Supply Chain & Logistics 2008 North America

27/8/2008

“Supply chains are no longer merely a source of efficiency. Today’s value chain has transformed into a true creator of profitability, driving growth and delivering competitive advantage. Are you executing effective measures across your supply chain in order to remain competitive in a global, on-demand environment?”

Experts discuss demand dynamics in the world's major PV markets

26/8/2008

Grid parity from 2010 in several major markets? All well and good, but what will you do in the meantime? Within the global PV industry production is growing faster than demand, so where will all the modules go?

Aleo Solar posts growth increase

26/8/2008

The German company continued its solid growth in the last months, with earnings per share doubling. Aleo Solar is another example of a successful solar story in the stockmarket.

Solar industry faces hard times

23/8/2008

Solar energy (PV) module production capacity will be almost twice as big as global market demand for PV by the end of this year. This could lead to an oversupply situation that could put many manufacturers in a difficult position.

New Generation Biofuels awards plant design contract

15/8/2008

New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. has awarded Chicago-based ECE Design a contract to develop the design for its first full production biofuel manufacturing plant.

Applied Materials and Green Energy Technology seal solar deal

14/8/2008

Applied Materials, Inc. announced last week that it has signed a five-year service contract with Green Energy Technology Inc. (GET) of Taiwan to support GET’s Applied SunFab™ Thin Film Line for solar module manufacturing.

The world's biggest solar plant to be built in Australia

14/8/2008

The project could be finished in three years. The plant would cost an astonishing $1 billion.

PetroVietnam launches biofuel division

13/8/2008

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has announced the formation of a biofuel production and distribution company.