SolarEdge Technologies provides end-to-end distributed solar power optimizers, inverters, and PV monitoring solutions, allowing maximum energy production for faster ROI. The SolarEdge power optimizers perform MPPT per individual module while monitoring the performance of each module. Module-level electronics enable enhanced maintenance and increased system safety with the SafeDCTM mechanism. SolarEdge technology provides commercial PV systems… Read more »
Now that Togocel has implemented the Delta hybrid power system for their cell sites throughout Togo, they have already reduced OPEX costs by 60%. Initial situation Togocel, the largest mobile phone provider in Togo, Africa, needed to expand their cellular tower network beyond the cities and deploy BTS (Base Transceiver Station) equipment in rural areas… Read more »
Munich, 08 April 2014 – The 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2014) taking place from 22 to 26 September 2014 at RAI Convention and Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will be chaired by Teun Bokhoven. The five-day Conference is complemented by the three-day Exhibition, held from 23 to 25… Read more »
• More than 1,500 contributions apply for presentation in Amsterdam • Scientists, engineers and practitioners from Photovoltaic research institutions and industry will present future PV developments • Submissions from 73 countries • Global response: 50% of the contributions submitted by experts from other continents • Particular strong response: Topics on operations, performance and reliability of… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting has completed the installation of the 3,300 mT transformer topside of the WindMW Meerwind project. The installation took place at a water depth of 23 meters in the German Bight on 3rd April. Seaway Heavy Lifting performed the lift on DP with its crane vessel “Oleg Strashnov”. With the installation of the… Read more »
SEIA, Abengoa and SolarReserve will be participating in a free to view webinar about CSP’s storage capabilities and the potential for new projects. The webinar titled ‘Is the energy storage market the future of CSP?’ will feature a case study analysis of two CSP plants with storage in the U.S. and a market overview of… Read more »
Shanghai/China, 10 April 2014 – DNV GL has recently completed the Design Evaluation for a 2.5-MW wind turbine designed by Goldwind. At the 8th China International Wind Energy Exhibition, DNV GL handed over a Conformity Statement to Goldwind, one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in China. It confirms that the turbine meets the requirements… Read more »
Karlsruhe, 10/04/2014. Ready for takeoff: EWC Weather Consult GmbH, a German weather service provider who does business in numerous international markets, is now also bringing its complex service portfolio, including its wind and weather data management solutions, into the U.S. market. The AWEA WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, hosted in Las Vegas from May 5 –… Read more »
The agreement reached with the Chinese manufacturer will help PROINSO to increase its portfolio in India, where it opened its own sales office two years ago and where it has already supplied 100 MW of modules and SMA inverters 9 April 2014.- PROINSO India Announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with a global… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, has announced that it has won a renewal of its contact to provide turbine technician services to Siemens. Over the next two years CWind will be providing turbine technicians for the offshore installation of Siemens turbines during the construction of a number of UK… Read more »
Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, April 09, 2014 – Intersolar China took place in Beijing from March 26-28, 2014. For the first time, the exhibition and conference for the solar industry was held together with CIPV Expo China and Clean Energy Expo China. Upwards of 7,000 visitors to the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) received… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* wind energy turbine manufacturer, signed an agreement in late March with a consortium of banks headed by BayernLB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank AG for a syndicated loan of EUR 850 million. This move enables Senvion to secure follow-on financing early… Read more »
Biel, April 8, 2014 – Today it was announced that the Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax will be partnering with the Ipswich-based PV distributor, Solar Trade Sales. Solar Trade Sales will be taking stock of the SolarMax P series and MT series, and plan to distribute the goods to installers across the UK. Paul Frost, Sales… Read more »
The new solution developed by Ingeteam, global leader in power electronics and electrical engineering, belongs to the INGECON SUN Power Station family – ultra technological stations, designed for converting energy generated from PV plants and for the feed-in of electricity. We are talking about the INGECON SUN CON40 Desert that will be presented during the… Read more »
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the National Renewable Energy Centre have today announced that they are merging to form a national champion for the development and cost reduction of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy across the UK. The move will see the world-class research, development, demonstration and testing facilities of Narec combined with… Read more »
Investors include institutional investors Primrose Solar and Bluefield Solar Income Fund Conergy targets construction of over 200 MW in the UK by year end, based on robust development pipeline of 150 MW Hamburg/ Milton Keynes, 4 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today it had completed… Read more »
— E.ON & GE Ventures Join New Round to Advance Global Solar Energy Business OAKLAND, California, April 4, 2014 Sungevity, Inc., a recognized leader in the global solar market, today announced $70 million in new equity financing. The funding round, comprised of both new and existing investors, was led by Jetstream Ventures, a Nashville-based fund… Read more »
