Category: Renewable News

Alencon Launches New Website

New website features enhanced product descriptions and unique applications Figure 1: Alencon Systems has launched a new website which includes greater description of the unique advantages of its technologies as well as clearer examples of its products applications. Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC has a launched a new version of its website which is… Read more »

Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Leybold Vacuum

September 1st, 2016 – Effective as of September 1, 2016, Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden) owns the former Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH, renamed Leybold GmbH. Founded in 1873, Atlas Copco is a global player with more than 43,000 employees in over 180 countries. Leybold becomes part of the Vacuum Solutions Division, belonging to the Compressor… Read more »

SOLARWATT appoints UK partners as demand for renewable energy drives expansion

SOLARWATT (http://www.solarwatt.net), the leading German pioneer of high-performance dual-glass solar PV energy production and storage systems, has appointed its first partners in its expansion aimed at bringing advanced renewable-energy generation and management systems to homes across the UK. The company will work with BHC Distributors Ltd (www.bhcdistributors.co.uk) and BHC’s sister company Solar Power NI initially… Read more »

meteocontrol provides the monitoring system for a Japanese solar park

Augsburg, August 25, 2016 – With a major project, meteocontrol GmbH expands its presence in Japan's growing photovolatic market. meteocontrol supplies a tailored monitoring system as a turnkey solution for the planned 18 MWp solar park by Advantec Co. Ltd: project management, monitoring design and commissioning included. The solar park will be built in Kirishima,… Read more »

WindEnergy Hamburg 2016: Unique Industry Forum to Introduce Innovative Technology to the Global Market

From 27 to 30 September 2016 at the Hamburg Messe Fair Site WE10T/ Hamburg, 1 September 2016 Wind energy is one of the world’s most innovative industries, and there is no better place to highlight the dynamic development of this sector than WindEnergy Hamburg were more than 1,200 exhibitors from over 30 countries will display… Read more »

ALL NRG united and ready for growth

For the past two years, ALL NRG has acquired the strength necessary to become the preferred business partner in the energy sector. On Thursday September 1st 2016, ALL NRG turns a new page and heads into the world as one united company, strong and competent in every field of the energy sector both onshore or… Read more »

Multi-Contact solar power connectors offer bankability at Clean Energy Live

Highlighted by Multi-Contact at the Clean Energy Live exhibition in Birmingham this October will be its MC4 solar power connector system. Offering the bankability needed for today’s PV projects, the pioneering company has almost 20 years’ experience in this field and its brand-leading connectors have been installed in 120 GW of PV systems worldwide. Part… Read more »

OST Opens Paris Office, Reinforces Solar Team, Builds French Wind Business

Leading technical advisor enhances presence in French and Francophone solar and wind markets with regional office opening and senior appointment  Paris, 24th August 2016 – OST Energy (OST), a leading technical advisor for global renewable energy projects, has announced the opening of a new office in Paris to support the growth of its French solar and… Read more »

Merkur offshore wind farm reaches financial close, Germany

The 400MW Merkur offshore wind farm, located 50km from the coast in the German Exclusive Economic Zone, has successfully achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald acted as independent technical advisor to GE Energy Financial Services in support of their equity financing. The project will comprise 66 GE Haliade 150-6.0MW wind turbine generators to be installed on… Read more »

REC installed X Link® SAM for PV module lamination control

We are proud to announce the installation of LayTec’s semi-automated mapping system X Link® SAM at REC in Singapore! The tool measures the degree of cross-linking at predefined positions on the module. The measured data is presented as color maps that show the uniformity of the curing state of the encapsulant across the whole module…. Read more »

Monitoring with Solar-Log™ – Recognize faults quickly and avoid yield losses

If malfunctions with PV plants are not immediately recognized, this always leads to high yield losses. However, with professional monitoring this problem can mostly be avoided. With the Solar-Log™ product range, Solare Datensysteme GmbH is the leading expert in the area of monitoring. An important goal of SDS, together with customers (especially EPC, installers and… Read more »

New major assignment for wind innovation

Dutch offshore shipping company, C-bed Floating Hotels, presents a new major assignment for their DP2 Walk-2-Work vessel, Wind Innovation. Wind Innovation is the result of the extensive conversion of a former seismic survey vessel into a floating four-star hotel and project basecamp. Next year, she will play an integral part in the installation phase of… Read more »

