Press Releases
Meyer Burger installs futuristic roof-top solar panel system on the Arena Thun
3S Photovoltaics, a member of the Meyer Burger Technology Group [ticker: MBTN], has supplied the solar modules which have been installed on the roof of the Arena Thun. The frameless roof system guarantees high yields of solar-generated electricity with a reduced payback time. For the stadium project in Thun, the experts for highly efficient building… Read more »
Siemens brings renewables-based power to Mallorca
Siemens has delivered high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) technology that allowed Red Eléctrica de España (REE) to link Mallorca with the Spanish mainland via an electricity highway laid in the Mediterranian. In the future a significant proportion of the vacation island’s power demand will thus be met using wind, solar and hydroelectric power which is produced on… Read more »
SCHOTT Solar makes CSP receivers even more powerful by introducing noble gas capsules and a new coat
• Higher efficiency for receivers thanks to a new coating• Noble gas capsules extend service lives• Optimistic view of the future of the CSP market Mainz/Granada, September 21, 2011 – SCHOTT Solar is extending its leading position in the CSP receiver market by offering a significantly improved product design. SCHOTT Solar will be introducing an… Read more »
Siemens Energy press release:Siemens to supply solar field for hybrid CSP plant in Catalonia, Spain
Siemens Energy has received an order for a solar field in Catalonia, Spain, from the Spanish EPC UTE Termosolar Borges (Abantia/Comsa Emte). Siemens will design, supply, integrate and construct the entire solar field, including the mirrors and solar receivers. The unique parabolic trough power plant, to be built in Les Borges Blanques near Barcelona, will… Read more »
Conergy launches online solar systems design tool to maximize opportunities for British rooftop installations, raise industry standards
Conergy, one of the world’s leading solar system manufacturers, today launched its ‘Conergizer’ tool in the UK to coincide with the start of Green Building Week. The online systems planning tool helps users work out the best solar solution for any roof – aesthetically, financially and in terms of pure kilowatt power generation potential. The… Read more »
Tv Certifies Ammonia Resistance Of Lg Solar Modules
The LGxxxM1C-G2, LGxxxM1W-G2, LGxxxP1C-G2 and LGxxxP1W-G2 solar modules manufactured by LG Solar withstood the special requirements in agriculture, according to IEC62716/Draft C. This was confirmed by TÜV Rheinland, the German quality-testing institution, proving that air containing ammonia does not lead to accelerated aging of module components. Corrosion resistance Over the past years, the agricultural sector… Read more »
Mono and multi crystalline solar modules from LG shine in salt spray corrosion test
28 days of continuous exposure to repeated salt spray, consisting of a 5% sodium chloride solution, a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius and 93 percent relative humidity: this would spell severe corrosion for many materials and products. Not so for the solar modules from LG Solar. The tests according to IEC 61701, which were performed… Read more »
Reis Robotics Presents Circumferential Tape Application
Obernburg – Quality and service life are important criteria for solar modules. For this year’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Hamburg, Reis Robotics will present an innovation of worldwide importance: optimized circumferential tape application prior to framing. Photovoltaic modules now can be protected against penetrating moisture in an even safer… Read more »
Innovative Quality Assurance Reis Robotics Tests Every Solar Cell Before Lamination
For this year’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Hamburg, Reis Robotics will present another highlight in the field solar module production: Quality assurance and cost saving by checking the strings before connecting them as matrix in the solar module. The company located in Lower Franconia with international activities again demonstrates… Read more »
Computrol to Highlight Manufacturing Services at Solar Power International 2011
Computrol, Inc., a world-class provider of mid- to low-volume, high-mix electronic manufacturing services to OEMs, announces that it will exhibit in Booth #4449 at the upcoming Solar Power International, scheduled to take place October 17-20, 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, TX. Technology services offered by Computrol are varied and expansive: turnkey electronics… Read more »
