Press Releases
KYOCERA and 7 Other Companies Announce Progress of Development Plan for Max. 480-Megawatt Solar Power Project
Companies exploring plan to construct and operate solar power project located on agricultural land on Ukujima island, Nagasaki, Japan Kyoto/London – January 24th, 2018. Kyocera Corporation, Kyudenko Corporation, and Mizuho Bank, Limited which have been jointly investigating the possibility of operating a maximum 480-megawatt (MW) solar power project on the island of Ukujima (Sasebo City,… Read more »
BayWa r.e. takes over Service business sector from Sybac Solar GmbH
Munich, 24 January 2018: BayWa r.e. has taken over the Service business sector from the German project developer Sybac Solar GmbH. With the successful acquisition of Sybac Service GmbH, the company acquired Service mandates with a total output of around 300 MW. “The acquisition strengthens our market position in the German PV market,” comments Christoph… Read more »
Impulses for photovoltaics: Ralph Gottschalg takes the lead of Fraunhofer CSP
Prof. Ralph Gottschalg is to become the new head of the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Halle (Saale). The physicist comes from Loughborough University/England. At the same time, Gottschalg will take up a professorship in the field of photovoltaic energy systems at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. The 48-year-old was appointed by… Read more »
EES EUROPE 2018: THE FUTURE OF BATTERY PRODUCTION
Munich, January 23, 2018 – The growing demand for batteries in the transportation sector and in renewable energy systems as a whole is speeding up developments in battery production, with new battery manufacturing technologies and the construction of assembly factories and facilities creating the infrastructure needed for mass and batch production. This period of change… Read more »
ABB launches asset optimization software to support digital transformation
Zurich, Switzerland, January 23, 2018 – ABB Ability Ellipse™ suite unveiled at DistribuTECH US to help utilities maximize asset performance and fast-track their digitalization journey ABB today announced the global launch of its new ABB Ability™ Ellipse software solution delivering a cross-enterprise approach to connected asset lifecycle management. The comprehensive solution suite will enable electric… Read more »
Siemens Gamesa closes 2017 in the U.S. with over 300 MW in Safe Harbor orders
• Seven PTC qualifying orders signed in CY 2017 totaling 318 MW, with capacity ranging between 29 MW and 76 MW • Projects qualified include new installation and repowering Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded seven orders for Safe Harbor equipment during CY 2017 (Calendar Year 2017), with a combined total capacity of 318… Read more »
Neil Thomas Joins Trojan Battery as President and CEO Succeeding the Retiring Jeff Elder
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Jan. 23, 2018 – Trojan Battery Co., LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has announced the appointment of Neil Thomas as president and chief executive officer (CEO) for Trojan Battery, succeeding Jeff Elder. Elder, who has announced his retirement, will be available as a consultant to the company and… Read more »
CSSC Launches Global Service Agreement for WinGD Engines
CSSC Marine Service (CMS) formally launched its global service product lifecycle support and aftersales service with an emphasis on an agreement signed with Winterthur Gas and Diesel Ltd (WinGD) engines at a ceremony held on 18th January 2018, in Shanghai. During the event, which was attended by over 40 representatives from major ship owners, shipyards… Read more »
ADS-TEC high-performance battery with 2.5 MW online in Schleswig-Holstein
The storage system is used for grid regulation, for primary regulation energy and for research into smart grid functionality and is connected to the power supply network of the Brunsbüttel public utility company. In order to complete a long-term changeover to renewable energy sources, it is necessary to stabilise the energy flow from volatile generators… Read more »
Solar-Log™ wins the next Award
Geislingen-Binsdorf, Germany – January 23, 2018 – The user-friendly Solar-Log™ product range monitors PV systems reliably and accurately and also offers intelligent solutions in the fields of smart energy and feed-in management. Solar-Log™ has already established itself in over 100 countries. In India, the company was awarded the title “Solar IT & Data Analytics Company… Read more »
