Press Releases
Heading towards even more sustainability – HOFFMANN MINERAL has life cycle assessment prepared for Aktifit AM
An LCA helps to balance the environmental impact of a product and shows companies where energy and emissions can be saved. In a further step towards more sustainability, HOFFMANN MINERAL has therefore had an LCA prepared for the Aktifit AM product by TÜV Rheinland in accordance with ISO standards 14040:2021 and 14044:2021. “Aktifit AM represents… Read more »
Qcells to showcase Completely Clean Energy Solutions at Solar & Storage Live UK 2022
[Berlin, Germany, October 13, 2022] This year’s hotly anticipated Solar & Storage Live UK 2022 exhibition promises to be a vital date in the UK’s clean energy calendar. At a time of acute concerns over energy costs and security, Qcells will demonstrate how its clean energy products and services can help consumers lower their electricity… Read more »
REC Group signs a major equipment supply agreement with Maxwell Technologies
Munich, Germany, October 12, 2022 – REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, announces that it has signed a major manufacturing equipment supply agreement with Maxwell Technologies, a leading manufacturer of solar cell and module equipment. The agreement covers the supply of equipment for REC’s latest heterojunction technology (HJT) innovation, REC… Read more »
Liebherr-made grease for pitch and azimuth bearings
Liebherr has developed a lubricant, Duro Wind PBG (durable pitch bearing grease), for use in pitch and azimuth bearings of wind turbines. The grease ensures very low wear, and thus longer bearing life. Moreover, this effective lubrication shows outstanding results in terms of corrosion protection, be it moisture corrosion or false brinelling. Duro Wind PBG… Read more »
ABB achieves carbon-neutral operations at Finland factory
ABB has achieved carbon neutral operations at its factory in Porvoo, Finland, reducing CO2 emissions by 636 tons in its first year. This saving is equivalent to driving 112 times the length of the equator or warming an electric sauna every day for 373 years. By combining digital solutions, electrification, and renewable technologies the Porvoo factory… Read more »
Kalyon and Fraunhofer ISE Sign MoU for Research on Integrated Photovoltaics and PV Storage Technologies
In conjunction with the 4th Turkish-German Energy Forum, Kalyon Güneş Teknolojileri Üretim A.Ş. and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action BMWK in Berlin, Germany. In the MoU both parties reaffirm their intent to cooperate in… Read more »
STRATEGIC POWER PROJECTS ‘DELIGHTED AND ENCOURAGED’ BY PLANNING GRANT FOR €140 MILLION DUNNSTOWN RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT
Strategic Power Projects has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanàla to grant planning permission to the company’s proposed battery storage facility at Dunnstown, County Kildare. The new €140 Million proposed facility is the single largest battery application in Ireland, and is over 200 MW in capacity. Speaking after permission was granted, Strategic Power Projects’… Read more »
Natural Power energising wind and solar in Ireland
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has successfully supported the completion of Taghart Wind Farm and Millvale Solar Farm – the first RESS-1 wind and solar projects respectively, to be energised in Ireland. Natural Power acted as owner’s engineer on behalf of Statkraft Ireland at the seven-turbine, 23MW, Taghart Wind Farm in… Read more »
Pfeiffer Vacuum Components & Solutions celebrates 25th anniversary
Asslar, October 10, 2022. This year, Pfeiffer Vacuum Components & Solutions GmbH in Göttingen is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company has one of the largest storage facilities for vacuum components in Europe. The portfolio includes standard vacuum chambers as well as customized vacuum chambers and solutions with wide-ranging functions, which are manufactured using the… Read more »
ABB unveils ‘tomorrow ready’ digital circuit breaker
As power systems around the world transform, ABB is continuing to lead their seamless digital transformation with the evolution of its respected VD4 medium voltage (MV) circuit breaker. Transforming the operational excellence and cost-efficiency of modern electrical distribution applications, the new VD4 evo takes the popular existing range – which is already established in over… Read more »
