Origami to leverage Clarke’s experience in developing disruptive technology that has revolutionised the online grocery sector and do the same in the energy industry London, 11 November 2019 – Origami, a leading technology provider to the energy industry, is bolstering its advisory board team with the appointment of Paul Clarke. Paul currently serves as chief technology… Read more »
EPP, a high-tech systems supplier in the electronics industry, is stepping into the future and setting up the succession of its current owners early on. They found the ideal buyer – Photonics Systems Group, a leading manufacturer of micro-materials processing laser machines. With this takeover, Photonics Systems Group is strengthening its operations in the electronics… Read more »
On Friday 8 November 2019, “Clean Oceans” was awarded status as an Arena cluster in the “Norwegian Innovation Clusters” programme. The new cluster will make use of Norwegian technology from oil spill preparedness to clear and prevent plastic and other marine waste in the world’s oceans. “The new status represents a major recognition of the… Read more »
At the international wind energy fair China Windpower in Beijing (China), Liebherr Components signs a cooperation agreement with the leading wind turbine OEM, Mingyang Smart Energy. Under this serial manufacturing contract, Liebherr will supply the customer with significant quantities of main bearings. This will further secure Mingyang Smart Energy’s long-term business success in the Chinese… Read more »
General Election ‘imperatives’ include allowing cheap, popular wind power access to energy market Document to be sent to all Scottish candidates ahead of Dec 12 poll The next UK government must commit to a package of measures to support Scotland’s renewable energy industry – including supporting innovation and the shift to low-carbon heat and allowing… Read more »
Join NEXTracker at Solar Asset Management MENA 2019 With close to 3 gigawatts of smart solar trackers installed in the MEIAT (Middle East India Turkey) region, we know the terrain and environmental parameters driving our award-winning design. Come hear VP Asset Management, Marty Rogers discuss O&M lessons learned for the region, and the solar tracker… Read more »
The sixth round of Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund saw a major milestone reached, with the total funds awarded exceeding the million pound mark. The Fund was launched by leading renewable energy company, Ørsted in December 2016 and has now donated over £1.1 million to more than 95 projects in coastal areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa will supply 62 turbines with a 4.1 MW rating for the 254 MW Stavro wind farm The project, realized by Prime Capital AG, was acquired by a consortium comprised of Korean institutional investors, Siemens Financial Services and German Pension Fund Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung, from Holmen AB Power produced will be sold through two corporate… Read more »
FREMONT, Calif. — November 6, 2019. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. Third Quarter 2019 Highlights Record revenues of $410.6 million Record revenues from solar products of $387.8 million GAAP gross margin of 33.9% GAAP gross margin… Read more »
6th November, Xi ́an (CHINA) – LONGi has been elected as “Best Equipment Supplier” by world energy giant Iberdrola at the “Supplier of the Year Awards 2019” ceremony held on 10th October in Bilbao, Spain. The award for “Best Equipment Supplier” has been awarded to LONGi, recognized for its firm commitment to product value creation… Read more »
Athos Solar realises a large-scale subsidy-free project with over 105,000 modules In the southern Spanish province of Castile-La Mancha, construction began at the end of October 2019 on a large-scale photovoltaic installation on a 90-hectare green field site. With over 105,000 PV modules, the solar park will generate over 80 million kilowatt hours of climate-friendly… Read more »
Innovative wind asset optimization firm appoints former data and engineering VP to drive the expansion of Clir Renewables’ industry-leading AI capabilities Vancouver, 5th November 2019 – Clir Renewables, the leading provider of digital asset performance technology for wind energy, has announced the appointment of Louisa Thue as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Louisa brings her experience… Read more »
Sulzer’s mobile repair equipment reduces downtime to just 45 days Geothermal sites are often located in areas that are difficult to access. In this case, a power station in Indonesia in a mountainous area 780 meters above sea level with narrow access roads needed a steam turbine overhauled. Sulzer was chosen to overhaul the 55… Read more »
Primary growth drivers include cost declines, government incentives, and increased solar PV integration Nov. 6, 2019 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research provides market forecasts for newly installed distributed energy storage systems (DESSs) in terms of power capacity, energy capacity, and revenue across 26 countries. The distributed energy storage industry has… Read more »
Bremen/Hamburg, 6 November 2019. Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (GmbH & Co.) KG (“CPO Tankers”) has now been renamed ZEABORN Ship Management Tanker GmbH & Cie. KG (“ZEABORN Tankers”). The company is part of Bremen-based ZEABORN Group since June 2019 and has started trading under its new name with effect from 4 November 2019. Since August 2018,… Read more »
Dropsafe’s partnership with Norwegian distributor Module Solutions and Systems (MSS) will enable increased adoption of Drops prevention solutions in a crucial market Norway, 6th November 2019 – Dropsafe, the leading provider of Dropped Objects (Drops) prevention in the global Oil & Gas and offshore wind markets, has signed a new distribution agreement with MSS, an innovative provider… Read more »
Offshore wind energy expansion in the North Sea is crucial to achieve Paris’ climate targets PROMOTioN partners call for far-reaching regional cooperation and coordination on offshore wind farm and grid infrastructure roll-out Solutions for overcoming regulatory differences have been identified, along with next steps for important stakeholders Arnhem/Berlin, 6 November 2019. Countries around the North… Read more »
LiDAR Assisted Control technology was verified to decrease a wind turbine’s load level and stabilize its operation. To bridge normative gaps and build trust and confidence in the technology’s feasibility, DNV GL applied the Component Certification in conjunction with its Qualification Procedure for New Technology. Beijing, China (5 November 2019) – One of China’s leading… Read more »
