This December the international solar industry is congregating at Intersolar India for third time in a row. From December 14-16, 2011, Hall 1 of the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai, India is being dedi-cated to solar power. There, 250 expected exhibitors are setting up their exhibits across 20,000 square meters of exhibition space to… Read more »
Critical Software announces that it has secured a contract for the development and integration of IT systems for AES Tietê, a subsidiary of the Brazilian Energy Company. The project is to provide a critical asset management system that will support the business activities of AES Tietê, which is primarily the production and distribution of sustainable… Read more »
The offshore wind project Global Tech I, for which AREVA is supplier of 80 M5000 turbines, has finalized raising debt financing for an amount in excess of 1 B€. This is the second AREVA-powered offshore wind project to achieve this and a new demonstration of the confidence of the financial community in the reliability of… Read more »
Reports that almost half of planning applications for onshore wind farms are being rejected will increase the attractions of building offshore wind farms. Figures obtained by legal firm McGrigors from the Department of Energy and Climate Change under freedom of information legislation show that during the last five years the rejection rate for wind farm… Read more »
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published offshore wind energy statistics for the first half year of 2011, showing a comfortable 4.5% increase in installations of offshore capacity compared to the first half of 2010. 101 new offshore wind turbines, with a total capacity of 348 Megawatt (MW), were connected to the power grids… Read more »
Technology to Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency; Potential to Accelerate Adoption of Solar Energy DuPont today announced that it has acquired Innovalight, Inc., a company specializing in advanced silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. The acquisition further strengthens DuPont’s position as a clear leader in materials for the… Read more »
EDEKA Nord – a German wholesale company – brings a 300-kWp installation into operation at the Neumünster logistics base in Schleswig-Holstein. More than 1.600 monocrystalline MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules will be producing circa 270.000 kWh of environmentally friendly electricity per year. MAGE SOLAR AG, part of the globally operating MAGE GROUP, has equipped a total… Read more »
The trade publication Photon tested the SolarMax 13MT three-phase string inverter and awarded it with the prized “very good” seal of approval for its efficiency. The Sputnik Engineering AG device functions “not only precisely, but also efficiently” with MPP tracking and, according to the editors, also achieved other “very good results”. This means that the… Read more »
Merck KGaA announced today it has signed a collaboration agreement with Nano-C, Inc. of Westwood, MA, United States, a leading developer of nanostructured carbon for use in energy and electronics applications. Both companies aim to jointly develop and commercialize advanced semiconducting materials and formulations for applications in organic photovoltaics (OPV). Additionally, adding to its base… Read more »
Project Under Construction by Gehrlicher Solar Espana is Scheduled for December Completion First Solar, Inc. and KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL) on Thursday announced the purchase of a 9.9 megawatt (MW) (DC) solar power plant near Zamora, Spain by European Solar Power Fund — a renewable energy-focused fund for institutional investors managed by KGAL… Read more »
Urban Green Energy (UGE) and GE announced today the introduction of the Sanya Skypump, an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station that will bring together the technology of GE’s WattStationTM and UGE’s Sanya hybrid wind/solar streetlamp. The Skypump will enable owners of electric vehicles to charge their cars from a renewable energy source, gaining certainty from… Read more »
Proven low light behaviour really pays off in U.K. climate conditions Milton Keynes, 14th July 2011 – Conergy PowerPlus modules once again bring credit to their name – by showing a “surplus” of 15% in efficiency during a real-life test in UK. Conergy installation partner Freewatt Ltd. has recorded real life output figures over the… Read more »
ET Solar Group Corp. (“ET Solar”), a solar power one-stop solution provider, today announces a 4.2MW solar module supply agreement with Wagner Solar UK Ltd. (“Wagner”) for the second half of 2011. Headquartered in Germany, Wagner distributes solar PV products through its UK branch and has been procuring PV modules from ET Solar for more… Read more »
Executives from top utility companies will meet for a lively discussion about the unique business opportunities and technical, regulatory, and business challenges that utilities face in their efforts to increase the percentage of solar energy in their portfolios on Wednesday, October 19th at Solar Power International 2011 (SPI). Senior executives from American Electric Power, Austin… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd published today that it was informed by the Antitrust Authorities of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China that the Chinese antitrust review process regarding the acquisition of Roth & Rau AG by Meyer Burger Technology Ltd has been extended. The antitrust clearance by the Chinese authorities is… Read more »
Today, the Board of Directors of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd was informed by Mr Rolf Wägli, that he decided at his own request to step down from the Board of Directors with immediate effect. In future, Mr Wägli intends to concentrate his activities on New Value AG and its portfolio companies. The Board of Directors… Read more »
• Largest foreign contract ever won by Phoenix Solar • Contract volume in France already well over EUR 100 million in 2011 Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has been commissioned by Paris-based Akuo Energy as the EPC contractor in charge of building two solar power plants… Read more »
2011. WIP, organiser of the EU PVSEC – European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, announces that in 2012 the 27th EU PVSEC will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. This is the first time that Frankfurt will be the focal point for the global photovoltaic solar sector: From 24 to 28 September 2012, this event… Read more »
