Press Releases
LTi REEnergy acquires abakus solar AG as a major customer
LTi REEnergy is supplying central inverter stations for photovoltaic power plants in the South of England with output capacities totalling 18 MWp. In abakus solar AG, LTi has acquired a major customer for realizing worldwide photovoltaic projects. Abakus solar AG is a leading, internationally active photovoltaics system house with extensive technical expertise ranging from small… Read more »
EU PVSEC 2013 – PV a Major Electricity Source, EU PVSEC 2013 extends its focus on application and policy topics
Munich, 20 February 2013 – In a time, when Photovoltaic Solar Energy is becoming a major electricity source, the 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28th EU PVSEC) extends its focus to application- and policy-oriented topics with the inclusion of the related players. The 28th EU PVSEC will take place from 30 September… Read more »
A Spirit of Optimism in the MENA region
On February 20, a networking event co-organized by Intersolar Europe and EuPD Research as part of the Joint Forces for Solar initiative takes place in Saudi Arabia to shed light on the future of solar energy in the Middle East and North Africa. Munich, February 20, 2013 – The solar market in the Middle East… Read more »
Six megawatt-class solar power plants with trackers installed in Puglia
A group of six solar power plants employing various PV technologies – including concentrated solar power (CPV) – and with a cumulative output of 6 MW has been installed in the Italian region of Puglia. Alongside CPV technology, the plants also comprise poly and monocrystalline modules. A total of 250 Mastervolt SunMaster CS20s serve as… Read more »
Pexa launches the BASF RELEST® Wind Turbine Repair Coatings System in the UK
Pexa, the specialist supplier of surface finishing materials to the energy and other high tech markets is excited to announce the launch of the BASF RELEST® Wind system for the coating of wind turbine blades. The UK market for wind turbine installations will expand rapidly over the next 10 years and Pexa and BASF are… Read more »
Conergy builds first solar power plant in Tunisia for desalination plant
100% own consumption: solar for drinking water production in arid desert region Hamburg, 19 February 2013 – With its market entry in Tunisia, system supplier Conergy is expanding its international network into North Africa. In a bidding process, Conergy won the order for what will be the second largest solar plant in the country at… Read more »
First joint wind project completed by Siemens and Shanghai Electric
The onshore wind power plant Guangrao with a capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) was completed at the end of 2012. It is the first project jointly delivered and implemented by the two wind power joint ventures of Siemens and Shanghai Electric. The joint ventures delivered 20 SWT-2.5.-108 wind turbines with an output of 2.5 megawatts… Read more »
New branding architecture for the Henkel adhesive technologies business serving industrial markets
Modified brand structure for Henkel’s industrial adhesive technologies business New branding architecture for the Henkel adhesive technologies business serving industrial markets Henkel will introduce a new branding approach for its industrial adhesive technologies business. The company’s brand portfolio has grown strongly over the past decades and has enabled Henkel to become the global market leader… Read more »
DONG Energy to divest its Polish onshore wind business to PGE and Energa
DONG Energy today signed an agreement with two Polish utilities, PGE and Energa, under which PGE and Energa will acquire DONG Energy’s Polish onshore wind business. PGE and Energa will each acquire separate parts of the activities. The aggregate selling price (enterprise value) for the wind-business is approximately PLN 1.0 billion (equivalent to approximately DKK… Read more »
PV*SOL Expert 6.0 with New Cable Plan
Optimal Cabling of PV Installations can now be Planned – PV*SOL Expert 6.0 provides a new working area for system configurations PV *SOL® Expert, the dynamic simulation program with 3D visualization and detailed shading analysis of PV systems from the Berlin company Valentin Software, is available from the end of February in version 6.0 with… Read more »