Press Releases
Announcement Intersolar Award 2012
FIVE YEARS OF THE INTERSOLAR AWARD: APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2012 UNDERWAYThe anniversary of the most important innovation award for the solar industry is marked by a yet stronger international character and the debut of “Solar Pro-jects” awards Munich, February 20, 2012 – From February 1 to March 30, Intersolar exhibitors can apply for the 2012… Read more »
Huisman Successfully Delivers 600mt Crane Geosea Neptune
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2 jack-up vessel “Neptune”. The crane was handed over to the builder of the vessel IHC Offshore and Marine BV, part of IHC Merwede, who subcontracted the crane to Huisman in 2010. The 600mt Pedestal Crane… Read more »
PV*SOL Expert 5.5 with Ground Mounted Systems
PV*SOL® Expert, the dynamic simulation programme with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis for PV systems from Berlin-based Valentin Software will be available in March in the version 5.5 with extended features for mounted PV systems in 3D mode. With the new 3D object “open area”, ground mounted systems (with up to 2,000 modules) can… Read more »
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Receives New Order for Thin-Film Solar Technology
• SINGULUS establishes itself as a development partner for new thin-film cell concepts• Order from international module producer received Kahl am Main, February 17, 2012 – The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) reports the sale of a processing machine for the production of CIGS/CIS thin-film solar cells. The coating plant was ordered by an international thin-film… Read more »
Siemens Strengthens Its Position In Ocean Power Acquisition Of Marine Current Turbines
Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We… Read more »
Top Wind Industry Expert Joins 3TIER
Matt Hendrickson Brings Over 3,900MW of Wind Energy Development Leadership Experience SEATTLE (February 16, 2012) – 3TIER®, a global leader in renewable energy risk analysis, today announced that Matthew Hendrickson has joined the company as its senior director of energy assessment. Mr. Hendrickson has managed world-class renewable energy assessment programs since 2003 and is widely… Read more »
Advanced Transportation Energy Systems Chart Cleaner Future with Solar Panels from SolarWorld
Highway, light rail and airport facilities offset energy use with SolarWorld solar panels Planners of Oregon’s transportation infrastructure are leading the nation in charting a course to a cleaner energy future by selecting SolarWorld solar panels to support their multi-modal services. With unobstructed rights-of-way and heavy energy use, transportation agencies are ideal hosts of photovoltaic… Read more »
Siemens to increase power transmission capacity between England and Scotland
Siemens to increase power transmission capacity between England and Scotland Major order for low-loss HVDC technology In a consortium with the Milan-based leading cable company Prysmian, Siemens Energy is to build a submarine DC interconnector in the Irish Sea. The order is worth more than 1.1 billion euros for the consortium. Customers are the British… Read more »
Prysmian secures the highest value cable project ever awarded, worth ?800 million
THEWESTERN HVDC LINK, CONNECTING THE SCOTTISH AND THE ENGLISH POWER GRIDS, SETS A RECORD IN TERMS OF VOLTAGE (600 KV) AND HAS A CURRENTLY UNMATCHED TRANSMISSION CAPACITY FOR LONG-HAUL SYSTEMS OF 2200 MW THE NEW STATE-OF-THE ART HVDC SUBMARINE CABLE LINK IS STRATEGIC FOR THE UK, ALLOWING POWER TRANSMISSION FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES IN SCOTLAND TO… Read more »
Diversification In Brkles Product Range Is Worth Its Efforts
The machine manufacturer partially succeeds in compensating the depression in photovoltaics business through the other parts of its product range. Robert Bürkle GmbH terminates business year 2011 with a turnover of 96 million Euros. Originally, the company had planned 110 million Euros. Reason for the recession is the worldwide bad demand in the solar market…. Read more »
