Effective immediately, the independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik AG will now also provide maintenance for Senvion’s largest multi-megawatt class: the 6-MW power class. The international asset management firm re:cap global investors ag, Zug, Switzerland, has commissioned the company to provide service for the Handewitt wind farm, which is equipped with two Senvion 6.2M126 wind turbines…. Read more »
Kolkata, 1st July 2019: Vikram Solar today announced the appointment of Mr Ravindra Anil Vaidya as the Vice President, Global Markets to spearhead the company’s growing presence in the International markets. Mr Vaidya brings with him rich experience of 27 years in the industry. Over the years, he has helped organisations in driving growth in India… Read more »
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, continues to expand its commercial team in 2019 with some key appointments. Keith Burns began as Commercial Director earlier in the year and has now been joined by David Tidhar who moved from the planning and environment team to take up the new role, Head of… Read more »
After 18 months of cooperation between the offices in Haugesund and Esbjerg and then also gradually incorporating offices in both Hamburg and Aberdeen, we are now pleased to announce that all four offices are being rebranded to Hagland Shipbrokers. All offices in the group will share the same visual identity, e-mail and web page. Hagland… Read more »
The Fairplayer and her team have successfully completed the pre-installation and tensioning of a shallow water CALM buoy mooring system at a depth of 26 metres for the Mersa El-Hamra terminal offshore Egypt. SCOPE OF WORK Jumbo’s scope included the pre-lay of 10 Stevshark drag anchors and 6 chain moorings and the subsequent tensioning of… Read more »
Following the recent announcement that the state government of Gujarat in India plans to launch a rooftop solar power generation scheme for slum areas, Mohit Prasad, Project Manager at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on what this means for solar PV installations in India: “GlobalData forecasts solar PV installation in… Read more »
Specialist Maritime and Offshore marketing agency Wake Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Ford, as Operations Director, effective as of Monday 1st July 2019. Reporting to the Managing Director, Andy will be responsible for enhancing, managing and driving the company’s future growth strategy and operational efficiencies, focusing primarily towards serving their customer’s… Read more »
Competition in the smart home market remains fierce as companies vie for a leading role July 1, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research names Google and Amazon as the leading smart home solution providers. The report examines the strategy and execution of 15 smart home solution providers. The smart… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, announced today the start of commercial operation of Windpark Spui, a 21 MW wind farm located in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard in South Holland, the Netherlands. Windpark Spui consists of five Enercon E-126 EP4 wind turbines, each with a hub height of 135 meters,… Read more »
Denmark, 01 July 2019 – Mita-Teknik, a global provider of wind turbine control and pitch technology, announced today the launch of its new generation of blade pitch system for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The new Mita Pitch System has been designed to effectively minimize O&M costs, reduce downtime and improve productivity. The Mita Pitch… Read more »
UET and ENGIE announce today they have successfully achieved the commissioning of the first UET Reflex™ Module at the Batteries lab of ENGIE Research Centre Laborelec, located near Brussels. The Reflex™ Module is a small 7.5 kW – 30 kWh redox flow battery of the 4th generation, storing electricity in a vanadium mixed acid electrolyte,… Read more »
In the first half of 2019, solar, wind and other renewable sources accounted for 44 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany, marking a record high. Preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) yielded this figure. Renewables had… Read more »
K2 Management has provided technical due diligence support to SUSI Partners, the Swiss infrastructure fund manager specializing in sustainable investments, which has completed a series of onshore wind investments over the past few months, totaling 90 MW over the past few months. Recent SUSI Partners investments include the acquisition of onshore wind farms located across… Read more »
28 June 2019 – K2 Management, the leading international renewable energy consultancy – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taean Wind Power and Dohwa Engineering to work as the owner’s engineer for the project and consult on the financing and construction of the Taean Offshore Wind Farm in the Yellow Sea, South Korea. The… Read more »
The Board of TRIG is pleased to announce that the Company has made two onshore wind investments, increasing the proportion of the portfolio in France from 10% to 13%. Acquisition of minority shareholdings in five operational windfarms TRIG has acquired a 34.6% equity interest and all of the shareholder loans in Fujin SAS (“Fujin”), a holding company… Read more »
SSEN Transmission has published ambitious plans for the future of the north of Scotland electricity transmission system. With the region home to some of the UK’s greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of the country’s fight to tackle climate change, connecting up more renewable energy and transporting it across… Read more »
After more than 100 years at the famous Camp Hill site, Sulzer has started the process to move its facilities and create a new center of excellence for its customers. Sulzer’s brand new service center will be located at the prestigious Birmingham Business Park, where the company will base its UK head office as well… Read more »
Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “This fantastic new figure shows how Scotland’s remarkable renewable energy resource is being harnessed by technologies like wind, hydro, biomass, solar, marine energy and more, and is continuing to deliver environmental and economic benefits across Scotland. “Renewables are now producing more of our electricity than ever… Read more »
