Approx. 120 Sietas employees will be kept on and/or re-employed via the transfer company By the end of 2016 the number of full-time employees is expected to rise to at least 400 Binding commitment to investments totalling 15 million euros After an intensive search of over two years, the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, has found… Read more »
The outlook for the coming year of 2014 has become even more promising for CT Offshore A/S just having signed the contract with DONG Energy to carry out the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. This task is going to be the first project in German waters for CT… Read more »
The companies have signed a cooperation agreement regarding ROMO Wind’s iSpin Monitor product series. (Zug, Schwitzerland and Rødkærsbro, Denmark – February 7, 2014) – Wind farm Optimization Company ROMO Wind, and Control Automation Company Mita-Teknik announced today that they have signed a cooperation agreement regarding ROMO Wind’s iSpin Monitor product series. CEO of ROMO Wind,… Read more »
Availon announced today that its portfolio of wind turbine under maintenance has reached the 2GW milestone since its foundation in 2007. In just six years, Availon has established itself as global leader of multi-brand wind turbine maintenance services to reckon with. Availon has experienced steady growth and currently employs a workforce of around 300 employees…. Read more »
With 388 15MT2 inverters, the Neuenbrook solar park near Hamburg is among the largest decentralized PV plants ever built using SolarMax string inverters Biel, 06 February 2014 – In cooperation with the project planning company actensys GmbH, the Swiss company Sputnik Engineering implemented a solar park with a total power output of 6MW using 388… Read more »
The National Energy Administration’s (NEA’s) 2014 energy targets and policy priorities do not contain any significant deviations from past policy announcements, although in some cases they reflect an intensification of previously announced targets. The targets for the natural gas, coal, and renewable energy industries indicate that the government is pursuing its overriding policy priorities relatively… Read more »
Orga Aviation will showcase its new smart aviation obstruction light at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona from March 10-13 Schiedam, 6 February 2014. Orga is delighted to offer attendees an exclusive peek of its new smart aviation obstruction light for wind turbines at EWEA 2014, Europe’s premier wind energy event, taking place March 10-13 in Barcelona…. Read more »
Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in PV inverters and in electrical solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is now shipping the new Conext Core XC-NA Series – a new line of central inverters designed for high reliability and compatibility with any photovoltaic panel type and installation. “We are very excited to announce… Read more »
Annual market down; return to growth in 2014 The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its 2013 market statistics today, with cumulative global capacity reaching a total of 318,137 MW, an increase of nearly 200,000 MW in the past five years. However, the annual market dropped by almost 10 GW to 35,467 MW, attributable to… Read more »
Higher feed-in tariff for semi-integrated mounting systems Cologne, Germany, 5 February 2014 – The ETN certification held by Renusol’s mounting system MetaSole has been extended to include the SolarWorld module series, Sunmodule Plus SW Poly. Solar installations with this certified product combination are acclaimed in France as semi-integrated systems, which means they receive a higher… Read more »
The Crown Estate led Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet renewables (FLOWW) group has recently published a revised set of best practice guidelines for fisheries liaison around offshore renewables developments. The finalisation of these guidelines, after nearly three years in development, is a testament to the spirit of co-operation and collaboration that the FLOWW… Read more »
SC Falcon is put through her paces in rough, wintery seas. Brightlingsea (UK), 4 February 2014 – Experience gained from four years in the offshore wind support vessel market is paying off for CTruk as it prepares to deliver SC Falcon, the company’s latest OWSV and the second CTruk 20T MPC for Sima Charters of… Read more »
Delta was very proud to be able to supply inverters to our customer, ENTEGRO Photovoltaik Sistemleri, to support their installation of the very first grid-tied PV system in the Aydin province in Turkey. Initial situation The owners of the Algur Dairy, located in the city of Soke and the province of Aydin, in southwest Turkey,… Read more »
• SINGULUS supplied systems for the key process steps• PTiP continues to improve and scale-up CIGS technology• CIGS modules with high local content and efficiency levels manufactured• Goal to implement a large-scale commercial production line with PTiP’s process Stellenbosch/Kahl am Main, February 3, 2014 – In the presence of numerous honorary guests from Germany and… Read more »
Moventas Australia is about to enter their first major CMaS agreements with local wind farms. Tried and tested, CMaS was found the best value for money, says the customer who operates the Starfish Hill and Toora wind farms. Moventas Australia in Somersby, NSW, has won significant new deals on Moventas’ groundbreaking condition management system CMaS…. Read more »
EWC Weather Consult, a private weather services provider in Karlsruhe with an international portfolio, are presenting their extended weather data management service at E-world energy & water 2014 in Essen, hall 3, booth 531. In the sector of renewable and conventional energies, weather forecasts as well as meta forecasts have a central role to play… Read more »
PPG liquid encapsulant technology key to streamlining production process PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2014 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) industrial coatings business has received a $2.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help design and pilot a rapid photovoltaic (PV) module assembly process that uses automation to eliminate time and labor from the… Read more »
Würzburg (Germany), January 30, 2014 – Wacker Chemie AG and OCI Company Ltd., the world’s No. 2 and 3 polysilicon manufacturers, respectively, are the big winners after the latest rulings of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) regarding anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on polysilicon imports into China. While final duty rates of up to 57%… Read more »
