Author: Francesco

New Industry Proven Products

In the year of the K 2010 plastics trade fair, BASF offers Ultramid® grades (PA) – that have proven their worth in the electrical and electronics sector long since – now for use in connectors and junction boxes of photovoltaic installations. Photovoltaic installations, also referred to as solar energy systems, fall into the category of… Read more »

Solar Energy Simple And Reliable

• Proven double-glazing technology with new fastening method from SCHOTT Solar together with pan made of plastic from BASF• Challenging requirements for polyamide in photovoltaic applications Mainz / Munich / Ludwigshafen, 8 June 2011. At the Intersolar trade fair, SCHOTT Solar and BASF are presenting a new roof-integrated photovoltaic concept based on the SCHOTT ADVANCE… Read more »

Centrotherm Photovoltaics Ag Wins Two If Product Design Awards For Photovoltaic Key Equipment Cfire And Gp Iso Test Waf

centrotherm photovoltaics AG has won two iF product design awards 2012 for its photovoltaic key equipment “c.FIRE” und “GP ISO-TEST. Waf”. Both products, the “c.FIRE” fast firing furnace and the wafer inspection tool “GP ISO- TEST.Waf”, impressed the international jury not only with their outstanding design but also with their functionality, innovation and environmental sustainability…. Read more »

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum starts extended production facility in China

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum today announces the opening of its new production facility in Tianjin, China. The new facility is the third substantial expansion of the existing plant. With this extension, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is able to move additional product lines for fore and high vacuum technology into Chinese manufacturing. This investment reflects the importance of… Read more »

A Beast Of A Performance Even After Six Months In A Pigsty Antaris Solar Modules Pass A Very Special Kind Of Ammonia Test

ANTARIS SOLAR had its monocrystalline high-performance modules ANTARIS ASM 180 and ASM 185 tested for their resistance to ammonia. The endurance test was run by the TEC Institute for Technical Innovations under unusually realistic conditions: The test involved hanging the modules in a pigsty for six months. The ANTARIS SOLAR modules came through the procedure… Read more »

Sika joins CSP Today International Conference and Exhibition in Sevilla

Sika  will  be  exhibiting  at  the  5th   International  Concentrated  Solar  Thermal  Power  Summit  in  Sevilla,  Spain.  The  event,  widely known as CSP Today Sevilla, will  take place on  the 29th   and 30th  of November at the TRH Alcora Sevilla Hotel. This year,  the summit has a special  focus on  industry evolution and new  opportunities for both markets and technologies in CSP.    At  this  occasion  Sika will  present  its  state‐of‐the‐art  adhesive  and bonding  solutions  for  the CSP market. A  special  focus will  be  given  to  the  adhesive  technologies  for  bonding  reflecting  mirrors  to mounting and … Read more »

Industry Trade News: Offshore wind turbines – AREVA’s 5 Megawatt full load test bench in operation since October 2011

All AREVA M5000 5 Megawatt offshore wind turbines are tested from now on in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven (Germany) to deliver a 100% quality product to the next offshore sites. The test bench offers the possibility to check the functionality under nominal load conditions and is a tool for the qualification… Read more »

AEG Power Solutions Appoints Bob Roos as Vice President of Its Solar Business

AEG Power Solutions, global leading manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energies, announces the appointment of Bob Roos (48) as the new Vice President and General Manager of its Solar Business Unit. In his role Bob Roos is responsible for the worldwide growth strategy of the solar business… Read more »

NRG Energy Acquires Solar Developer Solar Power Partners, an Industry Leader in the Fast Emerging Area of Distributed Solar Generation

NRG Energy, Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based Solar Power Partners, a leading developer of commercial and industrial (C&I) distributed solar projects. In addition to 30 megawatts (MW) of distributed solar projects in operation or under construction, NRG also will secure development rights to Solar Power Partners’ extensive pipeline of development projects in California, Hawaii, Arizona,… Read more »

Ecotech Institute’s Wind Energy Technology Program Adds New Simulators and More to Labs

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability, today announced that it is bolstering the wind energy training and safety labs, offering students access to cutting-edge equipment that prepares them for careers in the wind industry. According to the Department of Energy, wind… Read more »

MAGE SOLAR supplies photovoltaic system for DEICHMANN logistics center in Soltau

DEICHMANN is installing a 605 kWp system, supplied by the Ravensburg photovoltaic specialist, on the roof of its logistics center in Soltau, where the MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules will generate over 540,000 kWh of green electricity per year. Ravensburg (Germany), November 22, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR AG, part of the global MAGE GROUP, has supplied… Read more »

Reasons to be cheerful!

