* PROINSO is to present its new solutions at Solar Power International 2013 (Chicago), to be staged from 21 to 24 October (Stand 1331). Solar Power International is the solar energy industry’s most powerful show in North America, with exhibitors from as many as 75 countries and attracting over 15,000 visitors. * The company is… Read more »
The plant is amongst the largest in the country and in the entire African continent. Pamplona, October 17, 2013. In less than a year since Ingeteam started out in South Africa, the company has supplied equipment for some of the biggest plants in the country. The latest project to be equipped with Ingecon Sun inverters… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) has decided to change its financial reporting from IFRS to Swiss GAAP FER, effective retroactively from 1 January 2013, and to publish the annual accounts 2013 in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd continue to be listed on the SIX… Read more »
Black Island Wind Turbines is now shipping all-new HR3 turbines, for demanding wind power applications worldwide. Based upon the original legendary design, Black Island has made a few minor modifications to enhance the legendary reliability of this pedigreed turbine. Notes Bill Stein, CTO at Black Island: “After review of the outstanding 30+ year service of… Read more »
The Management Board of the group holding company, CENTROSOLAR Group AG, as well as the management boards and directors of the individual companies CENTROSOLAR AG and CENTROSOLAR Sonnenstromfabrik GmbH have taken the decision to accelerate their efforts to reorganise the operations of the CENTROSOLAR Group. To that end the relevant officers have applied to the… Read more »
– 14 GW of new installations in the first half of 2013, after 16,5 GW in 2012– Worldwide wind capacity has reached 296 GW, 318 GW expected for full year– Dramatic slump in US leads to global decrease, partly compensated by new markets– China has reached total capacity of 80 GW The worldwide wind capacity… Read more »
UL certification paves the way for widespread adoption in North America Plano, Texas, October 18, 2013 – At SPI 2013, AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), a global provider of power electronics for renewable energies, introduces two new members of its broad inverter line for the Americas. The Protect PV.500 OD UL and Protect PV.630 OD… Read more »
Marineco UK has placed another order for two more FCS 2610 Twin Axe vessels to serve its offshore wind activities.The Scottish company was the first customer for the pioneering Damen Twin Axe vessel, which has become the industry standard since its introduction just over two years ago. Marineco’s two new additions will be delivered in… Read more »
Large- scale PV plants: Solarpraxis and Sunbeam Communications share insights into market developments, technologies, players and areas of application Berlin, 15.10.2013. The industry report PV Power Plants 2013 is now also available as a free iPad app. The publication is the only one of its kind to focus on large-scale photovoltaic installations and provides comprehensive… Read more »
• New production line from SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES for crystalline solar cells is inaugurated• Collaboration to boost cell efficiency agreed• Equipment for PERC upgrade ordered Kahl am Main, October 15, 2013 – The “BOD Group High Technology Center L.I.G.H.T. Wing (Lithuanian of green and high technologies)” will be holding an opening ceremony on October 15, 2013… Read more »
CTruk scored a hat-trick with the delivery of its 12th 20T multi- purpose catamaran, CWind Challenger. As well as being the first of these popular offshore wind support vessels to be designed, built and classed to Bureau Veritas (BV) rules, the 18.5m multi-role workboat is also the first Category 1 vessel built by the company… Read more »
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have announced they will host a key panel discussion at the upcoming Solar Power International Conference in Chicago, Ill., which will bring together leading representatives from across the solar industry to examine the importance of balancing costs with reliability and durability for solar systems…. Read more »
Most productive and dense commercial rooftop system on the market St. Paul, MN – October 15, 2013 – After more than two years of collaboration, 3M Renewable Energy and tenKsolar are celebrating a number of milestones in increasing energy generation from commercial rooftop photovoltaic (PV) arrays. In 2011, the two companies first combined the tenKsolar… Read more »
• 6MW turbine SWT-6.0-154 installed on the SSE test site in Hunterston, Scotland • Siemens boosts its commitment in the United Kingdom Siemens has now installed a market-ready version of its new 6 megawatt (MW) gearless wind turbine on the test site of the power utility SSE, the UK’s largest generator of renewable energy. Together… Read more »
The multinational firm bids strongly on R&D and resources to boost sales of this power generation system that is increasingly being used in emerging countries where power is normally produced by combustion engines. Asia, Oceania and South America are priority markets to PROINSO, whose hybrid systems have been warmly welcomed in Brazil, Japan and,… Read more »
To deliver reliable and customized UHV Switchgear for Global markets Invested USD 6.5 million to enhance its R&D capabilities to achieve global excellence in the UHV domain Mumbai, October 14, 2013. Avantha Group Company CG, inaugurated its 1600kV Ultra High Voltage (UHV) Research Centre at its Switchgear Complex in Nashik. CG has invested nearly USD… Read more »
Expanded design family of extremely versatile heavy goods transporters HeavyLift@Sea presents the MPV 500 Heavy Lifter for intermediate market segment With the development and creation of the MPV 500, the maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea, with headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity, has now expanded its design family of extremely versatile heavy lifters. The multi-purpose vessel is based… Read more »
Every five days, 15 full-power converters produced Vantaa, Finland; October 14, 2013 — Using a unique model of collaboration in China, The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, has set up with it’s partner Scanfil, a global contract manufacturer and systems supplier for professional electronics, volume production of full-power wind… Read more »
