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EuroWire – March 2011 29
corporatenews
AICON 3D Systems – one of the leading
providers of optical camera-based 3D
measurement systems – has just set up its
own photovoltaic system.
The system covers a roof area of 850m²
and is installed on the roofs of AICON’s two
headquarter buildings in Biberweg, Germany.
It comprises 344 solar modules that convert
solar energy into electricity.
“We intend to generate 32,690KWh per year
with our photovoltaic system”, explains Dr Ing
Carl-Thomas Schneider, president of AICON
3D Systems.
“This would cover about 50% of our own
power demands.
“Actually, also in the past years, we have used
green electricity for our company buildings.
However, now by setting up our own
photovoltaic system, we are able to make
an active contribution to the expansion of
renewable energies.”
AICON’s environmental commitment goes
beyond the generation of power though.
Step by step, AICON examines all company
divisions and checks whether operations can
be done in amore sustainableway.
As an example, AICON has planned to reduce
the CO2 emissions of the company cars
significantly.
“Ourgoalisanaveragefleetfuelconsumption
below5 litres,”addedDr Schneider.
“Therefore, we only acquire very fuel-efficient
company vehicles.”
AICON3DSystems GmbH–Germany
Fax: +49 531 58 000 60
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Nexans has been awarded an €87m
contract by Energinet and Statnett,
the state-owned Transmission Systems
Operators (TSOs) in Denmark and
Norway, to deliver the subsea power
cable for Skagerrak 4 (SK 4), the fourth
HVDC power interconnector between
the two countries.
SK 4 is scheduled for completion by the
end of 2014.
The new 700 MW SK 4 cable will improve
security of supply in Denmark and
Norway as well as contributing to an
increased exchange of environmentally-
friendly power with other countries
via the common Nordic electric power
market.
Nexans – France
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€87m subsea HVDC power cable between
Denmark and Norway
Nexans’ cable laying ship ▲ ▲
AICON generates its
power from the sun
NAI’s Suzhou, China facility has
received Nadcap accreditation
for electronics cable and harness
assemblies.
NAI received Nadcap accreditation
for demonstrating its ongoing
commitment to quality by satisfying
customer requirements and industry
specifications. Joe Kame, NAI’s global
qualitydirector,said:“Thisaccreditation
exemplifies our commitment to quality
and the manufacturing requirements
of our customers.“
NAI Group – USA
Fax : +1 480 556 9477
Email:
Website:
Nadcap for China site