Month: March 2017

Siemens awarded wind turbine order from EDF Luminus for two projects in Belgium

• “Katoen Natie” project located in Beveren, “Sibelco” in Dessel • 15-year service-contract included EDF Luminus, the second largest player in the Belgian energy market, has ordered wind turbines at Siemens Wind Power for two projects located in the Belgian municipalities of Dessel and Mol as well as in Beveren. The nine 3.2 megawatt (MW)… Read more »

Free project extension: SolarMax now offers its three-phase string inverters with energy management and data monitoring systems

Ellzee, 20.03.2017. With immediate effect the SolarMax Group is offering its 6 to 32 kilowatt three-phase string inverters with free additional features. With every order for MT and HT series inverters the group is gifting its customers one MaxWeb XPN data logger per photovoltaic system. The data logger has been on the market since autumn… Read more »

Vaisala’s Triton Powers Through Two Winters North of the Arctic Circle

Accuracy and resilience of Triton remote sensing system in extreme climates allows pioneering wind energy producer Puhuri to exploit wind potential in sub-zero Arctic conditions The Triton Wind Profiler manufactured by Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has shown exceptional performance across two winters in the northern reaches of Finland. With two… Read more »

Continued success for MB PERC: Meyer Burger awarded further contract for around CHF 15 million from an existing customer for the industry-leading MB PERC cell upgrade technology.

The demand for Meyer Burger’s MB PERC cell upgrade technology continues with a contract from an existing Asian customer for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the MAiA 2.1 upgrade cell coating platform. The contract volume is around CHF 15 million. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today announced the successful conclusion of… Read more »

Phoenix Solar to build 11.2 MWp photovoltaic power plant on behalf of Akfen Renewable Energy in Turkey

Akfen intensifies its cooperation with Phoenix Solar with second utility-scale project Phoenix Solar strengthens local leadership position, establishes subsidiary in Ankara, Turkey Ankara and Sulzemoos, March 20, 2017 / Phoenix Solar Yenilenebilir Enerji A. Ş., Ankara, the newly established Turkish subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed in… Read more »

José Luis Blanco appointed CEO of Nordex to succeed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard

Hamburg, 17 March 2017. Today the Supervisory Board has appointed José Luis Blanco to succeed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard as CEO of the Company. Nordex SE presented record sales and profits in 2016, and increased market share significantly. However, the company disappointed the market with its recent publication of its 2017/18 forecast, and this had substantial… Read more »

Vryhof Launches Engineering Unit

Bergen, Norway; March 20 2017: Vryhof, a trusted partner to many of the offshore industry’s leading players, and its business unit Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a leading provider of offshore mooring services, have launched a new engineering unit to support the company’s offshore oil & gas, renewables and aquaculture operations across the globe. The new unit,… Read more »

Lightsource Connects 14 New Sites Ahead of March ROC Deadline

Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe’s leading solar energy company, has connected 14 new sites well ahead of the 1.2 Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) March 31st deadline. Totalling more than 50 Megawatts, the new sites are located across the UK – including four in Wales and one in Scotland. Thanks to its extensive in-house expertise in development,… Read more »

Gaelectric signs MoU with French company, Ideol, to develop floating offshore wind projects

Dublin & La Ciotat, France, Friday 17 March, 2017 – Irish renewable energy group Gaelectric and internationally recognized French floating offshore wind leader, Ideol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop floating offshore wind energy projects in Irish waters using Ideol’s patented ‘Damping Pool®’ technology. Gaelectric and Ideol are investigating several sites in Irish… Read more »

Largest Bifacial solar PV plant in Europe has started construction in the Netherlands

Lyon, France and Vaassen, the Netherlands– March 16 , 2017 – Tempress Systems B.V. , part of the Amtech Group started the construction of  Europe’s largest bifacial PV solar plant of close to 400 kilowatt-peak (kWp) capacity in the Netherlands, using n-type PANDA Bifacial modules manufactured by China-based Yingli Solar and YC1000 native 3-phase microinverters … Read more »

Energy Storage Europe: Trade fair halls premiere with a visitor and exhibitor record

Düsseldorf, 16 March 2017 – Having expanded to include 160 exhibitors and with a 35 percentage increase in its total number of visitors, this year’s Energy Storage Europe trade fair and conference came to a successful conclusion. A further increase of professional visitors confirmed the interest of the industry as an event amongst professionals from… Read more »

