Global designer and manufacturer of polymeric repair and protection systems, Belzona, has announced the appointments of Charli Yu Walton and Fred Lu as Corporate Development Director (China) and Technical Director (China), respectively. The appointments follow the establishment of Belzona Molecular Technology (Nanjing) Ltd in 2019, as a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), making the next… Read more »
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New Origis purchase order for 400 Megawatts builds on 700-Megawatt procurement deal announced in July 2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. and MIAMI, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (Boviet Solar), a leading global solar energy technology company specializing in manufacturing of PERC PV cells, Gamma Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has signed an additional purchase order for more than 400 Megawatts of solar capacity with… Read more »
LONGi Records a 44% YoY Increase in Revenue in H1 2022
Strengthened product competitiveness and rapid growth in overseas revenue In the H1 of 2022, LONGi achieved the shipment of 39.62GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, of which 20.15GW was sold externally and 19.47GW for internal use. The shipments of monocrystalline modules reached 18.02GW, of which 17.70GW was sold externally (including 87.35MW of BIPV modules) and 0.32GW… Read more »
Scotland needs first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy now
Renewables industry wants strategy to take advantage of Scotland’s clean energy revolution Scottish Renewables has five key priorities for Scotland’s upcoming Programme for Government Scotland must establish its first Low-Carbon Industrial Strategy to take advantage of the transition to net-zero, industry body Scottish Renewables has said. The organisation, which represents more than 300 companies working… Read more »
Natural Power supports landmark Network Rail solar agreement with EDF Renewables UK
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has provided technical support to Network Rail throughout the supplier identification and negotiation process which has ultimately led its corporate power purchase agreement for 49.9MW of solar power from EDF Renewables UK. The contract will cover around 15% of Network Rail’s annual consumption of non-traction… Read more »
Vattenfall and CAKE reveal hidden CO2 sources when producing an electric motorcycle
Leading European energy company Vattenfall and CAKE, the Swedish-based producer of electric motorcycles, have unveiled an initiative to visualize the carbon saved by producing the world’s first truly fossil-free dirt bike. Vattenfall and CAKE’s “Cleanest Dirt Bike Ever” project highlights the climate impact of producing one CAKE Kalk OR electric off-roader by placing it in… Read more »
SeaBot Maritime announces strategic appointments to strengthen its executive team
Next generation people-technology transformation specialist, SeaBot Maritime, has announced two strategic appointments to its executive team. Recently unveiling its new identity, reflecting its position at the forefront of maritime sector people-technology integration, these appointments further cement SeaBot Maritime in its growth strategy. As Head of Training and Competency, Jon Feaver leads the curation, development and… Read more »
Boviet Solar now achieves Tier 1 status Q1, Q2, Q3 of 2022
San José, California USA, August 29, 2022— Boviet Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (the “Company” or “Boviet Solar”), a one of the leading global solar energy technology companies specializing in manufacturing of Monocrystalline PERC PV cells, Gamm Series™ Monofacial and Vega Series™ Bifacial PV Modules, has been ranked as a Tier 1 PV module manufacturer by… Read more »
BayWa r.e. Recognised as Solar Company of the Year for the Second Year at the Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards 2022
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 30 August 2022 – BayWa r.e., global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor, has been named “Solar Company of the Year” in the Distributor category for the second year in a row at SolarQuarter’s Annual Philippines Solar Week Leadership Awards. This win reaffirms the company’s commitment to support renewable energy transition across… Read more »
BAR Technologies officially launches pioneering new offshore wind crew transfer vessel
Portsmouth, 25th August 2022 – Innovative simulation-driven marine engineering consultancy, BAR Technologies, held the official launch of its first BARTech 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV) from its premises on The Camber, Portsmouth, yesterday. BAR Technologies, Chair, Martin Whitmarsh – also Chair of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership – led his BAR Technologies colleagues to officially… Read more »
Natural Power PhD develops power forecasting excellence
Through a collaboration between the world-class University of Strathclyde; Scotland’s Innovation Centre for data and artificial intelligence, The Data Lab; and the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power; a PhD completed by Rosemary Tawn, has developed a short-term (less than four hours) power forecasting system that demonstrates up to 20% improved forecast… Read more »
WindESCo signs 4th Swarm Contract, highlighting major industry need to optimize wind plant performance
Boston, MA USA, 25 August 2022 – WindESCo, the leading wind plant optimization company, announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement for its Swarm™ solution with UPC Renewables for the 75 MW Sidrap project in Indonesia. WindESCo Swarm™ is estimated to increase annual revenue between $7,000 and $9,000 per MW for the wind plant. … Read more »
