The only European company that has found its place in China among the giants in the photovoltaic industry The 14th edition of the China Awards took place yesterday, 10 December 2019, at the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan. FuturaSun, a company specialising in the design and manufacture of high-efficiency photovoltaic panels, received… Read more »
Incremental investment and understanding the digital twin maturity model can help utilities avoid implementation pitfalls Dec. 11, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research discusses practical definitions of digital twins and artificial intelligence (AI) and provides recommendations for asset-based companies on how to select the right kind of digital twin… Read more »
ABB partners with Romande Energie to supply its market leading inverter solutions for one of the world’s highest floating PV installations, which increases efficiency of DC production by up to 30 percent, even in the winter. The innovative solar plant, situated 1810 meters above sea level on the artificial Lac des Toules in Switzerland, is… Read more »
Smart asset management and monitoring software, Greenbyte Energy Cloud, chosen by IPP Skyline Renewables for initial 800MW asset portfolio and growth across North America Portland, Oregon, December 11 2019 – US independent renewable energy company Skyline Renewables has selected Greenbyte’s Energy Cloud to monitor and maximize the performance of its growing portfolio. With its ability… Read more »
Hamburg, 11 December 2019. The Nordex Group has once again won an order for the construction of a wind farm with large turbines in Turkey and underlined its market-leading position. The company will supply thirteen N133/4.8 turbines for the Mersinli wind farm. The 62.4 MW order also includes a premium service over ten years. It… Read more »
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Jolywood, world leading NTOPCon cells and modules manufacturer, announced that the biggest NTOPCon bifacial photovoltaic plant in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine has been connected to the national grid in October 2019. The Starosynyavs’kyi 5.6MW plant is the first NTOPCon bifacial solar plant in the country supplied with Jolywood D72N solar modules, and is… Read more »
Aggreko signs five-year contract with United Steel Industries to deliver 24MW gas-battery hybrid power solution to the Fujairah steel mill Aggreko’s hybrid solution will deliver a 49% saving on the cost of fuel while reducing carbon emissions Project marks first of its kind in the Middle East London, 10 December 2019 – Aggreko, the world-leading… Read more »
Uninterruptible power supply for regions with challenging climates Munich, Germany, 10 December 2019: DHYBRID — the specialist in hybrid power plants — is enhancing its hardware and software portfolio with microgrid-optimized lithium-ion storage solutions. The new storage systems work seamlessly together with DHYBRID’s Universal Power Platform (UPP), which controls the interaction of solar systems, storage… Read more »
The company is stepping up its commitment to sustainability and combating climate change, having installed over 99 GW of wind capacity to date that produce enough electricity to power close to 85 million European households. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy continues to demonstrate that sustainability can be present in every step it takes as a company,… Read more »
· The financing has been completed with K&H Bank for 29 individual KÁT-licensed power plants with a combined capacity of 20.1 MWp in six different locations · The long-term, non-recourse project financing agreement of up to 5.93 billion HUF (17.9 million EUR) has been signed for a period of 15 years Amsterdam – 10 December… Read more »
Marine Coordination Services chosen to supply support personnel for Windpark Fryslân Marine Coordination Services BV (MCS) are pleased to announce that they have been chosen by Ventolines, responsible for the project management of Windpark Fryslân during construction and operations, to supply a range of support personnel for the construction phase of the project. The arrangement… Read more »
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 — A consortium comprising of funds managed and/or advised by Partners Group (50%), InfraRed Capital Partners (25%), DEME Concessions (12.5%), GE Energy Financial Services (6.25%) and ADEME, acting on behalf of France “Investments for the Future” programme (6.25%) announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell 100% of Merkur Offshore… Read more »
Combining forces, ROMO Wind, WindHunter and PGE optimise wind farms Galicja and Kisielice in Poland. ROMO Wind is delighted to announce the cooperation with PGE Energia Odnawialna (PGE EO) which is responsible for the development of renewable energy sources within PGE Group – the largest Polish onshore wind operator with 550MW installed capacity across Gamesa… Read more »
9th December 2019 Ørsted is delighted to announce that two groups will share more than £50,000 in funding from the Walney Extension Skills Fund, which is aimed at helping to deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related training or education courses in the region. An award of nearly £40,000 goes to STEM Learning Ltd… Read more »
Mainprize Offshore, the world-renown builder, owner and global operator of wind farm service and support vessels (WFSSVs), has showcased three of its fleet of ground-breaking vessels in a line-up in the port of Esbjerg in Jutland, Denmark. The three vessels are part of the Mainprize Offshore fleet of nine craft, all of which service the… Read more »
Maximum self-sufficiency with a range of grid back-up options (Wels, 09/12/2019) The Fronius portfolio will soon be extended to include the versatile GEN24 Plus hybrid inverter, an all-in-one solution for comprehensive solar self-sufficiency. The GEN24 Plus will be available in both a single-phase Primo and a three-phase Symo version. It is characterised, among other things,… Read more »
Hamburg, 9 December 2019. In November, the Nordex Group received orders totalling 128 MW from seven customers from Ireland, Germany, France and Sweden. Construction of the projects will start in 2020 and 2021. The N149/4.0-4.5, N100/3300 and N117/3600 turbines were in this instance the machines in demand, and this variety of turbines ordered once again… Read more »
As offshore windfarms move into deeper waters, there has been an increasing need for jacket foundations. A pre-piling template simplifies the construction process as it enables piles to be driven into the seabed in advance, quickening the commencement of accurate offshore piling operations. The diverse range of offshore expertise across ALE’s branches, including their Conbit… Read more »
Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP honoured Diversity of finalists “highlights the phenomenal skillset” of Scotland’s renewable energy industry Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm, the largest in Scotland, has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry. The 588MW, £2.6 billion wind farm was shortlisted three times for its engagement with local communities; its innovative… Read more »
New automated production line can be scaled up to 10 times of the current system capacity per month, enabling BYD to deliver more systems than any other provider Shenzhen, Dec. 05, 2019 – The Battery-Box product line by BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, has been received with great… Read more »
As the leading international R&D and manufacturing company of CIGS thin-film photovoltaic modules, NICE Solar Energy is proud to announce a new world record for CIGS thin-film solar modules with a total area efficiency of 17.6%. TÜV Rheinland has confirmed the record efficiency. May 2017 marked the beginning of a new era, when the China-Germany… Read more »
The European law firm assisted the energy infrastructure company with the structuring and execution of a complex deal that saves the 150 year-old Belfast shipyard from collapse and boosts InfraStrata’s plans for the Islandmagee gas storage facility. European law firm Fieldfisher has advised London AIM-listed energy infrastructure developer InfraStrata plc on the successful completion of… Read more »
Hamburg, 5. December 2019. Business in Turkey continues to improve for the Nordex Group. The turbine manufacturer has received an order from its new customer Karayel Elektrik: the Nordex Group is to install 16 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines for the 76.8 MW “Vize-2” wind farm. The machines, from the Delta4000 series, will be supplied in the 4.8… Read more »
The Kensa Group continues to add to its unprecedented growth in the wake of the UK’s bid to be net-zero carbon by 2050, with the appointment of two leading authorities on large-scale ground source heat pump installations. Ieman Barmaki and Karl Drage join the business at a time when the British-ground source heat pump manufacturer’s… Read more »
Hamburg, 4.12.2019. Kick-off into the new year: In January 2020, WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH will again offer free product training for customers from the service market of the wind industry together with its supply partner 3M Deutschland GmbH. The product training will take place on 24 January 2020 at the 3M Fall Protection Training Center in Hamburg… Read more »
Rever Offshore, a leading subsea project delivery and execution provider to the offshore energy industry, continues to consolidate its North Sea presence with the successful completion of the subsea infrastructure decommissioning project of the Greater Dunlin Area for Fairfield Energy. This complex project utilised saturation DSVs, Rever Sapphire and Rever Polaris, along with the heavy… Read more »
High-precision satellite solar irradiance data for the VCOM Cloud Augsburg/Sydney, December 4, 2019 – meteocontrol GmbH, one of the leading global providers of independent monitoring solutions for PV systems, has partnered with Solcast: The Australian service provider of satellite data delivers high-precision irradiance data for every system location around the world. meteocontrol uses these data… Read more »
4 December 2019 – Octopus Renewables, part of Octopus Group, has today announced that energy generation has commenced from seven solar PV plants in Italy totalling 70MW, providing the equivalent carbon saving of planting 25,000 acres of forest from just 300 acres of land. The plants are based near Cagliari on the island of Sardinia… Read more »
Hamburg, 4 December 2019. The Nordex Group has received an order to supply and install a total of 40 AW132/3300 and two AW132/3000 turbines with a combined rated output of 138 megawatts. The order also includes a two-year Full Service contract. The project will be built in the state of Tamaulipas in the north-east of… Read more »
The convenience and efficiency of Alfa Laval AQUA freshwater generation technology is now available to a wider range of vessels. With its tiny footprint and low OPEX, the new AQUA Blue Mini meets needs of 1–18 m3 of fresh water per day – creating a smarter alternative to bunkered water or reverse osmosis. Introduced in… Read more »
Munich/Pforzheim, December 3, 2019 – After remaining at a stable yet high level in 2018, the global expansion in renewable energy capacity started to pick up speed again this year. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the deployment of new capacity will have increased by just under 12 percent in 2019 compared to the previous… Read more »
Northumberland-based offshore engineering firm, Osbit, is sharing its specialist technical knowledge with clients and partners to improve the effectiveness of offshore operations in the global energy industry. ‘Osbit Insight’ is the offshore equipment supplier’s bespoke technical knowledge sharing and learning offering, designed to spread specialist knowledge through the global offshore energy supply chain. Leading global… Read more »
Japan has been witnessing an upsurge in the number of companies showing interest in its fledgling offshore wind sector, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s research reveals that the Japanese offshore market presently stands at a miniscule 68 megawatt (MW). However, 770 MW of capacity is in the pipeline across four projects,… Read more »
Nexans invests in its U.S. high voltage facility to make it the first and unique subsea high voltage cables plant in the U.S. Paris La Défense, December 3, 2019 – Nexans, the global expert in advanced cabling and connectivity solutions, Eversource, New England’s premier transmission builder, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, announced… Read more »
– Atlantic Wind Transfers places market-first order for two Chartwell 24 crew transfer vessels (CTVs) – built locally at Blount Boats – Vessel design, optimized for operation in US waters, expected to set benchmarks for technical availability and safety in the market December 3rd, Rhode Island – Leading U.S. offshore wind farm support company Atlantic… Read more »
Long-term, non-toxic solution protects wind and wave power infrastructure against performance-degrading marine growth 3rd December, United Kingdom – Aquarius Marine Coatings Ltd. (AMC) has announced the launch of its award-winning anti-foul coating, Coppercoat-Commercial, in the offshore energy sector. The coating, which contains exceptionally high levels of copper, a natural anti-microbial agent, protects sub-sea infrastructure from… Read more »