Meyer Burger sees indications of a recovery in the photovoltaic market and has successfully concluded strategic contracts for advanced diamond wire slicing technologies and industry leading module production and testing technologies with new customers in the Asian market. The orders have a combined value of over CHF 22 million. First major contractual volume since beginning… Read more »
• APCVD is a factor of success for the production of PERC cells Freudenstadt: The SCHMID Group considers itself well prepared for today’s requirements of the cell manufacturers in the PV market. With the 5500 Series APCVD conveyor furnace a well-proven system is available for the industrial mass production of highly efficient cells already on… Read more »
ES supports European production and an environmentally friendly production Munich/Germany, August 6, 2013 – The Scandinavian-German module manufacturer Innotech Solar AS (ITS) has secured the Austrian distributor CES Combi Energy Systems as a partner. CES sells ITS solar modules in Austria. “It is up to us value-added resellers to protect European technology and production. This… Read more »
Collaboration to Advance Photovoltaic Technology, Improve Solar Power Output, Quality and Reliability SHANGHAI, July 31, 2013 – DuPont China Holding Co., Ltd. (DuPont) and GD Solar Co., Ltd. (GD Solar) today signed a strategic cooperation agreement focused on collaboration to improve the power output, quality and reliability of solar energy systems to meet the world’s… Read more »
Emerson has supplied inverters to a plant owned by Natural Energy Development Company (NED), Ltd, which officially opened its 8 MW extension project, Wang Ploeng Solar, on May 29 2013. Emerson inverters were chosen because of their multi-master modular architecture, which enables the SPV to scale the inverter’s rated power capacity up and down to… Read more »
Meyer Burger has successfully concluded an important contract for a fully integrated, automated solar module manufacturing line with a new customer in the United Kingdom. Meyer Burger also announces the signing of a contract with an existing customer in Taiwan for the sale of both on-stock and second hand slicing equipment for solar wafers. The… Read more »
Darmstadt, Germany, July 25, 2013 – Merck has won two renowned awards in one week. On July 9, it was presented with the global 2013 Intersolar Award for Photovoltaic Production Technologies in San Francisco, USA. Then on July 16, it was honored by TPK Touch Solutions Inc., the world’s leading touch panel maker, as outstanding… Read more »
Biel, Switzerland -July 25, 2013 – The Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering today informs about restructuring plans. These plans include an optimization of the existing processes and cost structures as well as a strategic reorientation of the company. In addition to reduced operational and administrative costs this could also result in a reduction of the… Read more »
The plant, one of the largest in Africa, represents the consolidation of Ingeteam in that country Ingeteam is to supply its 1 MW central inverters to one of the largest PV plants in the African continent. The project, named Jasper PV, is to be executed and constructed by a consortium formed by Iberdrola Engineering and… Read more »
Unique Floating Water-Based Solar Power System Shows Installation Versatility i-Energy, a Taiwan-based developer and supplier of advanced photovoltaic power conversion and optimization products, today announced the completion of two water-based 20kW solar power systems in Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. These solar power systems are installed on two floating pontoons in an unused farm reservoir,… Read more »
Printing plate manufacturer saves €465,000 in electricity costs thanks to the Centrosolar Solution Centre Industrial companies can consume the power from a photovoltaic system almost entirely themselves, even without a storage system. A manufacturer of printing plates in northern Germany uses over 80 per cent of the power from its PV system itself. The system… Read more »
Rugged Construction and Modular Expansion Capabilities Combine with Protocol Conversion, Data Logging and Web-Based Monitoring and Control York, Pa. – July 16, 2013 – Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, today announced the release of its newest generation of Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) – the… Read more »
The module producer and system supplier aleo solar AG will be presenting solutions to make efficient use of solar power at the Clean Energy Week in Brisbane from July 24 to 26. aleo solar will be showing its products and services, including a multi-functional combination of photovoltaic and thermal module. Clean Energy Week is Australia’s… Read more »
hrough a Management Buy-out and private investment SPG registered in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany, announced the acquisition of the solar-grade silicon production facility in Bitterfeld from PV Crystalox Solar PLC (PVCS) in the UK. The facility was completed in 2009 for an investment of ca.€ 120 Mio by PV Crystalox Solar Silicon GmbH (PVCSS) a 100%-subsidiary… Read more »
Today’s major challenges in photovoltaic production are the optimization of solar cell efficiencies and the reduction of manufacturing costs. ISRA VISION provides a complete range of state-of-the-art high-precision inspection systems that enable PV manufacturers to master these challenges. Within the scope of solar module manufacturing, the wafer segment accounts for about 60 percent of the… Read more »
Finnish photovoltaic-wire facility receives Lean certification Luvata, a world leader in metal solution manufacturing, heat-transfer technology and engineering and design services, announces its PV solar ribbon manufacturing facility in Pori, Finland has received its Lean certification. Lean is a world-renowned production philosophy made famous by Toyota, which focuses on minimizing waste in the pursuit of… Read more »
* The multinational has hit this record in the first half of 2013, with solar trackers installed in all five continents.* MECASOLAR got orders for 200MW and expects to reach 600MW installed by the end of fiscal year 2015.* Europe, America and Australia are, in this order, the markets where MECASOLAR is operating at present…. Read more »
Neuhausen-Hamberg (Germany), July 15, 2013. The official inauguration of the new laboratory building at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg took place at the beginning of July. Prior to this the first ten of an eventual 250 TPedge solar modules were put in place and now decorate the façade of the… Read more »
