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12.04.2011
Trade fair
26th EU PVSEC 2011 in Hamburg
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29.03.2011
Top-class performance
High yields for Mureck Solar Park thanks to BCE modules
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16.03.2011
PV Grant Aid Scheme
A total of 35 million Euros in grant aid is available
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16.03.2011
Electricity charging station
Blue Chip Energy sponsors modules for Güssing electricity charging station
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14.03.2011
Product upgrade
The newest addition to the Blue Chip Energy product range is solar cells with 3 busbar.
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9.03.2011
Event Tip
Long day of energy
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9.03.2011
EURATOM
Referendum "Get out of EURATOM" failed.
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3.03.2011
EURATOM
Referendum "Get out of Euratom" in Austria has started.
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16.02.2011
Green revolution
New industrial revolution on the horizon.
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16.02.2011
PV congress
The Vösendorf congress is now in its second incarnation.
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16.02.2011
Electromobility
The e-connected platform uncovers paths for the future.
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9.09.2010
Italian film crew
On September 7, 2010 an Italian film crew from the "Il Sole 24 ore" network visited Blue Chip Energy.
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10.08.2010
Environment Day
This year's "Environment Day" will be held in Güssing on September 3rd.
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10.08.2010
Valencia Event
The 25th "European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition" is taking place this year.
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20.07.2010
Visit
Romanian orphans visit Blue Chip Energy
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7.07.2010
White Flag
Course celebrates successful first year.
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23.06.2010
Electro-mobility
Enormous growth in e-mobility
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15.06.2010
Documentary film
Exciting film by Carl-A. Fechner currently showing in Austrian movie theaters.
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15.06.2010
PV Grant Aid Scheme
35 million Euros available
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3.05.2010
Intersolar Europe
The world's largest solar energy fair will be taking place from June 9 to 11, 2010
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26.04.2010
European Solar Day
Blue Chip Energy takes part for the first time in the "European Sun Day" by holding an "Open Day".
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20.04.2010
Press Conference
Successful start to 2010 for Blue Chip Energy!
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19.04.2010
Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre
World's largest trade show featuring production equipment for the solar industry.
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8.03.2010
End of short-time working
Blue Chip Energy has ended short-time working.
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8.03.2010
Blue Chip modules
Since January 2010 Blue Chip Energy has been offering its own modules.
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8.03.2010
PV Congress
Blue Chip Energy exhibiting for first time.
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16.12.2009
Child sponsorship
Blue Chip Energy has sponsored two children living at the Caritas children’s home in Wetschehaus, a small town in north-western Romania.
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25.11.2009
Short-time working
The company’s management decisively rejects the accusation made by the Trade Union that it is failing to comply with legislation relating to short-time working.
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13.11.2009
Presentation
The members of the Roofers and Plumbers Trade Group visited Blue Chip Energy to find out all about photovoltaic energy.
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2.10.2009
Open Day
Blue Chip Energy is pleased to announce that it will be holding an Open Day on October 9th, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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15.09.2009
Capital increase
The parent company of Blue Chip Energy, Solon SE, published its interim report on 30 June 2009.
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7.09.2009
Unique
In October, Austria’s first university degree and masters course in opto-electronics/photovoltaics will be starting in Fürstenfeld.
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7.09.2009
HAMBURG CONFERENCE
The next major date on the industry’s international calendar is the 24th Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference in Hamburg (21. - 25. 9. 09
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19.06.2009
Current situation
"We expect the market to pick up again once the crisis has passed." Until then, Blue Chip will need to carry out some restructuring.
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20.04.2009
Energy strategy
At the end of April the Austrian Ministers of Trade and Industry and the Environment presented the new "Energy Strategy Austria".
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1.04.2009
European Solar Day
This year’s Sun Day in Austria takes places on May 15th and 16th. Over 2,000 events have already been scheduled so far.
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26.03.2009
INTERSOLAR North America 2009
At the second Intersolar North America show in San Francisco from July 14 to 16, 2009, the main focus will be on the future of the industry.
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10.03.2009
EU comparative
EurObserv'ER has published its latest study on the state of renewable energies in the EU.
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3.03.2009
2009 SUPPLY TARIFFS
The supply tariffs have been set in accordance with the 2009 German Eco-Power Ordinance. The main points of it remain to be approved by the EU.
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19.02.2009
Milestone
The first international agency in the field of renewable energy - IRENA - was recently established.
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3.02.2009
MUNICH TRADE FAIR CORPORATION
This year’s PHOTON Photovoltaic Technology Show 2009 Europe will be taking place from March 4th to 6th in Munich.
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22.01.2009
NEW ERA
Following the inauguration of new US President Barack Obama, a change of approach in terms of climate policy is also on the cards.
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14.01.2009
More funding
The Photovoltaic Energy Promotion fund has been topped up by a further 2.9 million Euro. Sadly new applications will have no chance of success.
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23.12.2008
EU Climate Package
In mid-December the European Parliament passed the new EU Climate Package with an overwhelming majority.
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10.12.2008
RES LEGAL
A new website provides a reference source of the legislation relating to the generation of electricity from renewable energies in all EU member states.
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10.12.2008
Future-proof
The solar and photovoltaic industry is well able to withstand the financial crisis, according to Germany’s solar industry association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft.
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12.11.2008
Conference
The "Second Solar" conference will be taking place in San Francisco from December 2nd to 4th.