Since MARKOS (Polish GRP manufacturer) opened their fourth production hall at the end of 2013, the total order volume for nacelles (including hub covers) jumped up to 14 sets per week and employment increased to almost 400 people. Nacelles are being produced separately from their other products such as lifeboats, rescue boats, RIBs or fishing… Read more »
London, 2 April 2014 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, has opened an office in Singapore to develop smart-grid hardware and software technologies. This will allow KiWi Power to provide interruptible load and demand response services and bring its expertise and leading smart technology platform to Asia. Rising… Read more »
Biel, April 2, 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with the Yorkshire based renewables equipment distributor, Zenex Solar. The deal follows an expansion of the SolarMax UK team in 2014, and covers the domestic and commercial ranges of the SolarMax portfolio. Ryan Gill, Commercial Director of Zenex said “Zenex… Read more »
Pamplona, 26th March 2014. Once again, Ingeteam is to be present at the Intersolar Europe fair to be held this year from the 4th to 6th June at the Messe München International exhibition centre in Munich. As in previous years, Ingeteam is to showcase its latest products to the international market, encompassing solar inverters, energy… Read more »
22m multi-role composite cat will have 24,000 litre fuel capacity Brightlingsea (UK), 2 April 2014 – Whilst debate continues about the most efficient way to serve offshore wind installations further out to sea, CTruk has been quietly forging ahead with a new OWSV designed to safely deal with rougher seas, longer transits and tougher assignments… Read more »
– Lithium-ion battery storage system delivers flexible electricity grid capacity to manage fluctuations in demand – Rome, London & Tokyo, April 2, 2014 – NEC Corporation today announced the commissioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for Enel Group subsidiary Enel Distribuzione, Italy’s largest distribution system operator. The ESS can store two megawatt hours (2MWh)… Read more »
Commenting on continuing reports about the Conservative Party’s plans for onshore wind, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith warned: “The Prime Minister needs to step in right now and put a stop to these deeply unhelpful leaks concerning the future direction of Conservative party policy on renewable energy. The suggestion that there should be any… Read more »
SAN JOSE, CA – April 2014 Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has started shipping the second generation Fused Disconnect Safety System (FDSS). “Bentek Solar continues to add to its broad range of residential, commercial and utility-scale safety systems… Read more »
The company’s international installer network also includes 389 qualified installers from the U.S. * The new sales office is located in Boston and the new photovoltaic material distribution centre in the city of Edison, New Jersey.* These two new centres have enabled PROINSO to strengthen its presence in the U.S. as a leading specialist in… Read more »
London, 1 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began end of last year and continued through the record-breaking wet weather of January and February… Read more »
PassivSystems, a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising solar PV assets, today announces its intention to float on AIM. The Company seeks to raise up to £12 million, giving upon admission to AIM an indicative market capitalisation of £40 – 45 million. Dealings are expected to commence in April… Read more »
• Third order for Siemens direct drive wind turbines in East Asia Siemens Energy secured a total 51 MW wind power order from Japan’s largest wind power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Siemens will provide 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101 to Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant, which is located on the… Read more »
• Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico led the ceremony • The 39 MWp Aura Solar plant will produce energy to power more than 160,000 inhabitants and save over 60,000 tons of CO2 annually • The project constructed for Gauss Energía, was funded by a local development bank Nafin, by International Finance Corporation (IFC,… Read more »
PassivSystems Limited (“PassivSystems”), a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising Solar PV assets, today announces that it has been awarded an exclusive contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie. The contract will provide the monitoring of a significant ‘free solar PV’ roll-out campaign targeting an initial estimated 20,000… Read more »
Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth- largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has continued its strong start to 2014 with the signing of a major turbine deal with Scottish energy firm, SSE. This is the fourth contract with SSE and Senvion, and will see the manufacturer supplying turbines… Read more »
Bosch PV storage system impresses with very high cycle stability The BPT-S 5 Hybrid from Bosch uses lithium-ion batteries, which continue after years of intensive use to reliably provide households with electricity from its own PV system without the need for maintenance. This has now been proven through ageing tests, which have been carried out… Read more »
From 1st March 2014 Seaway Heavy Lifting has its own Offshore yard facilities at Rhenus Logistics on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The yard provides close to 5,000 m2 of covered warehouse, 35,000 m2 of open storage and quay-side for the mooring of up to two Seaway Heavy Lifting vessels. Seaway Heavy Lifting’s COO Peter de… Read more »
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has started to install the prototype of its new 6.2M152. With this turbine, the company is setting new standards for efficient electricity generation in offshore wind farms. In a first step, the access routes to the Langen-Neuenwalde… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG plans switch of stock market segment Blaubeuren, March 26, 2014 – With Supervisory Board approval, the Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG (ISIN: DE000A1TNMM9/DE000A1TNMN7) has today passed a resolution to seek a switch of the stock market segment of centrotherm photovoltaics AG from the General Standard of the Regulated Market to the… Read more »