Wiesbaden, June 3, 2014 – More than 1,000 successfully implemented inspection systems at more than 70 end customers and over ten years’ experience in photovoltaic production make VITRONIC a sought-after partner for solar cell producers. Following the resounding success of automated, camera-technology-based quality controls in most production facilities in the Western world and several Asian… Read more »
97 stiff boom cranes for Gode Wind 1 and 2 Continued success of proven stiff boom crane range One liferaft davit for each transformer station PALFINGER MARINE has won the order for 97 PF 8000 cranes, which has been developed especially for the wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The wind farms are located… Read more »
• The order volume exceeds € 15 million• Leading Buffer Layer Technology• First stage of major project Kahl am Main, June 26, 2014 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) signed an agreement with Apollo Precision (Fujian) Limited, China, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanergy Solar Group (Hanergy). The signed contract includes the supply of a production machine… Read more »
The team behind wind power software Breeze has built a free interactive infographic map showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981-2013. Drag the slider or push play to see the how the global wind power capacity distrubtion changes between nations over time. It might come as a surprise how… Read more »
Advantages of stand-alone and grid-tie storage systems in one device/AC and DC operation possible Freiburg, Germany, June 25, 2014 – German company ASD Automatic Storage Device is to present its new hybrid battery, combining the strengths of stand-alone and grid-tie storage systems, at Intersolar North America. Compared to existing batteries, the new device significantly raises… Read more »
SHANGHAI, China, June 23rd, 2014 — 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 they have started mass production of their PERICUM Solar Cell The PERCIUM solar cell, is the first P-TYPE solar cell in the industry… Read more »
Hamburg, Germany, Thursday 19th June 2014 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT has appointed Steven Neuendorff as Head of Americas, based at its regional headquarters in Houston. Steven will be responsible for the shipping line’s North and South American business, managing HANSA’s offices in Houston and Sao Paulo / Brazil and all voyages starting out of the… Read more »
-11MW of Q.PRO modules already utilized in power plant in France -Europe’s largest PV provider expands its presence on the French PV market -Q CELLS offers French installers long-term co-operation, service and financial stability [Ginasservis, France, Thalheim, Germany, 19 June, 2014] – Hanwha Q CELLS, Europe’s largest PV provider headquartered in Germany, today announced the… Read more »
WINDFORCE trade fair and conference draw to a successful close Bremen, 19 June, 2014. WINDFORCE 2014, the central event of the offshore wind industry, draws to a close today on a very positive note. Over three full days, the 14 topic sessions of the conference brought together over 500 national and international experts. At the… Read more »
Ernst Hartmannsgruber appointed as new Director of Sales and Marketing InnoLas Solutions has strengthened its senior sales staff to take advantage of the company’s expanding business opportunities and to better serve the needs of its growing international customer base. On May 1st, Ernst Hartmannsgruber joined InnoLas Solutions as Director of Sales and Marketing. Ernst Hartmannsgruber… Read more »
CWind delivering, project management, manpower and logistics at Westermost Rough CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a contract by Technip Offshore Wind, for the provision of cable pull-in services, complete with crew transfer vessel, to transport CWind technicians on site and support the cable pull-in. Building on… Read more »
The PV system is installed at the Chuquicamata mine in Chile and offers the possibility to consume the energy directly on site. Santiago de Chile, June 18, 2014 – Chile is one of the countries with the highest potential for solar power generation in the world, with more and more photovoltaic systems being installed. The… Read more »
* The multinational company is attending the event designed for PV solar professionals to be held June 23rd to the 25th in Boston (booth 432). * At PV America, PROINSO will present its catalogue, containing products from leading brands, in order to strengthen its position in the American market, where 392 Qualified Installers have joined… Read more »
Having acquired Fraunhofer Institute as its latest customer, WAVELABS now supplies one of the world’s leading research institutions for photovoltaics. The WAVELABS SINUS-220’s high precision and flexibility were the key factors that influenced Fraunhofer’s decision to purchase the solar simulator. The Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP) uses state-of-the-art equipment to conduct analyses and applied… Read more »
Moventas has developed a special gearbox lubrication upgrade for customers operating WinWind made WWD3 turbines, to extend their lifetime considerably. The first one of these projects will be carried out for Innopower in the Ajos wind park in Kemi, Northern Finland. This summer, Moventas carries out a lubrication upgrade for ten turbines in the Ajos… Read more »
Sea-keeping Tests Support Development of ECOTLP Floating Concrete Tension Leg (TLP) Platform for Offshore Deep Water WTGS Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 11, 2014 -Mocean/DBD Systems/Ewind was selected by Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) to conduct a 2 week long wave tank tests on a unique TLP foundation for deep water sites suitable for the Siemens… Read more »
Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has received a patent for the Bentek Multiple Disconnect Safety System (MDSS) patent number 8,687,348. “Bentek Solar continues to add to its patent portfolio with the MDSS,” said John H. Buckley, Executive Sales… Read more »
Richmond, June 12, 2014 – SolarMax, the Swiss inverter manufacturer, has penned a European-wide partnership with the German-based distributor Krannich Solar. The deal is to cover the whole of the SolarMax string inverter range, from the domestic P series units through to the commercial MT series, and also the new 30/32kW HT series devices. Phil… Read more »
