Press Releases by Category Energy & Environment
BELECTRIC installs with Solar Frontier the largest Roof-mounted CIS PV System in …
Kolitzheim/Germany: BELECTRIC has installed Europe's largest roof-mounted CIS system on the roof of the main warehouse of the Reifen Müller KG in Hammelburg, Lower Franconia. BELECTRIC engineers fitted 6,168 SF 140 thin-film modules from leading manufacturer Solar Frontier and 50 inverters from SMA over an area covering 7,800m². Thanks to a in-house developed substructure and an innovative wiring harness assembled in advance in its main factory, the system was manufactured…
solarhybrid AG: 'FinowTower II' solar power plant connected to the grid - total …
- 'FinowTower' solar power plant expanded by 60.4 MWp to 84.7 MWp - new capacity connected to the grid as scheduled
- Allstedt I PV power plant (capacity 18.5 MWp) completed as contracted and in accordance with the Renewable Energies Act
- Projects with a capacity of 218 MWp developed and realised by solarhybrid AG successfully completed at 11 locations in 3 countries in 2011 - over 1 million PV modules installed
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Hearing Utility’s call to learn from telco
Paderborn (Germany), 20 December 2011: Leading analysts predict that Utilities will be increasingly depending on leading charging and billing vendors’ real-time capabilities, slowly embracing these sophisticated systems. The solutions from vendors experienced in handling charging, rating and billing for telecoms operators are able to saturate Utilities demand for real-time capabilities while being able to handle large data volumes. With Orga Systems’ Dynamic Energy Solution – OS.Energy – real-time data processing,…
Shell’s Stuart Bradford says natural gas will play key role in lower carbon ener …
Shell Energy Europe’s Stuart Bradford says he believes natural gas is not only the fuel of choice today compared to oil and coal – it is economically attractive and emits substantially less Co2 in applications such as power generation. According to Bradford: “natural gas is also an essential part of the solution for tomorrow, where natural gas power plants can be retrofitted with CCS and will also provide…
Oerlikon Solar announces 2nd generation of ThinFabTM for the production of thin …
2nd generation ThinFabTM sets industry record: Capex reduced to $ 1/Wp with lowest Cost of Production at $ 0.5/Wp
Oerlikon Solar’s 2nd generation ThinFabTM resets the standard for low cost, high quality solar module manufacturing. The new design allows a capital expenditure (Capex) reduction of more than 20 %. The estimated price for the complete end-to-end production line is just $ 1/Wp including engineering support and performance guarantees. The production line…
“Oil & gas infrastructure security market to reach 29.16 billion dollars in 2011 …
Over the next decade, global demand for oil & gas is set to rapidly increase as rising populations and economic growth help to drive the industry. This will create a need for additional oil & gas infrastructure to be constructed.
At the same time, many countries around the world are currently facing a number of security challenges stemming from civil unrest, terrorist activities, and a competitive global market. Together, these factors…
EliteProNet Announces $1.8 Million Project Awarded to Georgia Client
EliteProNet, one of the nation’s leading subcontractor Networks, is proud to announce the largest, single award to have been granted to an EliteProNet client to date: On December 7th 2011
West Palm Beach, FL, December 16, 2011 - EliteProNet, one of the nation’s leading subcontractor Networks, is proud to announce the largest, single award to have been granted to an EliteProNet client to date: On December 7th 2011 Smith Ironworks, one…
EliteProNet Announces $1.8 Million Project Awarded to Georgia Client
EliteProNet, one of the nation’s leading subcontractor Networks, is proud to announce the largest, single award to have been granted to an EliteProNet client to date: On December 7th 2011
West Palm Beach, FL, December 16, 2011 - EliteProNet, one of the nation’s leading subcontractor Networks, is proud to announce the largest, single award to have been granted to an EliteProNet client to date: On December 7th 2011 Smith Ironworks, one…
Solar Industry’s Future, Trends, Come into Focus at 2012’s Solar Power Generatio …
Las Vegas – Solar Power Generation USA (www.solarpowergenerationusa.com), the award-winning conference on large-scale solar power generation in the US, announced its 2012 lineup of industry-leading speakers, focused streams covering the most critical topics to the industry, and a new emphasis on facilitating networking among attendees. Named the 2011 “Best American Conference” by the Conference Awards, Solar Power Generation USA (SPG) will feature more than 60 subject matter experts speaking…
solarhybrid AG: reports that construction work has started on the 123 MW Vega so …
- All of the approvals for the 123 MWp Vega power plant in Italy have been received
- Work has started on 39 MWp construction phase - completion and connection to the grid by the end of Q1
- To be marketed to investors after connection to the grid
- Good prospects for 2012 based on a project pipeline for Germany and Italy with over 300 MWp
Brilon, December 16, 2011: solarhybrid AG…
Industry Experts Join Growing Team at Lincoln Energy Solutions
Greenville, SC - - December 15, 2011 - - Lincoln Energy Solutions, a provider of biofuels solutions and related services, recently hired three new managers who each bring unique industry expertise to the growing biofuels solutions supplier. Collectively, the group represents several decades of engineering, business development and transportation experience gained from the petrochemical, refining, and biofuels markets.
