Press Releases
Rehm to showcase advanced solar technologies at 26th EU PVSEC
2011 has been a year of progress for the solar industry, with Europe in particular having recorded an installation rate approaching 14GW. Currently, it is anticipated that the region’s PV capacity will hit 100GW by 2020. The pressure on solar manufacturers is inevitably mounting and they are increasingly turning to more efficient technologies to help… Read more »
SolarMax central inverter receives BDEW unit certificate
Most powerful central inverter of Sputnik Engineering meets the criteria of the BDEW Medium-Voltage Directive. Newly commissioned grid-coupled inverters equipped with a direct medium-voltage connection in Germany must demonstrate their compliance with the directive “Generator plants on the medium-voltage network” by means of a unit certificate of the BDEW (German Association of Energy and Water… Read more »
Balver Zinn Group Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
The BALVER ZINN Group, a leading provider of high-quality alloyed solder anodes as well as special cored and solid wires, announces its 35th anniversary. As a supplier of surface treatments, wires and solder, Balver Zinn has more than three generations of experience in the electronics industry. The company has introduced solar applications and its R&D… Read more »
RIMAS takes over VITRODODI Solar
RIMAS Technology Group has acquired the Solar activities of VITRODODI Glass Working Machinery, based in Milan Italy. The development and production of the VITRODODI glass washers will be transferred to The Netherlands, where RIMAS has its head office. RIMAS Technology Group is specialized in turnkey module manufacturing lines, in a capacity range up to 50… Read more »
RIMAS developments at PV SEC Hamburg
During the PV SEC exhibition in Hamburg, RIMAS will present a prototype of the unique INTERCONNECTION TESTER. This device has been developed to check the interconnection quality between cells and the quality of ribbon connections in general. It can detect broken or weak connections, without making contact with the object. The tester can be used… Read more »
Rickmers Linie extends its executive board
Rickmers-Linie, part of Hamburg’s Rickmers Group, has extended its executive board. Rüdiger Gerhardt has been appointed Managing Director and Ulrich Ulrichs becomes Deputy Managing Director. Mr Gerhardt has been working for Rickmers since 1978. Previous to his new position, he was Director for Human Resources, Administration and Finance. His new role will also include leading… Read more »
Military servicemen and women in high demand for offshore wind construction
Offshore wind is a burgeoning industry right at the tipping point of moving from a test bed of new construction strategies and technology to a fully-fledged part of many European countries power generation portfolio. Offshore wind is exciting; the scale of the wind farms and their turbines is huge. The amount of power that they… Read more »
Henkel invests heavily in young engineers
For three years now, Henkel has been engaging in promoting young engineers. In addition to offering numerous training programs, participation in the annual Formula Student contest for engineering students at the Hockenheimring has become a central component of Henkel’s commitment in this area. The special award for best use of adhesive, which Henkel instituted in… Read more »
Wind Energy Safety: Directions for Compliance
Despite a hindered growth of wind installations in 2010, the industry expects to add 100,000 more turbines over the next two decades. What’s more is that in roughly 5 years the expected growth in the operation and maintenance (O&M) business is set to be $10.6 billion. Leading wind industry companies are therefore looking to invest… Read more »
Solarcentury installs a 5 megawatts solar park in GB using SolarMax inverters
One of the largest solar parks in Great Britain has sprung up on Mingay Farm in Cambridgeshire. The British company Solarcentury installed the 14 hectare park with an output of five megawatts. Biel , 16.08.2011 : In the County of Cambridgeshire solar radiation is good, comparable with that in the south of Germany . The… Read more »