Impressive life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro
(Wels, 23/08/2022) The results of the life cycle analysis for the Fronius Tauro could not be clearer: the environmental benefits exceed the environmental costs by a factor of up to 52, while in no more than ten months, the Tauro will produce more energy than was consumed to manufacture it. These are just two of… Read more »
New Port of Aberdeen & CessCon Decom decommissioning hub set to deliver jobs boost
CessCon Decom (CessCon) will launch a decommissioning hub at the Port of Aberdeen’s £400 million South Harbour expansion in Q3 2022, creating up to 50 new jobs. The new hub will be located within Crathes Quay at South Harbour and deliver dismantling, recycling, and reuse services with a key focus on subsea infrastructure. The jobs… Read more »
Connected Wind Services Sweden signs a Full-service hybrid agreement with EnBW
Connected Wind Services Group is proud to announce that the Swedish entity has signed a Full- service hybrid agreement on 43 Vestas V90 turbines, owned by EnBW, in Sweden. With more than 35 years of experience and with service agreements on more than two hundred wind turbines in Sweden alone, Connected Wind Services Group is… Read more »
Cornwall Insight release final predictions for October’s Price Cap
Cornwall Insight are releasing our final predictions for October’s Default Tariff Cap (Price Cap) prior to Ofgem’s announcement on Friday 26th August. Predictions show a typical household1 will be paying £3,554 equivalent per year for their energy bills. As the observation window for Q4 (Oct-Dec 2022), the period of time Ofgem use to monitor the market… Read more »
Three Shetland ScotWind projects announced
At today’s (August 22) Offshore Wind Supply Chain Summit in Aberdeen, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the three projects in Shetland to have been offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects, following Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind clearing process. Seabed in the NE1 area, east of Shetland, was made available to applicants who met ScotWind’s… Read more »
Offshore Wind industry begins work on Strategic Investment Model to drive joint infrastructure investment in Scotland
On Monday 22 August the offshore wind industry and other key partners attended an Offshore Wind Supply Chain Summit to discuss options for maximising Scottish supply chain growth. The Summit was hosted by ETZ Ltd in partnership with the Scottish Government and SOWEC, and attended by senior representatives of offshore wind companies, ports and leading… Read more »
Agreement signed with D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments for the long-term supply of 3.75–5 GW of solar modules, accelerated expansion of production capacities to 3 GW planned, potential capital measure in preparation, half-year results
Meyer Burger and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have signed a binding agreement to supply at least 3.75 GW of solar modules for DESRI’s large-scale projects. DESRI is a leading developer, owner, and operator of renewable energy projects in the United States. The modules are planned to be manufactured at Meyer Burger’s Goodyear, Arizona… Read more »
WindGuard Certification provides retrofit for FRT test device
Varel, 2022-08-18: In the field of test equipment manufacturing, WindGuard Certification recently successfully completed a comprehensive reference project with support from Langer E-Technik: On customer behalf, the two companies from Varel, Germany, retro- fitted an existing test device for Fault-Ride-Through (FRT) tests on power generating units such as wind energy turbines and solar plants, energy… Read more »
Nordex Group closes first half of 2022 in line with expectations
Hamburg, 14 August 2022. The Nordex Group (ISIN:DE000A0D6554) today announced that its business performance in the first six months of 2022 was in line with expectations, with sales decreasing to EUR 2.1 billion as a result of fewer installations (H1 2021: EUR 2.7 billion). Gross revenue, which also includes changes in inventories, fell by 4.5… Read more »
Japan’s Goto Floating Wind Farm Appoints K2 Management as Technical Advisor
Tokyo, 15 August 2022 – K2 Management (K2M), a leading renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, has been appointed as technical advisor on the Goto Floating Wind Farm (Goto) – the first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm in Japan. Set to be built off the shore of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, the 16.8MW… Read more »
Meyer Burger secures silicon wafers from European production for its solar cell manufacturing, strengthening the resilience of its supply chains
Meyer Burger has signed a binding supply agreement for silicon wafers with the Norwegian manufacturer Norwegian Crystals. The polysilicon used to manufacture the wafers is of European and U.S. origin. Due to Meyer Burger’s proprietary heterojunction/SmartWire technology used in solar cell and solar module production, the wafers can be thinner than those used in mainstream… Read more »
Nordex Group receives orders for 100 MW from Germany in July
Hamburg, 16 August 2022. In July, the Nordex Group made a successful start to the third quarter of 2022 with ten new orders amounting to a total 102 MW in the German market. The Group will supply 19 turbines for various customers, including projects in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. With a view… Read more »
