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Solar industry at a turning point
Editorial by Dagmar Vogt, President of Berlin Solar Network e.V.:
Germany‘s solar power industry has reached a turning point. Solar expansion measures resulted in energy cost savings to the tune of more than two billion euros in the first half of 2012. Renewable energy now accounts…

Stormy times
Europe’s solar energy companies are facing troubling times. Competition from lowcost Chinese providers and cuts in government subsidies for solar energy have driven several leading German companies into insolvency.…

A decentralized, regional approach
An interview with Axel Berg – Head of the German Section of the European Association for Renewable Energy (Eurosolar):
Is the energy revolution on the right track? We are at a stage where renewable energy can seriously assume responsibility for generating electricity in Germany. We're now at a crossroads: should be adjust our cable…

Tandem cells and catalysis research
Material researchers the world over would envy Klaus Lips for this laboratory:
In no fewer than 18 growth chambers, the scientist from Berlin's Helmholtz-Zentrum will be developing new material combinations for third-generation solar cells and new, effi cient energy storage devices as of…

Cooperation between Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and University of Applied Sciences is bearing new fruit
The head of the Competence Centre Thin-Film and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics Berlin (PVcomB), Rutger Schlatmann, has assumed a professorship for solar cell technology at the university:
Although lectures at the University of Applied Sciences in Karlshorst do not start until early October, Rutger Schlatmann is already looking forward to them. The physician has been heading up the Competence Centre…
Scienion to partner with Maine Manufacturing for marketing of FAST® Slide products
Scienion AG and Maine Manufacturing, LLC, today announced an agreement on Scienion’s marketing of Maine Manufacturing’s FAST® protein array products. The non-exclusive distribution arrangement includes the worldwide…
Change of Management at SOLON Energy
Säuberlich to advise SOLON Energy after successful restructuring of the company:
Anjan Turlapati is to take over the position of CEO at SOLON Energy GmbH. He will replace Stefan Säuberlich, who is shifting his focus onto new tasks but will remain at the Berlin solar energy company in a …
LUM GmbH moves into new headquarters in Berlin-Adlershof
LUM GmbH is market leader in innovative analysers for direct and accelerated stability analysis and particle characterization of dispersions. Following the approved growth strategy, with the relocation in 2012 a…
Adlershof's know how for achieving South Africa's climate objectives
Renewable Energy Project in Durban with the involvement of WISTA-MANAGEMENT:
1 Purpose The report provides the Executive Committee with a summary of the Renewable Energy Development Hub (RED Hub-KZN) that is being proposed for development in eThekwini Municipal Area. 2 Synopsis The…

STEP Award 2012
New Deadline: August 10th:
The STEP Award is a competition designed to recognize innovative growth companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The initiators, Infraserv Höchst and F.A.Z.-Institut Innovation Projects, are pursuing the same…
Discover the places of Berlin’s future
New tours through Adlershof, Schöneweide, Tempelhof, BER:
As of summer 2012 Adlershof con.vent offers half/full day combination tours. Those tours are dealing with the question how to develop past airports and industrial areas to successful locations. The following tours are…
New business segment
Seminars and workshops dealing with location development and promotion of economics development:
As of summer 2012 Adlershof con.vent offers all-day or longer seminars and workshops about successful location development and promotion of economics development using the best practise example Adlershof. After an…
New locations for big events
With more than 600 people:
Adlershof con.vent offers now for conferences, road shows, dinners, parties, trade shows with more than 600 people new ideal locations which always offer a special flair and atmosphere. We look forward to hearing…
Event concepts with a special extra
Adlershof offers the ideal setting for events of all kinds:
Whether it is a dine-crime, treasure hunt, gala dinner, summer festival, roadshow or team event. Adlershof creates innovative events concepts and is glad to organize every detail of your event. Everything from one…
Global Solar Energy Addresses Challenging EU Solar Market Conditions
Global Solar Energy, Inc. a leading manufacturer of flexible solar technology, announced today that the German executive team applied for insolvency proceedings at Global Solar’s wholly owned German subsidiary, Global…
Scienion new collaboration
Scienion’s sciFLEXARRAYER S11 to be used by Courtagen for the production of QPDx® Biochips:
SCIENION US, Inc. today announced that Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc. – a privately held life sciences company that provides innovative proteomic and genomic products and services to the life sciences industry – will…
SOLON Presents Energy Storage and Innovative Solutions for Industrial Roofs
Intersolar 2012:
The solar energy company SOLON is presenting two new products at this year’s Intersolar Europe trade fair: the SOLiberty storage system and the SOLbond Seam, a photovoltaic system for commercial and industrial roofs.…

SOLON Supplies 7.5 MW of Solar Modules to Greece
Greek photovoltaic market is growing:
The solar company SOLON has agreed to supply 7.5 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to the Greek planning company Arxikon. These monocrystalline solar modules will be used in a number of projects throughout Greece which…

Adlershof Special 23: Bioanalytics
Booming Bioanalytics:
Bioanalytics is booming // Innovative core biotechnology // Metamorphosis of a Technology Centre // The custom hunt for the drugs of tomorrow // By order of the customer // Find, measure, identify // Synthetic DNA in…

Innovative Core Biotechnology
Berlin-Brandenburg is one of the leading life science locations in Germany. Here is where the strongholds of medicine, scientific research, and training are at home. The key drive behind all this innovation is the…