Monthly Archives: March 2012
Solon: Microsol makes Binding Offer
Berlin, Germany The insolvency administrator of the solar module manufacturer Solon, Rüdiger Wienberg from the law office hww wienberg wilhelm, has found a buyer for the operational business of the insolvent company group. The solar company Microsol made a binding offer today. Microsol promised to keep 433 of 471 employees as well as the location [...]
Successful City Centre installation with SolarMax inverters in UK
Leeds, England This PV system on the roof of a multi-story car park in Leeds is made up of a total of 640 200W panels and 9 SolarMax 13MT inverters, creating a combined 128kWp system with an output of 102,000Kwh per year. The system will achieve an annual CO2 saving of 55,000kg and provide an [...]
Insolvency Proceedings instituted Against the Assets of SOLON SE
Berlin, Germany On 1 March 2012, 8am, the Amtsgericht [Local Court] Charlottenburg instituted insolvency proceedings against the assets of SOLON SE due to illiquidity and debt overload. The lawyer Rüdiger Wienberg, based in Berlin, was appointed insolvency administrator. SOLON SE had filed for insolvency on 13 December 2011. Source: SOLON SE For more information on: [...]
SEIA Statement on Senator Bingaman’s Clean Energy Standard Proposal
Washington, District of Columbia, United States Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, released the following statement in reaction to Senator Jeff Bingaman’s (D-NM) proposal for a clean energy standard (CES): “Removing market barriers and providing a competitive structure that allows the nation to recognize solar energy’s full potential is a [...]
GE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Projects in Germany
Salzbergen, Germany Contract Signed with Energiekontor for 41 2.75-103 Wind Turbines Plus Service Agreement Units Will Supply Electricity for More than 70,000 German Households High-Tech Trailing Edge Serrations Help Reduce Noise Levels GE Expands Wind Power Business in Germany GE (NYSE: GE) announced today a contract with the leading German project developer Energiekontor AG for [...]
Tri-State Adds 67 Megawatts Of Wind Power
Logan County, Colorado, United States Colorado Highlands Wind scheduled to come online by end of 2012 Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement to buy the electricity from the state’s newest planned renewable energy resource, the 67-megawatt Colorado Highlands Wind project. The facility will be built on a 5,200-acre site [...]
Energy Department Announces $180 Million for Ambitious New Initiative to Deploy U.S. Offshore Wind Projects
Washington, District of Columbia, United States As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above approach to developing every domestic energy resource, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the start of an ambitious initiative to capture the potential of wind energy off American coasts. As part of a planned six-year $180 million initiative, an initial $20 million [...]