Romax Technology has provided Europe’s largest renewable energy company Statkraft with end of warranty inspection services and maintenance training for its Sheringham Shoal wind farm site. Operated by Statkraft and jointly owned with the Norwegian gas and oil company Statoil, Sheringham Shoal is one of the UK’s largest wind farms with 88 Siemens 3.6MW turbines…. Read more »
Dutch offshore companies realised a unique operation in the North Sea. Under the direction of Seaway Heavy Lifting, one of the world’s largest convertor platforms – a ‘power socket at sea’ – is installed to the west of Sylt, the East Frisian Island. Siemens built the SylWin alpha platform. It is so large and heavy… Read more »
• Two significant milestones for German offshore grid expansion• First four North Sea platforms from Siemens will transmit wind-based electricity to supply around three million German households• Successive commissioning between 2nd half of 2014 and 1st half of 2015 Siemens has installed a fourth offshore platform in the North Sea, completing an important stage for… Read more »
London, United Kingdom, July 17th 2014 – Grupotec Renewables Ltd one of the world’s leading solar EPC contractors, today announced that they have a project pipeline of 200MW in the UK, with the possibility of a further 100MW to be added. Having already installed over 390MW worldwide, Grupotec renewables is one of the leading Solar… Read more »
DEK today announced the addition of a new VectorGuard® stencil technology licensee to its growing list of VectorGuard partners. Suzhou Sunshine Laser and Electronics Technology Company Ltd. (Sunshine Laser), a leading stencil manufacturer in China with 19 locations across the country, recognized the benefits the VectorGuard portfolio can provide its customers and signed an agreement… Read more »
• Publicly-operated wind farm to use modern, direct-drive systems• Option “Reactive Power at No Wind” for grid stabilization• Service contract for a term of 20 years Siemens Energy has secured an order for a total capacity of 36 megawatts (MW) in Nordfriesland. Siemens is to supply twelve direct-drive wind turbines, eleven model SWT-3.0-113 and one… Read more »
Beijing/China, 14 July 2014 – DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China. Certification ensures that turbines that use blades produced by Sinoma comply to international safety and reliability standards throughout their lifespan, in… Read more »
– 16 commercial offshore wind farms are under construction totalling 4.9 GW of power capacity. – 224 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 781 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2014 – 25% less than during the same period in 2013 (1,045 MW). – 282 wind turbines have… Read more »
Ramp-up Delays to Stabilize Polysilicon Price Bernreuter Research predicts short-term increase followed by downtrend Würzburg (Germany), July 10, 2014 – Rising demand in China and the delayed ramp-up of new production capacities will drive up the polysilicon price in the third quarter, according to the latest analysis made by polysilicon market research firm Bernreuter Research.”We… Read more »
Political frameworks have made the building of large Photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Germany a real challenge at least since the end of 2013. Against this background, it comes as a surprise that a 4,4 MW PV park has recently been connected to the grid in northern Germany. Hanwha Q CELLS, headquartered in Germany, has supplied more than 17,000 of… Read more »
CWind Ltd, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is once again among the winners at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014. The Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL London,… Read more »
Publicly available solar information from the Indian government will guide development, attract investment, and accelerate the growth of solar energy. 3TIER India Private Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vaisala and the leading source for global renewable energy assessment and forecasting information, has been selected through a global tender for satellite data to create a… Read more »
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced the official registration of the Dutch subsidiary, Senvion Netherlands B.V., at an official inauguration ceremony for the wind turbine manufacturer’s service base in Nijkerk in the Netherlands. Senvion already has over 150 megawatts (MW) installed capacity… Read more »
Optimum functionality with the smallest possible dimensions – the entire product range of HOLGER CLASEN GmbH & Co. KG based in Hamburg is geared towards these demands of installation and service engineers from the wind energy industry. The trade fair innovation that the owner-operated company now presents at WindEnergy 2014 also uncompromisingly puts this claim… Read more »
• Siemens wind turbines have capacity to power approximately three million average U.S. households Siemens Energy has reached the significant milestone of ten gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity in the Americas. Siemens has installed more than 5,600 wind turbines in Canada, the U.S. and in South America, including Peru, Chile and Brazil. This… Read more »
The new IDAX350 insulation diagnostic analyser from Megger integrates, in a single compact instrument, everything needed to carry out fast, accurate and comprehensive insulation condition assessment of power transformers, bushings, generators and cables. Housed in a robust enclosure with a convenient carrying handle, the IDAX 350 is an ideal one-box solution for on-site applications, but… Read more »
WindEnergy Hamburg – The global on- & offshore expoat the Hamburg Fair site from 23 to 26 September 2014 Hamburg, 7 July 2014/ WEHH6WindEnergy Hamburg runs from 23 September, giving the global wind industry a four-day forum to present its innovative technologies and services. It features some 1,000 exhibitors from all parts of the world,… Read more »
-Institute Solstyce confirms low CO2 consumption of 399 kg / kWp -Hanwha Q CELLS will bid in public tenders for PV projects in France -Growing market share in shrinking French PV market [Thalheim, Germany, Aix en Provence, France, 4 July 2014] – Hanwha Q CELLS, Europe’s largest PV provider headquartered in Germany, today announced that… Read more »
