Here at Rehm, our extensive experience in the field of advanced thermal technologies means we know that product reliability is still the number one priority for today’s manufacturers. Download the white paper today; learn how EADS triumphed in its quest for reliable solder joints and void-free production… EADS initially chose the Rehm VisionX reflow system to drive product reliability in a… Read more »
Phoenix Solar E.P.E., the Greek subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), an international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has signed its largest contract to date for the construction of a grid-connected photovoltaic plant. Phoenix Solar is to build a solar power plant with a peak power of two megawatts in the vicinity of Nafpaktos in central… Read more »
Longstanding DEK Solar team member, Martin Hewson, has been appointed as the company’s new Business Unit Manager -Alternative Energy Systems. The new role has been created in response to a growing demand for the PV specialist’s technologies and will be charged with developing technologies and processes to enhance current competitive differentiators even further, including reduced lead times, product quality and… Read more »
The HARTING Technology Group, headquartered in Espelkamp, Eastern Westphalia, has concluded a decidedly successful business year, marking a milestone in the history of the company. In the business year elapsed, the family owned and managed company HARTING, generated total revenue of € 413 million, which is 27 % ahead of the previous year. The fact that worldwide sales were… Read more »
Tentec, a UK provider of bolt tightening solutions for industry is celebrating a record year of global sales. Despite tough market conditions, worldwide sales have reached a new high in 2010 marking the end of another excellent year for this global engineering company. “Our order book has been strong throughout the year.” says newly appointed… Read more »
EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER INTO ONTARIO CANADA Eclipsall Energy Corporation, a Canadian solar enterprise that was founded in 2009 to coincide with the launch of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, has announced a $10 million investment and launch of a PV solar panel manufacturing plant in the Greater Toronto Area. It is expected that the facility is operational… Read more »
Dow Wire & Cable is announcing a price increase of 100 Euros per metric ton for its wire and cable compounded products and elastomers in Europe, Middle East and Africa. This increase will be effective with shipments from January 1, 2011, or as contract terms allow. Further details will be communicated to customers by local… Read more »
Orders at GP Solar GmbH reached their highest level ever in the company’s history at a total volume of some 25 million euros. Once again, the Constance-based specialist in inspection systems for wafer, solar cell, and module manufacturing managed to significantly increase total annual order volume in its GP Solar Inspect business unit. In the months of October and November… Read more »
Acro Energy Technologies Corp. (“Acro Energy”, TSX Venture: ART | PowerRating), one of California’s largest solar power integrators, has joined Wells Fargo to help bring solar energy to Southern California homeowners. Through the end of the year, Acro Energy and Wells Fargo are offering up to $1,000 in incentives to qualified Southern California homeowners who… Read more »
MX Solar has brought its new, highly automated solar module production line on stream in New Jersey, USA. The US branch of the Italian-based MX Group will, from now on, be producing crystalline solar modules for the local and European markets using an integrated 3S Modultec production line. With the start up of this 65MW… Read more »
The use of rare-earth materials as a key component in permanent magnet generators has raised concern around the world. China now controls approximately 97% of the rare-earth materials that are vital to clean-energy technology sources according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. What will this do to the future supply of rare-earth materials used in… Read more »
Leading solar developer AMSOLAR Corporation (“AMSOLAR”) is pleased to announce the addition of GCL Solar Energy, Inc. (“GCL Solar” or “GCL”) to the team that will be developing and installing its 5.2 Megawatt (MW) project for the San Diego Unified School District. When completed, the project will bring solar power to 20 sites in the… Read more »
The Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses of Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC) will seek bids by Dec. 15 for construction of wind turbines, two of which will be operational and one that will be used to train turbine technicians. “Installation likely will take place on the Fergus Falls and Wadena campuses in spring… Read more »
A group called Californians for Renewable Energy has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission challenging a deal to sell power from the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm. The 51-page complaint filed Wednesday asks the federal agency to set aside an order issued last month by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approving… Read more »
The new Siemens wind turbine nacelle plant in Hutchinson gleamed like a new car at Friday’s official unveiling, with bright lights shining down from a four-story-tall ceiling and fresh paint on all the fixtures and hoists. The 300,000-square-foot plant now employs 130 people, a number expected to climb to 400 within about a year. The… Read more »
Dietmar Harting, President and Partner of the HARTING Technology Group, has been awarded the gold pin by the DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE [VDE|DKE]). The entrepreneur, who will step down at the end of the year as Chairman of the DKE, a… Read more »
The Carl Zeiss Group concluded fiscal year 2009/10 with an increase in revenues of 42 percent over the previous year. The high-tech group of companies has reversed the trend of the previous year that was characterized by the global economic crisis and is now on track to renewed growth. The Carl Zeiss Group presented its… Read more »
Upsolar, a leading international solar module supplier, today announced it signed a 6 MW distribution agreement with Focused Energy, a wholesale distributor of residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) products. Under the terms of the agreement, Focused Energy will offer Upsolar’s line of modules to its North American customers throughout 2011, with an option to… Read more »
