May 2017

Total And SunPower Join Forces To Build Solar Power Plant In Japan

Asia Pacific, Deals & Finance, Solar

Total and SunPower and ISE Group, have started up a 27-megawatt-peak photovoltaic power plant in Nanao on Japan’s Honshu Island. Completed one year after the beginning of construction, the plant will generate clean and reliable electricity to serve thousands of Japanese households on the island. The Nanao plant is jointly owned by ISE Group, which holds 50 percent interest, with Total and SunPower each holding a 25 percent interest.

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Today, Every Fifth Utility Company In Germany Offers Photovoltaics To Households

Carbon, Energy, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Policy, Solar

The energy transition is changing the face of the energy market and its stakeholders. For utilities, this process also means a restructuring that will affect all areas. The energy transition involves products and services in the energy efficiency, mobility, electricity and heat sectors. It, therefore, creates numerous opportunities for utilities to grow by coming up with innovative solutions, but it also brings many risks. Customer relationships are changing. Simple power delivery is being replaced by more complex prosumer relationships. The portfolio of utility companies now consists of products such as photovoltaic installations and electrical storage systems, as well as new services in the mobility sector.

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The Evolution of Solar: 10 Years of Solar Pride in San Francisco With Intersolar

Americas, Carbon, Deals & Finance, Solar

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of Intersolar North America, a leading trade event that has grown alongside the solar industry. During this decade, the U.S solar industry has seen exponential growth. Since 2007, photovoltaic (PV) solar installations have skyrocketed from 1,063 megawatts in 2007 to 14,762 megawatts in 2016. Intersolar North America has been there every step of the way and experienced a similar boom. More than 550 exhibitors and more than 18,000 visitors participated in Intersolar and ees North America in 2016, with an even larger crowd expected to attend in 2017.

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NEOEN Uses Innovative O&M Software For Tracking Performance At Wind Farms

Asia Pacific, Region, Technology, Wind

Neoen, a leading renewable project developer and owner, has chosen QOS Energy’s innovative O&M management platform to monitor the performance of the 315 MW Hornsdale wind project, which will be amongst the largest wind farms operating in Australia once fully commissioned. A key benefit for Neoen is that no additional hardware or system installation is required onsite to run the software, which allows for a swift and cost effective set-up of data acquisition processes. The platform gathers and analyses data generated by each turbine for all measured values using a secure VPN connection.

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Nordex Powers Ahead To Increase Yields From Existing Wind Farm Infrastructures

Deals & Finance, Efficiency, Europe/Middle East/Africa

The Nordex Group has received an order to raise the yield of a total of 63 existing multi-megawatt turbines from its customer ERG SpA in Italy. The operator plans to equip three wind farms with the performance-enhancing “Xtended Power” technology. In principle, an increase in yield of up to two percent can be obtained using this product package.

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