Vestas builds on partnership with leading German wind power plant developer juwi by signing strategic agreement and firm order for seven V112-3.0 MW turbines. Vestas and juwi have signed a framework agreement for 75 units of Vestas’ 3 MW platform, with an order for 21 MW now firm and unconditional. The new frame agreement and… Read more »
Bosch to manufacture automotive electronic product in Arnstadt from the autumn Instead of site closure, good prospects for great majority of associates Consummation of purchase agreement signed in November 2013 Bosch service organization and trading company have begun operations Stuttgart/Arnstadt – The deal under which the production of crystalline photovoltaic cells and modules in Arnstadt… Read more »
While the German market for photovoltaic storage is slowly picking up pace, other markets are still lagging behind. However, in other European countries, such as Great Britain and Italy, the issue of storing generated electricity is turning into a real alternative to feeding the grid. Bonn. The approach of installers towards the new technology is… Read more »
When the owners of K-W-H Energy GmbH in Dersum, Germany decided they were running out of space for their rapidly expanding solar power system business, they set out to construct a completely new and modern office space. General Information Installation Location: Dersum, Germany Installed PV Power: 99 kWp Installation Company: K-W-H Energy GmbH Date of… Read more »
A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 – the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group. The DOC 8500 will extend DeepOcean’s capabilities in the larger cable laying end of the market, representing a new… Read more »
Biel, 11 March 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax has expanded its distribution network in the UK with a new partnership with specialist PV inverter supplier CCL. From March 2014, CCL will begin taking deliveries of the SolarMax P series and MT series string inverter ranges for distribution to solar PV installers across the UK…. Read more »
Eindhoven – Tuesday, March 7 – Smit Ovens reports major order income for the thin film solar industry over the last 2 months. Major thin film solar panel producers in Asia and USA ordered mass production equipment in Q1 2014. The total order volume exceeds US$ 9,000,000.- “Our continuous focus on cost effective concepts for… Read more »
Orga Aviation gets ready to preview latest aviation obstruction light at EWEA 2014 Barcelona from March 10-13 Schiedam, 4 March 2014: With only days to go until Europe’s premier wind event EWEA 2014 blows into Barcelona, the wind energy industry won’t have to wait too long for a world-first sneak glimpse of Orga Aviation’s next… Read more »
New Energy Husum offers a comprehensive congress programme Focus on the latest renewable energy technologies and projects Husum, 07.03.2014. Messe Husum & Congress offers visitors to New Energy Husum a comprehensive congress programme. In addition to the world’s biggest event for small wind turbine experts, German and Danish enterprises from the border region will be… Read more »
• Direct-drive wind turbine now delivers 3.2-megawatt output• Increased energy yield contributes to lowering costs Step by step, Siemens Energy is successfully pursuing its strategy for lowering the costs of wind power. At the European annual event for the wind energy industry, EWEA 2014, being held March 10 to 13 in Barcelona, Siemens Energy’s Wind… Read more »
Cologne/Warrington, March 6th, 2014. TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent inspection services, is acquiring the UK company Risktec Solutions Limited. Risktec is based in Warrington in the UK and operates from 15 offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Middle East and North America. Risktec provides risk and safety services and offers technical training and… Read more »
Global headquarters will be relocated from Berlin to the United Arab Emirates As part of its global growth strategy, SOLON has successfully evolved from a strong German brand into an international company with a growing presence, particularly in Asian and African markets. The SOLON Group has therefore decided to relocate its global headquarters from Berlin… Read more »
Rueil-Malmaison, France – March 4, 2014 – The Solar Business of Schneider Electric, a global leader in solutions and services for the solar power conversion chain, is proud to announce that it reached a major milestone at the end of 2013 by surpassing over one GW of cumulated service contracts. Schneider Electric becomes the first… Read more »
Ingeteam has connected its first solar PV plant in Puerto Rico. The 500 kW power plant, built by WindMar Renewable Energy Inc, is also the first solar plant to have installed the transformer version of Ingeteam’s UL compliant central inverter INGECON SUN Power Max. Moreover, these PV solar inverters have been approved by the OGPe,… Read more »
Reliable, efficient and flexible solutions to optimise wind turbine competitiveness Spain, 5 March 2014. Ingeteam, an independent market leader specialising in power electronics, automation systems and electric machines, will exhibit at EWEA 2014 Annual Event, Europe’s premier wind energy event, taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 10-13 March. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing… Read more »
BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG orders 22 V112-3.3 MW turbines for Schleswig-Holstein. With reference to the Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 10/2014 of 5 March 2014, Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 72.6 MW from BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG for their citizen-owned wind power plant in northern… Read more »
The new study by the bifa environmental institute describes a future-orientated view of the ecological and economic effects of photovoltaic (PV) systems along their whole life cycle. The study evaluated the production of the PV systems, their operation in different application cases and different recycling scenarios. Wafer and thin- film technologies were examined. The evaluation… Read more »
Maersk Training announced today the launch of two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-east of Scotland and be delivered using… Read more »
