A delegation of thirty Japanese offshore wind companies will visit the Netherlands this week on a fact-finding mission to gain further understanding of the Dutch offshore wind industry strengths and capabilities. Dutch exporters association Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) has invited the Japanese delegation, which is led by the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA)…. Read more »
Features include:• STRING-Q EL / VISION – String-based Inspection on Electroluminescence and optical camera image• MOD-Q EL – Module Inspection based on Electroluminescence Imaging• MOD-Q VISION – Optical Module Inspection and Classification High quality photovoltaic (PV) modules demand extremely accurate performance data while seeking the lowest possible production cost. Subsequently, the PV industry is looking… Read more »
Rheine, Germany: Availon announced today the opening of their new global headquarters in Rheine. This move is a direct result of the tremendous growth that the wind turbine service provider has recently experienced. Over the last three years, Availon’s workforce almost doubled to reach 380 employees. “Eight years after establishing Availon, we are opening a… Read more »
Starting 1 July 2015, EIVA offers offshore professionals the possibility of joining a set of webinars to catch up on new and key EIVA NaviSuite solutions and features. It is now possible to get an online presentation of EIVA NaviSuite key solutions and features by joining one or more of the upcoming EIVA webinars. The… Read more »
Focus on Innovation, Quality Products and Expanded Commitment to China Market WEST HAVEN, Connecticut, USA, June 18, 2015- Over 100 Enthone customers, local dignitaries and employees recently gathered for the official grand opening of the Enthone Shanghai Technical & Manufacturing Center in Fengxian, P.R. China. Event participants included many of the world’s leading OEMs and… Read more »
Conergy UK has been announced as one of the exhibitors at the prestigious CIH Housing 2015 conference where the company’s solar team will be available to talk to delegates looking for advice regarding rooftop-installed solar PV solutions for social housing. The annual event, hosted by The Chartered Institute of Housing and attended by delegates working… Read more »
Ports and supply chain companies in the East of England have been buoyed by news that more than one port will be used to build the world’s largest and best-value offshore wind farm, East Anglia ONE. Business in the region has been anxiously awaiting an announcement by developers ScottishPower Renewables about which port it would… Read more »
CTruk Boats formally handed over the first new craft built at its River Colne production facility in Colchester when the latest MPC22 offshore wind farm service vessel (WFSV) was officially named by owner CWind at the Seawork show in Southampton. Utilising the unique CTruk flexible pod system that allows the vessel’s payload to be reconfigured… Read more »
• RWE, Stadtwerke München and Siemens share £2billion investment• 160 wind turbines, sub-stations and service provided by Siemens• Green power for some 400,000 households Today the Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, will be officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales. With an installed capacity of 576… Read more »
18 June, 2015, Hartlepool, UK – JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, has been awarded a contract by energy company, E.ON, alongside partners the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB), to supply its subsea cabling technology and services for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH delivered two Offshore Office Containers to the Netherland-based Martens en Van Oord. The containers will be placed on pontoons and barges working off the coast in dredging projects. “We decided to buy high quality used A60 ELA containers with DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079-1 offshore certification, since we expect more and… Read more »
INTERSOLAR EUROPE 2015: INTELLIGENT CONCEPTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY The sun sets on the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners in MunichMunich, June 12, 2015 – Intersolar Europe draws to a close after three successful exhibition days. In addition to solar electricity generation, the leading international exhibition shined the spotlight on… Read more »
ees Europe 2015 packs a punch with higher exhibitor numbers and dedicated conference Munich, June 12, 2015 – ees Europe 2015 draws to an end. This year, Europe’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems played host to 158 exhibitors show- casing technologies, products and services in renewable energy storage – marking a threefold… Read more »
CWind has today announced that it has won an eight months contract to provide crew transfer services to Fred Olsen at Walney 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. One of the more than 20 crew transfer vessels in the fleet operated by CWind, will assist with O&M activities at the two wind farms. Peter Jorgensen,… Read more »
Zwijndrecht 17 June 2015 – DEME Concessions Wind nv (“DEME”) and the Windreich Group of companies (“Windreich”) announce the close of a joint venture between DEME and Windreich. Under the terms of the joint venture Windreich contributed the MEG I project rights into Merkur Offshore GmbH, the new project company that will build and operate… Read more »
The new InPassion ALD user, which is one of the tier one player in China, will start multi cSi PERC development in its in-house R&D centre. Delivery is planned within this month. The customer which has ordered a second InPassion ALD, is a customer of SoLayTec since 2011.“Since 2011 SoLayTec is working very closely with… Read more »
Global Renewables Shipbrokers opens office in Aberdeen Hamburg-based shipbroker GRS continues to forge ahead with its growth strategy by establishing a new branch office. Growth continues unabated. Now GRS is not just supporting its clients from its Hamburg headquarters, but also from its office recently established in Aberdeen. “The new UK office is an important… Read more »
Hamburg/Courbevoie: Senvion SE has concluded three contracts totalling 32.5 megawatts (MW) with three new customers for wind farm projects in France including Boralex, Neoen and Isac-Watts. Senvion will equip the Calmont, Villacerf and Severac-Guenrouët wind farms with a total of 16 turbines from its two-megawatt portfolio that will produce enough electricity to power more than… Read more »
