Press Releases

New brokerage to upend a market of general products and services with highly specialized offerings Newport Beach, CA – October 13th 2020 – Jatin Sharma and his co-founding partners have today officially launched a specialist insurance broker to serve the renewable energy, conventional power, infrastructure and transport sectors. NARDAC Insurance Services (NARDAC) is aiming to […]

Zug, Switzerland (Oct. 13, 2020) — Germany’s federal energy agency, Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA), has selected Energy Web to design and construct a digital registry for distributed energy resources (DERs) across the country in partnership with more than 20 industry players. The project will enable energy assets in Germany, such as thermostats, solar PV systems, batteries, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Oct. 12, 2020—A group of leading solar and renewable energy companies and trade organizations have launched an initiative, Renewables Forward, to take action and develop concrete steps to increase workforce diversity and inclusion throughout the industry. Leaders from across the industry have come together to share experiences, evaluate best practices and make meaningful change. […]

OCTOBER 11, 2020 — Siemens Gamesa has closed the largest order to date for its 5.X platform with a new deal to supply 372 MW of the SG 5.8-170 turbine for the Björnberget project in Sweden. The wind farm, owned by asset manager Prime Capital and independent power producer Enlight, will be one of the […]

OSTROVETS, Belarus (Oct. 11, 2020) — Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, equipped with the VVER-1200 reactor has been brought to minimum control power (MCP). Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction. Reaching MCP […]

Howden has been awarded a contract with American based UT-Battelle (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) to supply the DYS Blowout Compressor and the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) which will be an important part of the Tokamak Cooling Water System (TCWS). Tomkamak is a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion […]

AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 5, 2020) — Silvia Ortín, COO Onshore Wind and Solar PV Americas, RWE Renewables: “North America is one of our focus markets, with a strong development pipeline in the business. With the commissioning of our latest onshore 220-megawatt wind farm Cranell, we’ve now successfully completed our 25th U.S. wind project. This new […]

DALLAS, Oct. 7, 2020 — BP Energy Partners, LLC (“BPEP”) has made an equity commitment to California-based Leading Edge Power Solutions, LLC (“LEPS” or the “Company”), a provider of clean, dispatchable, behind-the-meter power generation solutions for commercial and industrial customers. The Company’s offering provides customers with, in most cases, zero capital cost on-site generation that […]

Electroindustry supports pro-growth agenda to move America forward ROSSLYN, Va., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today published an open letter to urge the candidates for President and the 117th Congress to focus on a pro-growth agenda that moves America forward by embracing five key priorities: moving beyond narrow product […]

PRINCETON, N.J. (Oct. 5, 2020) — NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG) today announced the appointment of a new Independent Director, Elisabeth (Lisa) Donohue, to its Board of Directors effective October 5, 2020. As a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, Ms. Donohue will also serve on the Board’s Finance & Risk Management and Audit Committees. “The […]