DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) has introduced DuPontTM Solamet® PV416 photovoltaic metallization, a new frontside silver paste material used to raise the efficiency of thin film photovoltaic cells. This new silver composition has the capability to be processed at temperatures less than 140°C, and provides improved contact resistance, conductivity, adhesion and fine line resolution when printed… Read more »
Today, DNV acquires Vattenfall’s shares in STRI to expand its presence in the power transmission sector. “The purchase of 12.5% shares in STRI (Swedish Transmission Research Institute) is a natural step in our drive to support both the electrification of the oil and gas industry, as well as the integration of renewable energy and the… Read more »
Høvik: DNV has entered into a formal cooperation agreement with wildlife conservation organisation WWF Norway. This agreement has a strategic and innovative focus, in which four areas that are important to both parties are key: sustainable shipping, a low-carbon society, the Arctic and assurance and sustainability standards. The cooperation agreement means that WWF (World Wide… Read more »
The new DRYVAC DV450 now complements the already existing variants of DRYVAC pumps and systems. This new pump also combines dry screw technology with a very compact design and additional customer benefits such as extreme silent operation, low ambient temperatures and minimal cooling water consumption. The DV450 is the ‚smaller brother‘ of the DRYVAC DV650,… Read more »
Cooperation on the certification of wind farms / Agreement signed / Certification services in accordance with IEC 61400 Cologne, March 29, 2012. TÜV Rheinland has signed a cooperation agreement with FGH (Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e.V.), a research association and certification body specializing in electrical grid connection based in Mannheim/Germany. The two companies… Read more »
Mainz, March 29, 2012 – It’ll be available as of May: the new high-performance module SCHOTT PERFORM MONO from SCHOTT Solar. The high-quality German manufacturer will be launching its latest development in two performance classes of up to 260 W peak to start with. And they are really worth taking a closer look at in… Read more »
With the gas analysis systems Sputter Process Monitor SPM 220 and High Pressure Analyzer HPA 220, Pfeiffer Vacuum has brought two new products onto the market. Both system solutions are based on the proven mass spectrometer PrismaPlus in combination with a dry compressing HiPace turbo pumping station and are used to monitor and document vacuum… Read more »
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) has announced the new DataMan® 302 ID reader designed specifically for solar traceability initiatives. The DataMan 302 features integrated, bank controlled, blue illumination for reading 2-D barcodes on solar photovoltaic (PV) wafers. The high resolution (1280×1024 pixels) image-based ID reader is ideal for decoding the challenging, laser marked, ECC-200 Data Matrix… Read more »
International industry experts discuss trends, markets and technologies from across the global solar industry at Intersolar Europe Conference The Intersolar Europe Conference is once again opening its doors in 2012 alongside Intersolar Europe, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry. In total, 2,500 attendees and 400 speakers from around the world are set to… Read more »
Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), has introduced new DOW COMPAXXTM 900 foam core system, which is designed to enable the fabrication of wind blades exceeding 40 meters in length. Dow continues to offer DOW COMPAXXTM 700 foam core system for use in wind blades of less than 40 meters…. Read more »
Mainz, Heraclion / Crete / Greece, March 27, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar is extremely active in the upcoming Greek market. Together with its partner ENVIRON, the company is currently building solar parks with a secured total output of 17 megawatts. Leading Greek and European banks are financing the pipeline. Several systems with 10 megawatts in… Read more »
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for the Megha parabolic trough power plant to be built in Andhra Pradesh, near Hyderabad, India. Megha is now the second project in India to be equipped with solar receivers from Siemens. Purchaser is Megha Engineering and Infrastructure… Read more »
Molex Incorporated announces the Stac64TM-e connector for automotive applications has received third party Environmental Claims Validation (ECV). The UL Environment ECV certification confirms that the Stac64-e connector contains 71 percent bio-based content in accordance with ASTM D6866-11. Constructed of resin derived from renewable plant-based castor oil, the Stac64-e harness connector provides an alternative to traditional… Read more »
With today’s publication of its 2011 annual report, centrotherm photovoltaics AG confirms the preliminary results it announced on March 6, 2012, and presents further figures. Revenue advanced by 11.9 percent to EUR 698.5 million (2010: EUR 624.2 million), with the export share standing at 95.4 percent (2010: 94.7 percent). Total operating performance grew by 11.1… Read more »
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells, which… Read more »
Romax is launching a new product and service platform named INSIGHT, which it claims will significantly reduce the cost of wind energy, making wind farms more profitable. The company believes that INSIGHT can improve returns on wind assets by between three and six per cent. Romax anticipates that INSIGHT, which will be unveiled at EWEA… Read more »
Spring is upon us, heralding the begin of the construction season. However, the winter cannot be forgotten when choosing solar modules. Roof-integrated systems, in particular, need to withstand snow, moisture, and wind, as these systems become a part of the building envelope. SOLON SOLitaire is well-suited for these types of applications. Last winter deposited much… Read more »
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, is now actively serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo respectively. It has therefore appointed new agents in these two countries. In addition, a new agency has been selected in the Port of Nantes St Nazaire in France…. Read more »
