A new anti-corrosive coating with a drying time of just 60 minutes promises to increase line-speeds for wind tower manufacturers by at least 50 per cent compared to standard two and three-coat systems. Launched today by international coatings manufacturer Hempel, Hemperea DTM 55973 can be applied directly to metal and is suitable for C3 corrosive… Read more »
PPG becomes largest North American glass manufacturer with capability PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2012 – PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) flat glass business announced that it can now manufacture heat-strengthened glass in thicknesses of less than 3 millimeters, which makes it among the first major glass manufacturers in North America to offer this capability. PPG can produce heat-strengthened… Read more »
The app allows to monitor PV installations using the new software Ingecon® Web Monitor Ingeteam has just developed an iPhone app to monitor PV installations. This new application provides access to the entire information on the PV plant production. From now on, any iPhone /iPod Touch/iPad user will be able to keep an updated energy… Read more »
In Beijing from December 11-13, 2012, industry experts discuss trends and technologies from across the global solar industry, focusing chiefly on the development of the Chinese solar sector Freiburg/Pforzheim, Germany, and Beijing, China, November 21, 2012 – The Intersolar China Conference is taking place for the second time in the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing… Read more »
More than 160,000 SolarMax S series string inverters have been installed all over the world in the past five years – more than 99 percent have worked perfectly ever since. Biel, 22. November 2012: The SolarMax S series string inverters rank among the classic products produced by the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering. Since 2008,… Read more »
In response to the ongoing challenging market situation in the photovoltaic sector, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) is accelerating and expanding its current consolidation and optimisation programme. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has consolidated sales and service operations, simplified its organisational structure and restructured production. The overall number of permanent… Read more »
Order volume of more than EUR880 million Siemens Energy has secured the order for the Jeffrey’s Bay wind power plant with a capacity of 138 megawatts (MW). This marks the company’s market entry into the South African wind power sector. Siemens has now received a total of 16 orders for more than 270 onshore wind… Read more »
Even after a decade, aleo solar modules show only minimal age-related performance reduction (degradation). MBJ Services, an independent service provider, assessed a 5.44-kilowatt system near Bremen (Germany) which had been in operation for nearly ten years. They measured each of the 34 aleo modules’ performance with the help of a flasher. The result: an average… Read more »
– SOLARWATT extends system range and presents a trend-setting system for intelligent energy management– SOLARWATT ENERGY SOLUTION starter kit now available– SOLARWATT storage solution will continue to significantly increase the share of internal supply starting in the first half of 2013 The future of energy supply is regenerative and decentralized – energy will be created… Read more »
On the occasion of Mr. Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister’s, visit to Paris, the AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise*, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland. The MoU is a step towards establishing an AREVA factory in Scotland that will manufacture its 5MW… Read more »
Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner complete company management. Machine and line manufacturer Bürkle centralizes technology and production. The company management of Robert Bürkle GmbH, represented by Hans-Joachim Bender and Ralf Spindler, has been completed by Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner. Luck will be responsible for the technology sector and will thus manage product innovation, development… Read more »
SOLON solar modules scored outstanding marks during the latest PID resistance test performed by Photovoltaik Institute Berlin. The SOLON Black 230 is 100% resistant against potential induced degradation (PID). PID is one of the major causes for power losses in solar power systems. The SOLON Black 230 did not demonstrate any measurable power loss under… Read more »
– The M250-60 AC module from the SOLARWATT ORANGE LINE comes top– Degradation values of just 0.2 percent over a year affirm the SOLARWATT performance promise– The results of tests carried out by TÜV Rheinland confirm the high quality standard of SOLARWATT production The SOLARWATT module M250-60 AC with 245 Wp from the SOLARWATT ORANGE… Read more »
Exhibitors and organizers report positive outcome Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 16, 2012: The fourth Intersolar India, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, drew to a close on November 8, 2012. 200 exhibitors from 17 countries presented their products, solutions and services in an exhibition space covering 20,000 square meters at the Bombay Exhibition Centre… Read more »
To coincide with the opening of AREVA’s first offices in Le Havre, Luc Oursel presented the progress made with AREVA’s industrial plan to produce a 100% French wind turbine in the Haute-Normandie region. Since Iberdrola and Eole RES were chosen to develop the wind farm site in the bay of Saint-Brieuc in April 2012 and… Read more »
With one of the fastest growing wind markets in the world, Chinese manufacturers have been quick to step up and meet their country’s rapidly expanding demand for renewable energy – expanding their revenue significantly in the process – states a new report from business intelligence providers GBI Research. In the report*, the firm analyses the… Read more »
Construction of the solar thermal power plant Puerta Errado 2 / Quality inspections and acceptance tests Cologne/Calasparra, Spain, November 15, 2012. TÜV Rheinland accompanied the construction of the first commercial solar thermal power plant, Puerto Errado 2 in Spain, as a neutral certifier. On behalf of the general contractor Novatec and the client Tubo Sol… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland, November 13, 2012 – The Switch, a leading supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, is proud to announce that it has been chosen by the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) as the 2012 Later Stage Award Global Best of Wind winner…. Read more »
