Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* wind energy turbine manufacturer, signed an agreement in late March with a consortium of banks headed by BayernLB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank AG for a syndicated loan of EUR 850 million. This move enables Senvion to secure follow-on financing early… Read more »
Category: Renewable News
SolarMax and Solar Trade Sales form UK Partnership
Biel, April 8, 2014 – Today it was announced that the Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax will be partnering with the Ipswich-based PV distributor, Solar Trade Sales. Solar Trade Sales will be taking stock of the SolarMax P series and MT series, and plan to distribute the goods to installers across the UK. Paul Frost, Sales… Read more »
Ingeteam presents its new Power Station
The new solution developed by Ingeteam, global leader in power electronics and electrical engineering, belongs to the INGECON SUN Power Station family – ultra technological stations, designed for converting energy generated from PV plants and for the feed-in of electricity. We are talking about the INGECON SUN CON40 Desert that will be presented during the… Read more »
Boost for UK offshore renewable energy industry with merger of National Renewable Energy Centre and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the National Renewable Energy Centre have today announced that they are merging to form a national champion for the development and cost reduction of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy across the UK. The move will see the world-class research, development, demonstration and testing facilities of Narec combined with… Read more »
Conergy connects UK solar farms with 68MW capacity in March
Investors include institutional investors Primrose Solar and Bluefield Solar Income Fund Conergy targets construction of over 200 MW in the UK by year end, based on robust development pipeline of 150 MW Hamburg/ Milton Keynes, 4 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today it had completed… Read more »
Sungevity Announces $70 Million In New Equity Financing
— E.ON & GE Ventures Join New Round to Advance Global Solar Energy Business OAKLAND, California, April 4, 2014 Sungevity, Inc., a recognized leader in the global solar market, today announced $70 million in new equity financing. The funding round, comprised of both new and existing investors, was led by Jetstream Ventures, a Nashville-based fund… Read more »
MARKOS ñ Wind Turbine Nacelles Factory
Since MARKOS (Polish GRP manufacturer) opened their fourth production hall at the end of 2013, the total order volume for nacelles (including hub covers) jumped up to 14 sets per week and employment increased to almost 400 people. Nacelles are being produced separately from their other products such as lifeboats, rescue boats, RIBs or fishing… Read more »
KiWi Power expands into Asia Pacific
London, 2 April 2014 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, has opened an office in Singapore to develop smart-grid hardware and software technologies. This will allow KiWi Power to provide interruptible load and demand response services and bring its expertise and leading smart technology platform to Asia. Rising… Read more »
SolarMax and Zenex forge UK partnership following Ecobuild
Biel, April 2, 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with the Yorkshire based renewables equipment distributor, Zenex Solar. The deal follows an expansion of the SolarMax UK team in 2014, and covers the domestic and commercial ranges of the SolarMax portfolio. Ryan Gill, Commercial Director of Zenex said “Zenex… Read more »
Ingeteam at Intersolar Munich
Pamplona, 26th March 2014. Once again, Ingeteam is to be present at the Intersolar Europe fair to be held this year from the 4th to 6th June at the Messe München International exhibition centre in Munich. As in previous years, Ingeteam is to showcase its latest products to the international market, encompassing solar inverters, energy… Read more »
CTruk design new 22m OWSV
22m multi-role composite cat will have 24,000 litre fuel capacity Brightlingsea (UK), 2 April 2014 – Whilst debate continues about the most efficient way to serve offshore wind installations further out to sea, CTruk has been quietly forging ahead with a new OWSV designed to safely deal with rougher seas, longer transits and tougher assignments… Read more »
NEC successfully commissions largest renewable Energy Storage System in Italy
– Lithium-ion battery storage system delivers flexible electricity grid capacity to manage fluctuations in demand – Rome, London & Tokyo, April 2, 2014 – NEC Corporation today announced the commissioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for Enel Group subsidiary Enel Distribuzione, Italy’s largest distribution system operator. The ESS can store two megawatt hours (2MWh)… Read more »
RenewableUK warns PM to quash dangerous uncertainty spread by onshore wind rumours
