aleo solar AG today published its 2011 annual report, which confirms the preliminary figures announced earlier. Revenue decreased by 16.6% to EUR 461.8 million (2010: EUR 553.5 million). The 2011 financial year closed with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR -30.5 million (2010: EUR 43.0 million). The EBIT margin dropped to -6.6 percent… Read more »
India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry opens its doors once again in November Mumbai, India and Pforzheim/Freiburg, Germany, March 22, 2012: The international solar industry is meeting at Intersolar India for the fourth time in 2012. From November 6-8, 2012, the spotlight in hall 1 of the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai… Read more »
A new company launches with the aim of negotiating discounts for member companies on material and components they buy for solar PV manufacturing. Fort Mills, SC – March 19, 2012. Solar Purchasing Group (SPG) works on the principle of cooperative purchasing. Member companies are able to collectively assert greater purchasing leverage for the materials and… Read more »
Risk management strategies employed by developers, utilities and their brokers are becoming more sophisticated. In response to demand from the industry, the Renewable Energy Risk Management conference and exhibition has been expanded to encompass a greater variety of insurance and hedging tools and now takes place over two days. Click here to register “The event… Read more »
SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions, announced today a new product: a 2.2kW cost effective inverter, expanding the current portfolio of single phase solar inverters, and enhancing the company’s offering for residential installations. The line of SolarEdge inverters now includes a new 2.2kW inverter, adding to… Read more »
Today, GTM Research and SEIA® release U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2011, analyzing the industry’s record growth and what lies ahead in 2012 and beyond The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW set in 2010,… Read more »
• Order for 12 MW underscores the growth strategy in the Mediterranean region• Further collaboration planned with partner GreenTops Mainz, March 15 2012 – SCHOTT Solar has received a large order for 12 MW of photovoltaic modules from Israel. The customer is GreenTops, one of SCHOTT Solar’s key partners in the Mediterranean region. GreenTops is… Read more »
Customers can now see the high quality of Centrosolar solar modules at a glance: Germany’s TÜV Rheinland (Technical Inspection Association Rheinland) has put the Hamburg-based manufacturer’s modules through five quality tests. A new TÜV logo displays all of the tests that have been passed. Anyone interested in learning more can read about these tests at… Read more »
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for a parabolic trough power plant to be built in Rajasthan, India. Purchaser is Shiram EPC Limited under contract to project developer Abhijeet (Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd). Siemens will supply over 17,000 solar receivers, which will generate all… Read more »
The newly founded SOLON Energy GmbH is giving customers of the insolvent SOLON SE the opportunity to continue nearly all warranties on modules. Owners of roof-mounted systems are requested to register online at www.solon.com/de/antrag-altgarantie by the end of August 2012. They will then receive confirmation from SOLON that outstanding warranty obligations will be continued free… Read more »
Another solar park equipped with Conergy products has been connected to the grid in southern Spain. On an area of almost 89 acres near the town of Mazarrón in the Murcia region, the two local Conergy partners Valfortec and Solaer installed components from the system supplier. Now more than 22,000 modules on more than 31… Read more »
• Manufacturer of high-quality solar modules meets with strong interest at the PV Expo in Tokyo • Outstanding reputation of German engineering enables company to complete a strong brand launch in Japan Mainz, March 12, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG has gotten off to an excellent start in the Japanese market. The high-quality German manufacturer’s… Read more »
In February Donauer Solartechnik Vertriebs GmbH opened a branch in Bütgenbach in Belgium. Activities in all the Benelux countries will be controlled in future by the new branch. Two years ago, Donauer Solartechnik opened its first sales office in Belgium. Two years later, the specialist distributor from Gilching is expanding by changing the office into… Read more »
MAGE SOLAR AG, the German based brand supplier of photovoltaic systems and components, had its modules tested at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) at the end of 2011 for potential-induced degradation (PID). The result: the modules are insensitive to power losses due to high voltages, temperatures and humidity. Ravensburg (Germany), March 8, 2012 – The MAGE POWERTEC… Read more »
The demand for large-scale PV installations is growing worldwide. Intersolar Europe shines a light on technologies, trends and markets. Munich, March 08, 2012 – Newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached all-time record levels in 2011, and PV plants with an output of over 200 kilowatt peak (kWp) occupy a rapidly growing share of the market. Europe… Read more »
• SCHOTT PERFORM POLY meets toughest level of the new salt spray test• Official certificate presented by TÜV Rheinland Mainz, March 8, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG again reports that its quality strategy has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland: the modules from the SCHOTT PERFORM POLY series have now passed the salt spray corrosion test… Read more »
• Around 10,000 solar modules supply environmentally friendly power• SCHOTT Solar and CANOPY to strengthen their partnership and develop more projects together Mainz, March 6, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG and CANOPY SAS announce the successful completion of their Mediterranean solar energy project. A solar park that features approximately 10,000 photovoltaic modules from the German… Read more »
