Press Releases
SCHOTT Solar and ENVIRON realize solar parks with 17 megawatts of output in Greece
Mainz, Heraclion / Crete / Greece, March 27, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar is extremely active in the upcoming Greek market. Together with its partner ENVIRON, the company is currently building solar parks with a secured total output of 17 megawatts. Leading Greek and European banks are financing the pipeline. Several systems with 10 megawatts in… Read more »
Siemens wins second solar receivers order for solar power plant in India
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order to supply UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers for the Megha parabolic trough power plant to be built in Andhra Pradesh, near Hyderabad, India. Megha is now the second project in India to be equipped with solar receivers from Siemens. Purchaser is Megha Engineering and Infrastructure… Read more »
Molex Receives Third Party Environmental Claim Validation for Industry’s First Bioplastic Resin-Based Connector
Molex Incorporated announces the Stac64TM-e connector for automotive applications has received third party Environmental Claims Validation (ECV). The UL Environment ECV certification confirms that the Stac64-e connector contains 71 percent bio-based content in accordance with ASTM D6866-11. Constructed of resin derived from renewable plant-based castor oil, the Stac64-e harness connector provides an alternative to traditional… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics confirms preliminary results and looks back on a challenging 2011
With today’s publication of its 2011 annual report, centrotherm photovoltaics AG confirms the preliminary results it announced on March 6, 2012, and presents further figures. Revenue advanced by 11.9 percent to EUR 698.5 million (2010: EUR 624.2 million), with the export share standing at 95.4 percent (2010: 94.7 percent). Total operating performance grew by 11.1… Read more »
A new dimension for solar energy
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells, which… Read more »
Romax Plans Significant Company Growth On ‘breakthrough’ Solution
Romax is launching a new product and service platform named INSIGHT, which it claims will significantly reduce the cost of wind energy, making wind farms more profitable. The company believes that INSIGHT can improve returns on wind assets by between three and six per cent. Romax anticipates that INSIGHT, which will be unveiled at EWEA… Read more »
SOLON SOLitaire Roof-integrated Photovoltaic System Stands Up to Extreme Conditions
Spring is upon us, heralding the begin of the construction season. However, the winter cannot be forgotten when choosing solar modules. Roof-integrated systems, in particular, need to withstand snow, moisture, and wind, as these systems become a part of the building envelope. SOLON SOLitaire is well-suited for these types of applications. Last winter deposited much… Read more »
Rickmers-Linie appoints new representatives in France, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, is now actively serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo respectively. It has therefore appointed new agents in these two countries. In addition, a new agency has been selected in the Port of Nantes St Nazaire in France…. Read more »
DuPont Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreements with Trina Solar
Focus on Photovoltaic Materials Supply & Technology Collaboration DuPont announced it has signed two strategic cooperation agreements with Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trina Solar Limited), one of the world’s foremost photovoltaic companies. The agreements cover the supply of DuPontTM Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride films and technology collaboration, including collaborative efforts… Read more »
Lincs Wind Farm choose ABP’s Port of Hull as a logistics base for its Lincs offshore wind farm
Lincs Wind Farm Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases for its Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Over the next few months, the port’s Albert and William Wright Docks will be the focal point for the storage and distribution of transition pieces installed as part of the… Read more »
