Interviews
Interviews with the leading minds in the renewable energy industry from the PES magazine and website.
Phaesun offgrid-specialists start project on rural electrification in Mozambique
Solar energy vendor in Memmingen/Germany establishes distribution network and trains traders on the spot
Phaesun GmbH in Memmingen/Germany provides households, small business enterprises and public institutions in Mozambique with solar energy. With an inaugural event on 23 July 2010 which was attended by about 70 visitors, the Offgrid specialist started the project on the rural electrification of Mozambique in the parish of Pessene, situated approx. 50 kilometres from Maputo , the capital of Mozambique . The day before, Phaesun had built up the first Pico systems included in the project there (Pico systems are small offgrid systems with a capacity of up to 10 watts). From now on, a primary school and two accommodations for teachers
A place in the sun see's great growth
China is at the cutting edge of photovoltaic manufacturing and Solarfun is one of Asia’s leading companies in the sector. The upswing in PV interest mirrors the company’s rapid growth rate of the last few years and there is confidence this curve can be maintained. We talk to new CEO Harold Hoskens, who has joined the company after extensive experience with Philips, and has great insight into the East-West working environment, and the measures Solarfun is taking to succeed in 2009-10.
Meeting environmental challenges
The Danfoss company of Denmark began life in an attic, the brainchild of inventor Mads Clausen. Today, the company produces around 250,000 items a day - including many energy-saving products - at 70 factories in 25 countries. The company's products and businesses focus on reducing energy consumption as well as renewable energy.
Setting the supplier standard
Luvata has been established for hundreds of years and has contributed to a host of products, some familiar and some not so well known. In the 1990s Luvata pioneered technology that made automated mass-production of photovoltaic solar panels possible by enabling automatic ribbon soldering. In this revealing Q&A, Justin Roux, Luvata’s Senior Vice President of Communications, explains how the company came into being and what it is doing now to create opportunities for itself in the 21st century.
PES: Luvata has a long history under various names. Could you tell us something of it, and what you do now?
Justin Roux: Yes, Luvata is proud of its long history!
Staffing solutions: giving clients room to breathe
Staffing solutions: giving clients room to breathe in a global market
Headquartered in Berlin, with offices all over Germany, DAL Zeitarbeit is a recruitment and staffing company that operates in the power industry – particularly within the wind sector.
In this exclusive interview, company owner Dr. Ansgar Lauterbach explains how the firm alleviates the human resources burden by offering trusted staffing solutions.
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