Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands – Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Boskalis International bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated platform during phase 3 of the Malampaya project. The Barge Master system will be used during the second half of 2014 for the installation of a permanent bridge between… Read more »
Aberdeen-based energy services group SeaEnergy PLC and Robert Gordon University (RGU) have jointly launched a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop an operational and economic model for life cycle cost of operations and maintenance (O&M) strategies in offshore windfarms. This KTP is supported by the Technology Strategy Board and aims to drive down cost in… Read more »
The planning software Polysun provides the technical tool for smart-grid simulationsWhile the term “smart-grid” is often regarded as an empty word, recalling long- term energy policy plans, the simulation software Polysun is able to provide the technical tool for the simulation of actual smart-grid controllers. The emerging challenge of power-grid stability can be answered by… Read more »
Equity base strengthened through contribution of creditors’ claims New shareholder structure with majority shareholder Sol Futura Verwaltungsgesellschaft Ulm, August 8, 2013 – With the successful implementation of the capital measures approved as part of the insolvency plan, the reorganization, and consequently the recapitalization, of centrotherm photovoltaics has now been concluded. This was achieved through converting… Read more »
MORGES … Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton (NYSE:ETN) has named Kurt McMaken president – Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. He succeeds Yannis P. Tsavalas who is moving to a new role as senior vice president, strategic initiatives – Electrical Sector. McMaken will report to Thomas S. Gross, Eaton’s vice chairman and chief operating officer… Read more »
Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), August 07, 2013. At the beginning of 2012, Bystronic glass announced a reorganisation which nearly a year and a half later is now almost complete. Both the Strategic Business Unit (SBU) automotive glass and the machine service team for architectural glass cutting machines are under one roof at the Bystronic glass Swiss location… Read more »
Meyer Burger sees indications of a recovery in the photovoltaic market and has successfully concluded strategic contracts for advanced diamond wire slicing technologies and industry leading module production and testing technologies with new customers in the Asian market. The orders have a combined value of over CHF 22 million. First major contractual volume since beginning… Read more »
• APCVD is a factor of success for the production of PERC cells Freudenstadt: The SCHMID Group considers itself well prepared for today’s requirements of the cell manufacturers in the PV market. With the 5500 Series APCVD conveyor furnace a well-proven system is available for the industrial mass production of highly efficient cells already on… Read more »
ES supports European production and an environmentally friendly production Munich/Germany, August 6, 2013 – The Scandinavian-German module manufacturer Innotech Solar AS (ITS) has secured the Austrian distributor CES Combi Energy Systems as a partner. CES sells ITS solar modules in Austria. “It is up to us value-added resellers to protect European technology and production. This… Read more »
– Lars Rytter assumed COO role on 1 August– Russell Stoddart starts as CTO on 12 August– New Management Board of REpower Systems GmbH set up Pune/Hamburg: As of 1 August, Lars Rytter has taken over as Chief Operating Officer at REpower. In his new role, Rytter will be able to make an important contribution… Read more »
Innowind orders 35 V112-3.0 MW turbines for three different wind power plants at the Eastern Cape With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 32 of 01 August 2013, Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order for 105 MW from a consortium led by Innowind, an 80 per cent affiliate… Read more »
Collaboration to Advance Photovoltaic Technology, Improve Solar Power Output, Quality and Reliability SHANGHAI, July 31, 2013 – DuPont China Holding Co., Ltd. (DuPont) and GD Solar Co., Ltd. (GD Solar) today signed a strategic cooperation agreement focused on collaboration to improve the power output, quality and reliability of solar energy systems to meet the world’s… Read more »
New partnership will benefit industrial and commercial business customers DONG Energy Sales UK Limited (DESUK), a UK subsidiary of the DONG Energy group, entered a strategic partnership with Smart Metering Systems (SMS), the Glasgow-based integrated metering services company yesterday. The contract will see SMS providing meter asset management (MAM), site works and data services across… Read more »
SPX Hydraulic Technologies, which is part of the SPX Corporation is a global manufacturer of high- pressure hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic torque wrenches, pumps, bolt tensioners and nut splitters, as well as devices, maintenance and charging systems for rail projects. Company product brands are: – BOLTING SYSTEMS: Hydraulic torque wrench and other bolting tools used in… Read more »
Emerson has supplied inverters to a plant owned by Natural Energy Development Company (NED), Ltd, which officially opened its 8 MW extension project, Wang Ploeng Solar, on May 29 2013. Emerson inverters were chosen because of their multi-master modular architecture, which enables the SPV to scale the inverter’s rated power capacity up and down to… Read more »
At the end of June, De Telegraaf, the largest newspaper in the Netherlands, concluded its Top 100 competition for Dutch ‘green’ companies. The winners, out of 25 nominees, were Moonen Packaging, Conscious Hotels and Damen Shipyards Group. The top-three greenest companies in the Netherlands were selected by a jury comprising green entrepreneur Ruud Koornstra (known… Read more »
Meyer Burger has successfully concluded an important contract for a fully integrated, automated solar module manufacturing line with a new customer in the United Kingdom. Meyer Burger also announces the signing of a contract with an existing customer in Taiwan for the sale of both on-stock and second hand slicing equipment for solar wafers. The… Read more »
Darmstadt, Germany, July 25, 2013 – Merck has won two renowned awards in one week. On July 9, it was presented with the global 2013 Intersolar Award for Photovoltaic Production Technologies in San Francisco, USA. Then on July 16, it was honored by TPK Touch Solutions Inc., the world’s leading touch panel maker, as outstanding… Read more »
