Category: Renewable News

ABB modernizes Italian wind power utility with cutting-edge automation

Volta Green Energy renewable power company, a wind farm operator in Italy that operates over 350 MW of wind farms and 16 MW of solar photovoltaic systems, recently implemented the ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ control and automation solution for distributed energy resources. As part of the project, Volta Green Energy updated five wind farms in Sicily… Read more »

High-wave offshore solar panels soon a reality

A consortium of Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, DEME, Soltech and Ghent University is proud to announce the launch of an innovative project in the field of marine floating solar technology. The partners strongly believe that solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in offshore waters are one of the essential future green energy sources. Combined in the… Read more »

3M safety training facility approved for GWO advanced rescue training

3M, the science-based technology company, has received GWO (Global Wind Organisation) approval for two new, advanced rescue courses at its training facility in Oldham. The highly practical courses are limited to four students per instructor for maximum delegate-to-trainer interaction involving practical demonstrations and application-specific teaching. Training areas include three telecommunications towers, a 17m working at… Read more »

Major milestone met on Moray East Offshore Windfarm project

High voltage equipment containers for the offshore substation platforms to be sailed out from Thurso fabrication yard Each container is specifically designed and fabricated to house high voltage transmission equipment, control protection equipment and provide emergency refuge Celebration event held at JGC yard, where they were fabricated, with representatives from Caithness Chamber of Commerce and… Read more »

Altitec Academy Earns New GWO Blade Repair Certification

Altitec Academy has received a certification for its Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Technician training courses according to the GWO blade repair standard in London and Cape Town London, 17th July 2019 – Altitec Academy, the rotor blade technician training programme from Altitec, a leading wind turbine blade repair and inspection specialist, has secured the blade… Read more »

Q CELLS supplies low-carbon modules to 4.5 MW solar plant in France

The largest ground mounted solar plant in France’s Brittany region was connected to the grid in early July, powered by 14,600 Q.PEAK-G4.2 solar modules – supplied by Q CELLS. [Berlin, Germany, July 17, 2019] Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH (“Q CELLS” or “The Company”), the German subsidiary of one of the largest solar cell and module… Read more »

Offshore and marine owners offered new deal to go green

New finance offer means offshore and marine industry assets can switch to hybrid power systems without upfront capital expenditure Up to fifty million euro available globally for financing Blueday Technology customers report up to 27 percent fuel use reduction and 95 percent reduction in emissions Interviews and case studies available, call Sarah on 00447866789688 An… Read more »

successful operation SMST equipment onboard Acta Centaurus

Acta Marine’s new walk-to-work vessel Acta Centaurus has now been working for 1.5 months in the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. During this first charter with MHI Vestas, the new built DP2 Service Operation Vessel (SOV) supports installation and commissioning of 31 turbines. The operations with the SMST provided Access & Cargo Tower with motion… Read more »

WIND OF CHANGE – HOW THE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION IS CREATING A LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR BATTERY STORAGE IN SCOTLAND TO BALANCE THE GRID

We Scots are often guilty of failing to enunciate our Ts. If you ever hear us referring to a “bah-ery”, we’re talking about energy storage systems. So we may drop our Ts when pronouncing the word, but there’s one “T” that Scottish batteries have a prime opportunity to support: the transmission network of Great Britain…. Read more »

ADVANCED ROUTE PLANNING HELPS TRANSPORT 61 WIND TURBINES IN CHILE

Chile’s Energy Route 2018–2022 is an initiative that hopes to bring together stakeholders in the renewable industry. Following its announcement, Spain’s Acciona was contracted to build four new renewable energy projects in Chile, adding 400 megawatts (MW) across two solar farms and two wind farms. One of these is the San Gabriel wind farm, located… Read more »

SMA America Expands and Enhances North American Service Center

Updates strategically designed to bring faster service and expanded benefits to customers SMA America has unveiled multiple updates to its service center that were designed to facilitate even more efficient technical support. Key expansions include a new, larger central and string inverter laboratory. The service center also features a rooftop PV system that functions as… Read more »

Smarter Grid Solutions, pioneer of Active Network Management software, releases the world’s most advanced Distributed Energy Resource Management System

Market leading Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) software company Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) today unveiled ANM Strata 2.0, the next generation of its award winning flagship product, following successful on-grid deployments and pilot projects in the US, UK and Germany. ANM Strata 2.0 is the most widely deployed and versatile DERMS on the market,… Read more »

