NRG Energy, Inc. has acquired San Francisco-based Solar Power Partners, a leading developer of commercial and industrial (C&I) distributed solar projects. In addition to 30 megawatts (MW) of distributed solar projects in operation or under construction, NRG also will secure development rights to Solar Power Partners’ extensive pipeline of development projects in California, Hawaii, Arizona,… Read more »
Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainability, today announced that it is bolstering the wind energy training and safety labs, offering students access to cutting-edge equipment that prepares them for careers in the wind industry. According to the Department of Energy, wind… Read more »
DEICHMANN is installing a 605 kWp system, supplied by the Ravensburg photovoltaic specialist, on the roof of its logistics center in Soltau, where the MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules will generate over 540,000 kWh of green electricity per year. Ravensburg (Germany), November 22, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR AG, part of the global MAGE GROUP, has supplied… Read more »
A full-size prototype of the floating LIDAR offshore resource assessment system, known as FLIDAR, has been successfully tested 15km off the Belgian coast. It has been located next to a stationary LIDAR (WINDCUBE®v2 LIDAR from Leosphere) on a fixed communication mast for the month of October, in order to test survivability and validate the accuracy… Read more »
16 Enercon E70 to Go into Operation at the Ponikve Site in 2012 With the signing of the Ponikve wind farm, around 45 km to the North-West of the Croatian port city of Dubrovnik, wpd has reached another milestone. The 45-million-Euro-project will be financed in cooperation with the KfW IPEX bank as well as with… Read more »
Intersolar India kicks off on December 14 at Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) in Mumbai. Three years after its creation, India’s international exhibition and conference for the solar industry continues on its strong upward trend and is pleased to announce a near 100% increase of exhibition space com-pared to last year, totaling 20,000 square meters. Over… Read more »
The investment company ForVEI (a joint venture whose main direct and indirect stockholders are Palladio Finanziaria SpA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Quercus Asset Selection Sarl, and Foresight Solar VCT plc), has acquired another two solar PV facilities for 7.93 MW developed by OPDE Group in the Italian region of Piedmont. The transaction, financed… Read more »
Four module types from aleo solar AG] have passed the ammonia resistance test by SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA. The certificate from the independent Swiss testing institute proves that the aleo modules can withstand the effects of stable air for a period of at least 20 years – the ammonia vapours do not cause… Read more »
The solar technology company SOLON has sold a solar power plant with a capacity of 2.72 MW in the southern Italian region of Apulia. The buyer is a Berlin-based family office. The power plant, located in the small town of Orta Nova, has an annual output of just under 4,000 megawatt hours of electricity. This… Read more »
As of right now, adixen backing pumps are being used in complete solutions from Pfeiffer Vacuum. The established HiCube Pro turbo pumping station is currently available with a dry, multi-stage ACP roots pump from the adixen range. This common vacuum solution reflects the success of the product merger of Pfeiffer Vacuum and adixen and demonstrates… Read more »
Tentec has launched a new electric-driven, high-pressure hydraulic pump for use with its renowned Aero range of bolt tensioning equipment. The WTP3, a self-contained unit with the ability to generate pressures up to 1600 bar, features an innovative handheld controller that enables engineers to operate the pump remotely. It has been specifically designed for global… Read more »
PEI-Genesis, Inc., one of the world’s fastest integrators of configurable and modified standard power supplies, today announced an agreement with Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical ContinuityTM, in which PEI-Genesis will distribute and add value to power supply products from Emerson Network Power for customers in Europe…. Read more »
Green energy supplier Ecotricity won ‘Company of the Year’ at the Growing Business Awards in London last night. In a ceremony which kick-started the 2011 ‘Global Entrepreneurship Week’, the awards recognise UK independent and entrepreneurial businesses. Previous winners include LOVEfilm and lastminute.com. Ecotricity claimed first prize in the ‘Company of the Year’ category, which recognises… Read more »
aleo solar AG supplied the Italian city of Vittorio Veneto with premium solar modules for a 1-Megawatt solar park as well as a complete financing service package. The city of Vittorio Veneto operates the solar power plant. “Together with the installer and aleo-partner Ailita Engineering S.r.l. as well as the Bank BIIS – Banca Infrastrutture… Read more »
SGS Industrial Services in China was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive third-party services for Chaonan and Dahao wind farms in Guangdong, China by China Resources New Energy Group Co., Ltd. (CRNE). Throughout the entire contract, scheduled from October 2011, SGS will ensure the best performance of the wind turbines. — One of the major… Read more »
Green energy company Ecotricity won ‘Best Independent Supplier’ at the Energy Excellence Awards in London last night. In a showcase of the top energy suppliers in the UK gas and power market, Ecotricity claimed the award for its innovative ‘not-for-dividend’ business model and pioneering attitude to customer service. Ecotricity Trading Director Asif Rehmanwala said: “Ecotricity’s… Read more »
Dr Ignace Van Meenen has taken up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Rickmers Group effective 1 October 2011. In this function, Dr Van Meenen will press ahead with the realignment of the group of companies to enable it to respond faster and more flexibly to the demands of changing shipping markets…. Read more »
The release or discussion of O&M cost data is still not discussed by leading operators, arguably out of a growing concern that public and policy enthusiasm for windpower would be dampened. As one large turbine fleet manager stated, “We have the data on O&M costs, but we won’t even share it with the manufacturers. [Their… Read more »
