Press Releases
Siemens Gamesa will supply the SG 4.5-145 for its first nearshore project in Vietnam
• The company will supply seven SG 4.5-145 for the first phase of the No. 5 Thanh Hai wind farm project (32 MW), located between 2 km and 5 km off the coast. It will also provide service and maintenance for 10 years • Siemens Gamesa leveraged its offshore wind power leadership to develop a special configuration… Read more »
Meyer Burger signs major contract for its Heterojunction core equipment
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 »
Q CELLS to Launch Latest All-Black Half-Cell Module with 25-Year Warranty to U.S. Market
‘- 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 »
Siemens Gamesa conditionally awarded largest U.S. offshore wind power order to date: 1.7 GW from Ørsted and Eversource
• Conditional contract encompasses three offshore wind power projects in northeastern U.S.: the 880 MW Sunrise Wind project, the 704 MW Revolution Wind project and the 130 MW South Fork project • Delivery includes SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines and service agreements • Largest U.S. offshore wind power contract conditionally awarded to date • Projects… Read more »
Northwester 2 construction works at sea kicked off
Construction works for the seventh offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast have started. Developer Parkwind and marine contractor Jan De Nul Group announce that offshore seabed preparation works have commenced for the 219 MW offshore wind farm Northwester 2. The Northwester 2 wind farm will count 23 V164-9.5MW MHI Vestas Offshore Wind turbines and… Read more »
Natural Power appointed for pioneering district heating network in Stoke
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has been awarded a three-year contract by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, under the Stoke DEPO framework, to provide mechanical and electrical designs for the development of the pioneering £52m Stoke-on-Trent district heat network (DHN). The Government-backed DHN scheme will incorporate around 18km of pipework when fully built,… Read more »
Vestas Reclaims Position as Top Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer in 2018, According to Navigant Research
Shifts in OEM rankings reflect an industry plateau created by increased cost pressures and competition from solar July 18, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research tracks wind turbine OEM market distributions and market shares by region and country. In 2018, global installed wind power capacity decreased year-to-year from 52 GW… Read more »
ABB modernizes Italian wind power utility with cutting-edge automation
Volta Green Energy renewable power company, a wind farm operator in Italy that operates over 350 MW of wind farms and 16 MW of solar photovoltaic systems, recently implemented the ABB Ability™ e-mesh™ control and automation solution for distributed energy resources. As part of the project, Volta Green Energy updated five wind farms in Sicily… Read more »
High-wave offshore solar panels soon a reality
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 »
3M safety training facility approved for GWO advanced rescue training
3M, the science-based technology company, has received GWO (Global Wind Organisation) approval for two new, advanced rescue courses at its training facility in Oldham. The highly practical courses are limited to four students per instructor for maximum delegate-to-trainer interaction involving practical demonstrations and application-specific teaching. Training areas include three telecommunications towers, a 17m working at… Read more »
