Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV) has by far achieved the highest efficiency for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. The basis for this latest achievement lies in the special multi-junction solar cells as well as the perfect interplay between the cell and the module optics. In the EU-funded project CPVMatch, a consortium of research institutions and companies… Read more »
innogy’s two projects win at auction A total of 85.2 megawatts of planned capacity FIDs planned for beginning of 2019 innogy wants to further expand renewables in Poland. Now, the company moved a step closer to the realisation of new wind assets in this market: Two innogy onshore wind development projects won a tender from the… Read more »
Hamburg, 22 November 2018. Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has placed an order with the Nordex Group for the supply of seven N100/3300 turbines for the “Kilathmoy” wind farm in Ireland. The contract also includes a Premium Service Agreement with a term of 20 years. The 23.1 megawatt “Kilathmoy” wind farm is being… Read more »
A unique industrial partnership to make the Dunkirk offshore wind farm a competitive project serving the local area. Thursday, November 22, 2018 — As part of its application for the competitive dialogue (No. 1/2016) concerning offshore wind turbines off the coast at Dunkirk, DEME, an expert in the design, construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms,… Read more »
− Latest iteration in Q CELLS’ storage product range is a modular system that can be scaled from 4 kWh to 20 kWh − Q.HOME MANAGER enables homeowners and small businesses to better monitor their energy usage − Hanwha Q CELLS Head of Sales EU, Maengyoon Kim remarked: “The Q.HOME+ ESS HYB-G2 energy storage system… Read more »
Ten months after the final assembly of the offshore substation (OSS) for the new Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm started at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), the substation topside has now been moved outside the construction hall so that further outfitting can take place. The Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm, owned by Northland Power, will be… Read more »
The world’s first benchmarking platform for offshore wind farms, SPARTA (System Performance, Availability and Reliability Trend Analysis), has released its second annual performance report today (Wednesday 21 November 2018) highlighting the vital contribution its reporting assets make to UK energy generation and carbon reduction. The SPARTA Portfolio Review 2017/18 summarises key insights from the benchmarking… Read more »
ALE has expanded its heavylifting services by establishing a non-disclosure agreement with the Port of Dundee and OM Heavy Lift to provide the full service of port operations. ALE, the global heavylifting specialists who provide the handling, transportation and installation of heavy loads with over 40 branches worldwide, signed the agreement with OM Heavy Lift,… Read more »
Representatives from LOC Renewables encourage attendees at a cable symposium to embrace the latest technology developments to improve cable lay design and operations 21 November, London – LOC Renewables, a part of LOC Group, the leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, recently brought together a group of leading cable designers, underwriters and installers to discuss… Read more »
• This transaction furthers the company’s non-core asset disposal programme • The plants, located in Huesca, Murcia and Huelva, have an aggregate capacity of 1.2 MW Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), through its subsidiary SGRE 9Ren, has sold three operational solar photovoltaic plants to Aurea Capital, a fund specialised in renewable energy and infrastructure. The plants, with… Read more »
A £9 ($12) million R&D program to be implemented over the next four years to improve reliability, drive down operating costs and improve safety of offshore wind operations The agreement will provide new digital and service solutions for operating and maintaining wind turbines remotely Collaboration will increase innovation and growth opportunities for the UK supply… Read more »
Cleve Hill Solar Park – the pioneering solar and energy storage scheme which aims to be amongst the lowest cost generators of electricity in the UK and will not require government subsidies, submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) on the 16th November 2018 for determination by the Secretary of State for BEIS. Having initiated the… Read more »
At the end of November, the 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit will be held in Argentina. Recently, CCTV G20 Summit “Roads of Argentina” has been launched and focused on the signing agreements of Cauchari 300MW smart PV power plant project, which is witnessed by the heads of state of China and Argentina. It is the largest… Read more »
Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind, is joining Renewable UK this week in celebrating the UK’s success in offshore wind. Matthew Wright, Ørsted UK’s Managing Director, said: “The UK has much to celebrate when it comes to the success of the offshore wind industry. Through innovation and collaborative partnerships we have grown this fantastic… Read more »
− The 107 kW solar PV array at the Clarion Hotel Sign in Stockholm, Sweden was completed using 334 Hanwha Q CELLS’ Q.PEAK DUO 320 W half-cell modules − Power Purchase Agreement signed with Eneo Solutions and module installation carried out by Swedish developer Nordic Solar − The hotel will self-consume all the solar electricity… Read more »
NKT is selected exclusive supplier of export cable system for Inch Cape offshore wind farm project NKT has signed an export cable Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for delivery and installation of export cable system to the prospective UK offshore wind farm project Inch Cape. The project is being developed by Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Ltd,… Read more »
Recently, the leading global developer, service supplier, wholesaler and energy solutions provider BayWa r.e. and Huawei renewed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Shenzhen. The two parties jointly announced a deep cooperation on the global PV power plant project business and promote the intelligent upgrade of the global renewable energy industry. Mr. Benedikt Ortmann, Managing Director… Read more »
The investment will amount to 500 million Euros · This multinational corporation will build seven photovoltaic plants in Spain located in Extremadura, Andalucia and Aragon which will reach a power capacity of 300MW. · It will also build two wind farms in Mexico (144 MW) and carry out projects in Chile that will add up… Read more »
