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 »
As developments in the design and installation of wind turbines continues at an ever-increasing pace, international engineering organization Tentec will be available on Booth #1661 at Windpower 2012 to discuss the wide range of bolt tensioning options available to manufacturing, installation and maintenance companies. As well as showing their established Aero range of tensioners, specialists… Read more »
• Manufacturer of high-quality solar modules meets with strong interest at the PV Expo in Tokyo • Outstanding reputation of German engineering enables company to complete a strong brand launch in Japan Mainz, March 12, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG has gotten off to an excellent start in the Japanese market. The high-quality German manufacturer’s… Read more »
In February Donauer Solartechnik Vertriebs GmbH opened a branch in Bütgenbach in Belgium. Activities in all the Benelux countries will be controlled in future by the new branch. Two years ago, Donauer Solartechnik opened its first sales office in Belgium. Two years later, the specialist distributor from Gilching is expanding by changing the office into… Read more »
Effective risk management practices become increasingly important in the offshore wind energy sector as the cost of new projects reaches a staggering range of 2.0 to 2.2 million €/MW. Risk management in the offshore wind sector is a complex process which begins with assessing the given company’s unique risk management maturity level. This requires performing… Read more »
Amid great public attention, the new DP2 jack-up vessel ‘Neptune’ was named today at the port of Ostend by Mrs Isabel Casteleyn, partner of Federal State Secretary for Energy and the Environment Melchior Wathelet. This self-propelled jack-up vessel was built by IHC Merwede for GeoSea N.V., the offshore marine construction specialist of the Belgian DEME… Read more »
MAGE SOLAR AG, the German based brand supplier of photovoltaic systems and components, had its modules tested at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) at the end of 2011 for potential-induced degradation (PID). The result: the modules are insensitive to power losses due to high voltages, temperatures and humidity. Ravensburg (Germany), March 8, 2012 – The MAGE POWERTEC… Read more »
The demand for large-scale PV installations is growing worldwide. Intersolar Europe shines a light on technologies, trends and markets. Munich, March 08, 2012 – Newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached all-time record levels in 2011, and PV plants with an output of over 200 kilowatt peak (kWp) occupy a rapidly growing share of the market. Europe… Read more »
Precise glueing of silicon bricks onto wire-saw beams is of high significance for wafer production. Only a constantly reproducible and durable adhesive bonded joint guarantees a high cutting yield in the later wafer cutting process. Arnold specialists are demonstrating the automated brick glueing process in their technology centre in Weilburg/Germany at a specially installed pilot… Read more »
With the closing, Ferrostaal AG, Essen, officially belongs to MPC Industries GmbH, Hamburg. Following the takeover the company will be rebranded to a GmbH and in future operate under the name MPC Ferrostaal GmbH. The company headquarters will remain in Essen. The majority owner of MPC Industries GmbH is Axel Schroeder senior, together with his… Read more »
• SCHOTT PERFORM POLY meets toughest level of the new salt spray test• Official certificate presented by TÜV Rheinland Mainz, March 8, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG again reports that its quality strategy has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland: the modules from the SCHOTT PERFORM POLY series have now passed the salt spray corrosion test… Read more »
Masdar Power and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have each chosen industry leading ZephIR technology to provide wind measurements in challenging desert conditions in Abu Dhabi. The two ZephIR 300 systems will be used to produce high resolution wind resource maps for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while assisting a number of partner developing… Read more »
• Around 10,000 solar modules supply environmentally friendly power• SCHOTT Solar and CANOPY to strengthen their partnership and develop more projects together Mainz, March 6, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG and CANOPY SAS announce the successful completion of their Mediterranean solar energy project. A solar park that features approximately 10,000 photovoltaic modules from the German… Read more »
Microsol, an United Arab Emirates (UAE) based cell manufacturer, has acquired essential components of SOLON’s insolvent companies together with two foreign subsidiaries. With the recently established SOLON Energy GmbH, as the core of the new group, an integrated solar-system provider has been set up that has a strong presence in the leading and emerging photovoltaic… Read more »
Hempel’s accomplishments in the wind turbine protective coatings market have won the company the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Award. Business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards recognise outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Hempel caught the… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG, Blaubeuren, continued to report growth in the 2011 financial year, which was a difficult year for the solar sector: revenue generated by the globally leading provider of technology and equipment to the photovoltaic sector grew by 11.9 % to EUR 698.5 million according to preliminary figures (previous year: EUR 624.2 million). Earnings… Read more »