Press Releases
Brian Scorer Joins Moventas Management Team
Moventas has today appointed a new management team member, Brian Scorer, as Senior Vice President in charge of Moventas’ Service business area. Extending the management team also enables another significant appointment, as current Service SVP Olli Välimäki takes on a business development role in the APAC area. Brian Scorer, 51, has been appointed Senior Vice… Read more »
Financing For Wpds Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm Secured
The implementation and realization of the Butendiek offshore wind farm is proceeding. Today, wpd group is announcing that the financing of the project has been secured by signing the agreements for both equity and debt project financing. The main components of the wind farm will be produced during the course of 2013, and the offshore… Read more »
Siemens supplies 80 wind turbines and pro-vides service for EUR700 million in the North Sea
• First long-term service agreement with a 10-year term for offshore project• Innovative logistics concept with specially designed service vessel Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online… Read more »
New framework for wind energy assessments
London, UK / Arnhem, the Netherlands, February 6 – The new framework document, developed over two years in collaboration with leading consultants and developers, will lead to more transparency and advancements in the quantification of project losses and uncertainties says DNV KEMA. Various entities in the Renewable UK Wind Resource Working Group have come together… Read more »
Energiebau to Market SolarEdge Power Optimization Solution
Energiebau responds to the strong demand for module-level power electronics identified in the European market Grasbrunn and Cologne, Germany, February 6th , 2013. Energiebau, one of the leading solar system suppliers in Europe, and SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of solar power optimization systems announced today a global distribution partnership that expands the product… Read more »
Cost reduction through ultrasound contacting
New joint research project optimizes the production of thin film solar cells International competition and the massive drop in prices of thin film solar cells forces manufacturers to further reduce their production cost. Ultrasound contacting has a high potential to save production costs. Current-conducting contacts are necessary to lead electric energy to the Busbars. Nowadays… Read more »
Siemens announces plans for new, state-of-the-art wind service training center in U.S
New facility in Orlando to offer advanced skills and safety training Will serve to meet Siemens’ growing need for wind service technicians. With its commitment to providing the best and most comprehensive skills and safety training to its service technicians and engineers worldwide, Siemens is making plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind service training… Read more »
Centrosolar Offers Photovoltaics Seminar Specifically for International Participants
Two-day seminar combines instruction on technical aspects with hands-on training For two days in April, Centrosolar AG is offering a seminar on photovoltaic technology, specifically geared toward international participants. The event will be held on 15 and 16 April in the company’s solar production facilities in Wismar (northern Germany). This is where Centrosolar manufactures its… Read more »
GL Systems Certification joins WindMade
Hamburg/Brussels/Vienna, 5 February 2013. GL Systems Certification has joined WindMade as one of its accredited verifying partners. The certification body of classification society Germanischer Lloyd thereby commits itself to supporting the WindMade label by aiding in the development of the label. The WindMade label, which is backed by the UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas and… Read more »
Moventas expands up-tower service with mobile service units
Moventas, one of the world’s leading wind and industrial gear manufacturers announced today the launch of new custom-built Mobile Service Units for wind gears. Moventas unique ability to repair the entire helical side of the gearbox up-tower greatly reduces maintenance costs and therefore the cost of wind energy. Moventas launched its up-tower repair service last… Read more »
