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 »
New strategy focuses on production of cSi utility panels for Swiss Investor projects and innovative niche products for residential BIPV Luckenwalde, Germany – July 10, 2013 – Nanosolar GmbH today announced that a Swiss Investor has signed an agreement to acquire Nanosolar GmbH, the highly automated ISO certified module factory of Nanosolar situated in Luckenwalde… Read more »
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8, 2013 – DuPont today announced the expansion of capabilities within its Silicon Valley Technology Center to include new innovations and collaborations in the fields of energy and electronics. The company plans to use this center to further accelerate product and process development, as well as increase application support to customers around… Read more »
On 10th July 2013, Joint Forces for Solar would like to invite visitors of the Intersolar North America trade fair and conference to take part in a networking event. In a series of expert’s speeches and discussion rounds, the event aims to examine the potentials of the American solar market and to highlight and discuss… Read more »
Oldenburg, Prenzlau, 8 July 2013. aleo solar AG [ISIN: DE000A0JM634] today announced that, based on preliminary calculations, it expects to have closed the first six months of 2013 with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately EUR -29,4 million (prior-year period: EUR -23,5 million). Revenue is expected to amount to EUR 68.3 million (previous… Read more »
“Top 100” Award Placed amongst the most innovative medium-sized companies Ranga Yogeshwar congratulates Asslar, July 5, 2013. On July 5, 2013, a very special summit will take place in the German capital of Berlin: The most innovative medium-sized companies of Germany meet for the awards ceremony. At the Axel-Springer-Passage they will receive the innovation seal… Read more »
International renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has supported two South African solar energy projects in achieving financial close. The 10MW Aurora and Vredendal projects developed by SolaireDirect South Africa, are two of nine developments consented in round 2 of the South African Department of Energy’s (DOE) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement… Read more »
• Siemens delivered wind turbines, grid connection and provides service under a long-term agreement• London Array offshore wind power plant provides enough clean electricity to power 500,000 British households Today marks the inauguration of the world’s largest offshore wind power plant, London Array. Siemens supplied the 175 wind turbines and the grid connection for London… Read more »
Exploring the breadth and depths of the River Tyne, Tyne is a brand new play created by Port of Tyne’s writer-in-residence Michael Chaplin. Brought to the stage by Live Theatre in partnership with the Port of Tyne as part of the theatre’s 40th anniversary programme, Tyne maps the epic history, atmosphere, and soul of the… Read more »
• Programme covers the entire scope of Photovoltaic technologies, applications, markets and policies Munich, 04 July 2013 – The detailed Conference Programme of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) is available, featuring more than 1,600 Keynote, Plenary, Oral and Visual Presentations. The EU PVSEC 2013 will take place from 30… Read more »
Amsterdam, 2 July 2013 – Photon Energy NV (Ticker: PEN), the Amsterdam-based global solar energy company, announces the closing of a EUR 24 million capital increase by Solar Age Investments BV, a company controlled by Photon Energy’s key shareholders. This step substantially strengthens Photon Energy’s balance sheet and lays the foundation for a planned public… Read more »
6.2 megawatt rooftop installation at Mandalay Bay slated to be among the largest rooftop solar arrays in the world LAS VEGAS; July 2, 2013 ¾ MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, today announced the planned installation of one of the largest rooftop solar… Read more »
Cennergi orders 31 V112-3.0 MW for wind power plant at the Eastern Cape. With reference to Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 31 of 3 July 2013, Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order from Cennergi, a joint venture between Exxaro and Tata Energy for the Tsitsikamma community wind farm in… Read more »
• Efficiently monitors particles inside FOUPs and FOSBs in semiconductor production • Fast and dry method • Completely automated and integrated into the process Asslar, Germany, July 3, 2013. The ADPC 302 by Pfeiffer Vacuum is a unique in-process contamination management system for particle contamination monitoring in the semiconductor industry. This innovative product measures the… Read more »
Will produce electricity for over 55,000 households Estimated reduction in emissions – 130.000 tons of CO2 per year. Mechelen, July 3rd, 2013: Avantha Group Company CG has been awarded a contract worth € 3.5Mn for the design, engineering, supply, installation & commissioning of a “WINDSUB” (wind farm substation) at the 75 MW Seine Rive Gauche… Read more »
EU climate policy got a strong signal of support today when the European Parliament voted in favour of ‘backloading’ – the temporary removal of permits to pollute under the Emissions Trading System (ETS). “Today’s vote will give a small boost to the carbon price but most importantly it will build confidence in the ETS,” said… Read more »
The fastening system developer and producer Mounting Systems, from Rangsdorf near Berlin (Germany), is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013. For two decades, the company has been contributing to the international success of clean solar energy. With a broad portfolio of fastening systems and components for on-roof, in-roof and flat roof as well as open… Read more »