Given all the troubling financial news in Europe at the moment, it would be easy to feel jaded by the current situation. But let’s not forget – our industry is one of few that is bucking the trend; we’re still forging ahead, breaking new markets and doing great business. Most of this is due to… Read more »

North Sea floating LIDAR wind measurement trials, a huge success

A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in order to test survivability and validate the accuracy… Read more »

Intersolar India continues on the path for success and doubles exhibition space for 2011

Intersolar India kicks off on December 14 at Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) in Mumbai. Three years after its creation, India’s international exhibition and conference for the solar industry continues on its strong upward trend and is pleased to announce a near 100% increase of exhibition space com-pared to last year, totaling 20,000 square meters. Over… Read more »

ForVEI buys two solar farms in Italy from OPDE Group for EUR33M

The investment company ForVEI (a joint venture whose main direct and indirect stockholders are Palladio Finanziaria SpA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Quercus Asset Selection Sarl, and Foresight Solar VCT plc), has acquired another two solar PV facilities for 7.93 MW developed by OPDE Group in the Italian region of Piedmont. The transaction, financed… Read more »

aleo modules pass ammonia test – high long-term solar power yields on stables as well

Four module types from aleo solar AG] have passed the ammonia resistance test by SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA. The certificate from the independent Swiss testing institute proves that the aleo modules can withstand the effects of stable air for a period of at least 20 years – the ammonia vapours do not cause… Read more »

HiCube Pro – The reliable turbo pumping station, now with a dry ACP backing pump

As of right now, adixen backing pumps are being used in complete solutions from Pfeiffer Vacuum. The established HiCube Pro turbo pumping station is currently available with a dry, multi-stage ACP roots pump from the adixen range. This common vacuum solution reflects the success of the product merger of Pfeiffer Vacuum and adixen and demonstrates… Read more »

New Versatile Electric Pump for use with Wind Turbine Bolt Tensioners

Tentec has launched a new electric-driven, high-pressure hydraulic pump for use with its renowned Aero range of bolt tensioning equipment. The WTP3, a self-contained unit with the ability to generate pressures up to 1600 bar, features an innovative handheld controller that enables engineers to operate the pump remotely. It has been specifically designed for global… Read more »

PEI-Genesis Value-Adds Emerson Network Power for Delivery in Europe

PEI-Genesis, Inc., one of the world’s fastest integrators of configurable and modified standard power supplies, today announced an agreement with Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical ContinuityTM, in which PEI-Genesis will distribute and add value to power supply products from Emerson Network Power for customers in Europe…. Read more »

Ecotricity Wins Company Of The Year Award

Green energy supplier Ecotricity won ‘Company of the Year’ at the Growing Business Awards in London last night. In a ceremony which kick-started the 2011 ‘Global Entrepreneurship Week’, the awards recognise UK independent and entrepreneurial businesses. Previous winners include LOVEfilm and lastminute.com. Ecotricity claimed first prize in the ‘Company of the Year’ category, which recognises… Read more »

aleo solar AG and its partners provide Italian city with an attractive and safe investment, building a fully financed photovoltaic facility

aleo solar AG supplied the Italian city of Vittorio Veneto with premium solar modules for a 1-Megawatt solar park as well as a complete financing service package. The city of Vittorio Veneto operates the solar power plant. “Together with the installer and aleo-partner Ailita Engineering S.r.l. as well as the Bank BIIS – Banca Infrastrutture… Read more »

SGS Performs In-Service Inspection of Chaonan and Dahao Wind Farms in Guangdong,

SGS Industrial Services in China was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive third-party services for Chaonan and Dahao wind farms in Guangdong, China by China Resources New Energy Group Co., Ltd. (CRNE). Throughout the entire contract, scheduled from October 2011, SGS will ensure the best performance of the wind turbines. — One of the major… Read more »

