Heliatek GmbH, a technological leader of organic photovoltaic modules, has chosen the Dr. Schenk GmbH SolarInspect RollToRoll Metrology Solution for their production line of OPV. The delivery and integration of the two metrology systems into the first line in Dresden, Germany, is scheduled for mid 2011. “Dr. Schenk’s metrology solutions will help Heliatek to improve… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG releases preliminary figures for the financial year 2010 and announces dividend payment – Highest revenues and best EBIT in the history of the company– Share of international business leaps to 26 percent– Proposal for dividend payment of EUR 0.35 per share Sulzemoos 15 March 2011 / Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar… Read more »
20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project, published today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters of around 200 metres, compared to… Read more »
The Climate Bonds Initiative announced the count down to the world’s first Climate Bond issuance – worth ¼ billion US dollars – with the release of the draft Compliance Standards today that will assure the environmental integrity of bonds issued to fund low carbon projects. The first version of the Standard will apply to wind… Read more »
China Power 2011, a forum of the highest level in the energy industry in China, will be staged concurrently with Clean Energy Expo China 2011 from June 22- 24 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. This double event is slated to be the most emblematic of its kind in 2011. Held biennially, China… Read more »
The global wind market is expected to grow again in 2011, with more than 40 GW of new wind power capacity to be added in 2011, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). By 2015, the global installed wind power capacity will more than double to 450… Read more »
3E, global sustainable energy consultancy and software products company, will be launching the first multi-technology, multi-vendor, multi-user portfolio management software platform for wind and solar energy at the EWEA 2011 event next week in Brussels. The platform, called 3E SynaptiQ, enables asset managers and developers to increase the performance of their renewable energy portfolios with… Read more »
World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) insists on a global ban on new nuclear power, phase-out of current plants – and a decisive, immediate more to a 100% renewable world The Chairpersons of the WCRE express their shock and sorrow, and their full sympathy and solidarity with the people of Japan. The awesome power of… Read more »
As key players in the wind energy industry gather at EWEA 2011 in Brussels, more attention is given to predictable performance, energy production, and a lower cost of energy to support viability and profitability of wind. Customers demand higher flexibility, superior performance, and better risk management. In response to these needs, Vestas is proud to… Read more »
Mott MacDonald, the leading global management, engineering and development consultancy, will be presenting and exhibiting at the 2011 European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) conference, which takes place on 14 – 17 March at the Brussels Expo, Belgium. Christos Kolliastas and Grégory Dudziak, specialists in wind energy, will be joined by fellow Mott MacDonald wind professionals… Read more »
BTU International, a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced that it will co-exhibit with its distributor, ESMAN Electronik in Hall 7, Booth D-120 at Electrotech 2011. This exhibition will take place on March 17-20, 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. BTU will highlight its… Read more »
Trojan Battery Company, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep cycle batteries, today announced a distribution agreement with UK Batteries which will expand Trojans presence and strengthen the companys leadership in the region. As Trojans authorized master distributor, UK Batteries will be responsible for overseeing the distribution and servicing of Trojan products in England, Ireland, Scotland… Read more »
Results will launch a new era in chip fabrication. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is sponsoring an extensive joint project headed by Carl Zeiss on EUV lithography (Extreme Ultra Violet). This new technology has major potential to further miniaturize microchips and will play a key role in increasing their performance in… Read more »
Rehm Thermal Systems recently held a free solar seminar in Suzhou, China, entitled ‘Thermal Solutions for the Metallization Line’. Attended by some of the industry’s leading technical experts, the strong turnout benefitted from the chance to learn how to be more productive in the field of solar cell metallization. Throughout the seminar, experts from Rehm… Read more »
The wpd group in Bremen is currently preparing the implementation of the offshore wind farm project Butendiek, which will consist of 80 wind turbine generators and will be built 32 km to the west of Sylt in the German North Sea. The project company, Butendiek Offshore Windpark GmbH & Co. KG, has now commissioned KfW… Read more »
Power Team® introduces Predator Series – its newest line of high performance hydraulic pumps and tools serving the global bolting industry. This family of high performance hydraulic products raises performance and reliability to a new level. A new generation torque wrench features more efficient and faster operation in an envelope size that is 2/3rds the… Read more »
On December 31, 2010, Pfeiffer Vacuum’s acquisition of the Vacuum Technology Unit adixen from Alcatel-Lucent was officially sealed. For the first time Pfeiffer Vacuum presents its two brands Pfeiffer Vacuum and adixen at ComVac in Hanover, Germany, April 4 – 8, 2011. The merger of these two companies has united two brands with outstanding international… Read more »
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that a fourth Request for Proposal (RFP) will be conducted to secure Ohio in-state solar renewable energy credits (Ohio SRECs) for customers of its Ohio utilities – Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison. The Ohio SRECs will be used to help meet the companies’ 2010 solar renewable energy requirements… Read more »
BTU International today announced the shipment of the 3000th thermal processing system from its manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China. BTU opened the facility in China in February of 2004. Located in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Pudong, China, the plant has been expanded a number of times since opening. In 2008, BTU added a… Read more »
