Category: Renewable News

CG inaugurates 1600 kV Ultra High Voltage (UHV) Research Centre

To deliver reliable and customized UHV Switchgear for Global markets Invested USD 6.5 million to enhance its R&D capabilities to achieve global excellence in the UHV domain Mumbai, October 14, 2013. Avantha Group Company CG, inaugurated its 1600kV Ultra High Voltage (UHV) Research Centre at its Switchgear Complex in Nashik. CG has invested nearly USD… Read more »

HeavyLift@Sea presents the MPV 500 Heavy Lifter for intermediate market segment

Expanded design family of extremely versatile heavy goods transporters HeavyLift@Sea presents the MPV 500 Heavy Lifter for intermediate market segment With the development and creation of the MPV 500, the maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea, with headquarters in Hamburg’s HafenCity, has now expanded its design family of extremely versatile heavy lifters. The multi-purpose vessel is based… Read more »

The Switch Model Factory Sets Full Power Converter Productions Record In China

Every five days, 15 full-power converters produced Vantaa, Finland; October 14, 2013 — Using a unique model of collaboration in China, The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages, has set up with it’s partner Scanfil, a global contract manufacturer and systems supplier for professional electronics, volume production of full-power wind… Read more »

Bentek Solar to Debut New Utility Scale PV Products at Solar Power International

Bentek Solar, a leader in Balance of System (BOS) design and manufacturing for commercial and utility-scale solar PV products, today announced that it will exhibit in Booth #4025 at Solar Power International (SPI), scheduled to take place October 21-24, 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Company representatives will showcase Bentek’s latest offerings for utility-scale… Read more »

Sgurrenergy Supports Financing Of Masdar Stake In Worlds Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has announced financial close on its share of London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, with SgurrEnergy acting as technical advisor to the banks on the transaction. The first phase of the groundbreaking project, located 20km off the coast of Essex and Kent, is jointly owned by DONG… Read more »

Utility Scale Combining Simplified: Bentek Solar Unveils Utility Scale Combiner

Bentek Solar, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Balance of System (BOS) solutions for the commercial and utility-scale solar PV products, introduces the new Utility Scale Series (UTS) of integrated disconnect string combiner products. UTS is designed to meet the rigorous demands of premier commercial and utility-scale power plant designers and installers, while… Read more »

Fast-growing ROVOP appoints finance director

Subsea specialist ROVOP has appointed a finance director to further strengthen the company’s position for future growth. Alan Shanks takes up the post and also joins ROVOP’s Board of directors, bringing extensive experience in successfully facilitating and managing strategic business expansion from a financial perspective. Previously financial director for subsea oil and gas group, Harkand… Read more »

CG establishes full-fledged presence in Dubai

To sell full portfolio of electrical products and solutions in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region To develop services of CG installed base in MEA Region Dubai. October 11, 2013: Avantha Group Company CG has inaugurated its full-fledged office in the free trade zone of Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO). This regional office will promote… Read more »

Fraunhofer ISE on FolMet Technology for solar cells

Laser for advanced ceramic cutting / dicing and PCB drilling InnoLas Systems
picosecond laser tool enables innovative ceramics processing InnoLas Systems has many years of experience with ultra short pulse lasers,
cutting of brittle material (solar cells, glass, sapphire) and precision
micro machining. The know-how from all three sectors and the already
existing long time experience in the ceramic… Read more »

Storage & Solar Briefing: Energy storage solutions turn the market upside down

he market research experts at EuPD Research hosted the “Storage & Solar
Briefing” in Stuttgart for the second time. Alongside the technical
possibilities of storage solutions, the profitability of such technologies
also formed one of the central topics of the discussion. Whilst the market
is growing as a whole, the absolute market volume still remains limited,
despite the fact that… Read more »

Mita-Teknik makes Wind Company Acquisition

Mita-Teknik A/S has acquired the Århus-based technology company, Wind Nordic. On October 7th 2013, Mita-Teknik completed the acquisition of the Danish technology company, Wind Nordic, and hereby takes over all of Wind Nordic’s activities within wind turbine optimization. Wind Nordic, who, like Mita-Teknik delivers services to the wind industry, are market leaders within; load simulation,… Read more »

Lg To Expand Energy Solutions Business

Conglomerate will Showcase Comprehensive Energy Solutions Portfolioat the World Energy Congress Daegu 2013 SEOUL, October 7, 2013 – LG, a leading global business group in Korea, is actively pushing forward its energy solutions business. The group is taking significant strides in developing new business opportunities in the clean energy market by presenting a total solutions… Read more »

