Soitec, a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Masen (Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy), lead player in the Moroccan Solar Plan, on an integrated partnership on… Read more »
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“the company”), a fast-growing, vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, today announced that 16,000 of the company’s solar panels are now installed on top of the much-applauded Solar Tunnel in Antwerp, Belgium, a section of the high-speed rail line between Paris and Amsterdam. The €15.7 million project is the… Read more »
After eight years at the helm of Rickmers in the United States, Jerry Nagel has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc. In this position he will continue to participate and contribute with his experience to the activities of Rickmers Group in North America. Mr Nagel joined Rickmers in 2004 from Foster… Read more »
Logical Energy, the South-West based supplier of renewable energy products and specialists in solar energy are proud to announce their newly signed agreement to stock and supply the award-winning Siliken photovoltaic (PV) modules. Recently ranked number one in the 2010 Photon Laboratory study for energy production against 36 top manufacturers, the Siliken PV modules offer… Read more »
Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind energy. On the eve of Global Wind Day – June 15 – the wind industry can today reveal the globally avoided fuel costs from wind energy.In 2015 wind power will avoid 23.7 billion Euros… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum offers a product selector on its website as of now. The product portfolio can be searched quickly and accurately for the desired criteria via the filter functions. By making only a few clicks, the user is presented a proposal that meets his needs from over 2,000 different vacuum pumps and components. For example,… Read more »
The Spanish developer of photovoltaic projects inaugurates its biggest plant carried out so far in Spain. Cadmos Energías Renovables, has set up a 6.2 MW solar park in Cañamero (Cáceres, Spain). The facility, which covers an area of 32 hectares, has 74.000 Gadir Solar a-SIR thin-film panels. Its energy output, equivalent to the consumption of… Read more »
The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe, drew to a close on June 10, boasting record exhibitor and visitor numbers. Around 77,000 visitors and 2,280 exhibitors attended the exhibition from June 8-10 and were very pleased with the thematic and technological array presented by Intersolar Europe. This year, the exhibition centered heavily… Read more »
Direct Grid, a leading manufacturer of utility grade micro inverters, today announced that Scott Landstrom has been named by the Board of Directors as new Chief Executive Officer. Guy Ward, the Direct Grid previous CEO, will assume the role of Executive Chairman. “We are excited about Scott’s new leadership role. His strategic orientation, plus his… Read more »
3E connects the newly opened solar railway tunnel to its SynaptiQ monitoring and optimisation tool On Friday June 3rd, 3E, a global energy consultancy and software product company, completed the connection of its monitoring and optimisation software platform, SynaptiQ, to the largest solar powered railway tunnel in Europe. The solar tunnel, developed by PV developer,… Read more »
Henrik Kuffner has been appointed as the first CEO of the newly created WindMade organisation. He took up his position on 1 June 2011 and will lead the creation of a global consumer label for companies and products using wind power. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kuffner served as Director General of the International Wool… Read more »
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed and direct-drive designs enter the market. Unknown… Read more »
MECASOLAR- The Spanish company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of solar trackers and fixed structures, launches onto the market and incorporates into its product portfolio its own foundation screw for solar photovoltaic installations, which has been designed and manufactured by the company. The new product, dubbed “mecascrew” will be presented shortly at two… Read more »
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has introduced the GLM-2000 PV and Silicon Wafer Monitor for quality control in photovoltaic and crystalline silicon wafer processing for solar applications. The multi-function GLM-2000 uses a unique, high speed, non-contact RF detection technology to measure photoconductance in… Read more »
MAGE SOLAR AG, a company of the global MAGE GROUP, is to start producing MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules at the headquarters of the US subsidiary in Dublin, Georgia, at the beginning of June 2011. Now that the testing and certification process has reached a successful conclusion, monocrystalline modules with a 190 watt output rating and… Read more »
SunPower Corp. today launched the SunPowerTM E20 series of solar panels, the industry’s first commercially-available solar panels to achieve total area efficiencies of 20 percent or more. The new 96-cell E20 solar panels are available in 333-watt and 327-watt models for rooftop installations and feature SunPower’s 22.4 percent efficient patented MaxeonTM cell technology. The all-back… Read more »
PROINSO, the Spanish multinational company -specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations-, has achieved its first contract for India, consisting of the supply of a 2 MW solar project located in the state of Maharastra (west-central India). PROINSO will conduct the supply throughout this year and, according… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd [Ticker: MBTN] published today that the voluntary public tender offer of Meyer Burger to the shareholders of Roth & Rau AG at an offer price of EUR 22 per share, which ended on 3 June 2011, 12:00 p.m., has been accepted for a total of 2,364,438 shares. This corresponds to 14.59%… Read more »
To ensure offshore wind turbines are still upright 20 years down the track, more research is needed into the behaviour of the soil structures underlying them, says the latest report from Wind Energy Update. A distinguishing feature of offshore wind turbine structures is that the turbines impose a large horizontal load, at a great height,… Read more »