The European Innovation Project LeanShips – Low Energy And Near To Zero Emissions Ships – will demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of energy saving and emission reduction technologies at real scale. LeanShips is one of the first projects funded under the new European Research and Innovation Framework Program HORIZON 2020. The project is coordinated by… Read more »
On 8 June 2015, CT Offshore’s Cable Laying Vessel SIA installed the first cable on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German part of the North Sea. SIA will install all of the 97 inter-array cables. The crew on board SIA had been waiting on weather to install the first cable on… Read more »
Battery cell control system extends lifespan of storage devices and reduces costs Munich, Germany, 11th June 2015 – At the Intersolar Europe exhibition in Munich, storage systems manufacturer ASD Automatic Storage Device has unveiled the first energy storage solution that connects battery cells in parallel as opposed to in a series. Electronic cell management significantly… Read more »
Designed in maritime style the “offshore” theme is ever-present in the office. “We are very happy with our new office and are exited to further build up ELA Offshore”, Managing Director of ELA Container Offshore GmbH, Hans Gatzemeier, says. The new rooms offer space for five large offices, a reception area, one kitchen, one meeting… Read more »
Recently, ET Solar announced that ET Solutions AG, its wholly-owned subsidiary, has accomplished grid connection of a 13 MWp ground-mounted solar power plant for UK renewable energy investor, Belltown Power. Code named “Park Farm”, the project is near the village of Measham in northwest Leicestershire, and has been successfully grid-connected under the UK’s Renewable Obligation… Read more »
Munich, June 10, 2015 – Intersolar Europe is the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners, providing an platform for the industry to showcase its innovative strength each year. The exhibition kicked off today with the Intersolar AWARD, which was presented for groundbreaking solutions in the categories of Photovoltaics (PV) and Solar… Read more »
Munich, June 10, 2015 – ees Europe opened its doors today with the announcement of the ees AWARD winners. The ceremony saw Europe’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems pay tribute to the industry’s outstanding innovations. The com- panies Aquion Energy, Inc., KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH and SOLARWATT GmbH impressed the panel of… Read more »
meteocontrol GmbH continues to drive the development of a consolidated platform for renewable energy generation through the acquisition of the DaWinci software solution for managing wind power plants. Negotiations with iTerra GmbH regarding the acquisition of this solution have been completed. In collaboration with iTerra, the software specialist in Niebüll, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, meteocontrol will integrate… Read more »
Munich, June 10, 2015 – Today marks the start of ees Europe 2015. Over three days, more than 320 of the approximate 1,000 exhibitors from around the world are showcas- ing their solutions and services for storing renewable energy at both the international exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems and at Intersolar Europe, which… Read more »
Munich, June 10, 2015 – Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, has reopened its doors today, with more than 1,000 exhibitors set to present their products and services at Messe München until June 12. A diverse program of events and presentations is complementing the exhibition segment, providing in-depth insights into current… Read more »
At the trade fair Intersolar Europe in Munich, Zeversolar presents its new inverter Zeverlution Pro 33K for the first time. The inverter has a nominal output of 33 kilowatts, reaches a maximum efficiency of up to 98.5% and weighs only 58 kilograms. The new product will be available in China on June 15th and in… Read more »
Bremen/Osnabrück, 09.06.2015. On 1 June 2015, Deutsche Windtechnik AG acquired 100% of the shares of seebaWIND Service GmbH and Level 360 Gesellschaft für Rotor- und Gittermastservice mbH. The business acquisition provides Deutsche Windtechnik AG with an even better starting point for further growth in the international onshore and offshore service markets. In particular, this enables… Read more »
• Leading industry player WINDSOURCING.COM expands its portfolio and becomes an official distribution partner for wind energy products of Sika and Mita-Teknik• Top results for the first half of 2015• WINDSOURCING.COM gains new customers in Eastern Europe and Asia Hamburg, 10th June 2015 Exactly on schedule to coincide with the beginning of the repair season,… Read more »
• MPrime, a subsidiary of Martifer Solar, has announced a simple, fast and reliable trading B2B platform, developed specifically and only for professionals; MPrime is the photovoltaic equipment distribution brand of Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, which will provide a wide range of photovoltaic modules, kits, components together with procurement services for EPC… Read more »
Smart integration of PV systems and diesel generators with skyhybrid Berlin, 9 June 2015 – skytron® energy will present its new hybrid power plant controller skyhybrid for the first time at Intersolar Europe in Munich. The system was specially developed for hybrid power plants and enables the intelligent integration of PV, storage and diesel generators.With… Read more »
Recently, ET Solar announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ET Solutions AG, has completed grid connection of a 6.6 MWp ground-mounted solar power plant for UK renewable energy investor, Belltown Power. Located approximately 3.5 km northwest of Dawlish, Devon, Sawmills Farm project has been connected to the grid under the UK’s Renewable Obligation program. With a… Read more »
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — EuroSite Power Inc., (OTCQB: EUSP) an On-Site UtilityTM solutions provider, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and leisure centres in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, today announced the appointment of Dr. Elias Samaras to the position of Chief Executive Officer… Read more »
China’s annual solar Photovoltaic (PV) installations will rise from 10.6 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to approximately 17.6 GW in 2015 Government targets for solar PV installations will allow China to retain its world-leading status for annual additions, says analyst LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 9 June 2015 – China will remain the world’s largest market for annual… Read more »