Natural Power appoints new Global Director of Planning
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed William Black as Global Director of Planning. William joins the business from The Scottish Government where he was Deputy Director for Onshore Electricity Policy, Energy Strategy & Energy Consents, responsible for nationally significant renewable projects and grid infrastructure. Jeremy Sainsbury, Director at Natural Power,… Read more »
Clir renewables retained by Canadian Power to maximize returns of Okanagan Wind
Vancouver, 16th August 2022 – Clir Renewables, the market intelligence platform for wind and solar, has been retained as the data analysis and optimization service for the Okanagan Wind portfolio following Canadian Power’s purchase of the sites from Toronto-based InstarAGF Asset Management. Comprised of Pennask Wind Farm and Shinish Creek Wind Farm, Okanagan Wind represents the… Read more »
A new study finds long-distance wake losses offshore to be much greater than expected
Using validated, high-fidelity long-range wake loss modeling, ArcVera Renewables found in their new study that commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes. ArcVera calls for further critical research into long-distance wake losses of offshore wind plants. A recent study by ArcVera Renewables confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake… Read more »
GoodWe launches new range of roof integrated solar PV panels
GoodWe is launching a new range of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar panels into the UK market. The new range of panels are designed to seamlessly integrate with the existing architecture and aesthetics of a building and are available in three variations designed for specific applications. The Sunshine series is an easy-to-install 92W panel offering… Read more »
Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C enter EPC contract for Hai Long Project offshore substations
Hai Long Offshore Wind Project has awarded the EPC contract to a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C for the two offshore substations for the Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 wind farms after naming the consortium a Preferred Supplier back in October 2021. The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project will contribute… Read more »
Qcells Applauds Senate Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Will Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing
Qcells North America Senior Director of Market Intelligence, Public Affairs and Marketing Scott Moskowitz issued the following statement applauding U.S. Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. “With Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act today, we’re a major step closer to turning the climate crisis into a once-in-a-generation opportunity. This bill will result… Read more »
Natural Power completes wind farm emergency rescue training
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has completed a series of emergency rescue training exercises at three major wind farm sites in Scotland with the global training expert, Maersk Training. As a core element to Natural Power’s HSEQ strategy that runs throughout the business, the emergency rescue training took place at Fred.Olsen… Read more »
Renewable Energy India: REC showcases its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel and bids for new talent in major expansion together with Reliance
Munich, Germany, August 11, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, and its new parent company, Reliance Industries Limited, are putting on a compelling show at Renewable Energy India (REI) from 28 to 30 September, booth 15.07. REC is exhibiting its new Alpha Pure-R solar panel, just one year… Read more »
JDR selected by Seaway 7 for EnBW He Dreiht offshore wind project
11th August 2022, Hartlepool UK: JDR, the global subsea cable supplier and servicer, owned by the TFKable Group,has been awarded a contract by Seaway 7 ASA to supply 66kV subsea array cables for the EnBW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. JDR will supply 100km of 66kV array cable that will connect the 64… Read more »
Real time data for the renewable energy market: LevelTen Energy
LevelTen MarketPulse provides instant access to anonymized power purchase agreement (PPA) price data, as well as renewable energy project data and analytics from the industry’s largest renewable energy platform. LevelTen Energy, the leading provider of renewable transaction infrastructure and operator of the world’s largest marketplaces for energy and asset sales, today launched LevelTen MarketPulse, cloud-based… Read more »
Alfa Laval FCM Methanol chosen as the fuel supply system for six methanol-fuelled container vessels
Alfa Laval technology is playing a leading role in the marine industry’s transition to carbon-neutral green methanol. In this year’s largest methanol order to date, the Alfa Laval FCM Methanol will be the low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS) on six dual-fuel container vessels. The system was chosen for both its real-life performance and its high… Read more »
How to migrate to an SF6-free future ahead of impending F-gas regulations
Latest EU F-gas proposal suggests 2026 and 2030 as SF6 prohibition dates for Medium Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) Piloting alternative solutions now will support a seamless migration towards SF6-free GIS technologies New whitepaper shares expert advice on how to meet imminent regulatory changes Following the European Union (EU)’s latest F-gas proposals released earlier this… Read more »