Biel, January 30, 2014 – The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is expanding its local operations in Chile with the realisation of several photovoltaic projects. The South-American country with its high solar irradiation and huge surface availability, especially in the Atacama desert, belongs to the emerging PV markets. Recently SolarMax finished a hybrid system… Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, one of the largest high-tech vendors for vacuum pumps and systems has at the beginning of this year moved into its new, modern lean logistics centre at the Cologne site. Designed by planning company Dr. Schönheit + Partner, the building was erected by construction company Günther GmbH & Co. KG from Netphen,… Read more »
Scotland-based Powerteam, a high voltage (HV) electrical design and build company, which specialises in the construction and refurbishment of electrical substations and overhead lines, has joined the global VINCI Energies Group of Companies following its recent acquisition by VINCI Energies UK plc. VINCI Energies, which generates a turnover of over €9 billion per annum, is… Read more »
• 79 SWT-2,3-108 wind turbines for Panhandle 2 wind power project in Carson County, Texas• Environmentally friendly power for nearly 56,000 American households Siemens Energy has secured an order for the 182-megawatt (MW) Panhandle 2 wind power project located in Carson County, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project will consist of 79 Siemens SWT-2,3-108 wind… Read more »
Ingeteam, a leading solar inverter manufacturer, has supplied its new Ingecon Sun PowerMax 500 kW inverters in Jefferson, Wisconsin. The 1.2 MW PV project came online in December and it is one of the largest in the State. This large-scale PV plant was built by the Chicago-based company Half Moon Ventures and it features the… Read more »
The world’s largest wind turbine is now in operation at the Danish National Test Center in Oesterild in Thy near the coast in the north-western part of Denmark. Vestas V-164 has a 140 metre high tower. Each blade measures 80 metres and weighs 35 tons. The nacelle alone is 8 metres high and weighs 390… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland, January 27, 2014 – The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, successfully commissioned its 1 MW single module PVI 1000 solar inverter for Ultra Cosmic Solar Energy, a newly established Indian solar energy company. The Switch PVI 1000… Read more »
North Sea Scotland (Orkney Islands) SAL Offshore’s main vessel, the DP Class II equipped MV Lone complete with Work Class ROV, successfully installed a VOITH Hytide 1000-13 tidal turbine. Coming directly from her previous employment on the Parbuckling Project (Costa Concordia), MV Lone pro- ceeded to Stavanger in Norway to mobilize an ROV spread and… Read more »
Berlin, 22. Jan. 2014. The Berlin-based software company Valentin is launching its programme PV*SOL Expert 6.0 R7 today. The new software enables users to plan and visualise roof-integrated, roof-top and free-standing plants with a power of up to two megawatts. For the new version, Valentin has increased the maximum number of solar modules that can… Read more »
SHANGHAI, China, January 22nd January, 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, and Powerway PV SA Pty., Ltd (“PWSA”), a leading provider of comprehensive solar farm construction services, today announced that they have formed a Joint Venture… Read more »
Kahl am Main/Shanghai, January 21, 2014 – In 2013 an industry alliance for thin-film solar (China Thin-Film PV Industry Alliance & Thin-Film PV Committee of CNECC) was established in Beijing, China. Mr. JuWan Ren, General Manager of SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Shanghai (SINGULUS) was appointed to represent SINGULUS as Managing Director in the Management Committee of this… Read more »
Last week an agreement was finalised and signed between CT Offshore and Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited, covering free-laying, installation and burial of 63 cables of the in total 161 inter-array cables at one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms. The cable laying and installation will be conducted by the company’s own cable… Read more »
New Solar GCC Alliance to Launch during the World Future Energy Summit 2014 Riyadh, 17 January 2014 – The GCC region has some of the most energy-advantaged countries in the world. While each of these nations shares a vast potential for solar power, each has its own unique solar business model and cultural identity. Oman,… Read more »
Norway’s leading supplier of steam and heat solutions, Parat Halvorsen, has made a major breakthrough in Germany’s rapidly developing renewable energy sector with the delivery of two of its unique 20MW 10kV electrode steam boilers to Infraserv Höchst in Frankfurt. The contract, comprising complete boilers with control system, instruments and pumps, underscores Infraserv’s growing awareness… Read more »
The first of two Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers has officially been handed over to British company Sure Wind. A specialist in the German offshore wind market, Sure Wind already has work for the two newbuild FCS 2610 vessels. The first vessel Sure Star will head straight to Esbjerg and will then be deployed… Read more »
Hamburg: REpower Systems SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth- largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, is changing its name as announced: from today, the company will be known as Senvion SE. The Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer will now identify itself using the new Senvion branding worldwide. The company has been… Read more »
Alsdorf based 4JET Technologies GmbH continues to grow. The laser processing equipment specialist now employs 80 staff in its German headquarter and subsidiary offices in the US and Asia.To address the requirements of its diversified markets the company has separated its product development and project management resources in two newly founded business units for “Tire… Read more »
A new concurrent in the PV modules manufacturing from Luxembourg, ASTAR EnR. Luxembourg – ASTAR EnR is the name of the new business reality that presents itself to the European market as a manufacturer of PV modules. The main headquarters are in Paris, Rome and Freiburg. Seven factories placed in America, Europe and Asia permit… Read more »