· The company has reached another milestone by increasing its proprietary PV capacity to 60.6 MWp in operation with the commissioning of five photovoltaic power plants in Hungary, with a combined capacity of 3.5 MWp · The power plants expand Photon Energy’s installed base in Hungary to 35.0 MWp · Total annual revenues of the… Read more »
Trustful cooperation between GANIL and Pfeiffer Vacuum Innovative vacuum technology in heavy-ion research HiPace turbopumps for the new experimental area at the SPIRAL2 particle accelerator at DESIR Asslar, May 11, 2020. Pfeiffer Vacuum has received several major orders from the French large-scale research facility GANIL (Grand Accélérateur National d’Ions Lourds) (National Large Heavy Ion Accelerator)… Read more »
Nusaned Investment and SCHMID Group have closed the JV transaction in Saudi Arabia focusing on manufacturing and technology development in the field of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB). Nusaned Investment (an investment company owned by SABIC) and SCHMID Group announced today that they have successfully closed their JV transaction focusing on manufacturing and technology development… Read more »
Sales rise to EUR 964.6 million in Q1 2020 EBITDA margin at 1.4 percent Orders of 1.6 GW in Q1 2020 Order book for projects and services at EUR 8.4 billion Guarantee facility refinanced until April 2023 Guidance for 2020 withdrawn due to COVID-19 Hamburg, 11 May 2020. The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) confirms the… Read more »
CalLab PV Modules of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has been re-accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) as an independent calibration laboratory according to the new standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025: 2018. The laboratory reached a record measurement uncertainty of 1.1 percent in the calibration of photovoltaic modules. The measurement reproducibility… Read more »
New polling released today by the government is highlighting the public’s strong support for renewable energy to boost the economy. The poll shows that a record 76% of people agree that renewable energy industries and developments provide economic benefits to the UK. Only 4% disagreed. Meanwhile, support for non-renewable and fossil fuel technologies hit new levels… Read more »
On 22 July 2019, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced that it had signed a framework agreement with a North American-based solar cell manufacturing start-up company relating to Meyer Burger’s heterojunction (HJT) core equipment for the production of solar cells. Pursuant to this framework agreement, the placing of orders is subject to… Read more »
The leading minds of SecurEnergy GmbH, Photon Energy Solar GmbH and IWE group bundle their know-how having founded securenergy solutions AG, which will focus on ground-mounted photovoltaic systems within Germany. After several years of successful cooperation, SecurEnergy GmbH from Berlin, Photon Energy Solar GmbH, and IWE group from Denmark combine their common expertise. Therefore, the… Read more »
A new innovation call seeking a solution to increase the physical separation of technicians in the confined spaces of offshore crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has launched today (Thursday 7 May), aimed at improving the safety of personnel required to continue to travel to undertake wind farm inspection, maintenance and repair. Social… Read more »
Berlin, 7 May 2020: Off-grid solar module manufacturer OPES Solutions is expanding its commitment to the use of solar technology in safety-related applications. In addition to panels for smart lighting solutions and traffic sensors, the company supplies integrated solar technology for maritime safety ladders made by the Danish manufacturer Port-Safety. The patented “LifeLadder” is an… Read more »
Revolutionary design enables safer and faster boom lifts in tight spaces Fabrication of the erection frame for Mammoet’s Focus 30 is complete – bringing the crane one step closer to reality. This frame allows the boom to be constructed vertically in sections, making it easier and safer to deploy on packed petrochemical and construction sites…. Read more »
As EV adoption rates and manufacturing capacity increase, new innovations are emerging to drive the EV battery technology market forward May 7, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the market trends, drivers, and barriers of electric vehicle batteries (EVBs), providing global forecasts for light duty (LD) passenger EVs, medium… Read more »
Hamburg, 7 May 2020 – WindEnergy Hamburg, the global on & offshore wind event, has been postponed to 1-4 December 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic and its global impact on major events and international travelling. “Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to predict the future development of Covid-19 and its consequences for large-scale international… Read more »
Reinforces Iberdrola’s presence in the French generation market, where the company is developing the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm (496 MW) Aalto Power has 118 MW of onshore wind power already in operation and a project portfolio of 636 MW in various stages of development Iberdrola plans to make record investments of 10 billion euros this… Read more »
High voltage wind farm engineering company, EDS HV Group (EDS), awarded an International Safety Award with Distinction from the British Safety Council. High voltage wind farm engineering company, EDS HV Group (EDS), has been awarded an International Safety Award with Distinction from the British Safety Council. The winning submission detailed EDS’s commitment and innovative approach to… Read more »
KEY FIGURES Turnover exceeding 2 billion euro EBITDA amounting to 342 million euro or 17% of turnover: in the leading group of our sector Net profit of 61 million euro An exceptionally high solvency ratio of 68% thanks to a sustained policy of complete profit reinvestment No net debt for the sixth year in a… Read more »
Record order book of €28.6 billion (+21% YoY) sustains good long-term prospects COVID-19 had a direct negative impact of €56 million on profitability, and intensified challenges experienced by the onshore business in India and Northern Europe The company faces the crisis with a solid balance sheet and healthy liquidity Siemens Gamesa calls for a sustainable… Read more »
Brussels/Freiburg, May 5, 2020 – The coalition ‘Solar Europe Now’, which has been officially launched today, is calling for the recognition of solar energy as a key driver to deliver on the European Green Deal ambitions. This coalition which gathers currently over 90 actors from the European solar value chain is concerned that the current… Read more »
