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 »
• Order for 12 MW underscores the growth strategy in the Mediterranean region• Further collaboration planned with partner GreenTops Mainz, March 15 2012 – SCHOTT Solar has received a large order for 12 MW of photovoltaic modules from Israel. The customer is GreenTops, one of SCHOTT Solar’s key partners in the Mediterranean region. GreenTops is… Read more »
The European Parliament voted today for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030. “The Parliament’s vote sends a strong message to the European Council as it prepares its response to the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050”, commented Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the European Wind Energy… Read more »
AREVA announces the delivery of 20 M5000 turbines, out of a total of 40, to be installed in Trianel’s Borkum offshore wind park located in the German North Sea. The Borkum wind farm, situated 45 km away from the northern coast of the Borkum Island, is currently under construction close to “alpha ventus”, the first… Read more »
Customers can now see the high quality of Centrosolar solar modules at a glance: Germany’s TÜV Rheinland (Technical Inspection Association Rheinland) has put the Hamburg-based manufacturer’s modules through five quality tests. A new TÜV logo displays all of the tests that have been passed. Anyone interested in learning more can read about these tests at… Read more »
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for a parabolic trough power plant to be built in Rajasthan, India. Purchaser is Shiram EPC Limited under contract to project developer Abhijeet (Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd). Siemens will supply over 17,000 solar receivers, which will generate all… Read more »
The newly founded SOLON Energy GmbH is giving customers of the insolvent SOLON SE the opportunity to continue nearly all warranties on modules. Owners of roof-mounted systems are requested to register online at www.solon.com/de/antrag-altgarantie by the end of August 2012. They will then receive confirmation from SOLON that outstanding warranty obligations will be continued free… Read more »
For the first time, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1605 will be built in Ecuador by Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE) Shipyard. Damen is supplying the complete, prefabricated Shipbuilding Material Package Kit to ASTINAVE. The yard’s technical staff are responsible for the construction, together with Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC). The DTC concept enables customers to build… Read more »
Wind Energy Update’s largest North American event, the 4th Annual Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit, has already seen over 250 wind professionals and 18 sponsors confirm their attendance with still 6 weeks until the event itself takes place. There have recently been significant shifts in the mindset of the wind industry. As fleets of… Read more »
A document published on Wind Energy Update’s website on offshore wind risk mitigation attracted record interest over the last week and clearly demonstrated the need for information on past and present risk factors in the offshore wind business. Five days after its publication the offshore wind risk mitigation document was seen by professionals from market… Read more »
Pune: Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker*, announced its latest turbine in the 1.5 MW range focused on harnessing Class III, low-wind sites. The new turbine is specifically designed to deliver high efficiency and cost effective power generation even at low wind speeds, therefore increasing the size of the market and making… Read more »
Another solar park equipped with Conergy products has been connected to the grid in southern Spain. On an area of almost 89 acres near the town of Mazarrón in the Murcia region, the two local Conergy partners Valfortec and Solaer installed components from the system supplier. Now more than 22,000 modules on more than 31… Read more »
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to deliver 22 wind turbines of the SWT-2.3-108 type for the onshore wind power project Dinar in Turkey. The customer is Olgu Enerji Uretim A.Ş., an affiliate of Güriş Holding A.Ş. and Mogan Enerji Yatırım Holding (MEYH) A.Ş. Each wind turbine has an output of 2.3 megawatt (MW),… Read more »