Category: Renewable News

Solectria Introduces its Decentralized Megawatt Solution

Lawrence, MA – September 15, 2015 – Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, unveiled its Decentralized Megawatt Solution today at Solar Power International. This solution combines Solectria’s three-phase transformerless inverters, an AC panel board, a transformer and monitoring, making Solectria a one stop-solution provider for customers. By continuously seeking to… Read more »

HUSUM Wind: Optimal abrasion protection for loop cables

This week at the leading biennial trade fair for the wind industry, HellermannTyton presents two tried-and-tested products that cost-effectively protect cables in wind turbine towers against the effects of abrasion. Tornesch 15/09/2015: Refitting torsion cables in wind turbines is an onerous undertaking. It costs around two man days alone to replace just one of up… Read more »

Versatile Vessels For The Offshore Wind Industry

The offshore wind industry often needs versatile vessels that can easily be refitted and reconfigured to perform a range of different duties, from transporting people to carrying heavy equipment. Using vacuum resin infusion and composites from DIAB, CTruk Boats lead the way in meeting this requirement with an innovative approach using a movable deckhouse structure…. Read more »

Pcbtouch Cell Contacting Solution From Meyer Burger Wins The Solar Industry Award 2015 In The Category Industry Development Award

Meyer Burger received the Solar Industry Award for the PCBTOUCH cell contacting solution developed by its Technology & Product Center for measurement technologies, Pasan SA. The awards ceremony was held during the 31st EU PVSEC in Hamburg, Germany. The patent pending PCBTOUCH system addresses the market’s requirement to contact back-contacting cells such as Multi Wire… Read more »

Schneider Electric receives CSA certification to UL 1741 for Conext Core XC-NA Energy Storage inverter

Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar industry, is pleased to announce that their Conext Core XC-NA ES (Energy Storage) Inverter is now CSA certified to UL1741 and CSA C22.2 no. 107.1, making it one of the first high power bidirectional inverters suitable for use in the North American market…. Read more »

Fraunhofer ISE Achieves New World Record for Both Sides-Contacted Silicon Solar Cells – 25.1 Percent Efficiency with TOPCon Technology

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has set a new efficiency record for silicon solar cells. For the first time, an efficiency of 25.1 percent has been measured for a both sides-contacted silicon solar cell. Having a simple rear side contact without any patterning, this type of solar cell converts one quarter of… Read more »

Meyer Burger to supply Migros Aare Cooperative with powerful integrated PV system based on Heterojunction (HJT) cell technology

The Migros Aare Cooperative has ordered the installation of Switzerland’s first bifacial, high-efficiency and integrated solar system, utilizing the latest generation Heterojunction (HJT) solar cell coating and SWCT solar cell connection technologies from Meyer Burger. With this strategically important pioneer project, Meyer Burger and Migros Aare are making a significant contribution to their declared aim… Read more »

The Worlds Biggest Scientific Conference For Photovoltaics Started On 14 September 2015 In Hamburg Germany

• 1,300 specialist presentations on photovoltaics topics• PV is the most important energy source in the future.• System Integration will be the next big challenge for PV Munich/Hamburg, 15.September 2015 – The 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2015) opened its doors on Monday, 14 September 2015 and welcomes photovoltaics (PV)… Read more »

Tv Rheinland Experts To Present Mini Seminars At Solar Power International

WHAT: Four Solar Experts will be offering 15-minute workshops on issues confronting the Solar Industry today. With topics ranging from Standardization, EES Systems, Interoperability, and warranty assessments, TÜV Rheinland offers a wide range of expert knowledge supporting each sector of the solar marketplace WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday Sept. 16, 2015 11:00 a.m. News… Read more »

Invitation to the EU PVSEC 2015 Press Conference, Monday, 14 September 2015, 12.30, Congress Center Hamburg, Hall C, 1. Floor

Following on from the opening of the EU PVSEC 2015 by members of the scientific and political communities, an Opening Press Conference will take place on Monday, 14 September 2015, at 12.30 pm on the 1. Floor, hall C of the CCH Congress Center in Hamburg. All journalists and press representatives are cordially invited to… Read more »

Availon records steady growth in Japan

Rheine, 14/09/2015 – Availon, the leading cross-brand provider of wind turbine generator services, announced today positive developments of its business Japan, a market where they have received an increasing number of orders for main wind turbine generator components. Availon addresses the needs of the booming Japanese market in collaboration with local company EOS Engineering &… Read more »

