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16.05.2013

Substation for Global Tech 1 is complete

The consortium composed of Alstom Grid and Keppel Verolme delivered the substation for the offshore wind farm Global Tech 1 in the North Sea on 8 May. The installation of the 9,000-tonne colossus was performed using suction bells, so no heavy installation vessels were required. more...

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Large pellet-fired heating plant was launched in Finland

A large pellet-fired heating plant was supplied by Metso to Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy, in Finland. The plant is based on a technological solution that is the first of its kind in the country. It will bring new opportunities to gear the structure of Finnish district heat production towards the goals more...

Austria's large plant subsidisation goes into the fourth round

In Austria, the fourth tender for large-scale solar installations has begun. Between the end of April and the end of September, applications for the subsidisation of demonstration plants of large solar thermal plants can be submitted to the Austrian Climate Fund. more...

Windpower 2013 ramped up in Chicago

AWEA Windpower 2013 Conference & Exhibition took place in Chicago from May 5 to 8, 2013. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) was inducted, followed by a packed schedule of educational sessions and a dynamic exhibition covering the area of 11 football fields. more...

SolarWorld: Dramatic numbers and a debt haircut

In 2012, SolarWorld made an operating loss of € 492.4 million. The company stated this in an ad-hoc announcement at the end of April. This means that the past year was even worse for the Bonn solar group than 2011. more...

Solar Thermal

11.04.2013

Chiller in the collector

ClimateWell AB, a Swedish manufacturer of absorption cooling systems, has developed an innovative type of chiller. The CoolStore tubes are vacuum tubes in which an absorption cooling process is integrated, based on the material pair of lithium chloride (LiCl) and water. These tubes can be accommodated in a flat plate collector housing. more...

Solar Thermal

11.04.2013

BDR Thermea acquires Baymak

The Dutch BDR Thermea Group has acquired the Turkish heating technology manufacturer Baymak. BDR Thermea has held half of the shares in Baymak since 2002. At that time, the company acquired these shares under the name Baxi, before it merged with the DeDietrich Remeha Group and became BDR Thermea. more...

Photovoltaics

11.04.2013

Advanced Energy acquires REFUsol

Effective immediately, the American technology company Advanced Energy has acquired the German inverter manufacturer REFUsol. REFUsol was founded in 1997, was privately owned and specializes in the production of three-phase string inverters; Advanced Energy specializes in larger central inverters. more...

Bioenergy

11.04.2013

Polish-German cooperation in the biogas sector

The German system supplier for biogas plants ÖKOBIT GmbH and the Polish project developer Biowatt S.A. have signed a cooperation agreement. Together, the two companies are aiming to build more biogas plants in Poland. more...

Wind Energy

10.04.2013

Vestas launches new 3-MW systems onto the market

With an improvement to the nacelle and larger rotor blades, Vestas is pushing its 3-MW platform and has launched three new variants onto the market. The V112-3.3 MW, V117-3.3 MW and V126-3.3 MW are based on the proven technology of the V112-3.0 MW, but deliver a power of 3.3 MW. more...

Wind Energy

10.04.2013

Deutsche WindGuard opens a subsidiary in Ukraine

The German service and consulting company Deutsche WindGuard has opened a branch office in Ukraine. Starting in April 2013, WindGuard Eastern Europe GmbH will serve as a contact for the Eastern European market. more...