The world’s leading cable protection company for the offshore wind industry, Tekmar Energy, has successfully completed work on a pioneering 80-turbine windfarm in the German North Sea. The company has supplied bespoke coverings for the inter-array cables designed by JDR for the flagship Meerwind project. The 288 MW project, constructed and operated by WindMW, will… Read more »
São Paulo/Pforzheim/Freiburg, October 04, 2013 – The exhibition and conference for the South American solar industry, Intersolar South America 2013, ended on September 20. Experts discussed current topics relating to technologies and markets in the solar industry across three days from September 18 to 20. A total of 60 speakers and 459 attendees provided for… Read more »
Contract signed for 70 MW plant with the utility company of the San Juan Province, Argentina Expansion to upstream silicon production planned Christian Schmid presents gift certificate for vanadium redox flow battery of the latest technology 2013-10-03, San Juan, Argentina. The SCHMID Group announces after an intensive and detailed planning phase with the utility company… Read more »
Building on earlier work conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), DEK Solar has further optimized its Dual Print stencils and screens to push past previous industry cost and cell efficiency benchmarks. In the company’s latest project with ISFH, a record 20.2% cell efficiency on a PERC solar cell has… Read more »
Vantaa, Finland, October 2, 2013 — The Switch, supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, and YASKAWA Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”), a global manufacturer of servomotors, controllers, inverters, and industrial robots, today announced they will enter into a strategic cooperation on high-power motors, generators and… Read more »
Availon, a leading wind farm service provider, announced today that it was awarded a complete maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s 12MW Jänschwalde wind farm, located near Cottbus in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Availon was already in charge of maintaining three of the turbines since 2012, and it has now taken over the responsibility for… Read more »
Darmstadt, Germany, October 2, 2013 – Merck yesterday received the Solar Industry Award 2013 for its isishape®SolarEtch® structuring pastes. The company achieved first place in the category, “PV Materials Enabling Award”. The award was granted during the 2013 European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC), which is taking place from October 1 to 3 in… Read more »
DEK Solar continues to be recognized for its important contributions to the advancement of photovoltaic (PV) technology and this week collected its fourth Solar Industry Award. DEK Solar’s Apollo integrated cell manufacturing metallization platform won this year’s Solar Industry Award in the PV Tool category, providing further validation of the system’s ability to deliver increased… Read more »
AREVA, Entrepose Projets, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting, and Fouré Lagadec have signed an industrial partnership agreement for the manufacturing of AREVA’s offshore turbine masts destined for the future wind farms in France and in the south of United Kingdom. Already selected in 2012 for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore park, AREVA is currently part of… Read more »
Companies from the fields of industry, trade, commerce and services can save tremendously on their energy bills by using their own solar power plants. The upholstered furniture manufacturer himolla of Taufkirchen/Vils, Bavaria, is a perfect example of this. The recently installed photovoltaic system will save the company roughly € 4.1 million on energy expenses over… Read more »
At EU PVSEC, Emerson is demonstrating its Full Range of Yield-Maximising, Fault-Tolerant Photovoltaic Technologies PARIS, October 1 2013 – Emerson (NYSE:EMR) is exhibiting its full range of yield-maximising, fault-tolerant photovoltaic products at the EU PVSEC show in Paris. Visitors to the Emerson stand will be able to see inverters, string boxes and new Ovation PV… Read more »
· Latest technologies position Applied Materials at the forefront of driving high-efficiency cells and low cost of ownership · System’s advanced precision and process control deliver high repeatability and yield · New system builds upon successful, market-proven Solion platform PARIS, France, September 30, 2013 – At the 28th European Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU… Read more »
· Using Esatto Technology results in a 0.2 percent cell efficiency gain and 0.46 percent increase in yield · Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resource reports paste savings of approximately 15 percent from Esatto Technology’s double printing, contributing to more than 1 percent reduction in cost per watt PARIS, September 30, 2013 -Applied Materials, Inc. announced… Read more »
Uniquely positioned to service the needs and requirements of the thin film community, Angstrom Sciences’ extensive capability to provide deposition materials and related services is unmatched in the industry. From custom compositions/small lot “exotic” materials to large-scale production lots, every opportunity is treated with same level of urgency, attention to detail, and quality control that… Read more »
Two strong partners for the wind industry –joint wind expo concept meets with very positive response in the market Hamburg/Husum, 30 September 2013 – The countdown is on. The first WindEnergy Hamburg, the leading international wind energy expo, will be held in one year’s time in Germany’s second largest city. The Hamburg Fair site will… Read more »
• Driver for accelerated global implementation of PV as a major electricity source• 1,600 Keynote, Plenary, Oral and Visual Presentations covering the entire scope of Photovoltaic technologies, markets and applications• 150 additional presentations in EU PVSEC Parallel Events Munich, 26 September 2013 – The 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2013)… Read more »
Leuven (Belgium) – September 27, 2013 – At next week’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC, Paris), the Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec, RENA, a leading supplier for wet chemical production tools, and SoLayTec, a supplier of Al2O3 deposition tools, present thin (160μm), large area (156x156mm2) industrial PERC-type silicon solar cells achieving a… Read more »
Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands – Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel including the Barge Master system will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will… Read more »
