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Anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels are not in the interest of the EU
REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels globally, reiterates its position towards the ongoing solar anti-dumping investigations.
Last week, the EU Commission is planning to implement provisional anti-dumping duties on solar imports from China. The official decision will be made on June 6, 2013. In response of the likelihood of anti-dumping duties, the Chinese board of trade advised the EU against actions that would cause a trade war. REC maintains its position clearly against i...
Solar
- May 23, 2013
Bentek Solar Ships More than 100MW of Its New 1000VDC Utility-Scale BUSS
Bentek Solar, a leading designer and manufacturer of PV products connecting PV panels to inverters worldwide for the commercial and utility-scale marketplaces, announces that it has shipped more than 100MW of the new Breaker Universal Safety Systems (BUSS) since its recent March 2013 introduction.
“The new Bentek BUSS is designed to work with almost any inverter. It is highly configurable, allowing up to 14 1000VDC 100 percent rated circuit breakers that provide overcurrent protecti...
Solar
- May 23, 2013
ElectraTherm Commissions Green Machine in Czech Republic at Biogas Plant
ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale, waste heat to power generation, installed a Green Machine at a biogas plant in Slapanov, Czech Republic, in its second collaboration with biogas plant constructor EnviTec. ElectraTherm and its distributor, GB Consulting, commissioned an ElectraTherm Green Machine in January to generate additional power and increase energy efficiency on site, and the machine has accrued more than 2,500 hours with greater than 98% availability.
The Green Machine was ad...
Bio
- May 23, 2013
Total sanctions a major project to modernize the Antwerp refining and petrochemical platform
Total has approved a €1 billion modernization project for its Antwerp production facilities, Total’s largest European refining and petrochemical platform, in line with the Group’s strategy of focusing its investment on its large integrated platforms to position them among the most competitive of the industry.
“The approval of this upgrade plan is a milestone for the further development of the Antwerp facilities into one of the most profitable platform of the refinin...
Oil and Gas
- Refinery - May 23, 2013
Siemens signs multiple service and maintenance agreements in Germany
Siemens Energy has been awarded contracts to provide service and maintenance at five power and industrial plants in Germany. These service agreements will help improve the efficiency, reliability and availability of the facilities. Siemens will perform service and maintenance for the gas turbines at Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH's cogeneration plant in Flensburg; Stadtwerke Bochum Holding GmbH's combined heat and power plant in Bochum Hiltrop; SWE Energie GmbH's Erfurt power facility;...
Oil and Gas
- May 23, 2013
ABB to produce photovoltaic inverters in South Africa as solar market expands
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local photovoltaic (PV) market and local content requirements.
ABB plans to open the new inverter production line at its existing facilities in Johannesburg in 2014. The line for its PVS800 range of central inverters will have a production capacity of approximately 500 megawatts (MW) a year. It will produce 630 kilowatt (kW), 875 kW and 1,00...
Solar
- May 23, 2013
US House in message vote: build Keystone pipeline
US lawmakers Wednesday agreed to a bill that would speed construction of a Canada-US oil pipeline and circumvent the need for President Barack Obama's approval for the $5 billion project.
By a 241-175 vote, the House of Representatives passed the largely symbolic measure to end regulatory delays on the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project which House Speaker John Boehner noted is shown in polls to have the support of most Americans.
"The Keystone pipeline will create tens of thous...
Oil and Gas
- Pipelines - May 23, 2013
EU leaders face up to shale challenge
EU leaders agreed Wednesday to face up to the challenge posed by the shale oil and gas revolution which has slashed US energy prices, undercutting Europe's competitive edge.
"All leaders are aware that sustainable and affordable energy is key to keeping factories and jobs in Europe," European President Herman Van Rompuy said.
"Industry finds it hard to compete with foreign firms who pay half the price for electricity, like in the United States," Van Rompuy said...
Oil and Gas
- May 22, 2013
