Category: Renewable News

Moray Offshore Renewables Granted Consent For 1116 Mw Offshore Wind Development In The Outer Moray Firth

Edinburgh 19 March 2014 Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd today welcomed news that the Scottish Government has awarded it consent for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The project, which, on conservative estimates of the wind resource available, will be capeable of meeting the equivalent electricity needs… Read more »

Europe can reduce gas imports by 26% with higher 2030 renewable energy target

A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, The European Wind Energy Association’s chief executive Thomas Becker said that a renewable energy target of “at… Read more »

YASKAWA brings the full range of The Switch advanced drive trains to Japan

Vantaa, Finland,- YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, today announced that it will be the sole supplier of The Switch megawatt-class permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (PMG) advanced drive train packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications to the Japanese market. The Switch… Read more »

First FCS 2610 delivered to Njord Offshore

Njord Offshore from Essex, UK, have taken delivery of their first 26m Twin Axe built by Damen Shipyards Group. The vessel was ordered early January 2014 and the delivery took place on 27th February. During this 7 week period the vessel was modified from a basic, standard vessel to suit the specific Njord Offshore requirements…. Read more »

Innotech Solar PV Modules Generate Greenest Power At The Uks Original Outlet Shopping Centre

Bristol/UK, March 18, 2014 – The British renewable energy company Solarsense has installed a PV plant on the roof of the UK’s first shopping outlet, Clarks Village, using especially eco-friendly PV modules from the Scandinavian-German manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS). During prior testing on a reference site, Innotech Solar modules outperformed the products of three well-known… Read more »

Solare Datensysteme Strengthens its Top Management

In order to assure the company’s long-term vision, the managing partners of Solare Datensysteme – GmbH Jörg Karwath, Thomas Preuhs and Guy Thouin – have named new leaders to the company’s management team. The new management team will allow Solare Datensysteme to continue to expand internationally while ensuring its position as the market leader in… Read more »

Phoenix Solar Executive Board Member Dr. Murray Cameron re-elected EPIA Vice Prsesident

Sulzemoos, 18 March 2014 / Dr. Murray Cameron, member of the Executive Board of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator listed in Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, has been re-elected for another three-year term as one of the three Vice Presidents of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). The… Read more »

Vestas receives 21 MW order in Germany and signs framework agreement for 225 MW

Vestas builds on partnership with leading German wind power plant developer juwi by signing strategic agreement and firm order for seven V112-3.0 MW turbines. Vestas and juwi have signed a framework agreement for 75 units of Vestas’ 3 MW platform, with an order for 21 MW now firm and unconditional. The new frame agreement and… Read more »

Sale Of Bosch Solar Energys Cell And Module Production In Arnstadt To Solarworld

Bosch to manufacture automotive electronic product in Arnstadt from the autumn Instead of site closure, good prospects for great majority of associates Consummation of purchase agreement signed in November 2013 Bosch service organization and trading company have begun operations Stuttgart/Arnstadt – The deal under which the production of crystalline photovoltaic cells and modules in Arnstadt… Read more »

Energy storage: Only a few installers actively offer storage solutions in other European countries.

While the German market for photovoltaic storage is slowly picking up pace, other markets are still lagging behind. However, in other European countries, such as Great Britain and Italy, the issue of storing generated electricity is turning into a real alternative to feeding the grid. Bonn. The approach of installers towards the new technology is… Read more »

K-W-H Energy GmbH builds eco-friendly office

When the owners of K-W-H Energy GmbH in Dersum, Germany decided they were running out of space for their rapidly expanding solar power system business, they set out to construct a completely new and modern office space. General Information Installation Location: Dersum, Germany Installed PV Power: 99 kWp Installation Company: K-W-H Energy GmbH Date of… Read more »

Maersk Supply Service and DeepOcean call for Damen Offshore Carrier

A charter agreement between expanding subsea contractor DeepOcean and Maersk Supply Service has triggered an order for a Damen Offshore Carrier DOC 8500 – the second order for this new ship design from Damen Shipyards Group. The DOC 8500 will extend DeepOcean’s capabilities in the larger cable laying end of the market, representing a new… Read more »

