5 acre ground mount system provides electricity to high-usage consumer; PPA guarantees electricity rate for 25 years Dublin (Georgia), January 29, 2013. – MAGE SOLAR, a turn-key provider of optimally coordinated solar PV solutions, and Paradise Energy Solutions, an integrator company operating in nine North Eastern states, announced the completion of a 1.12 MW system… Read more »
Today, national organizations Earthjustice and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) commended the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) utilities’ path-breaking plans to enable more rooftop solar systems to connect to the grid. The utilities and clean energy stakeholders laid out a new and innovative “Proactive Approach” to planning for rooftop solar growth as part of a… Read more »
The installation of the first two 6 megawatt wind turbines in the offshore wind power plant Gunfleet Sands III with the specially designed installation vessel SEA INSTALLER marks an important milestone for Siemens. The company is in the vanguard in the field of offshore wind turbine technology and has also played a pioneering role in… Read more »
TAIPEI, Taiwan – January 30, 2013 – i-Energy, a Taiwan-based advanced developer and supplier of advanced photovoltaic power conversion and optimization products, today announced a strategic partnership with ITRI International Inc., a subsidiary of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a leading R&D organization based in Taiwan. This partnership will include support for i-Energy’s product market… Read more »
TÜV Rheinland, the global top ten provider of technical services, will be presenting its expertise to the global wind energy industry at this year‘s EWEA trade fair from February 4-7 in Vienna, Austria. With its international network as well as strong and long-standing presence in countries such as Japan, Korea, India, and China, TÜV Rheinland… Read more »
GlassPoint Solar just raised $26 million in venture capital and built a pilot project to prove that its solar steam equipment could help oil companies pry loose of heavy crude and make it easier to extract. On a small plot of land amid the barren sand dunes of the Arab state of Oman, you’ll find… Read more »
The subsidiary of Ravensburg-based MAGE SOLAR AG specializes in the complete design and implementation of photovoltaic concepts for businesses and communities. Ravensburg, January 24, 2013 – MAGE SOLAR ENGINEERING GmbH, a 100-percent subsidiary of Ravensburg-based MAGE SOLAR AG, has realigned its business operations. Established in 2010, the company has specialized in the development of solar… Read more »
Tentec Training, an ECITB Approved Provider of training and competence assurance programmes in the assembly and tightening of bolted connections is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Dixon as Technical Supervisor. Well known throughout the oil and petrochemical industries, Glenn brings with him over 30 years of bolting expertise and has worked with Tentec… Read more »
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, and Crystal Solar, a solar energy venture company focusing on Direct Gas to WaferTM technology, today announced their intention to develop a business relationship for the successful supply of high-performance, silicon-based materials for photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The two companies also intend to… Read more »
New report presents a palette of key success factors for wind power development and discusses lessons from 12 mature wind markets A new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows a set of conditions that must be fulfilled in order to best harness wind, to… Read more »
International marine engineering company SeaRoc has been appointed Principal Contractor to oversee the completion of the offshore wind farm construction at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm on behalf of EDF Energy Renewables. The project has now also reached an important milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine. On 1st January 2013, SeaRoc was appointed… Read more »
Availon GmbH, a cross-brand provider of wind turbine generator (WTG) services, has signed a major contract with the Japanese firm EOS Engineering & Service Co., Ltd. for the supply of 80 grid coupling contactors. A subsidiary of Japan Wind Development Co., LTD, which was founded in 1999, EOS Engineering & Service Co., LTD. is an… Read more »
Siemens has signed a contract for the supply of 25 wind turbines for Mid Hill Wind Farm in Scotland. Siemens will also provide a five-year Service and Availability agreement. The wind farm is located at Fetteresso near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire and will consist of 25 x SWT-2.3-93 turbines, of which 20 will have a 125m tip… Read more »
• PALFINGER WIND as a full-service provider with a coordinated lifting system• 144 cranes for the largest commercial wind power project off the German coast• PALFINGER WIND has set new standards for maintenance and safety RWE is currently constructing one of the largest commercial wind power projects off the German coast. The starting signal for… Read more »
EWEA in Vienna – from 4 to 7 February 2013 – Stand AH12 Once again this year, Meteodyn will exhibit and give software demonstrations at the most important wind energy event in Europe. It will be the opportunity to present the new release 4.5 of meteodyn WT. We develop numerical wind modeling software and we… Read more »
Red Lion and N-Tron Products Recognized in Data Acquisition Hardware and Ethernet Networking Categories York, Pa. – January 8, 2013 – Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced that the company has been named a “First Team Supplier” by the readers of Automation World… Read more »
A Molykote® specialty lubricant from Dow Corning is heading to the Antarctic on a record-breaking expedition during extreme polar winter temperatures. Molykote® 55 O-Ring Grease was selected by “The Coldest Journey” expedition team members as they bid to complete the first-ever trans-Antarctic crossing during the polar winter. The product was chosen because of its ability… Read more »
On January 29-31, 2013 SGS will attend the enertec International Trade Fair for Energy Generation, Distribution and Storage in Leipzig, Germany and demonstrate its wide range of renewable energy services at stand 4D30. SGS Proudly Presents Services in Leipzig SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is set to exhibit at enertec… Read more »
