Category: Renewable News

Dutch portfolio-wind insurer Delta Lloyd grows to 6,000 MW

Amsterdam, 28 February 2014: The insurance activities of Delta Lloyd in Europe in the field of offshore wind energy have grown over the past two years from 1000 megawatt (MW) to 6000 MW. This represents the electricity needs of six million households. Two years ago, the Dutch insurer built a special Wind Energy Team that… Read more »

An Independent Suntech Sets its Sights on the UK Solar Market

3 New High-Efficiency Panels to be Revealed at Ecobuild UK WUXI, China, Feb. 28, 2014/Press Release/ — Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (the “company”, or “Suntech”) will be showcasing its new solar products at London’s 2014 Ecobuild Exhibition March 4th to March 6th. Wuxi Suntech, the owner of the “Suntech” brand, was acquired by Shunfeng… Read more »

JA Solar continues launch of New Series of Highly Efficient PV Modules

Shanghai, February 24, 2014 – JA Solar, a global leading manufacturer of high performance solar cells and modules, will continue to promote its PERCIUM cells module and RIECIUM cells module at global exhibitions in February 2014. The products have already been successfully launched in CleanTech Summit& Exhibition in Israel on 18th February and will appear… Read more »

Schneider Electric Set To Showcase All In One Japanese PV Box Solution At PV Expo 2014 Japans Largest Industry Event

Burnaby, Canada, February 24, 2014 -Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, will be showcasing our All-In-One Solar PV Box product at the PV Expo 2014 on February 26 – 28, in Tokyo, Japan to over 76,000 attendees. The Schneider Electric PV Box is a containerized plug… Read more »

KACO: agreement with ASTAR EnR as a new sales partner

Rome, 20th February 2014 – Flavio Cecchi and Damien Haudebert, CEOs Italy, representing respectively KACO new energy group, directed by Ralf Georg Hofmann and ASTAR EnR, directed by Jean Ange Martin, sign an agreement to further increase the distribution of the said inverter manufacturer, at 3rd position in the world for importance and sales. KACO… Read more »

<image007.jpg> Minnesota Power orders first Siemens wind turbines in output-enhanced 3-MW class

• Order from Minnesota Power for 64 units of Siemens’ latest evolution of 3-MW D3 platform wind turbines, including service and maintenance contract• Direct drive turbine with increased energy output reduces the cost of electricity through its 113-meter rotor and 92.5-meter hub height• Blades, towers and major nacelle components sourced in the U.S. Siemens Energy… Read more »

Machine Learning in Support of Complex Wind Data Management

Karlsruhe, 21/02/2014. EWC Weather Consult take part in the European largest and most important wind event, the EWEA 2014 Annual Event, 10-13 March 2014 in Barcelona. In Hall 6, Stand 6B42, the weather service providers and wind experts from Karlsruhe will be presenting their solutions in complex weather data management. The service portfolio includes MCP… Read more »

Innotech Solar modules certified for building-integrated solar arrays with IRFTS mounting system

Munich, Germany, February 20, 2014 – Together with the Easy Roof mounting system from French manufacturer IRFTS, Innotech Solar’s (ITS) photovoltaic modules have been awarded all-important ETN certification. In France, solar installations comprising such certified product combinations are classed as building-integrated systems and thus command higher feed-in tariffs of up to 28.51 Euro cents per… Read more »

New Ceo Of The Bystronic Glass Group

Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), February 19th, 2014. With effect from February 2014 Dr. Burghard Schneider succeeded André Brütsch as Head of the Bystronic glass Group. In his position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), he will automatically become a member of the Conzzeta AG Management Group. Burghard Schneider studied at Munich Technical University where he gained his doctorate… Read more »

The Swiss Inno Hjt Project A Joint Effort Between The Meyer Burger Group And The Csem PV Center

The Meyer Burger Group and CSEM, with support from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy and of the Canton of Neuchâtel, will strengthen Switzerland’s position as leader for technological innovation in the photovoltaic sector and ensure its competitiveness as a major equipment provider in the international photovoltaic industry. The key is heterojunction silicon technology. More… Read more »

