Press Releases
DNV with new cleaner energy leadership in the UK
DNV is strengthening its UK focus on cleaner energies by appointing Mark Young as head of its Cleaner Energy Department. His broad experience in both the US and European market is of great value for risk management services and technical support to the rapidly growing UK wind industry. Mark Young has more than 13 years… Read more »
Crew Transfer Vessel for offshore wind farms
Off-shore areas are optimal for wind power due to more reliable winds and smaller aesthetic problems. Service and maintenance in the maritime environment however is more challenging. The conditions can be very demanding at sea and it makes it difficult for the service crew to access the turbines safely. Especially the forceful waves, make docking… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics expands production area at Blaubeuren site by one third to around 31,000 square meters
centrotherm photovoltaics AG is on course for expansion, committing investments at its Blaubeuren headquarters in view of high order volumes. In the coming months the production area at the southern German site, currently 23,000 square meters, will be extended by a third to comprise a total of some 31,000 square meters. The investment volume is… Read more »
New legislation needed now to meet EU 2050 climate commitment
The EU must put extra legislation in place in the lifetime of the current European Commission if it is to meet its commitment to cut domestic carbon emissions by 80-95% by 2050, warned the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Last week the European Commission released its ‘Roadmap to a low carbon society’ which outlined the… Read more »
Simon Sutton Appointed to CIGRE Strategic Advisory Group for Insulating Materials
Dow Wire and Cable is proud to announce that Simon Sutton, European End-Use Marketing Manager, has been appointed to the CIGRE Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) for solid insulating materials. The SAG provides guidance to the Study Committee chairman and proposes topics for Working Groups within CIGRE’s Materials and Emerging Test Techniques Study Committee (SC D1)… Read more »
Heliatek Gmbh Purchases Two Dr. Schenk Metrology Systems For Opv Production Line
Heliatek GmbH, a technological leader of organic photovoltaic modules, has chosen the Dr. Schenk GmbH SolarInspect RollToRoll Metrology Solution for their production line of OPV. The delivery and integration of the two metrology systems into the first line in Dresden, Germany, is scheduled for mid 2011. “Dr. Schenk’s metrology solutions will help Heliatek to improve… Read more »
Ad-hoc release pursuant to Section 15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
Phoenix Solar AG releases preliminary figures for the financial year 2010 and announces dividend payment – Highest revenues and best EBIT in the history of the company– Share of international business leaps to 26 percent– Proposal for dividend payment of EUR 0.35 per share Sulzemoos 15 March 2011 / Based on preliminary figures, Phoenix Solar… Read more »
New research shows 20 MW wind turbines are feasible
20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project, published today at the EWEA 2011 Annual Event in Brussels. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters of around 200 metres, compared to… Read more »
New Initiative To Bring In Trillion Dollar Bond Markets To Finance The Low Carbon Economy
The Climate Bonds Initiative announced the count down to the world’s first Climate Bond issuance – worth ¼ billion US dollars – with the release of the draft Compliance Standards today that will assure the environmental integrity of bonds issued to fund low carbon projects. The first version of the Standard will apply to wind… Read more »
Chinas Most Authoritative Government Backed Energy Forum To Be Held In Conjunction With Clean Energy Expo China 2011
China Power 2011, a forum of the highest level in the energy industry in China, will be staged concurrently with Clean Energy Expo China 2011 from June 22- 24 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. This double event is slated to be the most emblematic of its kind in 2011. Held biennially, China… Read more »
