Higher efficiencies for solar cells and thus a faster expansion of photovoltaics and an acceleration of the energy transition – This is the objective of the researchers at Fraunhofer ISE when working on tandem photovoltaics. They will present the latest results of their work on tandem solar cells of different material classes at the European… Read more »
Singapore/Munich/Zurich, 3 September 2020 – SP Group (SP) today announced a strategic investment in The Mobility House AG (TMH) to explore smart charging1 (V1G) and vehicle-to- grid2 (V2G) feasibility in Singapore. SP will leverage TMH’s expertise and technology in Europe and the United States to boost Singapore’s electric mobility capabilities, enabling its energy system to… Read more »
Lockdown measures created a sudden fall in electricity demand at the end of March and into April, with demand falling by ~15% below 2019 levels. However, recent research from Cornwall Insight shows that since July, there has been a gradual rise in energy demand back up towards 2019 levels. In fact, demand hit the same… Read more »
Stakeholders should focus on projects that support medical and infrastructure needs and segments that benefit from social distancing and remote employee trends Sept. 3, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines which microgrid segments may benefit from COVID-19 and which will likely suffer, providing recommendations for future strategies. Besides a… Read more »
Opening addresses from research and industry A moderated panel discussion on the Green Deal and the EU Recovery Package A diverse variety of parallel events The 37th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition will start on Monday with the Opening Session, streamed live and free of charge via the EU PVSEC YouTube channel. The… Read more »
RWE’s first ground-mounted solar plant with 14 megawatts under construction Commissioning planned for 2021 RWE is making good progress in expanding its solar business. Having recently completed the construction of solar farms in the US, Canada and Spain, the company has now started the construction of its first ground mounted solar project in the Netherlands…. Read more »
Leading market intelligence and research firm for clean energy, Mercom Capital Group, has today ranked Adani Group as the #1 global solar power developer in the world. Adani’s renewable energy portfolio exceeds the total capacity installed by the entire United States solar industry in 2019 and will displace over 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide… Read more »
3 September 2020, London: Extreme E, the revolutionary electric off-road racing series, has agreed a partnership with ALLCOT to offset the championship’s carbon footprint in support of its goal to have a net-zero carbon footprint by the end of its first season. ALLCOT, a world-leader in carbon offsetting and sustainability initiatives, develops innovative impact projects which… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed John Crowley as Principal Offshore Engineer based in the Dublin office. He joins from The Renewables Consulting Group and prior to that was Offshore Engineering Manager for SSE Renewables UK where he led technical teams including, C&I, turbines, electrical and resource analysis/ metocean for… Read more »
Rule change will hamper renewable energy deployment Impact could already be being felt – despite consultation being open until October Detailed explanation of issue below Rules supporting sustainable development in Scotland will be removed under new Scottish Government proposals – harming renewable energy deployment and the country’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency. The change would… Read more »
US$620m secured from a consortium of five banks for 630 MW of wind and solar assets One of the largest renewable energy debt financing deals undertaken in the world this year Deal underlines Mainstream’s commitment to renewable power build-out in Chile and its track record in delivering gigawatt-scale renewable energy platforms Full 1.3 GW Andes… Read more »
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 — Ørsted, DEME Offshore and Siemens Gamesa have successfully completed the installation of the 94 turbines at Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands. The first turbine was installed in April 2020, and less than five months later, the turbine installation phase has been completed. DEME Offshore’s sister… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight’s Capacity Market Forecast highlights that the recent changes in Capacity Market (CM) rules and the technology mix will see greater competition and change in the technology entering* the T-4 auction in March 2021 compared to the previous T-4 auction. Forecasted changes to the technology mix entering CM T-4 Combined Cycle Gas… Read more »
Rotamec has announced a new partnership with Response Engineering, a leading provider of bespoke fabrications and electromechanical services to the material handling and processing sectors. The new collaboration ensures customer access to the combined capabilities of both businesses, delivering a turnkey engineering service throughout South Wales, the South East and South West of England. Operating… Read more »
The First Minister has today announced a £100 million Green Jobs Fund and a £25 million National Transition Training Fund which will provide green skills to support Scotland’s transition to net zero. The announcement echoes Scottish Renewables’ call for a Renewable Transition Training Fund. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister’s declaration… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Emerging Hydrogen Production Technologies are Expected to Experience a 20% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029 Electrolyzers, solid oxide electrolysis cells, and biomass gasifiers are expected to play a key role as emphasis for decarbonization and renewables integration increases Sept. 1, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse… Read more »
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has entered a strategic partnership with wind project developer innoVent Planungs GmbH & Co. KG for photovoltaic projects-business. The two companies entered into the partnership in order to work together more closely on this major future project development. Their goal is to develop partnership-based free-field photovoltaic project rights up through construction… Read more »
We are phasing out an ELA Premium Plus accommodation block from our rental fleet and have it available for immediate delivery in our yard in Haren (Ems), Germany. After completing testing and inspection of all HVAC-, electrical- and PA/GA installations as well as freshwater and wastewater connections the accommodation block is ready for deployment. The… Read more »