Solarmax and CCL begin UK Partnership

Biel, 11 March 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax has expanded its distribution network in the UK with a new partnership with specialist PV inverter supplier CCL. From March 2014, CCL will begin taking deliveries of the SolarMax P series and MT series string inverter ranges for distribution to solar PV installers across the UK…. Read more »

2 Major Thin Film players decided to order mass production systems from Smit Ovens.

Eindhoven – Tuesday, March 7 – Smit Ovens reports major order income for the thin film solar industry over the last 2 months. Major thin film solar panel producers in Asia and USA ordered mass production equipment in Q1 2014. The total order volume exceeds US$ 9,000,000.- “Our continuous focus on cost effective concepts for… Read more »

Orga Aviation shines spotlight on new smart LED obstruction lighting system in Barcelona

Orga Aviation gets ready to preview latest aviation obstruction light at EWEA 2014 Barcelona from March 10-13 Schiedam, 4 March 2014: With only days to go until Europe’s premier wind event EWEA 2014 blows into Barcelona, the wind energy industry won’t have to wait too long for a world-first sneak glimpse of Orga Aviation’s next… Read more »

Congress programme New Energy Husum: Focus on technologies and projects

New Energy Husum offers a comprehensive congress programme Focus on the latest renewable energy technologies and projects Husum, 07.03.2014. Messe Husum & Congress offers visitors to New Energy Husum a comprehensive congress programme. In addition to the world’s biggest event for small wind turbine experts, German and Danish enterprises from the border region will be… Read more »

In Barcelona, Siemens to exhibit its uprated D3-platform wind turbine generators

• Direct-drive wind turbine now delivers 3.2-megawatt output• Increased energy yield contributes to lowering costs Step by step, Siemens Energy is successfully pursuing its strategy for lowering the costs of wind power. At the European annual event for the wind energy industry, EWEA 2014, being held March 10 to 13 in Barcelona, Siemens Energy’s Wind… Read more »

Tv Rheinland Announces Important Acquisition

Cologne/Warrington, March 6th, 2014. TÜV Rheinland, a global leader in independent inspection services, is acquiring the UK company Risktec Solutions Limited. Risktec is based in Warrington in the UK and operates from 15 offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Middle East and North America. Risktec provides risk and safety services and offers technical training and… Read more »

SOLON adjusts its global growth strategy to changing market conditions

Global headquarters will be relocated from Berlin to the United Arab Emirates As part of its global growth strategy, SOLON has successfully evolved from a strong German brand into an international company with a growing presence, particularly in Asian and African markets. The SOLON Group has therefore decided to relocate its global headquarters from Berlin… Read more »

Schneider Electric becomes first PV equipment manufacturer and service provider to surpass one GW PV-Solar service milestone in 2013

Rueil-Malmaison, France – March 4, 2014 – The Solar Business of Schneider Electric, a global leader in solutions and services for the solar power conversion chain, is proud to announce that it reached a major milestone at the end of 2013 by surpassing over one GW of cumulated service contracts. Schneider Electric becomes the first… Read more »

Ingeteam arrives in Puerto Rico with its PV central inverters

Ingeteam has connected its first solar PV plant in Puerto Rico. The 500 kW power plant, built by WindMar Renewable Energy Inc, is also the first solar plant to have installed the transformer version of Ingeteam’s UL compliant central inverter INGECON SUN Power Max. Moreover, these PV solar inverters have been approved by the OGPe,… Read more »

Ingeteam at EWEA 2014: Electrical equipment and wind farm O&M services for low and medium voltage wind turbines

Reliable, efficient and flexible solutions to optimise wind turbine competitiveness Spain, 5 March 2014. Ingeteam, an independent market leader specialising in power electronics, automation systems and electric machines, will exhibit at EWEA 2014 Annual Event, Europe’s premier wind energy event, taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 10-13 March. At the event, Ingeteam will be showcasing… Read more »

Vestas wins 72.6 MW order for one of Germany’s largest citizen-owned wind power plants

BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG orders 22 V112-3.3 MW turbines for Schleswig-Holstein. With reference to the Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 10/2014 of 5 March 2014, Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 72.6 MW from BWP Eider GmbH & Co. KG for their citizen-owned wind power plant in northern… Read more »

New Study on environmental impact of PV systems

The new study by the bifa environmental institute describes a future-orientated view of the ecological and economic effects of photovoltaic (PV) systems along their whole life cycle. The study evaluated the production of the PV systems, their operation in different application cases and different recycling scenarios. Wafer and thin- film technologies were examined. The evaluation… Read more »