aleo solar AG and its majority shareholder, Robert Bosch GmbH, today agreed a waiver of claims in the amount of EUR 25 million and a declaration to subordinate liability in the amount of EUR 50 million. Robert Bosch GmbH had extended short-term shareholder loans under a Group credit facility to aleo solar AG between 19… Read more »
aleo solar AG (ISIN: DE000A0JM634) today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 222.4 million in the first nine months of 2012. This means that aleo solar’s revenue decreased by 35.4 percent compared with the first nine months of 2011 (EUR 344.6 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR -51.5 million… Read more »
Hempel awarded patent for revolutionary low-solvent wind turbine coating system The Ultra-High Solids and Speed system (UHSS), a unique two-coat protective paint system for onshore wind turbines produced by leading coatings manufacturer Hempel, was granted a patent from the European Patent Office. UHSS uses two high-solids coatings to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions by… Read more »
• Household electricity data monitoring• Data visualization via laptop• Extended maintenance interval Berlin, November 12, 2012. SOLON Energy GmbH is adding two new features to the SOLON SOLiberty storage system. At the 2012 International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES) in Berlin, which begins today and ends on Wednesday, SOLON will present a new… Read more »
November 09, 2012 – A technologically leading vacuum solution has won Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum another steel degassing order. JAILAXMI CASTING & ALLOYS, an Indian steel producer, was convinced by the innovative systems and redundant components. “The new system offers the right parameters to significantly reduce energy costs while at the same time being designed to… Read more »
Husum, 9 November 2012. New Energy Husum 2013 is staging a special exhibition on ecological building to focus on the subject of passive houses. The Husum exhibition from 21 to 24 March 2013 will for the first time also be providing a platform for biofuel producers, and businesses involved in geothermal energy and hydroelectric power… Read more »
Energy and sustainability advisory company DNV KEMA, the energy arm of DNV, has appointed the former President of Sweco Norway to the post of Scandinavia regional manager. Vibecke Hverven joins DNV KEMA on 1 December with more than seven years of experience as President of Sweco Norge, a leading multidisciplinary consultancy company in the field… Read more »
Aravis Energy I LP is a Swiss private equity fund focused on investments in the renewable energy sector, founded in 2008. Aravis has already established various wind and photovoltaic power plants in Germany, Spain and Italy, which currently produce more than 300 million kWh, sufficient to supply energy for around 125,000 local households. Aravis not… Read more »
ELGIN, Illinois – HELUKABEL®, a leading manufacturer of cable, wire and cable accessories, announced today that its North American Headquarters is moving to a new location in Elgin, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The new headquarters, located at 1490 Crispin Drive in the Fox Bluff Corporate Center, will house U.S. and Canadian corporate, sales and warehousing/distribution… Read more »
• Development of sales exceeds expectations• Improved earnings • Full-year guidance confirmed Asslar, November 6, 2012. Pfeiffer Vacuum achieved sales revenues of € 354.3 million during the first nine months of 2012. In a difficult market environment, this result came in better than expected. “Sales revenues in the third quarter exceeded our expectations”, says Manfred… Read more »
• GES Deutschland GmbH takes over service organization of PowerWind GmbH • RK Wind acquires significant production assets including IP rights Hamburg, 11/6/12 – GES Deutschland GmbH, the European market leader in the domain of wind energy systems services, will take over service operations of the wind energy systems manufacturer PowerWind GmbH seated in Hamburg…. Read more »
Intersolar India 2012 honors outstanding projects in the category Solar Projects in India for the first time Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 6, 2012: Today in Mumbai, the Intersolar AWARD for the category Solar Projects in India was presented for the first time at Intersolar India, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry. The international solar… Read more »
Freiburg, Germany – Z-LASER OPTOELEKTRONIK GMBH announces the start of a new sales office in China/Shanghai. The German manufacturer of laser modules and laser projection systems, which is prosperous for more than 25 years, enlarges its worldwide sales operation activities since October 2012 with a new sales office in China/Shanghai. In addition to the already… Read more »
The international solar sector convenes at India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 5, 2012: Today at 10:00am (IST), the Intersolar India Conference re-opened its doors at the Leela Kempinski Hotel in Mumbai. The organizers expect to welcome some 700 attendees over the four days of the conference, which is taking… Read more »
• SOLON Elco Renewables Ltd. in a good position in the Israeli market • Power plants with a total capacity of 8.5 MW currently being implemented• Participation in bids for a total of 200 MW Berlin, November 5, 2012. SOLON Energy GmbH and the Israeli energy and technology company Elco have founded the joint venture… Read more »
Chief executives, energy ministers, international journalists and energy experts from all around the world will meet in Vienna at the EWEA 2013 annual event from 4-7 February 2013, to discuss Europe’s energy policy and the future of wind energy. Last year 150 journalists, 10600 visitors and 523 exhibitors from 83 countries attended EWEA 2012. At… Read more »
Conergy is most frequently used European technology in solar parks Milton Keynes, 2 November 2012 – In a research note entitled “PV Module Bankability: an essential prerequisite?” Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has classified Conergy as a “Tier 1” manufacturer of solar modules, reflecting the attractiveness of the solar technology company to developers of large-scale… Read more »
SGS Returns to Chinese Event SGS is excited to announce that it will return to China Wind Power, one of the world’s leading annual renewable energy conferences. From November 15-17, 2012, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company will exhibit at stand WB23 in Hall W at the New China International Exhibition Center… Read more »