As part of the optimisation programme regarding the Thun manufacturing site and the company’s product portfolio which was communicated on 2 November 2017, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that it will transfer its Solar Systems business (“Energy Systems”) and the 32 impacted employees to 3S Solar Plus AG, a company… Read more »
The First Corporate Bond to be Issued by a Non-Financial Institution in Ghana Ghana – May 10, 2018 – PIDG company GuarantCo has signed a deal with Quantum Terminals to support the operations of Quantum’s LPG storage business in Ghana. Quantum Terminals is issuing a GHS 45 million (USD 10 million), 10-year corporate bond on… Read more »
The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has elected two new board members as it looks to expand its capabilities in the growing renewables, mining, defence and aquaculture sectors. Following a strategic review, NSRI identified the need to restructure in order to reflect the global energy transition. Although still heavily focused on the oil and gas… Read more »
ACCIONA’s energy storage plant in Barasoain (Spain) is the first in the world to undergo comprehensive system-level certification DNV GL certificate demonstrates the safety, performance and reliability of the grid-scale energy storage system Certification was carried out in line with the GRIDSTOR Recommended Practice 9th May 2018. ACCIONA Energia, the biggest global operator exclusively in… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — May 9, 2018. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. First Quarter 2018 Highlights • Total revenues of $209.9 million • GAAP gross margin of 37.9% • GAAP net… Read more »
VARTA Storage UK Launch event scheduled for 6th June 2018 Ahead of the launch of the VARTA Pulse in the UK, Waxman Energy, specialist distributor in the renewable energies sector, held the very first VARTA Storage approved installer training in the UK on 2nd May at Waxman Energy Ltd, West Yorkshire. The next scheduled date… Read more »
Significant investments in new products and expanded services will help customers raise solar cell performance and production processes to championship-level efficiency. SHANGHAI, China- May 9, 2018- Heraeus Photovoltaics, a leading technology solution provider for the renewable energy industry, will present an expanded portfolio of solar cell technologies and solutions at the 2018 SNEC International Photovoltaic… Read more »
Aberdeen, UK 9th May 2018 – Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has delivered a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to the University of Limerick (UL) to support its research into subsea inspection and intervention campaigns on renewable energy sector infrastructure. Designed and manufactured in-house at Forum’s Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire facility, the Comanche 2,000 metre observation class ROV was… Read more »
Photon Energy published its financial results for 2018Q1, posting 33.3% revenue growth and a EUR 1.89 million net profit on the back of the Canadian Solar transaction. The repayment of the company’s corporate bond, the expansion of the Hungarian project pipeline to 25.6 MWp and the grid connection of the first PV plant in Hungary… Read more »
The next walk-to-work Damen SOV now in build In a ceremony held last Friday, the keel-laying ceremony for Bibby Marine Services’ second Damen SOV (Service Operations Vessel) 9020 WaveMaster vessel took place at Damen Shipyards Galati, in Romania. This event takes place less than a year after Bibby Marine Services took delivery of its sister-ship… Read more »
Banks Renewables has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to approve its Lethans Wind Farm, near New Cumnock, following the earlier decision of East Ayrshire Council to support the application. Previously, the Hamilton based green energy employer undertook an extensive redesign of the project to reduce its potential visual impact on the local landscape,… Read more »
Isotrol consolidates its international leadership position in the clean energy market with the launch of Bluence, the new brand that the technology firm will use to market its product in this sector. The company has announced this launch in conjunction with the 2018 Wind Power tradeshow, event organized by the American Wind Energy Association that… Read more »
As the solar market shifts towards new cost-effective platforms to maximize ROI and reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs, ABB Solar will be showcasing its highly-charged portfolio of inverter and storage solutions at this year’s Intersolar on 20-22 June in Munich, stand 210 Hall B2. Drawing on its 40-year heritage and its expansive global knowledge, ABB… Read more »
In a bid to harness opportunities in the wave and tidal market, The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) is hosting aMasterminingTM workshop in Aberdeen on Wednesday 16 May for subsea supply chain companies. Scotland is playing a leading role in the commercialisation of wave and tidal stream energy, including via the European Marine Energy Centre in… Read more »
Alfa Laval has signed fleet agreements with Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA for the supply of PureBallast 3, the third generation of Alfa Laval’s ballast water treatment technology. Under the agreements, Alfa Laval will provide dozens of Polsteam and Nova Ship Tech SA vessels with PureBallast 3 systems – the vast majority of which… Read more »
Solidify position in core markets with modular product portfolio Hamburg/Courbevoie: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded six contracts in Belgium totalling 32 megawatts (MW). Four wind projects are located in the Flanders region and two others in the Walloon region from different clients. In the Flanders region, Senvion has concluded contracts… Read more »
On the market for a year now, HOPPECKE’s high-performance large hybrid storage system has been given a new name that precisely describes its unique advantages. The sun|systemizer scalecube has a modular structure and can therefore be configured individually for every customer requirement. Not only is the storage capacity scalable, also the lead and lithium storage… Read more »
Today, the jack-up installation vessel “Sea Installer” will start the installation of the Rentel wind turbines in the North Sea. Start of the installation of the offshore wind turbines Rentel NV has started the offshore installation of its wind turbines. The jack-up installation vessel “Sea Installer” of DEME loaded the first wind turbine components for… Read more »
