• Outstanding Solar Projects award recognizes solar power’s impact on schools and health centers in rural Nigeria • The winning project brought solar power and storage to 172 schools and 11 public health centers in rural Nigeria • A collaboration between Schneider Electric and African Energy, the project came about through an initiative of the… Read more »
NEW GENERATION SCIENTISTS AWARDED FOR PASSIVATED CONTACTS Peter Adelmann, university professor in Ulm, founder and CEO of the “Institute for Decentralized Electrification, Entrepreneurship and Education” (id-eee) was presented with the SolarWorld Einstein Award yesterday evening. The award honored the commitment of the solar pioneer, developer and manager to rural electrification and sustainable solar projects. For… Read more »
A leading Chinese supplier of solar products and solutions has awarded Meyer Burger another significant contract for the delivery of cutting-edge technologies and equipment for the production of high-quality solar wafers and highly efficient solar cells with a total contract value of about CHF 21 million. The contract includes the multi-award-winning diamond wire saw DW288… Read more »
The reliability of Multi-Contact’s MC4 connector for PV solar panels has led it to become a de facto industry standard, with over a billion sold worldwide. The rugged connector now has a further advantage as it has been awarded UL approval for operation at 1500 V. This higher system voltage is a significant advantage for… Read more »
ABB’s new high power 1500 VDC outdoor central inverter, PVS980, is now available, complemented with an optimized ABB medium voltage (MV) solution for grid connection. Helsinki, 8 June, 2016 – ABB continues to expand its extensive solar inverter portfolio through the launch of the new outdoor central inverter, PVS980, providing the customer with the next… Read more »
Dresden, Germany – 23 June 2016 – Heliatek has implemented, with its partner Kandil Steel, its first Building integrated Organic Photovoltaic (BIOPV) pilot project in Africa. HeliaFilm®, Heliatek’s organic solar film, is at the core of this installation in Egypt, which represents a first test project for further steel applications by Kandil Steel. “I am… Read more »
Delivers excellent electrical performance and moisture resistance to better meet customer demand Midland, Mich. – June 22, 2016 – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), an industry leader in polyolefin elastomer (POE) technology and manufacturing capability, announces the availability of its photovoltaic grades of ENGAGETM Polyolefin to the photovoltaic (PV) module encapsulation film industry. Producers… Read more »
· The new platform is a unique system combining battery energy storage with Power-to-Heat technology· The solution targets the primary control reserve power reducing capital expenditure by 30 % and possibly more, depending on installation Munich, Germany, EES Europe, June 22, 2016 – AEG Power Solutions, a global provider of power electronic systems and solutions… Read more »
Global Maritime Part of 12-Member Consortium With Project Objective to Reduce Costs in Wave Energy Development London, UK; June 15 2016: Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, is to provide mooring and risk management support to the European Union’s OPERA (Open Sea… Read more »
The Boom Lock© system by High Wind increases wind limits and accelerates installation processes of increasingly larger wind turbine components. Zwijndrecht, Belgium, 23 June 2016. LM Wind Power and Adwen announced earlier this week the world’s longest blade, an 88.4-metre blade specifically designed for Adwen’s 8MW turbine. LM Wind Power’s CEO Marc de Jong called… Read more »
This year, CalLab PV Cells, the calibration laboratory at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, celebrates its 30th jubilee. For the past three decades, precisely measured reference solar cells – and for almost 25 years reference modules – have been sent from Freiburg throughout the world. The cell reference provides a measure of… Read more »
DNV GL position paper presents global cases and best practices for maximizing energy production and revenue, and minimizing operational costs. New methods of advanced analytics, inspection and forecasting can improve both technical and financial performance of operating solar plants Munich, Germany, 23rd June 2016 – Today at Intersolar Europe, DNV GL, the world’s largest resource… Read more »
The Boom Lock© system by High Wind increases wind limits and accelerates installation processes of increasingly larger wind turbine components. Zwijndrecht, Belgium, 23 June 2016. LM Wind Power and Adwen announced earlier this week the world’s longest blade, an 88.4-metre blade specifically designed for Adwen’s 8MW turbine. LM Wind Power’s CEO Marc de Jong called… Read more »
• LCoE for offshore wind power below eight euro cents per kWh by 2025• Levers include digitalization and innovative foundations• Competitive energy supply and climate protection In early June, 2016, eleven members of the wind industry association Wind Europe issued a joined declaration containing the target of making offshore wind energy more cost competitive with… Read more »
More than 1,000 scientific presentations from 90 countries Solar PV has become a key energy technology, with 100 GW installed in Europe Technology and market innovations for PV after Paris COP 21 Munich, 21 June, 2016 – The EU PVSEC 2016 – the 32nd edition of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition opened… Read more »
The production capacity of the TT4200 GIGA is impressive. On just 15 square meters and with a cycle time of 0.85 seconds or 4200 cycles per hour, this system can achieve an annual capacity of 130 MWp – and all with maximum energy efficiency. The result is a constantly high string quality with breakage rates… Read more »
What if your solar module could tell you “replace me”? Simplifying O&M with AEG solar modules and IMM Technology AEG solar modules utilizing Individual Module Monitoring (IMM) technology allow you to track their own performance increasing system yield and reducing your O&M costs at a highly competitive price with respect to currently available smart modules…. Read more »
Guetenbach, 20th June, 2016: RENA Technologies GmbH has received high volume orders from several Asian tier1 solar cell manufacturers for its newly developed high throughput RENA BatchTex tool. The orders placed with RENA for equipment for alkaline texturing of monocrystalline silicon wafers sum up to a production capacity in the mid single-digit GW range. RENA’s… Read more »
