay County, Oklahoma• Clean energy for approximately 100,000 U.S. homes Siemens has been awarded an order from Apex Clean Energy to supply, support installation and provide long-term service for 130 wind turbines for the… Read more »
On 28 March, SeaZip Offshore Service named two new Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610 at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. The two vessels, named SeaZip 3 and SeaZip 4, will expand their owner’s offshore wind farm support capacity in the North Sea region. SeaZip 3 and SeaZip 4 can be described as the Mark II version… Read more »
UNITED HEAVY LIFT, a newly-established heavy lift shipping and project transportation company, founded in February 2015 by Lars Rolner, who previously held various executive positions in the heavy lift industry for over 30 years. On April 1st 2015, United Heavy Lift moved into its new Hamburg Headquarters „Am Kaiserkai 69″ – in the heart of… Read more »
Conergy completed Twelve Projects, 105 MWp, in the Past Three Months MILTON KEYNES/ MIAMI, 1 April 2015 – Conergy, one of the world’s largest and longest-standing solar companies, announced today that it has built and grid-connected twelve projects in the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 2015, bringing its UK total to 22 solar… Read more »
1 April, Istanbul. The Global Wind Energy Council launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update today in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade. Led by China and… Read more »
Thomas Kipfer to become new Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Meyer Burger Executive Board Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has appointed Thomas Kipfer as the new Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Executive Board as of 1st October 2015 Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that as of 1st… Read more »
DIAB has always strived to be the frontrunner not only in developing high-performance sand- wich technology, but also delivering the highest possible value to its customers. In 2012, we launched a new redesigned website with improved functionality. The reactions were overwhelmingly positive. But time flies, and as the evolution of digital communication continues fast, the… Read more »
Ecotricity has announced a £70 million refinancing deal for its green energy portfolio from leading British institutional investor Aviva Investors. The innovative refinancing deal included 60MW of operational wind and solar parks across 19 sites, including Ecotricity’s earliest project dating back to 1996. Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said the £70 million deal would not only… Read more »
InnoLas Solutions GmbH grows steadily thanks to advanced PERC and cell cutting technologies for solar cell manufacturing. InnoLas Solutions GmbH enjoyed a successful year 2014 with continuos growth and major technological breakthroughs. The German company’s laser systems proved popular with solar cell manufacturers around the globe. This success continues in 2015: Already in the first… Read more »
Zwijndrecht, Belgium, 31 March 2015 – Last Thursday, 26 March 2015, DEME Concessions has entered into a partnership with Nordsee Offshore MEG I GmbH to co-develop the MEG I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. MEG I will be one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms and is located in the GermanBight, circa 45… Read more »