Press Releases
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments Upgrades Solar Fleet with Nextracker’s TrueCapture Smart Control System and NX Navigator
Machine Learning Software Optimizes Solar Plants for Proven Financial, Performance Gains FREMONT, Calif. USA, August 12, 2020 — Nextracker™, a Flex company, announced today that D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) will be upgrading its entire solar fleet that uses Nextracker’s smart solar trackers with TrueCapture™ energy enhancement and NX Navigator™ monitoring software. Through machine learning and real-time data analytics, Nextracker… Read more »
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows AI-Based Solutions for T&D Network Management Are Expected to Experience a 14% Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2020-2029
AI technology is anticipated to have profound implications for the operation of electric transmission and distribution networks August 12, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights examines the current landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) technology solutions for electric transmission and distribution (T&D) network management, providing global market forecasts by region and… Read more »
SMA America Showcases Utility Storage Solutions at Virtual ESA Conference & Expo
Solar Leader Empowers Attendees with Access to Integrated Storage Experts and Resources ROCKLIN, Calif. – August 11, 2020 – SMA Solar Technology is pleased to join industry leaders at the ESA Energy Storage Annual Virtual Conference & Expo hosted online August 24–27, 2020. As energy storage continues to gain market share in the United States,… Read more »
BYD and Fronius Solar Energy announce compatibility of the flexible storage system Battery-Box Premium with Fronius inverter lines
Shenzhen/Munich, August 12, 2020 – BYD Co. Ltd., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of rechargeable batteries, announces the compatibility of the energy storage system Battery-Box Premium HVM with the Symo Hybrid inverter series by Austrian Solar energy expert Fronius Solar Energy. The compatibility of the Battery-Box Premium HVS & HVM lines with Fronius Symo… Read more »
BlueSATH, Saitec’s first floating wind installation in continental Spain
Santander, 11 August 2020.- BlueSATH floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero (Santander, Spain). The Spanish engineering company Saitec Offshore Technologies has set off towing operation from Astander’s Dock Pontejos, where it was tied up for its set-up, towards its destination 800 meters away… Read more »
ArcVera’s Wind Turbine Power Performance Testing Services receive A2LA Accreditation
ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, has received continued accreditation under recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for ArcVera’s wind turbine power performance testing (PPT) services (Certificate Number 5339.01). A2LA is one of the largest accreditation bodies… Read more »
DNV GL defines renewable energy solutions to accelerate the energy transition and limit global warming
Arnhem, The Netherlands – 11th August 2020 – DNV GL today published a new report outlining how the energy transition can be accelerated through the rapid uptake of renewable energy to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Global experts from across technology, policy, markets and financial disciplines, as well as industry leaders including RES, Equinor and… Read more »
New Record Efficiency for Tandem Solar Cell Technology
In the field of photovoltaics, intensive research is being carried out to continually improve solar cell efficiency. Increasingly, the focus is on tandem photovoltaics, in which high-performance solar cell materials are brought together in various combinations in order to use the solar spectrum even more efficiently when converting light into electrical energy. Fraunhofer ISE is… Read more »
SMD Secures New Contract To Supply ROV To Petrovietnam Subsidiary
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD) has won a multi-million-dollar contract to supply a Quasar II, medium-sized work class ROV to PTSC GEOS & SUBSEA SERVICES CO., LTD., (PTSC G&S), a subsidiary of Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC). The Quasar is the second of its kind to be ordered by PTSC G&S, nearly a decade after… Read more »
Report commissioned by the NI government assesses the future of renewables in Northern Ireland
A Cornwall Insight and Ionic Consulting report that was commissioned by The Department for the Economy NI was published by the department last week. The report – Future of Renewables in Northern Ireland – provided an assessment of the current state of renewables in Northern Ireland as well as modelling for future renewable scenarios. The… Read more »