California and Hawaii are current market leaders, but new utility business models, sustainability targets, and policies are expected to bring other states to the forefront July 28, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the large and promising US state markets for distributed energy storage, providing an overview of market… Read more »
Sunday 19 July the tug Kamarina with barge CC Atlantique carrying more than 8000 tonnes of high voltage cable has safely arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The cables will form the connection of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha Platform to the onshore grid. Blue Offshore is proud to be able to contribute to the Dutch… Read more »
Insight enables users to easily monitor, operate, and upgrade their solar and storage installation with peace of mind thanks to the advanced cybersecurity Insight is future-ready to support smart homes and EVs Installers will experience a new level of productivity, as Insight is the easy way to configure and remotely support customers’ installations Insight is… Read more »
FIMER, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar inverter solutions, has announced new extensions to several of its market-leading ranges. With further product innovations planned for 2020, the announcements come as it looks to strengthen its global positioning as the fourth largest solar inverter business in the world. FIMER has expanded its best-selling cloud… Read more »
Delta has been participating at Intersolar for many years, as it is an ideal platform to present its latest solar and e-mobility solutions. Although this year´s exhibition was cancelled, Delta is still keen to engage with the delegates that would have attended, to offer them the opportunity to see its latest products.virtual.delta-emea.com In order to… Read more »
Commenting on the National Grid’s 2020 Future Energy Scenarios (FES) James Brabben Wholesale Manager at Cornwall Insight, said: “The latest FES highlight just how dramatically the energy landscape will change in the coming decades. It is clear that existing and new technologies can be deployed to achieve Net Zero by 2050, with three of the… Read more »
Saarbrücken, July 27, 2020: The global project developer and EPC service provider Greencells Group announces the appointment of Dr. Peter Vest as Chief Strategy Officer. The appointment underlines the Saarbruecken-based company’s growth strategy and ambitions to further drive the Group’s global expansion. With over 2GWp of solar power plants installed worldwide, Greencells Group is one… Read more »
Urbasolar is accelerating its growth: In cooperation with the French bank Crédit Agricole, Axpo’s subsidiary, which specialises in photovoltaics, is building 37 new solar plants across 16 French departments. Total project financing amounts to EUR 124 million. This is one of the largest financ- ing volumes for new PV systems in France. Axpo is thus… Read more »
The company will supply 12 units of its SG 5.0-145 for the second phase of the Cabo Leones 1 wind farm, which customers have been successfully operating since 2017 Siemens Gamesa has also secured a long-term service agreement for 12 years Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has received a new 60-MW order to extend the Cabo… Read more »
Kiwi Power, a leading global energy technology company, is bringing its distributed energy resource (DER) optimization technology and expertise to North America. Building on the strong relationship with its first client ENGIE North America, the company has expanded its sales presence in the region. Kiwi Power enters the market offering advanced virtual power plant (VPP)… Read more »
The latest Cornwall Insight Green Certificates survey results show that the value of green electricity certificates has fallen significantly, with average values reportedly more than one-third lower than in the previous quarter. Green gas certificates have held their value better, but average prices have also fallen for these certificates. In fact, REGOs have almost halved… Read more »
While uptake of DER management solutions has been fragmented and piecemeal to date, more utilities are expected to leverage these technologies for digital transformation July 23, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the market for distributed energy resources (DER) management software technologies, including DER management systems (DERMSs), virtual power… Read more »
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days. The twin 6X62DF engines overhauled by CMS belong to the first ever X-DF powered vessel in operation, 2017-built 180,000-cbm LNG tanker, SK Audace… Read more »
The 78 MW Hiep Thanh wind farm marks Siemens Gamesa’s fifth nearshore project in Vietnam, and confirms the company as one of the largest players in the Vietnamese nearshore segment 18 units of SG 5.0-145 turbine with flexible power rating will be supplied Additionally, the company signed a long-term 10-year contract to provide operation and… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that 98.9% of the subscription rights have been exercised until the end of the subscription period on 22 July 2020, 12:00 CEST. In total, 1,272,465,688 new registered shares were offered to existing shareholders at a subscription price of CHF 0.09 per share. The 13,718,276 new… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announces today that 98.9% of the subscription rights have been exercised until the end of the subscription period on 22 July 2020, 12:00 CEST. In total, 1,272,465,688 new registered shares were offered to existing shareholders at a subscription price of CHF 0.09 per share. The 13,718,276 new… Read more »
Sunderland, UK, 22 July 2020 – Power Roll, a developer of ultra low-cost and lightweight flexible solar PV, has been awarded funding through Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst 7 to evaluate the use of flexible PV film in powering rural, off-grid applications in developing regions. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Power Roll recently switched the focus… Read more »
A resilient business model to navigate the current complex environment: Net profit of €1.84 billion for the half year (+12.2%), despite a 13.6% decline in the second quarter as a result of COVID-19 related lockdowns. The performance in the first half was underpinned by; the steady flow of investment activity over the past twelve months,… Read more »