Navigant Research Report Shows Global Annual Revenue from Smart Home Platforms is Expected to Grow from $3.2 Billion in 2019 to $14.3 Billion in 2028

The smart home has the potential to revolutionize the way consumers interact with technology July 10, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for smart home platforms, providing market forecasts, segmented by device type and region, through 2028. Smart homes allow stakeholders to better engage and retain… Read more »

JDR Cables signs MOU with Taya Group in Taiwan

10th July 2019, Taiwan: Today JDR Cables, part of the TFKable Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Taya Group, a leading electric wire and land cable manufacturer in Taiwan. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on localisation opportunities on future renewable energy projects in the area, with a specific focus on… Read more »

Alencon Systems to Showcase Expanded Portfolio of New Products and Technology at SPI 2019

Alencon will feature the latest version of its SPOT solar DC-DC optimizer as well as its new BOSS Storage-focused DC-DC optimizer along with other new products and technology at SPI 2019 Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC will demonstrate its expanded line-up of unique DC-DC optimizers and other power electronics technology for the solar and… Read more »

Dutch Safeway successfully completes ‘first’ W2W operation in Australian waters

In what is believed to be a first for Australia, the unique Safeway motion compensated offshore access system of the Dutch Van Aalst Group recently completed more than 1200 safe personnel transfers and 40 gangway operations in only 24 days. For client Woodside Energy the campaign experienced no downtime whatsoever and created significant risk elimination… Read more »

Navigant Research Identifies 24 New Smart Meter Projects Globally Since 4Q 2018

New installations and second-generation upgrades continue in developed markets while developing nations move from nascent stage July 9, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides an analysis of global utility smart meter projects, tracking data related to global customer endpoints, meter manufacturers, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications vendors, systems integrators,… Read more »

ABB is partnering with Enel Green Power to deliver innovative predictive maintenance solutions that will lower maintenance costs and transform the performance, reliability and energy efficiency of its hydropower plants throughout Italy.

The three-year contract will enable 33 of Enel Green Power’s hydroelectric plants, comprised of about 100 units, to move from hours-based maintenance to predictive and condition-based maintenance, leveraging the ABB Ability™ Asset Performance Management solution. With operations in five continents, the Enel Group’s renewable business line, Enel Green Power, is a global leader in the… Read more »

CWind Taiwan awarded two crew transfer vessel charters for Formosa 1 offshore wind farm

Taipei, 8 th July 2019. CWind Taiwan announced today that it has been awarded two Crew Transfer Vessel charters for Formosa 1 wind farm by FOWI and Jan de Nul respectively. The Formosa 1 project, Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, is located approximately 2-6 km from shore of Miaoli in the Taiwan Strait. Phase 1… Read more »

Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. gets SEBI approval to float IPO

Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd. gets SEBI approval to float IPO Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd, a global pure-play, end-to-end Solar EPC solutions provider, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to float an initial public offering. The capital markets regulator issued its final observations on SWSL’s IPO proposal on… Read more »

Buss Acquires SSC Wind, Completing its Portfolio in the Wind Sector

Buss is taking over the business of the wind system specialists, SSC, which has over 15 years of experience in the wind sector Buss is therefore adding the fields of installation and long-term services for wind turbines to its project business in the onshore and offshore segment In future, the company will appear on the… Read more »

A1 OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS ApS AND KENZFIGEE TEAMED UP to offer a safe and reliable ready to use Walk-to-Work (W2W) offshore solution

A1 Offshore Solutions ApS in Denmark, a renowned provider of offshore service vessels and KenzFigee, world’s leading supplier of innovative lifting- and offshore equipment solutions, are pleased to announce that they have signed a cooperation agreement to offer clients in the offshore oil, gas and wind industry a cost efficient and safe Walk-to-Work vessel solution…. Read more »

Ideol’s floating wind turbine technology is fully validated and confirms its outstanding performance

The first operational results of the 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine, equipped with the Ideol floating foundation and installed on the Sem-Rev test site (Atlantic Coast of France), meet and even exceed expectations. Ideol’s patented technology is now fully validated and ready for commercial- scale deployments. During the first half of 2019, the floating… Read more »

DNV GL supports Singapore’s national water agency to realize 50 MW floating solar project

DNV GL acts as technical advisor for south-east Asia’s largest floating PV public tender at Singapore’s Tengeh Reservoir The first-of-its-kind 50 MW project could reduce Singapore’s carbon footprint by the equivalent removing 6,000 cars off local roads First large-scale public tender for floating PV technology in south-east Asia Singapore, 4th July 2019 – DNV GL… Read more »

ZF Wind Power pioneers with SHIFT platform certification further reducing time to market.