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28.10.2008
EU COMMISSIONER
On a working visit to Güssing, EU Commissioner Danuta Hübner also called in on Blue Chip Energy.
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13.10.2008
Regions Minister
Heidrun Silhavy, Austria’s Federal Minister for Women, Media and Regional Policy, visited Blue Chip at the end of September.
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17.09.2008
Ministerial visit
Austrian Federal Government Minister Martin Bartenstein visited the impressive Blue Chip Energy manufacturing facility.
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9.09.2008
Company celebration
At the end of August, in splendid high-summer weather, Blue Chip Energy held a highly entertaining and enjoyable summer party on its site.
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28.08.2008
Conference and Exhibition
This year sees the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, being held in the Spanish city of Valencia.
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8.08.2008
Motivation
The employees are the most important assets of Blue Chip Energy. That is one of the fundamental tenets of the corporate philosophy.
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29.07.2008
ENERGY MANAGERS
At the end of July the company hosted eight trainee Energy Managers who took the opportunity to experience production of state-of-the-art Blue Chips at first hand.
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16.07.2008
Hybrid technology
Blue Chip Energy is demonstrating its environmental credentials in its vehicle fleet as well as its production operations: all its company cars are powered by hybrid technology.
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30.06.2008
TRAINING
At the end of June Blue Chip Energy played host to some 40 students from the Graz School of Chemical Engineering. In the course of their visit the students also had a tour of the core of the plant - the production line.
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25.06.2008
CLIMATE CONTROL INITIATIVE
The SPÖ-Club hosted a press conference in the Blue Chip Energy conference centre on June 23, 2008 at which Burgenland State Governor (“Landeshauptmann”) Niessl launched the EKKO climate control initiative.
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10.06.2008
Movie theater ad
A Blue Chip Energy ad is currently playing in movie theaters between Vienna and Graz featuring the tagline "Apply now”.
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28.05.2008
A special visitor
On May 27th, 2008 Environmental Delegate for the Austrian State of Burgenland, Verena Dunst, visited Blue Chip Energy, and was impressed by the highly professional manufacturing facility operated by the company.
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19.05.2008
Klimaenergy 08
The Klimaenergy trade fair in Bolzano (Bozen), Northern Italy, is looking to establish itself as a leading event in the field of renewable energies for industrial and commercial use.
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23.04.2008
No climate strategy
The Austrian Federal Government’s climate control strategy has failed - that was the consensus view of the Climate Summit held recently at the Academy of Sciences.
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16.04.2008
European Solar Day
European Solar Day will be celebrated this year on May 16th and 17th. The Solar Day is a publicity campaign highlighting the use of solar energy.
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5.04.2008
Growth
According to a survey by solar industry magazine "Photon", the global photovoltaic sector grew by 70% in 2007.
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26.03.2008
12 - 14. June 2008
25% more exhibitors at Intersolar 2008: To meet the high level of demand, this year’s show is being held in Munich.
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10.03.2008
Training
Sound training is key to achieving advances in new industries, and that also applies to the field of photovoltaic energy.
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28.02.2008
Environmentally friendly
At least 89% of the air pollution from present-day electricity production can be avoided by using photovoltaic energy.
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15.02.2008
A clear statement of intent
The Mayor of London is making a clear statement in favour of greater environmental protection: the city’s Congestion Charge will be tripled this year for high-emission vehicles.
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4.02.2008
Rapid
Climate change is advancing, according to a study by the University of Berne. It is extraordinary how fast human activity is changing the climate.
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28.01.2008
New European Directive
With the new Renewable Energy Directive the European Commission has cleared the way for a major boost to the spread of solar power.
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19.01.2008
Up and away
Construction of the Blue Chip Energy facility is making major strides each week. Now the first machines are being installed. Production will start on schedule.
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9.01.2008
Climate change
According to a new study conducted by the Austrian Federal Forestry Agency, two thirds of all Austrians consider nature to be under threat from climate change; more than half fear a health risk.
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20.12.2007
40% growth
Global solar power capacity increased by 2.3 gigawatts in 2007, representing growth of 40%.
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20.12.2007
100% renewable
By 2012 the Spanish central region of Castilla-La Mancha is looking to convert totally to renewable energies: it's a ground-breaking move for Europe.
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19.11.2007
Lights out
On December 8, 2007, between 8 p.m. and 8.05 p.m., Germany is turning its lights out, under the motto "Save our Earth”.
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24.10.2007
Press review
Latest: Check out our press archive of key media reports on Blue Chip Energy.
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11.10.2007
Goals
The EU is driving forward the development of renewable energies. By 2020 it want to see the energy from such sources at least double.
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26.09.2007
Key sector
Solar energy is one of the key sectors contributing to reductions in greenhouse gases. By 2030, it could help save over a billion tonnes of CO2.
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13.08.2007
New era
The construction of the Blue Chip Energy plant - the country’s first photovoltaic cell manufacturing facility - marks the start of a new era of renewable energy in Austria.
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13.08.2007
Save the climate
New guide shows how individuals can save money and at the same time help save the climate.
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13.08.2007
Already Here
The end of July saw a very moving ground-breaking ceremony, accompanied by applause from the many prominent figures in attendance, as the start was made on construction of the new Blue Chip Energy plant in Güssing in the state of Burgenland.
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