£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 »
The German family-owned company VON ARDENNE develops and manufactures advanced vacuum coating equipment for the photovoltaic and solar thermal industry, the architectural glass coating market, and the web coating market. We take a closer look at the company, which is constantly identifying and analysing market trends throughout these industries in order to strengthen and broaden… Read more »
Bergen, Norway – June 07, 2013: Reef Subsea today announced that it will undergo a strategic group-wide restructure to position the company for further growth and future success. Duncan Macpherson, who previously held the role of Managing Director of Reef Subsea Norway, has been promoted as the CEO of Reef Subsea with the responsibility of… Read more »
Chemnitz, 03 June 2013. This June, 3D-Micromac from Chemnitz (Germany) will launch the first production equipment worldwide that can conduct the integrated series-connection of a thin-film solar module on one single platform and in one single production step. The new One-Stop-Patterning process (OSP) only structures the modules once all of the functional layers have been… Read more »
International coatings manufacturer Hempel announced the launch of HEMPADUR 47300, a new NORSOK-approved epoxy mid-coat that can reduce drying times for offshore wind tower manufacturers by up to 25 per cent and help drive down production costs. Specially formulated for offshore wind towers, HEMPADUR 47300 is a new low-solvent epoxy mid-coat that offers vastly improved… Read more »
The teamtechnik Group, international market leader in the stringer technology segment, presents its STRINGER TT1200 HS at Intersolar 2013 in Munich. The high throughput system solders solar cell strings in a 2.5 second cycle on just one track. It thus outpaces its predecessor by 200 cycles and is currently the fastest single-track stringer system on… Read more »
Head of Business Segment „Glass + New Materials” Alsdorf, April 26th, 2013 – 4JET Technologies GmbH (Alsdorf, Germany) strengthens its activities in laser processing of glass. Dr. Uwe Stute will be responsible for the newly created business unit „Glass + New Materials”.Main focus will be the development of laser processes and production systems for separating,… Read more »
• ZF Group grows by 12 percent in 2012 • Operating profit amounts to EUR 687 million • Number of employees worldwide rises to almost 75,000 Friedrichshafen/Stuttgart. ZF Friedrichshafen AG has closed the business year 2012 with record sales of approximately EUR 17.4 billion – a plus of 12 percent compared with the previous year… Read more »
John Woodruff, Principal Consultant at Natural Power has been selected to present at RenewableUK Cymru on 1st May 2013. This is the seventh annual RenewableUK Cymru event, with over 200 renewable energy experts expected to attend. With over ten years experience in the wind industry, John’s discussion, entitled ‘Habitat Management, Green Infrastructure and the Ecosystem… Read more »
WELTEC BIOPOWER, a full-service provider, has developed a rugged liquid input system which prevents outages and thus safeguards the technical stability of AD systems. Productivity is increased at the same time due to the possibility of flexibly mixing the input materials as an alternative to using expensive maize silages. The energy potential of grass silage… Read more »
Today early in the morning, the mighty lift gate of ship assembly hall 290 at the Volkswerft shipyard in Stralsund (Germany) opened for the roll-out of the first of two RoRo special ships for the Danish shipping company DFDS. The construction phase “ship hull assembly” of the new vessel with the shipyard job number 500… Read more »
Munich, Germany, April 16, 2013 – The Scandinavian-German solar module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has received the prestigious Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award. The solar company had been nominated for the award, which honors the most promising European technology companies of the year, and received the prize thanks to its exceptional business model and… Read more »
Resonance Asset Management (“Resonance”), an alternative asset management firm, founded by industry veteran, Nick Wood, has raised £35m in assets for its inaugural wind energy income fund. With a distribution agreement in place via boutique investment bank, Dexion Capital plc, initial commitments were raised from pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. The fund, advised… Read more »
Reliable leak detection for quality assuranceShort cycle time and high throughputHigh performance with easy operation ComVac 2013.The new ASM 340 is a high-performance and durable leak detector for reliable quality assurance.The wide scope of application ranges from industrial and analytical applications to research & development all the way to the coating market.The compact leak detector… Read more »
Delivers Ultimate Flexibility with up to 24 Gigabit Ports and a Wide Range of Connectivity Options York, Pa. – March 26, 2013 – Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced the modular N-Tron NT24k managed Gigabit Ethernet industrial switch series. With up to 24… Read more »
Difficult market environment in 2012 Substantial cost reduction programmes executed Net sales 2012 of CHF 645.2 million and EBITDA of CHF -33.2 million within guidance published respectively in March and November 2012 Net result of CHF -115.9 million High equity ratio of 57.1% Strengthening… Read more »