Larry Breeding comes to Lincoln as a Fuel Specialist/Product Manager…
SLR acquires fifth international company in 20 months
Leading international environmental firm SLR Consulting continues to expand the services it offers in southern Africa with the acquisition of Bittner Water Consult CC (BIWAC), a groundwater consulting firm based in Namibia.
The deal is SLR’s fifth acquisition in 20 months and its third in southern Africa in the last year, following the purchase of environmental consultancy Metago and engineering firm GreenEng.
BIWAC, which has an office in Windhoek,…
solarhybrid AG develops 150 MWp solar power plant in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg
- Real estate agreement concluded with Airport Development A/S for the former military airport
- Preliminary planning approval to amend the land-use plan and the development plan given by the municipal council on December 14
- Connection to the grid planned in December 2012
Brilon/Neuhardenberg, 15 December 2011: solarhybrid AG is continuing its successful strategy of developing land at former military airports in Germany for the use for solar power plants. Following the…
Solamon Energy adds new senior executive; company expands into Cayman Islands
(Toronto) — After completing an extensive executive search over these past few months since attending CREF, Solamon Energy Corp is proud to announce the appointment of Steve Kuiack to the position of Senior Vice President, effective immediately, to develop solar opportunities in the Cayman Islands. “The people we have spoken to who live in the Caymans are very receptive to solar power,” says Solamon CEO Graeme Boyce, “and we…
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IS MORE IMPORTANT THEN INNOVATION
Innovation, we are told, is the key to a successful manufacturing economy. Invent and patent something and you will make money on every one made – if it is mass produced you get an on-going income. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd looks at his experience over two decades and tries to draw some general principles that may help Britain in its new ambition to rebuild the manufacturing base.
We are…
ABB improves ease-of-integration for larger robots
Integrating large robots just became significantly easier. ABB has extended the benefits of panel-mounted controllers (PMCs) to the company’s larger robots with PMC Large, an expansion of the IRC5 robot controller range.
The PMC Large is the same as the standard variant of the IRC5 controller, only stripped naked for flexible mounting. The user gets the full IRC5 experience, including superior TrueMove and QuickMove motion control.
"This is rather a unique offer,”…
Eskom joins African Utility Week as COP17 agreement is set to impact generation …
African Utility Week director Claire Volkwyn says the recent launch of the Green Climate Fund at COP17 in Durban will impact quite significantly on the generation sector in particular. “The South African government is very committed to the reduction of greenhouse gases,” Claire explains, “and with the introduction of the Carbon Tax, companies that produce high emissions will be penalised for these. At the present time, it is…
HOMESUN EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR FESTIVE PHOTO COMPETITION
London, 12th December 2011 – For immediate release: HomeSun, the leading solar specialist, has extended the deadline for entries to its Festive Photo Contest and the chance to win a dream weekend break to Paris worth one thousand pounds. The voting period for the winner has also been adjusted to fit the new deadline, with HomeSun’s Facebook fans now able to vote for their favourite photo from January 1st…
Sunnking Exceeds 1 Million Pounds of Electronics Collected From Residential Recy …
Since April 1, 2011 over 1 million pounds of residential TV’s, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, mice, keyboards and other electronic equipment have been responsibly recycled and diverted from waste streams within New York State by Sunnking Inc., a local electronics recycling, data destruction, and asset management company.
The 1 million pounds of electronics were collected through 42 separate one day residential electronics recycling drives, hosted in conjunction with over 100 town…
Mundra & Dahej Ports set industry paradigms
EDITORS’ SYNOPSIS:
Mundra Port
- handles record coal per day at 111,699 metric tonnes
- Surpasses Krishnapattinam Port’s record of 106,171 MT
- 4th-largest commercial port & largest private port in India
Dahej Coal Terminal
-The terminal gets rail connectivity
- To help reduce logistics costs between 20% to 40%
Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (MPSEZ), India’s No. 1 private multi-port operator, today said its Mundra port had handled a record 111,699 metric…
Iraq to Emerge In Near Future as Major Oil Producer: The Role of Kurdistan in th …
London (13 December 2011): Kurdistan Iraq Oil & Gas Conference was organised by CWC Group and opened by H.E. Dr Barham Salih, Prime Minister of KRG-Iraq. The conference took place on 13-15 November at the Saad Palace Conference Centre in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. The event gathered over 600 delegates including senior industry executives and government representatives from the KRG and the Federal Iraqi Parliament.
