Oslo: The merger between DNV and GL is now approved. The new company – DNV GL – will be operational from 12 September. DNV GL will be the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society to the maritime industry, a leading provider of technical assurance and risk management services to the oil & gas industry… Read more »
Beijing, China/September 11, 2013. Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai (MDS) and the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) recently announced a collaboration under which the German trade fair organizer will jointly organize China’s most promising energy storage industry event – Energy Storage China. It will be staged from June 23-24, 2014 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC)…. Read more »
The Photovoltaic and Solar Industry is driven by cost reduction and long term performance increase to master the market challenges. Therefore efficient manufacturing processes and new approaches are required for savings in material and resources, higher outputs, new designs and secured long term performance. With the newest developments of innovative adhesive, sealant and potting solutions… Read more »
Sika has appointed Thomas Hasler as its new Chief Technology Officer and a Member of Group Management effective January 1, 2014. He succeeds Urs Mäder, who has decided to step down from the role. Thomas Hasler joined Sika in 1989, starting his career as a chemist working in sealing and bonding. In 1995 he moved… Read more »
It is a record high, totalled until August 2013. Adding the new material delivered in the first half of 2013, which amounts to 27.1MW, the company has totalled 62.3MW in PV products supplied in India, where it has had a branch since 2012 and has 109 members in its International Network of Qualified Installers.As part… Read more »
New solar canopy will generate clean energy and provide shaded parking for 85 vehicles SAN JOSE, CA (September 10, 2013) – SunWize Technologies, Inc., a global engineering, procurement and construction company and a premier distributor of sustainable energy products, completed a solar canopy installation for the San Francisco VA Medical Center. The solar electric installation… Read more »
Engineered Material Systems, a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, will introduce its DB-1588-3 Low-Cost Conductive Adhesive for back contact applications in crystalline silicon solar modules in Hall 2, stand E6 at the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference scheduled to take place October 1-3, 2013 at Parc des Expositions Paris… Read more »
Hamburg, 10 September 2013 – Kimon Argyriadis, Head of Research and Development at GL Renewables Certification (GL RC), has been honoured with the IEC 1906 Award. The prize is awarded annually by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to experts around the world whose work is fundamental to the commission. Kimon Argyriadis received the award in… Read more »
KiloWattsol, one of Europe’s leading energy yield assessment (EYA) providers for photovoltaic (PV) projects, has announced it is to publish monthly irradiation abnormality maps for the United Kingdom. The French technical advisory firm launched a similar system in Germany, France and Spain in February 2013. Maps will be published on a monthly basis, providing valuable… Read more »
Today, wpd AG is announcing the acquisition of the offshore wind farm project Nordergründe from Energiekontor AG. 18 wind turbine generators of the 6-megawatt class are to be erected within the 12 nautical miles zone of the German North Sea some 15 km to the North-East of the Wangerooge island and to the North of… Read more »
São Paulo/Pforzheim/Freiburg, September 09, 2013 – For the first time, around 70 exhibitors in the areas of photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies are presenting their latest technologies, products and services at Intersolar South America, which is held in the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo from September 18-20. Running alongside the exhibition is the Intersolar… Read more »
London, United Kingdom (06 September 2013) – Parson Brinckerhoff, the international engineering consultancy, has appointed Claus Hjoerringgaard as Head of Renewables, with responsibility for growing the company’s renewables business across Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Danish-born Hjoerringgaard has over 20 years’ experience in engineering and management consultancies, in the UK and internationally. He… Read more »
The joint venture between Grupo Clavijo, the Spanish manufacturer of photovoltaic mounting systems, and the German manufacturer Schletter GmbH has finally being assigned to supply the fixed structures for the 96MW of Jasper PV Project, in Northern Cape Province, near Kimberly in South Africa. This photovoltaic installation will consist of 8,135 tables of fixed racking…. Read more »
• 111 Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of 400 megawatts • Clean electricity covers about four percent of Denmark’s power demand • Siemens to service for five years The Anholt offshore wind power plant was officially inaugurated today. For Denmark’s largest wind power project, Siemens supplied, installed, and commissioned 111 wind turbines, each… Read more »
INDEOtec announces final acceptance of its Octopus II – PECVD platform, with customer achieving 22% cell efficiency for hetero- junction solar cells. INDEOtec SA, the Swiss plasma process equipment manufacturer,introduced its Octopus II for front and back side coating of crystalline silicon solar cells at the EU PVSEC 2011 in Hamburg. The Octopus II is… Read more »
CT Offshore is currently working on the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. A total of 108 cables are to be laid, and by 25 August CT Offshore was halfway through the project with laying and installation of 54 cables. Frank Hansen, CEO at CT Offshore A/S is very proud… Read more »
Special glass treatment enhances energy yield September 3, 2013 – The specially treated glass surface of modules produced by Innotech Solar (ITS) allows photovoltaic systems with East/West orientation to generate especially high yields. Particularly during the morning and evening when angles of solar radiation are shallower, modules featuring the special glass produce more power than… Read more »
· SOLON supplying modules for 2.2MW roof-mounted system in Bucharest· 8,800 SOLON Black/Blue 220/16 modules installed by the end of September· Largest system in the Romanian capital installed in just seven weeks Berlin, September 3, 2013. SOLON Energy GmbH is delivering around 8,800 SOLON 220/16 solar modules for the construction of the largest roof-mounted system… Read more »
