GP Bullhound, the technology investment bank, announces the completion of a funding round for the Mountain View, California-based company Skyline Solar, Inc. (“Skyline”), which will allow Skyline to ramp its recently announced next generation X14 integrated concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system. The terms of the financing were not announced. Skyline Solar manufactures integrated CPV systems, incorporating… Read more »
BTU International, a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced the receipt of an order for multiple hydrogen annealing furnaces from a major Asian solar cell manufacturer. “Because of the hydrogen annealing process, this customer now is able to extract value from solar… Read more »
Dow provides a myriad of solutions to those in the alternative energy industry hoping to capture the power of the wind. Three business units from The Dow Chemical Company will be exhibiting at Windpower 2011, May 22-25 in Anaheim, California. Dow Wire & Cable, with six decades of experience and expertise in the energy industry,… Read more »
Following the successful start of the MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY at MAGE SOLAR’s North American location in Dublin, Georgia, in January, the photovoltaic supplier is now also establishing an academy at their German headquarters in Ravensburg, whereby it is bundling its training provision. MAGE SOLAR AG, part of the global MAGE GROUP, has founded a new… Read more »
Meyer Burger has successfully concluded a contract of over CHF 70 million with an existing customer in Asia. In addition to slicing equipment for solar wafers from MB Wafertec (Meyer Burger Ltd) this order includes also wafer inspection systems from Hennecke Systems GmbH. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered entirely during 2011. Meyer Burger… Read more »
Trina Solar Limited (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from ingots to modules, today announced through its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd., the extension of its national distribution agreement with Australia’s leading renewable energy distributor, RF Industries Pty Ltd. (“RFI”). The agreement, initially signed in… Read more »
Experts from South Tyrolean electrical engineers Elpo have installed 4 photovoltaic systems for the agricultural company Cereals Docks at two of their sites near Venice. Since last summer, more than 15,000 polychrystaline solar modules have generated a peak output of three megawatts of solar power. In order to realise this power Elpo have used approved… Read more »
– Purchase of a further 6.34% participation in Roth & Rau AG at a price of EUR 22 per share from major shareholder OTB Group B.V. – Meyer Burger holds 17.7% of the share capital of Roth & Rau AG Meyer Burger Technology Ltd and subsidiaries, respectively have acquired a further participation of 6.34% of… Read more »
SGS is pleased to announce that it will be participating in the POWER-GEN India & Central Asia 2011 in Pragati Maiden, New Delhi, India from May 5-7, 2011. Throughout the entire event, SGS will present a wide range of the services it offers to the power and nuclear industry at stand no. 1250A in Hall… Read more »
Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Company, China’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, has integrated the country’s first 1.5-megawatt direct-drive permanent magnetic wind turbine for high-altitude areas into the country’s power grid, the company said Thursday in Beijing. This wind turbine has been installed on a pilot wind farm for high-altitude facilities on Xitie Mountain, located in… Read more »
MAG’s Renewable Energy business unit has been selected for a turnkey project. The machine tool company and technological market leader will deliver a turnkey 30-MW system for photovoltaic modules to Poland from its production facility in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). MAG has many years of know-how in the field of automated solutions for the production of solar… Read more »
Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm is under construction on sandbanks approximately 25 km off the coast of Suffolk in the UK and is due for completion in 2012. It has a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm once it becomes operational and Siemens Energy is supplying the 140… Read more »
Today will see a major step forward in the development of a unique course in Great Yarmouth for the fast growing offshore wind energy sector. A full scale offshore windfarm turbine foundation will be making its way by road across the town to be installed at its new base on Trinity Quay, home of East… Read more »
From June 6-10, the international solar industry will meet at the Intersolar Europe Conference to discuss the latest industry trends. Around 200 speakers and 2,500 attendees are expected. The conference’s ever expanding content and high standard execution will this year, for the first time, be in the hands of the Intersolar Europe Conference Committee. The… Read more »
Bentek Solar, a leader in Balance of System (BOS) design and manufacturing for commercial and utility scale solar PV products, has received UL 1741 listing and CSA 22.2 certification for its Multiple Disconnect Safety System (MDSS). “For most commercial and utility scaled installations, it is more economical to install one compact MDSS with up to… Read more »
Even though it is only the first quarter of 2011, aleo solar AG [ISIN: DE000A0JM634] has already sold modules amounting to a nominal output of 400 kilowatts in Israel. In comparison: In 2009 and 2010, aleo solar installed about 500 kilowatts for Israeli customers. It’s clear that Germany’s premium module manufacturer is continuing to grow… Read more »
DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia, and Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd., a leading supplier to the semiconductor and electronic display industry and global top producer of foaming agents, have entered a strategic worldwide distribution alliance. Korean based Dongjin Semichem Co., Ltd. and DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading… Read more »
SOLON SE will be introducing, with its SOLON SOLfixx, an innovative photovoltaic system specially designed for flat industrial roofs at this year’s Intersolar Europe, the world’s largest trade fair for solar technology on June 8-11 in Munich, Germany. The SOLON SOLfixx module and its substructure form a unit that can be installed quickly and easily… Read more »
