Bentek, a leading manufacturer and engineering solutions provider for complex electro-mechanical and power distribution systems for the PV solar, data center, environmental, industrial, medical and semiconductor markets, announces a reformatted, easy to navigate Web site showcasing its complete systems solutions expertise. “Compared to traditional sourcing models, Bentek has the unique experience and capability to take… Read more »
Site investment: €8 million for Espelkamp Espelkamp, December 5, 2011 – The HARTING Technology Group, headquartered in Espelkamp in eastern Westphalia, posted revenues of €481 million in the last financial year. This signifies an increase in revenues of 16.5 % compared to the previous year (€413 million). “We set ambitious targets for the financial year… Read more »
DNV is launching new design software for ultimate strength and fatigue analysis of offshore wind turbine structures – Sesam GeniE Wind. Building on 40 years as a leading design tool for engineering floating and fixed offshore structures, the new Sesam module uniquely addresses the wind industry’s need to model the combined effect of wind and… Read more »
Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Silver Spring Networks today announced that they have been selected by UK Power Networks as telecommunications partners for its forthcoming Flexible Plug and Play (FPP) Low Carbon Networks project. The £9.7million project has been awarded funding under Ofgem’s Low Carbon Network Fund and is set to form part of Ofgem’s ongoing commitment… Read more »
New contracts for 2bm iMeter recently signed with Nottingham University, East Midlands Ambulance and the University of Warwick as organisations look to reduce energy usage in the data centre 2nd December 2011: 2bm, an innovator in data centre technology, www.2bm.co.uk continues to see exceptional demand for the 2bm iMeter – a highly advanced environmental and… Read more »
Oerlikon Solar announced today another milestone to further reduce the cost of production for its Micromorph® thin film silicon PV panels. Based on individual agreements between Oerlikon Solar and major global gas suppliers Air Liquide and Linde, Oerlikon Solar customers will be able to achieve a total gas budget of less than EUR 8,5 /… Read more »
Centrosolar AG continues to expand its strong market position into neighbouring European countries. Until recently, the Cenpac complete photovoltaic system was only available in Germany. It will now be marketed all over Europe. Centrosolar developed the system in 2010 and, in the process, achieved an important milestone: Cenpac is the first standard solar system available… Read more »
Reutlingen, December 1, 2011. On November 15, 2011, Manz signed a letter of intent to acquire the innovative production line for CIGS solar modules from Würth Solar, headquartered in Schwäbisch Hall. Dieter Manz, founder and CEO of Manz AG, provides five important answers about the upcoming deal. 1. The Big Picture: What was the state… Read more »
EU wind power makes step to 30% EU emissions cut possibleThe wind power industry released figures showing how wind power could meet up to 70% of Copenhagen pledges on the basis of current growth rates and projections for 2020. A new report released by the European Wind Energy association showed how wind power alone will… Read more »
A Scottish company is to announce at the world’s largest offshore wind energy event plans to build and test innovative generator technology designed to produce maximum energy at minimum cost. Edinburgh-based NGenTec, which designs and supplies permanent magnet generators for wind turbines, will unveil its plans for novel prototype at EWEA Offshore 2011, to be… Read more »
AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000’s proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M5000 turbine, which is exclusively designed for offshore conditions, is a unique hybrid drive solution combining best-in-class quality standards and unique offshore services to meet… Read more »
Siemens Energy today launched its new 6-megawatt (MW) direct drive wind turbine at the European Offshore Wind Energy Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new SWT-6.0 will be available with rotor diameters of 120 and 154 meters and is designed for the most challenging offshore sites. It features the Siemens direct drive design with 50… Read more »
Damen Shipyards and SeaZip Offshore Service will sign a contract at the EWEA conference (14:30 hrs, stand 11020, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,). SeaZip has ordered two Fast Crew Suppliers of the 2610-type. The first ever FCS 2610 was delivered early 2011 and offers reduced peak accelerations of up to 75%, reduced added resistance in waves of… Read more »
In 2012, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry will continue to grow and present an even wider range of partners Munich, 29 November 2011. On June 13, 2012, Intersolar Europe – the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry – once again opens its doors at the Munich New Trade Fair Centre in… Read more »
Trends point to a growing importance of the offshore wind energy segment, both for renewable energy production and for job creation. Most of the highest goals on renewable energy production are based on offshore wind systems, involving large numbers of mega-turbines and large-scale resources and investments. However, with a 91 per cent growth for UK… Read more »
Hamburg: DNV has signed a contract to certify the high voltage direct current (HVDC) DolWin beta transformer station offshore Germany. This includes certifying the design phase, construction, fabrication, transport and commissioning of the station. DolWin beta is a transformer station operated by TenneT, one of Europe’s largest grid operators. DolWin beta will be built as… Read more »
Siemens celebrated the official opening by Lord Willis of Knaresborough of its Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom on November 22, 2011. This £8 million investment by Siemens provides a unique in-house training environment and experience for service technicians working on conventional and renewable power plants and helps put the North East firmly… Read more »
Upon the closing ceremony of the Year of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, held in Warsaw today, Martha Heitzmann, AREVA’s Research & Development Senior Executive Vice-President, met the heads of the prestigious Polytechnic University of Warsaw (Politechnika Warszawska – PW) to further develop their collaboration. In July 2011, AREVA and PW signed a Memorandum of Understanding launching the… Read more »
