Vantaa, Finland, September 2, 2014 – The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, has received repeat orders worth several millions of euros from major customers in the company’s core business area of wind. These repeat orders signal a strong belief in… Read more »
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 29 August, 2014: The Samoan Prime Minister, the Honorable Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, today inaugurated the country’s first wind farm. Delivered by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, the 550 kWe project is the second completed under the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) $50 million Pacific Partnership Fund, which is managed by… Read more »
ExxonMobil partners with leading wind industry service and maintenance providers: C&D Ölservice GmbH and Peter Lonsdorfer GmbH & Co · Wind industry partners offer ExxonMobil’s customers a reliable oil change service and turbine maintenance expertise· Mobilgear SHCTM XMP 320 can help reduce maintenance and improve employee safety via extended oil drain intervals· Next-generation new turbine… Read more »
Zwijndrecht 28th August 2014. The first offshore wind Suction Bucket Jacket (850 tons, 57m) has just been successfully installed on the DONG Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm. The floating load out, transport and installation have been executed by GeoSea. The suction process has been done by SPT Offshore. The installation vessel Pacific Orca,… Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO ‹ August 26, 2014 ‹ REC Group, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, announced today that it has signed solar panel supply agreements totaling 85MW with a major U.S. engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company for utility-scale projects in the United States. The multimillion-dollar deal underscores REC¹s accelerating momentum in the… Read more »
-100 kilowatt solar plant for self-consumption on commercial company’s roof -Solar self-consumption for companies in Italy makes economic sense -Q CELLS modules convince with high performance, reliability and technology level [Pordenone, Italy / Thalheim, Germany, 27 August 2014] – Italian car dealer Autostar Spa will bank on self-consumption of solar electricity. A 100 kilowatt photovoltaic… Read more »
Osnabruck Germany, 27 August 2014. The manufacturer-independent service provider seebaWIND Service has successfully repaired a badly damaged 1.5 megawatt wind power plant in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg and put it back in operation. For this challenging project, seebaWIND Service served as project manager, working with several manufacturers, appraisers and other service providers. In addition to… Read more »
Offshore Wind Services’ (OWS) latest Damen vessel – the Fast Crew Supplier 2008 ‘Offshore Waddenzee’ – was officially named at Damen Oranjewerf Amsterdam, on August 22. The FCS 2008 is the second vessel the Dutch company, which is a specialist in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry, has ordered this… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, have signed a three year contract to provide crew and equipment transfer for DONG Energy and Scottish Power at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The contract, which includes an optional extension for a further 2 year period, is valued to CWind… Read more »
CWind Fulmar to join CWind vessels at West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the offshore wind industry, today announced it has launched its new vessel CWind Fulmar in a naming ceremony in Brightlingsea. The CWind Fulmar, built by CTruk Ltd at its Brightlingsea boatyard, is due… Read more »
Photovoltaic plants are already an integral part of energy production in many industrialized countries. This technology is only slowly establishing itself in the developing regions of the world. There is a great need for independent energy sources in such places, and these regions have access to abundant sunlight and surface space to develop photovoltaic power…. Read more »
Richmond, August 21, 2014 – Today it was announced that the Swiss inverter manufacturer, SolarMax will be partnering with the newly formed PV distributor, Wagner Renewables Ltd (formerly Wagner Solar UK Ltd). Wagner will be taking stock of the domestic P series and the three-phase commercial MT range, distributing to installers across the UK. Mark… Read more »
• Statoil and Statkraft order 67 Siemens wind turbines with a power rating of 6 megawatts• Service and maintenance agreement included• Total value of the contracts nearly 650 million Euros Siemens Energy has received an order from the Norwegian energy utilities Statoil and Statkraft for the “Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm” in the UK. Siemens will… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, 21st August 2014 – HHL Richards Bay successfully discharged two reactors, one measuring 56 meters long, at the Port of New Orleans/ USA, at the beginning of August.The cargo included one reactor weighing 830 metric tons with a length of 39 meters and another, with a weight of 405 metric tons and a… Read more »
ALMERE, The Netherlands – August 20, 2014 – Levitech BV announces the sale and shipment of a Levitrack® ALD system to a new Taiwanese solar cell manufacturer. This system plays a central role in the development and manufacturing of high-efficiency solar cells on both mono- and multi-crystalline silicon. In recent years Levitech has supplied a… Read more »
Jemma Eaton joins the CWind Executive Team CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the offshore wind industry, today announced it has appointed Jemma Eaton to the board of directors as Commercial Director. The former Commercial Head of UK Offshore Project Site Execution joins CWind after nine years with Siemens, having undertaken commercial positions… Read more »
REFUsol, which Advanced Energy acquired in April 2013, will now operate as Advanced Energy in India.Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS), is a global leader in innovative power and control technologies for high-growth, precision power conversion solutions. With the acquisition of REFUsol, Advanced Energy incorporated the company’s three-phase string inverters into its product portfolio as the… Read more »
Meyer Burger (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) has been shortlisted for the Solar Award 2014 in the category “PV tool award” for its GridTOUCH contacting system and in the category “PV process award” for its enhanced wire winding system Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS). Meyer Burger’s competence centre for measurement technologies, Pasan SA, has been shortlisted… Read more »