New Version of T*SOL for the calculation of solar thermal systems

T*SOL 2017, the new version of Valentin Software’s program for the simulation of solar thermal systems, was introduced onto the market right on time at the beginning of the year. T*SOL 2017 enables its users to work with the program even more flexibly and, above all, to calculate and observe the system’s economic efficiency more… Read more »

GES COMPLEtes FOR EPDR A 200 MW NEW WIND FARM IN MEXICO

Global Energy Services has finished the construction and installation of a wind farm in Coahuila’s area 16th March 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) completed the construction of a 200 MW wind farm in Mexico. The project is among the five biggest projects constructed in the country and includes the whole BOP (Balance of Plant): civil… Read more »

OST ADVISES WIRSOL AND BAYERNLB ON 107MW UK PV PORTFOLIOS

Leading technical advisor completes long-term technical due diligence facilitating the financing and construction of 19 UK solar PV plants Brighton, 16th March 2017 – OST Energy (OST), a leading independent engineering consultancy, has worked with international solar energy provider Wirsol Energy Limited and German bank BayernLB to provide technical due diligence and independent engineering support… Read more »

Industry standard photovoltaic connectors now part of the Stäubli brand

The MC4 solar power connector range is now part of the Stäubli Electrical Connectors brand. The high performance PV units, which have become a defacto industry standard, were branded as Multi-Contact before the company’s change of name earlier this year. More than 1 billion photovoltaic connectors in the MC4 family have been installed worldwide over… Read more »

EMS to Show Conductive Adhesives for Next-Gen Solar Modules at SNEC PV Power Expo

DELAWARE, OH ― March 2017 ― Engineered Material Systems, Inc. (EMS), a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, announces the introduction of its new CA-150 Series Snap Cure, Low Cost Conductive Adhesive for stringing and shingling crystalline silicon and Heterojunction solar modules. The new conductive adhesive will be displayed in Hall… Read more »

Tesvolt develops next-generation storage system using Samsung SDI batteries

New cell technology ensures maximum safety and lifespan Düsseldorf/Germany, 14 March 2017 – The commercial storage system manufacturer Tesvolt collaborated with Samsung SDI to develop a high-voltage storage system which is setting new standards for safety and also boasts a 30 year lifespan. The battery contains Samsung SDI’s new prismatic lithium cells, which BMW recently… Read more »

Nordex receives new order in Finland

ABO Wind orders three N131/3000 turbines Hamburg, 14 March 2017. The international developer ABO Wind has placed another order with Nordex to build a wind farm in Finland. Following the customer’s last order covering nine turbines in November 2016, a new one has now been placed for three N131/3000s for a new project in west… Read more »

Spliethoff has placed an order for six new-generation multipurpose vessels

Amsterdam-based shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order for six multipurpose vessels at the Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., shipyard in China. The vessels of this new R-Class are designed in accordance with the Polar Code and are therefore highly suitable to trade in remote areas such as the Arctic. Moreover, they will be optimized… Read more »

Seaway Heavy Lifting takes delivery of Seatools pre-piling template equipment

On behalf of its client Seaway Heavy Lifting, subsea technology company Seatools completed the development, manufacturing, and installation of a piling instrumentation and control system for the Pile Installation Frame (pre-piling template) which will be used for the construction of a large offshore Windfarm. Seaway Heavy Lifting will commence the offshore installation operations in April… Read more »

Omron and Elettra: together for revamping

Plug&Play replacement for 3.000 PV Inverter out of production Elettra, official distributor for AEG low voltage products in Italy, has announced it will replace old, failed PV invertors with new inverters that have the same technical features as the original – even though the original manufacturer has stopped producing them. Moreover, the replacement inverter offers… Read more »

Senvion announces extensive program for the future

– Program secures wind turbine maker’s long-term international competitiveness – Company plans to reduce number of jobs by 780 worldwide Hamburg: Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has presented an extensive program today. It will secure the company’s long-term competitiveness. The initiative will identify excess costs across the entire company, opportunities to reduce… Read more »

Offshore service company launches cylinder testing facility in Great Yarmouth

An offshore company has set up a cylinder pressure testing centre in Great Yarmouth to expand the scope of its services. The staff at EPIC International Limited have more than 10 years’ experience of servicing and testing of cylinders for the diving industry. Managing director Dave Rowan has converted part of the company’s Vanguard Road… Read more »

RENA Technologies offers advanced texturing solutions and receives large orders from major Asian customers

