Press Releases
New process to recycle wind turbines wins funding
Engineering researchers have won a £125k grant from renewables investor Greencoat UK Wind to develop their innovative wind turbine recycling process. The researchers, from the University of Edinburgh, are developing a technique to turn old wind turbine blades into powders that could be used to protect engineering and structural components, including new wind turbine blades…. Read more »
Bladebug Collaborates With Force Technology To Revolutionise Wind Turbine Blade Inspections And Maintenance
London, 14 June 2023. BladeBUG, a UK-based robotics company designing and developing inspection and repair robots for the wind industry, has today announced its strategic collaboration with global non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist, FORCE Technology. The joint project will see FORCE Technology produce custom NDT solutions for integration within BladeBUG’s innovative crawler robot, which is specifically… Read more »
Successful completion of the EU-funded project “HighLite”
Low-cost modules with excellent environmental properties and high performance for a competitive EU photovoltaic production industry Chemnitz, Germany, June 13, 2023— In order to strengthen the competitiveness of the European photovoltaic industry and create appeals for investments, the EU funding project “HighLite” was launched in 2020. The project, which involved 18 European partners from research… Read more »
WAVELABS introduces award winning solar cell metrology systems for research and production lines
The Leipzig-based technology company for LED Metrology Systems, WAVELABS, is releasing a new generation of high-precision, future-proof solar cell flashers. SINUS-360 PRO and SINUS-360 ADVANCED address the specific requirements for modern production lines and research facilities, respectively, to give customers a head-start in the throughput-driven photovoltaics industry and new cell technology developments. The next-generation solar… Read more »
Introducing TheBattery® MobileX: Alfen Unveils Next Generation Solution for Temporary Clean Power Supply at eeS Europe
Almere, The Netherlands, [14] June 2023 – Alfen, a specialist in innovative energy solutions across Europe, today launches its fourth-generation mobile battery energy storage system, TheBattery® MobileX. It offers up to 70% more energy (up to 720 kWh) and improved safety features in the same 10 foot container to meet the increasing demand for temporary… Read more »
Intersolar: Innovations from K2 Systems
K2 Systems is once again combining strengths with K2 Buddy for monitoring snow loads, six new functions in the K2 Base planning software, a digital training campus and four new products. True to the motto “Connecting Strength”, the company combines innovative mounting systems, digital technology and people with know-how and energy to advance sustainable solutions… Read more »
Parliament Solar, an EnCap and Mercuria Portfolio Company, Selects Ideematec to Supply its Tracking System for Parliament’s 640MW Texas Solar Project
Phoenix, Arizona June 13, 2023 – Ideematec Inc., a leading provider of utility-scale solar tracking systems, today announced its agreement with Parliament Solar, LLC (“Parliament Solar”), the initial asset for Parliament Energy Holdings LLC (“Parliament Energy”), to deliver 640 megawatts (MW) of Ideematec’s Horizon L:TEC® 1P solar tracking system in Texas. Parliament Solar is a… Read more »
Mainstay Marine to build Seacat Services’ 20th offshore energy support vessel
Pembrokeshire, Wales, 13 June 2023 —Seacat Services, class-leading offshore energy support vessel operator, announces its partnership with Mainstay Marine Solutions, specialist marine engineering firm, to build the 20th vessel in its fleet, and the fifth Seacat Chartwell Ambitious design. The partnership comes amidst ongoing complexities in the UK shipbuilding market, where skill shortages and a… Read more »
UK Offshore Wind pipeline nears 100GW as Global pipeline tops 1.23TW
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects has reached 97,944 MW, up from 91,287MW a year ago, while the global pipeline topped 1.23TW, an increase of nearly 400GW in the last year. The pipeline includes projects at every stage of development: operational, under construction, consented or… Read more »
Flying high: Octopus Energy and RES to build new German wind farm on disused US air station
London/Munich, Monday 12th June 2023 – Octopus Energy’s generation arm – who manage £6bn worth of renewable assets and energy transition projects globally – makes its fourth wind farm investment in Germany in less than a year. The new 11.4 MW wind farm is being built on a disused site of a former US air… Read more »