The conference was the first event of…
Electric Energy Storage Systems to Enhance Electric Grid Reliability and Support …
A host of technological issues need to be resolved before electric energy storage technology can be adopted on a mass scale
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Dec. 12, 2011 – Electric energy storage systems are crucial for the further development and transformation of a range of sectors including renewable energy, automotive, grid stabilization, smart grid, back-up power and portable devices. Big scale, reliable and durable electric energy storage technologies will enhance the…
DVO, the New GHD, Expands into Asia, Europe, South America
Chilton, WI—December 9, 2011—GHD, Inc., the U.S. leader in anaerobic digestion and designer of nearly half of all American dairy biogas systems, announced today that it will now export its technology to Asia, Europe and South America. To prepare for this international expansion, GHD, Inc. also announced that the company has changed its name to DVO, Inc.
Farmers in South Korea, Serbia, Chile and Canada have contracted with DVO to…
Opus Energy employees raise £20,034 for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has raised a grand total of £20,034 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust which its employees will present to the Trust in Opus’ Northampton office (Royal Pavilion, 2 Summerhouse Road) at 11am on Monday.
Presenting a cheque to the Trust will be Cara Kelly, Luke Spencer and Jamie Cooper, Opus Energy employees who each undertook fundraising activities, contributing to the total sum raised of…
The rise of Vertical Forests
The financial downturn is not the only thing that is plaguing Italy. Milan is reportedly one of the most polluted European cities so in a bid to combat emissions, the new development of a vertical forest has been unveiled.
The design, by architect Stefano Boeri, is a one of a kind concept and incorporates 900 trees in the structure. These act as an oxygenator that filters out fumes from…
President & Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Timothy Roberts
Mr. Roberts brings a very strong approach to the team in terms of being a true entrepreneur. His background specializes in taking businesses that are operating the red and implementing distinct sales and leadership strategies to make them profitable. Mr. Roberts first got involved in Oil and Gas in 2001. He has held many different positions up to being the President. Mr. Roberts started Dynamic Energy Partners in March…
Oerlikon Solar announces strategic solar partnership in China
Oerlikon Solar signs Memorandum of Understanding with International Cooperation Center for China Renewable Energy Society (CRES)
Pfäffikon (Switzerland), December 9, 2011 – Oerlikon Solar signs a
Memorandum of Understanding with the International Cooperation Center for
China Renewable Energy Society (CRES) to collaborate on Thin Film Silicon
Solar technology in China.
The strategic partnership announced in Beijing today marks the start of a joint effort
to promote the benefits of the Oerlikon Thin Film Silicon Solar technology…
'Heavy Oil capital expenditure to reach $27.5bn in 2011' says new visiongain rep …
Oil demand remains high despite the uncertainty in the global economy of late. Discoveries of light easy-to-produce crude oil are decreasing, with less than 10 billion barrels a year added to reserves over the last ten years.
New non-conventional sources of oil will need to be developed in order to supplement the conventional oil supply, which is seeing a slowdown in production growth. Heavy oil provides one relatively low risk option…
Small Hydropower Market reaches 13.34 billion dollars in 2011 according to new v …
The Small Hydropower Market 2011-2021 is visiongain’s latest energy report, analysing one of the ever more important renewable energy markets over the coming ten years. The report provides in-depth analyses and forecasts for both the market size and small hydropower capacity for the global and regional markets from 2011-2021. Visiongain has calculated that global spending on small hydropower projects will total $13.34bn in 2011, while small hydropower capacity will reach…
ANTARIS SOLAR receives MCS certification for black module series
German photovoltaic specialist ANTARIS SOLAR has received the British Microgeneration Certificate (MCS) for its range of all-black PV modules. The mono-crystalline high performance panels unite high output and elegant design for the aesthetic integration into any roof surface.
