Press Releases

Sweden’s Minister of EU Affairs and Trade Ann Linde has visited Midsummer, a leading solar energy technology provider based in Järfälla just outside the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

Since 2012, Panasonic Corporation has been working on the 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, a project that aims to donate a total of 100 thousand solar lanterns to the world’s non-electrified areas by 2018, which is the centennial of Panasonic’s foundation. As part of the effort, the company donated a total of 1,584 solar lanterns for the first time to three nonprofit organizations (NGOs) working in the three countries of the Republic of South Africa, Kingdom of Swaziland, and Kingdom of Lesotho. Today, a donation ceremony was held at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa.

Erdgas Südwest assumes regional responsibility for putting the former waste dump in Malsch municipality of Baden-Wuerttemberg state to ecological use *Hanwha Q CELLS supplies high-performance solar modules for high energy yields and maximum cost-efficiency of the plant *Around 16,000 Q CELLS brand solar modules with Q.ANTUM technology will help save roughly 2,600 tonnes CO2 per year

Energyjobline and Airswift release GETI, the world’s largest global energy sector skills, recruitment, and employment trends report. Renewable energy a rapidly growing field globally. The report indicates that significantly more skilled workers are needed to match growth in the renewable energy sector. Despite skills gap, more women can be found in senior positions compared to in other industries. The REA’s Chief Executive calls on women and young people in the UK to take courses and train in renewables and sustainability in order to help build the low-carbon energy system that’s needed.

Huaneng Power International, Inc. announced its audited annual operating results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards, in which the Company recorded consolidated operating revenue of RMB113.814 billion (equivalent to approximately USD16.407 billion, based on the exchange rate of USD1 to RMB6.9370 as of December 30, 2016) , representing a decrease of 11.71% compared to the same period last year, and net profit attributed to equity holders of the Company amounted to RMB8.520 billion (equivalent to approximately USD 1.228 billion), representing a decrease of 37.59% compared to the same period last year.

Taiwan solar company Green Energy Technology and Gixia jointly launched GET’s creative series of solar application “LIGHT2.” The Red Dot Awarded light weight solar applications include solar sidewalk, solar sound barrier, solar BIPV system, solar bus station, and mobile solar power-pack.

New N320K, N315K and N310K models are the latest additions to Panasonic’s line of high-efficiency solar panels designed for residential applications.

PV Nano Cell Ltd. announced that they are cooperating with Meyer Burger, a leading global technology company specializing in innovative electronics systems and processes, including inkjet printing technology. PV Nano Cell’s Sicrys™ silver and copper inks will be used with Meyer Burger’s PiXDRO JETx printers for high volume production applications specifically in the fields of semiconductors, packaging, and the metallization of solar cells with additional plans to expand in other segments in the future.

Swisscom Energy Solutions has developed an attractive offer under the name “tiko storage”, based on domestic battery storage that allows households to rely more on their self-produced energy using photovoltaic systems while helping compensate fluctuations in the Swiss electrical network. A solution good for individual consumers and good for Switzerland.

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