SOLON SE will supply solar modules for a 5.5 MW power plant in Scheibenberg, Saxony (Germany). The plant will be built on an 11.4 hectare area that was previously used for agriculture and is due to be finished and connected to the grid by the end of the year. It will generate enough electricity for… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG has confirmed the preliminary results that it announced on October 28. The globally leading international technology and equipment supplier for the photovoltaics sector grew its consolidated revenue by 38.7 percent to reach EUR 635.7 million in the first nine months of 2011 (prioryear period: EUR 458.4 million), thereby already exceeding its reported… Read more »
PROINSO, a company selling modules, inverters, solar trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has recently launched PROINSO STORE, an innovative online store that will supply photovoltaic products from leading brands in the American, Spanish, German, and Italian markets first and then in other European markets like the UK, France or Greece, all countries… Read more »
From the second half of the 2011/12 season onwards, SC Freiburg will play its home matches in the MAGE SOLAR Stadium. The partners announced this officially at a press conference on November 10, 2011 in Freiburg. Freiburg / Ravensburg (Germany) November 10, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR AG, headquartered in Ravensburg, is expanding its commitment as… Read more »
Positive EBIT of EUR 1.7 million for 3rd quarter (previous year EUR 3.2 million) Almost three-quarters of revenue generated outside Germany Long-term focus on quality roof systems proving to be a successful business model Guidance for full year confirmed CENTROSOLAR Group AG defied the market trend to achieve a positive third-quarter operating result of EUR… Read more »
aleo solar AG today announced that it generated revenue of EUR 344.6 million in the first nine months of 2011. This means that aleo solar’s revenue decreased by 16.4% compared with the first nine months of 2010 (EUR 412.1 million). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at EUR 7.4 million (EUR 40.3 million),… Read more »
European wind power production will meet a massive 31% of the emissions reduction required by the current EU climate target. Today the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published a new report revealing that by 2020, the EU wind industry would avoid 342 million tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 31% of the EU’s target of reducing… Read more »
Theodor (Ted) Scheidegger (53) will become CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. Scheidegger previously held executive positions in various companies, most recently as CEO of Sovello AG, one of the leading integrated suppliers of solar wafers, and solar cells and modules. “We’re pleased to have secured a recognized leader with international… Read more »
aleo solar AG, together with its partner UK Solar Provider Ltd., offers technical solutions to help customers across the UK take advantage of their own self-generated solar electricity. Since May 2011, a 95-kilowatt system installed on a barn roof in South Cambridgeshire has been producing enough electricity to power farm operations such as grain drying… Read more »
Profit warning by Roth & Rau AG regarding the 3rd quarter 2011 Earnings of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd at EBITDA level only marginally affected Re-evaluation of participation in Roth & Rau within the scope of consolidation Control and/or Profit Transfer Agreement with Roth & Rau AG will not be further pursued Meyer Burger Technology Ltd… Read more »
From December 7-9, 2011, for the first time, the international solar industry assembling at Beijing’s China National Convention Center for Intersolar China, where the event makes its inauguration to the upcoming solar market in Eastern Asia. The 7,500 visitors already anticipated to attend the debuting Intersolar China underline the growing importance of the Chinese market…. Read more »
The key to making money in offshore wind is to secure long term, lucrative contracts. So how do you find who is tendering, when and what they look for in a partner? Most agree that you must talk with your customers about what they need and meet their requirements. Critical issues for procurement managers today… Read more »
Engineered Conductive Materials, LLC, a leading global supplier of conductive interconnect materials for photovoltaic applications, introduces its DB-1588 low-cost conductive adhesive for back contact applications in crystalline silicon solar modules. The new line of conductive adhesives is designed to make contact from vias or other conductors in the solar cells to the back contact sheet…. Read more »
In October 2011 and therefore in the new fiscal year 2012, Siemens secured an order for a 100 Megawatt (MW) wind power project in Puerto Rico. Between July and September 2011, the company also received five orders for the supply of wind turbines with a combined capacity of over 570 megawatts (MW) from North America…. Read more »
Offshore wind continues to boom. Since 2003, more than 500 o¬ffshore wind turbines have been installed – 35 per cent of them in 2010 alone. Dedicated offshore power sites appear each month across the UK, France, Germany and many other European countries. This rate of growth, set to continue next year, forces the entire supply… Read more »
Technology company GP Solar GmbH of Constance, Germany has been awarded the prestigious iF product design award for its laboratory measuring device GP ISO-TEST .Waf. In awarding the design prize, created in 1953, the jury not only took into account the sleek exterior of the measuring device but also its functionality, level of innovation, and… Read more »
• 45,000 modules for the Solarpark Roitzsch in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld• Construction to begin in October, completion expected by the end of 2011• Partners improve their position in the area of PV projects, joint building of additional solar parks planned Mainz/Hamburg/Sandersdorf-Brehna, November 4, 2011 – In October and November, 2011, SCHOTT Solar AG will… Read more »
As of November, the new Damen website, www.damen.nl, has officially gone live. The site has been structured according to Damen’s 10 Product-Market Combinations and navigation has been designed to be fast, simple and user-friendly. The new website aims to personalize content, enable infosharing and enhance client interaction. COO Arnout Damen says: “For Damen, shipbuilding is… Read more »