In publishing the 2010 Sustainability Report, CENTROTEC Sustainable AG has carried out a first official analysis of its own carbon footprint and of other sustainability-related data such as the consumption of resources, health and safety at work, and aspects of social responsibility. This report was preceded by a process of collecting non-financial data that is… Read more »
Amrumbank West project with installed capacity of 288 megawatts to go online in 2015 Siemens Energy has received another large order to build an offshore wind power plant in Germany. For the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, the company is supplying 80 wind turbines, each with an output of 3.6 megawatts (MW) and… Read more »
Industry professionals are invited to submit technical presentations for the first Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association (SEMA) and Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) Solar Engineering and Reliability Conference, scheduled to take place March 21-23, 2012 in San Jose, CA. Presentations should be original, unpublished and noncommercial in nature, and address experiments, new techniques, processes and… Read more »
Carl Zeiss Group continues to invest in technology, infrastructure and internationalization– Employees benefit from company’s success– Vision Care business group fully consolidated– Well positioned against background of global economic uncertainty Carl Zeiss ended fiscal year 2010/11 (reporting date: 30 September 2011) with a clear increase in revenue and earnings over the prior year: with a… Read more »
Intersolar China, China’s international exhibition for the solar industry, drew to a close on Friday, December 9, 2011. In total, 130 exhibitors from 13 countries attended the inaugural exhibition, which took place at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. The organizers welcomed about 4,500 visitors from all over the world. The Intersolar China Conference,… Read more »
Following press rumors dated Sunday, December 11, 2011 and Monday, December 12, 2011 and public statements dated Sunday, December 11, 2011 concerning the AREVA group and in light of the Supervisory Board meeting to be held today, the group has requested that EuronextParis SA suspends the listing of its stock (code ISIN: FR0011027143). This initiative… Read more »
On the day the solar feed-in-tarrif is cut, threatening thousands of British jobs: Robert Goss, MD of Conergy in the UK: “Coming before the consultation is complete, the feed-in-tariff cuts looks like a pre-emptive strike by the government. They should certainly be thinking about how they can bridge the gap for solar between now and… Read more »
The Global Wind Energy Council welcomed the agreement reached at COP 17 in Durban yesterday, but warned that both the level of ambition and the speed of the negotiations needed to increase dramatically to meet the challenge of global climate change. “Yesterday’s agreement was a victory for multilateralism and the climate process”, said GWEC Secretary… Read more »
DIAB, one of the world leading producers of structural core materials, further expands their portfolio of finishing offerings. Finishing of core materials is usually done to facilitate formability or process ability through machining of the core material. The new offerings GST and ODC enables users of structural core materials to further reduce weight and cost… Read more »
BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment to the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, announces that its TRITANTM HV90 dual-lane metallization firing system has successfully completed a marathon test, producing in excess of 60 million cells. “Customers want to switch to dual-lane metallization processing to achieve in excess of 35… Read more »
Campbell Scientific Inc. (CSI), with more than 35 years of world-class measurement equipment experience, has today announced the selection of wind lidar system ZephIR 300 as the company’s remote sensing solution for providing the US wind energy market with accurate wind data across all stages of a wind farm development project. ZephIR 300, provided by… Read more »
aleo solar AG has supplied modules for a 1 megawatt roof-integrated photovoltaic system in Aveyron (France, department 12) – the largest Solrif project by aleo to date. The modules, which are framed with custom aluminium profiles, are ideal for roof-integrated solar installations and replace traditional roofing materials.An annual production of 1 gigawatt hours is expected,… Read more »
NGenTec has announced the completion of its blue-chip management team as it continues to make progress towards its goal of becoming a major player in the fast-developing offshore wind sector. The latest key appointment at the Edinburgh-based company – which designs and supplies low, medium speed and direct drive permanent magnet generators – is that… Read more »
• Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) Wins Best Joint Venture Award (Middle East)• QSTec is the Middle East’s leading Solar Joint Venture Company London, United Kingdom – Monday, December 12, 2011: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) today announced that it had won The New Economy Magazine’s Clean Tech & New Energy Award for Best Joint Venture, Africa/… Read more »
Siemens and Shanghai Electric intend to set up two new joint ventures to form a strategic alliance for the Chinese wind power market. Corresponding agreements were signed on December 8, 2011, in Shanghai by the two companies. The aim of this alliance is to better serve China as the world’s largest wind power market. In… Read more »
Joint venture will build, own and operate two 75 MW solar projects to help South Africa meet its renewable energy goals, stimulate sustainable economic development and create jobs The joint venture of SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects, the Kensani Group, an experienced empowered infrastructure player in the Southern African market, and… Read more »
Carl Zeiss NTS Ltd. (Cambridge), part of the newly formed Carl Zeiss Microscopy business group today announced that it recently won four awards – three Best Factory 2011 Awards and one Manufacturing Excellence Award. CAMBRIDGE/UK, OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 09.12.2011. Best Factory Awards The Best Factory 2011 Awards included: Best Electronics & Electrical Plant Award, People Management Award,… Read more »
Oerlikon Solar signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Cooperation Center for China Renewable Energy Society (CRES) to collaborate on Thin Film Silicon Solar technology in China. The strategic partnership announced in Beijing today marks the start of a joint effort to promote the benefits of the Oerlikon Thin Film Silicon Solar technology with… Read more »
