The ribbon is cut to open the new Bergama, Turkey plant on July 11, 2017. Facility in Bergama to operate with 450 skilled employees Up to 80-meter rotor blades produced in Turkey for regional wind farms Bergama, Turkey – July 11, 2017 – LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business and leading designer and… Read more »
Augsburg/Parma, 07/11/2017 – Stern Energy S.p.a has reached a decision: The Italian O&M operator of photovoltaic systems will further rely on the monitoring platform of Germany-based meteocontrol GmbH to run operations on its portfolio. 25 MWp of the overall 195 MWp installed power that Stern Energy monitors and operates in Italy are already integrated in… Read more »
As of July 10, 2017 it is official: Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning and Dr. Andreas Bett will assume a dual leadership position as the new institute directors of the Fraunhofer Insitute for Solar Energy Systems ISE. Both have been at Fraunhofer ISE, the largest institute for solar energy research in Europe, for many years. The… Read more »
Lawrence, MA – July 11, 2017 – Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, the leading U.S. commercial PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that their PVI 50 TL and PVI 60 TL inverters are now fully compliant with California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Rule 21 – UL1741 SA. Achieving compliance two months prior to the deadline demonstrates Yaskawa… Read more »
‘- Q.ANTUM solar cell No. 1,000,000,000 was produced and celebrated in the company´s fab in Jincheon, Korea on Monday, July 10, 2017. – One billion Q.ANTUM cells equal around 5 GW of production volume since 2012. – Hanwha Q CELLS´ CEO Seong-woo Nam emphasized this milestone as an “outstanding demonstration of Hanwha Q CELLS´ industry… Read more »
A new UK-based company which aims to address the immediate and long-term skills needs of the global marine energy sector, has launched today (Monday 10th July). Headquartered in Cornwall, south-west England, UTM Consultants Ltd will leverage its extensive network together with its industry experience to source and supply the manpower solutions required to deliver complex ROV, survey, inspection, repair and maintenance projects… Read more »
DONG Energy are delighted to announce their plans for a new £75,000 Skills Fund. This forms part of the company’s £465,000 East Coast Community Fund annual commitment announced earlier in December last year. £55,000 will be available through an open application process to experienced organisations that can develop and deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths… Read more »
Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth demonstrating innovative motion compensated gangway for the offshore industry Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth have jointly introduced an impressive new mo- tion compensated gangway to the offshore wind market. After numerous sim- ulations and virtual tests, the first actually manufactured gangway is currently being tested onshore at the Bosch Rexroth… Read more »
SEaB Energy, one of the UK’s brightest innovators of waste to energy technology, has appointed two new highly respected Advisory Board members as it ramps up its global expansion plans. In their advisory capacity, Ronald (Ron) Sams and Allan Barton will bring their global leadership skills to boost the company’s commercial plans and streamline its… Read more »
Friday, July 7, 2017 — Today, DONG Energy and Siemens signed an agreement with Belgian GeoSea stating that GeoSea will acquire the full ownership of A2SEA. A2SEA will continue to operate out of Denmark with offshore wind turbine service and installation. DONG Energy and Siemens have been owners of A2SEA since 2009, when both companies needed… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of an important contract for its industry leading DW 288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting platform. REC Group is a leading integrated European brand for solar panels which will shift its entire multi-silicon wafer slicing to diamond wire cutting technology. REC Group… Read more »
The prize was presented at the India Solar Week 2017 (Organizer: Solar Quarter India) in New Delhi (India) to Silvia Blumenschein-Schütz (VP Sales). “We are deeply grateful for this award. The energy transition in India is fully underway. We are determined to support this fantastic development in the future as well with all the means… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group’s offshore jack-up vessel Vole au vent installed the very last blade of the last wind turbine at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland. “The installation team did a fantastic safe and efficient job. We installed all ten 4.2 MW turbines within the contractual time frame” says Peter De Pooter, Manager… Read more »
NCLAVE Japan KK has concluded an agreement to deliver a solar mounting solution for a 25MW solar project in Yamegata, Japan. NCLAVE’s scope of service includes the design, fabrication and installation of a fixed tilt mounting structure which has been approved by the Tohoku METI. NCLAVE is responsible for the mechanical completion of the project… Read more »
Augsburg, July 06, 2017 – meteocontrol GmbH has become a partner of Arkolia Energies in Montpellier, France. The aim of the partnership is to equip all of the solar parks operated by the solar-energy company with a uniform monitoring system and to facilitate electricity feed-in. meteocontrol will integrate the existing PV systems into the manufacture-independent… Read more »
After a record build time Aluminium Marine Consultants handed over MO4 to Mainprize Offshore this week for work as a Windfarm Support Vessel carrying both cargo, equipment and personnel out of the port of Hooksiel to the German windfarm sector on an eight-year contract with Deutsche Windtechnik on the Nordergründe windfarm. Bob Mainprize commented “We… Read more »
Munich, 6 July 2017: BayWa r.e. has sold Eole de Plan Fleury and Les Renardières wind farms to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy projects, and Régime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins, a Québec-based private pension plan. This follows the sale of the Montjean Theil-Rabier wind farm to the… Read more »
Over 50 Companies/Organizations signed in less than a week Solar photovoltaics (PV) is a sector of strategic importance for the EU economy, providing energy independence Over 50 companies/organizations have signed a letter initiated by ETIP PV, EUREC and SOLARUNITED which is addressed to policymakers of all EU member states. The petition calls on political leaders… Read more »
