Press Releases
24 billion Euros of fuel costs avoided from wind energy in 2015
Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind energy. On the eve of Global Wind Day – June 15 – the wind industry can today reveal the globally avoided fuel costs from wind energy.In 2015 wind power will avoid 23.7 billion Euros… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum implements Product Selector
Pfeiffer Vacuum offers a product selector on its website as of now. The product portfolio can be searched quickly and accurately for the desired criteria via the filter functions. By making only a few clicks, the user is presented a proposal that meets his needs from over 2,000 different vacuum pumps and components. For example,… Read more »
Cadmos EnergÃas Renovables launches a 6.2 MW park in Cáceres, Spain.
The Spanish developer of photovoltaic projects inaugurates its biggest plant carried out so far in Spain. Cadmos Energías Renovables, has set up a 6.2 MW solar park in Cañamero (Cáceres, Spain). The facility, which covers an area of 32 hectares, has 74.000 Gadir Solar a-SIR thin-film panels. Its energy output, equivalent to the consumption of… Read more »
Intersolar Europe: Bring on the new energy era: Intersolar Europe showcases solar industry solutions
The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe, drew to a close on June 10, boasting record exhibitor and visitor numbers. Around 77,000 visitors and 2,280 exhibitors attended the exhibition from June 8-10 and were very pleased with the thematic and technological array presented by Intersolar Europe. This year, the exhibition centered heavily… Read more »
Direct Grid Technologies Names Scott Landstrom as New CEO
Direct Grid, a leading manufacturer of utility grade micro inverters, today announced that Scott Landstrom has been named by the Board of Directors as new Chief Executive Officer. Guy Ward, the Direct Grid previous CEO, will assume the role of Executive Chairman. “We are excited about Scott’s new leadership role. His strategic orientation, plus his… Read more »
3E connects to Solar Railway Tunnel
3E connects the newly opened solar railway tunnel to its SynaptiQ monitoring and optimisation tool On Friday June 3rd, 3E, a global energy consultancy and software product company, completed the connection of its monitoring and optimisation software platform, SynaptiQ, to the largest solar powered railway tunnel in Europe. The solar tunnel, developed by PV developer,… Read more »
WindMade appoints first CEO
Henrik Kuffner has been appointed as the first CEO of the newly created WindMade organisation. He took up his position on 1 June 2011 and will lead the creation of a global consumer label for companies and products using wind power. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kuffner served as Director General of the International Wool… Read more »
Will offshore wind O&M break the bank?
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed and direct-drive designs enter the market. Unknown… Read more »
MECASOLAR presents its new universal foundation screw MECASCREW at INTERSOLAR
MECASOLAR- The Spanish company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of solar trackers and fixed structures, launches onto the market and incorporates into its product portfolio its own foundation screw for solar photovoltaic installations, which has been designed and manufactured by the company. The new product, dubbed “mecascrew” will be presented shortly at two… Read more »
MKS introduces GLM-2000 PV and Silicon Wafer Monitor Metrology tool offers unique approach to standard method
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has introduced the GLM-2000 PV and Silicon Wafer Monitor for quality control in photovoltaic and crystalline silicon wafer processing for solar applications. The multi-function GLM-2000 uses a unique, high speed, non-contact RF detection technology to measure photoconductance in… Read more »
