issue 5, November 2009

The Forum heralds new hydro projects in Bulgaria and the regionThe year 2009 has brought times of hardship in every part of the world, including the South-East European countries. The ... more

The International trade fair for renewable energies in Istanbul attracted 17,258 visitorsThe Renewable Energy Fair organized by Hannover Messe-Sodex took place in the CNR Expo/Hall 1. The debut of the ... more

Izmit’s water supply in northern Turkey is the world’s largest privately financed water supply project and the country’s first water Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) contract. The Thames Water-managed system ... more

Romania is experiencing strong economic growth with rising cement consumption as a result of investments in infrastructure and residential construction. Foreign investment worth billions of Euros, an output of millions ... more

FESTOCompany wins market share with process and product innovations"In the middle of difficulties lies opportunity." This quote from Albert Einstein is more relevant than ever. Festo customers from 200 industry ... more

Energy Policy, Major Market Players, Energy SourcesEnergy PolicyAlbania had its National Strategy for Energy approved by the Government in June 2003, and after three years the Action plan for implementation ... more

Mitsubishi Electric’s great efforts and investments are part of our customers successMr. Julien Dallery, European Key Account Manager and Area Sales Manager at MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE for South-East European INDUSTRIAL ... more

An undeveloped market full of potentialCurrent state of the renewable energy sector in Serbia from a top expert in the fieldMr. Slobodan Ruzic is an electrical engineer with a PhD ... more

Czech power group CEZ stated that it signed a contract with General Electric to supply wind turbines for its 600 megawatt, EUR 1.1 billion project in Romania -- the largest ... more

Farnell has announced the availability of a new range high quality accessories to support Wireless M2M applications based around the market leading Cinterion Wireless Module Range. The new range of ... more

China’s PC maker Haier and South Korean LCD monitors manufacturer Triview Co. Limited recently announced plans to build an LCD TV and monitors plant in FYROM, which are to be ... more

The Schaeffler Group and the ABB Turbo Systems AG have signed a cooperation agreement. The content of the collaboration with the turbocharger specialist ABB Turbo Systems is the innovative UniAir ... more

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic and President of the Industricum Company Jan Driessens signed an agreement on the sale of the bankrupt public ... more

The TME company has extended its offer with a series of miniature modules designed for wireless data transmission according to the ZigBee Standard (IEEE 802.15.4) and manufactured by the Italian ... more

Siemens AG is to acquire the solar thermal power company Solel Solar Systems Ltd. To date, the majority stake has been held by Ecofin Ltd., a London-based investment firm, and ... more

Premier Farnell announces that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of CadSoft Computer GmbH, a leading German-based developer and supplier of specialist computer aided design (CAD) software for ... more

The Energy Day Croatia ’Energy in Times of Climate Change’ was held on November 20, 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia. This was the 18th edition of the Forum, organized by Croatian ... more

In Munich Fischer Elektronik have introduced a new range of customer-specific design cases. Modern design in combination with shock-proof plastic covers and integral slip resistant feet or seals allow their ... more

The International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment "solarpeq", held in Dusseldorf will be accompanied next year by a top-class specialist international conference focussed on solar production and equipment. Photovoltaics ... more

The latest generation of SIPLACE placement solutions impressed not only the visitors, but also the trade journalists at this year’s Productronica, the industry’s leading trade show (Munich Trade Fair Centre, ... more