Press Releases
Durban outcome: No action until 2020 will be too little, too late
The Global Wind Energy Council welcomed the agreement reached at COP 17 in Durban yesterday, but warned that both the level of ambition and the speed of the negotiations needed to increase dramatically to meet the challenge of global climate change. “Yesterday’s agreement was a victory for multilateralism and the climate process”, said GWEC Secretary… Read more »
DIAB expands its finishing range with GST and ODC
DIAB, one of the world leading producers of structural core materials, further expands their portfolio of finishing offerings. Finishing of core materials is usually done to facilitate formability or process ability through machining of the core material. The new offerings GST and ODC enables users of structural core materials to further reduce weight and cost… Read more »
Btu Internationals Tritan Hv90 Dual Lane Metallization Firing System Successfully Completes Marathon Test
BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment to the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, announces that its TRITANTM HV90 dual-lane metallization firing system has successfully completed a marathon test, producing in excess of 60 million cells. “Customers want to switch to dual-lane metallization processing to achieve in excess of 35… Read more »
Campbell Scientific selects ZephIR wind lidar technology for US wind market
Campbell Scientific Inc. (CSI), with more than 35 years of world-class measurement equipment experience, has today announced the selection of wind lidar system ZephIR 300 as the company’s remote sensing solution for providing the US wind energy market with accurate wind data across all stages of a wind farm development project. ZephIR 300, provided by… Read more »
Roof integration with aleo modules: On the grid with 1 megawatt installation in French Aveyron
aleo solar AG has supplied modules for a 1 megawatt roof-integrated photovoltaic system in Aveyron (France, department 12) – the largest Solrif project by aleo to date. The modules, which are framed with custom aluminium profiles, are ideal for roof-integrated solar installations and replace traditional roofing materials.An annual production of 1 gigawatt hours is expected,… Read more »
NGenTec completes management line-up
NGenTec has announced the completion of its blue-chip management team as it continues to make progress towards its goal of becoming a major player in the fast-developing offshore wind sector. The latest key appointment at the Edinburgh-based company – which designs and supplies low, medium speed and direct drive permanent magnet generators – is that… Read more »
Qatar Solar Technologies wins The New Economy Magazine’s Clean Tech & New Energy Award
• Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) Wins Best Joint Venture Award (Middle East)• QSTec is the Middle East’s leading Solar Joint Venture Company London, United Kingdom – Monday, December 12, 2011: Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) today announced that it had won The New Economy Magazine’s Clean Tech & New Energy Award for Best Joint Venture, Africa/… Read more »
Siemens Energy press release: Siemens and Shanghai Electric agree on strategic wind power alliance for China
Siemens and Shanghai Electric intend to set up two new joint ventures to form a strategic alliance for the Chinese wind power market. Corresponding agreements were signed on December 8, 2011, in Shanghai by the two companies. The aim of this alliance is to better serve China as the world’s largest wind power market. In… Read more »
South Africa Department of Energy Awards Large-Scale Solar Projects to Consortium of SolarReserve, Kensani and Intikon
Joint venture will build, own and operate two 75 MW solar projects to help South Africa meet its renewable energy goals, stimulate sustainable economic development and create jobs The joint venture of SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects, the Kensani Group, an experienced empowered infrastructure player in the Southern African market, and… Read more »
Carl Zeiss Wins Bevy of Best Factory and Manufacturing Excellence Awards
Carl Zeiss NTS Ltd. (Cambridge), part of the newly formed Carl Zeiss Microscopy business group today announced that it recently won four awards – three Best Factory 2011 Awards and one Manufacturing Excellence Award. CAMBRIDGE/UK, OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 09.12.2011. Best Factory Awards The Best Factory 2011 Awards included: Best Electronics & Electrical Plant Award, People Management Award,… Read more »