Bentek Solar, a leader in Balance of System (BOS) design and manufacturing for commercial and utility-scale solar PV products, today announced that it will exhibit in Booth #4025 at Solar Power International (SPI), scheduled to take place October 21-24, 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Company representatives will showcase Bentek’s latest offerings for utility-scale… Read more »
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has announced financial close on its share of London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with SgurrEnergy acting as technical advisor to the banks on the transaction. The first phase of the groundbreaking project, located 20km off the coast of Essex and Kent, is jointly owned by DONG… Read more »
Bentek Solar, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Balance of System (BOS) solutions for the commercial and utility-scale solar PV products, introduces the new Utility Scale Series (UTS) of integrated disconnect string combiner products. UTS is designed to meet the rigorous demands of premier commercial and utility-scale power plant designers and installers, while… Read more »
Subsea specialist ROVOP has appointed a finance director to further strengthen the company’s position for future growth. Alan Shanks takes up the post and also joins ROVOP’s Board of directors, bringing extensive experience in successfully facilitating and managing strategic business expansion from a financial perspective. Previously financial director for subsea oil and gas group, Harkand… Read more »
To sell full portfolio of electrical products and solutions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region To develop services of CG installed base in MEA Region Dubai. October 11, 2013: Avantha Group Company CG has inaugurated its full-fledged office in the free trade zone of Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO). This regional office will promote… Read more »
Laser for advanced ceramic cutting / dicing and PCB drilling InnoLas Systems picosecond laser tool enables innovative ceramics processing InnoLas Systems has many years of experience with ultra short pulse lasers, cutting of brittle material (solar cells, glass, sapphire) and precision micro machining. The know-how from all three sectors and the already existing long time experience in the ceramic… Read more »
he market research experts at EuPD Research hosted the “Storage & Solar Briefing” in Stuttgart for the second time. Alongside the technical possibilities of storage solutions, the profitability of such technologies also formed one of the central topics of the discussion. Whilst the market is growing as a whole, the absolute market volume still remains limited, despite the fact that… Read more »
Mita-Teknik A/S has acquired the Århus-based technology company, Wind Nordic. On October 7th 2013, Mita-Teknik completed the acquisition of the Danish technology company, Wind Nordic, and hereby takes over all of Wind Nordic’s activities within wind turbine optimization. Wind Nordic, who, like Mita-Teknik delivers services to the wind industry, are market leaders within; load simulation,… Read more »
Conglomerate will Showcase Comprehensive Energy Solutions Portfolioat the World Energy Congress Daegu 2013 SEOUL, October 7, 2013 – LG, a leading global business group in Korea, is actively pushing forward its energy solutions business. The group is taking significant strides in developing new business opportunities in the clean energy market by presenting a total solutions… Read more »
• Onshore wind turbine REpower 3.0M122 with a rated power of 3.0 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 122 metres• Particularly cost-effective in low-wind locations thanks to the large rotor Pune/Hamburg/Toronto: The Suzlon Group, the fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines in the world, has announced the launch of its REpower 3.0M122 turbine as a 60-Hz… Read more »
Against a backdrop of a growing solar energy market, robust renewable energy targets and the rising cost of conventional power sources, Tata Steel today launches its solar ground mount system in the UK. Tata Steel which already has over 50MW of experience within the solar sector, has developed a solar ground mount system using photo-voltaic… Read more »
The Swiss inverter manufacturer has signed a partnership with Solfex energy systems to enhance the distribution of their full string inverter range and accessories. Biel, 08 October 2013: The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) announced today to partner with Solfex energy systems, one of the UK’s largest specialist independent renewable energy suppliers. Solfex will… Read more »
Industry experts will convene to discuss how energy storage solutions are transforming the electric power system European energy storage event with an exclusive focus on deal making, education and networking Düsseldorf, 8 October 2013. Commercial applications and innovative new energy storage solutions and market developments will be the focus of the third annual Energy Storage… Read more »
Three years after starting SoLayTec, the company received its first international solar award. This award was presented during the EU PVSEC exhibition and conference, which was held last week in Paris. For SoLayTec it’s an honour to receive this prestigious International solar industry award for the category PV Process. This is a clear sign that… Read more »
• 67 wind turbines for Grand Renewable Wind Project in Ontario • Output of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each, rotor diameter of 101 meters Siemens Canada has received an order from Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) for the Grand Renewable Wind Project. Located in the County of Haldimand in… Read more »
Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, October 8, 2013: The Intersolar India Conference is taking place for the fifth time in the Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai from November 11-14, 2013. 700 national and international attendees as well as roughly 100 speakers from around the world are expected to participate in this international solar industry event. Current conditions and developments… Read more »
Ingeteam Inc, a leading solar inverter manufacturer, has supplied the new Ingecon Sun PowerStation U 1.0 MW in Glen Arm, Maryland. The 1.2 MW project came online September, 2013. The Ingecon Sun PowerStation U is a compact, fully customizable MV solution with up to 1.76 MW. It is comprised of two Ingecon Sun PowerMax U… Read more »
First contract for the newly designed Damen Offshore Carrier 7500 Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is… Read more »