Ingeteam presents its new INGECON SUN PowerMax central inverter. With a 1 MW AC rated power, this new equipment features an advanced air cooling system, that enables it to provide its 1,019 kW peak power up to 45ºC ambient temperature. Moreover, PowerMax inverters allow now a maximum DC voltage of 1,000 V. These new PV… Read more »
Polysilicon industry to resume growth in 2013 Bernreuter Research sees rising demand with new PV installations of 36 GW The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to the latest analysis of Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon… Read more »
International experts discussed trends and developments in the global solar industry at the Intersolar China Conference 2012. Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, December 21, 2012 – For the second time the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing played host to the Intersolar China Conference, a valuable platform for the Asian solar markets of the future, from… Read more »
AREVA’s Supervisory Board met today under the chairmanship of Jean-Cyril Spinetta to examine the group’s financial outlook for 2012 and 2013. Concerning 2012, the group maintains the financial outlook communicated on July 27, 2012 during the presentation of half year results. It had been revised upwards in relation to the outlook published during the presentation… Read more »
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power were commissioned this year to author a key document for Marine Scotland, collating data on populations of seabird interest features at Scottish Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for Marine Scotland. The purpose of the study was to make seabird population data available in one easy-to-use resource, as well as highlighting… Read more »
A 414-kilowatt-peak system with 1,800 polycrystalline modules is producing more than 400,000 kilowatt hours of environmentally-friendly electricity on the roof of the MAGE HERZBERG GmbH building in Herzberg/Elster, Germany. Ravensburg, 19. Dezember 2012 – MAGE SOLAR ENGINEERING GmbH, a 100-percent subsidiary of German-based MAGE SOLAR AG, has implemented a photovoltaic system with an peak output… Read more »
Hamburg/Oslo, 20. December 2012: An agreement has been signed to merge DNV and GL. The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies and risk experts in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors, and among the global top three within management… Read more »
World-leading renewables operator, Iberdrola, has once again selected AREVA’s offshore wind technology for the Wikinger project, to be developed 35 kilometers off the German Baltic Sea coast. Under the terms of the agreement, AREVA will supply its M5000 5 MW turbine for the Wikinger wind farm that will produce up to 400 MW of electricity… Read more »
Siemens installs prototype of four-megawatt offshore wind turbineGenerator and rotor upgrade allows for up to 15 per cent increase in annual energy production Siemens Energy has installed the prototype of a new four-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark. The new wind turbine type is a designated SWT-4.0 and is based on the proven technology… Read more »
With continued growth in its wind power service business, Siemens Energy has signed a contract extension with Edison Mission Energy to continue providing service and maintenance on the 70 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines operating at the Wildorado Wind Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas. The extension will help the project perform at optimal levels of efficiency and availability… Read more »
With continued growth in its wind power service business, Siemens Energy has signed a contract extension with Edison Mission Energy to continue providing service and maintenance on the 70 SWT-2.3-93 wind turbines operating at the Wildorado Wind Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas. The extension will help the project perform at optimal levels of efficiency and availability… Read more »
Hans Fritzsche will be added to the Board of Management of Sputnik Engineering AG as CSO, Gerald Znoyek will become the new General Manager of the German Sputnik Engineering GmbH Biel, 18 December 2012: Dr. Hans-Thomas Fritzsche, up to now General Manager of the German subsidiary of the inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering, will transfer into… Read more »
This Christmas, the German manufacturer Centrosolar is donating solar panels for an aid project in Haiti. The ‘Centre de Santé Lachapelle’ health centre in northern Haiti will receive Centrosolar panels with an output of 7 kWp. A diesel power system has been supplying the centre with power up to now. However, it could only operate… Read more »
Rickmers-Linie is to take delivery of two 20,000dwt newbuildings in 2015, built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. Both of these multi-purpose vessels will be equipped with two 450-tonne cranes and one 120-tonne crane. The two main cranes will enable them to load up to 900 tonnes in a single lift. Construction supervision and technical management… Read more »
Strong portfolio offsets cyclical fluctuations in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology business group Major investments in modernization of Company Expansion of international Business Investments in research and development increased by 14 percent STUTTGART/Germany, 13.12.2012.The Carl Zeiss Group ended fiscal year 2011/12 (reporting date: 30 Sept. 2012) with a two percent increase in revenue. Revenue totaled EUR… Read more »
From 30 to 31 January 2013 – Stand 433 Our CFD wind modeling software and our wind park analysis can be of interest to Mexican wind energy developers and operators. As wind park projects are increasing, feasibility studies are necessary to make the right decisions and get funding to develop new wind farms.Our best seller… Read more »
eStorage, a consortium of major European stakeholders from the entire electric power value chain, has been awarded a €13.3 million grant by the European Commission to develop a solution for cost-effective integration of intermittent renewable energy generation, such as wind, into the electrical grid. In addition to Alstom, the consortium leader, eStorage includes Elia, a… Read more »
Despite the uncertain global economy, attendance figures for EWEA 2013 are looking positive. The December statistics for registered conference delegates are 25% higher compared with registration figures at the same stage before EWEA 2012. EWEA 2012 took place in Copenhagen and was a huge success, attracting over 10,000 participants from more than 80 countries. Now,… Read more »