Neu-Ulm, 26 April 2016. At the June 2016 Intersolar Europe trade fair in Munich, T.Werk GmbH will be presenting its new TRITON mounting system. It features the use of bolts instead of screws, thus enabling a simpler and quicker installation. “With the reorientation of production, we have also succeeded in reducing costs”, reports Markus Ziegler,… Read more »
Mott MacDonald has helped BCPG Company Ltd, a subsidiary company of Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited, successfully acquire 198MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity on Japan’s Honshu and Kyushu islands from SunEdison. The acquisition is part of BCPG’s objective to expand its renewable energy business in the Asia-Pacific region. The portfolio comprises 14 projects, made… Read more »
April 2016The Ravensberger Schmierstoffvertrieb GmbH in Werther relies on its own power generation. For this purpose a PV system was installed on the roof. PV roof system generates clean energyUnder its Trademark RAVENOL the company develops and tests products of highest quality expectations, like engine oils, industry oils, automobile and truck oils as well as… Read more »
Hamburg/Tokyo: Senvion, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers, today announced the opening of its office in Tokyo to service the local market. Furthermore, Senvion has secured the go ahead to deliver three turbines to a wind farm in Japan. The wind farm will use three Senvion MM92 turbines designed to withstand extreme wind… Read more »
In addition to the University of Constance and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Solar Energy Research Institute in Singapore now also uses a SCHMID APCVD system for its research projects Cost-effective coating will help to achieve breakthrough modern cell concepts More than 100 SCHMID APCVD systems are already in use for solar cell mass… Read more »
On 9th May, a new Multi-Purpose Support Vessel, aptly named Solution, will be christened at Urk, The Netherlands by its owner DUC Marine Group. The new vessel has been purpose built for DUC Marine Group, who have been active in diving, construction and maintenance services for offshore and inshore industries for 30 years. The new… Read more »
• Arkona wind farm to have a total capacity of 385 megawatts• First order for large direct drive offshore wind turbines in the Baltic Sea• Service to be provided together with the customer E.ON Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation and commissioning of 60 direct-drive offshore wind turbines, each with a capacity… Read more »
Ellzee, 25.04.2016. The SolarMax Group is presenting its new storage solution MaxStorage TP-S for the very first time at the leading trade fair for the international solar industry, Intersolar Europe in Munich. The new system solution has a modular construction, uniting lithium-ion battery storage, a battery management system, a tried and tested SolarMax TP-Series inverter… Read more »
Global Marine Systems Limited, the world leader in subsea system design, installation and maintenance announces two key promotions within the senior management team. Mikkel Gleerup will assume the role of Director, Sales & Commercial at Global Marine and Darren Lam will join SBSS as Managing Director. Ian Douglas, CEO, Global Marine said: “I am delighted… Read more »
With 5MW of capacity, the project is located in the county of Yorkshire. The positive outcome on the solar farm contributes to reinforce the presence of the international company in the UK, where it has already developed and built over 70 MW. 25th April 2016.- The multinational OPDE, who specialise in development, investment and maintenance… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH will participate at the OTC 2016, the Offshore Technology Conference, from 2 – 5 May 2016. The conference will take place in Houston, Texas. At booth # 624 in the outdoor exhibition area, ELA will showcase one Offshore Office Container, two Offshore Living Quarter Containers as well as ELA’s own matching… Read more »
At the Intersolar Europe, Solare Datensysteme will be releasing a new firmware version. In addition to the intuitive user interface for the Smart Energy functions, the new firmware version offers flexible configuration of the integrated components – for example, heat pumps, heating rods and power generators (CHP) – even based on measurement readings. Targeted surplus… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has selected IHC IQIP to provide piling and handling equipment for its operations at the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the UK. SHL’s main responsibilities cover the storage, transportation and installation of 67 monopiles, transition pieces, and an offshore substation (OSS) consisting of a jacket and topside. This continues the… Read more »
• Three companies within the Phoenix Solar Group obtain ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 certifications• Joint management system ensures quality levels throughout the Group• Upgrade to 2015 standards entails even more comprehensive approach to include stakeholder interest Sulzemoos, Germany, April 22nd, 2016 / Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in… Read more »
At the Intersolar Europe, Solare Datensysteme will be releasing a new firmware version. In addition to the intuitive user interface for the Smart Energy functions, the new firmware version offers flexible configuration of the integrated components – for example, heat pumps, heating rods and power generators (CHP) – even based on measurement readings. Targeted surplus… Read more »
Flinterstar III BV, the owner of the Dutch freighter MV FLINTERSTAR, has entered into a contract with a consortium of Belgian marine contractors to remove the wreck of the vessel which sank in the North Sea off the coast of Zeebrugge following a collision last October. The consortium will be headed by SCALDIS, a joint… Read more »
OSTEND (BE) | Today, RENTEL NV announced it has signed a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) with SIEMENS for the supply and installation of 42 Siemens offshore wind turbines of the D7 platform and a 17-year Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA). After a competitive process that started at the end of 2013, Rentel has chosen for… Read more »
