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New markets, new opportunities
While regular readers will be well acquainted with Upsolar products and services, the thinking behind the company’s expansion strategy has always remained behind closed doors – until now. We speak exclusively to Roy Li, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, and Ioannis Markatatos, General Director of Turkey and Greece, to find out more about the organisation’s… Read more »
Getting to grips with PV module security
An often overlooked aspect of the PV sector, module theft is becoming increasingly common – particularly in rural or remote areas. We spoke to Oliver Strecke, Managing Director of monitoring company Viamon, to discover what can be done to counter the problem. PES: Welcome to PES magazine. Would you like to take this opportunity to… Read more »
A new wafer coating system is born
VON ARDENNE develops and manufactures advanced vacuum coating equipment for the deposition of ultra-thin functional layers on materials such as glass, metal strip, wafers and polymer films. In this article, we take an exclusive look at the company and its latest product, XEA|nova – set to be introduced at this year’s Intersolar Europe. The German… Read more »
Solar Generation On Landfill Sites A Winning Formula
A resources solution that has been successfully deployed on a number of closed sites in Germany, solar farms located on waste sites could offer the ultimate win/win for renewable energy generation.Words: Adrian Lea, Technical Director, Wardell Armstrong With soaring energy prices, challenging emissions targets and the demand for greater security of supply, any imaginative and… Read more »
Word on the tweet
We unveiled this feature and in our last issue, and it’s taken our readers by storm. Are YOU up to speed when it comes to the wonderful world of solar? We prescribe regular doses of PES and the occasional look at Twitter for diverse nuggets of information like these… The White House @WhiteHouseFACT: Solar power… Read more »
Breaking The Mould Alternative Materials For PV Modules
When it comes to the cutting edge of solar innovation, Building Integrated Photovoltatics (BIPV) tends to lead the way. Alex Savidis, Applications Manager of Solar Capture Technologies explores the latest technologies – and crucially, materials – being used. You could be forgiven for thinking that all solar panels have to be flat, rectangular, and made… Read more »
Listen to what the market wants
Even in challenging market conditions, Germany’s Solare Datensysteme GmbH (SDS) has maintained its leading role as a provider of PV monitoring and energy management solutions. Guy Thouin, Managing Partner from SDS, lets us in on the company’s business strategy and explains what exciting new devices we might see in the near future. PES: Welcome to… Read more »
Solutions for a brighter future
Solayer reduces deposition costs in TF PV production with its redesigned magnetron SOL.MAG and improved film quality with extended homogeneous coating width. PES investigates… The tough economic situation within the thin-film PV industry, but in general within the photovoltaic panel production sector, is constantly pushing manufacturers to reduce costs while trying to improve the quality… Read more »
Capabilities of modern bi-directional inverters
Using battery energy storage systems in local PV installations and testing the performance of the connected solar inverters. A discussion, courtesy of Spitzenberger & Spies GmbH & Co. KG. The longstanding problem when using photovoltaic energy harvesting is the night, when no energy production is available. Yet, several ways are currently being discussed to supply… Read more »
New markets, new opportunities
While regular readers will be well acquainted with Upsolar products and services, the thinking behind the company’s expansion strategy has always remained behind closed doors – until now. We speak exclusively to Roy Li, Managing Director of Asia Pacific, and Ioannis Markatatos, General Director of Turkey and Greece, to find out more about the organisation’s… Read more »
More from across PES
New Chief Commercial Officer role signals international growth for Aurora Energy Services
Aurora Energy Services Ltd (Aurora) has appointed contracts and procurement specialist Katie Jordan to its management team as Chief Commercial Officer. Highly experienced in subcontract and client contract management, Katie joins the ambitious Inverness-headquartered Aurora from global energy company TechnipFMC. Since its launch in 2022 Aurora has quickly become established as one of the UK’s fastest growing… Read more »
Integration of Origo Solutions into the HIMA Group celebrates its 1st anniversary
One year ago, HIMA Group acquired the Norwegian technology company Origo Solutions. After twelve months of intensive collaboration, Origo Solutions and HIMA are drawing an extremely positive balance. The integration has already achieved considerable success: sales and employment figures are growing significantly, thanks to Origo’s strong positioning as a solutions provider in the broader energy… Read more »
OMSI TO LEAD SUBMARINE CABLE INSTALLATIONS FOR CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCURE IN BELIZE
Specialist cable installation and marine engineering business appointed as EPC contractor for key energy infrastructure project connecting islands to mainland clean power supplies Bristol, 3rd February 2025 – Offshore Marine Subsea International (OMSI), a UK-based leader in subsea services and a subsidiary of Offshore Marine Management Holdings (OMMH) Group, has announced it has been selected to… Read more »
WIND Group announces new COO
WIND Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Renier van den Bichelaer as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 1 February 2025. Renier will also join the WIND Group management board. Last year, COO Robbert van Diepen expressed his intention to wind down his role. To ensure a smooth transition, he will gradually… Read more »
Jan De Nul to install inter-array cables for wind farms Nordlicht 1 and 2 in German North Sea
Vattenfall awarded contracts for offshore wind farms Nordlicht 1 and 2. Jan De Nul won the contract for inter-array cables, subsea cables that transmit electricity between offshore wind turbines. Both wind farms combined, Jan De Nul will install 196 kilometres of cables to connect 112 wind turbines. Once fully operational, the Nordlicht 1 and… Read more »
LIFTKET UK expands stage portfolio with MOVEKET and welcomes Rick Williamson to the sales team
( Wurzen ,January 31, 2025) LIFTKET UK is proud to announce the expansion of its product portfolio with the addition of MOVEKET, enhancing our ability to serve the stage industry. With CHAINMASTER already an established part of our offering, the inclusion of MOVEKET enables us to address both key areas of the Stage sector — Rigging and Automation… Read more »
North Star celebrates full delivery of Dogger Bank SOV fleet, with naming of Grampian Tweed at Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility
Wind Propulsion a Keystone Technology for Shipping as New Report Reveals $400bn USD Premature Scrapping Crisis
We4Ce’s 2.5-3MW rotor blade design passes validation test at Suzlon in India
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