Press Releases
HUSUM Wind 2017: voices, opinions and points of view of industry and politics
HUSUM | 14 September 2017 – After the forced break at HUSUM Wind yesterday afternoon, this morning the exhibitioners were able to present their innovations as usual and enter into discourse with colleagues and visitors. “We are pleased we were able to open all the exhibition halls again today. Our team having fixed all the… Read more »
Sunport Power opens first GW factory with Eurotron MWT equipment
Bleskensgraaf, the Netherlands, 14 September 2017 – Sunport Power commissioned their brand-new facility for the manufacturing of back-contact PV modules. The Chinese factory will produce an annual 3.3 million solar panels yielding a combined power supply of 1 GW per annum. Sunport Power CEO Dr Zhang: “Back-contact modules come with substantial benefits. The most important… Read more »
KRAFTWERK begins construction of PV-diesel hybrid system in Chile
Berlin, 14.09.2017. German EPC Provider KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions has begun construction of the PV-battery diesel hybrid system at the luxurious Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa, part of the Tierra Hotels collection. Through the expansion of its existing PV plant and the addition of a storage system, the off-grid hotel located in the Atacama Desert… Read more »
Nordex to break 2 GW threshold on installations in UK and Ireland
Hamburg, Didsbury, 14 September 2017. After installing and commissioning a total of 862 turbines in the UK and Ireland, the Nordex Group has now reached the 2 GW milestone of installed capacity in these two countries. Just under 1.5 GW of this is in the UK as well as what is fast approaching 600MW installed… Read more »
No.1 revenue and shipment in the U.S. in 2016: Hanwha Q CELLS to unveil completely new module series at SPI
‘- The monocrystalline Q.PEAK DUO Q.ANTUM module series can reach module efficiency close to 20% and produce up to 395Wp – Hanwha Q CELLS earned No.1 market share in South Korea and Turkey while being ranked No.2 in Japan for superior quality – Hanwha Q CELLS shows technological strengths in SPI [Solar Power International], boasting… Read more »
REC Group at REI Expo – India’s #1 European solar panel manufacturer demonstrates its high-power products – Booth 10.44
New Delhi – September 12, 2017: REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic panels, will showcase its product innovations at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida, India’s largest trade show for renewable energy technology and one of the largest industry events in the world. REC Group will bring its highly-visited exhibit from… Read more »
Deutsche Windtechnik and Vattenfall are strengthening their offshore service partnership – new contracts for OWF DanTysk and OWF Sandbank
The independent service provider Deutsche Windtechnik and the energy supplier Vattenfall are expanding their cooperation in offshore maintenance: On the one hand, Vattenfall has extended the duration of its cooperation agreement with Deutsche Windtechnik in the area of maintenance for all steel structures at the offshore wind farm (OWF) DanTysk. On the other, the service… Read more »
Ingeteam to supply 1.17GWp of inverters for the world’s largest PV plant
Spain. September 12, 2017. Ingeteam Power Technology has been awarded the supply contract for the world’s largest photovoltaic plant, being built by Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading global solar EPC companies. The Sweihan PV project, which is to be constructed in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), is to have an installed power of… Read more »
WIRSOL acquires additional 110MWp solar project for construction in Australia
Sydney. WIRSOL Energy Pty Ltd heading the Australian strategy and operations within international WIRCON group has started yet another new utility scale solar project in Australia. The company plans to start construction during Q4 2017, delivering an overall DC installed capacity of approx. 110-megawatt peak (MWp). The project, known as Wemen Sun Farm is located… Read more »
Finnwind Oy installs Vikram Solar modules at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Kolkata/Helsinki, 13 September 2017 – The first photovoltaic installation at an airport in Scandinavia has been installed at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The 312 kWp system at the Finnair cargo centre, has been constructed with solar modules from Tier 1 manufacturer Vikram Solar. The system was installed by system integrator Finnwind Oy, one of the most experienced pv-… Read more »