Valentin Software – At the leading edge of technology with the latest generation of design software T*SOL 2017 and PV*SOL premium 2017 The Berlin-based software company Valentin Software, known for its global industry solutions, has adapted and updated its market-leading design and simulation programs T*SOL and PV*SOL in line with the current technical developments. With… Read more »
Independent comparison of satellite and ground-based measurements ensures accuracy and consistency of solar resource data for developers worldwide Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has released the results of the world’s largest solar dataset validation study undertaken to date. This extensive verification process, plays a critical role in ensuring that solar resource… Read more »
At the SNEC the SCHMID Group received the Technology Highlights Award 2017 of the pv magazine. The jury considers the DW PreTex inline system for texturing diamond-wire-cut multi-wafers as a “game changer” for the photovoltaic industry. At the SNEC in Shanghai the SCHMID Group celebrated the trade show premiere of its latest development: DW PreTex… Read more »
Moventas and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction have agreed on the Exceed deliveries to an offshore windfarm in South Korea. Doosan is an existing customer for Moventas Exceed high torque density 3MW gearboxes. Exceed series is a gearbox platform that provides a competitive edge for a wind turbine manufacturer by lowering the LCoE of wind… Read more »
Highly automated production and expertise guarantee premium quality Frankfurt (Oder), 25.04.2017 – The Astronergy factory in Frankfurt (Oder) has been producing premium quality modules for 10 years. Production started in May 2007, then under the name of Conergy. Astronergy, a manufacturer which is part of the Chint Group, then took over in 2014 and has… Read more »
Intersolar Europe is presenting new developments in financing Munich, April 27, 2017 – The success or failure of a PV project hinges on appropriate financing. In recent years, numerous new financing models have emerged for solar installations of various sizes. Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry and its partners, and its… Read more »
Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) has been active in China with its subsidiary since the end of 2016. SDS is off to a good start in China with a successful appearance at the SNEC PV Power Expo 2017 in Shanghai where the company won two awards. The first appearance at the SNEC PV Power Expo for… Read more »
This new project marks the first ever offshore wind park in Southern Britain and despite a relatively short shore distance of 13km, providing offshore accommodation throughout the commissioning phase is the preferred solution of the wind park operator. Offshore logistic hub During this project, transfer of workers to the offshore wind turbines are done via… Read more »
Development of tailored remote control interface for Japanese grid operator HEPCO Berlin, 26 April 2017 – skytron® energy has commissioned its system for monitoring, control and remote supervision of photovoltaic plants on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. With a total capacity of 10.32 MWp and an annual electricity generation of 11 mill. kWh, the “Date” solar farm,… Read more »
* Testing for Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) provides transmission network operators and wind turbine manufacturers with reliable voltage dip capability results. * DNV GL launches accredited LVRT testing services in India during Windergy 2017. * DNV GL responds to recent grid code requirements issued by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). New Delhi, India… Read more »
ELA Container Offshore GmbH has recently delivered three ELA Offshore Multipurpose Rooms on the MPI Enterprise, an offshore construction jack up vessel. The vessel, which is designed to transport, lift, install and decommission components such as jackets, monopiles, wind turbines and transformer stations, has been contracted to complete a turbine installation project including monopiles. The… Read more »
Chelmsford, 25 April 2017, CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore renewables industry and part of the Global Marine Group, announced today that the company’s specialist cable installation vessel, the C.S. Sovereign, has successfully completed a vital power cable repair, reconnecting the Isles of Scilly to the mainland electricity. The power cable was… Read more »
Greater stability with less material outlay for east/west-facing roofs Cologne, Germany, 25 April 2017 – Renusol presents the optimised FS10-EW system for mounting photovoltaic systems on flat roofs without penetration. Thanks to the innovative screw connection and the lightweight but high-tensile design, modules with a 10° inclination with an east/west orientation can be easily installed… Read more »
Peikko Group has received an order to deliver gravity foundation technology to Lehtirova wind park in Norrbotten county in northern Sweden. The deliveries consist of the MODIX Center Anchor, MODIX Rebar Splicings and PSB Shear Reinforcement as well as all other standard rebar components of the foundation. Peikko is also responsible for the foundation design… Read more »
ABB provides high-performance, modular inverters to Kayseri OSB (Organized Industrial Zone), the largest solar power plant in Turkey. The plant was constructed by Seferoglu Elektrik / Efektif Enerji as an EPC, using ABB PVS800 central inverter solution, the most efficient and cost-effective way to convert the direct current (DC) generated by solar modules into high-quality… Read more »
4JET microtech (www.4micro.de) has developed a high throughput solution that enables laser edge deletion, bus bar exposure and via drilling operations of CIGS glass substrates. Each of the new MPCT units can process 100 MW of typical CIGS substrates per annum, thereby reducing the number of backend processing stations when compared to conventional solutions. For… Read more »
Shanghai, China – April 13, 2017 – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), an industry leader in materials-science based solutions for a variety of markets, is exhibiting at SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai, from April 19 – 21. Held annually, it is the largest photovoltaic (PV) tradeshow globally. Dow Elastomers… Read more »
Towards the 2017 season, Tuco introduces a new 14.99m work catamaran for the fish farm market. The boat requires no maintenance since it is built from composite materials, which guarantees very high strength and minimal weight. A construction with high strength and low weight allows not only high performance and speed but also reduced operational… Read more »
