Press Releases
Solar panels could be installed in the spaces between railway tracks in world first
Solar panels are being rolled out “like carpet” on railway tracks in Switzerland. Swiss start-up Sun-Ways is installing panels near Buttes train station in the west of the country in May, pending sign-off from the Federal Office of Transport. As the climate crisis demands that we speed up Europe’s energy transition, developers have been seeing… Read more »
St. Johns Ship Building joins Green Marine
Palatka, FL, March 16, 2023 – St. Johns Ship Building, a shipbuilding and marine repair company located in Palatka, Florida, is the newest participant in Green Marine – the most comprehensive voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. “At St. Johns Ship Building, the current and future well-being of our employees and their… Read more »
Jan De Nul kicks off Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3
Jan De Nul Group announces that it has officially started the T&I contract for the construction of Ørsted’s 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. A first batch of 3 monopile foundations has left Steelwind’s yard in Nordenham (Germany) to Eemshaven (The Netherlands), which is part… Read more »
Maxeon Solar Technologies Announces Appointment of Chief Technology Officer
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MAXN), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced that Matt Dawson will be joining the company on March 20, 2023, to serve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Dawson will be responsible for the research and development (R&D) function globally, establishing the Company’s new technology strategic roadmap and leading technological innovation and… Read more »
Hanwha Solutions and Solarwatt enter into patent licensing agreement
The Qcells global R&D Centre in Thalheim, Germany. [Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023] Hanwha Solutions, a parent company of a complete clean energy solutions provider Qcells, and Solarwatt, a German solar and renewable energy company, today announced that they have signed a patent licensing agreement pertaining to the licensed patent, European Patent 2220689 (the “EP… Read more »
Orsted acquires 160MW Irish solar project
Orsted has acquired a 160MW solar project in Carlow, Ireland, from renewable energy developer Terra Solar. The 160MW Garrenleen project is Orsted’s second solar project in Ireland and will be one of the largest in the country when built. Subject to Orsted’s final investment decision, phase 1 (81MW) will be delivered in 2025, with phase… Read more »
Investment in renewable energy industry threatened by Spring Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt today announced his Spring Budget. Responding, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive Claire Mack: said: “The renewable energy industry has been short-changed by today’s Spring Budget. “We urgently need a framework that will encourage investment in what is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing industries and is at the… Read more »
Investment in renewable energy industry threatened by Spring Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt today announced his Spring Budget. Responding, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive Claire Mack: said: “The renewable energy industry has been short-changed by today’s Spring Budget. “We urgently need a framework that will encourage investment in what is one of the UK’s most dynamic and fastest-growing industries and is at the… Read more »
Solar PV Accounts for Over 30% of Utility-Scale Renewables Projects Globally: EIC Report
Decreasing cost of solar PV materials, its versatility, and global shift towards greater carbon neutrality contributed to its increasing popularity as a renewable energy source. London, 15 March 2023 — Over 30% of utility-scale renewable projects globally between 2013 and 2023 were solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, according to a new report from the Energy Industries… Read more »
Belinus to build 5GW TopCon and TBC factories in Europe
By establishing tight cooperation with the Limburg government and Belgian Research Institute for Tandem technology development, Belinus’ the first phase of 500MW TopCon solar panel production line will create 128 jobs locally in the solar energy field, and the second phase will be exceeding 1GW TBC line. The total capacity will exceed 5GW by the… Read more »