REpower launches 3-MW turbine for low-wind locations in Canada

• Onshore wind turbine REpower 3.0M122 with a rated power of 3.0 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 122 metres• Particularly cost-effective in low-wind locations thanks to the large rotor Pune/Hamburg/Toronto: The Suzlon Group, the fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines in the world, has announced the launch of its REpower 3.0M122 turbine as a 60-Hz… Read more »

Tata Steel Moves Into New Frontiers With Launch Of Solar Ground Mount System

Against a backdrop of a growing solar energy market, robust renewable energy targets and the rising cost of conventional power sources, Tata Steel today launches its solar ground mount system in the UK. Tata Steel which already has over 50MW of experience within the solar sector, has developed a solar ground mount system using photo-voltaic… Read more »

SolarMax partners with major PV wholesaler Solfex

The Swiss inverter manufacturer has signed a partnership with Solfex energy systems to enhance the distribution of their full string inverter range and accessories. Biel, 08 October 2013: The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) announced today to partner with Solfex energy systems, one of the UK’s largest specialist independent renewable energy suppliers. Solfex will… Read more »

Messe Düsseldorf announces Energy Storage Europe 2014 – Conference & Exhibition

Industry experts will convene to discuss how energy storage solutions are transforming the electric power system European energy storage event with an exclusive focus on deal making, education and networking Düsseldorf, 8 October 2013. Commercial applications and innovative new energy storage solutions and market developments will be the focus of the third annual Energy Storage… Read more »

SoLayTec receives prestigious International solar award for its product "InPassion ALD"

Three years after starting SoLayTec, the company received its first international solar award. This award was presented during the EU PVSEC exhibition and conference, which was held last week in Paris. For SoLayTec it’s an honour to receive this prestigious International solar industry award for the category PV Process. This is a clear sign that… Read more »

Siemens Energy Press Release: Siemens awarded order for 150-MW wind power project in Canada

• 67 wind turbines for Grand Renewable Wind Project in Ontario • Output of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each, rotor diameter of 101 meters Siemens Canada has received an order from Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) for the Grand Renewable Wind Project. Located in the County of Haldimand in… Read more »

Intersolar India 2013 Boasts An Impressive Conference Program

Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, October 8, 2013: The Intersolar India Conference is taking place for the fifth time in the Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai from November 11-14, 2013. 700 national and international attendees as well as roughly 100 speakers from around the world are expected to participate in this international solar industry event. Current conditions and developments… Read more »

Ingeteam supplies the new Ingecon Sun PowerStation U (UL1741 compliant) in Baltimore

Ingeteam Inc, a leading solar inverter manufacturer, has supplied the new Ingecon Sun PowerStation U 1.0 MW in Glen Arm, Maryland. The 1.2 MW project came online September, 2013. The Ingecon Sun PowerStation U is a compact, fully customizable MV solution with up to 1.76 MW. It is comprised of two Ingecon Sun PowerMax U… Read more »

Van Oord contracts Damen for DP2 cable-laying vessel for offshore wind farm construction

First contract for the newly designed Damen Offshore Carrier 7500 Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is… Read more »

Tekmar completes work on flagship German offshore wind project

The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has successfully completed work on a pioneering 80-turbine windfarm in the German North Sea. The company has supplied bespoke coverings for the inter-array cables designed by JDR for the flagship Meerwind project. The 288 MW project, constructed and operated by WindMW, will… Read more »

Successful Conclusion Of Intersolar South America 2013

São Paulo/Pforzheim/Freiburg, October 04, 2013 – The exhibition and conference for the South American solar industry, Intersolar South America 2013, ended on September 20. Experts discussed current topics relating to technologies and markets in the solar industry across three days from September 18 to 20. A total of 60 speakers and 459 attendees provided for… Read more »

SCHMID Group Builts 70 MW Factory for EPSE, Argentina

Contract signed for 70 MW plant with the utility company of the San Juan Province, Argentina Expansion to upstream silicon production planned Christian Schmid presents gift certificate for vanadium redox flow battery of the latest technology 2013-10-03, San Juan, Argentina. The SCHMID Group announces after an intensive and detailed planning phase with the utility company… Read more »