ZF Wind Power receives, as the first gearbox supplier ever, a ‘type and component certificate’ for the SHIFT 4k product platform. The certificate covers the certified design life, calculation and validation for the SHIFT 4k gearbox platform. This platform certification enables customers to shorten ‘Time to Market’ for upgrades or new turbine introductions. Lommel (Belgium)… Read more »

SENER increases its EBITDA by 22.5%

The engineering group presents its results for 2018, which show an increase in EBITDA of 22.5%, a profit before taxes of 29.2 million euros—27.7% higher than in 2017—and an investment in R&D that remains above 20 million euros. Madrid (Spain), July 3, 2018 -. The engineering group SENER has published its Annual Report, which details… Read more »

Q CELLS offers businesses direct marketing of solar power in Germany

Q CELLS expands its portfolio for business customers in Germany, now offering direct marketing of solar power from PV plants of 100 kWp and up. This new offer complements Q CELLS’ existing portfolio of high performance solar modules based on its proprietary Q.ANTUM technology and its self-developed Q.FLAT-G5 installation system for flat roofs. Now, companies… Read more »

meteocontrol: Solar power forecasts for Greece and Cyprus

Augsburg / Athens, July 3, 2019 – meteocontrol GmbH, the leading provider of independent monitoring and control systems, has formed an exclusive sales partnership with Synergia Technical & Consulting S.A. The Greek PV service provider for technical operation management and consulting services will now handle sales of meteocontrol solar power forecasts in Greece and Cyprus…. Read more »

Photon Energy Connects Three PV Power Plants to Grid in Hungary with 2.1 MWp

·       Located in Nagyecsed, the three power plants with a combined capacity of 2.1 MWp were connected to the grid of E.ON Tiszántúli Áramhálózati Zrt ·       The power plants expand Photon Energy’s proprietary portfolio to 39.2 MWp ·       Total annual revenues of all three power plants are expected to amount to EUR 250,000   Amsterdam… Read more »

Photon Energy Connects Another 8 Solar Power Plants with 5.5 MWp in Hungary to Grid

·         Located in Almásfüzitő, the eight power plants with a total capacity of 5.5 MWp were connected to the grid of E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt ·         The projects expand Photon Energy’s proprietary portfolio to 37.1 MWp ·         Total annual revenues of all eight power plants are expected to amount to EUR 680,000 Amsterdam – 6… Read more »

Nordex Group receives orders of 2.0 gigawatts in the second quarter of 2019

Hamburg, 3 July 2019. The Nordex Group announced that it has continued the strong order intake performance seen in recent quarters with buoyant demand for its wind turbines in the second quarter of 2019 as well. In the second quarter of the year, customers ordered turbines with a total output of 2,003.3 megawatts (MW) (Q2… Read more »

Siemens Gamesa awarded the largest repowering order to date in North America by MidAmerican Energy

•   The company will supply and install 163 SG 2.7-129 wind turbines, operating at 2.38 MW and 18 previously sold SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines to repower the Rolling Hills wind project (429.3 MW), with an option for 12 additional wind turbines •   The nacelles and hubs will come from Hutchinson, Kansas nacelle and hub assembly facility and blades… Read more »

BYD Battery-Box achieves top ranking in 2019 energy storage efficiency evaluation

Berlin University for Technology and Economy (HTW) evaluated the efficiency of leading energy storage systems in combination with different inverters Shenzhen/Berlin, June 02, 2019 –The Battery-Box system by BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, has been ranked as the most efficient energy storage system in the latest system evaluation… Read more »

Deutsche Windtechnik wins contract to provide maintenance for Senvion 6.2M – all installed Senvion power classes are now serviced

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 »

VIKRAM SOLAR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL MARKETS

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 »

Natural Power expands commercial team with focus on emerging markets

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 »