New Resource Bank has announced that the company and Enfinity, a solar power project developer, are teaming up to expand solar energy production in California and across the US. New Resource will provide a line of credit and other banking services to support Enfinity’s construction of solar photovoltaic, or PV, installations. Enfinity will develop the… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, is presenting its Annual Report 2010 today, together with its consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2010, which have been audited by the external auditor and ratified by the Supervisory Board. The company closed the financial year 2010 with the… Read more »
San Diego Gas & Electric, or SDG&E, a provider of energy services through electric and natural gas meters, has entered into two, 25-year solar power purchase agreements for a total of 80MW and revised its agreement with NaturEner to buy power from the company’s Rim Rock wind farm project in Montana. The first of the… Read more »
Tentec, a leading designer and manufacturer of bolt tensioning equipment is pleased to announce an expansion of its Aero range of tools for wind turbines. Ever mindful of the advances in wind turbine construction, equipment available from Tentec now includes tensioners ideally suited for larger bolt diameters. With the addition of these new tools, installation… Read more »
First Solar officially approves its modules for systems with SolarMax inverters While crystalline modules can normally be combined with all inverters, this is not necessarily applicable to thin-film modules – particularly when you combine these with transformerless inverters. The world’s largest manufacturer of thin-film modules First Solar officially certifies that the SolarMax inverters made by… Read more »
In cooperation with its partner, Boreas, the wind power planner and operator wpd has concluded a bulk order on 32 wind turbine generators with Vestas. The contract was signed within the framework of the Hannover Messe International last week on the backdrop of a major project in Thuringia, for which the companies acquired a total… Read more »
. First power plant project with KGAL in France Sulzemoos, 13 April 2011 / Phoenix Solar AG, a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), has signed an agreement on the turnkey construction of a solar park with a peak power of around 12 megawatts in France. Phoenix Solar AG… Read more »
NorthWestern Energy has signed an asset purchase agreement to purchase a projected aggregate nameplate capacity of 40-megawatt wind project in Judith Basin County in Montana to be developed and constructed by Spion Kop Wind, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compass Wind, LLC (“Compass”). This project, known as the Spion Kop Wind Project (“Project”), consistent with… Read more »
The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) today published an Information Note on the performance of the UK renewables sector in 2010 based on analysis of new DECC and Ofgem data (see http://www.ref.org.uk/publications/229-renewables-output-in-2010). The work shows that the 2010 target for renewable electricity has been missed by a large margin, and confirms longstanding doubts as to the… Read more »
Siemens has built a strong working relationship with DONG Energy, Denmark’s largest power generator. Having successfully delivered a number of diverse projects for the company, the most recent has seen Siemens work with DONG to establish one common access control system across all of the company’s 85 sites throughout Denmark. Producing more than 50% of… Read more »
The world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry introduces the Special Exhibition “PV ENERGY WORLD” The share of photovoltaics in German electricity supply is growing at a welcome rate of knots, and is set to rise from 3% to 10% by 2020. However, in order for the power supply system to smoothly accommodate this level… Read more »
26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition PV Industry Exhibition continues its growth Exhibition Area further expanded Strong participation of PV Equipment Manufacturers The 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (26th EU PVSEC) reports a very strong booking of exhibition space for this September’s show in Hamburg, Germany. The exhibition area for… Read more »
Speakers include world’s top 10 PV companiesExclusive presentation of EPIA study on prospects for grid parityEvent programme now available onlineVerona – Italy, 2-3 May 2011 As solar PV becomes a commoditized market, what are the implications for profit margins? What’s the forecast for prices on international markets? Is Italy likely to reach grid parity? These… Read more »
Shanghai Electric had signed an agreement with KSK Energy of India to export 125 units of 2MW wind turbines to India, an executive of the Shanghai-based company, who declined to be named, said Sunday. This indicates that Shanghai Electric is marching into the world wind power market on a large scale, the executive said. So… Read more »
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 11, 2011-Targray Technology International announces further expansion of its Solar Silicon Division following another year of significant growth in the Company’s global silicon sales activities. The expansion includes a push into new markets, including Japan, as well as the addition of several key positions to Targray’s Solar Silicon team. Based in… Read more »
Meyer Burger acquires 11.3% of shares in Roth & Rau from previous key shareholders and announces a voluntary public takeover offer in cash for all remaining shares held by public shareholders – Purchase of 11.3% participation from key shareholders through share purchase and share exchange contracts – Announcement of a voluntary public takeover offer at… Read more »
Evance Wind Turbines, a world-leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, today launched its North American programme as it strengthens its international network. Initial partnerships with Aeris Alternative Energy, CB Wind Systems, Talco Electronics and WeKnow Technologies, mean Evance Wind’s turbines will be readily available to the world’s second biggest small wind market. In December 2010… Read more »
Exhibition and Conference to take place from December 7-9 in Beijing’s China National Convention Center (CNCC) Following its international events in Europe, North America and India, 2011 will see the Intersolar’s worldwide exhibition network completed with the inauguration of Intersolar China. The organizers of Intersolar have partnered with MMI (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. to organize Intersolar… Read more »