Guetenbach, 10 March 2017. RENA Technologies GmbH offers advanced solutions to customers for texturing of both mono and multi crystalline silicon sliced by diamond wire saw technology. Further, RENA has received significant orders from major Asian customers for alkaline texturing and wet-chemical edge isolation for high efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells. The continued decline in… Read more »

Swiss logistics firm invests in a 2.34 MWp rooftop solar PV system employing Delta inverters

In Frauenfeld, Switzerland, the logistics firm Rieser + Vetter installed on their distribution center one of the largest Swiss commercial rooftop PV systems in order to offset carbon emissions and benefit from remuneration via a feed-in tariff The firm Rieser + Vetter specializes in transportation of goods and materials throughout Switzerland that are large, bulky… Read more »

Tigo Introduces New Optimizers Utilizing UHD-Core Technology

TS4-L and TS4-O, new additions to the Flex MLPE offering, now optimize any photovoltaic module up to 475W with 99.6% efficiency  Los Gatos, CA, March 09, 2017 – Tigo®, pioneer of the smart modular Flex MLPE platform, today announced the worldwide release of its next generation of solar optimizers, now featuring UHD-Core (Ultra-High Definition) technology. The UHD-Core technology… Read more »

AEG Power Solutions Announces its New Outdoor Storage Converter for On and Off-Grid Energy Storage Applications at Energy Storage Europe2017

Improved On-Grid/Off-Grid Capabilities Outdoor cabinet lowers global Battery Energy Storage installation costs Warstein-Belecke, Germany, March 9, 2017 – AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power supply systems and solutions for all types of critical and demanding applications, announces its latest version of their Protect SC. 600 Storage Converter, now with a new outdoor enclosure… Read more »

Floating offshore wind: proven cost reduction potential with newly qualified permanent nylon mooring lines

A Joint Industry Project (JIP) funded by the Scottish Government and administered by the Carbon Trust, under the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), has combined the efforts of nine European organisations (see the full list below) with the objective of testing and qualifying new synthetic mooring components. After being successfully tested, nylon has been qualified… Read more »

Meyer Burger – Verdict by High Court of the Canton of Berne has become final; Adjustments of the conditions of the CHF 100 million convertible bond effective as of 17 March 2017

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) announced today that the verdict by the High Court of the Canton of Berne dated 20 January 2017 has become final after expiry of the appeal period. The verdict approved the amendments of the conditions for the CHF 100 million convertible bond as previously approved by the… Read more »

Infinity Solar, ib vogt and Solizer secure 64.1 MWp solar power plant at Benban, Aswan under round one of the Egyptian Feed-in Tariff programme

Cairo/Egypt, Berlin, Hamburg/Germany, 08/03/2017. Egyptian-based company Infinity Solar S.A.E. and German-based companies ib vogt GmbH and Solizer GmbH & Co. KG have announced the successful closure of a 64.1 MWp solar power plant project in Benban, Aswan, Egypt by the Infinity 50 consortium of which they are members. The project was approved by the Egyptian… Read more »

GES reached 24 MW turbine installation

During 2016 GES was in charge of the installation of 840 MW GES is currently working in Mexico, Chile, Egypt and France 8th March 2017. Global Energy Services (GES) reached the 24 GW in the installation activity. The company installed more than 400 turbines during 2016 in eight different countries all over the world. Alberto… Read more »

Save the Date: 18 &19 May 2017 PV Manufacturing Europe Brussels, Belgium #PVManufacturingEU

Brussels, 8 March 2017 Save the Date: 18 &19 May 2017 PV Manufacturing Europe Brussels, Belgium #PVManufacturingEU The European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics (ETIP PV) announced today the debut of the PV Manufacturing Europe Conference covering the complete value chain and takes place on 18 & 19 May, 2017, at the BIP House… Read more »

Modern design, additional features, more options – the new Hailo Wind Systems eLearning portal

Hailo Wind Systems already presented the beta version of its new eLearning platform at the WindEnergy trade show in Ham- burg last autumn. Now it’s ready to go live: the system design has been brought up to date with many new features. The currently 8,000 training course participants who have already completed a total of… Read more »

BELECTRIC builds Largest Battery Storage System in Saxony

Battery Energy Storage System comes with 15.9 MWh rated capacity that equates the battery capacity of two million smart phones  Kolitzheim (Germany) – As a general contractor for “eins – energie in sachsen GmbH & Co. KG” (eins) BELECTRIC is currently constructing the largest battery storage system of Saxony in Chemnitz. The storage system will… Read more »