Category: Press Releases

SSE teams up with Goldsmiths, University of London to slash carbon emissions Energy solutions provider, SSE Enterprise has signed a joint development agreement with Goldsmiths, University of London to design and deliver a low carbon campus infrastructure in pursuit of the university’s ambitious net zero targets. The project will see SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy division… Read more »

AlsoEnergy Announces skytron Name Change

European service continues under AlsoEnergy GmbH with strengthened solutions portfolio and enhanced regional expertise AlsoEnergy, a global leader in technology solutions for renewable energy systems, announced today that skytron energy has been officially rebranded in Europe and Asia as AlsoEnergy GmbH and AlsoEnergy Japan K.K respectively. This name change completes the integration of skytron energy… Read more »

SHELL INTRODUCES A GLOBAL PORTFOLIO OF CARBON NEUTRAL LUBRICANTS

 Customers in key markets worldwide can now choose carbon neutral1 lubricants across select brands, with Shell aiming to compensate for 700,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions per year.   [LONDON, 23 February 2021]: Shell today announced it will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants across a range of products for passenger cars, heavy duty diesel engines and… Read more »

FCAS revenues from batteries increase by 25%

According to the latest research from Cornwall Insight Australia, batteries in Australia are increasing their revenue through Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS). The proportion of revenues delivered from the FCAS raise six-second services, for Ballarat, HPR, and Lake Bonney were up on CY19 levels by 25, 16 and 22 percentage points, respectively. The total revenue… Read more »

LONGi´s Hi-MO 4m all black PV module obtains Class 1 fire certification for the Italian market

LONGi, the world leading solar technology company, announced today that its Hi-MO 4m all black PV module has obtained the highest (Class 1) fire safety certification for the Italian market, having successfully completed all relevant testing. Criteria for reliability and fire safety certification for PV modules are especially stringent in Italy, with independent classification into… Read more »

Trina Solar launches Trina Storage, a global business unit dedicated to energy storage

Trina Solar’s ambition is to provide solar for everyone by delivering reliable energy storage systems in the most cost-effective way LONDON, UK – February 23, 2021: Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has launched a dedicated global business unit: Trina Storage. The new energy storage system provider engineers… Read more »

SolarEdge Announces Expanded Supply Agreement with Sunrun

Top Home Solar and Battery Provider to Expand Offering with Energy Hub Inverter Solution Fremont, California (February 23, 2021)  – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy,  announced that it has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), a leading U.S. provider of residential solar, battery storage,… Read more »

EIT InnoEnergy and SolarPower Europe launch the European Solar Initiative

The European Solar Initiative, an industry-led effort supported by the European Commission, aims to re-develop the photovoltaics (PV) industry value chain in Europe, and capture the booming European demand for solar PV, estimated at 20GW per year for the next decade, creating an additional 40B€ GDP annually and 400,000 direct and indirect jobs. Eindhoven, Netherlands:… Read more »

RP Global to develop a 1GW solar PV and wind project pipeline in Poland

Renewable energy developer and investor RP Global is investing in the development of Solar PV and wind power projects across the country. Wojciech Glocko, former EPA Wind and utility manager, has been hired to head up project development together with a team of senior local experts from Poland’s leading public and private renewable energy organisations…. Read more »

Parkwind selects DEME Offshore for foundation EPCI contract at Arcadis Ost I

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 — DEME Offshore has been awarded a substantial Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost I offshore wind farm. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest ever installed in Europe with a weight of around 2,000 tonnes each. The Arcadis Ost I wind farm is developed… Read more »

CWIND TAIWAN TO SUPPORT VAN OORD IN CABLE ROUTE SURVEY FOR ØRSTED’S GREATER CHANGHUA 1 & 2a OFFSHORE WIND FARMS IN TAIWAN

Taipei, 22nd February 2021. CWind Taiwan has been awarded a contract by Van Oord to charter a survey boat for the near-shore cable route survey of Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms. “Starting this March, CWind Taiwan will use a Taiwanese-flagged survey boat, Ocean Surveyor 3, to support Van Oord to conduct… Read more »

French connection strengthened: Siemens Gamesa receives firm order from EDF Renewables-Enbridge-wpd consortium for 448 MW Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind project

Firm order awarded for delivery of 64 SWT-7.0-154 offshore wind turbines & 15-year service and maintenance agreement Second firm order with EDF Renewables-Enbridge-wpd consortium increases collaboration capacity in France to approx.1 GW Nacelles and blades to be produced at Siemens Gamesa’s manufacturing facility in Le Havre currently under construction Leading France’s wind power revolution, Siemens… Read more »

