Press Releases
DEME orders two new vessels to strengthen its position in the offshore energy market
DEME has ordered two new vessels serving the offshore energy market. Contracts have been signed with shipyards La Naval in Spain and Uljanik in Croatia to build respectively the multipurpose vessel “LIVING STONE” and the self-propelled jack-up vessel “APOLLO”. Both vessels will be delivered in 2017. The new jack-up vessel “APOLLO” will join GeoSea’s current… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS Japan Puts Self-Developed 24MW PV Power Plant Into Operation
-Over 97,000 Q.PRO-G3 modules to produce nearly 25 million kWh of clean electricity per year -Successful installation in mountainous area -Hanwha Q CELLS Japan expands its position as Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Japan [Oita, Japan, 16 January, 2015] – Hanwha Q CELLS Japan today announced the completion and grid connection of the 24 MW… Read more »
Hansa Heavy Lift Agrees New Finance Deal
HANSA HEAVY LIFT announces the completion of a long-term financial agreement with its core banking group for its fleet of Heavy Lift vessels. Hamburg, Germany, Friday 16th January 2015 – HANSA HEAVY LIFT CEO, Roger Iliffe has made the following statement: “We are very happy to announce that after four years of steadily growing our… Read more »
Schneider Electric Launches Conext Insighta Remote Monitoring And Asset Management Platform For Distributed PV Plants
Burnaby, Canada, January 15, 2015 – Schneider ElectricTM Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce the launch of ConextTM Insight, a remote monitoring and asset management platform for distributed PV plants. Smart decision making to maximise ROI of PV assets The Conext Insight web portal… Read more »
The gigawatt mark has been passed
Berlin, 15 January 2015 – The German market for offshore wind energy projects broke through the gigawatt barrier last year. By 31 December 2014, 258 offshore wind turbines in the German North and Baltic Seas with a total capacity of 1,049.2 megawatts fed into the grid. This figure was ascertained by Deutsche WindGuard on behalf… Read more »
Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois lays foundation stone of new DEME office building and puts high-tech dredging simulator into operation
Zwijndrecht, 15 January 2015 – Today, the Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois has laid the foundation stone of the new DEME office building in Zwijndrecht. The Minister- President also put into operation the brand-new high-tech dredging simulator. The new office building is going to be built on the premises of DEME’s head office, located on Scheldedijk… Read more »
Own portfolio of wind farms: wpd AG crosses the 1,000 megawatt mark
Mid cap company therefore among the leading operators of wind farms in Germany and Europe By the end of 2014, wpd AG had increased its own range of wind farms to a total capacity of 1,061 megawatts. This makes the mid cap company with its head office in Bremen one of the leading wind farm… Read more »
Wind Power Tv Rheinland Certifies Ming Yang
Type certification for multi-megawatt wind turbine/IEC 61400-22 certification Cologne/Beijing/Guangdong/Shanghai, January 14, 2015. Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang grants TÜV Rheinland contract for certification. The project involves the type certification of a 2.0 megawatt wind turbine, which will be marketed particularly in India, but also worldwide. The turbine has a rotor diameter of 118m and… Read more »
First Subsea Launches Offshore Wind Cable Connector and Mooring Connector at EWEA Offshore 2015
In a bid to cut the time and considerable cost of offshore wind farm deployment, subsea connector specialist, First Subsea, is launching a new monopile interface connector for offshore wind monopiles, and top tension connector for floating wind turbines, on stand A-D8 at EWEA Offshore 2015. Reduction in Offshore Cable Installation Times The most labour… Read more »
Vikram Solar Successfully Commissions Indias First Floating PV Power Plant
Kolkata/India, Mannheim/Germany, January 13th 2015: Tier one module manufacturer and EPC company Vikram Solar has successfully completed India’s first floating solar power plant. The R&D installation is part of a test project for Vikram Solar’s new floating module technology in cooperation with the Arka Renewable Energy College in Kolkata. The project aims to create a… Read more »