This deal represents another important cooperation between Hanwha Q CELLS and CGN New Energy，following a 66 MW module supply deal for a Top Runner Project in July − Total module volume supplied by Hanwha Q CELLS to CGN Power Group has now reached nearly 400 MW − General Manager of China Business Division, Hanwha Q… Read more »
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL (November 15, 2018) – SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in smart energy, is a winner of the 2018 BIG Awards for Business. The Company received the “New Product of the Year Award” for its EV-charging inverter in the Energy Category. Founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and… Read more »
Skilling up people in the eastern region to meet the growing demand from the offshore wind sector will be high on the agenda at Offshore Wind Week – East Anglia. Delegates will also hear about the Offshore Wind Sector Deal for the cluster across the region, which would help to improve the productivity of the… Read more »
Fast-track project delivery allows customer to maximize revenues from feed-in-tariffs. ABB has delivered an integrated automation solution that controls production at China’s first commercially operated concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. Fast completion of the project enabled the plant to become the first to produce power in the Government’s CSP initiative while also beating the deadline… Read more »
Leading ROV and hydrographic survey company, Rovco, has established a dedicated business development team to support its ambitious growth plans, as it looks to increase its presence in key international markets. Paolo Cattaneo, Brett Laurenson and Alex Pretty, collectively bring more than 40 years of business development experience to the company. Whilst capitalising on Rovco’s… Read more »
The newest model of the SPOT family, Version 6, is set to begin shipping to customers in the first quarter of 2019 Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC is set to begin shipments of the SPOT Version 6 – its newest model of its family of SPOTs – the String Power Optimizer and Transmitters –… Read more »
TWMA, provider of specialised drilling waste management services, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Mohamed Galal as regional director for MENA. Mr Galal brings more than 20 years of oil and gas experience to the business having held a number of senior operational and management roles within the global drilling industry…. Read more »
The past, present and future of the subsea industry will be examined and discussed at an event in Woking next month. Organised by industry body Subsea UK, the Back to the Future of Subsea conference will consider the potential outlook of the subsea sector, drawing upon developments over the past 20 years and explore what… Read more »
Lagos, 13/11/2018 – Unity Bank has agreed to work together with Daystar Power in moving the power supply of Unity Bank’s branches across Nigeria from diesel generation to cleaner and more efficient solar powered solutions. Unity Bank is one of Nigeria’s leading retail banks with 240 business offices across the country and Nigeria’s 8th largest… Read more »
Sales just shy of EUR 1.8 billion in the first nine months of 2018 EBITDA margin of 4.0 percent achieved Order intake rises to 3.1 GW First orders placed for Delta4000 product series Q3 2018 in line with expectations; FY 2018 guidance narrowed at the lower end of the range Hamburg, 13 November 2018. The Nordex… Read more »
SKUDESNESHAVN, NORWAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2018; UniSea AS, a software developer and consultancy specializing in solutions for the shipping industry, today announced that it has been selected by Tidewater Inc as their partner in the digitalizing and standardizing of Tidewater’s business processes related to health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) and operations. The UniSea software suite… Read more »
— EU backs Akselos and LICengineering’s groundbreaking design tech project worth €1.4m — — Digital feedback loop will lower cost of wind power through optimal design — — Optimal design uses live, real world data from existing assets in design process — The European Union is the latest backer of Akselos’ cutting edge technology, with… Read more »
Pduyim (14 MWp), Mefalsim (13 MWp) and Kfar Maimon (7 MWp) are located in the Israeli Negev Desert Kolitzheim (Germany), Be’er Sheva (Israel) – End of October BELECTRIC has just completed three solar plants in the Israeli Negev Desert. BELECTRIC built and commissioned the plants with a total installed capacity of 34 MWp as EPC… Read more »
At the annual Council Meeting of the Norwegian procurement organisation, Incentra in Oslo, LUKOIL Marine Lubricants was announced to be the winner of their Supplier of the Year 2018 Award. The Award was received by Mr. Arild Vartdal, LUKOIL’s representative at the Council Meeting, who explained: “We have been working with Incentra for two years and… Read more »
Energy transformation in Northern Germany making further progress Michael Westhagemann, the Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation of the City of Hamburg, today officially commissioned the storage power plant at the Curslack wind farm in Hamburg-Bergedorf. At the core of the system is a system linking the five wind turbines operated at the wind farm… Read more »
− Hee Cheul (Charles) Kim, the newly appointed CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS as of October 1 2018, welcomed Reiner Haseloff at the Company’s R&D and technology center in Saxony-Anhalt on November 8 − The two figureheads discussed a broad range of topics, including investment in Saxony-Anhalt, employment, and technological advances in renewable energy −… Read more »
Ørsted, the leading offshore wind developer, has signed a contract with Dorset-based Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd to provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning for Hornsea Project One. Commencing in January 2019, MRE would utilise their own multi-purpose vessel, the… Read more »
Eslava, Spain, 8 November 2018 Smartive, the smart technology platform provider to the clean energy industry and backed by InnoEnergy, has secured a major contract with Acciona, a global leader in renewable energy projects, to monitor 1,000 of its wind turbines. The initial engagement will run for a year, with the option to extend. Over… Read more »