At a joint event in Pfedelbach on Wednesday 25th June, the new SCHEUERLE STB 550 side girder deck, with a payload of 550 tonnes, was unveiled and officially handed to new owners Collett Transport. Presented by SCHEUERLE and TII Group, the impressive STB 550 is not only extraordinary due to its 5.2 ratio between payload… Read more »
Yaskawa Electric Corporation (“Yaskawa”), a world leader in motion control and robotics, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications. This acquisition will support both companies’ strategic objectives and strengthen their… Read more »
Camco Clean Energy plc, the clean energy and energy storage company, is pleased to announce that it has been jointly selected alongside EISER Infrastructure Partners LLP (“EISER”) by Green Africa Power LLP (“GAP”) as Investment Advisors for an African renewables investment fund. This is a considerable achievement for Camco having been awarded the mandate following… Read more »
· Renewable Energy Association (REA) recognises the Energy Efficiency Financing Scheme (EEF) with “Finance Product of the Year”· Darren Riva, Head of Energy Efficiency Financing at SFS in the UK, appointed as Chair of the REA’s Asset Finance Forum Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has been awarded “Finance Product of the Year” at the annual British… Read more »
Cologne, Germany, 3 July 2014 – The mounting systems manufacturer Renusol has been awarded MCS certification for its pitched-roof mounting systems InterSole, MetaSole and VarioSole, making the company one of the few manufacturers to have received the certification for a roof-integrated mounting system. Although MCS certification is not currently obligatory for pitched-roof systems in the… Read more »
• Onshore wind power plant in the harbor of Antwerp• First phase of “Wind aan de Stroom” project will consist of 11 direct-drive wind turbines Siemens Energy has secured its first wind power contract in Belgium with an order for the first phase of the Wind aan de Stroom project on the left bank of… Read more »
Blaubeuren, July 2, 2014 – With the signing of a supply agreement for a technology and systems package worth a total of around EUR 15 million, centrotherm reports its largest single order in its Photovoltaic & Semiconductor segment since the new investment cycle started in December 2013. The production systems and the process technology will… Read more »
Dutch company Offshore Wind Services (OWS), specialists in the provision of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry have ordered a Damen FCS 2008. This is the company’s second vessel ordered from Damen this year. Damen Shipyard Den Helder in the Netherlands will meet the specific requirements of the client. This includes outfitting the… Read more »
In recent decades, the demand for higher-quality, refined steels has increased steadily. At the same time, steel plants operate under the increasing pressure to design their processes more energy-efficient and reduce CO2 emissions drastically. Higher-grade steels which are demanded e.g. by the automotive or aerospace industry require further treatment in the so-called secondary metallurgical processes,… Read more »
Hanplast and FreeVolt conclude Preferred Supplier contract with Meyer Burger as technology partner for the delivery and installation of the first fully integrated high efficiency SmartWire Connection Technology line in Poland. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it has successfully concluded a strategic Preferred Supplier contract for the delivery and… Read more »
LEOSPHERE, the world leader in LiDAR technology, has announced today the validation of its patented Flow Complexity Recognition (FCR) system upgrade to deliver wind measurement data of superior accuracy on complex wind sites. The strong performance of the FCR-upgraded WINDCUBE V2 LiDAR was field-tested and validated by DTU, on ERS’ 48 MW wind farm located… Read more »
WindEnergy Hamburg – The global on- & offshore expo at the Hamburg Fair site from 23 to 26 September 2014 Hamburg, 1 July 2014/ WEHH-UK WindEnergy Hamburg will be held from 23 to 26 September, attracting energy experts from all parts of the world. Some 1,000 exhibitors from the global wind industry will present their innovations,… Read more »
Hamburg: : Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, installed the first offshore turbines for Nordsee Ost last week. The RWE offshore wind farm is located approximately 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and is equipped with a total of 48 model 6.2M126… Read more »
Van Oord’s new DP2 cable-laying vessel ‘Nexus’ was officially launched at Damen Shipyards Galati on June 30 The 123 m multipurpose vessel will be deployed installing electricity cables for offshore wind farms. The international contractor for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy projects has made the investment in this innovative vessel to pursue its strategy… Read more »
Leading photovoltaic manufacturers in Asia have concluded two important contracts with Meyer Burger for the supply of precision diamond wire cutting systems and innovative module equipment. A strategic contract for the delivery of industrial diamond wire-based cutting systems in specialised non-PV technologies has also been concluded. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, Monday 30th June 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Platetrade S.A. to support its Sao Paulo/Brazil office as part of the ongoing development of its agency network. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Platetrade will act as HANSA HEAVY LIFT‘s agent to strengthen the shipping line’s customer base in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay…. Read more »
· Successful upgrade and certification· 1.9 MW solar project completed· Senior appointments strengthen management team Zurich, Switzerland – June 27, 2014: Smartenergy Renewables AG successfully completed the conversion and upgrade of its fully-automated solar panel manufacturing facility in Luckenwalde, near Berlin, Germany. The factory is certified to DIN ISO 9001, 14001, and 50001 standards. The… Read more »
Wiesbaden/Frankfurt, June 18, 2014 – In many areas of battery production, camera-based inspection systems from VITRONIC are taking over demanding inspection tasks to optimize production processes and guarantee final battery quality. Camera-based inspection systems from VITRONIC are taking over demanding inspection tasks in many areas of battery production, such as coating, joining and assembly. They… Read more »