Press Releases
centrotherm has been selected as the provider for basic engineering and for the technology concept by IDEA Polysilicon Company
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of centrotherm photovoltaics AG, has signed a contract for the basic engineering and the technology concept for a polysilicon factory with IDEA Polysilicon Company (IPC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The factory with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes will be situated in the Saudi Arabian city of Yanbu. All… Read more »
SEMA to Host IPC PV/Solar Standard Meetings on Final Module Visual Inspection, Tabbing and Stringing and Lamination
SEMA (Solar Engineering & Manufacturing Association) announces it will host the IPC Solar/PV standards meeting on Final Module Visual Inspection, Tabbing and Stringing and Lamination, scheduled to take place Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the Wyndham Hotel on North First Street in San Jose, CA. The program will consist of a review of the content… Read more »
Record Activity: OPDE built in 2011 half the MWs connected since its foundation in 2005
multinational company that develops, builds and carries out maintenance of PV solar farms, scored in 2011 a record activity with the construction and connection of 51 MW in eleven PV solar farms in Spain and Italy. This figure means that, only in 2011, the company reached half the activity carried out in the five previous… Read more »
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd publishes preliminary (unaudited) key figures for fiscal year 2011 results
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) today published preliminary, unaudited key figures for the fiscal year 2011 results. The Group confirms that it reached its previously communicated sales target of approximately CHF 1.2 billion (excluding pro-rata results of Roth & Rau AG – see also Half-Year Report 2011). On a consolidated basis (including… Read more »
Wind Energy Powers Ahead Despite Economic Turmoil
21% increase in global installed capacity The Global Wind Energy Council annual market statistics published today show that the wind industry installed just over 41,000 MW of new clean, reliable wind power in 2011, bringing the total installed capacity globally to more than 238,000 MW at the end of last year. This represents an increase… Read more »
AUO’s US-Made Solar Solutions Ready, with 9 MW Solar Power Project in Pennsylvania School District Successfully Acquired
AU Optronics (“AUO” or the “Company”), the global leading display and solar solutions provider, today announced that it is ready to provide its customers with US-made solar solutions. The progress enriches AUO’s global solar module capacity to span across Europe, America, and Asia. It also makes AUO one of the few international suppliers capable of… Read more »
European Solar Prize open for entries
EUROSOLAR, in cooperation with KfW-Bankengruppe, recognizes outstanding achievements, innovation and creativity in promoting widespread use of renewable energy through the annual European Solar Prize, now in its nineteenth year. Applications and proposals are accepted until 30 June 2012. The recipients will be celebrated at a festive gathering at the end of the year. Established in… Read more »
Minnesota Power’s Bison 1 Wind Energy Center completed in North Dakota; Bison 2 and 3 up next
Renewable energy is flowing to the power grid from Minnesota Power’s newest wind farm near New Salem, N.D., where the company has commissioned 15 state-of-the-art wind turbines, completing its Bison 1 Wind Energy Center. Commissioning of the last Bison 1B turbine was completed Jan. 31 by personnel from Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc.,… Read more »
Btu Receives Multi Unit Orders For Pyramax Solder Reflow Ovens From Sats Companies
BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced the receipt of multiple orders for PYRAMAXTM solder reflow ovens from semiconductor assembly and test subcontractors (SATS) located in Asia. The orders are valued in excess of $1 million and shipments will be completed… Read more »
More Solar Power Than Ever
GROWTH IN PHOTOVOLTAICS BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SOLAR INDUSTRY PV Energy World Special Exhibit at Intersolar Europe 2012 showcases innovative solutions for the power supply of the futureMunich, 07.02.2012 – 2011 was a record year both for Intersolar Europe and the international solar industry, with the expansion of newly-installed photovoltaic capacity reaching a new… Read more »
