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17.06.2013

Eurener and Pufin Groups form a European solar holding

The Spanish module manufacturer Eurener and the Pufin Group have agreed on an industrial cooperation. The companies have stated that they want to double their production capacity - and use European solar cells exclusively.The Pufin Group includes the companies Solland, EliFrance und EL.Ital; in addition to their European company, Eurener will bring in their Spanish and Portuguese subsidiaries. The companies are planning to produce modules at four locations: In St. more...

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Video competition for solar thermal research

The website www.Solarthermalworld.org is holding a video competition for scientists specialised in solar thermal heating and cooling. Interested researchers have to send an up to 3 minute video or animation explaining in brief the objectives and findings of their current research projects. All videos will be uploaded to a YouTube more...

Vergnet wins World Wind Energy Award 2013

At the 12. World Wind Energy Conference in Havana, Cuba, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has awarded the French equipment manufacturer Vergnet Eolien the World Wind Energy Award 2013. With this, the WWEA Board acknowledges Vergnet's efforts to provide wind energy technology that is specifically tailored to the needs more...

Success with biomethane for Dutch company

Pentair Haffmans reached the range of 10 million m3 of biomethane produced with the company’s technology. In 2013, the first two Pentair Haffmans biogas upgrading systems installed outside the Netherlands will begin operation in Worcestershire, United Kingdom and Augsburg, Germany. In addition, the largest Pentair Haffmans biogas upgrading plant to more...

Photovoltaics

13.06.2013

Ingeteam delivers for Football World Cup stadiums

Solar power on the roof of the new football stadium of Mineirao (Photo: Ingeteam)

The 2014 Football World Cup will take place in Brazil – with the support of solar power. The organizers have selected inverters from the Spanish manufacturer Ingeteam for the PV systems installed at the main World Cup stadiums. As Ingeteam reports, the imminent Confederations Cup will mark the launch of these PV systems. Three of the six stadiums – Maracaná, Mineirao and Arena Pernambuco – have been equipped with Ingecon more...

Offshore Wind Energy

12.06.2013

Seajacks and Samsung build large offshore installation vessel

Scylla will have the ability to install components in water depths of up to 65 m (Photo: Seajacks International)

Seajacks International, offshore installation contractor, has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build an offshore wind farm installation vessel. The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working UK Round 3, Scottish territorial waters and the other North West European markets. more...

Photovoltaics

12.06.2013

Inventux modules under the Chilean sun

A 3-MW solar park is being built in the northern Chilean desert (Photo: Inventux)

Inventux Solar Technologies GmbH from Berlin is supplying silicon-based thin-film micromorphous modules of the X3 series for a 3-MW solar park in northern Chile. The project in the sunny desert region was developed and planned by Inventux and its Chilean EPC partners; the solar power plant is currently under construction. According to Inventux, it is the largest PV project ever built in Chile. more...

Solar Thermal

10.06.2013

Global market has grown by 14.3%

The numbers still refer to the year 2011, but the newly published study by AEE Intec on the state of the global solar thermal market is worth having a look at. Solar thermal power to the tune of 48.1 GW was installed worldwide in 2011, with a corresponding collector area of 68.7 million square metres. This means that the rate of construction has increased by a respectable 14.3% over the more...

Offshore Wind Energy

10.06.2013

Dong starts flidar measurement campaign in the Irish Sea

According to the involved companies, the first commercial offshore wind measurement campaign using floating Lidar in European waters has kicked off. FLiDAR NV has deployed a Lidar buoy for Dong Energy in the southern East Irish Sea. The partnership initially involves a one year measurement campaign in the Irish Sea. more...

Solar Thermal

07.06.2013

Salzburg housing companies rely on solar heat

In May 2013, a 2,000 m² collector area began supplying the urban development project Stadtwerk Lehen with renewable energy (Photo: TiSUN)

As of early this month, a complete residential area in Salzburg, with almost 300 homes, a kindergarten, a student residence and shops, is being heated by solar collectors with a surface area of over 2,000 m². more...