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EUROFORUM Deutschland SE: Facility management can distinguish itself through energy efficiency
Energy 01/27 2012 07:53
The market for energy and resource efficiency continues to grow
FM suppliers require business models and solutions from a single source
Sustainability and energy management are the focus of EFMC 2012
Düsseldorf/Copenhagen, 26 January 2012 - The market potential for energy-efficient services and products in the real estate sector is growing continuously. According to a study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, a new and promising leading market for energy and resource efficiency in building management is establishing itself in Germany. Annual growth of 6.5 per cent is expected up to 2020. This growth is set to open up great opportunities, as well as challenges, for the Facility Management (FM) sector - both in Germany and on an international stage. In order to optimally benefit from this increasing demand, real estate service providers and FM suppliers need to develop and offer new business models and solutions from a single source, according to the study. The study also indicates that an integrated policy for optimising efficiency has only rarely occurred up to now.¡¡» Read More
BELECTRIC AND Solar Frontier Connect First French CIS Solar Power Plant to the Grid
Solar Cell , Energy 10/31 2011 10:42
October 27, 2011
Kolitzheim and Munich, October 27, 2011 – Today Solar Frontier and BELECTRIC announced that they have completed a 4.2 MWp solar power plant in Bessan, France, further strengthening their joint collaboration. The project is the first in France to use Solar Frontier¡Çs thin-film CIS modules and marks Solar Frontier¡Çs entry into the French solar project market.¡¡» Read More
Let the sun shine BASF
Products , Materials , Solar Cell , Energy 10/14 2011 09:46
-BASF foam helps harness solar energy
BASF¡Çs Basotect® melamine foam is in use for insulating the Gobi line of solar flat plate collectors by Heliodyne, Richmond, California, one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of solar collectors in the US. The Gobi line is Heliodyne¡Çs flagship product that has continuously been refined and optimized for over 30 years.¡¡» Read More
A holistic approach to electric mobility smart forvision: A look at the future of electric mobility
Energy , Coating , Plastic , Environment , Materials 09/05 2011 09:15
2011-09-01
P-11-396
smart has always been a pioneer in matters of urban mobility and with the smart fortwo electric drive the company is showing the direction of development in cities around the world. Together with BASF, the largest automotive supplier in the chemical industry, smart is demonstrating its leading role in the use of forward-looking technologies above and beyond the drive system. The joint concept vehicle smart forvision presented at the 2011 International Motor Show in Frankfurt combines a futuristic design with technologies relating to energy efficiency, lightweight design and temperature management.¡¡» Read More
Solar Frontier Supplies Nissan with CIS Thin-Film Solar Modules for EV Charging System
Energy 07/11 2011 12:56
July 11, 2011
Tokyo, July 11, 2011 – Solar Frontier announced today that it has supplied Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. with approximately 40 kW of CIS thin-film solar modules in partnership with Showa Shell Sekiyu. The modules installed on the lower level rooftop of Nissan¡Çs global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, will be used mainly to power rapid charging systems for electric vehicles in the building. The power from this system can charge around 1,800 Nissan Leaf electric vehicles per year.¡¡» Read More