Due to high demand, the Intersolar Summit Middle East will for the first time be a two-day event. Topics for discussion will include regional market forces, requirements and opportunities for large-scale PV plants, financing models and opportunities and risks for PV production, as well as competitive business models and applications in Saudi Arabia and the… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland, August 18, 2014 – The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, has received repeat PM shaft generator orders from WE Tech Solutions of Finland, a customer in the marine sector, one of the company’s core business areas. This… Read more »
Victoria Redhead is no stranger to adrenaline, after being appointed as a trainee instructor at Maersk Training in North Shields. The North-Shields based company has welcomed Victoria on-board as it seeks to find other talented individuals who can learn a valued skill-set and become fully qualified instructors. Victoria follows in the footsteps of Lynn Lowes… Read more »
Consolidated revenue of EUR 78.1 million Positive EBITDA and reduction in consolidated loss Liquidity grows to EUR 108.7 million Difficult second half year anticipated; achieving guidance 2014 nonetheless possible Blaubeuren, August 14, 2014 – Together with its subsidiaries, centrotherm achieved revenue of EUR 78.1 million in the first half of 2014, thereby raising consolidated revenue… Read more »
Four Siemens semi-offshore wind turbines in Denmark have reached the significant milestone of having each generated 100 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity since being installed in 2003. This is also a world record for the company. The combined production of 400 million kWh is enough clean energy to power over 100,000 average Danish households… Read more »
Incoming orders CHF 156.8 million; +90% compared to H1 2013 Net sales CHF 129.0 million; +43% compared to H1 2013 Significant preparatory works, investments in net working capital of above CHF 40 million EBITDA slightly improved to CHF -55.2 million; CHF -59.9 million in H1 2013 Solid balance sheet structure; equity ratio of 52.1% Meyer… Read more »
From 23 to 26 September the international wind energy industry will gather at the WindEnergy Hamburg fair. More than 1,000 companies hailing from over 30 different countries will be present at the leading international wind energy industry fair to showcase their latest products, service offerings and projects for both onshore and offshore wind power. For… Read more »
Survivex, a market leader in the provision of offshore survival training and safety skills courses to the global energy industry, announces Andrew Green as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) [August 2014], replacing former CEO George Green, who is appointed as non-executive director. Established in 2011, Survivex has since trained over 130,000 candidates, seen employee… Read more »
-PV power plant supplying clean energy to 5,475 households -Hanwha Q CELLS acts as EPC and supplied 51,000 Q.PRO-G3 modules [Montijo, Portugal / Thalheim, Germany, 12 August, 2014] – Europe´s largest provider of photovoltaic solutions, Hanwha Q CELLS, announced today that it has completed its first solar park in Portugal as engineering, procurement and construction… Read more »
– Robert Goss to lead both Conergy subsidiaries in UK MILTON KEYNES, 13 August 2014 – The Conergy Group, one of the world’s leading downstream solar companies, announced today further steps in the integration of Wirsol Solar UK, which the company acquired in January this year to create one of the UK’s five biggest companies… Read more »
• Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens’ G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts• Pioneering joint service plan with the neighboring DanTysk project• Specialized shared servicing ship will enable highly efficient operation Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore… Read more »
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) have today refinanced part of their 50% shareholding in the 210 MW Westermost Rough offshore wind project. The project is being developed by DONG Energy, who hold the remaining 50% equity in the project. GIB and Marubeni have signed an agreement with a consortium… Read more »
Acciona Windpower has agreed with Moventas on prototype as well as serial deliveries of a 3 MW wind gearbox product based on Moventas’s new Exceed series of high torque density gearboxes. Deliveries of the new technology will take place in 2015, adding to the on-going 3 MW deliveries Moventas has been making to Acciona since… Read more »
Orga Aviation will present its new smart LED obstruction marking and lighting system at the first-ever WindEnergy 2014 trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, from 23-26 September. Dutch company Orga Aviation is all set to launch its latest smart LED marking and lighting solution for wind turbines at WindEnergy 2014 in Hamburg, Germany. With 40 years… Read more »
– Construction of additional 204 MW production line in Malaysian plant completed on schedule – ‘Manufacturing Excellence Initiatives’ at production facilities in Malaysia and Germany to bring another 230 MW by the end of 2014 – Company confirms its No.1 position among European PV providers with 539 MW of shipments in the first half of… Read more »
Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business announces that its range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that are resulting in longer brush life and increased generator uptime. Morgan’s globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions. Leading-edge… Read more »
Accelerated growth drives another record breaking quarterPETALUMA, Calif., August 5, 2014-Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Second Quarter 2014 Highlights • Record revenue of $82.0 million, up 41 percent year-over-year• Shipped 132MW (AC) of microinverter systems, up 54 percent year-over-year• Record non-GAAP gross margin… Read more »
ET Solar recently announced the establishment of its U.S.-based subsidiary ET Capital Inc. (“ET Capital”), a company engaged in providing turnkey solar energy financing solutions worldwide. ET Capital delivers a broad range of financing solutions for corporations, institutions, utilities, municipalities & non-profits. In partnership with senior financial organizations, ET Capital, is led by a core… Read more »