SGS holds Workshop on Reliability and Durability of Solar Modules
On June 30, 2011, SGS will hold a workshop entitled ‘Reliability and Durability of Solar Modules – Requirements for Quality Assurance’ at the Bio-Innovations-Zentrum in Dresden, Germany. At 12:15, Dr. Peter Reinig of the SGS...
Canadian Solar Announces New Powerful Solar Cell
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced its new ELPS solar cell technology boasting up to 19.5 percent cell efficiency for the monocrystalline and up to 18 percent for...
Canadian Solar and GCL Announce Major Solar Joint-Venture; Companies to Build Wafer Plant
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, and Suzhou GCL Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited ("GCL",...
SGS Attends Renewable UK Offshore Wind 2011 in Liverpool, UK
June 29-30, 2011, SGS is participating in the RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool, UK. At stand 207, the SGS team of experts will demonstrate a wide portfolio of Renewable Energy services,...
SGS Opens Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC) in Tianjin, China
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is pleased to announce the opening of the SGS Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC), taking place on June 13, 2011, in Tianjin, China. Equipped...
Siemens receives European onshore wind orders providing about 360 megawatts
In the first four months of 2011, Siemens Energy has received a total of eleven European orders for delivery and installation of 151 onshore wind turbines, with combined capacity of about 360 megawatts (MW). The installed...
Canadian Solar Announces 15 MW Sales Agreement with Isolux for Three UK Solar Farms
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar companies, announced a further expansion of its activities in the UK solar market.
Smart Software for Self-regulating Smart Grid
Siemens and the utility company Allgäuer Überlandwerk (AÜW) in the city of Kempten, Germany, are testing the smart grids of the future.
International IECEE certification enables speedier market launch times for manufacturers of solar panels
On March 28, 2011 the SGS Solar Test House was certified by IECEE as an accredited testing laboratory in the CB program. As one of only five German CB Testing Labs (CBTL), SGS now offers solar panel manufacturers a simpler and...
GDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA join forces to develop France's offshore wind industry
GDF SUEZ, VINCI and AREVA have signed a partnership agreement to build up a competitive, sustainable offshore wind industry which will bring jobs.
Canadian Solar Announces 81 MW Sales Agreement with Saferay
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar companies, announced that the Company has signed an agreement to sell 81 MW of solar modules to Saferay GmbH at a fixed price for projects in Germany. Canadian Solar is...
Canadian Solar and World Champion San Francisco Giants Announce Second Year Partnership
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that it has become a sponsor of Major League Baseball's World Champion San Francisco Giants for the second year in a row.
SGS to Present its Renewable Energy Services in its First Attendance at Offshore Wind China 2011 in Shanghai and Wind Power Asia 2011 in Beijing
From June 15-17, 2011, and from June 22-24, 2011, SGS will be attending both the Offshore Wind China 2011 Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai and Wind Power Asia 2011 in Beijing. Throughout both events, SGS will showcase its...
Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 1 goes into operation
Located in the Baltic Sea, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm is now fully operational. With German Chancellor Angela Merkel in attendance, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG commissioned the project, which consists of...
Canadian Solar and GP Joule Announce 97 MW Solar Module Supply Agreement
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies,and GP Joule today announced a 97 MW supply agreement.
KBR Awarded EPC Contract by KiOR, Inc. for Biomass-to-Renewable Crude Project in the United States
KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by KiOR, Inc. (KiOR) to build a first-of-its-kind biomass-to-renewable crude facility to be located in Columbus,...
Canadian Solar Supplies More than 35,000 Solar Modules to EOSOL Energies Nouvelles and the Caisse des depots' 8 MW French Solar Power Plant
Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", "we" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, announced that the Company has supplied 8 MW of solar modules to a solar power plant constructed by EOSOL...
Total continues its development in solar energy
The Group announces a planned acquisition of Tenesol (excluding its activities in France’s overseas departments and territories)
Bulgaria: AREVA and BEH sign cooperation agreement in the field of nuclear power and renewable energy
AREVA and the Bulgarian Energy Holding Company* have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop clean energy projects in Bulgaria based on the group’s low-carbon technologies. As a long time partner of the country,...
AREVA awarded major contract in Australia
AREVA was awarded a major contract to install a solar thermal addition to CS Energy’s coal-fired Kogan Creek power station in Queensland, Australia. This solar boost project, supported by the Australian and Queensland...
GE Achieves Highest Publicly Reported Efficiency for Thin Film Solar, Earns New Orders and Unveils Plans to Build US Manufacturing Plant
· Highest-Ever Reported Efficiency of Nearly 13 Percent on a Full-Size CdTe Thin Film Solar Panel
· More than 100 Megawatts of New Orders for Thin Film Solar Products
· GE to Build 400-Megawatt Manufacturing Facility, will...
Siemens presents energy-efficient power supply solutions at the Hanover Fair
At this year’s Hanover Fair Siemens Energy presented smart, eco-friendly solutions for power generation, transmission and distribution. The highlights included a new 2.3-MW gearless wind turbine for low wind speeds, solutions for...
Siemens to supply power plant in United Arab Emirates
Siemens Energy has received a follow-up order from the emirate of Abu Dhabi for the construction of a turnkey combined cycle power plant. The company will build the Shuweihat S3 plant together with its Korean partner Daewoo...
PV Systems Investments Protected by CB Certification
The growth of the photovoltaics market has been driven by the demand for greener power sources and by increased government subsidy. To justify the subsidies given, governments require certified testing of photovoltaic modules for...
Canadian Solar Inc. to Build Third SkyPower Solar Park Located in Thunder Bay, Ontario
EPC agreement to optimize turnkey solutions for utility-scale solar parks and create new clean energy jobs


