Bonn, 26 June 2013 – EUROSOLAR, in collaboration with KfW-Bankengruppe, recognizes important and innovative achievements in promoting widespread use of renewable energy through the annual European Solar Prize, now in its twentieth year. The Solar Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious renewable energy awards. In light of the high number of requests… Read more »
Innovative modules from aleo solar in demand at Intersolar Oldenburg, Prenzlau, 26 June 2013. Module manufacturer and system provider aleo solar AG today announced that it experienced record-breaking interest at Intersolar 2013. Despite a drop in visitor numbers at the event overall, aleo solar’s innovative solar modules, services and system solutions excited strong interest from… Read more »
New InnoLas automatic handling can load/unload one wafer per second See InnoLas Systems at Intersolar, San Francisco, Booth 7645 InnoLas Systems introduces an in-house designed cell handling system for its ILS TT laser machines. The new system is tailor-made to suit the ILS TT high volume production capacity and can achieve a throughput of up… Read more »
The Port of Tyne is preparing for the arrival of a second gantry crane for its Container Terminal at Tyne Dock in South Shields. The crane is due to arrive by ship on Tuesday (25 June). Coming ‘flat packed’, the £6m, 750-tonnes structure will be assembled piece by piece and is expected to be operational… Read more »
xcitement mounts as offshore wind developments in Europe are set to become an €130 billion global market by 2020 A new report from consultancy Roland Berger concluded global investment in offshore wind power is set to rise to €130bn by 2020 but that the industry must cut the cost of its electricity by around 30… Read more »
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is set to gain at least £800,000 thanks to solar panels manufactured by Conergy, Europe’s largest supplier of solar technology for large-scale projects, and fitted by one of the UK’s leading installers, Photon Energy. The savings will derive from a combination of feed-in-tariff revenue and lower electricity bills…. Read more »
DNV KEMA has released its new standard for floating offshore wind turbine structures that will help ensure safety and reliability in floating wind turbines, and give the nascent floating-turbine sector the confidence to continue its development to commercial maturity. In response to the fast-expanding offshore wind market, DNV KEMA, the energy arm of DNV, has… Read more »
Reef Subsea Dredging & Excavation has successfully completed on another rock removal project for A/S Norske Shell over an 11-week period in the Draugen Field, located in License PL093 (Block 6407/9) in the Haltenbanken area some 140km north of Kristiansund, Norway. The project was contracted by Ocean Installer for A/S Norske Shell and the work… Read more »
Three semiautomatic module lines with a total of 150MWp production capacity Delivery in the second half of 2013 2013-06-21, Freudenstadt/Munich. The SCHMID Group strengthens its Eurasia business and announces at Intersolar Europe the sales of three module lines to Turkey. The semiautomatic lines with a total of 150MWp production capacity will be delivered in the… Read more »
Renewables company SgurrEnergy chosen as technical consultants for landmark Chinese offshore wind project A contract signed today will see Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy provide strategic advice and expert support for the development of the first offshore wind farm in the Guangdong province, China. The contract, which will be delivered over two years, will see… Read more »
DNV has launched a significant revision to the rules for wind farm service vessels (WFSV) to improve the safety of these specialised vessels which are undertaking multiple roles further and further offshore. The announcement was made at the Seawork exhibition and forum which is taking place between 25 and 27 June in Southampton, UK. DNV… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland, June 26, 2013 – The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, received orders for key wind power components from PROKON of Germany. Together with repeat agreements from China, the total order value The Switch received during June is… Read more »
Today, the WindMade organization launches the first global consumer label for products made with wind energy. This label, which has been eagerly awaited by market participants and consumers alike, completes the WindMade label portfolio. On the occasion of the label launch, WindMade is calling on consumers to show their support for wind power by participating… Read more »
Engineered Material Systems (EMS), a leading global supplier of electronic materials for circuit assembly applications, debuts its CA-148 Jettable Conductive Adhesive for ribbon stringing and bussing in photovoltaic applications. ECM CA-148 is approximately half the cost of a pure silver-filled die attach adhesive and has a moderate glass transition temperature (Tg) and modulus. The electrically… Read more »
GE Power Conversion Signs an MOU with Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd. and Yingda International Leasing Co., Ltd. to Boost the Development of Clean Energy in China GE Power Conversion Solar Energy Partnership to Close First Contract in China by End 2013 PARIS – June 24, 2013 – On Feb. 27, 2013, GE’s… Read more »
• The company is building a 5 MWp PV plant for Rengy Development • This project is being funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) • The plant will have a production capacity of 5.74 GWh/year, the equivalent to the energy consumption of 6,500 inhabitants Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS,… Read more »
Warstein-Belecke, Germany, June 19, 2013 – AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), a leading global manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energies, today launches the Protect PV.880 OD, a compact high efficiency central solar inverter for utility-scale applications on ground area installations in harsh outdoor environments. The new 880… Read more »
On May 27, 2013, SGS was awarded a contract to provide on-site owner’s engineer and construction supervision services for the wind farm construction in Obrovac, Croatia. On May 27, 2013, SGS was awarded a contract by Eko Energija and EnerCap to provide on-site owner’s engineer and construction supervision services for the building of a 42MW… Read more »