Carl Zeiss and the University of California, San Francisco, agree on marketing rights for light sheet fluorescence microscopy illumination techniques Carl Zeiss has received a licence from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) for the commercialization of “Multidirectional Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy” (mSPIM), an advanced illumination technique for light sheet fluorescence microscopy. Light… Read more »
The solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 in Andalusia, southern Spain, for the first time produced solar generated steam during a test phase in which the rows of parabolic mirrors were aligned with the sun. This test is another successful step on the way to completing and commissioning the solar power plant which will generate… Read more »
DNV has released a new guideline for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. The CO2WELLS guideline is the result of a major joint industry project which brought together upstream operators and power utility companies. Aimed at project developers and authorities, it describes a generic framework process for managing the risks associated with existing wells at… Read more »
The solar energy company SOLON is celebrating a milestone: Since the start of production in 1997, solar modules with a total capacity of one gigawatt have been manufactured. This is equivalent to the power of an average nuclear power plant. All SOLON solar modules together provide enough energy to supply more than half a million… Read more »
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced it has received a multi-million dollar order from Interconnect Solar Development, LLC, to supply solar technology for the 20MW Murphy Flats solar field located in Idaho – the first commercial solar field to be integrated within Idaho Power Company’s (IDACORP, Inc.) service territory. IDACORP was prompted to explore renewable energy… Read more »
As a corporate citizen the HARTING Technology Group is consistently aware of its social responsibility (CSR) and has anchored this position firmly in its company philosophy. Now the company’s management system for the awareness and assumption of societal responsibility has been certified by DQS – a project that is unique in Germany to date. “It… Read more »
The Spanish company PROINSO- specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic solar installations, has closed two new agreements for photovoltaic solar energy projects in India together reaching 33 MW and are located in the city of Charakana (Patan District of Gujarat) and in Maharastra. These projects are distributed as… Read more »
The establishment of a UK centre of excellence to support the development and commercialisation of offshore renewable energy technologies across the country drew closer today as the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) announced that it is seeking expressions of interest from organisations that might lead or form part of a new Offshore Renewable Energy technology and… Read more »
With the introduction of ingot squaring and brick cropping equipment, centrotherm SiTec GmbH is expanding its range of products to include two key equipment items for integrated ingot and wafer production. The automated ingot squaring equipment saws the multi-crystalline ingots into bricks. The brick cropping equipment cuts these bricks to precise corresponding lengths. Wafers are… Read more »
The LSM 780 from Carl Zeiss has been awarded the Research & Development 100 Award 2011. The LSM 780 is a confocal laser scanning microscope, featuring a high-sensitivity GaAsP detector, innovative software functions for single molecule and high dynamic range imaging, and a 355nm CW laser. The highly advanced detector almost doubles sensitivity, enabling researchers… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has been commissioned as EPC contractor by Singen-based solarcomplex AG to build a solar park with a peak power of around 4.7 megawatts in Bodman- Ludwigshafen. Solarcomplex AG is a regional supplier of renewable energies specialised in realising power plants in… Read more »
The REN21 Global Status Report released today shows that renewable energy continues its strong performance despite continuing economic turmoil, cuts in incentives and subsidies and low natural gas prices. The growth of wind power in particular continues to drive renewable energy development, but other sectors such as solar PV are also seeing strong investment. “Wind… Read more »
Yesterday (Wednesday) wpd received the feed-in contract for the Napier wind farm by the Energy Agency in Ontario. This “FIT” contract secures the purchase of the expected net capacity of 5.4 MW from the project as well as a guaranteed minimum remuneration for 20 years. “We appreciate our further success in Canada”, declares wpd CEO… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum has developed a Condition Monitoring System (CMS) that affords optimum monitoring of the operating condition of vacuum pumps and vacuum gauges. Monitoring is especially advisable for systems that incorporate a large number of pumps or pumps that are difficult to access. In special applications, data transfer can be effected by means of fiber… Read more »
Huge solar business opportunities await in Taiwan with its position as the world’s second-largest solar cell maker. Great prospects blossom on July 13 with the Taiwan-organized seminar The Taiwan Solar Energy Industry Outlook & Renewable Energy Business Alliance Seminar at the show venue of Intersolar North America at Moscone Convention Center. Organized by TAITRA, SEMI,… Read more »
Ruukki delivered, from its Kalajoki plant, the first batch of steel structures for offshore wind tower foundations to the Norwegian company Kvaerner Verdal AS. Deliveries from Kalajoki for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm project in the North Sea will continue until summer 2012. Ruukki’s delivery includes a total of 240 of individual structures to… Read more »
Direct Grid announced today the development of a new dual module 480W micro‐inverter product which it will be showcasing at Inter Solar North America at the Moscone Center in San Francisco July 12‐14th, booth 7552. The Gemini Series micro‐inverter allows photovoltaic design engineers to utilize half the number of micro‐inverters in an array, when compared… Read more »
With “First Ingot Out”, centrotherm SiTec GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG, has achieved an important production milestone at large Chinese polysilicon manufacturer expanding to ingot at Shaanxi Province. The first 450 kilogram ingot was produced in less than 60 hours in the multi-crystalline ingot furnace developed by centrotherm SiTec, and has already… Read more »