Press Releases
Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great Britain
• Production of offshore wind turbine rotor blades to be constructed at the East coast of Great Britain• New logistics- and service centre in Green Port Hull• 1,000 new jobs to be created Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. Production of rotor blades for… Read more »
SolarMax expands sales operations in the UK
Biel, 25 March 2014 – The Swiss solar inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering (SolarMax) is driving forward with its European expansion with a number of key additions to the UK sales team. In recognition of the increasingly important distributor sales channel, Andrew Lycett joins the team as the UK Distribution Manager. The existing Key Accounts team… Read more »
JA Solar Receives JISQ8901 Certification in Japan
SHANGHAI, March 24, 2014 — JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:JASO) (“JA Solar” or the “Company”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced it has recently received JISQ 8901 Certification from TÜV Rheinland, complementing the JET and JPEC certifications JA Solar obtained in Japan previously. The JIS Q 8901… Read more »
Seaway Heavy Lifting is awarded the foundation and substation installation contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project.
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited (owned by Statoil ASA and Statkraft) has awarded Seaway Heavy Lifting the contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation as part of the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project. The contract will cover storage, transportation and installation of monopiles, transition pieces, jackets and the offshore substation jacket… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd reports fiscal year 2013 results and announces launch of share placemen
Overall difficult market environment; improving towards end of 2013 Incoming orders of CHF 287.7 million; +29% compared to the previous year Operating expenses reduced by over CHF 97 million year-on-year Net sales 2013 of CHF 202.7 million; EBITDA of CHF -117.3 million Net result of CHF -162.8 million High equity ratio of 52.1% Share placement… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd share placement priced at CHF 16.20 per share
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange MBTN) has successfully completed the share placement announced yesterday. In total, 4,800,000 new registered shares were placed through an accelerated bookbuild procedure as a private placement in Switzerland and outside of Switzerland in accordance with applicable securities laws. The shares were placed at a price of CHF 16.20… Read more »
DBB Jack-Up receives Connexio Accreditation
On 19 March DBB Jack-Up Services A/S received accreditation from Connexio which is part of the Achilles supplier management program. “By joining the Connexio supplier management communities we will be able to connect to a network of potential buyers across an entire industry sector in different regions. These supplier services are designed to support best… Read more »
Moray Offshore Renewables Granted Consent For 1116 Mw Offshore Wind Development In The Outer Moray Firth
Edinburgh 19 March 2014 Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd today welcomed news that the Scottish Government has awarded it consent for the construction and operation of 1.116MW of offshore wind generation in the Outer Moray Firth. The project, which, on conservative estimates of the wind resource available, will be capeable of meeting the equivalent electricity needs… Read more »
Europe can reduce gas imports by 26% with higher 2030 renewable energy target
A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%, the Commission’s own figures show. In a letter to EU foreign ministers, The European Wind Energy Association’s chief executive Thomas Becker said that a renewable energy target of “at… Read more »
YASKAWA brings the full range of The Switch advanced drive trains to Japan
Vantaa, Finland,- YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, today announced that it will be the sole supplier of The Switch megawatt-class permanent magnet generator (PMG) and full-power converter (PMG) advanced drive train packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications to the Japanese market. The Switch… Read more »
