Press Releases
Upsolar Doubles PV Coverage with PowerCLIP Warranty Program
PowerGuard partners with Upsolar to provide industry-leading insurance policy Upsolar, a leading international solar module supply partner, today announced its new warranty program, backed by PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services, a coverage holder specializing in unique insurance and risk management solutions for the wind and solar energy industries. Effective December 31, 2010, Upsolar’s high-quality solar photovoltaic… Read more »
New head of corporate communications at Ferrostaal
Effective of 1 October 2010, Dr. Maria Lahaye-Geusen (50) has been appointed as head of Corporate Communications at Ferrostaal AG. She is reporting to CEO Jan Secher, who took office in June 2010. From 2008, Lahaye-Geusen was responsible for marketing and communications at the light metal supplier Honsel AG, where she supported the restructuring process…. Read more »
Emerson Wins Major Contract for California’s Largest PV Facility
Emerson has been awarded a contract to supply power inverters and plant-wide controls for what will be California’s largest photovoltaic power generation facility and one of the largest in the world. Quanta Services awarded the contract to Emerson for the zero-emission solar projects in Kings County, Calif. Quanta will provide the engineering, procurement, and construction… Read more »
Beluga Shipping GmbH: MV "Beluga Stavanger" loading barge
In a remarkable tandem lift with its onboard crane gear MV „Beluga Stavanger” loaded a huge barge destined for port-construction in Odessa He is able to dig, pile, vibrate, swim and so much more. Because of his size of 50 meters length and 22 meters width, one thing Kurt had still to achieve was to… Read more »
DEK Solar releases results of breakthrough new research on solar cell efficiency
DEK Solar used the recent EU PVSEC exhibition in Valencia to unveil the results of breakthrough new research into the Print-on-Print (PoP) technique, an approach that improves cell efficiencies, can be dropped into mainstream commercial production and can reduce the costs of production. Now available for download from www.deksolar.com, the company’s new white paper is… Read more »
Workshops For Rice Solar Energy Project To Be Held October 11 And October 12
The California Energy Commission staff will hold workshops on the proposed 150-megawatt Rice Solar Energy Project. The public is invited to participate. When: Monday, October 11, 2010, beginning at 1 p.m.Tuesday, October 12, 2010, beginning at 10 a.m. Where: 3rd Floor Conference Room Fish Bowl, California Energy Commission, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California on October… Read more »
Reportlinker Adds Benchmarking of Wind with Solar Energy
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Benchmarking of Wind with Solar Energy http://www.reportlinker.com/p0306638/Benchmarking-of-Wind-with-Solar-Energy.html Background: Wind and solar are clean renewable energy resources available in abundance across all the regions. The business of generating electricity from the wind and solar is growing and is poised for rapid expansion as… Read more »
Exploring Wind Power as the Solution to Africa’s Energy Shortages
In a recent survey conducted by the International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), 64.28% of the 2,754 energy sector respondents have chosen wind power as the principle solution to meet Africa’s growing energy demand. This topic will be further explored at IQPC’s Wind Power Development and Implementation conference, taking place in Cairo, Egypt from 12-15… Read more »
Crosswind Renewable Energy and Sunworks Solar Systems Enter Into Preferred Reseller and Installation Agreement
Crosswind Renewable Energy, a Clean Energy Solutions company and global provider of category leading Renewable Energy Technology, announced today that it has signed a Preferred Reseller and Installation agreement with Sunworks Solar Systems, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida. Under the terms of the agreement, Sunworks will offer the complete line of Crosswind products in the state… Read more »
Upsolar Partners with Enphase Energy on ACE
High-quality AC-enabled solar module further improves system output October 5, 2010 – Upsolar, a leading international solar module supply partner, has announced a partnership with Enphase Energy, Inc., the leader in solar microinverter technology. Current and future generations of Upsolar’s PV modules will incorporate Enphase junction boxes compatible with Enphase microinverters, resulting in an AC-enabled… Read more »
