Aggreko, the provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control, and energy services announces the immediate availability of its solar power rental offer. The 1 MW PV solution is optimized for weak or off-grid applications and delivers clean energy innovation without long-term financial or technical commitment. Aggreko Solar Power Contract durations start at five years, which provides greater flexibility should business operations change Aggreko Solar Power can be contracted on a rental...
Aggreko, the provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control and energy services, announces the immediate availability of its solar power rental offer. The 1 MW PV solution is optimized for weak or off-grid applications and delivers clean energy innovation without long-term financial or technical commitment. Aggreko Solar Power can be contracted on a rental basis, with no upfront CAPEX required. Deployment time is three to four months, the system has low O&M requirements, and is well...
MingYang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the worldwide pioneering certification body DNV GL to conduct Type Certification for its new MySE11-203 offshore wind turbine. The virtual signing ceremony took place on 28th September, 2020. Qiying Zhang, Executive President of MingYang, Kim Mørk, Executive Vice President of Renewables Certification of DNV GL, and other representatives from the two sides attended the signing ceremony. MySE11-203 features MingYang’s recently...
Together with E.ON, Audi has built a solar park on the roofs of two logistics centers at its Hungarian site in Győr on an area of around 160,000 square meters. The largest rooftop photovoltaic system in Europe, located on Audi Hungaria’s factory premises, was officially put into operation today. It has a peak output of 12 megawatts. CO2-neutral financially By converting our factories to renewable energies, we are making an important contribution to climate protection" E.ON Board Member...
On 4th October 2020, the Mymensingh 50MW solar PV project, Bangladesh's largest solar PV plant, developed by HDFC Sinpower Ltd., successfully received COD(Commercial Operation Date) confirmation from the Bangladesh Power Development Board. NR Electric, as a solution provider, provided the complete protection and control equipment, solar SCADA, and Power Plant Control (PPC) system for this project. PPC control scheme With the advanced PPC control scheme, NR helps the plant meet the Banglades...
Ofgem is consulting on issuing seven suppliers with final orders to compel them to make £33,861,450.83 in outstanding payments owed to comply with the Renewable Obligations (RO) scheme and pay £158,814.47 in Feed-in Tariff (FIT) levelization payments. The seven suppliers are Co-Operative Energy Limited; Flow Energy Limited; MA Energy Limited; Nabuh Energy Limited; Robin Hood Energy Limited; Symbio Energy Limited; and Tonik Energy Limited. ROCs Under the governments’ R...
How energy in the future will be generated? How are e-mobility, smart homes, and quantum computers changing an industry that is moving towards carbon neutrality and greater sustainability? More than 60 experts will be discussing these and many other questions at the E.ON Energy Innovation Days from 6 to 8 October 2020. For the first time, this event will be taking place in a digital format, giving anyone with an interest in energy innovation the opportunity to participate in a total of over 20...
DNV GL, the world's foremost resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has issued Europe’s first Equipment Certificates for Grid Code Compliance (GCC) for three families of power generating sets (gensets) made by Cummins, a global manufacturer of power generation products. Certification of grid codes facilitates grid access for decentralized power suppliers. Cummins’ products now comply with pan-European regulations, as well as national UK guidelines and new Ger...
The E.ON Group turns 20 years old this year. The company, which was formed in June 2000 from the merger of two large conglomerates, VEBA and VIAG, is now one of the world's largest private energy companies, with a clear focus on shaping the sustainable energy world of tomorrow. Following fundamental changes in the energy industry in recent decades and the successful acquisition of innogy, E.ON is now focused entirely on network infrastructure and customer solutions. With over 1.5 million kilome...
Every 0.1% increase in product efficiency is a huge challenge and progress for the converter industry. The latest 1500 V/1.25 MW Power Conversion System launched by NR Electric has achieved a breakthrough in the efficiency of the product by adopting many cutting-edge technologies, such as multi-level IGBT hierarchical parallel connection, IGBT optimized modulation algorithm, high-power density intelligent and efficient air cooling and heat dissipation. Higher Power Conversion System efficiency...