The perfect solution for commercial PV installations – the new SolarMax HT series

SolarMax presents the new powerful HT string inverters with multi-tracking – designed to deliver optimum system yields for operators of commercial and industrial PV power plants. Biel, February 18, 2014 – In the face of continuing reductions in subsidies, PV plant planners have the challenge of delivering cost-optimized systems which will provide high levels of… Read more »

JA Solar Multi-Si Solar Cells Surpass 19% Conversion Efficiency

Shanghai, China, February 18, 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 that its multi-crystalline silicon (“multi-Si”) solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency. This latest improvement in efficiency, achieved using advanced cell technology recently developed by… Read more »

Solar PV thriving, says Savills Energy

Savills Energy has secured its 10th consecutive planning permission for ground-mount projects in the UK on behalf of leading British solar developer Solarcentury. This maintains a 100% success rate in planning application submissions by Savills for Solarcentury and reaffirms Savills’ assertion that elements of the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry are thriving, despite shifting government policy… Read more »

A first in the German shipbuilding industry

Sietas Shipyard: “Aeolus”, the first jack-up vessel built in Germany for offshore wind farms, glides onto the Elbe It is a first in the German shipbuilding industry: The “Aeolus”, the first jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms designed and built in Germany, which was constructed at Sietas Shipyard for the prestigious Dutch marine engineering company… Read more »

Innotech Solar delivers low carbon footprint PV modules to UK schools

Watford/UK, Munich/Germany, 13th February 2014 – The Scandinavian-German panel manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has supplied more than 1.400 photovoltaic modules with a total output of 360 kilowatts peak (kWp) to schools in England. All installations were planned and built by Engynious Clean Power UK, a company specialising in developing solar power plants in the UK…. Read more »

InnoLas’ PV business concentrated in new company InnoLas Solutions GmbH

InnoLas has reorganized its business such that the photovoltaic business unit – previously operated as part of InnoLas Systems GmbH – now becomes a new organization: InnoLas Solutions GmbH. The InnoLas Solutions GmbH is a wholly owned entity of InnoLas Holding GmbH and has its registered office in 82152 Krailling, Pionierstraße 6, Germany. The transfer… Read more »

Vestas secures 84 MW service agreement with an option for up to 150 MW in Romania

Vestas has secured a 15-year service contract covering 42 V90-2.0 MW turbines at the Topolog Dorobantu wind power plant in Tulcea County in Romania. The last of the 42 turbines is expected to be installed within April this year. The order has been placed by LUKERG Renew, a joint venture between ERG Renew and LUKOIL…. Read more »

JA Solar Module Performance in Extreme Environments Certified by China Quality Certification Center

JA Solar is the first solar company to receive such certification from CQC SHANGHAI, China, February 11, 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 that the performance of the Company’s solar modules in extreme environments has… Read more »

centrotherm records rising order intake

Blaubeuren, February 11, 2014 – In December and January alone, the technology provider centrotherm received orders from leading solar cell manufacturers totaling around 30 million euros. In the Photovoltaics business unit, centrotherm therefore currently has an order book position in the single equipment business of around 62 million euros. Customers are ordering wide-ranging equipment packages… Read more »

Moventas wins several WinWind turbine service projects

Moventas has received significant orders from wind industry customers in Finland and Estonia. This summer, Moventas will carry out an extensive WinWind 3 turbine service project for e.g. Haminan Energia. For a few years now, Moventas has actively developed its after sales services in order to overcome the challenges with WindWind turbines, to support the… Read more »

Seaway Heavy Lifting appoints Peter de Bree as the new COO

Seaway Heavy Lifting appoints Peter de Bree as the new COO As of 1st February 2014, Peter de Bree has joined Seaway Heavy Lifting in the role of Chief Operating Officer. Peter brings extensive experience from the Heavy Lifting industry. He worked at Heerema where he held various commercial roles, was Project Manager and on… Read more »

Pella Shipyard buys Sietas Shipyard

Approx. 120 Sietas employees will be kept on and/or re-employed via the transfer company By the end of 2016 the number of full-time employees is expected to rise to at least 400 Binding commitment to investments totalling 15 million euros After an intensive search of over two years, the insolvency administrator, Berthold Brinkmann, has found… Read more »