GES expands its relationship with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with a new contract for the construction of three new wind farms with a total installed capacity of 113MW in Aragon, part of CIP’s Monegros portfolio (487 MW). GES is in charge of the engineering and full BOP (construction, civil and electrical works) for these three… Read more »
Technical consultancy Firnas Shuman delivers one-year ZX Lidars wind measurement campaign for major developer “Despite very tough environmental challenges for the measurement campaign in Tunisia Firnas Shuman is delighted to announce that our ZX 300 wind Lidar allowed us to achieve a best-in-class data recovery rate of 99.93% over a one-year period” commented Ahmed Salah,… Read more »
A new Heat Commission convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham – with leading industry figures – has called on the Government to develop a National Delivery Body (NDB) to lead the development and implementation of a national heat decarbonisation strategy. Heat is the largest single source of UK carbon emissions, accounting for over… Read more »
Already recognized as the world leader in robotic solutions for solar energy, Ecoppia to leverage capital infusion to expand geographically and accelerate technological developments HERZELIYA, ISRAEL – July 21, 2020 – Ecoppia, the pioneer and world leader in robotic solutions for photovoltaic solar, announced today a US$40M strategic investment in the company by CIM Group…. Read more »
BayWa r.e., a leading global renewable energy business with a strong presence in Scotland that includes more than 75 employees and 890 MW of onshore wind projects under management, has signed an exclusive agreement to join the existing consortium of Ideol and Elicio to prepare a joint bid for the ScotWind tender recently launched by… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight Ireland shows a continuation of the power markets in the Single Electricity Market (SEM) outturning negative. From the 5th of July, all Intraday and day-ahead markets in the SEM have displayed periods where daily market activity has averaged below €0.0/MWh. Since April, the SEM has seen a total of 16 negative… Read more »
The growing PEV fleet demands significant investment in technologies and services for charging equipment, installation, and operations and maintenance July 21, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the global plug-in EV (PEV) charging market, providing an assessment of charging technologies and their applications, market drivers and challenges, the competitive… Read more »
India will be featured at WindEnergy Hamburg 2020. According to the GWEC Annual Report 2019 the South-Asian nation is the world’s fourth-largest onshore wind market, boasting 37.5GW total installations. The consultancy Wood Mackenzie sees two fundamental drivers in place to sustain market growth: rising energy demand and political ambition. Hamburg, 21 July 2020 –… Read more »
Shenzhen/Munich, July 21, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, announces the compatibility of the energy storage system Battery-Box Premium HVM with the Sunny Boy Storage models 3.7 / 5.0 / 6.0 by SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA). The combination of the latest generation modular high-voltage energy storage… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been appointed as owner’s engineer following completion of the EPC contract procurement services which it delivered for the 6MW Llwyndyrus solar farm in conjunction with (and on behalf of) the project owner, Blackfinch Energy. The project is located near Pwlheli in Gwynedd, Wales. Natural Power… Read more »
GreenGo Srl, a wind farm development company founded in 2018, has confirmed that the Remote Sensing Technology Lidar is supporting their development work for new wind farms in Italy. In their first project, GreenGo selected ZX 300 and were supported by Italian company Studio Rinnovabili (also known as SR international) to install the autonomous Lidar… Read more »
Octopus Renewables, the specialist clean energy investor arm of Octopus Group, has announced the acquisition of a 9.1MW portfolio of operational residential UK rooftop solar assets. The deal builds on Octopus Renewables’ leading position in the UK solar sector and will complement its existing rooftop solar portfolios in the UK and France. The newly acquired… Read more »
Over a Third of UK Business Decision Makers Believe COVID-19 Increased Digital Transformation Budgets “Dramatically” Twilio, the leading cloud communications platform, today announced the results of a global survey measuring the impact and outlook of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses’ digital engagement strategies. Twilio powers communications technology for organisations across a range of sectors, giving… Read more »
Cable strikes are not uncommon. Out of an estimated 4 million excavations in the UK annually, it’s believed that there are approximately 60,000 cable strikes[i]. These strikes occur when machinery or tools come into contact with a live cable and expose workers to risks including electrocution and devastating Arc Flash explosions. These incidents can result… Read more »
NKT awarded turnkey order for the on- and offshore project Shetland HVDC Link NKT has been awarded a contract of approx. EUR 235m (approx. DKK 1.75bn) by SSEN Transmission to deliver and install a high-voltage DC (direct current) interconnector to the Shetland HVDC Link project. The turnkey order comprises the manufacturing of approx. 2×260 km… Read more »
In the first half of 2020, only 219 MW of offshore wind energy was installed in Germany, as of 30 June the total capacity was 7,760 MW Industry welcomes long-term planning security with increased expansion targets up to 2040 and calls for an economically efficient remuneration model Creation of an incentive system for the market… Read more »
The oldest French nuclear power plant located in Fessenheim has been disconnected from the electricity grid at night the 29th of June. The French government announced closure of 12 more reactors in the coming years, complying with the demand reflected in the recent elections, very successful for the environmentalists: the demand for clean and affordable… Read more »
Worley has successfully completed the accessibility design assessment for Saitec Offshore Technologies’ ‘DemoSATH’ floating wind turbine, which will be deployed off the Basque Coast in northern Spain. DemoSATH is a 2 MW turbine, mounted onto a concrete floating foundation. Once connected to the grid, DemoSATH is expected to supply electricity to almost 2,000 homes. The… Read more »