The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Network) in the United States. The agreement, which was signed at the International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum (IPF) in Princeton on Wednesday (April 4), will see the organisations collaborate in pursuit of mutual commercial,… Read more »
K2 Management announced today that Lars Andersen has joined K2 Management as President and Managing Director of its North American operations. Lars Andersen has been a figure in the global power and energy industry for almost three decades, half of which have been spent based and working in the North American market. Lars’ expertise lies… Read more »
Hamburg, 6 April 2018. The Nordex Group has opened a plant in the North Brazilian state of Brazil Piaui for the production of concrete towers. The plant is to produce the 65 towers required for the “Lagoa do Barro” wind farm, which Nordex will be installing in the near future. It marks one of the… Read more »
Asslar, Germany, April 5, 2018. The ASM 390 and ASM 392 are leak detection solutions adapted to the semiconductor and display industries as well as to other demanding applications where rapid pump down and high sensitivity is key. Both models are Semi S2 compliant. The leak detectors are fitted with a dry frictionless backing pump… Read more »
Following the faster and easier use of the collector and boiler databases in T*SOL 2017, the new version T*SOL 2018 now includes further improvements. More than 3,650 flat plate and evacuated tube collectors and 1,550 boilers and auxiliary heaters can be accessed. Storage tanks can now also be defined and saved by the user, in… Read more »
PowerHouse Grid Energy Storage Unit Provides Emergency Backup Power CLEARWATER, Fla., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Sales, a major distributor of batteries and related products throughout the southeast region of the U.S., today announced that it is now offering the PowerHouse Grid™ Energy Storage Solution. The residential energy storage solutions feature robust maintenance-free Trojan… Read more »
Hamburg, 5 April 2018. The Nordex Group closed the first quarter of 2018 with an increase in order intake. All told, firmly agreed new orders rose in volume to 1,007.5 megawatts in the first three months of the year (Q1/2017: 368.0 MW). This performance was underpinned by the recovery in demand in Europe with new… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., April 5, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has named Rovel Tradingas a master distributor of Trojan batteries in Azerbaijan. Rovel Trading focuses on providing the highest quality batteries to customers in Trojan’s core market segments, including access/lift platform equipment, floor cleaning machines, golf… Read more »
Power plant controller made by meteocontrol is managing the largest zero-feed-in PV system in Turkey Augsburg/Ankara/Antalya, April 04, 2018 – As a cooperation partner of the Turkish EPC service provider Altungrup Solar Enerji, who is specialized in rooftop solar installations, meteocontrol GmbH has developed the monitoring and control concept for the largest zero-feed-in PV project… Read more »
• The Dam Nai wind farm will be equipped with 15 SG 2.6-114 turbines, with total capacity of 39 MW Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to reinforce its presence in Vietnam where it will install and commission the Dam Nai wind farm with 39 MW for the independent operator, The Blue Circle, headquartered in… Read more »
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the company EV Group (EVG) have developed a new silicon-based multi-junction solar cell, which can convert exactly one-third of the incident sunlight into useful electricity. This newest result is now published in the renowned scientific magazine Nature Energy. Silicon solar cells dominate the global… Read more »
Alencon Systems will unveil its latest SPOT, the SPOT-ES V5 specifically targeted at Solar + Storage and Microgrids at the Energy Storage Association’s Annual Conference Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will unveil the latest generation of its DC-DC optimizer, the SPOT-ES V5, at the Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) Annual Conference, April 18 – 20… Read more »
WinGD and Wärtsilä Gas Systems have successfully tested a NG-VOC (Natural Gas – Volatile Organic Compounds) fuel mix for the WinGD X-DF engine, selected to power two 125 000 dwt Shuttle Tankers for AET. Guests from AET, Statoil, OSM Maritime Group, Samsung Shipyard and Hyundai Heavy Industries-Engine & Machinery Division were on hand in Trieste,… Read more »
Figures show 2017 was record year for green energy Enough electricity produced to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice overThe amount of power produced by Scotland’s renewable energy industry grew by 26% between 2016 and 2017. Almost 25 terawatt hours – enough to power all Scotland’s homes more than twice over – were produced… Read more »
Revenue growth (+42%) driven by both energy sales and services EBITDA growth (+43%) with positive price effect achieved for energy sales in Brazil Net profit growth (x6.1) thanks to strong performance in the second semester Very good visibility on 90% of the 1 GW of installed capacity targeted by end 2020 Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN… Read more »
Proven power plant management solution based on 10 year experience will be available for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farms. Taipei (Taiwan) / Emden (Germany), March 28th, 2018 Independent offshore wind specialist in the Taiwanese market, TOWSC (Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Services Corp.) and wind power plant management specialist OutSmart join forces to provide an integrated power… Read more »
Ingeteam has reached the milestone of 50 GW in the supply of power converters for renewable energy plants. To obtain the same amount of power from coal, it would have been necessary to burn 36 million tons of coal that would have emitted 110 million tons of carbon dioxide. In terms of energy, the 50… Read more »
Oslo, Paris, March 27, 2018 – Capgemini today announced that it has signed a new strategic framework agreement with Statoil[1], an international energy company with operations in over 30 countries worldwide. Under the agreement, Capgemini will support Statoil and its Digital Center of Excellence (CoE) with services to further develop and deliver Statoil’s digital roadmap…. Read more »