Moventas Exceedtm High Torque Density 3 Mw Gearbox Exceeded Expectations

Moventas sets a new performance standard in the onshore 3 MW wind turbine gearbox class. Testing and verification procedures of the first prototypes of an Exceed high torque platform gearbox have been completed, and the results are even better than estimated. Launched in August 2014, the Exceed is a 3 MW and up product platform… Read more »

ROMO Wind’s iSpin system achieves increase in energy yield of 7.7 percent at the Sustrum/Renkenberge wind farm

The Danish-Swiss wind energy optimiser ROMO Wind installed its patented wind measurement technology iSpin, which measures wind directly at the spinner, in 16 Nordtank NTK 1500/64/80 turbines in the Sustrum/Renkenberge wind farm (Germany). The results of the measurements: the yaw misalignments in the turbines were between 11.8 and 21.7 degrees. After this had been rectified,… Read more »

20% Efficient Solar Cell on EpiWafer

Recently NexWafe GmbH was spun out of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, in order to bring the Institute’s kerfless EpiWafer technology to the market and rapid commercialization. In the EpiWafer technology, a thick crystalline silicon layer is epitaxially deposited and subsequently detached after growth to produce a freestanding wafer of standard thickness…. Read more »

Albert Darnell Ltd., ensures energy self-sufficiency for fish processing operation with 185 kWp rooftop plant

Albert Darnell Ltd., ensures energy self-sufficiency for fish processing operation with 185 kWp rooftop plant Reduced carbon emissions, stable electricity supply at reduced prices, locally produced energy to decrease demand on the grid are just a few of the positive results that the business can count on in the future with their new PV system…. Read more »

Schneider Electric to introduce new storage and monitoring solutions at Solar Power International 2015

Burnaby, Canada, September 10, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, will be presenting their full storage offer and enhanced monitoring and control solutions at Solar Power International, taking place September 14-17, 2015 in Anaheim, California. Solar Power International is North America’s premier educational conference… Read more »

Solectria Utility-Scale Inverters Chosen for the 18MW Glynn Solar Farm in Brunswick, Georgia

Lawrence, MA – September 10, 2015 – Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that its SGI 750XTM, utility-scale PV inverters, have been chosen for the 18MW Glynn Solar Farm in Brunswick, Georgia, adjacent to the Golden Isles Airport. This project is one of many in the PV portfolio… Read more »

Bentek to Exhibit New Residential, Commercial and Utility-Scale PV Products in Booth #3314 at SPI

SAN JOSE, CA – September 2015 – Bentek, a manufacturer of a broad range of OEM power distribution products for the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar PV marketplaces, will exhibit in Booth #3314 at Solar Power International (SPI), scheduled to take place Sept. 14-17, 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Bentek will… Read more »

Vaisala 3TIER Services Supports First Pattern Development Solar PV Project

Pattern Development’s 122 MW marquee solar project, Conejo, receives financing and begins construction in Chile, leveraging due diligence work supported by Vaisala Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has announced its role in supplying a comprehensive range of due diligence services to Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”) for its 122MW Conejo… Read more »

Schneider Electric to provide solution for first large PV power plant in Kazakhstan and CIS

Burnaby, Canada, September 9, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce that they were chosen as the solutions provider for a 50 MW project in Kazakhstan, the first large PV power plant project in the country and in the CIS (Commonwealth… Read more »

Europe’s leading utilities write 22.9b euros off balance sheets in 2014

– Impairments in 2014 focus mainly on assets – Generation assets account for 75% of total at 14.6b euros – Pricing and regulation top drivers of impairments in sector LONDON, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — European utilities experienced yet another year of significant asset impairments (22.9b euros) in 2014 as depressed energy prices and regulatory… Read more »

Renas Incellplate Cu Offer 6 Ct Savings At Highest Efficiency Level

RENA Technologies introduces it’s new InCellPlate Cu at PVSEC in Hamburg. InCellPlate Cu is RENA’s inline equipment for direct plating of a Ni/Cu/Ag stack on silicon. Combined with laser ablation of the silicon nitride layer and subsequent inline anneal, it provides complete front-side metallization for solar cell manufacturing. Compared with screen-printing, the technology allows cutting… Read more »

