Hamburg (ots) – From June 8 to 10, 2011 Intersolar Europe will be the meeting point of the international solar energy industry on the site of the Neue Messe in Munich. The demand from this booming industry is to be covered in 15 exhibition halls.
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, exhibiting this year in Hall B5, is a company which is able to offer the solar energy sector a wide range of services and solutions.
Bureau Veritas (BV) offers various Supply Chain Quality and Risk Management solutions supporting manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers worldwide.
In particular, in the solar sector BV offers services such as product testing (also during the development phase), certification, approvals and training.
The route from concept to finished product is usually long and expensive. It is therefore very important that a product?s entry into the market goes smoothly. Any redesign is costly and very time-consuming, and can be avoided. Bureau Veritas supports its customers from concept, through initial design to finished product.
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services offers services for product safety and grid approval of solar inverters, EMC testing and solar certifications, as well as:
- risk analysis and conformity assessment
- technical assistance during the development phase
- testing and certification of electrical and non-electrical devices
and installations
- international approvals (USA, Canada, Asia, Australia etc.
- EMC testing (electromagnetic compatibility)
- MTBF calculations
- Approvals for Photovoltaic systems/components
– grid-connected inverters
product safety (EN 50178, IEC/EN 62109, AS 3100)
– switching , connection boxes
– monitoring systems (ENS, etc.)
– tracking systems
- approval of grid-connected generators
– VDEW Low Voltage Directive
– BDEW Medium Voltage Directive
– grid compatibility, grid safety (VDE 0126-1-1, RD 1663, DK
5940, AS 4777, etc.)
- training
Compared to the previous year, Intersolar is occupying three additional halls. Over an exhibition area of 165,000 m² the organisers are expecting more than 2,000 international exhibitors. One segment that has grown considerably is that of inverter and system providers.
The special show PV ENERGY WORLD is being held for the first time. The will be the possibilities of grid integration (i.e. the feeding of the electricity obtained from solar power into the electricity grid and the storage of this solar energy), the energy mix of the future in Germany and the role of photovoltaics. The abundance of innovations presented from the fields of photovoltaics, PV production technology and solar heating are supplemented by an extensive supporting programme.
Bureau Veritas Bureau Veritas is the world’s second-largest group in conformity, assessment and certification. Created in 1828, the group has more than 40,000 employees in 950 offices and 330 laboratories in 140 countries. Bureau Veritas? helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions to ensure that their products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility. The company is listed on Euronext Paris (Department A, Code ISIN FR 0006174348, share symbol: BVI). www.bureauveritas.com
The Bureau Veritas? Consumer Products Services Division is a leading provider of solutions and services in quality assurance for the consumer goods and retail markets. The division offers an extensive range of specialised services, including consulting, product testing, inspection, and training for a wide variety of products. These include hard goods, toys and juvenile products, textiles, electrical and electronic products, and health, beauty and household products. Bureau Veritas is recognised and accredited by major national and international organisations. Further information is available at www.bureauveritas.com/cps .
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