SMEs, start-ups and young innovators will be given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase their new solutions, game changing technology and inventions for the power industry at the Innovation Hub taking place during the upcoming WAPIC (West African Power Industry Convention) in Lagos on 24 November. “Find a solution that helps stakeholders better manage power in West Africa and you and the industry are primed to strike gold” says Yolisa Nyoka, the WAPIC Innovation Hub programme director. She adds “we invite the brightest minds in Nigeria and the region to share their ideas and solutions with the power industry and investors…

LEIDEN/PETTEN – The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has developed a new technology that increases the storage capacity of rechargeable batteries by 50 per cent. With this technology, the range of electric vehicles (EVs) can be increased, batteries in smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices will last longer, and the costs of sustainable energy storage will decrease. To commercialise the new technology and attract investors, entrepreneurs Christian Rood and Gabriel de Scheemaker founded LeydenJar Technologies BV, named after the famous Leyden Jar of 1746, the precursor of the battery. Having obtained funding for the first year, the start-up…

Gland, Switzerland and Zwanenburg, Netherlands October 11, 2016 -AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power supply solutions for critical applications and Burland Energy SA today announced the signing of  an UPSaaS™ sales and service agreement. This partnership allows customers to receive fully conditioned power to their mission critical facilities at a fixed kWh price. What is UPSaaS™? UPSaaS™ (UPS-as-a-Service) program is a supplementary service for power utility. UPSaaS™ is an alternative means of providing fully conditioned electricity to mission critical applications. UPSaaS™ is the simplest and most economically viable method to deliver conditioned power on a pay-per-use basis. Customers can make…

The report provides a clear overview of and detailed insight into the global wind market. It provides data covering historic and forecast market size, average capital cost, installed capacity and generation for onshore and offshore wind globally, and in ten key wind power markets – China, India, Brazil, Canada, Turkey, UK, US, South Africa, Germany, and Japan. The report analyzes key market aspects which determine wind sector and provides information on average turbine size, GHG emission reductions, employment opportunities, homes powered, turbine market share, capacity share by capacity range and import – export in wind sector. The report uses data…

Munich, 7 October 2016: BayWa r.e. has been able to secure five power purchase agreements (PPAs) for solar parks in southern England and Wales. At the end of September, the company signed the long term PPAs, which allow for the sale of power generated for a period of 15 years. The contractual partner is the energy trading company Neas Energy. Matthias Taft, Board Member of BayWa AG, responsible for the energy business, is convinced that such long-term PPAs play an important role in the future: “With our international projects, we are making the most of various market tools to promote renewable energies. For example,…

These are just some of the serious predictions and pressing issues that are unpacked in the documentary film “Nowhere to Run” that will be screened on November 22 during the upcoming WAPIC (West African Power Industry Convention) taking place in Lagos from 22-25 November. “Nowhere to Run” tells the story of environmental threats and unique challenges to security in Nigeria from the perspective of the affected communities. The documentary has already fostered much debate and discussion in Nigeria, the region and globally. Guest speakers at the event will include H.E Michel Arrion, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union…

Munich, 5 October 2016: BayWa r.e. has sold its 29.7 MW Fraisthorpe wind farm, situated near Bridlington. The site has been acquired by funds managed by the UK investment fund manager Octopus Investments, one of the UK’s largest investors in renewable energy. This is the fifth successful wind farm sale from the BayWa r.e. portfolio to take place in the UK to date. Upon acquiring the consented project in December 2014, BayWa r.e. assumed responsibility for procurement, project financing and implementation of the project. Going forward, BayWa r.e. will continue to provide full service commercial and technical operations management services to the…

Hot on the heels of the announcement, in early August, that DP Energy had received Development Approval from the South Australian Government for their hybrid wind and solar Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park, Catherine Way, Business Development Manager, DP Energy Australia, speaking at the inaugural All-Energy Australia Investor Breakfast (Melbourne: Wednesday 5 October) announced: “We are aiming for financial close by the end of Q1 2017 and are in the process of appointing financial and legal advisors”. She explained: “We are currently running two parallel processes – selling the project outright or establishing debt and equity providers for the project.…

Eco Energy World (EEW) Australia, a developer of utility scale solar projects, has received planning consent for the development of a 140MW solar farm near Maryborough, Queensland. EEW Chairman Svante Kumlin said: “We are so pleased for the Aramara area and the Fraser Coast Region. This project will increase the utility solar generation by 140MW and will create new opportunities for the community including a large number of jobs and services.” The solar farm will cover an area of approximately 800 acres and will comprise over 500,000 photovoltaic modules or ‘solar panels’. The solar panels will be installed on ground…