Commenting on continuing reports about the Conservative Party’s plans for onshore wind, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith warned: “The Prime Minister needs to step in right now and put a stop to these deeply unhelpful leaks concerning the future direction of Conservative party policy on renewable energy. The suggestion that there should be any… Read more »
Bentek Solar Begins Shipments of the Second Generation Fused Disconnect Safety System
SAN JOSE, CA – April 2014 Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has started shipping the second generation Fused Disconnect Safety System (FDSS). “Bentek Solar continues to add to its broad range of residential, commercial and utility-scale safety systems… Read more »
PROINSO strengthens its position in the U.S. with a new sales office and distribution centre on the East Coast
The company’s international installer network also includes 389 qualified installers from the U.S. * The new sales office is located in Boston and the new photovoltaic material distribution centre in the city of Edison, New Jersey.* These two new centres have enabled PROINSO to strengthen its presence in the U.S. as a leading specialist in… Read more »
Conergy completes new solar plant with total 39MW output for Primrose Solar
London, 1 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began end of last year and continued through the record-breaking wet weather of January and February… Read more »
Intention to Float on AIM
PassivSystems, a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising solar PV assets, today announces its intention to float on AIM. The Company seeks to raise up to £12 million, giving upon admission to AIM an indicative market capitalisation of £40 – 45 million. Dealings are expected to commence in April… Read more »
Siemens to deliver Direct Drive technology to Eurus Yurikogen Wind Farm in Japan
• Third order for Siemens direct drive wind turbines in East Asia Siemens Energy secured a total 51 MW wind power order from Japan’s largest wind power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Siemens will provide 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101 to Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant, which is located on the… Read more »
Bloom vs. Solar: Which One Is Best?
Bloom Energy Thursday formally unveiled its energy server, an industrial-strength, solid-oxide fuel cell that can convert natural gas or other hydrocarbons into electricity pretty much on demand. And in the process, the company has ignited a debate over which of the alternatives to coal, nuclear and centralized natural gas plants might be best. Can we… Read more »
Martifer Solar And Gauss Energa Inaugurate Aura Solar Latin Americas Largest Connected PV Plant
• Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico led the ceremony • The 39 MWp Aura Solar plant will produce energy to power more than 160,000 inhabitants and save over 60,000 tons of CO2 annually • The project constructed for Gauss Energía, was funded by a local development bank Nafin, by International Finance Corporation (IFC,… Read more »
Contract signed with Macquarie Bank Ltd
PassivSystems Limited (“PassivSystems”), a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising Solar PV assets, today announces that it has been awarded an exclusive contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie. The contract will provide the monitoring of a significant ‘free solar PV’ roll-out campaign targeting an initial estimated 20,000… Read more »
Strathy North 67 megawatt confirmed for Senvion
Hamburg/Edinburgh: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth- largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has continued its strong start to 2014 with the signing of a major turbine deal with Scottish energy firm, SSE. This is the fourth contract with SSE and Senvion, and will see the manufacturer supplying turbines… Read more »
Lithium-ion batteries successfully pass ageing test carried out by independent research institute
Bosch PV storage system impresses with very high cycle stability The BPT-S 5 Hybrid from Bosch uses lithium-ion batteries, which continue after years of intensive use to reliably provide households with electricity from its own PV system without the need for maintenance. This has now been proven through ageing tests, which have been carried out… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting signed a contract with Rhenus Logistics to rent warehouse facilities, open storage area and quay-side for 10 years
From 1st March 2014 Seaway Heavy Lifting has its own Offshore yard facilities at Rhenus Logistics on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. The yard provides close to 5,000 m2 of covered warehouse, 35,000 m2 of open storage and quay-side for the mooring of up to two Seaway Heavy Lifting vessels. Seaway Heavy Lifting’s COO Peter de… Read more »
Senvion installs prototype of new 6.2M152 offshore turbine
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has started to install the prototype of its new 6.2M152. With this turbine, the company is setting new standards for efficient electricity generation in offshore wind farms. In a first step, the access routes to the Langen-Neuenwalde… Read more »
Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Section 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
centrotherm photovoltaics AG plans switch of stock market segment Blaubeuren, March 26, 2014 – With Supervisory Board approval, the Management Board of centrotherm photovoltaics AG (ISIN: DE000A1TNMM9/DE000A1TNMN7) has today passed a resolution to seek a switch of the stock market segment of centrotherm photovoltaics AG from the General Standard of the Regulated Market to the… Read more »
Fastned Installs SolarEdge Technology for its Nationwide Electric Car Fast-Charging
3 MW of Distributed SolarEdge Inverters and Power Optimizers in the Netherlands Hod Hasharon, Israel; March 27, 2014 – SolarEdge Technologies, a leading provider of solar power optimizers and inverters, announces that Fastned has selected the SolarEdge solution for its nationwide network of 200 electric car fast-charging stations. The network will be strategically dispersed throughout… Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum receives the Red Dot Product Design Award for the PHOENIX L500i
The results of the annual Red Dot Product Design Awards are in – and Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has won this prestigious award for the design of the leak detector PHOENIX L500i. Searching for the best performances and excellence in the field of product design, the jury of the Red Dot Award recognized Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum’s… Read more »
Atkins awarded contract for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
Atkins has been awarded an engineering contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm which will power more than 400,000 UK homes each year. The contract will cover all design and engineering services for the monopile foundations for the 6.0 MW turbines as well as management assistance during fabrication and installation. David Parkin, managing director for… Read more »
Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great Britain
• Production of offshore wind turbine rotor blades to be constructed at the East coast of Great Britain• New logistics- and service centre in Green Port Hull• 1,000 new jobs to be created Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. Production of rotor blades for… Read more »
SolarMax expands sales operations in the UK
Biel, 25 March 2014 – The Swiss solar inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is driving forward with its European expansion with a number of key additions to the UK sales team. In recognition of the increasingly important distributor sales channel, Andrew Lycett joins the team as the UK Distribution Manager. The existing Key Accounts team… Read more »
JA Solar Receives JISQ8901 Certification in Japan
SHANGHAI, March 24, 2014 — JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) (“JA Solar” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced it has recently received JISQ 8901 Certification from TÜV Rheinland, complementing the JET and JPEC certifications JA Solar obtained in Japan previously. The JIS Q 8901… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting is awarded the foundation and substation installation contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (owned by Statoil ASA and Statkraft) has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation as part of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project. The contract will cover storage, transportation and installation of monopiles, transition pieces, jackets and the offshore substation jacket… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd reports fiscal year 2013 results and announces launch of share placemen
Overall difficult market environment; improving towards end of 2013 Incoming orders of CHF 287.7 million; +29% compared to the previous year Operating expenses reduced by over CHF 97 million year-on-year Net sales 2013 of CHF 202.7 million; EBITDA of CHF -117.3 million Net result of CHF -162.8 million High equity ratio of 52.1% Share placement… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd share placement priced at CHF 16.20 per share
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange MBTN) has successfully completed the share placement announced yesterday. In total, 4,800,000 new registered shares were placed through an accelerated bookbuild procedure as a private placement in Switzerland and outside of Switzerland in accordance with applicable securities laws. The shares were placed at a price of CHF 16.20… Read more »
DBB Jack-Up receives Connexio Accreditation
On 19 March DBB Jack-Up Services A/S received accreditation from Connexio which is part of the Achilles supplier management program. “By joining the Connexio supplier management communities we will be able to connect to a network of potential buyers across an entire industry sector in different regions. These supplier services are designed to support best… Read more »