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Experts
with a sense of tradition
Since May 1982, the Laboratory of Energy, Ecology and Economy (LEEE)
has investigated how energy, ecology, and economics can be most
effectively integrated. Its annual outdoor solar module measurements
have made LEEE an institution of international importance to the PV
industry. However, as they often produce different test results than
module manufacturers, and since they publish these conflicting figures,
LEEE employees are not always met with the greatest enthusiasm.
»No
one reckoned with us«
The German solar firm SES 21 AG plans to go public in July on the
technical-orientated stock exchange Neuer Markt. Depite
Germany's
largest PV plant – again
The title of »Largest PV power plant in Germany« is
increasingly developing into a challenge cup that is awarded to
someone else every few weeks. Soon there will be a winner that was
seemingly predestined by its very name.
Module
factory on Cyprus drops Photowatt for Spire
A planned module factory on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has
dropped an outsourcing deal with French wafer, cell, and module
manufacturer Photowatt (see PI 7/2001, p. 7) and instead is ordering
production equipment for a 10 MW line from US-based Spire Corp.
Ispra's
Heinz Ossenbrink about energy rating of PV modules
The IEC is working on the draft
for a new standard called IEC 61853 »Performance testing and energy
rating of terrestrial photovoltaic modules,« which will define
uniform guidelines for the calculation of both nominal power and
attainable yields. After the »Module Yield Workshop« in Zurich,
PHOTON International's Jochen Siemer spoke with Heinz Ossenbrink, head
of the test lab at JRC Ispra about the new standard.
ENEL
GreenPower and Pirelli planning module factory in Sicily
The Italian company ENEL GreenPower SpA, one of the world's largest
producers of electricity from renewable sources, is partnering with
Pirelli SpA for a module assembly factory in Catania, a city on the
east coast of the Italian island of Sicily.
German
newcomer plans to start production at 15 MW module factory
The April 12 dedication ceremony for the new module factory building
was the first time S.M.D Solarmanufaktur Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
had entered the public arena. But the company was founded back in Nov.
2001, and construction of the facility in Prenzlau, about 100 km north
of Berlin, began last December.
Staffelstein
misses the point
Each year, the German PV industry gets together at the monastery in
Staffelstein, Bavaria, to present new products and discuss market
trends. Despite impending elections in September that may be crucial
for PV's further growth in this country, Staffelstein neglected that
topic and instead discussed export opportunities.
French
feed-in tariff approved
Although a long awaited French feed-in tariff finally
has been approved, the impact will probably be minimal
New
partner, same goals
On March 25, RWE and Schott Glas said they intend to merge their solar
subsidiaries into a single company. One simple reason for RWE's move
is the benefits of Schott's worldwide distribution network.
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