From March 10 to 13 2014 wind energy players will discuss new technological developments, showcase their experience, latest products and services and debate on future wind sector trends at EWEA 2014, in Barcelona, Spain. Vestas, world leader in wind energy, will actively participate at Europe’s premier wind energy event which not only offers a platform… Read more »
Bremen, 04 March 2014. WINDFORCE 2014, the key event of the offshore wind industry, is taking place in Bremen from 17 to 19 June. At the same time that national and international experts discuss markets, projects, environmental protection and research at the WINDFORCE conference in the congress area at the Bremen Fair site, exhibitors from… Read more »
Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax has expanded its distribution network in the UK with a new partnership with leading UK PV distributor Alternergy. Alternergy are now holding stock of the P-Series and MT-Series string inverters for both residential and commercial installations. This expansion of Alternergy’s inverter offering follows on from the successful launch of their e-commerce… Read more »
SHANGHAI – February [27] — JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO) (“JA Solar” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it will supply 7.8MW of its high-efficiency full square mono solar modules to British Solar Renewables, a U.K-based developer of large-scale renewable projects, for… Read more »
ALMERE, The Netherlands – March 02, 2014 – Levitech BV today announced that one of Taiwan’s largest solar cell manufacturers transferred a Levitrack Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system to manufacturing, and placed an order for a second Levitrack system to be shipped in the second quarter. “The Levitrack has a proven record in high volume… Read more »
• The delivery of this 78.4 MWp cluster strengthens the established partnership between Martifer Solar and Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s largest solar energy generator • Martifer Solar continues its active development in the UK market with a healthy pipeline of projects to be ready to build throughout 2014 and early 2015 • The 78.4… Read more »
London, UK and Hod Hasharon, Israel, March 4, 2014 – SolarEdge Technologies, a leading provider of power optimisers and PV inverters, announces the expansion of its product portfolio for the UK solar market. Following a successful 2013, SolarEdge is further increasing the mainstream usage of SolarEdge module-level electronics and inverters in both the residential and… Read more »
British company Sure Wind Marine Ltd. has taken delivery of its second Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Supplier – the Sure Swift – in a little over a month after the first joined the company’s fleet. Established in 2009, Sure Wind is a specialist in the German offshore wind market and now has 10 dedicated… Read more »
With the new software GeoT*SOL basic 2.0, the Berlin-based software company Valentin has extended the field of application for their design program for heat pump systems. In addition to air and geothermal probes, which extract heat by drilling up to 100 meters deep, the new program now also makes it possible to design pump systems… Read more »
Husum, 27.02.2014. On top of the exhibition in the halls and the informative congress programme, from 20-23 March 2014, New Energy Husum will be attracting children and young people with an interesting peripheral programme. This includes a training and career forum for young talent, the JES! educational trail and the New Energy Slam speech competition…. Read more »
Record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion Order book of EUR 3.05 billion Net profit of EUR 109.1 million Ebitda of EUR 437.8 million Zwijndrecht, 28.February 2014 – In 2013, DEME reached a turnover of EUR 2.53 billion in 2013. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 32% and a record turnover. Ebitda… Read more »
Amsterdam, 28 February 2014: The insurance activities of Delta Lloyd in Europe in the field of offshore wind energy have grown over the past two years from 1000 megawatt (MW) to 6000 MW. This represents the electricity needs of six million households. Two years ago, the Dutch insurer built a special Wind Energy Team that… Read more »
3 New High-Efficiency Panels to be Revealed at Ecobuild UK WUXI, China, Feb. 28, 2014/Press Release/ — Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (the “company”, or “Suntech”) will be showcasing its new solar products at London’s 2014 Ecobuild Exhibition March 4th to March 6th. Wuxi Suntech, the owner of the “Suntech” brand, was acquired by Shunfeng… Read more »
Shanghai, February 24, 2014 – JA Solar, a global leading manufacturer of high performance solar cells and modules, will continue to promote its PERCIUM cells module and RIECIUM cells module at global exhibitions in February 2014. The products have already been successfully launched in CleanTech Summit& Exhibition in Israel on 18th February and will appear… Read more »
Burnaby, Canada, February 24, 2014 -Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, will be showcasing our All-In-One Solar PV Box product at the PV Expo 2014 on February 26 – 28, in Tokyo, Japan to over 76,000 attendees. The Schneider Electric PV Box is a containerized plug… Read more »
Rome, 20th February 2014 – Flavio Cecchi and Damien Haudebert, CEOs Italy, representing respectively KACO new energy group, directed by Ralf Georg Hofmann and ASTAR EnR, directed by Jean Ange Martin, sign an agreement to further increase the distribution of the said inverter manufacturer, at 3rd position in the world for importance and sales. KACO… Read more »
• Order from Minnesota Power for 64 units of Siemens’ latest evolution of 3-MW D3 platform wind turbines, including service and maintenance contract• Direct drive turbine with increased energy output reduces the cost of electricity through its 113-meter rotor and 92.5-meter hub height• Blades, towers and major nacelle components sourced in the U.S. Siemens Energy… Read more »
Karlsruhe, 21/02/2014. EWC Weather Consult take part in the European largest and most important wind event, the EWEA 2014 Annual Event, 10-13 March 2014 in Barcelona. In Hall 6, Stand 6B42, the weather service providers and wind experts from Karlsruhe will be presenting their solutions in complex weather data management. The service portfolio includes MCP… Read more »