Month: June 2018

SMA Debuts New Commercial Solutions in North America

Portfolio Includes New Power Classes, Safety Features and O&M Support ROCKLIN, Calif., June 28, 2018 — Today SMA America, which was recently ranked the top commercial inverter supplier in the U.S. by GTM Research, announced new comprehensive commercial solutions now available for ordering. “SMA continues to see significant growth in the commercial solar market,” said… Read more »

SeaRenergy and N-Sea Awarded DolWin Alpha Repair Project

Following an EU tender against international competition, a consortium of SeaRenergy and N-Sea has been awarded a project by TenneT covering modification works to the jacket structure of the HVDC platform Dolwin alpha, in the German Exclusive Economic Zone of the North Sea.  The project will see Hamburg-based lead partner SeaRenergy provide engineering and design… Read more »

ABB solutions power Europe’s greenest data center in Norway

With ABB technology Lefdal Mine Datacenter plans to become Europe’s biggest, with the smallest environmental footprint. There was a time when the mineral olivine used to be excavated for industrial purposes, like making steel. Now, that steel is coming back underground to house a data center. Lefdal in Norway plans to become Europe’s largest and… Read more »

NKT to strengthen local power grid in Norway with high-voltage cable systems

NKT has won the turnkey order of two high-voltage cable systems ensuring power availability and transmission security in the regions of Hedmark and Oppland in Norway. NKT has been awarded the turnkey delivery of two 145 kV AC (alternating current) extruded cable system sets for the Mjøsa Project in the regions Hedmark and Oppland located… Read more »

New whitepaper highlights the benefits of the Metalock process for shipowners

A damaged main engine cylinder casing has now been returned to service in Bulgaria, after a repair operation lasting just seven days, saving almost eight months of off-hire time. The shipowners, faced with an eight-month replacement estimate for the engine, called in local Metalock engineers who worked to perform a full repair. The entire operation… Read more »

The Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 Progress Report to Parliament will be published tomorrow (28 June). It urges the Government to act now as “climate change will not pause while we consider our options”.

Responding, Fabrice Leveque, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “This is a stark warning from the independent advisory body that the UK Government is unnecessarily increasing the cost of tackling climate change by preventing the cheapest technologies, like onshore wind and solar, from competing in the electricity market. “Enabling parts of the UK, and… Read more »

ALL NRG A/S OPENS NEW OFFICE IN VLISSINGEN

To further support current and potential customers, ALL NRG will open a new office in Vlissingen, Holland, widening the company’s international presence. Increasingly, Vlissingen is attracting some of the major players in the wind industry. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Orsted, and MHI Vestas are already established in the Dutch harbor city. For ALL NRG A/S,… Read more »

Younicos and Aggreko unveil first battery connected to world’s first floating wind farm

1 megawatt (MW) Batwind system designed by Younicos will dynamically integrate power from the Equinor’s 30 MW Hywind floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland Aggreko provided power during the construction of both the wind farm and battery Batwind marks the first joint project since Aggreko acquired Younicos Peterhead (Scotland) and Berlin, 27 June… Read more »

SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES receives contract for development of new CIGS production system from CNBM

Kahl am Main, 27 June 2018 – SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES) has signed a new contract for the development of the next generation of manufacturing equipment with its long-standing customer Avancis, Germany, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Building Materials (CNBM). SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES has been working with Avancis since 2008 on the development… Read more »

CAS² computer-aided solar structure: Intersolar Award 2018 was given to Krinner Solar

Straßkirchen – 26 June 2018: At this year Intersolar Europe in Munich awards were handed over to the top innovations of 2018 in Solar. Krinner Solar was awarded for its “CAS² computer-aided solar structure”. Krinner Solar, Germany, got the award for a new installation process for PV systems using integrated hardware and software tools for… Read more »

InnoEnergy organises the world´s leading event for sustainable energy innovations

Pitching sessions from more than 150 start-ups, leading energy experts, live product demonstrations and much more Eindhoven, The Netherlands – 26 June 2018. InnoEnergy, Europe’s largest sustainable energy innovation engine, will host the sixth edition of “The Business Booster” (TBB), Europe´s catalyst for clean energy innovations. This year´s event, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on… Read more »

Sights set on a clear goal: maximum solarisation

(Wels, 26/06/2018) On a new 512 m² stand, Fronius presented solutions for the intelligent integration of the electricity, mobility and heating energy sectors at Intersolar in Munich (Germany). Numerous guests from around the world visited the Austrian energy solutions specialist to find out more the latest solutions, future topics of interest and research programmes concerning… Read more »