Recently, NR Electric successfully won the bid for the 18 MW/54 MWh energy storage project in Hokkaido, Japan. NR will provide a total of 18 MW Power Conversion System (PCS) containerized solutions for the energy storage system. This energy storage project is affiliated with Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) of Japan and is used to stabilize wind power fluctuations, power grid peak & frequency regulation, and improve the power grid stability level under the background of increasing re...
The owners of the Codling Wind Park project, EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Renewables, are pleased to announce the appointment of Arno Verbeek as Project Director. Arno has extensive experience in the offshore wind industry and will lead the development, construction and operational phases of Codling Wind Park, which is set to be the biggest offshore wind farm in Ireland. Renewable energy targets Codling Wind Park, which is located thirteen kilometers off the east coast of Ireland, between G...
Following the launch of IElectrix (Indian and European Local Energy CommuniTies for Renewable Integration and the Energy Transition) in May 2019, the project is picking up speed, the commissioning of the first mobile storage system within the overall project marks the start of the implementation phase. mobile storage system With our mobile storage, we can optimize network expansion, and reduce the shutdown of renewable plants" The first mobile storage system is located in the network area of...
“If we want to achieve the ambitious climate targets at EU level and also in Germany, the energy transition must finally make its way into the city. Photovoltaics on multi-family and apartment buildings as well as on commercial and industrial sites offers enormous potential.” “The current revision of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act must create more tailwind for photovoltaics, not new bureaucracy and tendering formats. In addition, a regulation is needed that enables th...
Smart charge points from the Dutch manufacturer Alfen are now also"gridBox-ready". The charging stations are now compatible with the gridBox, the hardware component of gridX for intelligent connection of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). Viessmann is already a joint customer of Alfen and gridX. gridBox users benefit from the compatibility with the Alfen chargers because Alfen chargers can now also respond to their gridX smart location energy management system. The gridBox establishes an inte...
“We welcome Ursula von der Leyen's initiative to reduce greenhouse emissions within the EU by 55 percent by 2030. The EU is thus demonstrating its leading role within the international community and is clearly committed to the Paris Agreement in 2015.” With these words, Johannes Teyssen, CEO of the Essen-based energy company, E.ON, comments on the plans of the EU Commission to tighten the EU's climate targets. With its more than 1.5 million kilometers of European energy network, E.O...
Recently, Albasa station in Ethiopia, one of the first batch of microgrid projects of the World Bank ‘lighting Africa’, has been successfully put into operation. A steady stream of electricity continues to be delivered to the surrounding remote villages, bringing light to the local people. The World Bank’s ‘lighting Africa’ microgrid project aims to provide better, cleaner and safer off grid energy for remote villages and suburban towns, and promote African economi...
ATCO is very excited to announce that they have been selected as the winner of the 2020 International Edison Award for their work on the Fort McMurray West 500-kV Transmission Project, completed by Alberta PowerLine (APL). The Edison Award is presented annually by the Edison Electric Institute and has long been the electricity industry’s most prestigious award. The project began in 2014, when ATCO and Quanta Services partnered to create APL and set out to develop, design, finance, constru...
Electric Miles celebrates the inaugural World EV Day. Their pledge on EV Day: To electrify the transport network with clean and efficient energy. World EV Day is a global movement, a day of celebration of e-mobility, and a day to shift the transition to sustainable transport with consumer, business and policy outcomes. World EV Day In its inaugural year - 2020, World EV Day is a largely social media led campaign to engage consumers around the sustainability benefits of EVs. World EV Day work...
Shenzhen Yinghe Technology Co., Ltd. ('Yinghe') of Shanghai Electric recently won a 1.44 billion Yuan bid to provide automated li-ion battery production equipment for CATL. This is the biggest ever li-ion battery equipment contract between the two companies. Yinghe, a standard-bearer in intelligent EV battery production equipment, delivers full-package solutions that help power battery plants go smart and digital. The order reflects that CATL, a world-renowned supplier of EV batteries, rec...