Chinese utility JNPC (Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation), a subsidiary of CNNC (China National Nuclear Corporation), renewed its confidence and trust in AREVA by awarding the group a new contract. A consortium led by AREVA will deliver the digital safety and complementary operational instrumentation & control (I&C) systems for the Tianwan 3 and 4 VVER 1000… Read more »
Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, December 09, 2011 – On December 14, Intersolar India once again opens its doors to the solar industry. In just its third year, the event is already India’s largest exhibition for solar technology. The accompany-ing Intersolar India Conference kicks off one day ahead of the exhibition at the Leela Kempinski… Read more »
German photovoltaic specialist ANTARIS SOLAR has received the British Microgeneration Certificate (MCS) for its range of all-black PV modules. The mono-crystalline high performance panels unite high output and elegant design for the aesthetic integration into any roof surface. Waldaschaff, Germany, 08 December 2011. ANTARIS SOLAR, German provider of high quality photovoltaic technology, has received the… Read more »
The renewable energy sector is quickly turning into a profitable business: in 2010 investment in the renewable energy projects exceeded the ones in fossil fuel demonstrating a new trend in investors’ strategy. Offshore wind, with its incomparably high energy production per hour witnessed important developments during 2011: RWE The fifth largest utility company in Europe,… Read more »
Strengthened the Leading Cable Group’s Capabilities to Produce Reliable and Longer Life Wire & Cable Products Shanghai, China – December 08, 2011 – Dow Electrical & Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, today announced it had signed DOW INSIDE license agreement with Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group which is a leading… Read more »
Rehm Thermal Systems has appointed Sunny Li, as the new Solar Sales Director. He will be based at the Dongguan production facility in China and will be charged with continuing to develop and grow sales within the solar market, as well as providing a high level of customer service to Rehm’s existing and prospective customers…. Read more »
22,000 SunPower High-Efficiency Solar Cells Power Solar Impulse Airplane SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that the company is providing solar cells to the Solar Impulse project. The Solar Impulse team has produced a prototype (HB-SIA) solar airplane that, for the first time in… Read more »
Module manufacturer aims to motivate environmentally sustainable behavior change through solar education JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) , a fast-growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, today announced it will provide its high quality modules to a solar project for the Nyumba ya Mungu Secondary School in Northern Tanzania…. Read more »
enXco Service Corporation (eSC), an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, has signed a multiyear agreement with MidAmerican Energy Company to provide operations and maintenance services for 477 megawatts of wind-powered generating capacity. At the conclusion of a competitive tender process, eSC was chosen by MidAmerican Energy to provide the services for four wind projects located in… Read more »
Global Experience Specialists(GES) a leader in exhibition, event and retail marketing services, announced today that American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has appointed GES as its official services provider for its show beginning in 2012. The five-year agreement includes WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition and the Small & Community WINDPOWER Conference &… Read more »
Bentek Solar, a designer and manufacturer of a range of PV products connecting the PV panel to the inverter for the commercial and utility-scale marketplace, has shipped shipped hundreds of megawatts of Bentek Zone Current Monitoring installed in Bentek re-combiners and disconnect safety systems (MDSS and CBSS) throughout North America. Bentek Zone Current Monitoring is… Read more »
At long last the South African renewable energy industry is ready to take off. The South African Department of Energy announced the winning bids from the first round of tenders for renewable energy projects in the margins of COP 17 this morning. 630 MW of wind projects and a similar quantity of solar pv projects… Read more »
The German specialist for photovoltaic system components is expanding internationally and servicing clients from the trade & crafts industry in Australia with its own sales team. Ravensburg (Germany), December 7, 2011 – MAGE SOLAR, part of the global MAGE GROUP, is continuing its growth strategy and servicing the Australian market with its own sales team…. Read more »
Twelve winners from eight countries were presented with this year’s European Solar Prize in Berlin on 2 December 2011. The award ceremony was held at the Berlin branch of KfW Bankengruppe. Words of commendation were said by Jo Leinen, Member of the European Parliament. In their welcome speeches Dr Axel Nawrath, Member of the KfW… Read more »
• Clean solution: 24,000 modules to generate green electricity in Ilfeld very soon• System with an output of 5.6 MW• To be put into operation by the end of the year Ilfeld/Mainz, December 6, 2011 – Consumers will soon be able to rely on clean solar electricity from the Southern Harz now that Mainz Solar… Read more »
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, December 5th, 2011- Targray Technology International announces that it has been appointed as the global distributor of Giga Solar Materials Corp.’s new Back Surface Aluminum Paste. With the signing of this long-term agreement-which spans across Europe, North America and India-Targray now offers a back side aluminum paste that provides a uniform, high… Read more »
FuturaGene, a world leader in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, biopower and biofuel markets, has established its first research and development centre in China with a team of scientists dedicated to helping the country meet its demand for sustainable fibre production and renewable energy sources. The site of… Read more »
As demand for renewable energy sources continues growing, the pressure for solar module manufacturers to produce high-quality modules quickly is more intense than ever. Manufacturing challenges must be resolved with speed and accuracy to reduce downtime and maximize output. A significant step in this process is to help manufacturers choose, implement and most efficiently utilize… Read more »