Mini Tec GmbH & Co. KG

From modular assembly systems to total customized solutions What started with miniature linear guides in 1986, has developed into a globally recognized full-service supplier, employing more than 260 staff at 9 factories, and with more than 60 partners and service sites around the world. The MiniTec modular system, with its proven, versatile components for automation [...]

United Nations and Siemens agree to cooperate on sustainable urbanization

Munich, Germany, 2010-Mar-24 The United Nations and Siemens joined forces today to make cities more livable and promote sustainable urban development. A framework agreement to this effect was signed today at the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro. Siemens and the Siemens Stiftung will be partners in the World Urban Campaign (WUC) of the [...]

Suntech’s Solar Panels Offset a Quarter of the Casino’s Energy Consumption

  Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels, has just announced that it has completed a 1 megawatt (MW) solar installation for Harrah’s Rincon Casino in Southern California, a top resort-gaming destination. The system will offset nearly a quarter of the Casino’s total energy consumption and [...]

Sway to Build 10 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Enova pledges NOK 137 million to innovative offshore wind turbine from Sway – Enova will provide the Bergen-based company Sway AS with funding in the amount of NOK 137 million to demonstrate a new wind turbine prototype. The project represents a significant potential reduction in the cost of generating offshore wind power. Enova’s commitment to [...]

Canadian Solar PV Modules Power Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. Distribution Warehouses

  Aircraft Parts Supplier Chooses Canadian Solar Modules to Offset More Than Half Its Electricity Costs with Clean Solar Energy ONTARIO, Canada, March 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," "Canadian Solar" or "we") (Nasdaq: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced its Canadian Solar CS6P-M 6" high-efficiency [...]

Mithras GmbH & Co. KG

Mithras concentrates on the development, the production and the marketing of high efficient parabolic mirrors, as well as solar thermal power plants with modular based parabolic through technology. The economic activity of Mithras is divided into two business divisions. The business division “Mithras Parabolic Through” focuses on development, production and marketing of high-efficient parabolic through [...]

SolarWorld earns top score among conventional module makers in tech watchdog group’s sustainability ‘scorecard’

  SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 23, 2010 – SolarWorld Industries America Inc. performed best among makers of conventional solar modules in an independent survey of photovoltaic manufacturing companies’ performance on environmental and social responsibilities, according to a new report from the high-technology watchdog group Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition. SolarWorld, the nation’s largest and most [...]