Kensa brings heat to Scottish Renewables COP26 campaign

Ground source heat pump contractor, Kensa Contracting, is proud to partner with Scottish Renewables to bring unique renewable heating expertise to their ‘Year of COP’ campaign. Over the course of 2021, the partnership will deliver a series of exciting events and impactful activities to raise awareness of renewable technology in the lead up to COP26:… Read more »

Safeway makes definitive breakthrough in Taiwanese offshore wind sector, with second Safeway Seagull type of gangway

Safeway, the Dutch specialist in the design and manufacture of offshore transfer equipment, has signed a contract with Van Oord to supply the latest version of its Safeway Seagull type motion-compensated gangway system for installation on the subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa. This contract marks Safeway’s second contract in Taiwanese waters, and it is the… Read more »

EconPol research questions impact of robotization: new study finds smaller productivity effects and falling wages

Brussels, 19 February 2021: Robotization has significantly lower productivity effects than previously assumed and may cause falling wages, according to a new study from EconPol Europe. The study also rejects previous research findings that the technology causes skill-biased technological change and instead finds the opposite to be true. The findings are the result of an… Read more »

Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Global Revenue for Residential Lighting Controls Is Expected to Near $2B by 2029

LED adoption continues to grow as prices decline, building codes evolve, and connected functionality becomes ubiquitous Feb. 18, 2021 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for residential LED, non-LED, and connected LED lamps and luminaires and lighting controls, providing forecasts for unit shipments and revenue, through 2029…. Read more »

New report released today (Feb 18) by independent researchers at Imperial College London has found that just 4.5GW of new long duration pumped hydro storage with 90GWh of storage could save up to £690m per year in energy system costs by 2050.

Responding, Cara Dalziel, Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Cost-effective electricity storage, at the correct scale, has the potential to neutralise one of the most popular criticisms of renewables: that they’re not generating when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing. “This report is a welcome analysis of the benefits of pumped storage hydropower… Read more »

Cornwall Insight tops FT’s management consultancy rankings for the third year

Cornwall Insight, an award-winning international firm delivering comprehensive insight that enables businesses, markets, and policymakers to succeed in the net zero transition, has been named one of the UK’s leading management consultancies by the Financial Times for the third consecutive year. Cornwall Insight was awarded bronze in the Energy, Utilities and Environment sector. Research company… Read more »

AAL COMMITS TO LONG-TERM MONTHLY TRAMP SAILINGS ON ITS ASIA – AMERICAS TRADE ROUTE AMID GROWING OPTIMISM FOR TRADE VOLUMES

Singapore, Thursday 18th February 2021 – AAL Shipping (AAL) is capitalising on the frequency of sailings it has operated in the past 12 months between Asia and the Americas, to commit tonnage and resources to strengthening the trade lane going forward into 2021. With the recent experience of carrying a much broader portfolio of cargoes into… Read more »

Polysilicon Imports into China Drop Sharply

China imported significantly less polysilicon, the feedstock for solar cells, in 2020. According to Chinese customs statistics, polysilicon imports slumped by 30% from 144,503 metric tons (MT) in 2019 to 100,776 MT in 2020. “Although South Korea still exported sizeable volumes from inventories to China throughout the year, the shutdown of a production capacity of… Read more »

Framo to own 50 percent of aquaculture project Stadion Basin

The world-leading pump manufacturer, Framo, has invested to become joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks in the company StadionLaks. The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project, a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023. “The objective with the Stadion Basin is to… Read more »

New digital system map to harness the power of data to deliver net zero

Britain’s electricity and gas network operators have joined together to launch a ground-breaking proof-of-concept project that uses the power of data to support a more efficient pathway to Net Zero. Building on the recommendations of the UK government’s Energy Data Taskforce, Energy Networks Association (ENA) is working with Ordnance Survey (OS) and 1Spatial to build… Read more »

Tigo Announces Crossing the Threshold of 75 GWh of Cumulative Reclaimed Energy

Performance improvement demonstrated in over 18,000 installations for Installers like Project Solar UK February 17, 2021, Campbell CA – Tigo Energy, Inc., the solar industry worldwide leader in Flex MLPE (Module Level Power Electronics), announced today that the company has surpassed 75 GWh of Reclaimed Energy since 2009 for worldwide installations utilizing the company’s industry-leading… Read more »

DEME Offshore awarded Transport & Installation contract for Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) offshore substations