Commenting on the launch of a £100m fund to help UK firms capitalise on the boom in offshore wind, Sebastian Speight, Managing Director of Infrastructure at Ingenious, said: “The launch of the offshore wind industrial strategy is a positive move which will help develop the domestic supply chain in what is likely to be a growth… Read more »
Hamburg, 27 June 2019. The Nordex Group is further enlarging its footprint in Croatia. The state-owned energy supplier Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP Group) has now placed an order with the manufacturer for the supply of 18 N131/3600 turbines for the “Korlat” wind farm. The Nordex Group is also responsible for service and maintenance of the turbines… Read more »
Products make an impression on both sides of the Atlantic (Wels, 27/6/19) The new Fronius hybrid inverter Primo GEN24 Plus impressed the expert jury for the prestigious German Plus X Award and was heralded as “product of the year” in four categories. The system took prime position on the podium in the categories of High… Read more »
PEG system significantly reduces costs and installation time Jurchen Technology presents innovative substructure at the Solar Power International trade fair in Salt Lake City Kitzingen, Germany – Jurchen Technology has had its innovative PEG system certified according to the US UL-2703 standard. The certification was carried out by Intertek US. “This certification enables… Read more »
French floating offshore wind leader Ideol and Shizen Energy, a leading Japanese renewable specialist, have expressed a formal intention to collaborate on the development of a commercial- scale floating wind project located off Kyushu using Ideol’s technology. This agreement was signed in Tokyo today by Mr Paul de la Guérivière, CEO of Ideol, and Mr… Read more »
ABB has delivered a unique solar solution enabling Costa Rica’s largest solar park to provide a clean and independent power supply to 10 percent of the country’s population, supporting Costa Rica’s ambition to ensure 100 percent of its energy comes from renewable sources. ABB has supplied its award winning PVS-175 high power inverters to Costa… Read more »
This multi-million pound contract guarantees capacity utilization until mid-2020 and secures the jobs of more than 180 employees. Fifth order from world-leading offshore wind developer Ørsted 26 June 2019 Just three months after rolling out steel for their first export transition piece order, EEW OSB celebrates more good news with a contract win for Hornsea Two,… Read more »
Subsea companies in the South of England will be given the opportunity to highlight their capabilities at an event set to take place in Fareham next week. Organised by industry body Subsea UK in partnership with the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), the Subsea Supply Chain Capability Showcase will take place on Thursday 4 July,… Read more »
– Financing of the Ramp-Up-phase of the production and Picea®-commercialization – After first closing of 7.5 million € in January the financing round now has been closed successfully. Berlin, June 26, 2019 — HPS Home Power Solutions GmbH (HPS), the Berlin-based energy solutions provider for single-family homes which fulfils the need of energy independence, today… Read more »
FuturaSun, leading Italian company in the production of high efficiency photovoltaic panels, expands its manufacturing capacity with a new factory in Taizhou: 4 highly automated lines with an annual production capacity of 500 MW. Strong point: the new Silk stringer machines designed in Italy, double the output in half the space. FuturaSun consolidates its supply… Read more »
NOF, the business development experts for the energy sector, is welcoming an international delegation to North East England to demonstrate the industrial and economic benefits of the region’s established offshore wind cluster. Taking place between 26-28 June, the visit of nearly 50 government officials, industry leaders and global stakeholders from 21 countries, has been organised… Read more »
Policy and economics play a large role in PEV adoption, but educating consumers outside the typical early adoption category can improve the perceptions of these vehicles June 25, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes survey responses of more than 2,300 US consumers on vehicle preferences, perceptions and knowledge of… Read more »
Multi-million pound contract won by UK-based engineering firm Another example of UK company winning contracts from offshore wind First renewable energy cable replacement and repair contract under ACMA 25th June 2019 Global Marine Group (GMG), supported by its business units Global Marine, Global Offshore and CWind, has signed a framework agreement for cable repair with… Read more »
New figures from RenewableUK show that the global market for offshore wind has grown by 16% in the last 12 months. The biggest single growth market over the last year has been the USA, which accounted for nearly half (48%) of growth globally. Globally, the portfolio of global offshore wind projects in operation, under construction… Read more »
This figure is equivalent to the energy consumption of more than 400,000 homes. The group has now reached a cumulative power of 14.5 GW in the solar sector. The company is the global leader in products and O&M services for the solar PV sector and for energy storage systems 25 June 2019. Ingeteam has supplied… Read more »
Assuring security and interoperability via certification remains critical for widespread deployment London, UK; 24 June 2019 – Smart cities are expected to be commonplace within the next 10 years, according to a new poll by Wi-SUN Alliance, a global ecosystem of member companies seeking to accelerate the implementation of open standards-based Field Area Networks (FAN) and… Read more »
• The company will install SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines at the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a project; Service agreement included • Siemens Gamesa will establish a nacelle assembly facility at Taichung Harbor for start of production in 2021, exceeding localization requirements • Local tower supply set-up through CS Wind and Chin Fong partnership… Read more »
Monday, 24 June 2019, Kagera Region, Tanzania: JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd. (JUMEME), together with the European Union Delegation in Tanzania and its project partners, celebrated the launch of its newly constructed solar-powered mini-grid on Lake Victoria, Mulumo island in the region of Kagera. The facility in Mulumo is one of eleven mini-grids to be… Read more »