Intertek (Chicago, IL), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, announces the addition of solar thermal testing capabilities to its Dallas, TX facility. The laboratory, accredited by the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), A2LA and Standards Council of Canada, tests solar thermal equipment to safety and performance standards including SRCC SD 100, CSA F378-87 and EN 12975-1. Compliance to these standards is required for manufacturers to receive SRCC Certification and the ETL Listed Mark for North American market access. Read more...

Intersolar North America is the Western Hemisphere companion to the enormous Intersolar Europe trade fair, and was held July 12-15 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. A team from Solar Server joined the over 20,000 visitors, 2,500 conference attendees, 580 vendors from 26 nations and a further 120 plus PV exhibitors at SEMICON West at this year's show. While we were not able to be everywhere (though this correspondent has never felt the conflict of not being able to be in two places at once quite so sharply), we are pleased to bring you highlights from this year's Intersolar North America. Read more...

Gerhard Rabensteiner was one of the founding members of ESTIF and since the establishment of this federation in 2002 he acted as Vice-President. He looks back on many years of experience in the field of solar thermal energy as the Managing Director of the Austrian company GREENoneTEC that is now part of KIOTO Clear Energy AG. This holding company was co-founded by the Austrian in 2006. In his interview with Solarserver, the new ESTIF President spoke about the perspectives of the branch, policies for renewable energies and his plans for the future Read more...