LG certifies SCHMID as outstanding partner

SCHMID production equipment enables LG’s NeON cell and module technology On July 20th Korea-based high end PV manufacturer LG awarded the SCHMID Group with a certificate of appreciation for their production equipment technology. SCHMID’s wet-chemical edge isolation, APCVD coating and Multi Busbar module technology were selected by LG to produce the new premium LG NeONTM… Read more »

Focus on safety – Hailo Wind Systems presents innovative new products and services

Wind turbines are inspected and serviced at regular intervals, generally over a period of at least 20 years. It goes without saying that these activities take place in the open air, both onshore and offshore. It is thus essential to guarantee a safe working environment for the service technicians. The access systems and training concepts… Read more »

Morningstar Controllers Are IEC 62109 Certified and CEC Approved

The following Morningstar solar charge controllers are now certified to meet IEC 62109 standards and approved by the Australian Clean Energy Council (CEC): TriStar MPPT 600V TriStar MPPT ProStar MPPT SunSaver MPPT TriStar PWM These certifications define the requirements for the design and manufacture of power conversion equipment for protection against electric shock, fire, mechanical… Read more »

E.ON improving sustainability profile of Procter & Gamble’s production site in Berlin

Decentralised energy solution enables reduction of both CO2 emissions and water consumption E.ON is building a highly efficient on-site generation plant for Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Gillette manufacturing site in Berlin. The plant will provide P&G’s razor and body care supply production with heat, power and cooling. The core element is a two megawatt combined… Read more »

European installers in favor of fair competition

Majority of craft enterprises endorse the extension of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures In a survey of more than 500 companies from all 28 EU member states, the majority of European solar installers are in favor of an extension of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties that were introduced two years ago, if the EU Commission´s… Read more »

Orenda Energy Reveals Plans To Raise Us$25 Million To Create 100 Turbine Uk Wind Farm

Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland – Thursday 18th August 2016; Wind turbine manufacturer Orenda Energy Solutions, which has locations in Ontario, Canada and Livingston, Scotland, is seeking to raise US$25million through a series of US investment banks as it embarks on a programme of expansion to build its own distributed wind farm across the UK. Orenda… Read more »

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd – Substantial improvement in financial results during the first half of 2016

Incoming orders +20.4% to CHF 267.8 million Net sales +75.0% to CHF 217.8 million Turnaround with positive EBITDA of CHF 6.2 million Cash flow from operating activities of CHF 15.4 million Long-term growth opportunities remain positive Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) achieved substantial improvements in its financial results during the first half… Read more »

DONG Energy chooses ZITON as O&M service partner for offshore wind turbines

Leading European O&M service provider for offshore wind market enters component-exchange framework agreement with DONG Energy DONG Energy and ZITON A/S have entered a framework agreement that will see ZITON provide services related to main component exchanges on out-of- warranty offshore wind turbines for the next three years. ZITON will provide its jack-up crane vessels… Read more »

Sea Installs New Technology For Biscay Marine Energy Park

Cohort plc subsidiary SEA has utilized its advanced power connection technology to successfully install a 13.2kV cable connection in support of the Oceantec wave energy device located at the Biscay Marine Energy Park (Bimep) test site in Northern Spain. Bimep tests prototype devices for generating wave energy in advance of commercial production to ensure economic… Read more »

Intersolar webinar proves confidence in Brazil’s solar market

Sao Paulo, August 17: The Intersolar South America webinar “Why Brazil could be the next global solar superpower and why you should keep an eye on it”, held in advance of the upcoming exhibition and conference in Sao Paulo provided insights into the promising Latin American solar market. Focused on Brazil, with solar projects totaling… Read more »

Next Generation solutions triple workshop

A unique programme of three specialist events for the sub IMO / sub 24 metre professional sector is being held ‘back to back’ at the Grand Harbour in Southampton UK this October. The fast moving one day workshop style programme brings together an international group of experts armed with the latest knowledge to identify problems… Read more »

WindEnergy Hamburg´s offshore focus meets the needs of UK wind market and its huge offshore potential

The UK remains the world’s biggest single market with a 5,061MW total installed offshore wind capacity. The vigorous development of offshore wind energy will also be a featured topic at WindEnergy Hamburg 2016. The world’s leading expo for wind energy, held from 27 to 30 September at the Hamburg Messe fair site, will see more… Read more »

