Intra-Group transfer of innogy’s 49 per cent stake in the business of Slovakian VSEH (Východoslovenská energetika Holding a. s.) to RWE Structural effect on outlook due to retroactive disclosure as discontinued operations as per 1 January 2019 Essen, 21 August 2019 innogy SE has sold its 49 per cent stake in the business of the Slovakian VSEH(Východoslovenská energetika Holding a. s.), based… Read more »
he Juazeiro Solar Plant is Latin America’s first digitally-enabled substation, a technological advantage in energy distribution São Paulo, Brazil, August 21, 2019 –Atlas Renewable Energy, leader in clean energy across Latin America, announces that its largest project in Brazil, the Juazeiro Solar Plant, is fully operational. The plant has an installed capacity of 156 MWp… Read more »
Jan De Nul Group has successfully completed installation of all twenty foundations on the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 wind farm in Taiwan. As part of Jan De Nul Group’s EPCI contract for building of the overall Balance of Plant, Jan De Nul Group mobilised the Seaway Yudin to install the 20 foundations. The foundations… Read more »
Leading storage integrator and power electronics manufacturer team up to provide a uniquely flexible, highly integrated DC-coupled Solar + Storage solution Hatboro, PA and Madrid, Spain – Energy Storage Solutions (E22), a leading global battery storage integrator and manufacturer, and Alencon Systems, the leading U.S. manufacturer of galvanically isolated DC-DC converters and optimizers, have partnered… Read more »
British renewable energy developer RenEnergy has built Europe’s largest flat rooftop solar installation to use Q CELLS’ Q.FLAT-G5 mounting system – a 522 kWp array at the site of quality pet food manufacturer Natures Menu in Norfolk. The array will also utilize 1,608 Q.PEAK DUO-G5 modules. [Berlin, Germany, August 20, 2019] Q CELLS (or “The… Read more »
• Focus on Heterojunction (HJT) und SmartWire Connection Technology • Sale of wafering business • Strategic partnership with Oxford PV for the development of new technologies • Strategic partnership with REC • Order intake on comparable basis -0.6% • Net sales on comparable basis -36.8% • EBITDA of CHF -13.2 million • EBIT of -21.1… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic collaboration with REC Solar Pte. Ltd. (REC). This MoU is in line with the announcement on 22 July 2019 that the Board of Directors plans to explore all strategic options for Meyer… Read more »
Project will be installed in the Antofagasta Region Chile, August 14, 2019- Certainly, 2019 will be a year that Chile will remember. In addition to signing up as host of the Conference of the Parties (COP 25), the most important environmental summit of the year; it has also announced an exit plan for at least… Read more »
BloombergNEF’s “Solar Module & Inverter Bankability 2019” report ranks Q CELLS as one of the most bankable solar module manufacturers in the world, with a score of 91%. [Berlin, Germany, August 14, 2019] Q CELLS (or “The Company”), one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has achieved a 91% bankability… Read more »
Upgraded solution features SunSpec rapid shutdown technology and enhanced feature set Today SMA has unveiled a new and improved version of its Sunny Boy-US line of inverters, part of the company’s Power+ residential solar offering. The new Sunny Boy will offer the latest technology and include enhanced safety features to comply with current industry regulations. “The new… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced that it has received its first order from its strategic partner, Oxford Photovoltaics Limited (Oxford PV), for a heterojunction (HJT) manufacturing line including necessary adaptions enabling the upgrade to perovskite-on-HJT tandem technology. The order for the upgrade itself will follow later this year.The current contract volume… Read more »
Reliability and quality associated with Q CELLS now extends into the growing U.K. and Irish storage sector, following the launch of the Company’s AC-coupled energy storage solution, the Q.HOME+ ESS AC-G2. [Berlin, Germany, August 7, 2019] Q CELLS (or “The Company”), one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has introduced… Read more »
· The increase to EUR 37.5 million corresponds to 25% of the previous bond volume · The new notes were placed at 102%, plus accrued interest, in a private placement exclusively with institutional investors · The company will use the net proceeds from the bond increase to finance further acquisitions and strengthen its financial power… Read more »
Bleskensgraaf, the Netherlands, 02 August 2019 – Recently engineers from Eurotron, member of Eurogroep, have ramped up new production lines at Sunport Power’s facility in Wuxi. With these production lines, Sunport Power expands the company’s leadership position in the production of MWT modules. Sunport Power’s Chinese production plants in Nanjing, Pizhou and Wuxi are currently… Read more »
ABB is supporting the Chinese government in its efforts to produce emissions-free electricity, delivering automation control solutions at the country’s first two concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. Building on the successful delivery of power at the first 50 megawatt CSP in Delingha with China General Nuclear Power Group in late 2018, ABB has been awarded… Read more »
All-inclusive solution offers solar professionals a superior option for residential energy storage SMA now offers the SMA Energy System Home to the U.S. residential market. The SMA Energy System Home represents the company’s most complete offering for North America to date, delivering value to homeowners through backup power and energy management functionality, and simplicity to… Read more »
Biomass is becoming an increasingly popular fuel solution for power generation. It is one of several technologies being implemented to improve the sustainability of power supplies as demand continues to increase. As with all facilities, regular maintenance is required to ensure operability and any repairs need to be carried out quickly and to a high… Read more »
The supply is split between five PV plants located in Spain and Chile. 29th of July, 2019. Ingeteam has signed a framework agreement with the Spanish company Solarpack, by means of which both companies have agreed to supply 200 megawatts of the Ingeteam Inverter Station solution to solar plants in Spain and Chile. The signing… Read more »
Wels, 29.07.2019) Small groups of learners, content tailored to individual requirements, communicated by passionate experts, personal support and buildings kitted out with the latest technology – this is some of what awaits attendees at the “24 hours of sun ACADEMY”. Fronius International GmbH will be opening the new training centre in September at the company’s… Read more »
MUNICH, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its ongoing expansion and investment in North America, global renewable energy developer, service provider and distributor BayWa r.e., is acquiring Canadian solar distributor and service provider, National Solar Distributors Inc. Established in 2014, National Solar Distributors serves all of Canada’s provinces and territories as a wholesaler of equipment for… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced preliminary unaudited results for the first half of 2019. Margins remained under pressure due to the drop in prices for standard PV equipment, especially in the PERC business. Meyer Burger is in advanced discussions with potential customers for its Heterojunction core equipment and SmartWire Cell… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the signing of a major framework contract with a solar cell manufacturing start-up company for its Heterojunction (HJT) core equipment. The North American manufacturer was founded by solar industry veterans. Subject to closing of the company’s financing round, the contract volume is expected to be… Read more »
‘- The new iteration of the award-winning Q.PEAK DUO module range is manufactured with larger cells with a power output increase of about 6% to be launched in September 2019. – The Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+ will be available in the U.S. with a 25-year product warranty and is assembled in America at Q CELLS’ Dalton,… Read more »
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 »
Global photovoltaic materials supplier DSM and prominent North American solar panel manufacturer Silfab Solar recently joined forces to bring high power modules using back-contact technology to the US market. On July 17, DSM and Silfab held an event in Bellingham, WA to mark the expansion of the facility there and celebrate the companies’ mutual commitment… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
· 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 »
· 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 »