Mita-Teknik and ROMO Wind Sign Cooperation Agreement

The companies have signed a cooperation agreement regarding ROMO Wind’s iSpin Monitor product series. (Zug, Schwitzerland and Rødkærsbro, Denmark – February 7, 2014) – Wind farm Optimization Company ROMO Wind, and Control Automation Company Mita-Teknik announced today that they have signed a cooperation agreement regarding ROMO Wind’s iSpin Monitor product series. CEO of ROMO Wind,… Read more »

Availon hits 2GW milestone

Availon announced today that its portfolio of wind turbine under maintenance has reached the 2GW milestone since its foundation in 2007. In just six years, Availon has established itself as global leader of multi-brand wind turbine maintenance services to reckon with. Availon has experienced steady growth and currently employs a workforce of around 300 employees…. Read more »

388 SolarMax string inverters for 6MW plant in northern Germany

With 388 15MT2 inverters, the Neuenbrook solar park near Hamburg is among the largest decentralized PV plants ever built using SolarMax string inverters Biel, 06 February 2014 – In cooperation with the project planning company actensys GmbH, the Swiss company Sputnik Engineering implemented a solar park with a total power output of 6MW using 388… Read more »

China releases 2014 energy targets: Natural Gas and Renewables Ambitious Targets yet Coal in High Demand

The National Energy Administration’s (NEA’s) 2014 energy targets and policy priorities do not contain any significant deviations from past policy announcements, although in some cases they reflect an intensification of previously announced targets. The targets for the natural gas, coal, and renewable energy industries indicate that the government is pursuing its overriding policy priorities relatively… Read more »

Orga to give sneak preview of next generation smart obstruction light at EWEA 2014

Orga Aviation will showcase its new smart aviation obstruction light at EWEA 2014 in Barcelona from March 10-13 Schiedam, 6 February 2014. Orga is delighted to offer attendees an exclusive peek of its new smart aviation obstruction light for wind turbines at EWEA 2014, Europe’s premier wind energy event, taking place March 10-13 in Barcelona…. Read more »

Schneider Electric is now shipping the highly anticipated Conext Core XC-NA solar inverter

Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in PV inverters and in electrical solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is now shipping the new Conext Core XC-NA Series – a new line of central inverters designed for high reliability and compatibility with any photovoltaic panel type and installation. “We are very excited to announce… Read more »

Global Wind Grows 12.5% in 2013

Annual market down; return to growth in 2014 The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its 2013 market statistics today, with cumulative global capacity reaching a total of 318,137 MW, an increase of nearly 200,000 MW in the past five years. However, the annual market dropped by almost 10 GW to 35,467 MW, attributable to… Read more »

Renusols Etn Certificate Is Expanded To Cover Solarworld Modules

Higher feed-in tariff for semi-integrated mounting systems Cologne, Germany, 5 February 2014 – The ETN certification held by Renusol’s mounting system MetaSole has been extended to include the SolarWorld module series, Sunmodule Plus SW Poly. Solar installations with this certified product combination are acclaimed in France as semi-integrated systems, which means they receive a higher… Read more »

New guidelines published on Best Practice for Fisheries Liaison regarding Offshore Renewables Developments

The Crown Estate led Fisheries Liaison with Offshore Wind and Wet renewables (FLOWW) group has recently published a revised set of best practice guidelines for fisheries liaison around offshore renewables developments. The finalisation of these guidelines, after nearly three years in development, is a testament to the spirit of co-operation and collaboration that the FLOWW… Read more »

A Long-Standing Cooperation Partner of SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES, PTiP, Officially Launces Its CIGS Photovoltaic Pilot Production Facility in South Africa

• SINGULUS supplied systems for the key process steps• PTiP continues to improve and scale-up CIGS technology• CIGS modules with high local content and efficiency levels manufactured• Goal to implement a large-scale commercial production line with PTiP’s process Stellenbosch/Kahl am Main, February 3, 2014 – In the presence of numerous honorary guests from Germany and… Read more »