Press Releases
centrotherm photovoltaics confirms preliminary results and looks back on a challenging 2011
With today’s publication of its 2011 annual report, centrotherm photovoltaics AG confirms the preliminary results it announced on March 6, 2012, and presents further figures. Revenue advanced by 11.9 percent to EUR 698.5 million (2010: EUR 624.2 million), with the export share standing at 95.4 percent (2010: 94.7 percent). Total operating performance grew by 11.1… Read more »
A new dimension for solar energy
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells, which… Read more »
Romax Plans Significant Company Growth On ‘breakthrough’ Solution
Romax is launching a new product and service platform named INSIGHT, which it claims will significantly reduce the cost of wind energy, making wind farms more profitable. The company believes that INSIGHT can improve returns on wind assets by between three and six per cent. Romax anticipates that INSIGHT, which will be unveiled at EWEA… Read more »
SOLON SOLitaire Roof-integrated Photovoltaic System Stands Up to Extreme Conditions
Spring is upon us, heralding the begin of the construction season. However, the winter cannot be forgotten when choosing solar modules. Roof-integrated systems, in particular, need to withstand snow, moisture, and wind, as these systems become a part of the building envelope. SOLON SOLitaire is well-suited for these types of applications. Last winter deposited much… Read more »
Rickmers-Linie appoints new representatives in France, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, is now actively serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo respectively. It has therefore appointed new agents in these two countries. In addition, a new agency has been selected in the Port of Nantes St Nazaire in France…. Read more »
DuPont Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreements with Trina Solar
Focus on Photovoltaic Materials Supply & Technology Collaboration DuPont announced it has signed two strategic cooperation agreements with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar Limited), one of the world’s foremost photovoltaic companies. The agreements cover the supply of DuPontTM Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride films and technology collaboration, including collaborative efforts… Read more »
Lincs Wind Farm choose ABP’s Port of Hull as a logistics base for its Lincs offshore wind farm
Lincs Wind Farm Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases for its Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Over the next few months, the port’s Albert and William Wright Docks will be the focal point for the storage and distribution of transition pieces installed as part of the… Read more »
Spain: Conergy sells 2.3 MW solar power plant in Andalucia to investor
Just a few weeks after the grid connection of a 5.3 megawatt Conergy solar park in Murcia, the Hamburg-based system supplier is now announcing another success story in the neighbouring region of Andalucía. Conergy has sold its 2.3 megawatt grid-connected solar park to Ellomay Capital Ltd. This solar power plant, located close to the city… Read more »
First Wind Completes 236 Million Financing Of Kawailoa Wind Project Hawaiis Largest Wind Project
Construction underway on 69 MW project expected to satisfy more than 5 percent of Oahu’s electric demand First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that it has obtained $236 million in financing for its 69 megawatt (MW) Kawailoa Wind project on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore. A subsidiary… Read more »
Intergraph Introduces Smartplant Freeview
Intergraph® Introduces SmartPlant® FreeViewTM Free viewer allows users to display and navigate SmartPlant® 3D and SmartMarine® 3D models, view associated plant properties HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 20, 2012 – Intergraph® today released SmartPlant® FreeViewTM, a free .VUE viewer that allows users to display and navigate Intergraph 3D models and view associated plant properties. SmartPlant FreeView will… Read more »
