Die GRÜNEN unterstützen AquaSolis Forderung. Sie wollen im Falle eines Wahlsieges eine umfassende Versicherungs- und Rückstellungspflicht für Kernkraftwerke durchsetzen.

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AquaSolis CEO Jürgen Schmid hatte die deutschen Parteien zur Stellungnahme aufgefordert, ob sie im Falle eines Wahlsieges die Einführung einer umfassenden Versicherungs-Haftpflicht für alle Stromproduzenten einschließlich Atomkraftwerke unterstützen würden. Die GRÜNEN haben als erstes geantwortet und in deutlichen Worten ihre Unterstützung signalisiert:

„Wir werden” – so Sibylle Steffan von der Bundes-Geschäftsführung der GRÜNEN und auch Anne Franke (M.d.bayer.L) – “uns im Falle eines Wahlsieges als Mandatsträger dafür einsetzen

a)      eine Versicherungs-Haftpflicht für sämtliche Kraftwerksbetreiber einzuführen und

b)      eine gesetzliche Obligation, binnen von acht Jahren die erforderlichen Rückstellungen für die Verwertung und Entsorgung aller beim Betrieb und Rückbau der Kraftwerke entstehenden Abfälle zu treffen. Diese Rückstellungen müssen vor Insolvenz geschützt getätigt werden.”

Darüber hinaus fordert Sibylle Steffan von der Fraktionsgeschäftsführung der GRÜNEN einen internationalen Lösungsansatz:

“Es besteht bereits eine Pflicht zur Deckungsvorsorge für Schäden durch Unfälle in Atomkraftwerken. Diese deckt allerdings nur einen geringen Teil der möglichen Schäden durch einen GAU ab. Wir wollen die daher anheben. Da Strahlung nicht an nationalen Grenzen halt macht, streben wir hier eine grenzüberschreitende europäische Lösung an.

Bezüglich der Rückstellungen beabsichtigen wir, diese aus den Unternehmen in einen öffentlichen Fonds zu überführen, um zum einen mehr Transparenz zu gewährleisten und zum anderen dafür zu sorgen, dass ausreichend Finanzmittel für den Rückbau der Reaktoren und die Endlagerung des Atommülls zum richtigen Zeitpunkt zur Verfügung stehen.“

Und Olaf Denter, Sprecher aus dem Büro von Jürgen Trittin, MdB, ergänzt: “Auch wenn uns bewusst ist, dass es kaum möglich sein wird, eine komplette Schadensvorsorge zu betreiben, da diese nicht über eine Versicherung abzudecken ist, müssen die Atomkraftwerke eine möglichst weitgehende Schadensvorsorge treffen. Auch bei Kohlekraftwerken wurde hier zu wenig getan. Vor allem die Schäden durch den Kohleabbau  werden weitgehend von der Allgemeinheit getragen. Ein erster Schritt könnte hier die Einführung einer Förderabgabe sein.”

AquaSoli: Nomination of Vice-CEO // CEO Juergen Schmid speaks at PV East America about PV on Landfills

President’s Day – Special Edition
Photovoltaic Projects on Landfills

*** Make them succeed with AquaSoli ***

CEO Jürgen Schmid spoke at PV East America about “Photovoltaic plants on landfills and abandoned sites”

“Planning PV projects on landfills has to take slope angle, layering of the covering system, water house hold and differentials settlement issues into consideration” says CEO Jürgen Schmid  “AquaSoli has helped to complete more then two dozens of such projects”, and the customers are very happy with the results. Juergen Schmid took part in an expert discussion after speaking about “Photovoltaic plants on landfills and abandoned sites” at the PV East in Philadelphia.
If you missed the expert discussion – here we have it ready for you: 

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/topics/m/video/70635787/how-green-is-your-solar-energy-blueprint.htm

1.Rationalization and diversification

a.       From a specialized engineering firm with a narrow focus we have developed into a full-scale planning company. We can offer turnaround planning with the geotechnical investigation and land survey integrated with our planning team, which can then provide the layout-, electrical-, grading-, and road-planning. This “key- turn- solution” is preventing mistakes which might happen if different partners have to work together on one project.
b.      In addition to PV, we offer our services for CSP and wind-powerplants.
c.       Our engineers also cover structural engineering topics and can provide the statical proofs for aluminium- and steel-works.
d.      We have invested in the latest planning software for renewable energy plants. All planning services can be provided out of one hand without any loss of information between different contractors.
e.      We also use the latest software to perform output- and economical analysis, which are double-checked by our own calculations.
f.        For small- to medium-sized projects (50 kW – 100 kW), we have developed a new approach for the foundation design and are able to offer this method for very low prices.