NKT has been awarded a large turnkey contract of approx. EUR 500m (approx. DKK 3.7bn) by the German transmission system operator 50Hertz. The contract comprises supply and installation of 525 kV XLPE high-voltage DC (direct current) onshore cable solution for a significant portion of the SuedOstLink transmission line in route lengths of approx. 275 km…. Read more »
Sulzer launches new Global Bio-based and Renewables application development team. Sulzer Chemtech has announced the creation of a new global Bio-based and Renewables application development team. This will lead innovation for the conversion of renewable feedstocks into oleo-chemicals, biofuels, bio-chemicals and bio-polymers. It will also support the development of cutting-edge solutions for plastic recycling. This… Read more »
5 May 2020, Malaysia – TNB Renewables Sdn. Bhd. (“TRe”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), the national electricity utility company, is partnering Envision Digital International Pte Ltd (“Envision Digital”) to deploy big data analytics applications in its large scale solar (LSS) farm in Sepang, Selangor in Malaysia to improve energy productivity and… Read more »
Offshore equipment supplier Osbit has secured a contract with Seajacks to design and build a monopile upending bucket, to be used by the vessel operator in its offshore wind turbine installation projects. The system will initially support the development of the large-scale, bottom-fixed Akita and Noshiro Offshore Wind Farms in Akita Prefecture, part of Japan’s… Read more »
With the revised version 2020 of their program for heat pump systems, GeoT*SOL, Valentin Software is once again expanding the area of application of the design tool. A new system variant with a bivalent heat pump system consisting of a hydraulic switch and separate buffer tanks for domestic hot water and heating represent an application… Read more »
Augsburg, May 05, 2020 – meteocontrol GmbH has successfully obtained certification for its blue’Log XC controller for PV self-consumption on the Spanish power grid. The controller meets all requirements according to the Royal Decree (RD) 244/2019. This guarantees grid connection approval to the power system for operators of photovoltaic systems with zero feed-in. The blue’Log… Read more »
As worldwide leading consultancy and specialist shipbroker for offshore renewable energy projects GRS is now venturing into the field of project investments and corporate finance. (Hamburg, May 2020) GRS Global Renewables Shipbrokers from Hamburg is expanding its range of services with project investments and corporate finance as of May 1, 2020. Uwe Schuldt is now… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Louise Waters as a renewable heat engineer to support clients at all stages of the project lifecycle, providing expert advice and analysis in support of the development of district heating and renewable heat generation projects. Louise holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and… Read more »
Bristol, May 4 2020. Rovco, one of the offshore energy industry’s leading providers of ROV and hydrographic services coupled with artificial intelligence-based technology, has been awarded a long-term contract by CWind for subsea work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project. The Rovco team, managed by CWind, will carry out a campaign of subsea inspection and survey… Read more »
Digital transformation in power management is delivering more competitive solar power for 500 MW of new facilities, enough electricity to power 250,000 households ABB is supporting the transition from fossil fuels to renewables in Europe, supplying smart power systems to one of Spain’s largest new solar power plants. The company’s digitization of power management is… Read more »
Hamburg, 04.05.20. During the Corona crisis, digital business models have emerged as reliable pillars for the procurement of products and services. The operation of wind turbines must be guaranteed around the clock, which is why there is a strong demand for comprehensive and directly accessible online offers for spare parts and repair materials. Windsourcing.com has… Read more »
Ria Blades factory in Vagos, Portugal, is a leading manufacturing facility that will become an export hub for international markets, reducing the company’s current production dependency on Asian suppliers. Following the acquisition of Ria Blades, Siemens Gamesa has completed the purchase of selected assets from Senvion announced in October 2019 (the acquisition of Onshore Service… Read more »
Thursday, April 30, 2020 — Recently DEME Offshore’s installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ successfully completed the installation of 102 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines at the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm, located 43 km off the Suffolk coast. At East Anglia ONE, DEME Offshore was working directly for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Turbine installation started in June… Read more »
China is the largest manufacturing hub for power equipment in the world. With COVID-19 has posing a threat to China’s ambitions to remain as global hotspot for manufacturing, companies are evaluating the efficiency and responsiveness of their supply chains to deal with the challenges arisen from COVID-19 outbreak. The plan of diversification of suppliers from… Read more »
With the COVID-19 pandemic placing much of the working world on hold, the companies still in operation have had to adapt both how they work and in some cases what they do. Cargostore Worldwide have continued to support the Dutch offshore energy sector by supplying Refrigerated containers to store vital foods and medicines for extended… Read more »
Looking for solar PV manufacturers to cooperate for showcase in Iraklio, Greece Hybrid power generation on the SINN Power Wave Energy Structure Ocean Floating PV uses open sea space for renewable energy production Starting this summer, SINN Power will offer solar panel manufacturers the opportunity to demonstrate and test their PV modules on a floating… Read more »
The company has developed an innovative augmenting technology aimed at digitalizing the field operator experience and improving interaction between field and control room operations. Developed specifically to meet the needs of field operators, the technology will empower seamless integration between the field and the plant distributed control system offering improved safety, reducing the risk for… Read more »
Canadian Solar, the world’s fifth-largest solar PV module manufacturer, recently stated that it had experienced limited impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on its production facilities in China. Although the company faced severe disruptions from January-mid by way of capacity loss amidst the COVID-19 carnage, it did not have a large impact on the production facilities,… Read more »