A major expansion of renewable energy and more energy efficient vehicles can end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and save the fragile Arctic from the destruction of oil exploration, according to a new comprehensive energy roadmap launched today by Greenpeace, the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The… Read more »
erck and LG Chem Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, will receive the “Silver Honor for the Display Component of the Year Award” at the SID Display Week, which will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from June 3-8, 2012. This award recognizes Merck’s and LG Chem’s Film-Patterned Retarder incorporating Merck’s proprietary reactive mesogens (RM), which have… Read more »
• Installation artist Fabrizio Plessi presents his newest video project nestled between antique philosophy and modern technology at the Intersolar 2012• Video installation transforms energy from the sun into virtual pictorial worlds Stuhr/Bremen, 31 May 2012. Art and Renewable Energies – For the first time, the internationally renowned Italian video artist and artistic consultant to… Read more »
Madico Inc., Manufacturer of photovoltaic backsheets for the Solar Power industry, announces today its participation and exhibition plans at the Intersolar Europe show, taking place in Munich, Germany on June 13-15. The company is planning to make several announcements at the show. Vice president of Madico’s Specialty Films Division, Frank Mannarino, states, “Intersolar Europe is… Read more »
Southwire Company has announced it will feature its full line of wire and cable products for the wind energy market during the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition June 3-6 in Atlanta, GA. Southwire will welcome customers at Booth #1749 in Hall A, where it will exhibit its complete renewable energy solutions… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR will again this year be represented at Intersolar Europe in Munich. The photovoltaic specialist will be presenting its current range of products and services on exhibition stand B5.550 from 13-15 June. New for this exhibition, ANTARIS SOLAR will be presenting the stand-alone PV eKiss-Box, including associated storage solution. Waldaschaff, Germany, 01/06/2012. Intersolar Europe… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR extends its business activities to the Japanese market. The German photovoltaics wholesaler launched its Tokyo office at the PV Expo 2012. For distribution in Japan ANTARIS SOLAR is working in partnership with local PV company NRE, based in Tokyo. Waldaschaff, Germany, 31/05/2012. As Japan moves away from nuclear energy, the energy industry is… Read more »
Intersolar Europe and the Intersolar Europe Conference shed light on the solar markets of the future Munich, May 29, 2012 – As in many global markets, solar energy is on the rise in coun-tries across the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). This has pushed economic developments ahead of policy developments: While some countries… Read more »
Tentec is pleased to announce the appointment of HTC Specialised Tooling Ltd as a distributor of its bolt tensioning equipment for wind turbines in New Zealand. With its HQ in Auckland, the company supplies a comprehensive range of high-force hydraulic tools and related equipment for sale and hire and also offers maintenance and calibration services…. Read more »
Thursday, March 29th, 2012 Conergy was joined by the Mayor of Grimmen and the private investor from Northern Germany for the opening of the 8 megawatt solar power plant in Grimmen near Stralsund. With a symbolic push of the red button, one of the largest solar parks in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was officially connected to the grid,… Read more »
Together with ELCO Contracting & Services, the solar power company SOLON will be building two turnkey solar power plants in Israel. They will be built in the kibbutzim Kramim and Idan and have an output of 5 and 3 megawatts respectively. The customer is the project developer Enlight Renewables Ltd. with headquarters in Rosh Ha’Ayin… Read more »
SolarEdge Technologies announced today that it will introduce its next generation power optimizer featuring the new “IndOP” technology. Unlike other power optimizers on the market, the new SolarEdge power optimizer can be installed without the need for additional interface hardware and can operate directly with any inverter. This patent pending technology removes interface hardware as… Read more »
Feasibility, planning, and monitoring of photovoltaic power generation in China is now supported by state-of-the-art solar and meteo database, maps, and simulation tools. GeoModel Solar, a leading international provider of solar resource data, innovative photovoltaic simulation tools and expert consultancy, extended the geographical coverage of the SolarGIS solar resource database and online services to the… Read more »
The Annual Shareholders Meeting of Pfeiffer Vacuum AG was held in the Stadthalle in Wetzlar today with an outstanding 47.02 percent of share capital present and some 400 shareholders in attendance. Supervisory Board Chairman Dr. Michael Oltmanns chaired a harmonious Annual Shareholders Meeting. The shareholders voted with a large majority to adopt all items on… Read more »
HELUKABEL® USA will be attending this year’s WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, GA (booth #1837) on June 3 – 6, and showcasing its vast array of high-performance wind cables and accessories that equip the entire turbine from rotor tip to tower base. WINDPOWER 2012 is the largest, annual wind-focused exhibition in the world –… Read more »
First Intersolar South America Summit launches as a conference event on Au-gust 15, 2012 in São Paulo. São Paulo/Munich, May 22, 2012 – As the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry, Intersolar opens up the most important solar markets across the globe through its exhibitions and conferences. For the first time, the organizers… Read more »
Moventas continues to strengthen its offshore capability with its 5MW medium speed wind gear. In the beginning of May, Moventas delivered two 5MW offshore wind gears to AREVA Wind. The two companies have signed an 80 million euro agreement on future deliveries. After approximately one year of testing, Moventas and AREVA Wind, subsidiary of the… Read more »
AMSC (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today announced that Inox Wind Limited, part of India’s Inox Group of Companies, placed a follow-on order for 50 of AMSC’s electrical control systems (ECS) for Inox’s 2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. AMSC expects to ship all of these systems to Inox in… Read more »
