Press Releases
Offshore wind power: AREVA and STX France ally their expertise
AREVA and STX France today announced a cooperation agreement with a view to optimizing foundations* for offshore wind turbines. AREVA will bring its expertise in design and production of wind turbines and STX France its know-how in specialized offshore foundations, with a view to strengthen competitiveness of offshore wind power in a European market that… Read more »
new Conveyor Configurator with CAD data
(Derendingen, December 12, 2012) The conveyor configurator by Montech is even more user-friendly: after configuration, users can immediately download the CAD data of the configured conveyor.“This makes work much easier for customers, as so far they had to download the CAD models of each component and assembled them manually,” says Gianluca Aloisi, Director Sales, illustrating… Read more »
aleo solar AG with new High-Efficiency modules
At the beginning of 2013, aleo solar AG will be introducing modules which make even more efficient use of the sunlight thanks to anti-reflection glass, highly transparent embedding film and special cell connectors. This means that the monocrystalline S_19 and S_79 and the polycrystalline S_18 and S_24 aleo modules have higher power classes. The High-Efficiency… Read more »
Siemens receives 126 MW wind power plants order in Ireland
Siemens Energy has received an order for delivery and servicing of 42 direct-drive wind turbines for two onshore wind power plants. Purchaser is the Irish utility Bord na Móna. The order encompasses 28 SWT-3.0-101 direct-drive wind turbines for the Mount Lucas wind farm, located in County Offaly, around 80 kilometers west of Dublin and 14… Read more »
Company Puts Confidence in Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy solutions provider Save Energy Group, based in Poole, Dorset has today announced receipt of the Trading Standards ‘Buy With Confidence’ Membership accolaide – as awarded by The Borough of Poole’s Environmental & Consumer Protection Services. The Buy With Confidence scheme has been designed to help customers avoid rogue traders and to promote honest,… Read more »
Roof-mounted Photovoltaic Systems For Industry And Commerce
On-site consumption of solar power gives companies access to an independent, affordable energy supply Munich, December 10, 2012 – An increasing number of German companies are investing in renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics to provide their own energy supply. In view of unstable price developments, the on-site consumption of solar power offers commerce and… Read more »
Hardly any metal under solar cells
• Novel photovoltaic installation system for a flat-roof mount made of BASF engineering plastic The plastics processor Ensinger located in Nufringen, Germany and BASF have entered into a joint undertaking with the Goldbeck Solar company to develop a modular mounting system for flat-roof solar installations in which the load-bearing elements are made of a BASF… Read more »
Energaia 2012 – HUBER+SUHNER presents the new modular junction box with integrated safety feature
In collaboration with Mersen, HUBER+SUHNER is developing a safety system for the prevention of fires in PV installations. A smart junction box is part of the system. It is based on the RADOX® SolarBox HM0 by HUBER+SUHNER. Mersen is presenting this jointly- developed solution at Energaia 2012 in Montpellier. Intelligent connection solution Mersen, a global… Read more »
SCHMID Group Welcomes Prof. Dr. Ralf Lüdemann as New Leader of its Energy Storage Business Unit
The SCHMID Group is pleased to announce the arrival of Prof. Dr. Ralf Lüdemann as a new member of the SCHMID Management Team. Starting from November, Ralf Lüdemann will lead the Energy Storage Business Unit and will play a major role as Advisor to the PV related business units. The Energy Storage Division, which was… Read more »
Merry Christmas from PES
2012 will go down as being a watershed year for the solar/PV industry in Europe; a year of consolidation and, for a few, decline. Yet where there is shade there is light, and we’re certainly looking forward to a brighter 2013. In fact, we go into the coming year far stronger than we have for… Read more »