The ‘Marineco Thunderbird’ is UK based Marineco’s fourth FCS 2610 Twin Axe. Marineco was the first customer to buy one of these vessels nearly two and a half years ago, based on a design for an Offshore and Offshore Wind support vessel which Damen really believed in. The recent purchase of Thunderbird is proof of… Read more »
Three more Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers are on their way to Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd and are expected to arrive in Europe in early May. Based in Largs, Ayrshire, MCS ordered the three Twin Axe FCS 2610, just months after taking delivery of its first two catamarans. All of the vessels are… Read more »
Ellsworth Adhesives, the world’s largest distributor of Adhesives and Specialty Chemicals, is pleased to announce that it has successfully implemented a new Warehouse Management System in their Canadian facility that will help improve process times and the ability to provide best-in-class service to their customers. Ellsworth Adhesives Canada implemented a fully automated Warehouse Management System… Read more »
Two leading universities have recently purchased long range Galion Lidar devices from renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy. The Centre for Advanced Condition Monitoring (CACM) at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and the Atmospheric Science Program of Indiana University (IU) in the USA, will use the Galion for cutting edge wind energy research projects. Galion Lidar… Read more »
Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced the promotion of Jesse Benefiel to vice president of product management and the appointment of Daniel Faia to the position of vice president of global sales. In these roles, Jesse and Dan will be pivotal to bringing… Read more »
The Sacramento International Jet Center, the Sacramento County’s airport system partner for general aviation at the Sacramento International Airport, has installed a 130 kilowatt solar electric system on their state of the art hangar and office facilities. The system was installed by CitiGreen, Inc. & Foothill Electric, turn-key solar contractors for commercial customers. With solar,… Read more »
As part of the leading New Energy Husum trade fair, Messe Husum will be staging a storage forum in Husum on 22 March for regional energy suppliers and renewable energy industry specialists. The trade fair organisers are staging the five-hour event in association with the Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) and the Schleswig-Holstein… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) entered into a loan agreement in the amount of CHF 30 million with a Swiss banking syndicate, secured by mortgage certificates, in order to partially refinance the investment costs of its new production and headquarters building in Thun (Schorenstrasse 39, 3645 Gwatt). The revolving credit will for… Read more »
The Siemens presence at Hannover Messe 2013 focuses on the increasing integration of all technologies in the industry branch. “Siemens has a complete integrated portfolio consisting of hardware, software, services, and comprehensive industry expertise. This basis helps industrial companies achieve very high productivity and efficiency,” said Dirk Hoke, CEO of Siemens’ Customer Services Division, reported… Read more »
During last week’s APEX event in San Diego, California, DEK’s Global Marketing Director Karen Moore-Watts received IPC’s Distinguished Committee Leadership Award for her six-year service as chair of the SMEMA Statistical Subcommittee. Playing a critical role in identifying electronics assembly market developments, the SMEMA Statistical Subcommittee offers input that supports IPC’s global electronics assembly market… Read more »
The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the 2012 annual report with the following financial highlights and outlook: · EBITDA was DKK 8.6 billion, down DKK 5.1 billion on 2011. In the Energy Markets business unit, EBITDA fell by DKK 6.6 billion from DKK 2.0 billion in 2011 to a loss of… Read more »
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has chosen sailing as a medium for communicating its brand internationally. In fact, the Group will be supporting Giancarlo Pedote, the solo sailor, in the 2013 edition of the Transat 6.50 race, a single-handed Atlantic crossing for the smallest class of racing… Read more »
Damen Shipyards (Gorinchem, Netherlands) and the Port of Amsterdam are launching a pilot project today to test Thorn-D®, a relatively new antifouling film that is applied to ships’ hulls below the water line. The film has an expected lifetime of five years. That is much longer than conventional antifouling coatings, which need to be replaced every six months… Read more »
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) new Subsea Support Vessel was named at Oranjewerf Shiprepair Amsterdam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, on February 8th, 2013. The vessel called at Oranjewerf early January after a voyage from China to The Netherlands to undergo a series of modifications at the shipyard. VOS SweetThe new vessel is named after a… 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 »
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 »
• 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 »
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 »
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 »
Red Lion and N-Tron Products Recognized in Data Acquisition Hardware and Ethernet Networking Categories York, Pa. – January 8, 2013 – Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced that the company has been named a “First Team Supplier” by the readers of Automation World… Read more »