Twelve local organisations around Liverpool Bay are celebrating the news that they have been awarded grants as part of Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund which was set up by DONG Energy in 2015. The lucky recipients will each receive a share of the £111,809 windfall available under the fourth round of funding awarded by the… Read more »
As the first FiT-free projects come online in Europe, reliable site data will break reliance on subsidies and be the difference between profitability and underperformance As feed-in tariff (FiT) support is phased out in the key European solar markets, developers, operators and investors must prioritizeinvestment in robust methods of long-term data collection and analysis…. Read more »
New turbine to be presented shortly Hamburg, 5 July 2017. In the second quarter, Nordex received contracts for the execution of a total of 13 projects with a combined capacity of 81 megawatts. These are already approved wind farms for which finance has been finalised and which are eligible for remuneration under German renewable energies… Read more »
Hamburg, 04/07/2017. In 2015, WINDSOURCING.COM had already welcomed Sika Deutschland GmbH on board as a supply partner, and since then has been a trade partner for the Swiss manufacturer’s entire wind energy product range. Sika Deutschland GmbH is a subsidiary of the globally active Sika AG, Baar/Switzerland and is one of the leading suppliers of… Read more »
The technology group Wärtsilä signed in January a contract with Babcock International Group plc to design and build a number of switchboards and distribution boards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station, a vital part of transmitting to shore the electricity produced sustainably by the offshore wind farm. The Hornsea Project One offshore wind… Read more »
How many cities could be powered by the wind energy generated in Breeze? What is the highest ever recorded wind speed? How tall would all wind turbines be if stacked on top of each other? Those are some unusual questions you might not have asked yourself before. Designed by Greenbyte, the company behind renewable energy… Read more »
Reservoir used to generate solar power Creglingen, 04.07.2017 – WINAICO’s partner, East Green Energy Ltd. from UK, installed 192 WINAICO solar modules WST-260P6 on a floating solar system. The 50 kWp solar plant, which will generate over 43.500 kWh annually, is installed on a reservoir in Norfolk and is the first floating solar system in… Read more »
‘- Hanwha Q CELLS aims for market leadership in all market segments in Europe – Self-developed flat roof system Q.FLAT-G4 for commercial and industrial (C&I) market segments and Q.HOME+ ESS-G.1 storage solution for the residential segment introduced – Growing Q.PARTNER network deepens market penetration in rooftop markets – Hanwha Q CELLS fully eligible to participate… Read more »
he technology group Wärtsilä today announces that it has closed the acquisition of Greensmith Energy Management Systems Inc., a market leader in grid-scale energy storage software and integrated solutions. The companies announced the acquisition in May following a year-long global cooperation on stand-alone energy storage and hybrid energy solutions. In 2016, Greensmith’s revenue was USD… Read more »
Kolkata, 03 June 2017 – The quality of the photovoltaic modules manufactured by Vikram Solar has convinced the authors of the PV Module Reliability Scorecard Report 2017. Vikram modules were ranked among the best products in three of the five categories tested in the report. The report is published by the leading global certification body… Read more »
Chelmsford, Monday 3 July 2017. CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that DONG Energy, one of the key energy groups in Northern Europe, has granted CWind a two-year extension to its existing three-year Crew Transfer Vessel contract at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the… Read more »
Hamburg, 3 July 2017. The Nordex Group has secured a follow-up order from Norway. For Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS, a long-standing customer, the manufacturer will be supplying eleven N117/3600 turbines for the Midtfjellet III wind farm on the island of Stord in the south-west of Norway. Delivery and installation of the turbines is scheduled for spring… Read more »
Munich, 3 July 2017: BayWa r.e. has sold its 16.4 MW Bishopthorpe windfarm to the renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind PLC, managed by Greencoat Capital. The windfarm, located South of Grimsby, was originally acquired by BayWa r.e. following a competitive tender. Delivered to a strict timeline, there was significant interest in the sale. BayWa… Read more »
Hamburg, 30 June 2017. In February this year the Nordex Group installed a 3 MW turbine on a 134 metre tubular steel tower in a test field operated by windtest grevenbroich gmbh for GP Joule, a project developer. Prior to this the manufacturer had always installed its turbines with hub heights in excess of 120… Read more »
The tender for Sites I and II of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) wind farm is scheduled to open this autumn, initially with a procedure without subsidies. Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has announced this in a letter to the House of Representatives, yesterday on 28 June 2017. In this tender, market parties may submit… Read more »
Mainprize Offshore Ltd has achieved 1000 vessel days free of LTI (lost time incident) while providing services for end client Dong Energy. Mainprize Offshore Ltd are providing guard vessels direct to Dong Energy and indirect through their sub-contractors. LTI is one of many key point indicators that companies use to determine and analyze a company’s performance. “The… Read more »
For the second year running, Lightsource Renewable Energy’s in-house legal team was shortlisted for best In-house Energy and Resources Team of the year at The Lawyer’s annual awards. The Lightsource team were shortlisted alongside in-house teams from National Grid, SGN and SSE and were highly commended within the category. Dr Ece Gursoy, Chief Legal Officer,… Read more »
Merkur is already the fourth joint offshore project for Buss and GeoSea / Buss Offshore Solutions will assume the planning, handling and storage of around 270 tonnes of heavy transition pieces, while GeoSea will handle the component outfitting works / The mobilisation of the Orange Blue Terminal is almost complete / The first transition pieces… Read more »