Damen and High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) have signed a contract for a third FCS 2710 fast crew supply vessel, for delivery in September this year. The FCS 2710 is the replacement for Damen’s highly successful FCS 2610 and was first shown to the world in July 2018 with HST as the lead customer. Effectively… Read more »
New Delhi, 21st January, 2019: Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent EPC solutions & rooftop solar provider, commissioned two 10 MW solar projects for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL). The plants are located at Patni, near Kharagpur and at Lalgarh, near Midnapore, West Bengal. The Solar PV Power… Read more »
HUSUM | Hamburg, 21 January 2019: Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Economics and Energy, has agreed to become patron of HUSUM Wind, which will be held from 10-13 September 2019. “We are delighted to have secured Mr. Altmaier as patron for HUSUM Wind. The trade fair has accompanied the development of the German wind industry… Read more »
• Total of 1,305 turbines with 6,382 MW connected to the grid | 136 turbines with almost 1 GW new in the grid | 966 MW under construction • Offshore wind power generation rises again significantly by around eight percent • Special tender of at least 1,500 MW required in the first quarter of 2019… Read more »
Events to be held in South Killingholme (30/1), Waltham (04/02) and Tetney (05/02) 39km cable route will run from Horseshoe Point to North Killingholme Both Ørsted and contractor VolkerInfra will be in attendance to share plans and answer questions Renewable energy company Ørsted is to hold a series of community events in North East Lincolnshire… Read more »
Leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has been appointed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council as a supplier on the four-year Decentralised Energy Network Frameworks. This is the first phase of frameworks to support decentralised energy networks and will cover the technical and professional consultancy element. The management of the frameworks will be undertaken by… Read more »
For second year in row, Schneider Electric recognised in Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index Schneider Electric is one of four companies to receive the 2019 Catalyst Award Thursday 17th January, London, UK – Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has received two significant accolades for its commitment and progress towards… Read more »
Munich/Pforzheim, January 17, 2019 – The most recent study conducted by Aurora Energy Research predicts that by 2040, up to 29 million electric cars will be driving on German roads. To ensure that electric vehicles can be charged anywhere, an intelligent charging infrastructure supported by a combination of private households and publicly accessible charging stations based on… Read more »
· The Group’s 11.5 MWp proprietary PV power plant portfolio in Hungary consists of 17 individual KÁT-licensed power plants in three different locations · Photon Energy has signed the long-term non-recourse project financing agreement with K&H Bank which will provide 3.33 billion HUF (10.4 million EUR) for a period of 15 years Amsterdam – 17… Read more »
80 MW of renewable energy equal to electricity usage of 28,000 New York households Broomfield, Colo. – RES (Renewable Energy Systems), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in the Americas has announced it has completed construction of the Copenhagen Wind project, developed and owned by EDF Renewables…. Read more »
BWC and ERMA FIRST have agreed a collaboration which will increase the Ballast Water Management options available to the shipping industry. Ballast Water Containers CEO, Richard Lawson commented: “We were delighted to be contacted by ERMA FIRST and after working closely with their technical team over the past three months we are now extremely pleased… Read more »
A prototype of a garment which could save the lives of offshore workers in the event of an accident at sea has been unveiled today (Thursday 17th January). Dundee-based Iron Ocean has worked with the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and Heriot-Watt University to develop the Centurion 3, an offshore survival system, which comprises… Read more »
Local engineering consultancy Energy3 delivers ZX Lidars to wind farm developer for wind resource campaigns 17 January 2019: Lidars are supporting Melbourne-based Tilt Renewables in pursuit of new development sites specifically in complex terrain “We tilt towards Lidar for our monitoring fleet due to the ability to measure wind resource accurately in complex terrain conditions.”… Read more »
Freiburg/Abu Dhabi (January 16, 2019) Prof. Eicke R. Weber, former director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Vice President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has been awarded the SOLAR FUTURE.TODAY Visionary Influencer Award 2019 in the category Yearly Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented to Prof. Weber during… Read more »
The compulsory GADS-W reporting can be a time-consuming and cumbersome task, however, advances in software capability can drastically reduce this to produce a one-click report. VANCOUVER, BC: Clir Renewables software’s suite of capabilities includes functions that automate GADS reporting, reducing the time and labor required to prepare Generating Availability Data System, Wind (GADS-W) reports. In 2017,… Read more »
The E-world energy & water trade fair will take place from February 5-7, 2019 in the exhibition halls of Essen. BKW AG from Switzerland and its subsidiary Solare Datensysteme GmbH (Solar-Log™) will also be present. Together they will show the visitors a couple of interesting energy solutions. Geislingen-Binsdorf, January 16, 2019: With 25,000 visitors, the… Read more »
New corporate debt facility will accelerate international growth Mainstream Renewable Power, the leading global developer of wind and solar power plants, has today announced the closure of a new €90 million Trade Finance Facility with DNB and HSBC. The agreement represents one of the largest corporate debt raises in Mainstream’s history and will be used… Read more »
