Press Releases
SCHOTT Solar and BASF receive Materialica Design + Technology Award 2011
• New material concept for roof-integrated PV earns Materialica Design + Technology Award SCHOTT Solar and BASF were honored with the Materialica Design + Technology Award 2011 yesterday in the “Product” category. The award recognizes a new material concept for roof-integrated photovoltaics (PV) that consists of a specially developed multifunctional tray made from the plastic… Read more »
Konarka Technologies and Webasto begin their Cooperation for the Application of Organic Solar Cells in the Automobile Industry
On the occasion of the eCarTech, the international trade fair for electric mobility, Konarka Technologies, the US manufacturer of organic solar cells, and the top 100 automobile supplier Webasto, officially announce their cooperation on integrating organic solar cells in automobile roof systems. The trade fair takes place in Munich from 18 to 21 October 2011…. Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces a new app for the vacuum industry
“eVacuum” is Pfeiffer Vacuum’s first app. With this new development the supplier of vacuum solutions provides mobile users in the industry a large number of valuable functions. The app can be downloaded for free in the Apple Store or the Android Market and is available in German and in English. eVacuum allows users to quickly… Read more »
aleo solar AG celebrates 10-year anniversary: 1 gigawatt produced, 1,000 jobs created
aleo solar AG has reached a milestone almost exactly ten years after its formation: last week the total rated output of modules manufactured by aleo solar passed the one gigawatt mark – equivalent to the output of a nuclear power plant. The total power is spread across some five million solar modules. S.M.D Solar-Manufaktur Deutschland… Read more »
Siemens Energy Press Release: Siemens puts solar farm in the south of France on line
In mid-October, Siemens Energy put the Les Mées solar farm in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the south of France on line. For this project Siemens installed a total of six turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants. Customer is the project developer Eco Delta Développement (EDD), whose subsidiary Delta Solar developed the photovoltaic (PV) farm in… Read more »
Crompton Solar Switching Prizes and Performance Products
Crompton Solar preview latest addition to the Combi Range of performance products and offer all Solar Power UK attendees the chance to win a unique Combi- Switch Crompton Solar has launched the latest in their fully-tested plug and play range designed to make Solar PV installation easier and more time efficient. Recent trials showed a… Read more »
Edwards Announces New Vacuum Pump
Edwards Limited, a leading global supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment and services, today expanded its popular iXH family of harsh process dry pumps with the introduction of the iXH500H series. This new series of 500m3/h pumps has been optimized for flat panel, solar and advanced semiconductor processes requiring high gas flows and flexible pump… Read more »
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES extends Technology Leadership in CIGS/CIS Growth Market with new Processing System
• SINGULUS introduces new vacuum coating system • First order already received • Rising demand for efficient processes and development tools• CIGS/CIS one of the most promising PV technologies SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) is unveiling a new processing system for vacuum-coating CIGS/CIS thin-film solar cells. The new system responds to current demand in the photovoltaic… Read more »
Standard for first consumer label ready for companies to buy clean power
WindMade reveals certification criteria for clean power company label Today, WindMade launched the Technical Standard for the first global consumer label for companies and organizations to buy wind power and other clean renewable energy. The label is backed by the UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas Wind Systems, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the LEGO… Read more »
Industry Leaders Successfully Demonstrate Transmission Voltage Superconductor Fault Current Limiter
Nexans, Siemens and American Superconductor Corporation today announced the successful qualification of a transmission voltage resistive fault current limiter (FCL) that utilizes high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire. This marks the first time a resistive superconductor FCL has been developed and successfully tested for power levels suitable for application in the transmission grid (138 kV insulation… Read more »