Both companies have a similar philosophy Two leading names in the PV industry intensify their cooperation. The Heckert Solar GmbH is another wholesale distribution partner of Solar-Log™. Heckert Solar customers now have direct and unlimited access to the intelligent products and services of Solar-Log™. From the point of view of both companies, the cooperation is… Read more »
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Leaders’ Summit 2020 kicked off on 15th June, marking 20 years of uniting business for a better world. This year’s Summit was held virtually, which allowed participants and Global Compact Local networks to join in their own time zone. Global leaders and enterprise representatives from all over the world came… Read more »
Globally, more cities are turning to IoT-enabled sensors that offer increased accuracy at a lower price point June 17, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for Internet of Things (IoT) air quality sensors for hardware and software and services. Global market forecasts for deployment and revenue,… Read more »
BUCHAREST, Romania, June 17, 2020 – Half of infosec professionals (50%) revealed that their organisations didn’t have a contingency plan in place, or didn’t know if they did, for a situation like COVID-19 or a similar scenario. This lack of forward planning has come at great risk, as 86% of infosec professionals admitted that attacks… Read more »
In cooperation with Max Bögl Wind AG, Vestas is expanding its industry-leading tower portfolio of different tower technologies and heights to include concrete hybrid towers. Towers with hub heights of 166 and 169 meters are certified for the V162-5.6 MW and V150-5.6 MW turbine models of the EnVentus platform for Germany and Austria. Type approvals… Read more »
Web portal elevates service and accelerates resolution ROCKLIN, Calif. (June 16) – SMA America has launched a new Online Service Center to elevate service quality and expedite response. Installers can now access resources that previously required calling a service technician. In the new online service center, customers can track the progress of a service case,… Read more »
WinGD has unveiled a new technology designed to slash methane emissions and cut fuel consumption in its X-DF dual-fuel engines. The launch of Intelligent Control by Exhaust Recycling (iCER) is the first development to be introduced as part of X-DF2.0, WinGD’s second-generation dual-fuel engine platform. As shipowners factor greenhouse gas reduction targets into their upcoming… Read more »
Research from Cornwall Insight shows that Feed-in Tariff (FiT) costs for the upcoming quarterly levelisation* could reach an all-time high, covering the period April – June 2020. The combination of extremes in sunshine hours and low energy demand resulting from the COVID-19 lockdown has created the perfect conditions to drive up FiT costs this quarter…. Read more »
IMEON ENERGY announces the release of a new innovative application that can be installed free of charge on IMEON solar inverters! The “LED Smart Lighting” application allows IMEON inverters to interact with the smart lights from Philips Hue range of products. What is the point of having a solar inverter communicate with the lighting in… Read more »
Reducing risk for solar power plant operators and investors Berlin/Germany, Marlborough/USA, June 16, 2020 – PI Berlin has developed a unique process that for the first time allows a deep dive assessment of the production quality of lithium-ion batteries used for solar energy storage. Since an energy storage system is only as good as the… Read more »
The design, manufacture and testing on its Nabrajoint solution will be finished by 2020 and the first orders are expected by 2021 Nabrawind is developing the first commercial Nabrajoint modular blade for one of the top 5 OEM. The agreement reached between both companies provides for the development, manufacture and test of the Nabrajoint solution…. Read more »
The new battery standard, once adopted, will address consumers’ dilemma of which energy storage system is best suited to residential and small-scale commercial applications To support the proposed standard, the project consortium will be releasing an interim best practice guide Melbourne, Australia, 16 June 2020 – DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy… Read more »
securenergy solutions AG successfully concluded its contract negotiations with Enel Green Power Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of the Italian energy group Enel. Within the next five years, a volume of over 200 MW of renewables power plants will be developed. For this purpose, the company uses EEG-areas eligible for tender and subsidy-free areas for PPA… Read more »
The third in the series of research papers from Cornwall Insight in partnership with Complete Strategy and Shakespeare Martineau has been released. Future Networks – RIIO2-ED2 investigates the interaction of regional flexibility markets with network company price controls. Key findings of the report are: The transition from Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to Distribution System Operator… Read more »
A local energy system demonstrator project aiming to evidence how ground source heat pumps with smart heating controls can reduce heating costs for residents, whilst also lowering carbon emissions, is officially underway in Oxford. Leading housing provider Stonewater has partnered with Kensa Contracting to have 60 of its homes at Blackbird Leys installed with Kensa’s… Read more »
The Danish shipping company MHO-Co has designed two new hybrid catamarans where modern electric motors saves on weight, space and emission for the benefit of the environment as well as fuel economy in the offshore wind industry. But that is not all. The 35-meter CTVs are designed to be ready for other environmentally friendly technologies… Read more »
It is a global leader in the supply of wind energy converters, with an installed power of 50 GW; and it accumulates more tan 9 GW maintained wind power. 38 GW of Indar wind generators supplies, and it is the only independent manufacturer with own production in the United States. 30% of the wind energy… Read more »
FuturaSun further expands its range and offers the Silk Pro module, a technological evolution of the Silk module, which has been very popular and available on the market for three years. The Italian FuturaSun team has designed an upgrade with surprising new results. Introducing Silk Pro, and in that “Pro” exists real technological growth. The… Read more »