Recently, Albasa station in Ethiopia, one of the first batches of microgrid projects of the World Bank 'lighting Africa', has been successfully put into operation. A steady stream of electricity continues to be delivered to the surrounding remote villages, bringing light to the local people. off-grid energy The World Bank’s 'Lighting Africa' microgrid project aims to provide better, cleaner, and safer off-grid energy for remote villages and suburban towns, and promote African economic d...
Shanghai Electric Guoxuan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("SE Guoxuan") recently signed a procurement contract with China Shuifa Singyes Energy Holdings Limited for part of the 50MW/100MWh light energy storage demonstration project in Samzhubzê District, Tibet. Standing 3,850m above sea level in Shigatse, it is the most invested individual project introduced by Shandong Province to support the development in Tibet and also SE Guoxuan's first move in the region. The signing ceremony The...
Orcan Energy, a provider of energy efficiency solutions based on ORC technology, appoints Hermann Röhm (50) as Global Head of Power Applications. Specializing in the use of engine waste heat to increase efficiency and simultaneously reduce CO2 emissions, Orcan Energy's goal is to significantly expand the growing power sector globally. In particular, areas with a low level of infrastructure and decentralized energy supply are to be equipped with ORC systems to ensure sustainable and effici...
EDF has received approval to start generating low carbon power again from one of the reactors at Hunterston B power station in Ayrshire, Scotland. This follows a major, two-year inspection and investment program to prove that the station can respond safely to a range of earthquake scenarios, far worse than the UK has ever experienced or expects to occur. Given the age of the station and the desire to provide clarity for the staff, the community and business partners, EDF has decided that Hunter...
Electric vehicles (EV) charging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, Electric Miles announces that it has won two new contracts to provide Grid balancing flexibility services via the EV charging network for UK Power Networks and Western Power Distribution. The two contracts together demonstrate Electric Miles’ extensive offering – delivering 8 MW of flexibility across South East England, the East of England, London the Midlands, South Wales, and the South West – as its...
E.ON has built and commissioned a process steam generator for Dow Benelux in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. As part of a long-term partnership, E.ON will operate the plant as an owner for 15 years. E.ON has invested around €30 million in the project. Terneuzen is Dow's largest production site outside the USA. It produces chemical intermediates and plastics that are used as raw materials by other industries to make amongst others packaging, coatings, and foams. E.ON operates the process st...
The geothermal plant in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, will in future not only generate heat but also green electricity. To fully exploit the energy potential of deep heat, E.ON plans to build several small-scale power plants with a total capacity of around 6 megawatts. The investment volume for the first phase of the project is €7.5 million. E.ON will operate the plant for 15 years. The thermal water in southeastern Bavaria has a temperature of 121 degrees Celsius and is produced from 4000 meters...
Orcan Energy, the manufacturer of solutions for the use of waste heat, is expanding its area of application and, together with its cooperation partner - E.ON, is installing six efficiency PACKs for the first time at a geothermal energy plant of FG Geothermie GmbH in Kirchweidach in Bavaria. The realization of the project - 'Energy from the region for the region' is Orcan Energy's entry into the geothermal market. Excess geothermal heat is used to produce green and cheap electricity with ORC-bas...
On August 12, 2020, the magnetically controlled shunt reactor (MCSR) of Inner Mongolia 500 kV Bazhong substation supplied by NR Electric completed all tests and was officially put into operation. The successful operation of the system further consolidates the leading advantage of NR in the field of MCSR application. Magnetically controlled shunt reactor (MCSR) The magnetically controlled shunt reactor (MCSR) can adjust the DC current of the control winding, change the reactance value and reac...
At the beginning of July, the European Union presented its hydrogen strategy. The aim is to support the achievement of climate targets by expanding the use of hydrogen (H2) as an energy carrier and to promote the development of a European hydrogen economy. At the same time, the "European Clean Hydrogen Alliance" was formed, which E.ON has now joined. The alliance, which currently comprises around 200 companies and other organizations, is committed to expanding and implementing hydrogen technolo...