Press Releases
NEC successfully commissions largest renewable Energy Storage System in Italy
– Lithium-ion battery storage system delivers flexible electricity grid capacity to manage fluctuations in demand – Rome, London & Tokyo, April 2, 2014 – NEC Corporation today announced the commissioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for Enel Group subsidiary Enel Distribuzione, Italy’s largest distribution system operator. The ESS can store two megawatt hours (2MWh)… Read more »
RenewableUK warns PM to quash dangerous uncertainty spread by onshore wind rumours
Commenting on continuing reports about the Conservative Party’s plans for onshore wind, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith warned: “The Prime Minister needs to step in right now and put a stop to these deeply unhelpful leaks concerning the future direction of Conservative party policy on renewable energy. The suggestion that there should be any… Read more »
Bentek Solar Begins Shipments of the Second Generation Fused Disconnect Safety System
SAN JOSE, CA – April 2014 Bentek Solar, manufacturer of a broad range of products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the residential, commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, has started shipping the second generation Fused Disconnect Safety System (FDSS). “Bentek Solar continues to add to its broad range of residential, commercial and utility-scale safety systems… Read more »
PROINSO strengthens its position in the U.S. with a new sales office and distribution centre on the East Coast
The company’s international installer network also includes 389 qualified installers from the U.S. * The new sales office is located in Boston and the new photovoltaic material distribution centre in the city of Edison, New Jersey.* These two new centres have enabled PROINSO to strengthen its presence in the U.S. as a leading specialist in… Read more »
Conergy completes new solar plant with total 39MW output for Primrose Solar
London, 1 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began end of last year and continued through the record-breaking wet weather of January and February… Read more »
Intention to Float on AIM
PassivSystems, a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising solar PV assets, today announces its intention to float on AIM. The Company seeks to raise up to £12 million, giving upon admission to AIM an indicative market capitalisation of £40 – 45 million. Dealings are expected to commence in April… Read more »
Siemens to deliver Direct Drive technology to Eurus Yurikogen Wind Farm in Japan
• Third order for Siemens direct drive wind turbines in East Asia Siemens Energy secured a total 51 MW wind power order from Japan’s largest wind power developer, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. Siemens will provide 17 direct drive wind turbines of the type SWT-3.0-101 to Eurus Yurikogen wind power plant, which is located on the… Read more »
Bloom vs. Solar: Which One Is Best?
Bloom Energy Thursday formally unveiled its energy server, an industrial-strength, solid-oxide fuel cell that can convert natural gas or other hydrocarbons into electricity pretty much on demand. And in the process, the company has ignited a debate over which of the alternatives to coal, nuclear and centralized natural gas plants might be best. Can we… Read more »
Martifer Solar And Gauss Energa Inaugurate Aura Solar Latin Americas Largest Connected PV Plant
• Enrique Peña Nieto, the President of Mexico led the ceremony • The 39 MWp Aura Solar plant will produce energy to power more than 160,000 inhabitants and save over 60,000 tons of CO2 annually • The project constructed for Gauss Energía, was funded by a local development bank Nafin, by International Finance Corporation (IFC,… Read more »
Contract signed with Macquarie Bank Ltd
PassivSystems Limited (“PassivSystems”), a provider of intelligent connected energy services for residential homes and for optimising Solar PV assets, today announces that it has been awarded an exclusive contract with a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie. The contract will provide the monitoring of a significant ‘free solar PV’ roll-out campaign targeting an initial estimated 20,000… Read more »
