Lütze conquers the renewable energy market with innovative cable technologies

The market for renewable energy sources is growing rapidly: In 2007 Merrill Lynch estimated that by 2011 energy generation from wind power will exceed the 200 gigawatt threshold. At the same time, a worldwide solar energy capacity of 26.5 was presumed for the year 2010. If one considers that total insolation is 970 million gigawatt hour per day, it is clear that there is an enormous growth potential in this sector. The market for solar energy plants is booming. At present the largest project is in China; its goal is to generate one gigawatt per hour.

The worldwide upturn in energy generation opens up new growth potentials for the cable industry. Because the cables used in systems for renewable energy sources are subjected to extreme environmental conditions and forces of nature, they have to be particularly rugged. For this reason their suitability for these applications has to be approved via various certification processes. In Germany, for example, there is the VDE certification; in America the UL 4703 standard for photovoltaic cables. In the USA, the UL 1277 standard has been extended for wind turbine tray cables (WTTC). 

Lütze has accepted the challenge to develop innovative products for this new market. Together with leading manufacturers, appropriate solutions have been developed for wind and solar applications. The UL-certified Lütze Silflex® Tray-ER PVC A308 series wind turbine cables have already been successfully introduced on the American market. In addition, the VDE-certified Thermoflex Solar XPE cables have been introduced on the German market.  Thanks to their high resistance to weather conditions and temperature, these cables satisfy the stringent VDE requirements for solar cables, and thus represent a practical solution for the solar energy industry. Through continuous research and development, LÜTZE intends in the future to continue its successful target-oriented stimulation of this market with innovative products.

Starting in June 2009 you can read the complete article in LÜTZE REPORT No. 24 (order here)

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