From 7 until 10 May 2018, ELA Container Offshore USA Corp. will be exhibiting at the biggest US-based windpower exhibition. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association. The AWEA Windpower 2018 will be held in the McCormick Place Convention Centre in Chicago, Illinois (US). At booth #3223-8 in the German pavilion, ELA Container Offshore USA… Read more »
Spain, May 07 2018. Ingeteam and Indar, independent suppliers of electrical conversion equipment, will exhibit at AWEA WINDPOWER 2018, to be held this year in Chicago, United States, May 7-10. At this occasion, Ingeteam will present its latest developments in the field of O&M predictive maintenance with its Ingeboards data analysis platform, as well as… Read more »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., May 3, 2018 – Rafiki Power and Trojan Battery have been named as finalists for the Intersolar Europe “The Smarter E Award” for a microgrid project in Tanzania. The remote microgrid features maintenance-free, non-spillable Trojan deep-cycle Solar AGM batteries as the energy storage solution and provides electricity to homeowners and businesses… Read more »
Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “We’re delighted to hear that Windhoist has secured its first work in Scotland’s growing offshore wind sector. “This partnership shows how SMEs can benefit from offshore wind, and also that companies can utilise their expertise in one sector to secure contracts in another. Windhoist’s ambition… Read more »
The solution supports a new model of energy generation HERZELYA PITUACH, ISRAEL — May 3, 2018 —SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, is launching an innovative solution for grid services and virtual power plants, to support a shared energy economy. SolarEdge’s grid services offer aggregative control and data reporting… Read more »
As one of the first companies in Germany, SeaRenergy successfully implemented the Safety Culture Ladder into its organization. TenneT introduced this new safety certification to the offshore wind industry as a tool to further increase safety awareness and enhance safety culture within the organization. SeaRenergy has already been working on a high safety standard before… Read more »
RIMS have joined forces with Dutch Drone Company (DDC) to create a new partnership which will allow RIMS to offer the market an enhanced package of drone services for both indoor and outdoor drone flights in the Netherlands. The use of drones for inspections enables remote live on-screen object inspection, which can result in the… Read more »
Hamburg/Paris, 3 May 2018. RIVE Private Investment and Mirova, through its fund Mirova-Eurofideme 3, have acquired “Le Douiche” wind farm, a ready-to-build onshore wind project in France from the Nordex Group. The manufacturer will be supplying 20 N117/3000 turbines with a total capacity of 60 MW for the wind farm, split into two project companies…. Read more »
The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) elected during the meeting today in Brussels the Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen for the term 2018 – 2020. Marko Topic, Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Elec. Eng. and Affiliate Professor at the Colorado State University, was reelected as ETIP PV Chairman. Wim… Read more »
Virtual Power Plant (VPP) by Ecotricity & Next Kraftwerke British green electricity company Ecotricity is the first client to implement NEMOCS, Next Kraftwerke’s new software-as-a-service solution. The German Virtual Power Plant operator recently introduced NEMOCS to third parties as a way to network and optimize operation of power-producing and consuming units. NEMOCS can connect thousands… Read more »
2nd May 2018 – Seajacks has won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install its 6MW turbines at phase 2 of the 120MW Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The award is the first time the Great Yarmouth-based company has won a renewables contract outside of Europe. Seajacks Zaratan will site all 20 SWT-6.0-154… Read more »
The European market for residential storage systems is continuously growing. Where around 31.500 systems were sold in 2016, the market reached 50.000 new installed systems in 2017. A current analysis from EuPD Research shows that despite various market entries, sonnen and LG Chem were able to maintain their strong positions ahead of VARTA Storage. Bonn…. Read more »
FCS 2710 builds on the success of the FCS 2610 Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new model to its Fast Crew Supplier range. The FCS 2710 builds on the success of the best-selling FCS 2610, first introduced in 2011. The first vessel is already in build at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem for… Read more »
Cargostore Worldwide Trading cements its position as the world’s largest operator of DNV 2.7-1 Reefer Cargo Carrying Units. The London-based global shipping container specialist, Cargostore Worldwide Trading Limited has reached a growth milestone as the world’s largest operator of DNV 2.7-1 certified Reefer Cargo Carrying Units (CCUs). With the deployment of an additional 70 20ft… Read more »
Edinburgh, Scotland /Bremen, Germany, 01.05.2018 In addition to Scottish Power and Ventient Energy, the global developer and operator RES will now also be working with the independent full-service provider Deutsche Windtechnik in the UK: Effective July 2018, Deutsche Windtechnik Ltd. is in charge of providing complete maintenance for RES’s wind farm Forss. The wind farm,… Read more »
The A2Sea wind turbine installation vessel Sea Installer arrived this afternoon at Port Oostende. Once it was moored at the head of the REBO offshore wind terminal, Siemens immediately started the loading procedure of the 7 MW wind turbines, which are ready for use on the quay. A spectacular installation Two wind turbines will be… Read more »
Dutch offshore company, C-bed Floating Hotels, presents a new important assignment for the DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation. In 2015, C-bed decided to buy and completely re-build a former seismic survey vessel into a floating four-star hotel and project basecamp. The result reflects C-bed’s experience in offshore wind with every detail of the ship supporting… Read more »
Taipei, 30 April 2018 – Jan De Nul Group and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that they have signed the contract with overall work for the manufacturing and installation of 21 5.2MW wind turbines (109.2MW) for the Changhua Offshore Wind Farm Project, which Taiwan Power Company plans to construct off the coast of Fangyuan in… Read more »