New wet-chemical tool based on display know-how to step up integration of crystalline PV production process Reutlingen/Shanghai, 21 May, 2012. Hightech-Engineering firm Manz AG introduced new equipment for wet-chemical processing of crystalline silicon solar cells at SNEC 2012 fair. Purpose of the tool named IPSG CEI 4800 is to remove the highly doped layer from… Read more »
Siemens has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 megawatts (MW) for the El Arrayán wind power plant in Chile. This wind project will be developed as a joint venture between Pattern Energy and AEI. Furthermore, the mining division of Antofagasta plc, which is the parent… Read more »
Market and technology leader for distributed solar power optimization continues its successful growth Hod Hasharon, Israel, May 21, 2012. SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions, announced today the milestone of one million power optimizers shipped worldwide. SolarEdge established the market for distributed solar power optimization and… Read more »
For the fifth time since the AWARD was launched, Intersolar Europe unveils the nominees for the solar industry innovation prize Munich, May 21, 2012 – On June 13, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry honors the innovative strength of the industry for the fifth year running by presenting the Intersolar AWARD for pioneering… Read more »
Madico Inc., PV Backsheet manufacturer, announces that Enlog LLC, Photovoltaic Industry sales company, has signed an agreement to represent the Madico Photovoltaic Backsheet Division in the territories of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. On April 30th , 2012 Madico received the final, signed agreement for representation of the Madico Backsheet products by Enlog LLC, a worldwide… Read more »
Founder Dieter Manz highlights proximity to Asian customers on the eve of SNEC fair 2012 Reutlingen/Suzhou, 15 May, 2012. Hightech-engineering company Manz AG held the grand opening of its new production facility in Suzhou, two hours west of Shanghai, today. In the new fab Manz will produce manufacturing equipment for the photovoltaics and the flat-panel… Read more »
The Digital Photonics Corporation (DPC) (www.thinkfly.com.tw) announces the global launch of the SolarJetTM printer for selective emitter application of solar front contacts (c-Si). The SolarJet printer greatly simplifies offline process feasibility by making it possible for labs to quickly, accurately and cost-effectively gauge real world performance benefits before making larger in-line investments. Once feasibility is… Read more »
GP Solar presents the GP WIS 2.0 a fully-integrated complete quality control system for solar wafers at the leading Asian photovoltaics trade fair, SNEC 2012 PV Technology in Shanghai. The system’s central automation unit forms the basis for integrating all of the measuring systems necessary for modern wafer inspection. The unit’s 3-D roughness measuring system… Read more »
aleo solar AG (ISIN: DE000A0JM634) today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 74.6 million in the first three months of 2012. This means that aleo solar’s revenue decreased by 14.6% compared to the first quarter of 2011 (EUR 87.4 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR -8.2 million (EUR 2.0… Read more »
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) developed a new machine concept with the product name MATERIA for the cleaning of silicon chunks and ingot saw off cuts for the manufacturing of crystalline solar cells. The first MATERIA cleaning machine was delivered to a renowned US customer. The system was successfully installed at the customer’s site in the 1st… Read more »
Merck will be presenting its latest material developments for the photovoltaics industry at the 6th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Exhibition and Conference (SNEC) from May 16 to 18, 2012 in Shanghai, China. At this largest Chinese solar trade fair, Merck will showcase its isishape®product line. The spotlight will be on the latest developments and concepts… Read more »
China Environment Fund (CEF) is a fund focused on clean technology managed by Tsing Capital CEF invests in companies which develop sustainable technologies within wide spectrum of cleantech sector in China Ludwigshafen, Germany and Hong Kong – May 10, 2012 – BASF Venture Capital GmbH has participated with $5 million in the China Environment Fund… Read more »
In a difficult market environment, centrotherm photovoltaics AG reports EUR 255.4 million of new order intake in the first quarter of 2012 (prior-year period: EUR 224.3 million). Following a related advance payment, this new order intake figure now includes the EUR 227.1 million order awarded by Sonelgaz to construct a fully integrated solar module factory… Read more »
SOLON Energy GmbH is building a 1.6 MW photovoltaic system on five roofs of the Berliner Großmarkt wholesale market. For this order by the Berliner Energieagentur (Energy Agency), SOLON is using the three systems SOLON SOLfixx, SOLON SOLbond Seam and SOLON SOlbond Rail. The power plant covering the same surface area as six soccer fields… Read more »
Natural Power achieves EIA success on single largest consent in England and Wales, taking their client consented portfolio onshore to over 1GW, with the 299MW Pen Y Cymoedd wind farm, on behalf of Vattenfall May 2012 Leading International renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power completed the full Environmental Impact Assessment, as well as providing technical… Read more »
Washington/Brussels. The American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, June 3-6, will be the first North American event ever to earn WindMade’s designation as 100 percent powered by wind energy. “Wind power already provides approximately 20 percent of electricity in places like Iowa and South Dakota-and now, thanks to WindMade, WINDPOWER… Read more »
42% of participants in a survey conducted by Wind Energy Update on offshore wind investment and finance named “experience of the team” as the primary feature to raise capital for current offshore wind projects “Experience of the team” was recently named as the principal trait to accumulate capital for current offshore wind projects as found… Read more »
aleo solar AG will be presenting its advanced service package at Intersolar in Munich, the largest specialist trade fair for solar technology in the world, from 13 to 15 June. aleo solar offers its specialist dealers all-round support: From the technical and financial aspects of plant planning, sales and marketing, right through to insurance and… Read more »