Strong utility-scale solar PV deployment to drive 2013 US demand to 4.2 gigawatts Santa Clara, Calif., September 3, 2013-The US added 976 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during the second quarter of 2013 (Q2’13), up 24% Q/Q from 788 MW in Q1’13, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz North America PV Markets… Read more »
Moventas Group has acquired Moventas’ sister company David Brown’s wind gearbox business and established a UK-based company that significantly strengthens Moventas’ wind gear manufacturing and service footprint. The new company continues Samsung Heavy Industries’ on-going, next generation 7 MW offshore turbine’s drivetrain development. Moventas Group has acquired its Clyde Blowers owned sister company David Brown… Read more »
• HelWin1 North Sea platform will supply more than 500,000 households with wind power • Commissioning of grid connection HelWin1 on schedule for 2014 • More than 100 employees performing installation at sea Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid… Read more »
Government of Kenya plans to scale up massively its wind power programme in the near futureGovernment Delegation on study tour to learn from European success stories Bonn, 30 August 2013 (WWEA) – A high-level government delegation from Kenya has been on a study tour through Europe, facilitated by WWEA and as part of a major… Read more »
teamtechnik will be presenting newly developed options for innovative cell and ribbon technologies at EU PVSEC 2013 in Paris. The STRINGER TT1200 HS now solders standard cells with up to five busbars, cells in half-cell format and BC cells. The system already handles structured ribbons in a reliable production process. teamtechnik is a leader in… Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum opens new Sales and Service Site in Brazil Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum consistently optimizes its sales and service network in order to meet customer demands. The opening of a new office in Jundiai/Sao Paulo, Brazil, marks the next milestone in establishing a strong presence in regions with high growth business opportunities. “We continue… Read more »
Bergen, Norway – August 29, 2013: Reef Subsea has taken the step to restructure its business into two divisions – one being a new division focused on integrated subsea projects and the second a restructure of the Dredging & Excavation division. In the restructure, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway has merged… Read more »
• 24 wind turbines with a total capacity of 72 megawatts (MW) ordered • Orders for four projects with gearless wind turbines • Erection to begin in 2014 Siemens received an order from France for the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 24 direct-drive wind turbines for four French wind projects, located in… Read more »
At the initiative of Hermann Scheer, around 100 individuals founded the European Association for Renewable Energy in Bonn exactly 25 years ago. EUROSOLAR invited its members to join in celebrating this special occasion in Bonn on August 24, 2013. Founding members, representatives of EUROSOLAR’s international sections, the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) and EUROSOLAR’s… Read more »
Hamburg, 28 August 2013 – DWD (German Weather Service) has commissioned GL Garrad Hassan to be responsible for an extensive sub-project within the scope of the “FINO Wind” research project. This involves taking an inventory of the metadata, utilisation and collection of LiDAR wind measurement data for the correction of mast effects, as well as the uncertainty estimation and assessment… Read more »
Filip Miermans (39) was appointed Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications of the LiSEC Group on 1 August. He has thorough knowledge and many years of experience in communications and marketing. Prior to joining the LiSEC Group, Miermans was Head of Marketing and Communications at Miba (Laakirchen, Upper Austria). Before that, the native Belgian had… Read more »
• Around 50 MW under development marks another round of projects in the UK • The company intends to ensure the sale of the ready-to-build projects during the licensing process running until the end of 2013 • The projects will be located in the UK’s southern region and will have an average size of 10… Read more »
F.L.I. Energy has announced today that it has begun construction at the Biomethane to Grid Anaerobic Digestion Ellough project, located in Beccles, Suffolk, UK. The project installed capacity will be 12MW of thermal energy. Anaerobic digestion is the simple, natural breakdown of organic matter into carbon dioxide, methane and water by microorganisms. Through this process,… Read more »
Last year at the 27th PVSEC in Frankfurt, SoLayTec introduced the InPassion ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) mass production machine for low cost deposition of Al2O3. SoLayTec today announces that it installed its first two mass production machines. Both machines are installed at solar cell manufacturers of high efficiency crystalline solar cells in Asia. The total… Read more »
High temperature performance produces greater energy yield Munich, August 27, 2013 – The solar modules produced by Scandinavian-German manufacturer Innotech Solar AS (ITS) are particularly suitable for warm regions, as they demonstrate an outstanding temperature coefficient, meaning that they retain their excellent level of performance even in high ambient temperatures. A typical application where this… Read more »
Significantly longer service life for glass-glass modules Solar modules with glass sheets on the front and back sides have an almost unlimited service life. This was the result of a long-term climate chamber test in which Centrosolar glass-foil modules were compared with glass composite modules. With conventional modules, performance decreased after 30 years at the… Read more »
Aix-en-Provence/Prenzlau, August 21, 2013. From September onwards, aleo solar AG will offer its polycrystalline module S_18 with certified European components. Ingots, wafers and modules are produced within the European Economic Area. The aleo product therefore fulfills the criteria specified by the French Ministry of the Environment and is certified for a “Made in Europe” bonus…. Read more »
• Coating Machine for Rear Side Passivation of PERC With vacuum coating machine SINGULAR XP cell efficiency increased by up to 1 %; PERC cells with efficiency levels of more than 20 % possible.• System for Buffer Layer Deposition of CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells Development machine of the TENUIS enables significant cost savings over market… Read more »