Munich/Germany, September 24, 2013 – The Scandinavian-German module manufacturer Innotech Solar AS (ITS) has won the electronics distributor FEGA & Schmitt as a sales partner for its European solar modules. “The renewable energy sector is one of the most important growth markets for our electronics distribution company, especially given the soaring price of electricity. More… Read more »
Leading offshore cable protection company, Tekmar Energy, has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of a new chairman. High profile industry figure Ally MacDonald takes up the post. With 25 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and a background in engineering, Mr MacDonald brings a wealth of knowledge to the role… Read more »
Blaubeuren, September 24, 2013 – centrotherm will present a new modular design of its c.FIRE fast firing furnace at EU PVSEC, one of the most important international photovoltaic trade fairs for researchers and specialists. Solar cell manufacturers can optimally configure c.FIRE for their specific process and production requirements through selecting various option packages. With throughput… Read more »
X-Bus automatic induction soldering of interconnection of solar modules In past years, induction soldering for interconnection of PV-modules has been established. This allowed soldering specialists ATN Automatisierungstechnik Niemeier GmbH from Berlin, Germany to install more than 300 soldering systems across the globe in the last three years. Up to now, most induction soldering systems have… Read more »
Northern Offshore Services has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe, just weeks after the order was placed in August. The 26-metre Fast Crew Supplier is already being deployed at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. A leading crewboat operator, Northern Offshore Services has offices in Sweden and Denmark and a fleet… Read more »
• First Siemens wind project in Peru • Blades and geared nacelles to be produced in the USA • Order includes seven-year service and maintenance agreement In Peru, near the city of San Juan de Marcona, a new onshore wind power plant is expected to go online in March 2014. Siemens has recently received an… Read more »
German energy group RWE has chosen Semco Maritime as subcontractor for design and installation of German utility provider RWE’s substation platform at the offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost in the German North Sea region.The project includes offshore commissioning of the electrical and technical systems at the substation. The contract was won in close cooperation with… Read more »
18% efficiency on multi without selective emitter InPassion ALD Al2O3 passivation as core technology RENA’s Inline technology for Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell, “InPERC” is currently being implemented at a major customer’s site on pilot production level. With top cell efficiencies of 18% on multicrystalline wafers, RENA successfully transferred its complete InPERC solution comprising rear-… Read more »
CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, is expanding its services in the operations and maintenance phase of offshore wind farms. The company, which has supported the construction of close to 20 offshore wind farms over the last four years, has announced the appointment of Tim Smith as Sales Manager. Mr… Read more »
According to the latest information from NPD Solarbuzz, the consolidated solar photovoltaic (PV) book-to-bill ratio is forecast to remain below parity once again during Q3’13, representing the tenth consecutive quarter where net-bookings have been lower than recognized revenues. The consolidated solar photovoltaic (PV) book-to-bill ratio is forecast to remain below parity once again during Q3’13,… Read more »
Moventas is in the process of rebranding and differentiating its industrial and wind gear businesses. Changes in its operational structure and branding will take place by the end of the year. As part of the operational arrangements, group President & CEO Mikael Laine has set forth his resignation. Moventas is preparing to rebrand its industrial… Read more »
Munich/Germany, September 17, 2013 – By applying the principle of positive power sorting to its PV modules, the Scandinavian-German manufacturer Innotech Solar AS (ITS) is enabling its customers to generate higher energy yields than the nominal power rating. What’s more, even higher energy yields can be achieved in combination with a power optimizer or a… Read more »
· First machine to be delivered in Q1/2014 · Technologic cooperation for the manufacturing of highly efficient crystalline silicon cells further expanded · Requirements of the Chinese government with respect to cell efficiency met Kahl am Main, September 12, 2013 SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS), supplier of production equipment for silicon and thin-film solar cells, signed a… Read more »
Oldenburg, Prenzlau, Denver, 13 September 2013. aleo solar AG [ISIN:DE000A0JM634] will withdraw from business in the USA and has decided to dissolve its subsidiary aleo solar North America Inc. in Denver. The move was triggered by the fact that despite a year-on-year increase in sales, the US operation had failed to meet recent sales targets… Read more »
Jumbo has been awarded a contract by Malaysian pipelay contractor, Sigur Ros. Under the contract Jumbo, with the HLV Fairplayer will oversee transportation and installation of 126 gravity anchor spreads in water depths up to 1,400m, starting end 2013-beginning 2014. Project management and Engineering will be carried out by Jumbo who will undertake collection of… Read more »
WESTFIELD, NJ – The official steel cutting ceremony took place this week in Shanghai for Atlantic Container Line’s five G4 (Generation 4) RORO/Containerships, marking the begin of actual construction. Since signing a contract with ACL in July 2012 for the construction of these vessels, Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) has been busy with the detailed design… Read more »
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton will be presenting, at this year’s Solar Energy UK exhibition, a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions that have been specifically developed to facilitate the grid connection of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sources. Eaton will be on stand F34 at the exhibition, which is the UK’s largest dedicated solar energy event,… Read more »
September 12, 2013 – The British project planner Sustainable Renewable Technologies (SRT) has been nominated for the Solar Power Portal Award for the solar system installed on a pyramid-shaped office building. The solar pyramid has been shortlisted for the prize in the category “Most innovative system design”. A mounting system designed by German manufacturer Renusol… Read more »