Ecotricity Wins Best Independent Energy Supplier

Green energy company Ecotricity won ‘Best Independent Supplier’ at the Energy Excellence Awards in London last night. In a showcase of the top energy suppliers in the UK gas and power market, Ecotricity claimed the award for its innovative ‘not-for-dividend’ business model and pioneering attitude to customer service. Ecotricity Trading Director Asif Rehmanwala said: “Ecotricity’s… Read more »

New CFO for the Rickmers Group

Dr Ignace Van Meenen has taken up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Rickmers Group effective 1 October 2011. In this function, Dr Van Meenen will press ahead with the realignment of the group of companies to enable it to respond faster and more flexibly to the demands of changing shipping markets…. Read more »

Leading wind operators set to release long-term O&M strategy

The release or discussion of O&M cost data is still not discussed by leading operators, arguably out of a growing concern that public and policy enthusiasm for windpower would be dampened. As one large turbine fleet manager stated, “We have the data on O&M costs, but we won’t even share it with the manufacturers. [Their… Read more »

centrotherm photovoltaics reports 38.7 percent revenue growth to EUR 635.7 million in first nine months of 2011

centrotherm photovoltaics AG has confirmed the preliminary results that it announced on October 28. The globally leading international technology and equipment supplier for the photovoltaics sector grew its consolidated revenue by 38.7 percent to reach EUR 635.7 million in the first nine months of 2011 (prioryear period: EUR 458.4 million), thereby already exceeding its reported… Read more »

PROINSO launches online store to sell PV products in the USA, Germany, Spain, and Italy

PROINSO, a company selling modules, inverters, solar trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has recently launched PROINSO STORE, an innovative online store that will supply photovoltaic products from leading brands in the American, Spanish, German, and Italian markets first and then in other European markets like the UK, France or Greece, all countries… Read more »

MAGE SOLAR is to become the name-giver for the stadium of the German Bundesliga team SC Freiburg

From the second half of the 2011/12 season onwards, SC Freiburg will play its home matches in the MAGE SOLAR Stadium. The partners announced this officially at a press conference on November 10, 2011 in Freiburg. Freiburg / Ravensburg (Germany) November 10, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR AG, headquartered in Ravensburg, is expanding its commitment as… Read more »

Ad hoc announcement acc. to Section 15 of German Securities Trading Law (WpHG): Positive operating result in difficult market environment

Positive EBIT of EUR 1.7 million for 3rd quarter (previous year EUR 3.2 million) Almost three-quarters of revenue generated outside Germany Long-term focus on quality roof systems proving to be a successful business model Guidance for full year confirmed CENTROSOLAR Group AG defied the market trend to achieve a positive third-quarter operating result of EUR… Read more »

aleo solar AG boosts international revenue in the first nine months of 2011 and reduces revenue forecast

aleo solar AG today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 344.6 million in the first nine months of 2011. This means that aleo solar’s revenue decreased by 16.4% compared with the first nine months of 2010 (EUR 412.1 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR 7.4 million (EUR 40.3 million),… Read more »

EU wind power makes step to a 30% EU emissions cut possible

European wind power production will meet a massive 31% of the emissions reduction required by the current EU climate target. Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published a new report revealing that by 2020, the EU wind industry would avoid 342 million tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 31% of the EU’s target of reducing… Read more »

Theodor Scheidegger appointed CEO of the Siemens Solar & Hydro Division

Theodor (Ted) Scheidegger (53) will become CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. Scheidegger previously held executive positions in various companies, most recently as CEO of Sovello AG, one of the leading integrated suppliers of solar wafers, and solar cells and modules. “We’re pleased to have secured a recognized leader with international… Read more »

An environmentally-friendly power plant on the roof is a true investment – Modules from aleo solar can generate efficient solar electricity for private use

aleo solar AG, together with its partner UK Solar Provider Ltd., offers technical solutions to help customers across the UK take advantage of their own self-generated solar electricity. Since May 2011, a 95-kilowatt system installed on a barn roof in South Cambridgeshire has been producing enough electricity to power farm operations such as grain drying… Read more »