Press Releases
HopSol Selects First Solar Modules to Power Namibian Utility-Scale PV Plant
Otjozondjupa Solar Park to account for one percent of country’s power generation capacity ZURICH, Switzerland/TEMPE, Az. – February 29, 2016 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that HopSol AG, a Swiss solar developer, has selected its high performance thin film modules to power the Otjozondjupa Solar Park, which is located near Grootfontein, Namibia…. Read more »
Ingeteam extends its string inverter family up to 40kW
Ingeteam has just launched onto the market its new PV string inverter models, delivering output powers of up to 40 kW in a single inverter. In addition to the 40 kW model, a further three models have also been presented: 24 kW, 28 kW and 33 kW. The UL-1741 compliant version of these models, specifically… Read more »
Intersolar Summit USA East presenting Key Players of Solar and Energy Storage Industry in Brooklyn!
There is every indication that the solar and energy storage industries are set for growth on the East Coast of the USA. Seldom before has development been so dynamic, never have perspectives been more promising. This is reason enough for the organizers of the Intersolar Summit conferences to invite the key players of the industry… Read more »
CWind names Henrik Hansen new Strategy & Sales Director
Industry veteran joins offshore renewables specialist CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Henrik Hansen to the new role of Strategy & Sales Director with immediate effect. In this new role, Henrik will be working with the executive team to lead business growth and… Read more »
CT Offshore installs last cable on Gode Wind 2+1
On 26 February 2016, CT Offshore installed the last inter-array cable on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 2+1 Offshore Wind Farm in the German part of the North Sea. “The cable installation was successfully completed through good team work with the entire project team, including our clients DONG Energy. Gode Wind is the largest pro- ject… Read more »
CAPE Holland successfully deploys its Vibro Lifting Tool CV-320
Earlier this month the CV-320 upending Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT-U) with was used for installation of 13 piles at the Kanaaldok B3 in Antwerpen. These piles will be used to build a jetty to serve as a temporary mooring place. The piles, 35 meters long and 2.9 meters in diameter, were picked up, lifted upright… Read more »
Germanys Electricity Export Surplus Brings Record Revenue Of Over Two Billion Euros
For net electricity exports in 2015, Germany achieved a record foreign trade surplus of 2.07 billion euros, well exceeding Germany’s former record of 1.94 billion euros reached in 2013. A detailed data analysis showed that the average market price realized by Germany for electricity exports was on the same level as for its electricity imports… Read more »
DEME and Siemens conclude EPCI foundation contract for Hohe See offshore wind farm
Design, engineering, procurement, fabrication & installation of 71 foundations ZWIJNDRECHT (BE) – BREMEN (DE) | DEME Group’s offshore marine engineering devision GeoSea and Siemens have concluded an EPCI foundation contract for the Hohe See offshore wind farm. The new contract confirms Germany as a key market for the Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group… Read more »
Making photovoltaic cells more efficient and cheaper
Researchers develop novel technology for harvesting solar energyNeuchâtel, 25 February 2016 – Three Swiss organizations and their nine international partners have launched a European research project that aims to develop novel types of photovoltaic cell. The cells will use so-called perovskite PV technology, which has the potential to be both low-cost and extremely efficient. The… Read more »
Dulas Awarded Welsh Government Grant For Pioneering Solar Fridges
SMARTCymru program shows support for Dulas’s Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators with £57,400 investment Machynlleth, 25th February 2016 – Dulas, leading designer and manufacturer of renewable energy systems, has been awarded £57,400 of funding from the Welsh government’s SMARTCymru program, to support the development of its Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators. Dulas pioneered solar vaccine refrigerators in… Read more »