InnoLas Solutions GmbH, the leading German supplier of laser equipment for micro material processing, looks back to a very successful start into the year 2017. With order entries from the PV industry worth over ten Million Euros already in Q1 the company expects a significant growth rate on a year-to-year base. InnoLas Solutions ILS-TT rotary… Read more »
Organisations combine strengths to provide technical & commercial management of renewable energy assets in the United Kingdom. Greensolver, the independent technical expert for wind & solar, and Infinergy, one of the major developers in the United Kingdom, have announced a joint venture between their two companies which will operate under the name of Greensolver UK…. Read more »
The high-performance production solution for Laser Contact Opening (LCO) of PERC solar cells achieves an outstanding throughput of 8,000 wafers per hour Chemnitz, Germany, April 17, 2017–3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the photovoltaic, medical device and electronics markets, is presenting its highly productive microCELL systems for laser… Read more »
DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, and INDEOtec, a highly innovative thin film deposition equipment manufacturer based in Switzerland, have signed an agreement to expand their partnership in China and Taiwan. Zurich, April 19, 2017 – DKSH Business Unit Technology, a leading Market Expansion Services provider for technology companies,… Read more »
SNEC 2017: High-performance Kubus stringer with ten-percent improvement in performance / M10 Industries AG surpasses its own best record through optimized handling With its Kubus tabber-stringer, M10 Industries AG from Freiburg, Germany, has once again achieved a new performance record in the industrial soldering of crystalline solar cells and has set a new standard. With… Read more »
Kahl am Main, April 11, 2017– SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES provides complete inline automated dry-in/dry-out solutions for wet treatment of Si-wafers in standard, high-efficiency cell lines. SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is introducing LINEX, the new inline wet process equipment for cleaning, alkaline & acidic etching, single side treatment, polish etch & PSG removal and inline ozone applications. This new… Read more »
Václavice wind project confirms expansion strategy Hamburg/Prague: Senvion, a leading manufacturer of wind turbines worldwide, has signed its first contract with EEH s.r.o for the delivery of eleven Senvion MM100 and two Senvion MM92 for the Václavice wind farm. The wind farm is located in Hrádek nad Nisou in the Okres Liberec region and will,… Read more »
Starting in April 2017, Solutronic Energy is offering comprehensive photovoltaic solutions in Cyprus. The products range from solar modules and inverters to battery storage systems. With the help of numerous partnerships with, for example, Solutronic Energy Germany, Solar-Log™, RES Renewable Energy Systems, Ifrisol and Sacred Sun, they will provide customized packages for each customer. When… Read more »
* DNV GL advises respected lenders, including Santander, on their £210 million investment in a new 151 MW onshore wind portfolio. * The three projects in the portfolio were among the first to secure debt financing, out of 15 onshore wind projects selected in the round one auctions of the UK government’s Contract for Difference… Read more »
Zeversolar, an inverter manufacturer from China and part of SMA since 2013, and Manitu Solar of Hungary, Budapest announced today that they have committed to a long-term partnership in the Hungarian PV market. As a first step, the companies have entered a distribution agreement for Zeversolar’s inverter portfolio, enabling Manitu Solar to sell Zeversolar’s most… Read more »
Harald Hohlen, Senior Wind Measurement Specialist at ROMO Wind, caught up with PES to talk to us about the improvements in the iSpin technology and the Performance Transparency Project, which will provide data to the whole of the wind industry. PES: Welcome back to PES Wind magazine. Thanks for talking with us. For the benefit… Read more »
Proper and effective operation and maintenance (O&M) management of wind energy is crucial to the energy yield of the wind farm. Lowering the cost of O&M is becoming more of a challenge and at the same time, a necessity for the modern and competitive wind energy market. Daniel Perkowski, CEO at Wind Audit sp. z… Read more »
Synergies are better than my way or your way. It is an efficient combination and results in our way. The last years in the offshore wind industry, which is similar to oil and gas, have shown that each project and/or location has its own, individual logistic concept and needs an exclusively chartered vessel or even… Read more »
Six years ago, ZF Wind Power took the challenge to set the benchmark in the industry pioneering wind gearboxes to power the new giants of the sea. The project started with an early cooperation between the customer and ZF with one main focus: reliability. Dr. Dirk Strasser, Manager Wind Gearbox Design at ZF Wind Power,… Read more »
WAB is the leading business network for the wind industry in Germany’s northwest region and the nationwide contact partner for politics, media and industry for offshore wind power in the country. Projects such as “Inn2POWER” clearly show that WAB is also active in Europe, on behalf of its 350 members, in the wind energy sector…. Read more »
While German wind turbine manufacturers have become active in nearly all markets in the world, in Germany it is facing a profound upheaval. Now that renewable, decentralised energy transition technology has become a major pillar for power generation in this industrial nation. Matthias Zelinger, Managing Director of the Power Systems trade association and VDMA (German… Read more »
At PES we know that maximising uptime and reducing costs are essential to the offshore wind power business. Semco Maritime helps offshore wind farm operators do exactly this by offering full service and maintenance concepts for offshore substations and wind turbine foundations – the so-called transition pieces. Semco Maritime helps offshore wind farm operators maximise… Read more »
Words: Al Maiorino It seems the US is finally being blown away with the idea of wind power. At last traditional forms of energy are being reviewed and clean, sustainable wind energy is being taken seriously. There is to be a 200 turbine windfarm off the coast of Long Island. “Today is a big day… Read more »