Press Releases
GP Solar wins iF product design award for measuring
Technology company GP Solar GmbH of Constance, Germany has been awarded the prestigious iF product design award for its laboratory measuring device GP ISO-TEST .Waf. In awarding the design prize, created in 1953, the jury not only took into account the sleek exterior of the measuring device but also its functionality, level of innovation, and… Read more »
Capital Stage to build 10.5 MW peak solar park in Saxony-Anhalt that features modules from SCHOTT Solar
• 45,000 modules for the Solarpark Roitzsch in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld• Construction to begin in October, completion expected by the end of 2011• Partners improve their position in the area of PV projects, joint building of additional solar parks planned Mainz/Hamburg/Sandersdorf-Brehna, November 4, 2011 – In October and November, 2011, SCHOTT Solar AG will… Read more »
Damen Shipyards launches DAMEN.NL
As of November, the new Damen website, www.damen.nl, has officially gone live. The site has been structured according to Damen’s 10 Product-Market Combinations and navigation has been designed to be fast, simple and user-friendly. The new website aims to personalize content, enable infosharing and enhance client interaction. COO Arnout Damen says: “For Damen, shipbuilding is… Read more »
Donauer Solartechnik opens sales office in Austria
the Austrian customers of Donauer Solartechnik have had a direct partner on location: Andreas Wimplinger heads the new sales office in the Upper-Austrian district of Waldzell. Donauer Solartechnik has been active in the Alpine republic for more than five years. Formerly, however, the wholesaler took care of the customers there from its headquarters in Bavaria,… Read more »
SINGULAR machine ordered by Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) received an order for one SINGULAR PECVD tool for silicon wafer solar cell fabrication from the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS). SINGULAR is a coating tool for the application of anti-reflection coatings (ARCs) on crystalline silicon solar cells. To reduce the cost of PV electricity and to obtain continuous improvements… Read more »
ANTARIS SOLAR selected to be NICEIC photovoltaic affinity partner
ANTARIS SOLAR, solar technology provider with headquarters in Germany, has been selected as the PV affinity partner by NICEIC. The partnership brings together German quality with the standards of UK’s leading voluntary body for electrical installation matters. Waldaschaff, Germany, 03/11/2011. After an extensive selection process NICEIC (www.niceic.com), the UK’s leading voluntary body for electrical contractors,… Read more »
Uncomtech Signs Dow Inside Partnership Agreement
Dow Electrical & Telecommunications, a global leader in technology and material science solutions for the power and telecommunications industries, announced today at the 2011 Khimia exhibition in Moscow an agreement with Uncomtech Group to become a Dow Inside licensee. Uncomtech, the largest cable holding company in Russia based on copper conversion, joins Sevkabel Holding to… Read more »
The big debate
The most talked-about feature in PES Wind returns, with a fresh selection of questions for the industry’s most incisive and intelligent commentators. Their answers may differ, but rest assured that you’re getting the very best analysis that the industry can provide. PES: Over the next five years, what increases in the efficiency of wind turbines… Read more »
Electrical systems faults No.1 cause of offshore turbine downtime
The latest research from Wind Energy Update reveals that despite the huge amount of attention given to gearbox failure, electrical faults are a leading cause of offshore wind turbine downtime. Failures of electrical and controls systems are the root cause of wind turbine repairs in 50% of cases, and operators should expect an electronic or… Read more »
Middle East to Need Solar Industry Professionals
• Solar Expert predicts Solar in the Middle East to skyrocket over the next decade. • Middle East to need skilled solar industry professionals. Paris France – October 27, 2011: A GCC solar expert at the 2nd GCC-France Economic Forum predicted that solar power will be an important source of energy for GCC states in… Read more »