Munich, April 21, 2016 – Photovoltaics (PV) is experiencing a worldwide boom, spurred on by large-scale PV power plants with an output range of 60 MW and above in particular. This year’s Intersolar Europe is set to showcase the latest technologies and most exciting trends – right at the heart of the most important market:… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, is searching for new talent to join its in-house solar Operations and Maintenance (O&M) induction academy, following the successful completion of its first batch of recruits. Solar O&M in the UK is moving into new territory, with many EPC warranty periods now coming to an end, and… Read more »
Hamburg/Santiago de Chile: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded a contract with global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power for the supply and installation of 93 turbines for two wind farm projects in Chile totalling 300 megawatts (MW). The contracts are currently still under conditions precedent. The Sarco and Aurora… Read more »
Two innovations are to supplement the product portfolio of G. Lufft, the sensor manufacturer based at Fellbach. The new VS2k-UMB visibility sensor will replace the VS20-UMB optical sensor from the middle of May. The Lufft-UMB VS2k is the first product of an entire series in this segment. The award-winning technology among the Lufft sensors, the… Read more »
Hinesburg, VT, USA, April 20th 2016 – RNRG and Ventus Ingenieria have announced the acquisition and installation of a Wind Iris nacelle-mounted Lidar at the 20MW Caracoles wind farm in Uruguay. The Wind Iris will monitor turbine performance and offer optimization solutions for the project. Located in the Sierra de Caracoles in the Maldonado region,… Read more »
Riding a wave of increased demand for their technology, Ecoppia – developer, designer, and producer of a pioneering robotic cleaning technology for utility-scale solar sites – today inked a deal to begin mass producing their E4 robots at a new, state-of-the-art facility near Chennai, India. With the rapid growth of the solar industry in India,… Read more »
• Martifer Solar and NREA (National Renewable Energy Authority) have signed a MoU for availing a 60,26ha land plot in Minya to build a 25MWn solar plant • The RA SOLAR consortium, comprised of EEC Group and Martifer Solar, was qualified by the Egyptian authorities under the Feed-in-Tariff program Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer… Read more »
The academy received support from the Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) corporation. On 12 March 2016, the Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation organized one of their numerous academies in Lemgo, Germany. Fifty-six motivated children from 17 different schools met at the Karla-Raveh Comprehensive School to learn about causes and consequences of the climate crisis, being a world citizen and… Read more »
ALAMEDA, Calif., April 18 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Blymyer Engineers, the nation’s leading solar design firm, announced today the company is finishing the designs on a 1,500 volt PV system across three sites in Florida. When completed the Gulf Coast project will generate wit 123.75 MW of AC power. The project is utilizing 1,497,000 First Solar… Read more »
London, Luxembourg: 19 April, 2016: Quercus Assets Selection and Swiss Life Asset Managers announce the successful completion of the deal to acquire Antin Solar Investments (“ASI”) in a 50:50 joint venture. ASI now operates as Azienda Solare Italiana Spa. On 18 December 2015 the joint venture, called Quercus Swiss Life Italian Solar Srl, had entered… Read more »
Contactless inline 3D shape measurement with the patented stereo deflectometry process Bending precision is a significant quality factor in parabolic mirror production, affecting the function of the product and the efficiency of the plant. FLABEG FE, world market leader in the glass processing industry, was looking for an inspection system for 100% online measurement of… Read more »
During the design phase of the new DP II heavy lift vessel, Scaldis used the provisional calling name RAMBIZ 4000 referring to the lifting capacity. In the meantime an important milestone took place. The vessel’s keel laying ceremony took place on Saturday 27 February 2016 at the Hong Qiang shipyard near Shanghai. Following this event,… Read more »
Wismar, April 19, 2016 – Production at Sonnenstromfabrik in Wismar has now resumed after a break of three months. The plant, originally built by Centrosolar as the production base for Centrosolar’s own-brand solar modules as well as for products made for TSMC, Bosch, Du Pont and Conergy, is one of the most efficient and advanced… Read more »
Augsburg, April 19, 2016 – meteocontrol GmbH has equipped seven new solar power plants in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse with its monitoring systems. meteocontrol’s monitoring and control systems manage the regulated grid feed-in operations and ensure that the PV systems operate at optimum capacity with a total output of 24.3 MWp. Contracted by IBC SOLAR… Read more »
Munich, 19 April 2016 – Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of a new cloud-based version of its cylinder inventory intelligence service, ACCURA®. The internet-based system aims to significantly increase productivity, improve traceability and safety and deliver cost savings for gas cylinder users. Each Linde cylinder, uniquely identified electronically,… Read more »
US American PV installers rate Centrosolar’s products among the best in the industry. Therefore, Centrosolar receives the “Top Brand PV USA Seal 2016” from EuPD Research. Bonn. Participants of the “US PV Installer Monitor 2015/2016” positively rated Centrosolar in regard to brand awareness and brand management. Therefore the company receives the “TOP BRAND PV USA… Read more »
wpd europe GmbH, a subsidiary of wpd AG, is selling eight French onshore wind energy projects to the listed company INNERGEX Renewable Energy Inc. from Canada. Seven wind farms with a total installed power of 87 MW are already in operation, one further project is under construction. All eight wind farms with a total output… Read more »
The first of four 210m high wind turbines was erected at a Finnish onshore wind farm this week, with owner’s engineer support from leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy. The Nordex N131/3000 wind turbines are among the tallest to be installed onshore in the world. SgurrEnergy, a Wood Group business, has consulted on the 12MW Tyrinselkä… Read more »
On the 14th of April 2016, Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access solutions, and Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) signed an agreement to install and operate a winterized version of an Ampelmann’s motion compensated gangway system. This system will be capable of safely and efficiently transferring work crew up to -28 degrees… Read more »