Press Releases
The latest press releases within the renewable energy industry, from companies and organisations. To submit a press release for inclusion here, please email paul.lawson@pes.eu.com
Sono-Tek to Highlight Cost Effective Alternative to Vapor Deposition
Sono-Tek Corporation, a US-based company specializing in ultrasonic equipment used for alternative energy product manufacturing, will highlight its ultrasonic coating equipment, including a high-speed ultrasonic reciprocating coating system, HyperSonic, in Hall 4/Level 2/A45 at the 25th EU PVSEC in Valencia, Spain from 6-9 September 2010.
The HyperSonic system is designed to coat large area solar glass (up to 122 cm) with uniform, thin film anti-reflective coatings. Sono-Tek's ultrasonic coating technology applies an optimum anti-reflective layer, maximizing light available for conversion and increasing transmission over the sun's incident angles.
Traditional CVD and PVD for solar glass coatings are expensive, slow batch manufacturing proces
All Change at the Top as Tentec Sales Director Announces Retirement
After many years of loyal service for bolt tightening specialists Tentec, Sales Director Phil Lightwood has announced his well-earned retirement in February 2011. Throughout his 20 years at Tentec, he has seen the company rise to become one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of bolting solutions to a wide range of industries including petrochemical, power generation and more recently, the wind energy market.
As a result of Phil's impending departure from the company, a number of changes at Board level have also been announced. From September 1st 2010, Managing Director, Adrian Pegler will assume the role of CEO, while Mike Gethings becomes Managing Director. Phil will be replaced as Sales Director by Roy Sheldon and Adrian Price is promoted to I
Role of vacuum pumps in solar photovoltaic value-chain
Living in today's world where the products we use need to meet a rigorous set of parameters, innovative production and processing techniques are enabling producers to reach these goals in a cost-effective manner. However, the processes are only as good and efficient as the components that are used in the production environment. Innovative and efficient vacuum pumps are a quintessential part of any production line by providing safe operation, meeting process conditions effectively, guaranteeing high uptime reliability, and ensuring a low Cost of Ownership (CoO) through minimal maintenance and service requirements. In solar industry photovoltaic (PV) value-added chain, the use of vacuum pumps spans a wide range of processes from production of raw materials (solar-grade silicon) to l
Traqu measures in 3-D with nanometer precision
Traqu, the new 3D measurement system from Essemtec, delivers more than traditional AOI systems. A tomographic infrared probe creates a digital 3-D model of an object with an accuracy of a nanometer. Using this model, any type of measurement can be made later: volumes, heights, distances, surface roughness and more. The measuring principle works with any kind of surface, reflective or matte.
A PCB or a component can long be used, processed and delivered to the customer but it is still possible to verify, if it had been within specifications. The Traqu scans the surface of an object in 3-D. It is so accurate that all measurements and analyses can be made on the digital model at a later date and even in a different location.
German solar pioneer Wagner Solar Inc. targets North America with award-winning products
Did you know you could use solar energy in Alaska? Wagner & Co, a German manufacturer of multi award-winning, high quality and efficient thermal collectors, takes the first steps into the North American market. The US subsidiary, Wagner Solar Inc’s introduced the first US solar thermal collector of the EURO collector line and was rated among the top 5 performers of almost 300 tested flat plate collectors. The tested collector EURO C20 AR-M features an innovative anti-reflection glass with etched-in nano surface as well as ultrasonic welded copper absorber with highly selective vacuum coating. The collector is certified to meet OG 100 standard by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), a Florida-based non-profit organization. Upon receiving the SRCC
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