Press Releases
ABB to support smart-city initiative in India with digital substation
New substation to bring clean solar power to the Maharashtra state, including Mumbai ABB will support Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL), the largest state power transmission utility in India, with ABB Ability™ enabled technology for their digital substation, which will be a key component of next generation grids in the country. The substation… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS’ Q.PEAK DUO-G5 half-cell module wins Intersolar Award 2018
The Q.PEAK DUO-G5 convinces the Intersolar Award Jury regarding the all-round performance quality of its 120 monocrystalline Q.ANTUM half-cells Q.ANTUM DUO Technology with half-cut cells, as well as a six bus bar design and novel interconnection technology based on round wires delivers a module power increase of around 5.5%, setting the standard in power, energy yield and LCOE… Read more »
“Offshore Wind Energy Index 2017” for the German Bight Published
Fraunhofer IWES has now extended its index for the German Bight for the year 2017. The index provides information on how high the maximum available natural energy yield was compared to previous years. This evaluation helps operators to quantify performance losses and to identify and resolve the causes. Overall, the final index for the past… Read more »
ZephIR Lidar Achieves Full IEC Compliance
18 June 2018: ZephIR Lidar has announced that its ground-based vertical profiling wind Lidar has successfully met the full conditions for satisfying the IEC 61400-12-1: 2017 Ed. 2 standard. The concluding analysis demonstrates very low uncertainties and validates again that Lidar is an acceptable technology for inclusion in the wide variety of wind campaigns and… Read more »
Womble Bond Dickinson advises offshore wind company on AIM IPO
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Tekmar, an offshore wind company, on admission of its shares to trading on AIM and its £61.8m fundraising from institutional investors. Tekmar is a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services. The proceeds of… Read more »
WIRSOL’s latest start-up investment aims to shape the industrial revolution
ScutiX develops wind and solar farms to power its on-site data centres Frankfurt/Waghäusel. The high levels of computing power required by the IT-sector for emerging business models in almost every industry, not to mention the up-and-coming blockchain and crypto industries, are just some of the main drivers behind rising electricity demand worldwide. Computing and sharing… Read more »
VARTA Storage with strong network partners at Intersolar
• Cooperation with EWE for myEnergyCloud: More independence from the electricity market • Complete solution with innogy: Manage your own green electricity more flexibly • Energy storage in smart homes: Focus on connectivity • Energy monitor from Smappee shows savings potential The Intersolar trade fair in Munich opens its doors today. VARTA Storage is presenting… Read more »
REC Group Begins New Era with the Launch of the world’s first n-Type Mono Solar Panel with Twin Design
Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany (June 21) – REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, yesterday launched its brand-new N-Peak high-performance solar panel at Intersolar Europe in Munich. The new panel breaks fresh ground for REC and the industry: this is the first solar panel to combine n-type mono half-cut cells with… Read more »
Natural Power delivers on UK’s first subsidy-free wind farm
Acting on behalf of developer Energiekontor, leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer for the construction phase of Withernwick Wind Farm Extension, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd started balance of plant construction work on site this month, and the project is scheduled… Read more »
ABB’s award winning solar inverter reduces logistic and installation costs by up to 65 percent
At Intersolar Europe, ABB’s new PVS-175-TL string inverter, which delivers up to 185 kW active power has been recognized by industry experts as the leading PV product innovation at the 2018 Intersolar Awards. Delivering up to 65 percent savings on installation and logistic costs for ground mounted utility scale applications, the ABB PVS-175-TL delivers the… Read more »
