Press Releases
Solar Power Leader Torresol Energy Selects IFS Applications
Torresol Energy, a leader in the concentrated solar power (CSP) sector, has selected IFS Applications to manage the entire lifecycle of its engineering projects and to maintain its solar thermal energy plants. Torresol Energy’s objective is to become a worldwide leader in the solar thermal energy industry. Every new project that the company develops, regardless… Read more »
2-Megawatt solar power plant installed in Bulgaria with inverters made by Sputnik Engineering
Today, the Bulgarian company Sunservice Ltd. is commissioning its first photovoltaic power plant fitted with SolarMax inverters in the western Bulgarian town of Ihtiman . The system delivers an output of 2 megawatts. Beside amorphous silicon modules the Sofia based company has also installed six central inverters of the type SolarMax 330C-SV. The devices each… Read more »
SGS to Attend the International Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference 2010 in Dsseldorf
From December 7th through to the 9th, SGS will be attending the International Wind Turbine Blade Manufacture Conference 2010 in Dsseldorf, Germany. During the three day event, SGS experts will present a wide array of Wind Turbine Blade Testing services, including live demonstration of static and fatigue tests. From December 7th until the 9th, SGS,… Read more »
Solar Energy Demand Soars For Zens Solar Power System
Home owners using the new Solar Home Loan Calculator can determine how to leverage their home equity to install solar power and gain a secure and cheap power source, said ZEN Home Energy Systems Chief Executive Officer, Richard Turner. “We’ve known for some time now it is cheaper to produce your own energy at home… Read more »
Solar Energy Options Major Uranium Prospect in the Athabasca Basin
Solar Energy Limited (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with an arms’-length vendor by which the Company can earn a 100% interest in the West Carswell Property (the “Property”). The Property consists of two contiguous mineral dispositions, covering an area of ~2000 hectares, in the western Athabasca Basin,… Read more »
Wind turbine maker Suzlon tops 5,000MW in Indian installations
India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer SUZLON ENERGY (BSE:532667) last Friday said it has crossed 5,000 MW (megawatt) of cumulative installations in India, underlining the strong momentum in the country’s fast-growing wind energy market. Suzlon has cumulatively added over 5,000 MW of wind powercapacity for over 1,500 customers in India across 40 sites in eight states…. Read more »
Global wind capacity to reach close to 200 GW this year
Husum, 23 September 2010. With around 40 GW of new capacity added this year alone, the world’s installed wind power capacity is expected to reach close to 200 GW by the end of 2010. These were the figures presented by Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council, at a press conference during… Read more »
DEK Solar appoints new Solutions Engineer to drive alternative energy production start-ups
DEK Solar has announced the appointment of Ed Rabbitt as its new Solutions Engineer. A highly experienced addition to the team, Ed’s primary responsibilities will be working with start-up alternative energy companies to develop print process solutions for advanced applications, in addition to supporting new solar installations to meet the demands of evolving production challenges…. Read more »
New Energy Technologies aims to turn windows into solar panels
A Maryland-based firm has developed a technology that it says can turn windows into solar panels. New Energy Technologies says that its new SolarWindow product can be directly sprayed on to windows at room temperature to turn them into solar energy generators. Currently in the prototype stage, it has been demonstrated powering LED lights and… Read more »
Thanet wind farm comes online
Britain’s growing offshore wind energy industry has taken another stride forward as the Thanet Offshore wind farm came online. One hundred giant Vestas V90 turbines – each on pedestals 115 metres (380 ft) tall – were switched on which together capable of generating up to 300 Megawatts of power. Thanet is now the biggest offshore… Read more »