Munich / Hamburg - After five inspiring and busy days, this year's 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (26th EU PVSEC) closed its doors today at the CCH Congress Centre and International Fair Hamburg.
For the tram depot project, 3S Photovoltaics picked up the challenge set by the planners and architects and developed a special module. Adapting module design to a specific building project is one of 3S Photovoltaics' major strengths.
Valencia - From September 30th to October 2nd will be held in Chile the first race of solar-powered vehicles in South America known as the "Atacama Solar Challenge". The tour consists of 933 km under an unforgiving sun as the area has the most solar radiation of the world.
Boston - Satcon Technology Corporation (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading provider of utility-scale power conversion solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced that it has been selected by Q-Cells North America to supply an additional 40 megawatts (MW) of their Prism Platform solutions for the Starwood project in Sault St Marie, Ontario.
The Board of Directors announced that the decision had been taken to hold talks with employee representatives about the permanent closure of some of the company's Norwegian production sites – including redundancies. The units to be closed are polysilicon wafer factories in Herøya and Glomfjord and the cell factory in Narvik. In total, 700 members of staff may be affected.
Astronergy, a subsidiary of the Chint Group, was selected to provide its thin film amorphous microcrystalline silicon technology PV panels for a 1.65MWp solar park in Thailand.
Dresden - SOLARWATT's in-roof system Easy-In has been awarded MCS Certification (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) for the British market. The quality seal is an internationally recognized and independent certificate issued by the British examination office BBA (British Board of Agrement) for excellent product quality and safety.
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