On February 20, a networking event co-organized by Intersolar Europe and EuPD Research as part of the Joint Forces for Solar initiative takes place in Saudi Arabia to shed light on the future of solar energy in the Middle East and North Africa. Munich, February 20, 2013 – The solar market in the Middle East… Read more »
A group of six solar power plants employing various PV technologies – including concentrated solar power (CPV) – and with a cumulative output of 6 MW has been installed in the Italian region of Puglia. Alongside CPV technology, the plants also comprise poly and monocrystalline modules. A total of 250 Mastervolt SunMaster CS20s serve as… Read more »
Pexa, the specialist supplier of surface finishing materials to the energy and other high tech markets is excited to announce the launch of the BASF RELEST® Wind system for the coating of wind turbine blades. The UK market for wind turbine installations will expand rapidly over the next 10 years and Pexa and BASF are… Read more »
100% own consumption: solar for drinking water production in arid desert region Hamburg, 19 February 2013 – With its market entry in Tunisia, system supplier Conergy is expanding its international network into North Africa. In a bidding process, Conergy won the order for what will be the second largest solar plant in the country at… Read more »
The onshore wind power plant Guangrao with a capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) was completed at the end of 2012. It is the first project jointly delivered and implemented by the two wind power joint ventures of Siemens and Shanghai Electric. The joint ventures delivered 20 SWT-2.5.-108 wind turbines with an output of 2.5 megawatts… Read more »
Modified brand structure for Henkel’s industrial adhesive technologies business New branding architecture for the Henkel adhesive technologies business serving industrial markets Henkel will introduce a new branding approach for its industrial adhesive technologies business. The company’s brand portfolio has grown strongly over the past decades and has enabled Henkel to become the global market leader… Read more »
DONG Energy today signed an agreement with two Polish utilities, PGE and Energa, under which PGE and Energa will acquire DONG Energy’s Polish onshore wind business. PGE and Energa will each acquire separate parts of the activities. The aggregate selling price (enterprise value) for the wind-business is approximately PLN 1.0 billion (equivalent to approximately DKK… Read more »
Optimal Cabling of PV Installations can now be Planned – PV*SOL Expert 6.0 provides a new working area for system configurations PV *SOL® Expert, the dynamic simulation program with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis of PV systems from the Berlin company Valentin Software, is available from the end of February in version 6.0 with… Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum has been awarded as one of the five best in class companies in technology management, identified within the European benchmarking study of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT. The Fraunhofer IPT identified the best in class together with a jury of ten industrial partners forming the consortium of the benchmarking project… Read more »
• France starts new PV initiative• Access to MENA region• Paris – Host of international organisations Munich, 18 February 2013 – The 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28th EU PVSEC) will take place from 30 September to 04 October 2013 at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France. The five-day… Read more »
PROINSO and MECASOLAR will participate in the Energy & Environment International Trade Fair, GENERA 2013, to be held 26-28 February in the Feria de Madrid convention and exhibition centre (Hall 5/Stand 5C06). 18 February 2013. The companies in the OPDE Group PROINSO, global leader in the supply of PV solar products, and MECASOLAR, multinational company… Read more »
PSE AG delivers Solar Simulator to China Sunrain offers solar simulator for use in Chinese research, free of charge Freiburg, February 18th, 2013 – Sunrain Solar Energy Co. Ltd, in Lianyungang, China, presented PSE AG’s Solar Simulator ST8 to Chinese researchers in December, 2012. Solar energy experts from all over China attended a Sunrain conference… Read more »
The competitiveness of Europe’s semiconductor industry and the efforts to agree on a single European semiconductor strategy will be the paramount topics at the ISS Europe (Industry Strategy Symposium) 2013, hosted by SEMI Europe. The range of subjects reflects the current global trends dominating the worldwide semiconductor industry and the urgency for the European industry… Read more »
An innovative carbon brush holder, set to reduce maintenance costs for doubly fed generators in wind turbines, will be introduced by Carbex at the AWEA WINDPOWER 2013 exhibition in Chicago, May 5 – 8 (stand no. 1011). The Carbex V-type brush holder ensures that all the carbon brushes push against the slip ring with equal… Read more »
Moventas, one of the world’s leading gear manufacturers and service providers, has opened a subsidiary in Santiago, Chile. Moventas intends to develop a stronger than before sales and service presence in the competitive Chilean and Peruvian markets. Moventas has been present in the Chilean market for five years. To strengthen and grow its local operations,… Read more »
• Contract for the delivery of 28 PALFINGER DREGGEN cranes to Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd. • Supply of cranes for a total of seven drillships to Sete Brasil • Contract also signed with Technip for delivery of two complex offshore cranes to a new platform which will be delivered to DONG for… Read more »
• EU PVSEC facilitates access to all papers published in its online database• EU PVSEC prepares inclusion of all papers in INSPEC and Scopus scientific databases Munich, 14 February 2013 – The European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) announces to largely facilitate online access to its published Conference papers. All papers published… Read more »
Powerful solar panel garners attention thanks to attractive appearance Centrosolar has redesigned its high-performance S-Class Professional panel. The panel is now available with a black frame and a black film, enhancing its overall appearance greatly. The new panel extends the range of the existing Centrosolar portfolio to include a high-performance 60-cell panel that is aesthetically… Read more »
