Press Releases
The SolarMax S series: Reliability for 100 years
More than 160,000 SolarMax S series string inverters have been installed all over the world in the past five years – more than 99 percent have worked perfectly ever since. Biel, 22. November 2012: The SolarMax S series string inverters rank among the classic products produced by the Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering. Since 2008,… Read more »
Meyer Burger accelerates capacity adjustments in persistently difficult market environment
In response to the ongoing challenging market situation in the photovoltaic sector, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) is accelerating and expanding its current consolidation and optimisation programme. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has consolidated sales and service operations, simplified its organisational structure and restructured production. The overall number of permanent… Read more »
Siemens receives onshore wind power orders from Europe and South Africa
Order volume of more than EUR880 million Siemens Energy has secured the order for the Jeffrey’s Bay wind power plant with a capacity of 138 megawatts (MW). This marks the company’s market entry into the South African wind power sector. Siemens has now received a total of 16 orders for more than 270 onshore wind… Read more »
Long-term performance stability with aleo modules
Even after a decade, aleo solar modules show only minimal age-related performance reduction (degradation). MBJ Services, an independent service provider, assessed a 5.44-kilowatt system near Bremen (Germany) which had been in operation for nearly ten years. They measured each of the 34 aleo modules’ performance with the help of a flasher. The result: an average… Read more »
World premiere for the SOLARWATT ENERGY SOLUTION
– SOLARWATT extends system range and presents a trend-setting system for intelligent energy management– SOLARWATT ENERGY SOLUTION starter kit now available– SOLARWATT storage solution will continue to significantly increase the share of internal supply starting in the first half of 2013 The future of energy supply is regenerative and decentralized – energy will be created… Read more »
Offshore Wind: AREVA to localize in Scotland and completes robust industrial plan in Europe
On the occasion of Mr. Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister’s, visit to Paris, the AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise*, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland. The MoU is a step towards establishing an AREVA factory in Scotland that will manufacture its 5MW… Read more »
Bürkle Appoints New Company Managers
Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner complete company management. Machine and line manufacturer Bürkle centralizes technology and production. The company management of Robert Bürkle GmbH, represented by Hans-Joachim Bender and Ralf Spindler, has been completed by Renato Luck and Jürgen Brenner. Luck will be responsible for the technology sector and will thus manage product innovation, development… Read more »
SOLON solar modules 100% resistant against PID
SOLON solar modules scored outstanding marks during the latest PID resistance test performed by Photovoltaik Institute Berlin. The SOLON Black 230 is 100% resistant against potential induced degradation (PID). PID is one of the major causes for power losses in solar power systems. The SOLON Black 230 did not demonstrate any measurable power loss under… Read more »
Solarwatt Module Delivers Top Yields In The Tv Rheinland Energy Yield Test 2011
– The M250-60 AC module from the SOLARWATT ORANGE LINE comes top– Degradation values of just 0.2 percent over a year affirm the SOLARWATT performance promise– The results of tests carried out by TÜV Rheinland confirm the high quality standard of SOLARWATT production The SOLARWATT module M250-60 AC with 245 Wp from the SOLARWATT ORANGE… Read more »
Intersolar India 2012: The Newest Technologies in a Growing Market
Exhibitors and organizers report positive outcome Mumbai/Pforzheim/Freiburg, November 16, 2012: The fourth Intersolar India, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, drew to a close on November 8, 2012. 200 exhibitors from 17 countries presented their products, solutions and services in an exhibition space covering 20,000 square meters at the Bombay Exhibition Centre… Read more »
