Press Releases
Renewable energy generation boosted by more than 100% in US-first demonstration project
Energy software provider, Smarter Grid Solutions, in partnership with AVANGRID, a leading sustainable energy company, have delivered a ground-breaking US grid integration project that has the potential to more than double wind and solar generation connections by using innovative new software that maximises grid capacity. The Flexible Interconnect Capacity Solution (FICS) project has successfully connected… Read more »
Expansion of offshore wind energy creates value and employment across Germany
Bremerhaven, 7 December 2021 – The expansion of onshore and offshore wind energy can create more jobs in the wind industry in North Rhine-Westphalia than would be reduced by a faster coal phase-out. This is the result of a recent study by the market research institute wind:research, which was supported by WAB as part of… Read more »
UK rare-earth-free innovator GreenSpur receives generator order from US firm Wind Harvest
The delivery of three patented 70kW rare-earth-free generators in mid-2022 will support Wind Harvest’s vertical axis wind turbine design ambitions UK firm GreenSpur Wind has today confirmed an order for three 70kW rare-earth-free permanent magnet direct drive generators to Wind Harvest International of the United States. The transaction represents a first US sale for GreenSpur…. Read more »
Waga Energy and Meridiam secure refinancing of four biomethane units from French banks consortium
Waga Energy, the European leader in the production of biomethane from landfill gas, and Meridiam, an investment fund specializing in public infrastructure finance, obtained a non-recourse loan of 10.4 million euros from BNP Paribas and Banque Populaire Grand Ouest to refinance four WAGABOX® biomethane units located in France. The deal underpins Waga Energy’s ability to rely… Read more »
Leading renewable energy projects crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards
More than 1,000 people returned in-person to Edinburgh to see 13 winners announced Director of industry body says shortlist highlights the “leaps of innovation” of Scotland’s renewable energy industry A pioneering energy storage system which has been developed using the simple principle of gravity has been handed a top award by Scotland’s renewable energy industry… Read more »
The Crosby Group acquires Airpes
Innovative lifting, handling, and weighing solutions for the Wind Energy & Industrial markets Richardson, Texas, USA — The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, today announced that it has acquired Airpes Sistemas Integrales de Manutencion Y Pesaje S.L. (“Airpes”). Airpes, based in Barcelona, Spain, is the leader in developing… Read more »
Nordex Group receives order for 50 MW from Scotland
Hamburg, 2 December 2021. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), managed by Octopus Renewables Limited, has commissioned the Nordex Group to supply twelve N133 turbines for the Cumberhead wind farm in Scotland. The turbines will each be operated in an optimised mode of 4.165 MW. The order also includes a Premium Service for the maintenance and… Read more »
FIMER DRIVES NEW ERA FOR UK EV MARKET WITH ‘BEST-IN-CLASS’ CHARGEPOINT
Global renewable energy equipment manufacturer FIMER, has announced its market-leading FIMER FLEXA AC Wallbox family of chargepoints has received certification from the UK’s Office of Zero Emissions (OZEV) – part of the Department for Transport – meaning it is now available for installation in the UK. The Italian-based company, which is the fourth largest tier… Read more »
3D-Micromac AG Announces Change in the Management Board
Marko Gerlach appointed Chief Financial Officer Chemnitz, Germany, December 1, 2021 – 3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the semiconductor, photovoltaic (PV), medical device and electronics markets, announces that its management board has appointed Marko Gerlach to the role of chief financial officer effective immediately. As CFO, Marko… Read more »
Koch Engineered Solutions Acquires DEPCOM Power to Build New Industry Platform In Renewables And Electrical Infrastructure Value Chain
DEPCOM’s full-service solar power solutions will be central to Koch Industries’ development of renewable electric generation platform Wichita, Kan. – Nov. 30, 2021 – Koch Engineered Solutions LLC (KES), a unit of Koch Industries Inc. (Koch), today announced the acquisition of DEPCOM Power Inc. (DEPCOM). DEPCOM is a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm… Read more »