Bluefield Partners LLP, the London based solar energy investment manager, backed by Jon Moulton, today announced the acquisition of one of the largest solar arrays on an industrial site in the UK. Built on Toyota’s vehicle manufacturing facility in Derbyshire, Bluefield acquired the 4.1MW solar array from Centrica. The acquisition supplements Bluefield’s existing industrial solar… Read more »
Plant division of world’s largest shipbuilder uses next-generation 3D engineering design technology to boost productivity of power plant projects HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 12, 2013 – The Industrial Plant & Engineering division of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D and other SmartPlant Enterprise solutions to establish an integrated engineering environment for its power… Read more »
Advantech shown their latest products for the Wind industry at EWEA 2013 – EWEA 2013 Annual Event is Europe’s premier wind energy industrial event comprising an extensive exhibition and comprehensive conference. As the world-leader in industrial computing, Advantech showed the latest technologies for nacelle, tower, farm, O&M technician and in-vehicle computing as well as hardened… Read more »
Moventas has today appointed a new management team member, Brian Scorer, as Senior Vice President in charge of Moventas’ Service business area. Extending the management team also enables another significant appointment, as current Service SVP Olli Välimäki takes on a business development role in the APAC area. Brian Scorer, 51, has been appointed Senior Vice… Read more »
Constance 13-02-2013. Technology company GP Solar has been awarded the iF product design prize for its innovative laboratory measuring tool GP STAB-TEST .Pro. For 60 years, the award has been an internationally recognized label for award-winning achievements in design.The measuring tool is applied in the photovoltaic industry and is designed for testing the mechanical stability… Read more »
Cologne, 13 February 2013 – With Energiebau Solarstromsysteme GmbH, Phoenix Solar’s German distribution customers will have the support of a leading provider of solar power systems that offers solar trades and contractors a competitive product portfolio and reliable services. The listed solar group Phoenix Solar AG will be shifting its distribution focus to the high… Read more »
Delivery of over 50 leak detection systems for antimatter research in the Large Hadron Collider CERN, the renowned Science Centre for Particle Physics has placed an order with Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum for the delivery of over 50 mobile leak detection systems PHOENIXL300 including the matching Remote Control System RC 310 WL. With this order, Oerlikon… Read more »
Thailand: Conergy strengthens leading market position with an additional 31.5 MWp order Total installed capacity of 52.5 MWp signed with investor Siam Solar Energy since autumn 2012 • Conergy CEO Comberg: “We want to specifically expand our large project business.”• Conergy one of the market leaders in Thailand; 10% market share• Thailand to cover 25%… Read more »
Meyer Burger’s revolutionary SmartWire Connection Technology significantly lowers photovoltaic production costs and boosts PV system energy yield by 10% SmartWire Connection Technology (SWCT) offers customers the following advantages: – Power: 5% higher power output compared to best-in-class 3BB technology– Energy yield: 10% higher energy yield (kWh/kWp)– TCO: reduction of up to 0.25 USD/cell– Available for… Read more »
The Global Wind Energy Council released its 2012 market statistics today, showing continued expansion of the market, with annual market growth of almost 10%, and cumulative capacity growth of about 19%. A record year for US installations and a slower market in China mean that the two countries all but tied for the top spot… Read more »
Moventas has today appointed a new management team member, Brian Scorer, as Senior Vice President in charge of Moventas’ Service business area. Extending the management team also enables another significant appointment, as current Service SVP Olli Välimäki takes on a business development role in the APAC area. Brian Scorer, 51, has been appointed Senior Vice… Read more »
The implementation and realization of the Butendiek offshore wind farm is proceeding. Today, wpd group is announcing that the financing of the project has been secured by signing the agreements for both equity and debt project financing. The main components of the wind farm will be produced during the course of 2013, and the offshore… Read more »
• First long-term service agreement with a 10-year term for offshore project• Innovative logistics concept with specially designed service vessel Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online… Read more »
London, UK / Arnhem, the Netherlands, February 6 – The new framework document, developed over two years in collaboration with leading consultants and developers, will lead to more transparency and advancements in the quantification of project losses and uncertainties says DNV KEMA. Various entities in the Renewable UK Wind Resource Working Group have come together… Read more »
Energiebau responds to the strong demand for module-level power electronics identified in the European market Grasbrunn and Cologne, Germany, February 6th , 2013. Energiebau, one of the leading solar system suppliers in Europe, and SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of solar power optimization systems announced today a global distribution partnership that expands the product… Read more »
New joint research project optimizes the production of thin film solar cells International competition and the massive drop in prices of thin film solar cells forces manufacturers to further reduce their production cost. Ultrasound contacting has a high potential to save production costs. Current-conducting contacts are necessary to lead electric energy to the Busbars. Nowadays… Read more »
New facility in Orlando to offer advanced skills and safety training Will serve to meet Siemens’ growing need for wind service technicians. With its commitment to providing the best and most comprehensive skills and safety training to its service technicians and engineers worldwide, Siemens is making plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind service training… Read more »
Two-day seminar combines instruction on technical aspects with hands-on training For two days in April, Centrosolar AG is offering a seminar on photovoltaic technology, specifically geared toward international participants. The event will be held on 15 and 16 April in the company’s solar production facilities in Wismar (northern Germany). This is where Centrosolar manufactures its… Read more »