Press Releases
The Irec Starts The Award Process For Phase 1 Of The Zfir Offshore Wind Turbine Test Station
The Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) has started the award process for Phase 1 of the ZÈFIR Test Station, the first offshore wind turbine platform of its kind in Spain for conducting technological and environmental research. The Zèfir Test Station is to become an international research platform for testing deep water wind turbines that… Read more »
Oerlikon Solar announces 2nd generation of ThinFabTM for the production of thin film silicon modules
Oerlikon Solar’s 2nd generation ThinFabTM resets the standard for low cost, high quality solar module manufacturing. The new design allows a capital expenditure (Capex) reduction of more than 20 %. The estimated price for the complete end-to-end production line is just $ 1/Wp including engineering support and performance guarantees. The production line enables customers to… Read more »
centrotherm photovoltaics reports successful cooperation with Chinese state company
centrotherm SiTec GmbH, one of the world’s leading technology providers for polysilicon, last week celebrated the successful cooperation with its Chinese customer Shaanxi Tianhong Silicon Industrial Corporation (STSIC) in key equipment items for the first expansion step for polysilicon production. The Chinese state company, which is headquartered in the Shaanxi Province, had previously signed its… Read more »
Ecobond Confirms Britains Appetite For Green Energy
– Innovative financing exceeds £10 million target – Britons have proved their appetite for Green Energy remains undiminished – with Ecotricity’s innovative ecobond two bypassing the success of ecobond one.Britain’s leading green energy company was seeking £10 million of funding from customers and the public to help accelerate the building of new Green Energy projects… Read more »
CG Wins Key Order for Wind Offshore Connection
CG, part of the US$ 4bn Avantha Group and global electrical solution provider, is part of the consortium of four companies that has bagged a prestigious turnkey contract from Amrumbank West GmbH (AWG) for its German wind farm project. Amrumbank West GmbH (AWG) is a 100% subsidiary of E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe GmbH…. Read more »
PROINSO to donate photovoltaic supplies thanks to Solar Energy Solidarity social media campaign
The goal of this campaign is to turn the users’ solar energy votes into solar PV supplies donated by PROINSO to PV solidarity projects in underprivileged areas. SOLAR ENERGY SOLIDARITY is a social action to be available until January 12 on PROINSO’s Facebook pages in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, the United States… Read more »
Dr. Stefan Nowak, Chairman IEA PVPS, is Conference General Chairman for the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
The countdown for the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (27th EU PVSEC) has begun: The 27th EU PVSEC will host the global PV community at the Messe Frankfurt (Germany) fairgrounds, from 24 to 28 September 2012. The five-day Conference runs from 24 to 28 September 2012, and the four-day Exhibition shall be… Read more »
Assess Cell Cultures with Axio Vert.A1 from Carl Zeiss
The Axio Vert.A1 is an inverted microscope from Carl Zeiss with extensive performance capabilities. For the first time, a compact cell culture microscope combines all standard contrasting techniques in a single stand. In transmitted light, the Axio Vert.A1 offers brightfield, phase contrast, polarization contrast, PlasDIC, VAREL and improved Hoffmann modulation contrast (iHMC). The microscope is… Read more »
Worlds Biggest Solar Market On Show At Solarexpo Solarexpo To Focus In 2012 On Key Trends In Renewables PV Supply Chain Csp Cpv And Polygen
– Solarexpo, one of the world’s biggest solar industry events, today presents the focus topics and special projects for the 13th edition of its the international exhibition and conference on renewable energy and distributed generation, to be held at the Verona Exhibition Centre, Italy, on 9-11 May 2012. Solarexpo is Italy’s most important event for… Read more »
Wagner Solar appoints new Technical Manager
Wagner Solar UK Ltd, the UK branch of German solar power and solar heating supplier, system integrator and manufacturer Wagner & Co Solar Technology; appoints Jan Stasik as UK Technical Manager. Stasik will be responsible for managing the Solar PV and Solar Thermal technical division whilst also leading the training programme at the company’s award… Read more »