The latest fig-ures point to significant growth in the Chinese solar market, underlining the ever more important role it plays in the global solar industry. The international role of the Chinese companies that are now active in many markets across the globe has also grown. Inter-solar China, which is set to take place from December… Read more »
AREVA Wind is pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Brown as Director to head the AREVA offshore wind activity in the UK. Julian Brown has over ten years experience in the wind industry. He led the development of the wind turbine blades business on the Isle of Wight as well as co-founding leading UK… Read more »
In November 2011 Iskes Towage & Salvage took its first Damen tug into operation: the ASD 2810 ‘Argus’. Pleased with its capabilities, Iskes decided to have Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld build a further two harbour tugs: the revolutionary ASD 3212 ‘Green Tug’, designed by Iskes and Offshore Ship Designers to reduce CO2, SOx and NOx emissions… Read more »
In July 2011, SGS was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive quality control services of wind towers for Sany Group, a heavy construction equipment manufacturer, in China. Throughout the entire contract, scheduled from August 2011, SGS’s team of experts will perform supervision services during the production process of wind towers to ensure that they will… Read more »
Berlin/Bonn, 28 November 2011 – The European Solar Prize Awards 2011 will be presented by EUROSOLAR, the European Association for Renewable Energy, in cooperation with KfW Bankengruppe. This year’s winners come from Germany, Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland. The award ceremony will take place at the Berlin branch of KfW Bankengruppe on… Read more »
Export and inter-array cables are exposed to a hostile, high-risk environment during a wind farm’s operational life. Given that they comprise a hefty portion of an offshore wind farm’s capital expenditure costs, preventive maintenance for submarine conductors should be a priority for operators, according to the latest Offshore Operations and Maintenance report from Wind Energy… Read more »
Efficient navigation for all microscope systems from Carl ZEN software was launched by Carl Zeiss for confocal laser scanning microscopes in 2007. The extremely logical structure of the ZEN user interface has received much praise and recognition from customers all over the world. Highly complex experiments can be designed and executed by users with minimal… Read more »
In July 2011 RIMAS acquired the solar activities of Vitrododi Solar, producer of glass washers. The start of an Italian Dutch love affair: Italian design, made possible in Holland. The Vitrododi glass washer activities will remain under the Vitrododi brand name. RIMAS has taken over the company together with it’s technology base and wants to… Read more »
• Research project Las VeGaS reaches important milestone after only six months• The manufacturing technology used can reduce the costs of front side metallization by over 50 percent• Development successes to be transferred over to monocrystalline technology Mainz, November 25, 2011 – SCHOTT Solar AG and its project partners have already reached an important milestone… Read more »
In the year of the K 2010 plastics trade fair, BASF offers Ultramid® grades (PA) – that have proven their worth in the electrical and electronics sector long since – now for use in connectors and junction boxes of photovoltaic installations. Photovoltaic installations, also referred to as solar energy systems, fall into the category of… Read more »
• Proven double-glazing technology with new fastening method from SCHOTT Solar together with pan made of plastic from BASF• Challenging requirements for polyamide in photovoltaic applications Mainz / Munich / Ludwigshafen, 8 June 2011. At the Intersolar trade fair, SCHOTT Solar and BASF are presenting a new roof-integrated photovoltaic concept based on the SCHOTT ADVANCE… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG has won two iF product design awards 2012 for its photovoltaic key equipment “c.FIRE” und “GP ISO-TEST. Waf”. Both products, the “c.FIRE” fast firing furnace and the wafer inspection tool “GP ISO- TEST.Waf”, impressed the international jury not only with their outstanding design but also with their functionality, innovation and environmental sustainability…. Read more »
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum today announces the opening of its new production facility in Tianjin, China. The new facility is the third substantial expansion of the existing plant. With this extension, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is able to move additional product lines for fore and high vacuum technology into Chinese manufacturing. This investment reflects the importance of… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR had its monocrystalline high-performance modules ANTARIS ASM 180 and ASM 185 tested for their resistance to ammonia. The endurance test was run by the TEC Institute for Technical Innovations under unusually realistic conditions: The test involved hanging the modules in a pigsty for six months. The ANTARIS SOLAR modules came through the procedure… Read more »
Sika will be exhibiting at the 5th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit in Sevilla, Spain. The event, widely known as CSP Today Sevilla, will take place on the 29th and 30th of November at the TRH Alcora Sevilla Hotel. This year, the summit has a special focus on industry evolution and new opportunities for both markets and technologies in CSP. At this occasion Sika will present its state‐of‐the‐art adhesive and bonding solutions for the CSP market. A special focus will be given to the adhesive technologies for bonding reflecting mirrors to mounting and … Read more »
All AREVA M5000 5 Megawatt offshore wind turbines are tested from now on in the new full load test bench in Bremerhaven (Germany) to deliver a 100% quality product to the next offshore sites. The test bench offers the possibility to check the functionality under nominal load conditions and is a tool for the qualification… Read more »
AEG Power Solutions, global leading manufacturer of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energies, announces the appointment of Bob Roos (48) as the new Vice President and General Manager of its Solar Business Unit. In his role Bob Roos is responsible for the worldwide growth strategy of the solar business… Read more »
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 »