Waldaschaff, Germany, 08 December 2011. ANTARIS SOLAR, German provider of high quality photovoltaic technology, has received the UK’s Microgeneration Certificate (MCS) for its range of all-black mono-crystalline modules. Made up of black…
Wagner & Co Supplies Solar Know How to Brewery in Uganda
(Kampala and Cölbe, Nov. 2011) It seems paradox: solar thermal energy use is most common in the countries of the North with the least solar irradiation, while in tropical countries water often is still heated electrically or by means of boilers. But the attitudes are changing, and local decision makers begin to explore the benefits of solar energy systems. The reasons involve both: far reaching economic and ecological long term…
Total looking to source LNG from the Atlantic Basin
Guy Broggi, now Senior Advisor to the Director of LNG at TOTAL SA, recently spoke about the tremendous impact American LNG exports will have worldwide, the future of the Asia and Australian markets, and Total’s long term investment strategy and commercial operations. Mr Broggi is one of the headline speakers at the upcoming European Gas Conference in Vienna and here he will elaborate on this further during the Global…
RestoreDamage.com, a Chicago flood damage and Chicago water damage Restoration C …
RestoreDamage.com, a Chicago flood damage and Chicago water damage restoration company, completes its first online e-book – The Art of Water Damage Restoration. In United States, there are no government regulations to outline procedures for water damage restoration; however, there are two known certifying bodies, the IICRC and RIA that recommend the standards of care.
“We are proud to restore one house at a time” says Gary Gerovoy, companies…
BELECTRIC is the global market leader in the development and construction of pho …
Kolitzheim: In 2011, BELECTRIC is once again the global market leader in the development and construction (EPC) of ground-mounted solar power plants and roof-mounted photovoltaic systems. For the second year in a row, BELECTRIC has installed more photovoltaic power around the world than any other company in the industry. Across all continents, 62 solar power plants were constructed in addition to a multiplicity of large-scale roof-mounted photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic greenhouse…
Earth Technologies Offers Plethora of Energy Saving Solutions
El Metn, Lebanon, December 5, 2011- Earth Technologies, based in El Metn, Lebanon, offers various energy saving solutions, thereby reducing worries caused from gallons of carbon emissions into the environment. These alternative energy generation means are being deemed to be congenial for clean Earth preservation and helpful for reduction of electric consumption costs.
It is said that solar thermal heating system, photovoltaic arrays, LED illuminating lights and wind turbines lower…
Simbhaoli Sugars enters into a clean power generation joint venture with Sindica …
New Delhi, December 6, 2011: Simbhaoli Sugars Limited (SSL), one of the country’s largest sugar refiners, announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Group (“Sindicatum”) a global developer, investor and operator of clean energy projects.
SSL will transfer the existing power assets of the cogeneration plants located within its Simbhaoli, Chilwaria and Brijnathpur complexes to Simbhaoli Power Limited (SPL), the joint venture company, in consideration…
Strong Demand: Luxor Solar increases the EU production
Stuttgart, 6th December 2011 | Due to the continuously strong demand Luxor Solar increases the production volume of the European production. The manufacturer of solar modules wants to avoid bottlenecks and therefore boosts the production. The product lines Eco Line 60/240-250 W and Eco Line 60/225-235 W coming from the European manufacture especially are demanded by the Italian market. With the EU certificated products PV system operators in the Italian…
arvato systems: Environmental Protection in the Data Center
Pilot Network for Energy Efficiency
Participation in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Energy Efficiency Network ‘30 Pilot Networks’ project means arvato systems has once again made an impact on environmental protection.
The German government wants to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 2020. To achieve this, it launched the Integrated Energy and Climate Program (IEKP) in 2007. The ‘30 Pilot Networks’ climate protection initiative adopted by the German Ministry for the Environment,…
New Home for the Holidays-Injured and Neglected Horse Receives Tender Loving Car …
Papelbon, an injured horse is rescued in California by Hooves & Paws Animal Shelter
December 5, 2011 – Hooves & Paws Animal Shelter, a nonprofit animal rescue shelter, is helping a horse in California who was badly injured with a severe laceration on his chest, along with a permanent deformity of one of his hind legs. With no idea where he came from, Papelbon the horse, is being cared for by…
Niyato Industries: an American Electric vehicle manufacturing company.
