Press Releases
German PV installers tend to procure modules directly from the manufacturers
Nearly half of all German installers purchase their PV modules directly from the manufacturer. This is the highest share amongst the European markets. The downfall of the German market continued and, for the first time, the German market dropped behind the UK with a total installed capacity of 1,9 GW in 2014. Nevertheless, Germany remains… Read more »
Veja Mate Offshore orders 67 wind turbines including record long-term service
• Largest wind service order ever for Siemens in Germany• Installation of 400 megawatts of wind capacity starts in March 2017• Commissioning expected in late 2017• Project financing for wind power plant successfully closed• Siemens Financial Services provides a significant proportion of the equity Siemens will supply, install and commission 67 of its 6-megawatts direct… Read more »
Alstom, DEME and Merkur Offshore sign a contract for the delivery and installation of 66 Haliade offshore wind turbines to be installed in Germany
Merkur Offshore has signed with respectively Alstom and DEME a binding Turbine Supply Agreement and Balance of Plant Contract for the construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm, including supply and installation of 66 Alstom Haliade 150-6MW offshore wind turbines. Additionally, Alstom has signed a long term service and maintenance contract. The turbines will be… Read more »
Songa Offshore Places Large Order At Semco Maritimes Hanytangen Dock
One and a half month after the acquisition of the dock facilities at Hanøytangen, Bergen, Semco Maritime now wins the first of four potential orders for preparation of newly constructed rigs from operator Songa Offshore. With the order for preparation of the newly constructed Songa Equinox, Semco Martime now has the first of four potential… Read more »
Lightsource Renewable Energy Completes Solar Rooftop Project With Uks Leading Port Operator
Europe’s leading solar energy generator, Lightsource Renewable Energy, has completed rooftop solar installations at two major sea ports in South Wales. Lightsource designed and installed rooftop systems at Associated British Ports (ABP) sites in Cardiff and Swansea. The 250 kilowatt peak (KWp) systems at each site will save more than 4,260 tonnes of carbon emissions… Read more »
Siemens receives order for offshore wind power plant in Great Britain
• Siemens to supply 91 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 megawatts• Order is part of the frame agreement with DONG Energy concluded in 2012• Race Bank wind power plant to have a total capacity of up to 580 megawatts• Service to be provided by Siemens and DONG Energy over a period of… Read more »
SgurrEnergy supports Nordergrunde offshore wind farm to financial close
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has delivered full technical lenders’ due diligence to KfW IPEX and the European Investment Bank, in support of the achievement of financial close on the 110MW Nordergrunde offshore wind farm. Located within the German 12nm zone of the North Sea, 16km north of the German North Sea coast Nordergrunde is… Read more »
GOLDBECK acquires Gehrlicher Solar Services GmbH, one of the leading O&M providers in Germany
GOLDBECK Solar GmbH acquires Gehrlicher Solar Services GmbH, effective retroactively as of April 1, 2015. With the acquisition of the service and system management businesses of PV-specialized Gehrlicher Solar Services, GOLDBECK expands its own O&M portfolio and assimilates one of the most technically competent and best-situated market leaders in Europe. For the Gehrlicher Group, the… Read more »
ECOHZ takes pioneering step in Asian green power market
02 July 2015, Oslo – Companies increasingly want to document that the electricity they use, outside of Europe and North America, comes from renewable energy sources. ECOHZ is taking a pioneering step in the Asian green power market and is providing SGS, as the first company in the world, green power documented with the International… Read more »
Sunny Outlook For Engineering Firm
TGE Group, one the UK’s leading suppliers of renewable energy and heat systems, has completed the installation of a 950-panel installation on top of Salop Design & Engineering’s metalworking plant in Shrewsbury. The installation, which was completed within 4 weeks, is among the largest roof-based solar farms in Shropshire and forms part of Salop Design… Read more »