The Rickmers Group has taken delivery of Rickmers Masan, its tenth MPC (multi-purpose carrier). Built at the Jingling yard in China, the new vessel is the first in a series of four Superflex Heavy MPC vessels that are being long-term chartered to Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) for a period of eight years. They will operate… Read more »
aleo solar AG has supplied the solar modules for a 5.5 megawatt solar farm in Italy for one of the largest open-area projects in the company’s history to date. Approximately 24,000 avim a_18 type modules have been installed in Corinaldo (in the province of Marches). The modules are manufactured by avim solar production Co. Ltd…. Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, is building two solar power plants in Italy with an overall peak power of 8.9 megawatts (MWp). The customers are two project companies belonging to E.ON Climate & Renewables. Phoenix Solar AG is responsible for planning and building the photovoltaic power plants… Read more »
Broadwind Energy, Inc. (BWEN 1.71, +0.03, +1.79%) today announced that its Tower Tech Systems subsidiary was selected as the supplier of wind towers for the Glacier Hills Wind Park project. The Glacier Hills Wind Park is located in the towns of Randolph and Scott in Columbia County, Wisconsin. The 90-turbine project is expected to generate… Read more »
Carl Zeiss reports two further orders for the mask registration metrology system PROVETM. The recently launched system is already installed at customer sites in Asia and USA and enables high resolution in-die registration measurements on photomasks. “The first customers using the PROVE tool confirmed the unique performance in terms of repeatability, tool stability, and measurement… Read more »
In order to support faster progress in the offshore floating wind industry, DNV and key players are developing a common design standard. The conclusions from this joint industry project will provide best practices on principles and technical requirements and guidance for design, construction and in-service inspection work. Although the offshore floating wind industry is still… Read more »
3S Swiss Solar Systems, a subsidiary of Meyer Burger Technology AG, is collaborating with emergent Korean solar company, KISCO. By the spring of 2011, with an integrated 3S Modultec 65MW production line, KISCO will be producing highly efficient crystalline solar modules only 6 months after signing the contract. A further extension of their production capacity… Read more »
Upsolar, a leading international solar module supplier, today announced it has founded subsidiary Upsolar Italia SRL. Headquartered in Treviso, Italy, near Venice, the office will serve as the hub of Upsolar’s various projects throughout the country. The first major project serviced through Upsolar Italia is a 7.3 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park in Alessandria for RAL Srl, a company instituted by hydropower producer Compagnia Valdostana delle Acque SpA… Read more »
From 9 to 12 December 2010, BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), among the leading German consulting service providers in the field of wind energy, will be exhibiting at the Turkish RENEX fair. The company’s wind energy experts from Gelsenkirchen and Weiden will be available to share their knowledge with visitors at the joint exhibition stand of the state of North-Rhine… Read more »
BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), one of Germany’s leading service providers in the field of wind energy, was recently granted accreditation by the German Accreditation Board (DAkkS) to conduct wind measurement in accordance with DIN ISO/IEC 17025:2005. At the same time, the company was reaccredited in the field of “determining wind potential and energy yields of wind energy systems” after a… Read more »
Dipl. Kfm. Dietmar Harting has been honored with the highest academic award for his outstanding services to national and international engineering standards, business achievements and multi- faceted commitment to both state and society. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Leibniz University of Hanover has awarded an honorary doctorate to the managing partner of HARTING KGaA (Espelkamp). University… Read more »
The Stuttgart-based software developer doppelintegral GmbH has launched the new version 8.0.1 of their software INSEL (Integrated Simulation Environment Language) this month. This software is much more than a conventional simulation program for renewable energy systems. Instead, it is designed for professionals and end customers to understand, plan, monitor and visualise renewable energy systems. To… Read more »
Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading global provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions, announces an agreement with Neo Solar Power Corporation (“NSP”) of Hsinchu, Taiwan, one of the leading PV cell producers in the world, to provide Day4 Energy (“Day4”) with its high performance PV solar cells through 2011. “We are delighted… Read more »
aleo solar today announced that it has received MCS certification for its poly- and monocrystalline solar modules. This ensures that operators of solar power plants with aleo modules will be able to benefit from UK feed-in subsidies. Certification is granted by the British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT), working in partnership with TÜV Süd. The… Read more »
Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) publishes a new report with a vision for a modern renewable energy power system, which sets out how the grid can integrate increasing amounts of wind energy. Last week the European Commission said: “The EU pays the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure”. Today the… Read more »
DEK Solar has added to its 2010 awards success with the addition of a prestigious Global Technology Award. Evidence of the solar cell manufacturing equipment specialist’s continued success in the alternative energies field, the award celebrated DEK Solar’s ongoing innovation commitment. The sixth annual Global Technology Awards ceremony was held at SMTA International in Orlando, Florida, and was a… Read more »
Citi China’s Yingli Green Energy Holding Company stock rating from “position” reduced to “sell” and said polysilicon plant in view of the company into higher production costs,nickel powder, declining profit margins than its larger competitors. “Price elasticity of demand with reference to the overall market and the current price level,nickel powder coat, the first half… Read more »
Transcat, Inc. (TRNS 6.99, 0.00, 0.00%) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading distributor of professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments and accredited provider of calibration, repair and weighing system services, announced today that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of Wind Turbine Tools, Inc…. Read more »