Microsol, an United Arab Emirates (UAE) based cell manufacturer, has acquired essential components of SOLON’s insolvent companies together with two foreign subsidiaries. With the recently established SOLON Energy GmbH, as the core of the new group, an integrated solar-system provider has been set up that has a strong presence in the leading and emerging photovoltaic… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics AG, Blaubeuren, continued to report growth in the 2011 financial year, which was a difficult year for the solar sector: revenue generated by the globally leading provider of technology and equipment to the photovoltaic sector grew by 11.9 % to EUR 698.5 million according to preliminary figures (previous year: EUR 624.2 million). Earnings… Read more »
• Trade show in Tokyo ideal stage for two areas of Manz’s business • Dieter Manz: Efficient mass production of energy storage becoming more important for the breakthrough of photovoltaic technology • Mass production of li-ion batteries on Manz production lines already successful Tokyo/Reutlingen, March 5, 2012. The high-tech engineering firm Manz AG presented the… Read more »
aleo solar AG is exhibiting at the Ecobuild exhibition from 20 to 22 March 2012 (Booth N2930). This event is the UK’s leading trade show for renewable energy, and aleo solar will be presenting a wide range of solar modules and will have an area of the stand dedicated to social housing and community schemes…. Read more »
Rangsdorf / Milton Keynes, 2 March 2012 Mounting Systems GmbH, one of the leading global manufacturers for solar mounting systems, is to establish another international representation office, this time in Milton Keynes, UK. The new office is scheduled to open its doors to the public on 5 March 2012. In this way, the company continues… Read more »
Over 100 churches go solar after appeal to a higher order More than 100 churches have benefitted from the High Court decision to extend the Feed-in-Tariff window for solar panels – which closes this Saturday 3rd March. Since January 25th, Ecotricity has helped the Church of England’s green mission by taking the total number of… Read more »
• New TÜV Rheinland certificate “LCA Method certified” verifies whether life cycle assessment methodology is being applied properly and systematically.• SCHOTT Solar is now the first company to have its methodology certified by TÜV Rheinland.• Life cycle assessment at SCHOTT Solar takes all production sites and preliminary products along the value creation chain into consideration…. Read more »
A recently conducted temperature benchmark test at the Photovoltaics Institut Berlin (PI) showed that ANTARIS SOLAR PV-panels of the type AS M 185 are outstandingly robust. Even when exposed to extreme temperatures no negative effects on module performance or components could be detected. The ANTARIS SOLAR module is therefore ideally designed for use in hot… Read more »
The German based brand supplier of photovoltaic systems and components provided MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules for a solar energy system on the roof of a 50-story skyscraper in the borough of Manhattan in New York. Ravensburg (Germany), February 22, 2012 – MAGE SOLAR, part of the global MAGE GROUP, supplied MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules for… Read more »
The multinational company that supplies modules and inverters to PV solar facilities has delivered products to several PV solar projects in Colombia. Ten 50-kW facilities will be developed in different regions in this country. With 88% sales in international markets, PROINSO has six Colombian members in its International Network of Qualified Installers. The Latin American… Read more »
FIVE YEARS OF THE INTERSOLAR AWARD: APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2012 UNDERWAYThe anniversary of the most important innovation award for the solar industry is marked by a yet stronger international character and the debut of “Solar Pro-jects” awards Munich, February 20, 2012 – From February 1 to March 30, Intersolar exhibitors can apply for the 2012… Read more »
PV*SOL® Expert, the dynamic simulation programme with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis for PV systems from Berlin-based Valentin Software will be available in March in the version 5.5 with extended features for mounted PV systems in 3D mode. With the new 3D object “open area”, ground mounted systems (with up to 2,000 modules) can… Read more »
• SINGULUS establishes itself as a development partner for new thin-film cell concepts• Order from international module producer received Kahl am Main, February 17, 2012 – The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) reports the sale of a processing machine for the production of CIGS/CIS thin-film solar cells. The coating plant was ordered by an international thin-film… Read more »
Highway, light rail and airport facilities offset energy use with SolarWorld solar panels Planners of Oregon’s transportation infrastructure are leading the nation in charting a course to a cleaner energy future by selecting SolarWorld solar panels to support their multi-modal services. With unobstructed rights-of-way and heavy energy use, transportation agencies are ideal hosts of photovoltaic… Read more »
Commitment to Supply Growing Solar Market Underscores Aim to Reduce Global Dependence on Fossil Fuels WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 13, 2012 – DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited (“Yingli China”) have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to address one of the world’s biggest… Read more »
Agreement signed between Fiera Milano and ExpoenergieThe 14th edition of Solarexpo to be held May 8-10, 2013 in Milan Milano-Feltre, 10 February 2012 – Solarexpo, the international exhibition and conference on renewable energy and distributed generation, is set to move to Milan’s exhibition centre in 2013 thanks to an agreement signed between Fiera Milano spa… Read more »
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years. The system, the Navy’s largest contiguous rooftop solar array, is starting its first full year… Read more »
In the settlement Ram-On in Israel, premium modules from aleo solar AG produce solar power on over 70 percent of the roofs. The Israeli aleo partner, Solenergy Ltd., installed the photovoltaic plants with an output of 15 – 50 kilowatts on more than 25 residential and agricultural buildings. The residents of the moshav feed their… Read more »
Wagner Solar UK Ltd (Wagner Solar) announces that the warranty for its TRIC mounting equipment has been extended to 10 years. PV systems must remain safely on the roof for more than 25 years to outlast the feed-in tariff. Throughout this period, the system must be capable of withstanding extreme fluctuations in weather, making the… Read more »