• The plant, which is already operating, has a total power of 600 kWp.• MECASOLAR has adapted its tracker technology to the low concentration modules used in this project. The company supplied 55 single-axis solar trackers, 11.04 kWp each, and a rack that supports forty-eight 230W modules.• The plant features 5x concentrators.• Multinational company sources… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR extends its activities to the Middle East. The German photovoltaics specialist, with headquarters in Bavaria, has now opened trading partnerships in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Waldaschaff, Germany, 11/01/2012. “Sun energy instead of oil” – this motto increasingly holds true for the world’s classic “oil countries”. With huge amounts of solar radiation… Read more »
The software company Solarschmiede GmbH has three new managing directors: Rudi Haas, Harald Zeich and Felix Schneider will be leading the Munich-based solar company. The new management has long-term experience from both photovoltaics and software development. Taking over the engineering department is Rudi Haas, who was instrumental in setting it up in the last few… Read more »
Bear Creek Ranch, an affiliation of Pacific Ag Management, in Wasco, California chose Conergy’s Solar Large Projects Group as the project manager for its 1.5-acre solar energy power generation site . The solar energy site will power the water pumps and irrigation system for the surrounding almond orchards. Brought into the project at its conception… Read more »
Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, December 23, 2011 – Intersolar India 2011 was well received by visitors and exhibitors alike as it strengthens its position as India’s largest solar technology exhibition in 2011. A total of 264 exhibitors from 18 countries attended the exhibition at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai. The amount of… Read more »
The ANTARIS SOLAR AS M monocrystalline modules have proven their ability to withstand extremely salty outdoor conditions in a salt spray test performed by Photovoltaik-Institut (PI) in Berlin. The test confirmed that ANTARIS SOLAR modules are particularly well-suited for installations in coastal regions with a high degree of salinity in the air and heavy rainfall…. Read more »
Oerlikon Solar’s 2nd generation ThinFabTM resets the standard for low cost, high quality solar module manufacturing. The new design allows a capital expenditure (Capex) reduction of more than 20 %. The estimated price for the complete end-to-end production line is just $ 1/Wp including engineering support and performance guarantees. The production line enables customers to… Read more »
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, one of the world’s leading technology providers for polysilicon, last week celebrated the successful cooperation with its Chinese customer Shaanxi Tianhong Silicon Industrial Corporation (STSIC) in key equipment items for the first expansion step for polysilicon production. The Chinese state company, which is headquartered in the Shaanxi Province, had previously signed its… Read more »
The goal of this campaign is to turn the users’ solar energy votes into solar PV supplies donated by PROINSO to PV solidarity projects in underprivileged areas. SOLAR ENERGY SOLIDARITY is a social action to be available until January 12 on PROINSO’s Facebook pages in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, the United States… Read more »
The countdown for the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (27th EU PVSEC) has begun: The 27th EU PVSEC will host the global PV community at the Messe Frankfurt (Germany) fairgrounds, from 24 to 28 September 2012. The five-day Conference runs from 24 to 28 September 2012, and the four-day Exhibition shall be… Read more »
– Solarexpo, one of the world’s biggest solar industry events, today presents the focus topics and special projects for the 13th edition of its the international exhibition and conference on renewable energy and distributed generation, to be held at the Verona Exhibition Centre, Italy, on 9-11 May 2012. Solarexpo is Italy’s most important event for… Read more »
Wagner Solar UK Ltd, the UK branch of German solar power and solar heating supplier, system integrator and manufacturer Wagner & Co Solar Technology; appoints Jan Stasik as UK Technical Manager. Stasik will be responsible for managing the Solar PV and Solar Thermal technical division whilst also leading the training programme at the company’s award… 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 exceeds industry standards for wafer breakage. The three-belt, three-speed system boasts a yield better than 99.99%, exceeding the industry standard for metallization firing. “The HV90’s three-belt, TriSpeedTM… 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
• 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »