Press Releases

LPKF closed the 2016 financial year with revenue of EUR 91 million (+4.4% year-on-year) and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR -6.8 million. EBIT was negatively impacted by unscheduled write-downs, among other factors. Without one-off effects, EBIT amounted to EUR +0.4 million. The fourth quarter of 2016 was particularly strong, with revenue of EUR 30 million and adjusted EBIT of EUR 3 million.

WINAICO, a subsidiary of Taiwan’s solar module manufacturer Win Win Precision Technology Co, Ltd., has – as already reported in July last year – received the order to provide Holland’s largest roof-top system with solar modules.

SOLV has begun deployment of QOS Energy’s Qantum® software to monitor and support the operations and maintenance of more than 1 GW of solar PV plants in the United-states. Qantum® is an innovative cloud-based analytics platform that allows SOLV to harness the power of the data generated by the multiple PV installations they manage on behalf of leading renewable energy project owners

Unirac, Inc. releases new twenty-five (25) year product warranty for Solarmount, Sunframe Microrail (SFM), Roofmount and Unirac Large Array (ULA) product lines. The new warranty took effect on February 28th, 2017.

The energy storage industry is evolving: ees Europe, the continent’s largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems, is setting a new exhibitor record, an achievement which is also being felt at the accompanying ees Europe Conference. After all, when interesting energy topics draw a broad range of exhibitors and trade visitors, discussions inevitably turn to innovative technologies, future visions and current challenges on the energy storage market. From May 30–31, the ees Europe Conference will offer an extensive presentation program and serve as a presentation and discussion platform alongside the exhibition for the third year running.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has initiated the fundraising process for its new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III K/S, which will now be open for investor subscription.

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market has accepted the company’s plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(2) which will permit the continued listing of the Company’s American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

The BlueSky-MT240 solar simulator is an innovative module tester system from Alfartec company based on LED and Halogen technologies.

Renewable energy technology company BYD has signed an agreement with French flywheel manufacturer Levisys, allowing the Troyes based company to distribute BYD Energy Storage System – Mini ES and CESS (Commercial Energy Storage System) – in France, Italy, Spain and Morocco. BYD’s announcement with Levisys paves the way for future joint research and development in order to create more efficient energy storage systems.

Conquest has completed an initial close for its renewable power fund, with EUR 115 million as a result from solicitations and commitments from European institutional investors, including insurance companies, pension funds, banks, and global energy corporates.