Press Releases
Astronergy receives licence to import 100 MW of solar modules to Turkey
German module manufacturer continues to increase production Frankfurt (Oder)/Germany, Ankara, 17.1.2017 – Astronergy is among the few international manufacturers of solar modules to receive an import licence from the Turkish Ministry of Economics. The German company is permitted to supply a total of 100 megawatts (MW) of capacity to Turkish photovoltaic projects. As a result,… Read more »
DNV GL certifies new prototype of Siemens’ 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
· DNV GL supports Siemens to prepare optimised turbine for the offshore market with a rated power increase of 14% compared to the previously certified turbine variant. · Certification confirms new turbine is built according to latest safety and performance standards · With the SWT-8.0-154, Siemens takes important third step in industrialising their offshore direct drive platform… Read more »
Cyberhawk Innovations announces double shortlisting for Offshore Achievement Awards
Cyberhawk Innovations is delighted to be recognised as a finalist at the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards for the categories Safety Innovation and Export Achievement. The world leader in aerial inspection and survey using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), otherwise known as drones, continues to pioneer the use of this technology to conduct close up inspections of live… Read more »
RNRG’s SRA Systems Improve Power Prediction Accuracy by 14% at Japanese PV Project
Hinesburg, VT, USA – January 16, 2017: When developing a utility-scale solar PV project, accurately projecting the site’s power output is crucial. For its 33 MW Kumenan PV project in Japan, Pacifico Energy experimented with publically available data before seeking a more precise measurement solution. After implementing SRA Systems from Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG)—a leading… Read more »
Energy efficiency in the kitchen
20% energy costs saving in the restaurant industry Griddles, fryers, electric hot-plates, ovens, refrigerators, air conditioners: these are just some example of energy consuming devices in a restaurant. Most of them are not on 24 hours a day, nevertheless energy saving is mandatory to reduce the electric bill. That’s why power monitoring and power management… Read more »
Nordex with record order intake in Germany in 2016
28% increase in new business in Germany to EUR 1.17 billion Hamburg, 13 January 2017. The Nordex Group closed 2016 with strong December order intake in Germany. In the last month of the year alone, it received orders for 89 wind turbines in 33 projects with a combined capacity of 262.5 MW. Consequently, Nordex recorded… Read more »
Wind Ambition off to Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm
As of 10 January 2017, C-bed’s floating hotel, Wind Ambition, is in full operation on a new offshore wind farm project in the Baltic Sea. C-bed is part of the installation and commissioning phases at the Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm, which is located in the German part of the Baltic Sea. This new project encompasses… Read more »
Nordex supplies 22 large turbines to Australia
Hamburg, 12 January 2017. Uptrend Down Under: End of 2016 the Nordex Group has signed a contract for supplying 22 AW125/3000 turbines for the construction of the first phase of “Mount Gellibrand” wind farm in Australia. This 66 MW project is located near Colac, in Western Victoria state, in the south-east of the country. The… Read more »
BayWa r.e. acquires O&M service provider Green Hedge Operational Services, bringing its UK O&M portfolio to 620 MW
Munich, 12 January 2017: BayWa r.e. has acquired the stand-alone operations & maintenance (O&M) service business that was previously part of the Green Hedge group of companies. With this successful acquisition, BayWa r.e. is adding 160MW of O&M mandates for photovoltaic (PV) plants to its existing operating portfolio in UK, bringing the total to 620MW. Green… Read more »
Increase in Nordex Group’s order intake to over EUR 3.3 billion in 2016
33.6% increase in new orders Acquisition of Acciona Windpower drives growth in South and North America Working capital ratio meeting 2016 target Hamburg, 11 January 2016. The order intake of the Nordex Group (ISIN DE000A0D6554) grew by 33.6% to EUR 3.30 billion in 2016 (2015: EUR 2.47 billion). The geographical distribution of 2016 orders mirrored… Read more »