InnoLas Solutions, a specialist in laser systems for micro material processing, is launching a new customer app. With this app, the company is extending its range of services while keeping customers updated on current news. The InnoLas Solutions app is now available for iOS and Android. Depending on the selected category, customers can contact the… Read more »
Taipei, 1 st September 2020. CWind Taiwan announced today that it has been awarded a contract by wpd to provide a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) at the YunNeng wind farm during the two-year construction phase starting this June. Following the successful delivery of bathymetry surveys at the wind farm, CWind Taiwan will deploy its CTV,… Read more »
The order, with an undisclosed customer, is for two new onshore wind projects in Texas that will generate a combined 325 MW of power using 65 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines Project takes Siemens Gamesa’s total installed capacity close to 6 GW in Texas, strengthening its position as one of the top 3 OEMs in the… Read more »
Firm to establish Gallium Nitride (GaN) ecosystem and capitalise growing demand for next-gen semiconductor solutions in power and renewable energy, 5G, wireless communications and data centres Nation is at the cusp of becoming Asia’s epicentre in power efficiencies, further enabling industry’s competitive advantage and technology advancement in smart city solutions To be operationalised mid-2021, centre’s… Read more »
The high flexible microPRO XS laser system is ideally suited for structuring, cutting and drilling of solar cells. 3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the photovoltaic, medical device and electronics markets, today announced the order intake for a microPRO XS laser system for processing of III–V (GaAs) solar… Read more »
On Thursday, 27 August, a contract for the building of a new, energy-efficient and fuel-saving aluminium vessel for the offshore wind-industry was signed, together with an option for three other vessels. The signing took place at Next Generation Shipyards on Lauwersoog. The contract involves a special new type of vessel which combines the stability of… Read more »
A total of 315 MW of new solar and storage capacity will be developed by Q CELLS in Portugal, after the company secured half of the 12 allocated lots in the 700 MW auction round. [Berlin, Germany, 27 August, 2020] Q CELLS, a renowned total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and… Read more »
First N149 turbine installed at the 475 MW Nysäter project in Sweden Hamburg, 31 August 2020. On 28 August 2020, the Nordex Group installed the first of 114 turbines for the Nysäter project in Sweden after completion of the necessary infrastructure work. At the end of 2018, the Group received a contract for the turnkey… Read more »
Fabrication of three Offshore Transformer Modules for the Moray East Offshore Windfarm project now completed Final OTM to sail away from the fabrication yard this weekend All three OTMs delivered to the customer with zero snags The third and final Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module® (OTM®) is ready to leave the fabrication yard this weekend… Read more »
LONGi scores 100% in BNEF PV Module Inverter Bankability 2020 Survey, continues its Tier-1 rating and achieves highest Altman-Z score amongst pure-play PV manufacturers in 3Q-2020 “100% Bankable” in survey of banks, funds, solar EPCs, IPP and technical advisors In their PV Module & Inverter Bankability 2020 report published on 13th August 2020, BloombergNEF investigated module bankability of… Read more »
In the age of Industry 4.0, stakeholders need holistic, long-term plans for territory and sitewide connectivity August 27, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insightsexamines why energy industry verticals should consider the long-term evolution (LTE) family of technologies, including NB-IoT, LTE Cat-M1, LTE Cat-1, and 4G and 5G LTE, for their… Read more »
KONGSBERG announced today its plans to increase investment in maritime digital solutions, focus on building strong partnerships and combine Kongsberg Digital’s two maritime divisions into one brand: Digital Ocean. Digital Ocean will be headed up by former SVP Energy and digital twin expert Andreas Jagtøyen. The benefits and necessity of digitalization are becoming increasingly apparent… Read more »
ABB Turbocharging and Kongsberg Digital have signed a cooperation agreement on edge data collection and ship engine performance analysis. The companies will work towards a common data infrastructure and accelerate the development of value-added digital applications and services. The agreement will enable ABB Turbocharging to use Kongsberg Digital’s data infrastructure solution for vessels, Vessel Insight… Read more »
Climeworks has signed ground breaking agreements with both Carbfix, carbon storage pioneers, and ON Power, the Icelandic geothermal energy provider, to lay the foundation for a new plant that will significantly scale-up carbon removal and storage in Iceland. The new plant will be able to permanently remove 4000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air… Read more »
Installation achieved within schedule, despite impact of Covid-19 90 foundations and two 50 kilometre-long export cables now in position Start of commercial operations at Triton Knoll expected in Q1/2022 RWE has taken a huge step towards first power generation in 2021 at Triton Knoll by completing the installation of all 90 turbine foundations and two… Read more »
Collett have commenced turbine component deliveries from King George V Dock, Glasgow to Solwaybank Wind Farm, Dumfries & Galloway. Consisting of 15 Vestas V100 wind turbines, each featuring 49 metre blades and 75 metre towers, our Team began the transport of each of the 120 main components and ancillary items from Glasgow’s King George V… Read more »
AFX is the new Air Fin Cooler range for cooling operations in power and heavy industry, chemicals and petrochemicals as well as turbine and compressor cooling according to API 661. Higher heat transfer with new standardized AFX range of air fin coolers Kelvion is adding two new solutions to the Air Fin Cooler market –… Read more »
International engineering, technical services and project management provider ODE, which as part of the DORIS Group leads the global renewables business line, is delighted to announce the addition of David Robertson to the company’s management team. Supporting ODE’s London-Wimbledon corporate office and the new facility at The Exchange in Aberdeen, Mr Robertson will manage all… Read more »