Cooperation between SolarEdge, PV module manufacturer ReneSola and Via Solis provides intelligent and optimized modules to Europe. Hod Hasharon, Israel, Grasbrunn n. Munich, Germany, 19.06.2013. The renowned PV manufacturer ReneSola now offers PV modules with embedded power optimization technology from SolarEdge Technologies. As partner, the Lithuanian module manufacturer Via Solis integrates the SolarEdge power optimizer… Read more »
In perfect time for the Intersolar, HUBER+SUHNER is launching the new intelligent RADOX® SolarBox HM-Blue-Safety. It forms part of a protection system to prevent fires in PV installations, which has been developed in collaboration with the renowned partner MERSEN. With its new, intelligent junction box HUBER+SUHNER is presenting an innovative premium product for the PV… Read more »
Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, today announced the launch of S-COAT®, a highly innovative and cost effective anti-reflection (AR) coating technology which significantly increases light transmission values and resultant energy yields of solar modules. Together with LiSEC, an Austrian based global company specialising in glass processing lines, Linde Gases Division has developed… Read more »
Winterthur, June 17th 2013 – The newest version of Polysun, the simulation software created and developed by Swiss software provider Vela Solaris, will be available just in time for this year’s Intersolar Europe, an event where a wide range of innovative energy storage products will be launched and showcased. Polysun can be used to compare… Read more »
£23m of projects per annum could be hit by cut in support Future cuts in financial support, known as the Feed-in Tariff, planned for later this year, could slow down or even stop development of small scale hydropower, meaning projects worth £23 million per annum in Scotland could potentially be affected. Hit by significant delays… Read more »
One of the projects will supply power to one of the main iron ore mines in South Africa, with an annual production of 10 million tonnes. PROINSO supplied modules and inverters to both self-consumption solar PV projects located in the Assmang Khumani mine, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and the Namibian Development… Read more »
Photovoltaic modules from aleo solar have once again demonstrated their excellent performance stability in an independent test. As part of its PV Durability Initiative (PVDI), the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE put modules from eight manufacturers through an “endurance test”. The test went beyond the usual standards by simulating the kind of stresses… Read more »
· SOLON constructing a ground-mounted system specifically designed for self-consumption· 18o landfill surface inclination requires specialized system design· Approximately 5,000 SOLON Black/Blue 220/16 modules to have been installed by the end of June Berlin, June 18, 2013. SOLON Energy GmbH is to construct a 1.2 MW solar system on the disused area of the Oberhaugstett… Read more »
Thanks to experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18 to 53 metres delivered in the last 25 years to the offshore oil and gas sector, Piriou is now moving into the offshore wind farm support ship market. In a market that is experiencing rapid growth in Europe… Read more »
International industry experts discuss the hottest topics of the solar industry Munich, June 17, 2013 – The Intersolar Europe Conference 2013 kicks off today at the ICM – International Congress Center in Munich, bringing experts from the international solar industry to the Bavarian capital. Up until June 20, around 400 speakers and 2,000 attendees are… Read more »
Innovative networking of solar inverters Bosch presents communication system for solar inverters Simplified planning, initial operation and monitoring Data transfer and configuration in seconds via RFID interface Integrated programme for the configuration and analysis of performance data Hamburg/Böblingen ? Bosch Power Tec will present the innovative ‘e.World’ communication system for the first time at the… Read more »
We take a look at this ambitious Scottish design, which posed an immense challenge for its project planners due to its steep inclination of almost 45 degrees…Tom King has come full circle. The managing director of Sustainable Renewable Technologies (SRT) began his career as a land surveyor in the coal mining industry in exactly the… Read more »
A well-established company that enjoys an excellent reputation as an optical metrology solution provider in Europe, omt has been servicing the PV sector since the mid-2000s. Since then, the company has gone on to introduce its industrial Raman microscope and, just last year, the 3-in-1 microscope. PES: Welcome back to the magazine. When we last… Read more »
• The Energy Portal enables Martifer Solar’s O&M customers real-time access to all their PV plants • It is a new platform developed to integrate PV assets’ monitoring systems without additional investment for the customers Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has launched the Energy Portal, a new O&M platform developed to integrate all… Read more »
‘Do you believe the European Commission should impose trade duties on Chinese module manufacturers?’ Now there’s a question. We put together this cross panel interview two weeks before we went to press – just before the recent trade duties announcement – and the answers we received were pleasingly polarised. Find out what our interviewees thought… Read more »
imon and Sarah are part of a working group co-ordinated by Carbon Leapfrog which is assisting community energy project, MOZES, to challenge the UK Government’s policy on state aid and community energy projects. Here, they outline the impact of the policy and compare to elsewhere within continental Europe where the legislation has been more liberally… Read more »
Self-consumption of solar energy is on the rise as Feed-in Tariffs decline and electricity prices go up. This is an interesting option, not only for house-owners, but also for companies and communities as the case of the AmeyCespa waste treatment plant shows. Power Purchase Agreements are one way to use the energy of the sun… Read more »
The Organic PhotoVoltaics (OPV) shared research program addresses efficiency, lifetime and production costs for (near) future OPV applications. The balance of these three parameters depends on the envisaged application, but in the end, OPV should be able to compete somehow with Si PV in the future. We take a look at the notable collaborative work… Read more »