DEK Solar Helps Break New Barriers for Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Building on earlier work conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), DEK Solar has further optimized its Dual Print stencils and screens to push past previous industry cost and cell efficiency benchmarks. In the company’s latest project with ISFH, a record 20.2% cell efficiency on a PERC solar cell has… Read more »

The Switch And Yaskawa To Form Strategic Cooperation

Vantaa, Finland, October 2, 2013 — The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, and YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, today announced they will enter into a strategic cooperation on high-power motors, generators and… Read more »

Availon Wins Full Maintenance Contract For Vattenfalls Wind Farm

Availon, a leading wind farm service provider, announced today that it was awarded a complete maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s 12MW Jänschwalde wind farm, located near Cottbus in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Availon was already in charge of maintaining three of the turbines since 2012, and it has now taken over the responsibility for… Read more »

Merck Receives Solar Industry Award 2013

Darmstadt, Germany, October 2, 2013 – Merck yesterday received the Solar Industry Award 2013 for its isishape®SolarEtch® structuring pastes. The company achieved first place in the category, “PV Materials Enabling Award”. The award was granted during the 2013 European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), which is taking place from October 1 to 3 in… Read more »

Dek Solars Apollo Metallization Platform Wins Prestigious Solar Industry Award

DEK Solar continues to be recognized for its important contributions to the advancement of photovoltaic (PV) technology and this week collected its fourth Solar Industry Award. DEK Solar’s Apollo integrated cell manufacturing metallization platform won this year’s Solar Industry Award in the PV Tool category, providing further validation of the system’s ability to deliver increased… Read more »

Offshore wind power: AREVA, Entrepose Projets and Fouré Lagadec sign industrial partnership agreement

AREVA, Entrepose Projets, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting, and Fouré Lagadec have signed an industrial partnership agreement for the manufacturing of AREVA’s offshore turbine masts destined for the future wind farms in France and in the south of United Kingdom. Already selected in 2012 for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore park, AREVA is currently part of… Read more »

1-megawatt photovoltaic system from aleo solar sharply reduces energy expenses for Bavarian furniture manufacturer himolla

Companies from the fields of industry, trade, commerce and services can save tremendously on their energy bills by using their own solar power plants. The upholstered furniture manufacturer himolla of Taufkirchen/Vils, Bavaria, is a perfect example of this. The recently installed photovoltaic system will save the company roughly € 4.1 million on energy expenses over… Read more »

Emerson Exhibiting At Eu Pvsec Show In Paris, France

At EU PVSEC, Emerson is demonstrating its Full Range of Yield-Maximising, Fault-Tolerant Photovoltaic Technologies PARIS, October 1 2013 – Emerson (NYSE:EMR) is exhibiting its full range of yield-maximising, fault-tolerant photovoltaic products at the EU PVSEC show in Paris. Visitors to the Emerson stand will be able to see inverters, string boxes and new Ovation PV… Read more »

Applied Materials’ Next-Generation Solion® XP Ion Implant System Enables Higher Efficiency Solar Products with Improved Overall Yield

· Latest technologies position Applied Materials at the forefront of driving high-efficiency cells and low cost of ownership · System’s advanced precision and process control deliver high repeatability and yield · New system builds upon successful, market-proven Solion platform PARIS, France, September 30, 2013 – At the 28th European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU… Read more »

Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resource Co., Ltd. Achieves Significant Solar Cell Efficiency, Yield and Cost Benefits Using Applied Materials’ Baccini® Esatto Technology(TM) for Double Printing

· Using Esatto Technology results in a 0.2 percent cell efficiency gain and 0.46 percent increase in yield · Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resource reports paste savings of approximately 15 percent from Esatto Technology’s double printing, contributing to more than 1 percent reduction in cost per watt PARIS, September 30, 2013 -Applied Materials, Inc. announced… Read more »

Angstrom Sciences Pvd Materials Capabilities

Uniquely positioned to service the needs and requirements of the thin film community, Angstrom Sciences’ extensive capability to provide deposition materials and related services is unmatched in the industry. From custom compositions/small lot “exotic” materials to large-scale production lots, every opportunity is treated with same level of urgency, attention to detail, and quality control that… Read more »

Wind trade fairs: joint wind expo concept meets with very positive response in the market

Two strong partners for the wind industry –joint wind expo concept meets with very positive response in the market Hamburg/Husum, 30 September 2013 – The countdown is on. The first WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international wind energy expo, will be held in one year’s time in Germany’s second largest city. The Hamburg Fair site will… Read more »