• SG 10.0-193 DD offshore wind turbine features 10 MW capacity and 193-meter diameter rotor • SG 10.0-193 DD offers up to 30% more annual energy production (AEP) than its predecessor, the SG 8.0-167 DD • Siemens Gamesa’s proven direct drive technology reduces time-to-market; 10 MW machine will be market-ready in 2022 following the expected… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, and YARD ENERGY Group (“YARD”), a Dutch-based developer of wind energy projects, jointly announced today that they have achieved financial close for the construction of Windpark Deil, a 21-MW wind farm in the Netherlands. Eurus acquired the project from YARD prior to financial close. YARD… Read more »
Eurus Energy Group (“Eurus”), a leading Japanese renewable energy company, and YARD ENERGY Group (“YARD”), a Dutch-based developer of wind energy projects, jointly announced today that Eurus has acquired 6 operational wind farms in the Netherlands with a combined capacity of 32.18 MW (listed below) from YARD. Wind Farm Municipality Province Capacity (MW) Wind Turbine… Read more »
Schiedam, The Netherlands, January 15th 2019: Vryhof, a trusted partner to many of the offshore industry’s leading companies and its three businesses – Deep Sea Mooring, Vryhof Anchors and Moorlink – today announced up to US$75 million in new contracts, starting 2019 on a high. The contracts include landmark deals for Vryhof Anchors for the… Read more »
The simple fact that PV energy generation peaks during the daytime when many homes have low demand has seen the rise of innovative hot water diversion devices and energy storage additions to residential PV arrays. The makers of the Solar iBoost, Marlec and VARTA Storage have been co-operating to ensure that when users of the… Read more »
With an increased number of UK companies sought to do business overseas in 2019, Subsea UK will explore the current and future global opportunities across a number of markets at this year’s Subsea Expo. As the industry experiences record highs in investment and exports, the Department for International Trade (DIT) will be hosting an International… Read more »
As China accelerates its investment in the offshore wind industry, SeaRoc Group has provided essential expertise on the development of reliable communications solutions for projects being built far from shore. At the recent 3rd National Conference on Offshore Wind Engineering and Technology (NCOWET), SeaRoc Group Managing Director, Steve Pears presented to companies working in the… Read more »
− Installer data from EuPD Research shows Hanwha Q CELLS captured the largest share of solar module market in Germany last year − Leadership position attained by focusing on high efficiency modules with residential and commercial solutions − Growth of Q.PARTNER sales network helped boost sales, while brand awareness increased through sponsorship of German Bundesliga… Read more »
Orders in Q4 2018 come to 1.7 GW 137 turbines from the new Delta4000 series sold in 4th quarter alone Orders in full-year 2018 amounting to 4.75 GW (+73% yoy) Hamburg, 15 January 2019. With a volume of 1,679 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, also in the fourth quarter the Nordex Group posted a high… Read more »
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, the Danish manufacturer of wind turbines has been established in the Port Ostend since 2013 and today they are officially opening their new office location in the presence of the Danish ambassador Karsten Vagn Nielsen, the new mayor of Ostend Bart Tommelein and alderman of the port Charlotte Verkeyn. “Because we… Read more »
innogy is taking on solar development projects with over 50 MW of installed capacity Primus will supervise projects up to completion innogy is implementing 750 kW solar projects in GermanyEssen, 14 January 2019 innogy SE is building on its cooperative relationship with Primus Group. From now on, innogy and Primus Solar GmbH will tackle solar… Read more »
Hamburg, 11 January 2019. With a major order from the USA, the Nordex Group has successfully completed the 2018 year-end spurt in one of the largest growth markets for wind energy. In December, the company signed a contract with an independent power producer to supply 48 turbines from the AW125/3150 series. Nordex plans to deliver… Read more »
Subsea UK has today (Thursday 10 January) urged industry to embrace disruptive and enabling technologies to generate greater levels of transparency, efficiency, and performance. The call was issued as Subsea UK announced the final speaker line-up and programme for its 14th annual conference and exhibition, Subsea Expo. Europe’s largest annual subsea event will take place… Read more »
This morning the Government released their Future for small-scale low-carbon generation: A consultation on a Smart Export Guarantee. Proposals in the consultation include compensation for small-scale generators for the value of their exported electricity, a new framework which allows the market to develop and increasing the role of small-scale generators in a smarter energy system… Read more »
Silicon solar cells dominate the photovoltaic market today but the technology approaches the theoretical maximum efficiency that can be achieved with silicon as the only absorber material. Tandem solar cells, on the other hand, combine several absorber materials, enabling a better energetic use of the solar irradiance spectrum. Due to their higher efficiency potential, tandem… Read more »
Luxcara, one of the leading asset managers for renewable energy investments, has acquired the solar project Guillena-Salteras located in southern Spain. The plant will have a projected capacity of approximately 121 MWp. Construction works will begin shortly. The facility is expected to be connected to the grid in Q2/2020. Like project El Salobral, which Luxcara… Read more »
13 large turbines planned for Dutch projects totalling 49 MW Hamburg, 10 January 2019. The Nordex Group has received in the last quarter of 2018 an order from Vattenfall to supply and install 13 turbines for two projects in the Netherlands. The 22 MW “Haringvliet” project includes six N117/3675 machines and the 27 MW “Moerdijk”… Read more »
A pioneering motorsport team, Craft Bearings, has adopted ABB REACT 2 inverter and energy storage solution to help achieve its most ambitious target yet – to become the first team in Dakar Rally history to reduce its use of traditional diesel generators and be 100 percent solar powered for the service and support team. Working… Read more »
DARMSTADT, Germany – Jan. 9, 2018 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, announces the new SOLARLOK PV Edge decentralized junction box that can be attached to glass-to-glass photovoltaic panels without drilling holes. The new junction box aims to reduce installation costs, raise energy outputs from the panels and improve reliability…. Read more »