Press Releases
International Wind Energy Industry to Showcase State-of-the-art Products and Projects at WindEnergy Hamburg
From 23 to 26 September the international wind energy industry will gather at the WindEnergy Hamburg fair. More than 1,000 companies hailing from over 30 different countries will be present at the leading international wind energy industry fair to showcase their latest products, service offerings and projects for both onshore and offshore wind power. For… Read more »
Leading Offshore Safety Training Provider Appoints New Ceo
Survivex, a market leader in the provision of offshore survival training and safety skills courses to the global energy industry, announces Andrew Green as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) [August 2014], replacing former CEO George Green, who is appointed as non-executive director. Established in 2011, Survivex has since trained over 130,000 candidates, seen employee… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS Completes 13.3 MW Solar Power Plant in Portugal
-PV power plant supplying clean energy to 5,475 households -Hanwha Q CELLS acts as EPC and supplied 51,000 Q.PRO-G3 modules [Montijo, Portugal / Thalheim, Germany, 12 August, 2014] – Europe´s largest provider of photovoltaic solutions, Hanwha Q CELLS, announced today that it has completed its first solar park in Portugal as engineering, procurement and construction… Read more »
Conergy prepares for next phase of UK solar, rebrands Wirsol Solar UK
– Robert Goss to lead both Conergy subsidiaries in UK MILTON KEYNES, 13 August 2014 – The Conergy Group, one of the world’s leading downstream solar companies, announced today further steps in the integration of Wirsol Solar UK, which the company acquired in January this year to create one of the UK’s five biggest companies… Read more »
Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
• Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens’ G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts• Pioneering joint service plan with the neighboring DanTysk project• Specialized shared servicing ship will enable highly efficient operation Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore… Read more »
Landmark refinancing of UK offshore wind project
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) have today refinanced part of their 50% shareholding in the 210 MW Westermost Rough offshore wind project. The project is being developed by DONG Energy, who hold the remaining 50% equity in the project. GIB and Marubeni have signed an agreement with a consortium… Read more »
The new Moventas Exceed high torque density 3 MW gearbox to be piloted by Acciona Windpower
Acciona Windpower has agreed with Moventas on prototype as well as serial deliveries of a 3 MW wind gearbox product based on Moventas’s new Exceed series of high torque density gearboxes. Deliveries of the new technology will take place in 2015, adding to the on-going 3 MW deliveries Moventas has been making to Acciona since… Read more »
Orga showcases new wind turbine marking and lighting system at WindEnergy 2014
Orga Aviation will present its new smart LED obstruction marking and lighting system at the first-ever WindEnergy 2014 trade fair in Hamburg, Germany, from 23-26 September. Dutch company Orga Aviation is all set to launch its latest smart LED marking and lighting solution for wind turbines at WindEnergy 2014 in Hamburg, Germany. With 40 years… Read more »
Hanwha Q CELLS Increases Production Capacity to 1.5 GW by the End of the Year
– Construction of additional 204 MW production line in Malaysian plant completed on schedule – ‘Manufacturing Excellence Initiatives’ at production facilities in Malaysia and Germany to bring another 230 MW by the end of 2014 – Company confirms its No.1 position among European PV providers with 539 MW of shipments in the first half of… Read more »
Morgan Advanced Materials offers carbon brushes for wind turbines to lower maintenance costs and improve generator reliability
Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business announces that its range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that are resulting in longer brush life and increased generator uptime. Morgan’s globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions. Leading-edge… Read more »