Sulzer’s innovative solutions headline at POWER-GEN Africa 2018

This year’s POWER-GEN Africa event will see a wide range of conferences, discussions and exhibitions from leading experts in the world of power generation and its delivery to end users. As a leading independent repair specialist and pump manufacturer, Sulzer will be highlighting the innovative solutions and specialist services on offer to operators of gas… Read more »

Renewables recruitment firm Cathcart Energy expands further with new office in the Netherlands

Cathcart Energy is expanding further on the continent with a new office opening in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This is their third office in Europe after opening in Germany and Sweden. A subsidiary of Edinburgh-based IT recruitment specialists Cathcart Associates, Cathcart Energy focuses on recruitment within the renewable energy sector across the UK and Europe. The port of Rotterdam, which is one of Europe’s largest harbours, plays… Read more »

The Grimaldi Group will take advantage of Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber connectivity on five ACL vessels

The Grimaldi Group, a long-time Alfa Laval PureSOx customer, has signed an agreement for PureSOx connectivity services on five vessels operated by Atlantic Container Line (ACL). The services will provide not only compliance monitoring, but also valuable data for use in optimizing PureSOx operation. The Grimaldi Group has been using PureSOx for exhaust gas cleaning… Read more »

Microgrid-as-a-Service: Aggreko and Younicos to bring Solar+Storage to Australian mine

SOLAR+STORAGE FOR AUSTRALIAN MINE Aggreko targets renewable energy and battery storage at Gold Fields’ Granny Smith mine / Project underlines the value of Younicos’ new Microgrid-as-a-Service offer Perth, Australia – June 26, 2018 – Exactly 2 years after replacing the existing diesel power station with a high-speed, gas-fuelled reciprocating engine station, Aggreko is now working… Read more »

Industry benchmark: Huawei 1500 V PV inverter has been certified by TUV

On June 20 during the Intersolar Europe exhibition, Technischer Überwachungs-Verein (short as TUV SUD) and Huawei jointly announced that Huawei SUN2000-90/95/100KTL smart PV inverter has passed the TUV certification for 1500 V inverters. The certification demonstrates Huawei’s strong product innovation capabilities and leading position in the industry. It is understood that the SUN2000-90/95/100KTL 1500 V… Read more »

RENA Technologies receives award at SNEC 2018 for future metallization technology and takes RENA BatchTex to the next level

Guetenbach, 25 June 2018. RENA Technologies GmbH (Germany) has received the Terawatt Diamond Award for its RENA InCellPlate next-generation-metallization technology during the Shanghai New Energy Conference (SNEC) on May 30th, 2018. In the scope of the “SNEC 2018 Top 10 Highlights”, RENA’s solution for next level cost saving in metallization was awarded the top prize…. Read more »

Leosphere receives validation of Wind Iris TC (Turbine Control) Lidar with respect to wind turbine type certification from DNV GL

Paris, France 25th June 2018. The Wind Iris TC Lidar has been validated by DNV GL – Energy Renewables Certification to be integrated as a component of today’s advanced wind turbines with respect to Type Certification. Thanks to the extensive and trustworthy review of all necessary features including design for successful operations, advanced wind measurements… Read more »

Vattenfall and AREG to share renewables opportunities at subsea seminar

UK subsea companies are set to be given an insight into supply chain opportunities for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) ahead of the project going live later this summer. Those attending the lunch and learn at The Village Hotel in Kingswells on Tuesday (June 26), will also hear how they can get involved… Read more »

Global Maritime Appoints US Country Manager

(Houston 25th June 2018). Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston. Eric, who will also be responsible for Global Maritime’s Dynamic Positioning (DP) services throughout the US, brings 27 years’ offshore and onshore experience to Global Maritime and has… Read more »

World Fuel Services prepares for 2020 with upgrades at Falmouth

New supply vessel, Lizrix, offers 2200cbm of capacity and ability to segregate five grades Falmouth, UK (June 25, 2018) In a bid to meet customer needs beyond 2020 World Fuel Services (WFS) is pleased to announce a recent investment at its current supply location in Falmouth, UK, to upgrade facilities and the introduction of a… Read more »

EU-Project PROMOTioN: Succesful testing of DC circuit breaker module prototype completed

Arnhem/Berlin, 25 June2018. From the 11th to the 14th of June, SCiBreak AB tested a DC circuit breaker module prototype at the KEMA laboratories of DNV GL in Arnhem, as part of the EU project PROMOTioN. A fault current of 10.8 kA was delivered by low-frequency short circuit generators and was interrupted against a transient… Read more »