UK subsea services company, Rovco, has been awarded ISO 9001 accreditation from global industry certification body, DNV GL. Following an independent assessment of Rovco’s quality management systems, the Bristol-based company received the internationally recognised ISO certification to the latest 2015 standard. DNV GL provides classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the… Read more »
Sub-Component Test of Rotor Blade Trailing Edge – more realistic load scenario for design critical structures With the end of the EU project “IRPWind”, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Knowledge Centre WMC and Fraunhofer IWES are all in agreement that sub-component trailing edge testing has the potential to become established as an addition to the… Read more »
First of gigantic, game-changing suction bucket jacket foundations installed for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay North-east Scotland has marked a UK offshore wind first following the successful installation of the first pioneering suction bucket jacket foundation for Vattenfall’s 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in just 15 hours. The EOWDC… Read more »
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will speak at Scottish Renewables’ Annual Conference today, and is expected focus on the threat posed by Brexit to the country’s renewable energy industry. Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “The First Minister is right to say that Brexit presents risks to the future success of Scotland’s renewable… Read more »
Hamburg, 26 March 2018. The Nordex Group has received a new order from PNE Wind AG. The project entails the installation of six N131/3600 turbines at the “Gerdau” wind farm. The turbines will be installed close to the German town of Uelzen this autumn, after which Nordex will provide service for up to 20 years…. Read more »
Members of the local community are invited to learn more about proposals to optimise the generation capacity of a South Lanarkshire wind farm. The community exhibition event is taking place at Ballgreen Hall, 34 Glasgow Road, Strathaven, ML10 6LZ, between 2.30pm and 6.30pm on the 27th and 28th March 2018. Those who are unable to… Read more »
ABB enhances its smarter building portfolio with ABB-secure@home, offering protection both inside and outside the home, as well as safeguarding against fire and flooding. ABB-secure@home is a new, user friendly intrusion and alarm system for residential properties, which integrates with ABB’s existing home automation solution and door entry system. The system is fully accessible online… Read more »
• Incoming orders +23% to CHF 560.7 million • Net sales +4% to CHF 473.3 million • EBITDA reported was CHF 12.4 million; EBITDA adjusted CHF 46.5 million • Net result reported of CHF -79.3 million; Net result adjusted CHF -3.1 million • Cash flow from operating activities of CHF +12.8 million • Solid balance… Read more »
Efficiency increased by 40% Frankfurt (Oder), 21 March 2018 – The solar module manufacturer Astronergy has upgraded the first of its five production lines to enable significantly higher throughput. This will allow the company – a subsidiary of the Chint Group, a leading international manufacturer of industrial electronics – to cut the unit costs of… Read more »
PassivSystems secures ‘Sahim’ phase 1 contract with Authority for Electricity Regulation in Oman (AER) ‘Funded ownership’ model, with significant consumer benefits for home owners, will accelerate rooftop solar deployment, targeting residential rooftops Key project goal is to deliver value for money by driving down operating costs and maximising generation Newbury, UK, 21 March 2018 –… Read more »
With its modular design, ABB’s new solar inverter with energy storage capability, REACT 2, provides a capacity of up to 12 kWh, increasing electric self-sufficiency of homes. ABB’s new REACT 2 inverter and energy storage solution includes a high-voltage Li-ion battery with a long life and a storage capacity of up to 12 kWh. The… Read more »
New back contact module with ‘Best in Class’ efficiency (20%) London, 21 March 2018 – Sharp today launches the industry’s most efficient 48 cell PV module for the European market. The NQ-R258H is a new addition to its NQ-R product family of highly efficient back contact modules for residential and commercial use. The NQ-R258H (258W)… Read more »
• First nacelles shipped from Cuxhaven to Ostend harbor in Belgium, installation port for Rentel wind power plant • Further step in industrialization of offshore wind technology • Heavy components to be moved in tailor-made “Roll-on/Roll-off” process Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has now fully implemented its cutting-edge offshore logistics concept announced in late 2015:… Read more »
Leading offshore inspection company, AISUS has announced its first major contract win in the Middle East with North Oil Company (NOC). The six-figure agreement marks a significant milestone for the firm and provides the foundation on which the company plans to build its growing business in the Middle East. The project, which is currently underway,… Read more »
Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Offshore wind is a UK- wide success story, with recent cost reductions a testament to the sector’s ability to rise to a challenge. “Scotland has a strong heritage of offshore expertise, as well as some of Europe’s best wind resources. This new deal is an opportunity… Read more »
Program provides solar power for underserved communities in Nicaragua, Mexico and Nepal SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., March 19, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, today announced an expansion of its support for GRID Alternatives’ International Program in 2018 via the supply of solar batteries to power various off-grid… Read more »
The technology group Wärtsilä today announced that it has delivered the world’s largest solar hybrid power plant. Wärtsilä will provide a reliable and sustainable supply of round-the-clock energy which is essential in operating the off-grid gold mine and demonstrate the enormous potential of integrating renewables as the baseload electricity. Wärtsilä was selected by the global… Read more »
London, March 20, 2018: The Energy Industries Council (EIC), the leading trade association for companies that supply goods and services to the energy industries worldwide, celebrated its 75th anniversary on 15 March by holding an exclusive members’ afternoon tea at the House of Lords hosted by Lord Popat and with special guest of honour Minister… Read more »