Maersk Trainings Cutting Edge Helicopter And Helideck Simulators To Boost New Lifelike Offshore Emergency Trainings

Maersk Training announced today the launch of two new offshore emergency courses, the OPITO Helideck Emergency Response Team Member Training and the OPITO 6 Day Combined Helideck and Team Member Training. These two OPITO Accredited courses will kick start this month at the company’s training centre in the North-east of Scotland and be delivered using… Read more »

Vestas to reinforce call for ambitious EU renewable energy targets at EWEA 2014

From March 10 to 13 2014 wind energy players will discuss new technological developments, showcase their experience, latest products and services and debate on future wind sector trends at EWEA 2014, in Barcelona, Spain. Vestas, world leader in wind energy, will actively participate at Europe’s premier wind energy event which not only offers a platform… Read more »

WINDFORCE 2014 brings together the international offshore industry

Bremen, 04 March 2014. WINDFORCE 2014, the key event of the offshore wind industry, is taking place in Bremen from 17 to 19 June. At the same time that national and international experts discuss markets, projects, environmental protection and research at the WINDFORCE conference in the congress area at the Bremen Fair site, exhibitors from… Read more »

SolarMax secures distribution partnership with Alternergy

Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax has expanded its distribution network in the UK with a new partnership with leading UK PV distributor Alternergy. Alternergy are now holding stock of the P-Series and MT-Series string inverters for both residential and commercial installations. This expansion of Alternergy’s inverter offering follows on from the successful launch of their e-commerce… Read more »

JA Solar to Supply 7.8MW of High-Efficiency Full Square Mono Modules to British Solar Renewables

SHANGHAI – February [27] — 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 that it will supply 7.8MW of its high-efficiency full square mono solar modules to British Solar Renewables, a U.K-based developer of large-scale renewable projects, for… Read more »

Levitech Bv Sells A Levitrack Ald System To One Of Taiwans Largest Solar Cell Makers And Receives Repeat Order For Second Ald System

ALMERE, The Netherlands – March 02, 2014 – Levitech BV today announced that one of Taiwan’s largest solar cell manufacturers transferred a Levitrack Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system to manufacturing, and placed an order for a second Levitrack system to be shipped in the second quarter. “The Levitrack has a proven record in high volume… Read more »

Martifer Solar Builds 78.4 Mw Portfolio In The Uk For Lightsource Renewable Energy

• The delivery of this 78.4 MWp cluster strengthens the established partnership between Martifer Solar and Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK’s largest solar energy generator • Martifer Solar continues its active development in the UK market with a healthy pipeline of projects to be ready to build throughout 2014 and early 2015 • The 78.4… Read more »

Solaredge Presenting Expanded Product Portfolio For Uk Installers At Ecobuild

London, UK and Hod Hasharon, Israel, March 4, 2014 – SolarEdge Technologies, a leading provider of power optimisers and PV inverters, announces the expansion of its product portfolio for the UK solar market. Following a successful 2013, SolarEdge is further increasing the mainstream usage of SolarEdge module-level electronics and inverters in both the residential and… Read more »

New Simulation Program GeoT*SOL basic 2.0 from Valentin Software Facilitates the Planning and Design of Heat Pumps

With the new software GeoT*SOL basic 2.0, the Berlin-based software company Valentin has extended the field of application for their design program for heat pump systems. In addition to air and geothermal probes, which extract heat by drilling up to 100 meters deep, the new program now also makes it possible to design pump systems… Read more »

The New Energy Husum trade fair offers a colourful peripheral programme

Husum, 27.02.2014. On top of the exhibition in the halls and the informative congress programme, from 20-23 March 2014, New Energy Husum will be attracting children and young people with an interesting peripheral programme. This includes a training and career forum for young talent, the JES! educational trail and the New Energy Slam speech competition…. Read more »

DEME : Annual results 2013

Record turnover of EUR 2.53 billion Order book of EUR 3.05 billion Net profit of EUR 109.1 million Ebitda of EUR 437.8 million Zwijndrecht, 28.February 2014 – In 2013, DEME reached a turnover of EUR 2.53 billion in 2013. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 32% and a record turnover. Ebitda… Read more »