Romax partnership with Inox hits 500th Gearbox order

Romax, the design and engineering specialist, has demonstrated its commitment to maximising sustainable energy yields across the wind energy industry, with the news that Indian based wind turbine manufacturer Inox Wind, has crossed its 500th order for its Romax designed 2MW wind turbine gearbox. Wind power in India now accounts for almost 10 per cent… Read more »

Siemens presents the complete wind power value chain at Husum Wind 2015

• Slogan: “WINDforce: Adding Value to Your Wind Business”• Digitalization and automation makes technology even more efficient From the wind turbine to the distribution grids: Siemens has fanned out its solutions for the wind power sector as broadly as the challenges facing the energy turnaround. From September 15 to 18 the company will be presenting… Read more »

SolarEdge Announces Leap in Solar Inverters with HD-Wave Technology

Novel approach to inverter design will significantly decrease inverter size and weight and achieve record efficiency Fremont, California (September 10, 2015) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, introduces its new HD-Wave inverter technology. Based on its track record of optimized PV solutions,… Read more »

Vaisala’s Triton Validated in Largest-Ever Comparison Study

After evaluating sites on 4 continents and over 50,000 hours of collected wind data, study confirms Triton is as accurate as met towers for wind resource assessment A study released today by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has evaluated over 50,000 hours of wind data gathered from customer sites on 4… Read more »

Zeversolar releases a new online monitoring portal and presents its inverters on trade fairs in Europe and Australia

Suzhou, China, 10.09.2015 The Chinese PV inverter manufacturer Zeversolar has developed a new cloud based portal to monitor residential and commercial solar power plants. The software will be presented – together with the complete inverter portfolio – at several trade fairs and roadshows in September and October in Australia, Belgium, Poland and UK. Zeversolar will… Read more »

DBB Jack-Up and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind extends framework agreement into 2016 and 2017

DBB Jack-Up Services A/S and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S extend their framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services by another two years. In December 2014, years of successful cooperation between DBB Jack-Up and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind resulted in the signing of a framework agreement for offshore wind operations and maintenance services… Read more »

ASM Alternative Energy Invited to Share Cell Metallization Expertise at World Solar Congress

For the fourth consecutive year, cell metallization experts from ASM Alternative Energy (formerly DEK Solar and ASM PT solar technologies) will participate in the World Solar Congress event, set to take place from 28 to 29 September in Shanghai, China. A premiere conference and meeting, World Solar Congress is designed to bring together the leading… Read more »

seebaWIND Service to run 42-megawatt ENGIE wind farm in Brandenburg

Osnabrück, 09.09.2015. seebaWIND Service GmbH has been awarded the tender invited by the ENGIE energy group. The manufacturer-independent service provider has been responsible for service, maintenance, and 24/7 remote monitoring of the Karstädt-Blüthen wind farm in Prignitz County (Brandenburg) since August. With 32 Nordex N60 wind turbines and a total capacity of almost 42 megawatts,… Read more »

Senvion commissions 18 of its MM100 turbines in Poland

Hamburg/Warsaw: Senvion, one of the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturers, has commissioned 18 of its two-megawatt (MW) turbines with Martifer Renewables S.A., Poland. The wind farm is in operation in Gizałki, about 90 kilometres south-east of Poznań. It is the third biggest Senvion wind farm in Poland and the biggest with Senvion MM100 turbines worldwide…. Read more »

wpd meets schedule and budget for Butendiek offshore wind farm / Opening ceremony with 300 guests

In Husum, ex-Minister for the Environment, Jürgen Trittin, praises the “success story of Butendiek” / 288 megawatt wind farm provides renewable energy from the North Sea to around 370,000 households. The planning company and wind farm operators from Bremen, wpd, celebrated the official opening of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the NordseeCongressCentrum in Husum… Read more »

Port Of Tyne Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Marie Glanville has joined the Port of Tyne as Chief Financial Officer. Previously Marie was Group Financial Controller of Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings plc. She has worked in senior finance roles at other North East-based listed companies, including Grainger plc and the Go-Ahead Group plc, as well as the housing company Gentoo. Andrew Moffat, Port of… Read more »

SeaZip Offshore Service goes for fleet expansion with two additional Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610

HARLINGEN – Having signed a newbuilding order for two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 2610, Harlingen-based SeaZip Offshore Service BV will expand the number of specialised service vessels in its fleet to a total of six. Even further expansion is anticipated, considering the explosive growth which the offshore wind market is experiencing. The vessels that… Read more »