Zhejiang, China and Dublin, Ohio — November 5, 2019. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), manufacturer of the Solis string inverter, announced in its Q3 financial report today its best quarter since its 2005 founding. The only publicly-traded company focused exclusively on PV string inverters, Ginlong recorded third quarter revenues of $52 million USD — more… Read more »
High-profile solar projects within Central Europe are adopting high-voltage string inverter solutions such as ABB’s award winning PVS-175 to deploy highly efficient photovoltaic (PV) installations and improve yields. ABB high-voltage inverter technologies have been deployed within the Netherlands, Italy and Spain as utilities look to increase GW capacity on large-scale PV installations. In 2018, Europe… Read more »
· The seven power plants with a combined installed capacity of 4.9 MWp are located in Fertőd and Kuszentmárton, and are connected to the grids of E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt and E.ON Tiszántúli Áramhálózati Zrt, respectively · The power plants expand Photon Energy’s installed base in Hungary to 24.1 MWp and its total proprietary portfolio… Read more »
Chennai, India, November 5, 2019. Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, has reached 1GW of production output within the first year of operations at its production facility in India. The company, which recently expanded this new facility, continues to implement its growth plans in the Indian wind energy sector…. Read more »
Hamburg, 5 November 2019. Around 15 – 20 per cent of the total cost of wind turbines are accounted for by the tower and the related logistics costs for transport to the wind farm. For the Nordex Group, keeping these costs low is a further lever for reducing project costs for their customers. This is… Read more »
The WindFloat Atlantic project is constructing the first floating wind farm on continental Europe, and will generate a capacity of 25MW; equivalent to the energy consumed by 60,000 homes in a year. Being a floating wind farm, it is secured to the sea bed with chains, and so avoids complex and disruptive offshore operations that… Read more »
Formerly the General Manager of Cargostore Containers LLC, Mr Ashraf has accepted this new role as the company received its ICV Certification from ADNOC and required a specialist representative to provide best-in-class service to its U.A.E clientele. Cargostore Containers LLC is in a unique position within the U.A.E Offshore Cargo Carrying Units (CCU) market as… Read more »
Vancouver based software company secures Start-up of the Year title at European awards Last night in a London banquet hall filled with industry peers, Clir Renewables was announced as Start-up of the Year at the inaugural European Wind Investment Awards. Hosted by A Word About Wind, the awards celebrated best practice in the European wind… Read more »
New Delhi, 4th November, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a prominent rooftop solar & EPC solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Ms Sweta Sultania as its Head of Corporate Finance. Ms Sultania comes with around 15 years of diverse experience in investment banking and corporate finance with extensive knowledge… Read more »
Globally leading consultancy and specialist shipbroker for the planning and installation of offshore renewable energy projects focuses on growth markets in Asia (Hamburg, Nov 2019) Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) from Hamburg is celebrating the start of the strategic partnership with COLI Schiffahrt & Transport GmbH & Co. KG in the offshore renewables market in Japan…. Read more »
Climate change global objectives for 2050 are under threat Geopolitical tensions and energy matters are strongly interrelated Renewables remain the fastest-growing segment and significant transformation will be fuelled by technology and digital combining by 2040 China and India, both giant consumers of energy and CO2 emitters and dependent on coal power,experience contrasting positions on the… Read more »
On July 22, 2019, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced that it had signed an important framework contract with a solar cell manufacturing start-up company in North America for its heterojunction (HJT) core equipment. The contract volume is expected to reach around CHF 100 million and is subject to the customer successfully… Read more »
Nexans is SSE’s preferred supplier for the design, manufacture and installation of the onshore and offshore export cables for the 1,075MW Seagreen wind farm project Nexans will supply and install the three 65 km offshore export cables and three 20 km onshore export cables for the project Paris La Défense, November 4, 2019 – Nexans… Read more »
Working at the top of an offshore wind turbine is being brought to life for children by Swedish energy group Vattenfall using virtual reality technology. Technology and games that tell the story of the new industry taking shape off the east of England coast and the wide range of job roles generated by the industry… Read more »
Asia-Pacific solar technology tenders in Q3 2019 saw 243 tenders announced, marking a drop of 16% over the last four-quarter average of 290, according to GlobalData’s power industry tenders database. The proportion of solar technology tenders by category tracked by GlobalData in the quarter was as follows: Project Implementation with 211 tenders and an 86.8%… Read more »
Following the award of the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of the foundations and subsea cables for the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) in May 2019, Jan De Nul Group is on track with all project preparations. Aligning closely with the project financial close, reached by the Client on 29 October, the first… Read more »
The world’s largest floating offshore wind power plant, Hywind Tampen, will be located in Norway, with a total capacity of 88 MW and equipped with 11 SG 8.0-167 DD turbines By reducing the use of gas turbines on the fields, the project helps cut CO2 emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes per year Strong collaboration… Read more »
ZSW and BDEW on gross electricity consumption in the first three quarters of 2019 Lack of progress in wind power expansion and too few new photovoltaic systems could put 65-percent target out of reach Renewable energies collectively covered 42.9 percent of gross electricity consumption in Germany during the first three quarters of 2019. An increase… Read more »