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Direct Grid Technologies Names Scott Landstrom as New CEO
Direct Grid, a leading manufacturer of utility grade micro inverters, today announced that Scott Landstrom has been named by the Board of Directors as new Chief Executive Officer. Guy Ward, the Direct Grid previous CEO, will assume the role of Executive Chairman. “We are excited about Scott’s new leadership role. His strategic orientation, plus his… Read more »
3E connects to Solar Railway Tunnel
3E connects the newly opened solar railway tunnel to its SynaptiQ monitoring and optimisation tool On Friday June 3rd, 3E, a global energy consultancy and software product company, completed the connection of its monitoring and optimisation software platform, SynaptiQ, to the largest solar powered railway tunnel in Europe. The solar tunnel, developed by PV developer,… Read more »
WindMade appoints first CEO
Henrik Kuffner has been appointed as the first CEO of the newly created WindMade organisation. He took up his position on 1 June 2011 and will lead the creation of a global consumer label for companies and products using wind power. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Kuffner served as Director General of the International Wool… Read more »
Will offshore wind O&M break the bank?
Offshore wind farm operators could be facing O&M costs as high as €100,000 to €300,000 per year, per turbine, according to the latest Wind Energy Update Operations and Maintenance report. This figure could be spiked by an additional 20 percent over the short term, as innovative 5MW variable-speed and direct-drive designs enter the market. Unknown… Read more »
MECASOLAR presents its new universal foundation screw MECASCREW at INTERSOLAR
MECASOLAR- The Spanish company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of solar trackers and fixed structures, launches onto the market and incorporates into its product portfolio its own foundation screw for solar photovoltaic installations, which has been designed and manufactured by the company. The new product, dubbed “mecascrew” will be presented shortly at two… Read more »
MKS introduces GLM-2000 PV and Silicon Wafer Monitor Metrology tool offers unique approach to standard method
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has introduced the GLM-2000 PV and Silicon Wafer Monitor for quality control in photovoltaic and crystalline silicon wafer processing for solar applications. The multi-function GLM-2000 uses a unique, high speed, non-contact RF detection technology to measure photoconductance in… Read more »
MAGE SOLAR starts module production in the USA
MAGE SOLAR AG, a company of the global MAGE GROUP, is to start producing MAGE POWERTEC PLUS modules at the headquarters of the US subsidiary in Dublin, Georgia, at the beginning of June 2011. Now that the testing and certification process has reached a successful conclusion, monocrystalline modules with a 190 watt output rating and… Read more »
SunPower Sets New World Record for Efficiency
SunPower Corp. today launched the SunPowerTM E20 series of solar panels, the industry’s first commercially-available solar panels to achieve total area efficiencies of 20 percent or more. The new 96-cell E20 solar panels are available in 333-watt and 327-watt models for rooftop installations and feature SunPower’s 22.4 percent efficient patented MaxeonTM cell technology. The all-back… Read more »
PROINSO to supply its first 2 MW project in India
PROINSO, the Spanish multinational company -specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations-, has achieved its first contract for India, consisting of the supply of a 2 MW solar project located in the state of Maharastra (west-central India). PROINSO will conduct the supply throughout this year and, according… Read more »
Meyer Burger acquired 32.38% of the share capital of Roth & Rau AG since publication of the tender offer
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd [Ticker: MBTN] published today that the voluntary public tender offer of Meyer Burger to the shareholders of Roth & Rau AG at an offer price of EUR 22 per share, which ended on 3 June 2011, 12:00 p.m., has been accepted for a total of 2,364,438 shares. This corresponds to 14.59%… Read more »
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SolarDuck and RWE successfully install offshore floating solar pilot Merganser off Dutch coast
Merganser, a 0.5 MWp offshore floating solar pilot, has been successfully installed at the North Sea Farmers offshore test site in the Dutch North Sea Next steps include technical and environmental monitoring to further investigate the technology With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project,… Read more »
Chemitek Solar adds to its range of solar cleaning solutions with the new Metal Oxides Removal Agent
Chemitek Solar, a pioneering leader in sustainable cleaning and soiling mitigation solutions for the solar industry, proudly announces the launch of its new Metal Oxides Removal Agent, an innovative product designed to efficiently and safely remove metal oxides (e.g. rust) from photovoltaic modules and tiles. The Metal Oxides Removal Agent features a specialized biodegradable formula… Read more »
Ginlong (Solis) Celebrates New National Standard PCS Certification at SNEC 2024
Ningbo, China – 1 July, 2024 – Ginlong (Solis) Technologies, the world’s third-largest PV inverter manufacturer, proudly announced at the SNEC exhibition earlier this month that its 30kW inverter supported an offshore photovoltaic empirical project. This news follows the establishment of the Offshore Photovoltaic Verification Base, a joint venture between the National Solar Photovoltaic Quality… Read more »
First offshore pilot project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in Belgian North Sea
· BELREEFS is the first offshore project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Belgian North Sea. · Innovative techniques will facilitate the introduction of a self-sustaining oyster reef. · The project relies on a unique collaboration between government, industry and science. Before 1850, flat oyster reefs were a dominant structural and ecological component of… Read more »
TE Connectivity’s ALR 11000 digital photocell with dimming capability helps significantly reduce electricity costs for street lighting
Zhaga D4i-certified ALR digital photocells from TE help lower power consumption and reduce CO2 emissions BERWYN, Pennsylvania – July 3, 2024 – TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectors and sensors, launches the Zhaga-D4i certified ALR 11000 digital dimming photocell. TE’s latest photocell controls the on/off switching of a streetlight, and also has the ability… Read more »
DNV’S LUCY CRAIG APPOINTED AS BOARD MEMBER FOR WINDEUROPE
Zaragoza, Spain, 02 July 2024 : DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is proud to announce that Lucy Craig, Senior Vice President and Director of Growth, Innovation and Digitalization, Energy Systems, has been elected as a board member for WindEurope, the voice of the wind industry in Europe. With over 500 members from… Read more »
Sineng Electric Supplies 1,016MW of Inverters to the Al Kahfah PV Project in Saudi Arabia
Enviromena secures £30m funding from Close Brothers Energy for construction of 70MW solar farm in Essex
DNV CONDUCTS POWER CURVE VERIFICATION AT BAY OF ST. BRIEUC OFFSHORE WIND FARM USING ADVANCED NACELLE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY
Ciel & Terre EMEA has begun the European largest floating solar project’s installation
Solar and wind are increasingly competitive in wholesale power markets, offer a hedge against the uncertain cost of other generation sources
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