Sydney, Australia, 11 July 2013 – Announced today in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature, is a paper by a team led by the ‘Father of DSC’ Professor Michael Graetzel describing a new deposition process to create the light harvesting pigment for solid-state dye solar cells. Cells fabricated using this technique and incorporating Dyesol’s key DSC… Read more »
First TinPad systems delivered for mass production Successful module certification for cells with tin rear contacts Freudenstadt. The SCHMID Group announces the delivery of the first TinPad systems for the application of tin contacts on the cell rear side in photovoltaics mass production. The certification of modules with the silver-free contacts has already been passed… Read more »
New strategy focuses on production of cSi utility panels for Swiss Investor projects and innovative niche products for residential BIPV Luckenwalde, Germany – July 10, 2013 – Nanosolar GmbH today announced that a Swiss Investor has signed an agreement to acquire Nanosolar GmbH, the highly automated ISO certified module factory of Nanosolar situated in Luckenwalde… Read more »
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 8, 2013 – DuPont today announced the expansion of capabilities within its Silicon Valley Technology Center to include new innovations and collaborations in the fields of energy and electronics. The company plans to use this center to further accelerate product and process development, as well as increase application support to customers around… Read more »
On 10th July 2013, Joint Forces for Solar would like to invite visitors of the Intersolar North America trade fair and conference to take part in a networking event. In a series of expert’s speeches and discussion rounds, the event aims to examine the potentials of the American solar market and to highlight and discuss… Read more »
Oldenburg, Prenzlau, 8 July 2013. aleo solar AG [ISIN: DE000A0JM634] today announced that, based on preliminary calculations, it expects to have closed the first six months of 2013 with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately EUR -29,4 million (prior-year period: EUR -23,5 million). Revenue is expected to amount to EUR 68.3 million (previous… Read more »
International renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has supported two South African solar energy projects in achieving financial close. The 10MW Aurora and Vredendal projects developed by SolaireDirect South Africa, are two of nine developments consented in round 2 of the South African Department of Energy’s (DOE) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement… Read more »
• Programme covers the entire scope of Photovoltaic technologies, applications, markets and policies Munich, 04 July 2013 – The detailed Conference Programme of the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) is available, featuring more than 1,600 Keynote, Plenary, Oral and Visual Presentations. The EU PVSEC 2013 will take place from 30… Read more »
Amsterdam, 2 July 2013 – Photon Energy NV (Ticker: PEN), the Amsterdam-based global solar energy company, announces the closing of a EUR 24 million capital increase by Solar Age Investments BV, a company controlled by Photon Energy’s key shareholders. This step substantially strengthens Photon Energy’s balance sheet and lays the foundation for a planned public… Read more »
6.2 megawatt rooftop installation at Mandalay Bay slated to be among the largest rooftop solar arrays in the world LAS VEGAS; July 2, 2013 ¾ MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, today announced the planned installation of one of the largest rooftop solar… Read more »
The fastening system developer and producer Mounting Systems, from Rangsdorf near Berlin (Germany), is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013. For two decades, the company has been contributing to the international success of clean solar energy. With a broad portfolio of fastening systems and components for on-roof, in-roof and flat roof as well as open… Read more »
Gregory Barker MP to deliver keynote speech 1 July 2013 – According to data compiled by Bloomberg, UK power will be 85% more expensive than in Germany (Europe’s biggest energy market) by May 2015. This stark difference has been attributed to Germany’s advanced renewable energy programme, which accounts for 30% of power generation, compared to… Read more »
Higher feed-in tariff for semi-integrated mounting systems Cologne, 2nd July 2013 – The MetaSole mounting system from manufacturer Renusol has obtained the prestigious “Certifié par ETN Réf. BT120019” certification. The certification, which was awarded by the renowned Bureau Alpes Contrôles testing institute, inspires even more confidence in insurance companies, investors and financial institutions. The success… Read more »
Bentek Solar, a leader in Balance of System (BOS) design and manufacturing for commercial and utility scale solar PV products, and Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading financier, designer and integrator of commercial PV solar systems, today announced the extension of their supply agreement and first customer shipments of the Bentek Breaker Universal Safety System… Read more »
* A new agreement between SMA and PROINSO strengthens the collaboration begun years ago and enables PROINSO to deliver residential and commercial inverters, and SMA’s hybrid systems in USA. * SMA is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of PV inverters. With its new distribution model, there will be fewer qualified authorised… Read more »
Bonn, 26 June 2013 – EUROSOLAR, in collaboration with KfW-Bankengruppe, recognizes important and innovative achievements in promoting widespread use of renewable energy through the annual European Solar Prize, now in its twentieth year. The Solar Prize is one of the oldest and most prestigious renewable energy awards. In light of the high number of requests… Read more »
Innovative modules from aleo solar in demand at Intersolar Oldenburg, Prenzlau, 26 June 2013. Module manufacturer and system provider aleo solar AG today announced that it experienced record-breaking interest at Intersolar 2013. Despite a drop in visitor numbers at the event overall, aleo solar’s innovative solar modules, services and system solutions excited strong interest from… Read more »
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is set to gain at least £800,000 thanks to solar panels manufactured by Conergy, Europe’s largest supplier of solar technology for large-scale projects, and fitted by one of the UK’s leading installers, Photon Energy. The savings will derive from a combination of feed-in-tariff revenue and lower electricity bills…. Read more »