The finalists for The smarter E AWARD 2024 have been announced in the five categories © Solar Promotion GmbH

08 May 2024 | Pforzheim (renewablepress) - The energy industry is undergoing a radical transformation. Renewable sources of energy have become increasingly profitable in recent years and are now the most economically viable solution for generating electricity. Deployment is accelerating and the technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated. This has put renewables in the fast lane. Visionary companies are contributing to this development with modern technologies, ideas and concepts. The best and most innovative developments have been nominated for The smarter E AWARD 2024. The prize is awarded in five categories: Photovoltaics, Energy Storage, E-Mob...... read more...

Latest tracking systems for agricultural PV applications will be presented at the "Intersolar Europe Special Exhibit Agrivoltaics © BayWa r.e.

08 May 2024 | München/Pforzheim (renewablepress) - The EU’s objectives are ambitious: The total solar energy deployment is to reach around 750 gigawatts by 2030. In this context, dual land use concepts, especially agricultural PV, are gaining importance. At Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, visitors will have the opportunity to see a varied range of technologies, products and solutions for agricultural PV, and to gain deeper insights into best practices and the latest developments. Intersolar Europe will take place from June 19–21, 2024 as part of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions ...... read more...

Power2Drive Europe 2024 highlights cutting-edge trends and technologies in bidirectional charging © Solar Promotion GmbH

07 May 2024 | Pforzheim (renewablepress) - E-mobility is about much more than driving on climate-neutral electricity from renewable sources. The batteries of electric vehicles can be used as temporary storage. And it’s not just vehicle owners who benefit from this: In the medium-term, bidirectional charging can take the burden off distribution grids while making them more flexible. Power2Drive Europe, the international exhibition for charging infrastructure and e-mobility, showcases the latest state of the art. As part of The smarter E Europe, the continent’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry, it will take place from June 19–21, 2024,...... read more...

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02 May 2024 | Hamburg (renewablepress) - The Nordex Group has received an order for N149/5.X turbines from the United States and will be supplying 25 of its Delta 4000 series models. The turbines will be installed with an 89m seismic tower at an undisclosed wind farm in California. Deliveries are scheduled for the summer of 2025 with commissioning by the end of the year. The contract also covers the service of the turbines for ten years. To date, the Nordex Group has sold 738 turbines of the Delta4000 series with a capacity of more than 3.6 GW in Canada and the United States. About the Nordex Group The Group has installed around 50 GW of wind p...... read more...

Photomontage of the wind farm which is built in Zeven © Energiequelle GmbH

30 Apr 2024 | Zeven/Germany (renewablepress) - A few weeks ago, Energiequelle GmbH began with the construction of the Zeven wind farm in Germany, Lower Saxony. Nine V162 turbines from Vestas with a hub height of 169 meters and an output of six MW each will be erected. In future, they will supply around 40,000 households with renewable electricity. Work is currently underway on the access road and the crane site. The wind farm with a total capacity of 54 MW is scheduled to be fully operational in spring 2025. The project had to overcome a few hurdles before construction could begin. For example, an objection was lodged by a third party after approv...... read more...

WiNRG sells PV project to Novar © Capcora

30 Apr 2024 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - Novar adds a photovoltaic project in Germany to its renewable energy portfolio and establishes the market entry. The solar PV plant is anticipated to have a capacity ranging from 91 MWp to 156 MWp. The seller of the project is WiNRG, a Hamburg–based renewable energy developer. Frankfurt-based financial advisory boutique Capcora supported WiNRG as exclusive M&A advisor in this transaction. The transaction was structured through a share purchase agreement, which also included development service arrangements. Situated in the federal state of Lower Saxony, the solar plant is slated to achieve ready-to-buil...... read more...

VSB Group and Commerzbank AG extend syndicated loan agreement © VSB Group

25 Apr 2024 | Dresden (renewablepress) - VSB, the international project developer for wind energy and photovoltaics, has increased its existing syndicated loan agreement to a volume of EUR 160 million under the leadership of Commerzbank AG. It has a term of approximately two and a half years and will be used for general corporate financing. The market for renewable energy is growing steadily, and so are VSB Group’s investments. To support this growth in nine European countries, the existing agreement has not only been extended but also increased by EUR 40 million to EUR 160 million. The banking syndicate led by Commerzbank consists of long-standing fina...... read more...

Deutsche Windtechnik will also support Meidensha in training qualified onshore service technicians. © Deutsche Windtechnik AG

25 Apr 2024 | Bremen (Germany), Tokyo (Japan) (renewablepress) - Deutsche Windtechnik, a global leader in services for wind energy systems, and Meidensha Corporation, a pioneering manufacturer of heavy-duty electrical equipment, have entered into a consultancy agreement. This alliance aims to strategically position Meidensha as Japan's leading Independent Service Provider (ISP) for wind turbines, simultaneously advancing the Japanese onshore wind energy landscape. The consultancy agreement between Deutsche Windtechnik and Meidensha seeks to enhance the Japanese onshore wind energy sector by reducing dependence on wind turbine manufacturers and streamlin...... read more...

ENERSIDE offloads 360 MWp agrivoltaic solar project with battery storage in Sardinia to Chint Solar © Capcora

25 Apr 2024 | Frankfurt am Main (renewablepress) - ENERSIDE today announced the sale of 360 MWp agrivoltaic solar project with an integrated battery energy storage system (BESS) of 82.5 MWh in Sardina, Italy. The acquirer is Chint Solar Europe (“Chint Solar”), which buys the project via its subsidiary Chint Solar Italy Projects BV. Capcora, a German consulting company, acted as the exclusive sell-side M&A advisor to ENERSIDE. The project “Palmadula”, which encompasses a ground-mounted agrivoltaic system with an anticipated capacity of 360 MWp alongside an integrated BESS system with an expected injection capacity of 82.5 MWh, is situated in the Sardini...... read more...

Construction of the new wind turbine © Energiequelle GmbH

24 Apr 2024 | Bad Gandersheim (renewablepress) - In mid-February, Energiequelle GmbH commissioned a new E-160 wind turbine with a hub height of 166 meters and an output of 5.56 MW in Bad Gandersheim (Lower Saxony). Thanks to its overall height of 250 meters and its location directly on the A7 motorway, the latest generation turbine can be seen from afar. Construction work began last February with the dismantling of four old turbines that had been in operation since 2000. With the construction of the new turbine, which replaces the four previous turbines, the repowering project has achieved an efficiency gain of around 530 percent and now supplies aro...... read more...