December 5, 2011: Niyato Industries Inc. announces that Kathi Hanley, formerly a top executive with Toyota, is joining the management team at Niyato Industries. Kathi brings extensive experience in lean manufacturing, human resources, quality assurance, and social systems to Niyato. Kathi was the former Manager of Organizational Development for Toyota Motoring Manufacturing in Georgetown, KY where she was involved in Toyota’s start-up operations in North America. Among her responsibilities…
Frost & Sullivan: Considerable Interest in Cloud Computing Helps the World Data …
Small data centers account for the largest share of the revenue pie, registering $1.83 billion in 2010 and a likely $2.76 billion in 2017
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Dec. 5, 2011 – The increasing use of software as a service (SaaS), online streaming media, online gaming, and high-performance computing are expected to restore health to the data center uninterrupted power supply (UPS) market. While the small data center market has…
Certified Sustainability Administrator- New Training Program Launched to Help Tr …
Newport Beach, CA- 11/17/11- GoEco Certified has been actively training people worldwide to become successful Certified Eco-Consultants. A new training certification, CSA (Certified Sustainability Administrator) will be offered in addition to their flagship certification CEC® (Certified Eco-Consultant) which teaches students how to start their own Eco-Consulting Business.
The Certified Sustainability Administrator training program is designed to train one or two employees within an organization to be the…
Energy Publishing Pty Ltd: Online leading coal news publisher
Coal energy has widely been used in place of energy shortages. According to Nicolls (1915), with coal we have light, strength, power, wealth and civilization; without it, we have darkness, weakness, poverty and barbarism. Energy Publishing Pty Ltd has won a number of publisher’s recognition for its profound work in writing about coal reports globally.
A lot of internet sites have had coal news but getting the truthful reports requires…
Lamido Sanusi, voted Africa Person of the Year by Forbes magazine confirmed to l …
Organizers of the annual Nigeria Oil & Gas confirmed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi CON, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria will inaugurate the Nigeria Energy Finance Seminar, now an integral part of the Nigeria Oil & Gas event. Sanusi is set to discuss opportunities and developments through finance, management and sustainability of petroleum revenues, as well as potential scenarios with or without new legislation.
Senior representatives from key Nigerian banks…
Matrix Energy wins patent infringement lawsuit
Matrix Energy Inc. is satisfied with and now vindicated by the decision issued October 31, 2011 by The Honourable Mr. Justice Scott of the Federal Court of Canada concluding that defendant, Matrix Energy Inc, “…did not infringe Conserval Engineering’s Canadian Patent No 1,326,619 patent… by making, designing and selling its own MatrixAir™ system”.
The Hon. Justice Scott ruled that because there is no infringement by Matrix Energy that the infringement…
Self-sufficient, network-independent solar electricity supply for village in Tan …
Luxembourg, 2 december 2011. Rural Electrification in Africa.
Since 2010 our 20 ft IPS® technique center, with a 21 kWp large solar plant, supplies with electric current around the clock a village with 1.500 inhabitants, a hospital with 40 beds, a nun convention and a parish! Far away in the western mountains of Tanzania at the border to Rwanda, the whole area had never a chance to receive ever a binding…
Mirus’ SOLV™ Saved SkyVenture Montreal Time and Money on their Harmonic Solution …
The owners of SkyVenture, an indoor free-fall simulator, were building a new dedicated facility for its first Canadian location in Montreal. The SkyVenture simulator is a large-scale wind-tunnel that requires the use of four (4) 350HP Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs) to run blowers that generate a powerful 175km per hour airstream. As part of the new building approval process, the Consulting Engineer had to submit a Load Profile to Hydro…
Best Practice for Green City Planning
As urban spaces grow and become ever more populated, attention is being focused on sustainability, infrastructure, and environmentally-friendly building. The German city of Hamburg, which was awarded the title “European Green Capital” by the European Commission in 2011, successfully implements green solutions to today’s metropolitan challenges through its strong commitment to a green vision, reducing the per person CO2 emissions by 15% compared to 1990 and by saving 46,000 megawatts…
Kuwaiti Ministry to take part to the Opening of Kuwait Oil and Gas Summit & Exhi …
Kuwait (30 November 2011): The Ministry confirmed attendance at Kuwait Oil and Gas Conference & Exhibition at the Regency Hotel. The Inauguration will feature Welcome Address, the Exhibition Opening and VIP tour taking place on Sunday 12 February.
Networking is at the heart of the event, Hosted by KPC, the evening reception and Gala Dinner will take place on Monday 13 February at the Al Hashemi II Grand Ballroom. Also part…
Children in 25 countries joined forces and collected 2.7 Million “Green Footprin …
On Wednesday, 30 November, Climate Alliance handed over 2.7 Million “Green Footprints” collected by 200,000 children in 25 countries to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christina Figueres in Durban.
In 2011 Climate Alliance’s campaign “ZOOM – Kids on the Move for Climate Action” did not only run for the tenth time but also set new records:
201,146 kids from 16 European and further nine countries (Austria, Belgium, Cocos Keeling Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark,…
