Press Releases
New family member
Rotterdam based Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of one of the best known operators in the offshore wind crew transfer industry; North Wales based Offshore Wind Power Marine Services Ltd. (OWPMS). OWPMS has been providing crew transfer services since 2003 and has been instrumental in developing many of the… Read more »
DIAB Introduces New Products
On stand K26 at the JEC Show in Paris, world leading sandwich composite solution provider DIAB will continue making its customers’ products stronger, lighter and more competitive by introducing new additions to its wide range of core materials and sandwich composite solutions. Introducing Matrix 10-8, the best DIAB product ever DIAB continues to expand the… Read more »
New Report Finds U.S. Solar Energy Installations Soared by 109% in 2011 to 1,855 Megawatts
Today, GTM Research and SEIA® release U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2011, analyzing the industry’s record growth and what lies ahead in 2012 and beyond The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, more than doubling the previous annual record of 887 MW set in 2010,… Read more »
Chinese Wind Power Company Puts First R&D Office in U.S. on NC State’s Centennial Campus
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited, a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, opened its North American research and development center on Centennial Campus, N.C. State University’s research park and technology campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The new center will focus on state of the art research on offshore wind turbines to further enhance… Read more »
SCHOTT Solar receives large order from Israel
• Order for 12 MW underscores the growth strategy in the Mediterranean region• Further collaboration planned with partner GreenTops Mainz, March 15 2012 – SCHOTT Solar has received a large order for 12 MW of photovoltaic modules from Israel. The customer is GreenTops, one of SCHOTT Solar’s key partners in the Mediterranean region. GreenTops is… Read more »
European Parliament calls for binding 2030 renewables target
The European Parliament voted today for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030. “The Parliament’s vote sends a strong message to the European Council as it prepares its response to the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050”, commented Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the European Wind Energy… Read more »
Offshore wind: AREVA delivers M5000 turbines for Trianels Borkum wind farm
AREVA announces the delivery of 20 M5000 turbines, out of a total of 40, to be installed in Trianel’s Borkum offshore wind park located in the German North Sea. The Borkum wind farm, situated 45 km away from the northern coast of the Borkum Island, is currently under construction close to “alpha ventus”, the first… Read more »
Centrosolar Continues to Extend its Market Leadership in Quality
Customers can now see the high quality of Centrosolar solar modules at a glance: Germany’s TÜV Rheinland (Technical Inspection Association Rheinland) has put the Hamburg-based manufacturer’s modules through five quality tests. A new TÜV logo displays all of the tests that have been passed. Anyone interested in learning more can read about these tests at… Read more »
Siemens wins first solar receivers order for Indian solar power plant
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for a parabolic trough power plant to be built in Rajasthan, India. Purchaser is Shiram EPC Limited under contract to project developer Abhijeet (Corporate Ispat Alloys Ltd). Siemens will supply over 17,000 solar receivers, which will generate all… Read more »
SOLON: Most Warranties Will Be Transferred.
The newly founded SOLON Energy GmbH is giving customers of the insolvent SOLON SE the opportunity to continue nearly all warranties on modules. Owners of roof-mounted systems are requested to register online at www.solon.com/de/antrag-altgarantie by the end of August 2012. They will then receive confirmation from SOLON that outstanding warranty obligations will be continued free… Read more »