Ammonit Measurement GmbH (Ammonit), leading supplier of high quality measurement equipment for wind and solar resource assessment and monitoring, complements its remote sensing portfolio with the wind lidar technology ZephIR. As ‘Trusted Service Provider’, Ammonit supplies ZephIR Lidar via its global market channels. By implementing ZephIR technology, Ammonit’s customers benefit from accurate affordable wind data… Read more »
• Mineirão stadium will make history on 14th June as it will represent the first ever World Cup game to be played at a solar-powered stadium • Martifer Solar built the rooftop PV plant as part of the Minas Solar 2014 program for CEMIG and their partners, German bank kfW and Minas Arena • The… Read more »
Camco Clean Energy plc is pleased to announce that REDT, its subsidiary* (“REDT” or the “Company”), which has developed a flow battery for energy storage, has today entered into a manufacturing agreement (“Manufacturing Agreement”) with Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL NYSE) (“Jabil”), one of the world’s leading manufacturing solutions companies. * Camco Clean Energy plc, on… Read more »
DNV GL’s FORCE report (For Reduced Cost of Energy) identifies cost of energy savings of at least 10% through the integration of four market-ready technologies. Cost savings of 10% equate to a conservative estimate of over €1Bn[1] in NPV terms over the next decade. The cost of energy produced from offshore wind is around 50%… Read more »
The latest offshore wind support vessel to leave the CTruk production line in Essex made straight for Southampton and is currently on show at berth V25 at annual commercial marine exhibition and forum, Seawork. Ocean Warrior, a brand new 18.5m advanced composite twin-hull CTruk 20T MPC was officially named during an informal ceremony at the… Read more »
With the powerful SolarMax HT string inverters with multi-tracking, operators of commercial and industrial PV power plants may optimize the yields of every single partial generator. Biel, June 11, 2014 – SolarMax announces the immediate sales launch of the HT string inverters, mainly suitable for solar power plants on commercial and industrial roofs. As confirmed… Read more »
Innovative solar modules with excellent carbon footprint boost chances of winning French tenders Munich, Germany, June 11, 2014 – The Scandinavian-German manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has been awarded the “Innovativ durch Forschung” (“Research-Driven Innovations”) seal for its outstanding commitment to research and development. The company, which uses an innovative and particularly environmentally friendly process to… Read more »
During last month’s International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference and Exhibition (SNEC) in Shanghai, China, DEK Solar capped off a highly successful show with a big award win. Recognizing the impact of DEK Solar’s Apollo metallization platform on high cell efficiency and low-cost production, the SNEC show organizers awarded the technology with its Gigawatt Gold Award…. Read more »
Small, large, mobile, stationary: ees presented the entire value-added chain of innovative energy storage technology over three days Munich, June 11, 2014 – This year for the first time, the electrical energy storage (ees) international exhibition for batteries, energy storage and innovative production took place in conjunction with Intersolar Europe. The launch was a complete… Read more »
Leading offshore wind solutions provider CWind’s successful boat share scheme has to date attracted investment from different groups within the maritime community, with commercial fishermen and superyacht skippers among current partners. Now, a group of three ex-Royal Marines is set to invest, in partnership with CWind, in the next generation of offshore wind support vessel… Read more »
In May, 2014, Zhongli Talesun announced that it has successfully co-developed all new ‘PID ZERO’ module series with Dow Chemical Company. Its long-term energy generating efficiency and stability are far better than traditional modules, which will bring customers benefits of stable power generation and much lower risk. Zhongli Talesun has begun trial production for the… Read more »
German Renewables Shipbrokers will present its ship and service portfolio at booth A30 at the Windforce trade fair in Bremen. Hamburg-based shipbroker GRS welcomes all visitors to booth A30 in hall 5 at Windforce 2014. The shipbroker team will be at your disposal there for all questions concerning offshore tonnage and equipment for your renewable… Read more »
The sun sets on the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry in Munich Munich, June 6, 2014 – The leading international exhibition for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe, ends today. Around 1,100 exhibitors from 48 countries showcased products and services along the entire solar industry supply chain over three days. In addition to photovoltaics… Read more »
25 % more output Cells and modules “Made in Europe” PERC upgrade being prepared Kahl am Main, June 10, 2014 – The Lithuania-based companies BOD Group, ViaSolis and Baltic Solar Energy were combined and under the new corporate name SoliTek present poly-crystalline solar cells, glass-glass PV modules and complete PV system solutions “Made in Europe”…. Read more »
Augsburg / Saarbrücken, 10.06.2014 – meteocontrol GmbH and Enovos are collaborating on the development of a comprehensive portal solution for investors in solar and wind power. The two energy sector specialists have agreed to bundle their expertise in a joint project. A finance module will be added to the enhanced Investor View in VCOM that… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has completed technical due diligence and resource assessments for GE Energy Financial Services’ equity investment in two Irish onshore wind farms. SgurrEnergy conducted the lender’s engineer and wind analysis services for the 17.1MW Acres onshore wind farm in County Donegal and the 34.2MW Barranafaddock onshore wind farm in County Waterford…. Read more »
The 40 AREVA M5000 turbines for the German Trianel wind farm Borkum have been installed successfully by Trianel in the German North Sea. Located 52 kilometers off the German coast, this wind farm has a 200 MW capacity and covers an area of 56 km2. “This key milestone demonstrates AREVA’s expertise in the offshore wind… Read more »
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announced that it joins the Solliance CIGS Research program. It has entered into a 3-year agreement to participate in this alliance that focuses on developing new solutions for solar modules. DSM is already developing proprietary innovative materials for the solar industry to increase module… Read more »