Trojan Battery Company, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, expands its product offering with the launch of its Industrial flooded line of batteries for renewable energy (RE) and backup power applications. Designed to support large daily loads where the batteries are cycled regularly, Trojan’s deep-cycle Industrial batteries are ideal solutions for a wide range… Read more »
Within the framework of the Intersolar, the Swiss manufacturer Sputnik Engineering will celebrate its 20th anniversary, present its extended warranties, and announce the foundation of a new subsidiary. Biel, 7 June 2011. The Swiss manufacturer Sputnik Engineering will celebrate its anniversary on the world’s largest solar trade fair Intersolar. The inverter brand SolarMax has been… Read more »
SGS will hold a workshop entitled ‘Reliability and Durability of Solar Modules – Requirements for Quality Assurance’ at the Bio-Innovations-Zentrum in Dresden, Germany. At 12:15, Dr. Peter Reinig of the SGS Germany GmbH will give an informative presentation on photovoltaic (PV) modules certification, IEC test procedures and recent developments in this sector. — SGS is… Read more »
The strategic cooperation between the two technology leaders ROFIN-BAASEL Lasertech GmbH & Co. KG and centrotherm photovoltaics AG is proving worthwhile in the selective emitter technology area: Dongfang Magi Solar, a Chinese customer of centrotherm photovoltaics, is achieving an average efficiency of more than 18.5 percent, and charges of up to 18.7 percent, through the… Read more »
In the future, the MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules of the system full-service provider will be tested in co-operation with the independent certification firm Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Ravensburg (Germany), June 3, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR, part of the global MAGE GROUP, starts long-term co-operation with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the certification of its MAGE POWERTEC PLUS… Read more »
Leading turbine manufacturers GE and Siemens have come out in full support of a family approach to offshore health and safety today in London. With an estimated 40GW of offshore wind set to be installed by the end of the decade in Europe alone, the potential for employee accidents and projects put at risk due… Read more »
In recent years, and most noticeably 2011, the Occupations Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been turning its attention to the North American wind industry, regularly issuing between 5 and 8 figure citations. Next year wind farm owners, operators, manufacturers and contractors can expect at step up in enforcement of employee safety regulations that will… Read more »
Dow Formulated Systems, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow), today announced the introduction of the COMPAXXTM 700 foam core system for wind blades, the first in a line of new core materials that will help manufacturers extend blade life through the creation of high performance sandwich composites. Extensive sandwich panel fatigue… Read more »
On 15 June 2011, ‘Global Wind Day’, citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun. With Middle East instability affecting oil prices and debate over nuclear following Fukushima, the hundreds of events on offer on Global Wind Day will show people everywhere how wind can be part of… Read more »
Solar thermal technology is becoming an intrinsic part of heat production both in domestic and industrial applications around the world. Innovative technologies are constantly expanding the fields in which solar thermal energy already finds application, as well as opening up new ones. Current trends and developments of the solar thermal industry are also a focus… Read more »
The Global Wind Energy Council called for urgent action to exploit Japan’s tremendous wind power potential for a speedy transition towards renewable energy. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s announcement at the G8 Summit that Japan would move away from nuclear power towards more reliance on renewable sources is a welcome development, but there is a… Read more »
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is pleased to announce the opening of the SGS Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC), taking place on June 13, 2011, in Tianjin, China. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the SGS test center provides a complete range of full-scale testing capabilities for rotor blades, including natural frequency,… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd strengthens its operating management by establishing the new management position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and appoints Bernhard Gerber as COO of the Company as of 1 August 2011. Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) published today, that it will extend its existing Executive Board by establishing a new… Read more »
Raffaele Salutari new head of Sputnik Engineering Italia S.r.l. Raffaele Salutari is the new general manager of Sputnik‘s Italian subsidiary Sputnik Engineering Italia S.r.l. Since 30 May the 47-year old electrical engineer has been managing the twelve-man team in Giussano near Milano. The Italian disposes of long-term experience from managerial positions with different photovoltaics companies…. Read more »
Dow Formulated Systems, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: Dow), today announced the completion of a new wind blade epoxy adhesive production plant in Roberta, Georgia. The plant, which includes a new reactor and production equipment, is fully dedicated to the wind sector and will be used to support the U.S. market… Read more »
Positive Energy, one of the largest EPC Contractors in Southeast Europe, completed the construction of a 2ΜWp photovoltaic park in the Prefecture of Lakonia in Greece. Positive Energy, one of the largest EPC Contractors in Southeast Europe, completed for the company Solar Gate, the construction of a 2ΜWp photovoltaic park in the Prefecture of Lakonia… Read more »
The World’s Largest Exhibition for the Solar Industry Presents the “ISOL Navigator” ISOL Navigator shines a light on current and future market developments in the field of solar thermal technology across 16 key countries from all corners of the globe. The study, conducted by the agency solrico from Bielefeld, Germany, examines both opportunities for and… Read more »