Focus on Photovoltaic Materials Supply & Technology Collaboration DuPont announced it has signed two strategic cooperation agreements with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar Limited), one of the world’s foremost photovoltaic companies. The agreements cover the supply of DuPontTM Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride films and technology collaboration, including collaborative efforts… Read more »
Lincs Wind Farm Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases for its Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Over the next few months, the port’s Albert and William Wright Docks will be the focal point for the storage and distribution of transition pieces installed as part of the… Read more »
Just a few weeks after the grid connection of a 5.3 megawatt Conergy solar park in Murcia, the Hamburg-based system supplier is now announcing another success story in the neighbouring region of Andalucía. Conergy has sold its 2.3 megawatt grid-connected solar park to Ellomay Capital Ltd. This solar power plant, located close to the city… Read more »
Construction underway on 69 MW project expected to satisfy more than 5 percent of Oahu’s electric demand First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that it has obtained $236 million in financing for its 69 megawatt (MW) Kawailoa Wind project on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore. A subsidiary… Read more »
Intergraph® Introduces SmartPlant® FreeViewTM Free viewer allows users to display and navigate SmartPlant® 3D and SmartMarine® 3D models, view associated plant properties HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 20, 2012 – Intergraph® today released SmartPlant® FreeViewTM, a free .VUE viewer that allows users to display and navigate Intergraph 3D models and view associated plant properties. SmartPlant FreeView will… Read more »
SGS will attend EWEA 2012, Europe’s premier wind energy event, in Copenhagen, Denmark. At stand E-C79, SGS’s team of experts will demonstrate the wide portfolio of renewable energy services SGS has on offer. — SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing, and certification company, is one of over 400 exhibitors taking part in EWEA 2012… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd achieves strong operating results in 2011 Record sales of CHF 1.32 billion and solid balance sheet EBITDA increased by 48% to CHF 278.4 million Guidance on Sales and EBITDA reached Profit for the year of CHF 35.8 million influenced by high amount of special items regarding Roth & Rau Challenging market… Read more »
aleo solar AG today published its 2011 annual report, which confirms the preliminary figures announced earlier. Revenue decreased by 16.6% to EUR 461.8 million (2010: EUR 553.5 million). The 2011 financial year closed with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR -30.5 million (2010: EUR 43.0 million). The EBIT margin dropped to -6.6 percent… Read more »
India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry opens its doors once again in November Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, March 22, 2012: The international solar industry is meeting at Intersolar India for the fourth time in 2012. From November 6-8, 2012, the spotlight in hall 1 of the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai… Read more »
A new company launches with the aim of negotiating discounts for member companies on material and components they buy for solar PV manufacturing. Fort Mills, SC – March 19, 2012. Solar Purchasing Group (SPG) works on the principle of cooperative purchasing. Member companies are able to collectively assert greater purchasing leverage for the materials and… Read more »
Risk management strategies employed by developers, utilities and their brokers are becoming more sophisticated. In response to demand from the industry, the Renewable Energy Risk Management conference and exhibition has been expanded to encompass a greater variety of insurance and hedging tools and now takes place over two days. Click here to register “The event… Read more »
Agreement sealed / co-operating in wind energy projects / expansion of service portfolio Cologne, 19 March 2012. TÜV Rheinland and EuroWind have agreed a strategic cooperation to combine their wind energy services. The cooperation agreement was formally signed in Cologne recently. The aim of the cooperation is an intensive dovetailing of their services for global… Read more »
SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions, announced today a new product: a 2.2kW cost effective inverter, expanding the current portfolio of single phase solar inverters, and enhancing the company’s offering for residential installations. The line of SolarEdge inverters now includes a new 2.2kW inverter, adding to… Read more »
AREVA and its local partner ENSYS have been selected by U-Thong Bio Power, a Thai independent power producer, for the construction of a biomass power plant located in the Supanburi Province, in the North-West of Thailand. The total value of the project is US$ 17 million.The plant fueled by rice husk and by bagasse, will… Read more »
Rotterdam based Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of one of the best known operators in the offshore wind crew transfer industry; North Wales based Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd. (OWPMS). OWPMS has been providing crew transfer services since 2003 and has been instrumental in developing many of the… Read more »
On stand K26 at the JEC Show in Paris, world leading sandwich composite solution provider DIAB will continue making its customers’ products stronger, lighter and more competitive by introducing new additions to its wide range of core materials and sandwich composite solutions. Introducing Matrix 10-8, the best DIAB product ever DIAB continues to expand the… Read more »
Today, GTM Research and SEIA® release U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2011, analyzing the industry’s record growth and what lies ahead in 2012 and beyond The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW set in 2010,… Read more »
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, opened its North American research and development center on Centennial Campus, N.C. State University’s research park and technology campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The new center will focus on state of the art research on offshore wind turbines to further enhance… Read more »