Senvion implements the next growth step with acquisition of Kenersys assets in India

Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed definitive agreements to acquire the wind turbine nacelle production facilities and infrastructure, complete product portfolio suite, wind turbine inventory and the service operations of Kenersys India Private Limited, in Baramati, India, in order to further move ahead with its market penetration of its new… Read more »

Sungrow Wins 150MW Contract With Mytrah Energy (India) to Supply Solar Central Inverters

Bangalore, India/ August 15, 2016- Sungrow, the world’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, has been awarded a contract to supply solar central inverters for around 150MW of solar projects by Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited. Sungrow will help with the design, engineering, manufacture and assembly of central inverters for Mytrah’s Solar projects in the states of… Read more »

Cubico Sustainable Investments completes acquisition of 67 MW operating Spanish wind farm from Enerfin

Cubico Sustainable Investments (“Cubico”), a global leader in renewable energy and water investment, has announced that it has acquired, with its partner Plenium Partners, a 67 MW wind farm in Valencia from Enerfin, one of Spain’s leading wind farm developers and operators and a subsidiary of Elecnor. As a result of this acquisition, Cubico’s portfolio… Read more »

1300 tonnes – world´s largest monopole moved on self-propelled transporters from SCHEUERLE

There is a clear upward trend – wind turbines both on and offshore have been getting increasingly bigger for a number of years now. In this respect, Rostock-based EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH (EEW) has produced the world’s largest monopile with a diameter of 7.8 metres and a length of 84.5 metres. For in-plant transportation,… Read more »

Project Merkur Confirms Financial Close

396-MW German offshore wind farm development project raises EUR 1.6 billion Represents one of the largest project financed offshore wind projects in the country Strong equity consortium with Partners Group, InfraRed Capital Partners, DEME and GE First large-scale commercial deployment of the GE Haliade 150-6MW turbine Hamburg (DE) | On behalf of its shareholders, Merkur… Read more »

centrotherm photovoltaics AG takes stock of 2016 half-year results

· Consolidated revenue achieved of EUR 61.9 million· Positive EBIT in the Photovoltaics & Semiconductor as well as Thin Film & Customized Equipment segments· Silicon segment reduces consolidated earnings to EUR -2.1 million· Order intake of EUR 89.5 million in the first half of 2016· Management Board confirms targets for the 2016 financial year Blaubeuren,… Read more »

First Solar Wins 160MW of Module Contracts in Turkey

Turkish energy companies select First Solar modules to power projects TEMPE, Ariz./ISTANBUL, Turkey, August 11, 2016 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has booked 160 Megawatts (MW)DC of photovoltaic (PV) module sales in Turkey in the first half of 2016. The orders were placed by Basariarge Enerji A.S. and Zorlu Enerji…. Read more »

Community Solar Poised For Big Market Gains

Significant investment in consumer education required WASHINGTON, DC — Community solar projects could give millions of U.S. households access to clean energy, according to a new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and Shelton Group. The potential market for these projects — which allow consumers to buy a portion of the power from… Read more »

SolarEdge Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2016 Financial Results

FREMONT, Calif. – August 9, 2016. 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 fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2016. Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2016 Highlights Revenues for fiscal Q4 2016 of $124.8 million,… Read more »

Brafer and Clavijo Group offers the most advanced solar power technology in the country

Brazilian company Brafer, with over 40 years of experience in manufacturing metal structures, and Grupo Clavijo, a Spanish company considered as one of the largest global corporations in the solar energy sector, will make their presence felt at Intersolar South America, which will be held between the 23rd and 25th of August, at Expo Center… Read more »

New solar PV tester combines electrical tests with I-V curve tracing

A brand new concept in solar PV test instrumentation combines accurate I-V curve analysis with essential electrical testing for the fast and effective commissioning, O&M and diagnostic testing of all types of solar PV installations. Using simple push button operation, the new multi-function PV200 from Seaward (PV210 in USA) carries out all the electrical tests… Read more »

SgurrEnergy advises on acquisition of stake in Galloper offshore wind farm

Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, supported the acquisition of a stake in the 336MW Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK. The Wood Group business provided independent technical advisory services to Sumitomo Corporation. Sumitomo Corporation, a trading and investment company, indirectly takes 12.5% share of the project – a deal which closes in August. The… Read more »