Press Releases
SEMATECH and centrotherm Partner to Develop Low Temperature Processes
SEMATECH today announced that centrotherm thermal solutions, a 100% subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG and a developer of process tools and high-tech production systems for the manufacture of semiconductor components, has joined its Front End Processes (FEP) program, and will work with SEMATECH to develop new low temperature processing techniques for future high- performance logic… Read more »
Nexans wins 50 million Euro contract to supply high-voltage power cable for Northwind offshore wind farm
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has won a contract worth more than 50 million Euro to supply a total of 57 km of high-voltage subsea power export cables to Northwind NV in the North Sea. The project comprises 14 km of cable to connect Belwind Phase 2 to the Northwind wind farm… Read more »
Amsc Submits Appeal To Chinas Supreme Peoples Court
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today announced it has filed an appeal with China’s Supreme People’s Court. AMSC’s appeal relates to the Hainan Higher Court’s decision on April 5, 2012 to uphold the Hainan Province No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court’s dismissal of AMSC’s civil case against Sinovel Wind Group Co.,… Read more »
Prysmian Group secures order for cables worth over ?50 M for new power transmission grids in Libya
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, is set to play an important role in the reconstruction of Libya, in particular its infrastructure and networks for energy and telecommunications. Prysmian announces the acquisition of a contract worth over €50 million to supply 203 km of high voltage 220 kV… Read more »
New Loctite instant adhesives built to take the heat
Loctite instant adhesives for industrial applications already encompass a broad range of different categories, such as light-curing, low-bloom, impact and shock resistant, as well as toughened products for flexible bond lines. Loctite instant adhesives are also extensively used for joining difficult-to-bond plastics, for gap-filling applications and in medical devices. Now, with Loctite 401, 406 and… Read more »
PPG to make SOLARPHIRE AR anti-reflective glass at Oregon plant
Coater upgrade will expand West Coast capabilities for PPG solar glass PPG Industries’ flat glass business announced that a coater at its Salem, Ore., glass plant is currently being upgraded to enable the manufacture of SOLARPHIRE(R) AR anti-reflective and 2XAR two-sided, anti-reflective glasses. Richard A. Beuke, PPG vice president, flat glass, said investment in the… Read more »
nCode Software becomes first structural integrity software to be certified for fatigue design of wind turbine structuresby GL Renewables Certification
nCode, the leading brand of durability, test and analysis products offered by HBM, announced today that its software for CAE fatigue analysis, nCode DesignLifeTM, has been certified by GL Renewables Certification (GL RC). nCode DesignLife is the first software for structural integrity to be GL RC certified for the design of cast and forged structural… Read more »
DuPont Microcircuit Materials Introduces Solamet® PV416 Photovoltaic Metallization for Thin Film Photovoltaics
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) has introduced DuPontTM Solamet® PV416 photovoltaic metallization, a new frontside silver paste material used to raise the efficiency of thin film photovoltaic cells. This new silver composition has the capability to be processed at temperatures less than 140°C, and provides improved contact resistance, conductivity, adhesion and fine line resolution when printed… Read more »
30 March 2012 DNV acquires Vattenfall shares in STRI
Today, DNV acquires Vattenfall’s shares in STRI to expand its presence in the power transmission sector. “The purchase of 12.5% shares in STRI (Swedish Transmission Research Institute) is a natural step in our drive to support both the electrification of the oil and gas industry, as well as the integration of renewable energy and the… Read more »
DNV and WWF to cooperate
Høvik: DNV has entered into a formal cooperation agreement with wildlife conservation organisation WWF Norway. This agreement has a strategic and innovative focus, in which four areas that are important to both parties are key: sustainable shipping, a low-carbon society, the Arctic and assurance and sustainability standards. The cooperation agreement means that WWF (World Wide… Read more »