Wagenborg orders an additional Barge Master motion compensated crane

Wagenborg has awarded Barge Master with a contract for a second 3D motion compensated crane to be installed on their new walk-to-work vessel the Kasteel- borg. The fact that Wagenborg and Shell/Nam have selected Barge Master for an additional BM-T40 motion compensated crane showcases the success of the first one, which was installed on the… Read more »

MMT appoints new CEO

The board of directors are very pleased to welcome P-O Sverlinger as new CEO of MMT Group. Managing challenges such as growth, structure, people, performance, and technology have for a long time been on P-O’s agenda. P-O comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been… Read more »

Nordex Group awarded contract in Brazil/Order from utility Furnas for a 123-MW wind farm

Order from utility Furnas for a 123-MW wind farm Hamburg, 25 June 2018. The Nordex Group has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of the “Fortim” wind farm. With a capacity of 123 megawatts, the project will comprise 41 AW125/3000 turbines. Installation work will be commencing at the beginning of 2019. The… Read more »

ABB to support smart-city initiative in India with digital substation

New substation to bring clean solar power to the Maharashtra state, including Mumbai ABB will support Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (MSETCL), the largest state power transmission utility in India, with ABB Ability™ enabled technology for their digital substation, which will be a key component of next generation grids in the country. The substation… Read more »

Hanwha Q CELLS’ Q.PEAK DUO-G5 half-cell module wins Intersolar Award 2018

The Q.PEAK DUO-G5 convinces the Intersolar Award Jury regarding the all-round performance quality of its 120 monocrystalline Q.ANTUM half-cells Q.ANTUM DUO Technology with half-cut cells, as well as a six bus bar design and novel interconnection technology based on round wires delivers a module power increase of around 5.5%, setting the standard in power, energy yield and LCOE… Read more »

“Offshore Wind Energy Index 2017” for the German Bight Published

Fraunhofer IWES has now extended its index for the German Bight for the year 2017. The index provides information on how high the maximum available natural energy yield was compared to previous years. This evaluation helps operators to quantify performance losses and to identify and resolve the causes. Overall, the final index for the past… Read more »

ZephIR Lidar Achieves Full IEC Compliance

18 June 2018: ZephIR Lidar has announced that its ground-based vertical profiling wind Lidar has successfully met the full conditions for satisfying the IEC 61400-12-1: 2017 Ed. 2 standard.  The concluding analysis demonstrates very low uncertainties and validates again that Lidar is an acceptable technology for inclusion in the wide variety of wind campaigns and… Read more »

Womble Bond Dickinson advises offshore wind company on AIM IPO

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Tekmar, an offshore wind company, on admission of its shares to trading on AIM and its £61.8m fundraising from institutional investors. Tekmar is a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services. The proceeds of… Read more »

WIRSOL’s latest start-up investment aims to shape the industrial revolution

ScutiX develops wind and solar farms to power its on-site data centres Frankfurt/Waghäusel. The high levels of computing power required by the IT-sector for emerging business models in almost every industry, not to mention the up-and-coming blockchain and crypto industries, are just some of the main drivers behind rising electricity demand worldwide. Computing and sharing… Read more »

VARTA Storage with strong network partners at Intersolar

• Cooperation with EWE for myEnergyCloud: More independence from the electricity market • Complete solution with innogy: Manage your own green electricity more flexibly • Energy storage in smart homes: Focus on connectivity • Energy monitor from Smappee shows savings potential The Intersolar trade fair in Munich opens its doors today. VARTA Storage is presenting… Read more »

REC Group Begins New Era with the Launch of the world’s first n-Type Mono Solar Panel with Twin Design

Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany (June 21) – REC Group, the leading European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, yesterday launched its brand-new N-Peak high-performance solar panel at Intersolar Europe in Munich. The new panel breaks fresh ground for REC and the industry: this is the first solar panel to combine n-type mono half-cut cells with… Read more »

Natural Power delivers on UK’s first subsidy-free wind farm

Acting on behalf of developer Energiekontor, leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, Natural Power has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer for the construction phase of Withernwick Wind Farm Extension, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Cheetham Hill Construction Ltd started balance of plant construction work on site this month, and the project is scheduled… Read more »

ABB’s award winning solar inverter reduces logistic and installation costs by up to 65 percent

At Intersolar Europe, ABB’s new PVS-175-TL string inverter, which delivers up to 185 kW active power has been recognized by industry experts as the leading PV product innovation at the 2018 Intersolar Awards. Delivering up to 65 percent savings on installation and logistic costs for ground mounted utility scale applications, the ABB PVS-175-TL delivers the… Read more »