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Intersolar Europe 2013: Eaton solutions for maximising solar power harvest
17 June 2013POSTED IN New Products
Eaton is presenting its portfolio of electrical solutions for the safe, efficient harvest and grid connection of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy this week at Intersolar Europe 2013 in Munich, Germany.
Intersolar Europe 2013 Gets Underway
17 June 2013POSTED IN Business News
The Intersolar Europe Conference 2013 kicks off today at the ICM – International Congress Center in Munich, bringing experts from the international solar industry to the Bavarian capital. Up until June 20, around 400 speakers and 2,000 attendees are set to discuss the latest trends, new applications and the future of the international markets.
Kaco Central Inverters on Large European Rooftop Solar Project
12 June 2013POSTED IN Applications News
In the German town of Leinefelde-Worbis (Thuringia), a logistics complex is topped by an 8MW solar power plant. For feeding the solar power into the grid, the project partners decided on the Powador XP550-HV TL by Kaco new energy GmbH.
Intersolar Europe 2013: REC presents portfolio of products and more
12 June 2013POSTED IN Business News
REC, a global supplier of solar panels, will be present at Intersolar Europe from 19 to 21 June, 2013 in Munich, Germany at hall A1 booth 380. REC executives and senior management will be on hand to discuss its industry leading technology, expectations for 2013 and beyond, as well as solar industry trends such as self-consumption and decentralized energy solutions.
Intersolar Europe 2013: A focus on mounting systems
12 June 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Intersolar Europe, the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry, is taking place at Messe München from 19 to 21 June and will showcase in various forums and workshops, the latest trends and developments in mounting systems for both PV and solar thermal plants.
ProjectForum4t2 Wins Lawsuit Against Milk the Sun
11 June 2013POSTED IN Business News
An online marketplace for solar projects, turn-key systems and operational power plants, ProjectForum4t2, achieved the first success in enforcing its rights against the portal Milk the Sun.
Intersolar Europe 2014 to Reunite with Automatica
05 June 2013POSTED IN Business News
Intersolar Europe 2013 begins in just over a week, but plans are already underway for the 2014 event, which will see the exhibition co-located once again with Automatica and for the first time with Maintain, an exhibition for industrial maintenance.
3D-Micromac Launches Thin-Film Solar Production System
03 June 2013POSTED IN Applications News
This June, 3D-Micromac from Chemnitz (Germany) will launch production equipment worldwide that can conduct the integrated series-connection of a thin-film solar module on one single platform and in one single production step.
American Vanadium to Sell Gildemeister's CellCube Batteries in North America
22 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
American Vanadium Corp. has entered into a master sales agreement with Gildemeister Energy Solutions of Germany whereby American Vanadium will market and sell Gildemeister's CellCube vanadium redox flow batteries in North America.
Lux Research Report Forecasts Photovoltaics Market to Reach $155 Billion in 2018
21 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
The solar photovoltaic (PV) market is poised to rise from the ashes of its 2011 crisis to grow to $155 billion in 2018, as market forces engineer a turnaround to a healthy 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), says Lux Research.
Gehrlicher Solar Receives Funding, Names Board Members
16 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
An international group of banks led by BayernLB has provided a financing framework totaling €85 million to Gehrlicher Solar AG, including €30 million for avals (guarantees), for another two years. The mezzanine capital of €6 million was also extended by Bayern Mezzaninekapital GmbH & Co. KG for the same period.
EU Tariff on China, Good News and Bad for German Solar
14 May 2013POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
The European Commission has agreed to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China, according to a Reuters report.
Intersolar Europe 2013: Changing business models for the PV industry
06 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
At Intersolar Europe 2013, which takes place in Munich, Germany from 19 to 21 June at Messe München, numerous exhibitors showcase a variety of new PV system solutions and investment opportunities. Exhibition tours, workshops and presentations at PV Energy World shed light on the topics from a variety of perspectives and a specially dedicated set of presentations at the Intersolar Europe Conference rounds off the range of information available at the exhibition on new business models for the photovoltaics (PV) industry.
Intersolar Europe 2013: Milk the Sun will present its online marketplace
02 May 2013POSTED IN Business News
Milk the Sun plans to exhibit at Intersolar Europe 2013, which takes place in Germany from 19 to 21 July.
German FiT Cuts to 10 Euro Cents per kWh
29 April 2013POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Federal Minister of Economy in Germany, Philipp Rosler, wants to see FiTs for solar installations reduced to a maximum of 10 euro cents per kWh (13¢).
Solar Summit 2013
POSTED IN Events CalendarSolar Summit Freiburg 2013 is the International Conference on Highlights and Trends in Solar Energy. This conference series gives participants a comprehensive overview of the latest achievements and state of the art of major technologies in solar energy conversion. This year's Solar Summit is devoted to the central question of energy transformation, with the specially featured topic "Grid Integration". In four sessions on October 23 the Solar Summit 2013 will cover recent achievements in distributed electricity generation and storage research.
This year's edition is linked to the general assembly of the German ForschungsVerbund Erneuerbare Energien (FVEE), which is open to the public and gives an excellent overview over current research activities in renewable energies.
Celebrating the Opening of Germany's Latest Battery Plant
24 April 2013POSTED IN Applications News
Tomorrow, 25 April 2013, the first production line of high-qualitative lithium-iron-phosphate batteries will be celebrated by ECC Repenning GmbH near Hamburg, Germany.
European Solar Demand Up in Response to Anti-Dumping Duties
18 April 2013POSTED IN Business News
The Scandinavian-German solar module manufacturer Innotech Solar (ITS) has concluded contracts with six new distributors, benefiting from the increased demand for European solar modules from distributors who want to avoid paying backdated anti-dumping duties for purchasing modules made in China.
Intersolar Europe 2013: Connecting solar business
17 April 2013POSTED IN Business News
The solar industry will gather at Messe München 19 to 21 June 2013 for Intersolar Europe, where the motto this year is "Connecting Solar Business".
Hannover Messe 2013: Energy focus with low solar participation
15 April 2013POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Hannover Messe, the largest industrial show worldwide attracted some 225,000 visitors to Hannover, Germany, during the five exhibition days; some 50% came from abroad. Although the theme was “Integrated Industry”, renewable energy and sustainability was a strong focus.