2.    Internationalization

a.       We are moving with customers and markets. Along with the past three month we achieved construction sites in Japan, England, France, Puerto Rico and the United States with 55 MWp all together. Our employees speak the languages of the booming solar markets, as English, German, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish, and Spanish.
b.      We used to work in different time-zones across the globe. 24-hours our server is accessed by employees in Europe, USA, Africa, the Near East, and Asia. Rather than a restraint, we use the time-difference to work faster on critical projects.
c.       The US- and Canadian-markets are covered by our independent daughter-company AquaSoli LLC, which has its main office in San Francisco.
d.      Leading markets for AquaSoli in 2013 are the US, UK, Japan, Baltic States, East Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

3.    AquaSoli-Leadership

Manfred Karl was appointed Vice-president by founder and CEO Jürgen Schmid in 2012. After career in tunnel construction, the civil engineer joined AquaSoli. We wish him all the best for his new responsibilities and tasks.

4.    New head office

After an substantial growth over the past years, the German headquarter is now located in the heart of Munich in an renewed mill-building entirely supplied with renewable energy.
The US-office is located next to the beautiful Bel Marin Keys in Marin County, which have been restored to their original sate in the past years and are now housing countless native bird species again.

5.    R&D and approved quality management

A new state-of-the-art test-facility was constructed at our German headquarters in 2012. Furthermore employees of the company have been approved by the TÜV for renewable energy planning, one of the highest standards for quality work.
At the new test-facility newly developed piles with higher bearing capacity and foundation elements have been tested with leading racking manufacturers. The improvement of foundations and quality control remains to be our main goal in 2013..

Jointly with our clients

Key Competencies of AquaSoli are Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Geodetical Surveying, Layout Planning, Electro Engineering for Residential, Roofs, Farmland and Recycled Land, Geotechnical Foundation Design for Fixed Tilt and Tracker PV-Systems.

Project Example: Bedrock/ Colorado, 1.1 MWp

The depicted plant (copyright: SFlex inc.) delivers PV power in Bedrock. AquaSoli contributed its geotechnical engineering for this 1.1MWp – plant situated in this magic Colorado canyon scenery.

Increasing global competition in the global Solar market – AquaSoli is among the market leaders for pv civil engineering

Until recently, the Solar market has been a phenomenon concentrated on a handful of European countries that where pushing the development with massive funding. These funding are constantly decreasing and the focus has clearly diversified over the last years, with more and more players acting on an international scale to meet the demands in different countries. Part of this global growth of the solar market is the never-ending  aim of reducing costs to make Solar power an effective energy source next to other, conventional sources. The offer of “key- turn- solutions” including geotechnical and electric engineering is one advance of our team.
Good to have partners like AquaSoli, that have already prepared for these new conditions: With rationalization, diversification, internationalization, R&D and approved quality standards, we are ready to meet the upcoming challenges.

Your 15%-Discount for PV East!

AquaSoli is pleased to invite you and your colleagues, customers, and partners to hear our CEO Jürgen Schmid speak at the PV America East conference next week on the topic of:

“How Green is Your Blueprint? Addressing Local Environmental Issues:

Photovoltaic Plants on landfills and abandoned sites!”

We would like to offer discounted registration to you and any parties you choose to invite:

Enter the Discount Code      SPKPROMO13        at http://www.pvamericaexpo.com/east/

to receive 15% discount on any badge! Just visit the web-site PV America 2013 East and book your ticket!

If you wish to meet and speak personally with Jürgen, please simply contact our office in Novato to arrange an appointment:

Phone: +1.415.230.2062; Fax:+1.415.707.0301; Email: torsten.christian@aquasoli.com

We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia, February 5 – 7, 2013!

CEO Jürgen Schmid and Business developer Jakob Wetzel resume:

"SPI in Orlando, Florida was a great fair for us. Old as well as new customers asked us many questions about our services for small and large scale pv power plants, such as:

"What are the advantages of pile pullout tests in comparison with conventional geotechnical engineering?"

"How many pile tests are you performing per MWp?"

"Can you perform pile test loadings hand in hand with GPS-3D-surface-scanning?"

But also the 3d-Layout-Planning with shadow optimization and the stacking out services found the interest of many partners.

Jürgen Schmid: "We take our time to explain our customers everything, and that makes them feeling, that we regard them as our partners, with whom we want to work together in a long term perspective."

AquaSolis U.S. Managemen will be at the SPI in Orlando, Florida, to inform you about its services for large scale pv power plants, like:

1. Foundation Design
2. Pile Test Loadings
3. Geodetical Surveying
4. 3d Layout Planning / Shadow Optimization
   
5. Stacking Out

et cetera.

SPI takes place September 10-13, 2012.

For meetings with AquaSoli please call our office at +1.415.230.2062.