Biel, Switzerland -July 25, 2013 – The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering today informs about restructuring plans. These plans include an optimization of the existing processes and cost structures as well as a strategic reorientation of the company. In addition to reduced operational and administrative costs this could also result in a reduction of the… Read more »
• 76 Siemens direct drive turbines for Vattenfall project in Wales• Wind power plant with 228 MW will supply energy for around 140,000 homes• Siemens will also provide service and maintenance for a five year period Siemens has been chosen to supply, install and service 76 direct drive turbines at Vattenfall’s onshore wind farm “Pen… Read more »
Chemical Vapor Deposition is widely used in research and development laboratories, especially for the synthesis of carbon nanostructures of graphene, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes or silicon nano wires. Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum now offers a safe, simple, plug & play solution. “In this minuscule world of atomic-sized layers, fast and reproducible experiments are vital. The CVD… Read more »
The plant, one of the largest in Africa, represents the consolidation of Ingeteam in that country Ingeteam is to supply its 1 MW central inverters to one of the largest PV plants in the African continent. The project, named Jasper PV, is to be executed and constructed by a consortium formed by Iberdrola Engineering and… Read more »
Unique Floating Water-Based Solar Power System Shows Installation Versatility i-Energy, a Taiwan-based developer and supplier of advanced photovoltaic power conversion and optimization products, today announced the completion of two water-based 20kW solar power systems in Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. These solar power systems are installed on two floating pontoons in an unused farm reservoir,… Read more »
X-ray microscopy solutions close the gap between light and electron microscopy JENA/Germany, PLEASANTON/California/USA , 18.07.2013. ZEISS, the international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics announced today that the acquisition of U.S.-based Xradia, Inc. has been completed. The closing took place on July 12, 2013 after all formal conditions, as set in the Acquisition… Read more »
Printing plate manufacturer saves €465,000 in electricity costs thanks to the Centrosolar Solution Centre Industrial companies can consume the power from a photovoltaic system almost entirely themselves, even without a storage system. A manufacturer of printing plates in northern Germany uses over 80 per cent of the power from its PV system itself. The system… Read more »
Rugged Construction and Modular Expansion Capabilities Combine with Protocol Conversion, Data Logging and Web-Based Monitoring and Control York, Pa. – July 16, 2013 – Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced the release of its newest generation of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) – the… Read more »
The module producer and system supplier aleo solar AG will be presenting solutions to make efficient use of solar power at the Clean Energy Week in Brisbane from July 24 to 26. aleo solar will be showing its products and services, including a multi-functional combination of photovoltaic and thermal module. Clean Energy Week is Australia’s… Read more »
hrough a Management Buy-out and private investment SPG registered in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, announced the acquisition of the solar-grade silicon production facility in Bitterfeld from PV Crystalox Solar PLC (PVCS) in the UK. The facility was completed in 2009 for an investment of ca.€ 120 Mio by PV Crystalox Solar Silicon GmbH (PVCSS) a 100%-subsidiary… Read more »
• Siemens Wind Power enters Philippine market• 27 direct drive wind turbines ordered Siemens Energy has received its first wind power order for the Caparispisan project in Pagudpud, Illocos Norte, Philippines. The customers are Northern Luzon UPC Asia Corporation, AC Energy Holdings, Inc. and Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure comprised of Government Service Insurance System,… Read more »
Today’s major challenges in photovoltaic production are the optimization of solar cell efficiencies and the reduction of manufacturing costs. ISRA VISION provides a complete range of state-of-the-art high-precision inspection systems that enable PV manufacturers to master these challenges. Within the scope of solar module manufacturing, the wafer segment accounts for about 60 percent of the… Read more »
Finnish photovoltaic-wire facility receives Lean certification Luvata, a world leader in metal solution manufacturing, heat-transfer technology and engineering and design services, announces its PV solar ribbon manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland has received its Lean certification. Lean is a world-renowned production philosophy made famous by Toyota, which focuses on minimizing waste in the pursuit of… Read more »
* The multinational has hit this record in the first half of 2013, with solar trackers installed in all five continents.* MECASOLAR got orders for 200MW and expects to reach 600MW installed by the end of fiscal year 2015.* Europe, America and Australia are, in this order, the markets where MECASOLAR is operating at present…. Read more »
SEAFLAMETM, A NEW RANGE OF ULTRA FIRE-RESISTANT CABLES WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE FOR SPECIALIST SITUATIONS. Milan, 16 July 2013 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has strengthened its product offer to deliver new levels of performance and safety for the world’s leading marine businesses, both in shipboard and… Read more »
Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), July 15, 2013. The official inauguration of the new laboratory building at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg took place at the beginning of July. Prior to this the first ten of an eventual 250 TPedge solar modules were put in place and now decorate the façade of the… Read more »
Sydney, Australia, 11 July 2013 – Announced today in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, is a paper by a team led by the ‘Father of DSC’ Professor Michael Graetzel describing a new deposition process to create the light harvesting pigment for solid-state dye solar cells. Cells fabricated using this technique and incorporating Dyesol’s key DSC… Read more »
First TinPad systems delivered for mass production Successful module certification for cells with tin rear contacts Freudenstadt. The SCHMID Group announces the delivery of the first TinPad systems for the application of tin contacts on the cell rear side in photovoltaics mass production. The certification of modules with the silver-free contacts has already been passed… Read more »