Euler Hermes Rating GmbH (Allianz group) has again awarded a rating of A for the creditworthiness and sustainability of wpd AG in 2011. Thus, the company is being rated as strongly above average as compared to the overall economy. In the past, the wpd group was able to profit to a large extent as the… Read more »
Maximizing the Capture and Use of Available Wind Tunnel Energy Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc, announced that the Company had filed with the United States Patent & Trademark Office “A Petition to Make Special Under Accelerated Examination Program,” a patent application titled Efficient Energy Conversion Devices & Methods. The application covers specific aspects of deploying… Read more »
Here Enterprises, Inc., a growing developer of clean wind energy, has entered into direct negotiations to acquire a Texas-based solar energy company. Here Enterprises recently announced completion of the first phase of construction at its Cycle Ranch wind energy project near San Antonio, Texas. The Company is diversifying its renewable energy strategy, adding solar power… Read more »
The International PV Equipment Association (IPVEA), an independent, non-profit organization of manufacturers and suppliers of photovoltaic (PV) fabrication equipment and related raw materials, announces it will provide key information about PV manufacturing equipment worldwide. Targeted to begin this month, the program, which has been developed by VLSI Research on behalf of IPVEA, will collect monthly… Read more »
• The Network of the Spanish multinational has reached 1,311 Qualified Installers in countries like Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Canada and the USA, among others. • Under the name of SOLAR SIGMA, the Web application – totally free for the Qualified Installers – has been working since last November in the Italian market, where PROINSO… Read more »
The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry boasts another rise in exhibition space and exhibitor numbers. From June 8-10, 2011, Intersolar Europe will once again take center stage in the international solar industry at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry is more exciting than ever. Organizers… Read more »
Building on its solid reputation for facilitating next-generation SMT and semiconductor print processes, DEK today announced that it has further expanded its Americas engineering capabilities with the investment of additional resource to support the company’s growing alternative energies business. Experienced staff and state-of-the-art equipment have been added to DEK’s San Jose, California-based engineering lab in… Read more »
Scapa Group Plc. has won the Outstanding Achievement Supplier Award by United Solar, a leading global manufacturer of lightweight, flexible thin-film solar modules and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Scapa was presented with the flagship award in recognition for its effort, dedication and support in the validation, qualification and supply of specialist… Read more »
Discover the numerous improvements of the synthesis module: CLIMATOLOGY: – Possibility to launch synthesis weighting several thermal stabilities– Integration possible of mesoscale data – New formats for time series data including stability– POWER CURVES : – Use of the WTG format– Automatic computation of the density at the wind turbines– New functionality enabling power curves… Read more »
BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), one of German’s leading wind energy service providers with sites in Gelsenkirchen and Weiden, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Following its establishment in the spring of 1996 by Klaus Bergmann and brothers Gerhard and Joachim Binotsch, the wind experts have overseen a continuous expansion of the company. It now has 24… Read more »
SGS Industrial Services in China was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive Quality Control Services of wind towers for Goldwind, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer based in Urumqi, Xinjiang. During the entire project, SGS supervises the wind tower production process and provides onsite inspection, testing, auditing, monitoring and Quality Control witness services. — The reliability… Read more »
Piraeus Equity Partners, a company of Piraeus Bank Group, and Positive Energy entered into a strategic partnership aimed at implementing an investment program for the installation of photovoltaic systems on industrial rooftops. Piraeus Equity Partners together with its subsidiary, Piraeus Equity Advisors, are the private equity investment arm of Piraeus Bank Group. Positive Energy is… Read more »
Pasan SA, a subsidiary of Meyer Burger Technology Group, has delivered sun simulators to ESTI, the European Solar Test Installation (I), Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg (DE) and TÜV Rheinland in Köln (DE). These leading institutes are world class references for the performance measurement of photovoltaic modules. The follow-up orders are another remarkable success for Pasan… Read more »
Günter Laubinger (46) has been appointed head of the contracting and procurement department at BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB), a wind energy consulting company based in Gelsenkirchen. He will be responsible for the inspection of project-specific contracts as part of technical due diligence (TDD) investigations. Customers will benefit from his expertise in drafting precise delivery and… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG, a pioneer in the turnkey production of crystalline solar cells, has sold a turnkey module line to Austria. Kioto Photovoltaics GmbH is investing a single-digit amount in millions of euros for a turnkey 50 megawatt system to manufacture crystalline solar modules. The agreement with the solar module and turnkey photovoltaic powerplant manufacturer… Read more »
Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) integration services for solar systems, announced today its Spire Solar Systems operation will exhibit at the New England Solar Energy Association’s Building Energy 11 Conference and Tradeshow from March 8 through the 10, 2011 at Booth 943 in the Seaport World Trade Center… Read more »
Solar Panels Plus (SPP) announces that the SplitCool DC-18 solar air conditioner has passed its TUV product safety testing and now carries the CE mark. Customers can be assured that electrical, fire, and mechanical safety issues have been properly addressed and that the SplitCool unit fully complies with global product safety standards. The SplitCool system… Read more »