Moventas has launched a kilowatt class suite of life-extending services, Extra Life for kW. As older, kilowatt class gearbox fleets age around the world, Moventas is ideally suited to extend the life of these components with its core technologies. Moventas has launched a kilowatt class suite of life-extending services, Extra Life for kW. As older,… Read more »
Educational experiences can have a powerful impact on our chosen career paths and that is precisely why the subsea installation and maintenance specialist, Global Marine Systems Limited, with joint venture partner Huawei Marine Networks (HMN), has consistently supported the Engineering Education Scheme, organised by the Engineering Development Trust. Adrian Jarvis of HMN mentored and worked… Read more »
The 88.4 meter blade has been developed and built by LM Wind Power specifically for Adwen’s AD 8-180 wind turbine model. 21st June, 2016 – Adwen and LM Wind Power have partnered to take a large step forward towards lowering the cost of energy in offshore, putting their respective technology expertise together to present the… Read more »
More than 1,000 scientific presentations from 90 countries Solar PV has become a key energy technology, with 100 GW installed in Europe Technology and market innovations for PV after Paris COP 21 Munich, 21 June, 2016 – The EU PVSEC 2016 – the 32nd edition of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition opened… Read more »
Photovoltaic Assets under Management grow to approximately 800 MWp ENcome becomes leading independant PV service provider in Europe Klagenfurt am Wörthersee/Gelsenkirchen, 21.06.2016. ENcome Energy Performance GmbH announces the acquisition of abakus solar, headquartered in Gelsenkirchen. In the course of the takeover, ENcome’s O&M business in the UK and Germany will expand strongly. The European portfolio… Read more »
GILDEMEISTER energy storage GmbH (Wiener Neudorf, Austria) has won an ambitious tender for electrochemical flow storage systems published last year by Terna SpA, Europe‘s largest transmission grid operator. The tenderTerna SpA, based in Rome, is not only Italy’s national grid operator and Europe’s largest transmission grid operator but is also the 6th largest one in… Read more »
Solar becomes cost-leading power generation technology, new installations smashing previous records. Munich, 21 June 2016 – SolarPower Europe today released its flagship market report the “Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2016-2020” showing that a total of 229 GW of solar power was installed in the world end of 2015, an over 45-fold market increase… Read more »
Augsburg, 20 June 2016. Raising Power GmbH announced today it will unveil its full service offerings for the technical operation management of photovoltaic systems at Intersolar Europe in Munich from June 22 – 24, 2016. Raising Power’s exhibition at Booth 253 in Hall B2 will focus on its service network that offers customers and partners… Read more »
High performance 365W thin film module offers superior performance, reliability First Solar will present its new Module on 22 June 2016 at Intersolar at 5pm at booth 158 in Hall A1. MUNICH, Germany, June 20, 2016 – First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) will showcase its game-changing new Series 5 thin film photovoltaic (PV) module at… Read more »
• Siemens and Gamesa have signed binding agreements to merge Siemens’ wind business with Gamesa• Businesses are highly complementary with regard to markets, products and technology and will create great value to customers and shareholders• Siemens to hold a 59 percent stake and consolidate the merged company and existing Gamesa shareholders to hold 41 percent•… Read more »
Orlando/Hanau/Brussels, June 16, 2016, Munich, Germany, SOLARUNITED, formerly known as the International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA), has selected Intersolar Munich 2016 and the 32nd EU-PVSEC Conference to announce its transformation into a Global PV Technology & Industry Association. While the PV industry and market have globalised in the last years, the need for a global… Read more »
Munich, Germany / June 16, 2016 – Sungrow, the worlds’ largest PV inverter manufacturer, announces that several new inverters to be presented by the company at Intersolar Europe 2016. As one of Sungrow’s main products for the emerging 1500 volt market, the SG3000HV-MV turnkey container solution is best characterised by its low system cost and… Read more »
Herzelya Pituach, Israel – June 16, 2016-SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, and LG Chem Ltd (“LG Chem”) (KRX: 051910, 051915) announced the compatibility of SolarEdge’s StorEdge solutions and LG Chem’s new high voltage RESU10H and RESU7H batteries. The product compatibility will help… Read more »
LG Chem, a leading energy storage system manufacturer, has approved the use of its RESU 6.4 EX battery with the Ingeteam INGECON® SUN STORAGE 1Play hybrid inverter. With a capacity of 6.4 kWh, the lithium-ion battery made by LG Chem is designed for residential and commercial use, storing electricity and optimising the energy efficiency of… Read more »
New approach to automation of module production lines SCHMID supplies the complete equipment for the first production line of solar modules in Kirghizia An exhibit can be seen live on the Intersolar Europe: Munich, 22nd to 24th June 2016 (hall A2, booth 160) NewTech builds the first module production in Kirghizia and uses high-tech equipment… Read more »
AEG Polycrystalline solar modules were deployed in three ground-mounted, utility-scale installations in the UK with a cumulative installed capacity of 13.54 MWp Nürnberg, June 15, 2016 – Around 53,000 AEG solar modules, an overall capacity of 13.54 MWp were supplied by Solar Solutions PV GmbH for the building of three large solar parks in UK… Read more »
· USTDA grant to fund work of North American team of global offshore experts· DNV GL study to assess key factors including wind potential, environmental impact and grid interconnection· Phu Cuong Group’s 170 MW farm is first in series of projects to meet renewable energy target of Vietnam and also the needs of growing economy… Read more »
Consortium secures 47.5MWAC project in Zambia, under the World Bank’s Scaling Solar program LUSAKA, Zambia/PARIS, France/TEMPE, Az. – June 16, 2016 – Neoen S.A.S., a leading French renewable energy firm, and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that they have successfully bid for a 47.5 megawatt (MW)AC utility-scale solar power project in Zambia. The… Read more »