Press Releases
World Ocean Council Welcomes Damen Shipyards Group
Damen Shipyards Group, a global shipbuilder headquartered in the Netherlands, has become the latest member of the World Ocean Council (WOC). Damen is the first European shipbuilder to join the WOC, the international business leadership alliance on ocean sustainability, science and stewardship. By focusing on optimising ship design and working on product innovations, Damen works… Read more »
MetaPV project: towards an efficient solution for higher PV integration
The closing event of the MetaPV project was held in Brussels to present the project’s conclusions and recommendations for policy-makers, regulators, industry and technical experts. The MetaPV project, supported by the European Commission and one of the first real life smart grid projects with photovoltaics, has shown in a test area in Flanders, Belgium, how… Read more »
Clean Power Finance, Panasonic and Coronal Group Bring $100MM in Solar Financing to Underserved Non-Profits and Businesses in Hawaii
Public-private partnership is part of Hawaii’s Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) program SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2015 – Clean Power Finance (CPF) has brought together Panasonic Eco Solutions (Panasonic) and Coronal Group LLC (Coronal) with the State of Hawaii to finance up to $100 million of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. This public-private partnership is part… Read more »
The Switch receives new order of PM shaft generators from WE Tech Solutions
Vantaa, Finland, March 24, 2015 – The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet (PM) generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications, received another order to deliver two PM shaft generators to WE Tech Solutions of Finland. At the end of February 2015, WE Tech Solutions placed another order… Read more »
aleo solar and GreenIndusTree are opening up the solar market in Pakistan
Pakistan is a promising new market for solar projects Berlin/Germany, March 24, 2015 – aleo solar is working with the energy provider GreenIndusTree to help supply homes and companies in Pakistan with decentralized, environmentally-friendly electricity. The photovoltaics manufacturer is supplying GreenIndusTree with 278 solar modules for the start of the project, which will produce clean… Read more »
seebaWIND Service Ensures Ancillary-Service Bonus for Old Plants
Osnabruck. seebaWIND Service GmbH is offering operators of wind power plants a new service for obtaining the ancillary-services bonus until April 10. Together with its partner Mita-Teknik and with the support of GE Wind Energy GmbH, the manufacturer-independent service provider has developed a complete business solution for retrofitting wind power plants built in the years… Read more »
The wind of change through long glass fibers in fan impellers
Danish manufacturer Multi-Wing uses Ultramid® Structure LFX as a substitute for metal in axial fans New long glass fiber-reinforced polyamide with high weld strength and creep resistance One of the leading manufacturers and developers of axial impellers, Denmark-based Multi-Wing International A/S, uses BASF’s new long glass fiber-reinforced polyamide Ultramid® Structure B3WG10 LFX in the production… Read more »
Global Solar Photovoltaic Inverter Market Value Will Lose $500 Million by 2020, says GlobalData
Global market value for solar Photovoltaic inverters will decline from estimated $5.7 billion in 2014 to around $5.2 billion by 2020 Falling cost of inverters continues to reduce market size, with prices expected to decrease by 20-25% in the forecast period, says report LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 24 March 2015 – The global market for solar… Read more »
Suntech Opens Warehouse in Cape Town
New facility will reduce delivery time of modules sold to Suntech customers Cape Town, South Africa, March 23, 2015/Press Release/: Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. has officially announced the establishment of a local warehouse in Cape Town, South Africa. This new facility will initially store 500kW of modules and will expand its storage capacity to… Read more »
seebaWIND Service breaks sales record and reaches 1 gigawatt limit
Osnabruck, 23 March 2015. seebaWIND Service GmbH has increased its sales in the fiscal year 2014 from 10 to more than 12 million euros. In addition, the manufacturer-independent service provider for wind power plants now employs 75 people. Thus, seebaWIND was able to surpass its forecasts from the beginning of 2014. They included a growth… Read more »