Research by British Business Energy reveals the economies powered by the energy sector The USA, China and Russia named as the world’s top energy earners Over 46% of the Netherlands nominal GDP is created by the energy sector – home to Royal Dutch Shell Hong Kong has the highest amount of energy-related employees per 1,000… Read more »
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “Today’s announcement of a £62 million fund to help the energy sector accelerate its transition to net-zero emissions is welcome, particularly in its reiteration of the importance of pursuing a ‘green, low-carbon recovery’ from the coronavirus pandemic. “It is vital that recovery does not ‘lock-in’ fossil fuel… Read more »
DemoSATH is a concrete floating foundation using a 2MW turbine to be installed off the coast of Biscay (Spain), in the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP). About 70% of the project budget will be supplied by local Basque companies. SATH will become the World’s 9th technology to reach multi-MW prototype level, the 5th European one,… Read more »
Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg and Ampelmann sign agreement for the provision of a W2W Gangway for newbuild icebreaker DELFZIJL, June 10 – Ampelmann, Royal Niestern Sander and Royal Wagenborg signed an agreement for the supply of an ice-strengthened walk-2-work gangway. This system will be installed on the newbuild shallow draught icebreaking walk-to-work vessel that will… Read more »
For smaller vessels like handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a scrubber for SOx compliance has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval PureSOx Express makes it simple for these vessels to continue using HFO and comply with SOx regulations. The new PureSOx Express is an open-loop PureSOx system, but one delivered… Read more »
Zhejiang, China and Rome, Italy – June 10, 2020. Ginlong Technologies (Stock Code: 300763.SZ), a global leader in photovoltaic string inverter manufacturing, debuts its latest hybrid energy storage inverter across EU markets. The three-phase Solis-HVES (High Voltage Energy Storage) will be rolled out to homeowners in Italy, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, South Africa… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent lockdown restrictions have impacted GB’s energy market, with record low demand and wholesale prices. These changes in market conditions have seen National Grid as the Electricity System Operator (ESO) face operational challenges in balancing the electricity system. Research from Cornwall Insight highlights that during April and May 2020, the… Read more »
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the basic design package of the trailing suction hopper dredger to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. GLDD called on C-Job, the global independent ship design and engineering company, to develop their TSHD for beach nourishing and channel maintenance activities. Working closely together with the American dredge industry leader, C-Job… Read more »
Aberdeen, Wednesday 10 June 2020. Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets and part of the Global Marine Group, has completed their first phase of work at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak site utilising the new PLP240 asset for boulder clearance… Read more »
Responding, Claire Mack, Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables, said: “With a quarter of all Europe’s offshore wind resource, new generations of turbines which enable us to capture it more efficiently than ever and an offshore workforce which is constantly upskilling, the stage is set for the further development of offshore wind in Scotland. “Today’s announcement by… Read more »
Siemens launches Energy Solutions to help large energy users (including themselves) to reduce costs while increasing productivity, efficiency and resilience. The aim is to reduce carbon footprint, even for those with limited risk appetite and budget. The Energy Solutions Team is led by Faye Bowser, who joined Siemens as a mechanical engineering technical apprentice in… Read more »
With the global health crisis of Covid-19 impacting the health and economic security of the world many industries are needing to modify the way they now do business, not just in the short term, but also for the foreseeable future. SolarEdge, a world-wide manufacturer of smart solar energy solutions, has announced it will be hosting… Read more »
New technology will give Foresight clear vision of its assets Bristol-based technology company Sennen, whose bespoke software enables safer and more efficient renewable energy operations, has won a major new client. Leading renewable energy infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group LLP (Foresight) is now working with Sennen to deploy a system that underpins… Read more »
Ingeteam has become the first central inverter manufacturer to be certified under the Technical Supervision Regulation of conformity (NTS) with Regulation EU 2016-631, specifically for its central inverters in the Ingecon® Sun Power range and its EMS Plant Controller system. With this certificate, Ingeteam is getting ahead of the mandatory compliance requirement that will come… Read more »
Munich/Pforzheim, June 9, 2020 – For the past two decades, Germany’s energy landscape has been undergoing a radical transformation. The government has agreed to eliminate the use of nuclear power, and phasing out coal is also within reach. Plans to shut down power plants that can supply baseload power are spurring discussions about supply security… Read more »
Solar-Log™ now also compatible with E3DC storage The Solar-Log™ energy management system is now also compatible with E3DC‘s solar power storage units. Both companies are pleased about this new cooperation. With the integration of the open-system energy manager Solar-Log™, the storage units from the Osnabrück-based company E3DC are compatible with almost all inverters on the… Read more »
Although not required for microgrids to operate, energy storage systems have emerged as a popular and valuable component of these distributed energy networks June 9, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Guidehouse Insights analyzes the global market for energy storage for microgrids (ESMG), providing forecasts for capacity and revenue, segmented by region,… Read more »
Germany’s first offshore wind farm alpha ventus was inaugurated in spring 2010. Since then, it operates not only as a commercial find warm, but also functions as a research platform for the further development of the offshore wind energy sector. The accompanying research initiative RAVE (Research at alpha ventus) has been collecting measurements at the… Read more »