Press Releases
Intersolar China 2014 celebrates positive results
Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, April 09, 2014 – Intersolar China took place in Beijing from March 26-28, 2014. For the first time, the exhibition and conference for the solar industry was held together with CIPV Expo China and Clean Energy Expo China. Upwards of 7,000 visitors to the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) received… Read more »
Senvion SE increases financing framework to EUR 850 million
Hamburg: Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* wind energy turbine manufacturer, signed an agreement in late March with a consortium of banks headed by BayernLB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank AG for a syndicated loan of EUR 850 million. This move enables Senvion to secure follow-on financing early… Read more »
SolarMax and Solar Trade Sales form UK Partnership
Biel, April 8, 2014 – Today it was announced that the Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax will be partnering with the Ipswich-based PV distributor, Solar Trade Sales. Solar Trade Sales will be taking stock of the SolarMax P series and MT series, and plan to distribute the goods to installers across the UK. Paul Frost, Sales… Read more »
Ingeteam presents its new Power Station
The new solution developed by Ingeteam, global leader in power electronics and electrical engineering, belongs to the INGECON SUN Power Station family – ultra technological stations, designed for converting energy generated from PV plants and for the feed-in of electricity. We are talking about the INGECON SUN CON40 Desert that will be presented during the… Read more »
Boost for UK offshore renewable energy industry with merger of National Renewable Energy Centre and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the National Renewable Energy Centre have today announced that they are merging to form a national champion for the development and cost reduction of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy across the UK. The move will see the world-class research, development, demonstration and testing facilities of Narec combined with… Read more »
Conergy connects UK solar farms with 68MW capacity in March
Investors include institutional investors Primrose Solar and Bluefield Solar Income Fund Conergy targets construction of over 200 MW in the UK by year end, based on robust development pipeline of 150 MW Hamburg/ Milton Keynes, 4 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today it had completed… Read more »
Sungevity Announces $70 Million In New Equity Financing
— E.ON & GE Ventures Join New Round to Advance Global Solar Energy Business OAKLAND, California, April 4, 2014 Sungevity, Inc., a recognized leader in the global solar market, today announced $70 million in new equity financing. The funding round, comprised of both new and existing investors, was led by Jetstream Ventures, a Nashville-based fund… Read more »
MARKOS ñ Wind Turbine Nacelles Factory
Since MARKOS (Polish GRP manufacturer) opened their fourth production hall at the end of 2013, the total order volume for nacelles (including hub covers) jumped up to 14 sets per week and employment increased to almost 400 people. Nacelles are being produced separately from their other products such as lifeboats, rescue boats, RIBs or fishing… Read more »
KiWi Power expands into Asia Pacific
London, 2 April 2014 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, has opened an office in Singapore to develop smart-grid hardware and software technologies. This will allow KiWi Power to provide interruptible load and demand response services and bring its expertise and leading smart technology platform to Asia. Rising… Read more »
SolarMax and Zenex forge UK partnership following Ecobuild
Biel, April 2, 2014 – Swiss inverter manufacturer SolarMax today announced that it has partnered with the Yorkshire based renewables equipment distributor, Zenex Solar. The deal follows an expansion of the SolarMax UK team in 2014, and covers the domestic and commercial ranges of the SolarMax portfolio. Ryan Gill, Commercial Director of Zenex said “Zenex… Read more »
