Press Releases
First direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution sails smoothly aboard Terntank’s LNG-fueled, environmentally superior tanker
WE Tech Solutions (WE Tech), a leading energy efficiency solutions provider in the marine industry, and The Switch, a technology specialist of permanent magnet machines for advanced marine drive trains, announce the operational success at sea of their first direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution. Ternsund, the first in a line of four Terntank Rederi… Read more »
WElink JV completes UK’s largest private wire solar connection
Shotwick Solar Park, a joint venture between WElink Energy (UK) Ltd, British Solar Renewables Group (BSR) and The Compton Group, has recently received full accreditation from Ofgem on its 50MW AC solar farm, on the Deeside Industrial Estate in North Wales. This is now the UK’s largest solar park with a private wire connection for… Read more »
Heraeus’ new front-side paste SOL9631J Series enables Jinko Solar to produce new high-efficiency solar cells
(Shanghai, 2 September 2016) Today, the industry-leading developer and manufacturer of silver metallization pastes Heraeus Photovoltaics announced a new collaboration with Jinko Solar to support the latter’s launch of efficient polycrystalline cells. The Heraeus SOL9631J Series of new generation front-side silver pastes raises the conversion efficiency of solar cells. This collaboration marks another milestone in… Read more »
New Underwater Robotics Company Positioned For Success
– Rovco awarded first contract in UK waters – A new subsea company has officially launched today (5th September) with the announcement of its first UK contract. An independent company focussed on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas, and renewables, Rovco has secured a contract with… Read more »
Sungrow Unveiled the World’s First 1500V String Inverter at AsiaSolar 2016
Hefei, China / Sep 5, 2016 – Sungrow, the world’s leading PV inverter manufacturer, officially released the world’s first 1500V string inverter, the SG80HV, at the AsiaSolar 2016 solar tradeshow in August. The SG80HV has a power output of 80KW rated at 1500VDC. With a 2.5MW PV power block design, DC side cabling costs can… Read more »
Hybrid solutions for Mini Grid Applications
Growing requests for Mini ‐ Grid applications push Omron Inverter’s technology Improving access to modern energy services in rural areas is a priority for many developing countries (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Argentina etc….), with more than 1.5 billion people worldwide without access to electricity. Around 80% of these people live in rural areas. According to International Energy Agency ‐ year 2009‐, the number of people without electricity by 2030 is likely to remain similar to the present day due to population growth. These are reasons for growing request of Mini Grid Applications: local generators (diesel in most cases) able to satisfy power needs in rural areas, far from main power grid. By now hybrid mini‐ grids solutions, using multiple generation technologies, can improve reliability of power supply, save money for fossil fuel consumption and cost intensive logistics. Combining diesel power generation with a PV plant is the most convenient solution, mainly in countries with favourable weather conditions and many days of sunlight during the year. PV hybrid solutions requests a plant controller working in conjunction with the Inverter, able to manage the need‐based photovoltaic feed‐in depending on load and generation‐profile. The Inverter, of course, need to stop supplying power when the load is not enough.
THANKS TO VOLTALIA, BRAZIL ACHIEVES A HISTORIC MILESTONE EXCEEDING 10 GW OF INSTALLED WIND CAPACITY
“Brazil exceeds the threshold of 10 GW installed wind capacity. This 10 GW turning point was reached thanks to the commissioning of Voltalia’s Vila Pará II wind facility in the city of Serra do Mel (RN)” congratulated the national association of wind power in Brazil in the press release they issued yesterday. Voltalia (Euronext Paris,… Read more »
Alencon Launches New Website
New website features enhanced product descriptions and unique applications Figure 1: Alencon Systems has launched a new website which includes greater description of the unique advantages of its technologies as well as clearer examples of its products applications. Hatboro, PA – Alencon Systems LLC has a launched a new version of its website which is… Read more »
Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Leybold Vacuum
September 1st, 2016 – Effective as of September 1, 2016, Atlas Copco AB (Stockholm, Sweden) owns the former Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum GmbH, renamed Leybold GmbH. Founded in 1873, Atlas Copco is a global player with more than 43,000 employees in over 180 countries. Leybold becomes part of the Vacuum Solutions Division, belonging to the Compressor… Read more »
SOLARWATT appoints UK partners as demand for renewable energy drives expansion
SOLARWATT (http://www.solarwatt.net), the leading German pioneer of high-performance dual-glass solar PV energy production and storage systems, has appointed its first partners in its expansion aimed at bringing advanced renewable-energy generation and management systems to homes across the UK. The company will work with BHC Distributors Ltd (www.bhcdistributors.co.uk) and BHC’s sister company Solar Power NI initially… Read more »