DEME Offshore has been awarded a contract for the Transport & Installation of the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations. DEME Offshore will also supply and install scour protection for both substations, which will be installed at the Hollandse Kust (noord) and (west Alpha) wind farms. The contract (1) has been awarded… Read more »

Nexans discloses its 2020 financial results, its new strategy as well as 2 main partnerships

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Nexans has disclosed its 2020 financial results. The company has successfully anchored its transformation by unlocking value and setting a strong financial footing across the Group. This relies, amongst other things, on a steady EBITDA performance and net income turnaround as well as an outperformance in ROCE and free cash… Read more »

Growing demand for WinGD’s market leading X72DF inspires launch of four new engine options

Marine engine and technology developer WinGD has updated its popular X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with an offer of four versions to provide ship design flexibility while helping owners reduce installed power and emissions. The X72DF is the best-selling engine in WinGD’s portfolio and accounted for every low-speed engine ordered for a newbuild LNG carrier in… Read more »

Wi-SUN Alliance global membership up 20% as demand grows for industrial IoT and smart city applications

Smart metering leader Hexing joins as new Promoter member and appointed to Wi-SUN Alliance Board Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member companies driving the proliferation of interoperable wireless solutions for use in smart cities and other IoT applications, has announced strong growth in its membership of industry-leading product vendors, service providers, utilities, municipalities, local… Read more »

Balancing Mechanism sees an annual increase in smaller participants

Research from Cornwall Insight shows that there has been a notable level of entry into the Balancing Mechanism (BM) from smaller providers across battery storage, gas reciprocating engines and aggregated units in the last year. The below graph presents the number of units active in the BM — defined as having had any volumes accepted… Read more »

SolarEdge Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif. — February 16, 2021. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenues of $358.1 million Revenues from solar products of $327.1 million GAAP gross margin of 30.8% Non-GAAP gross… Read more »

VESTAS TURNS TO NEXANS WINDLINK® CABLES TO ELECTRIFY THE FUTURE OF ITS ONSHORE WIND TURBINES

Two-year contract will see around one million Windlink cable kits installed inside Vestas turbines across the globe   A local extended supply chain to match Vestas global footprint while reducing carbon impact  A successful partnership for the development of the EnVentus platform thanks to the Nexans resident engineer program  Paris, February 16, 2021 – Nexans… Read more »

deugro USA Appoints Jolie Cosman

Houston, Texas, USA, February 16, 2021 – deugro USA is bolstering the strong team in Houston, Texas and has appointed Jolie Cosman as Senior Business Development Manager, effective February 16, 2021. In her new role at deugro, Jolie Cosman will contribute her exceptional knowledge of logistics and her experience in the industry to the team…. Read more »

Australian renewables see wholesale prices buck January trends

In Australia, the month of January normally sees a spike in the average wholesale price. However, according to research from Cornwall Insight Australia, January bucked this historical trend with the price trending lower in the first month of 2021 across all states, building on the low-price outcomes in December 2020. The below graph shows this… Read more »

SolarEdge e-Mobility To Supply Electrical Powertrain and Battery Solution for Fiat E-Ducato

Herzliya, Israel and Umbertide, Italy (February 16, 2020) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, announced today that the Company has been selected and will begin to supply full electrical powertrain units and batteries for the production of the Fiat E-Ducato light commercial vehicle. “We are excited to be a… Read more »

New win for Enspec – Twentyshilling Hill Wind Farm

Enspec to provide shunt reactor and harmonic filter for ambitious wind farm project 16th February 2020, St Helens, UK – Power quality engineering specialist, Enspec Power Limited, today announced that it has been awarded the contract for a 33kV, 3.35MVAr C-type harmonic filter and supply of a 33kV switched shunt reactor to Powersystems UK for… Read more »

Ecoflow Propulsor for Hydrogen Viking

Servogear proudly confirms delivery of the propeller system, Ecoflow Propulsor to groundbreaking vessel. In January, it was official that Green Yacht AS has chosen Servogear as supplier of a propulsion system for the vessel Hydrogen Viking. The boat, which is a rebuilt Sunseeker Predator 95, will be one of the world’s first and fastest ships… Read more »

SAE achieves another tidal milestone with installation and successful generation of tidal turbine in Japan

SAE, the global sustainable energy generation company and technology developer, is pleased to announce that its Scottish built tidal turbine and generation equipment have been successfully installed in the Goto Island chain in Japan. The tidal turbine clocked its first 10MWh of generation within the first ten days of operation and is now producing clean… Read more »