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Large-scale solar in the UK generates over £13 million a year
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 17:52
Commercial-scale solar PV projects are generating an estimated £13.5million worth of electricity a year according to new research published by SmartestEnergy. Read moreWeekly solar installations break 10MW barrier
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 16:39
The weekly number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations has broken through the 10MW barrier for the first time this year. Read moreNAPIT: Smart meter delay “could have been avoided”
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 15:46
The National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has criticised government plans that have seen the mass roll-out of smart meters delayed until 2015. Read moreSolarWorld saved but not out of the water
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 14:21
A cash injection from Qatar Solar Technologies and bondholder settlements on some of its debts would seem to have pulled SolarWorld from the brink of bankruptcy. Read moreBarker: UK is ‘the most exciting growth market for solar in Europe’
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:21
Greg Barker has hailed the potential of the British solar industry, stating that the market is now the most exciting growth market in the whole of Europe. Read moreLondon City Airport adopts solar lighting
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 14:40
London City Airport has invested £10,000 in two new solar-powered runway guard lights. Read moreSMA’s manufacturing facility declared zero scope 2 carbon neutral
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 12:23
Inverters manufactured by SMA Solar Technology AG have been officially crowned zero carbon following an independent audit. Read moreDecision delayed on Peterborough solar farm
Monday, 6.17.2013 - 20:09
Councillors today voted to defer a decision on the first of three planning applications which would see a 84MW solar farm network built on the Fens to help fund public services. Read moreBrits believe financial barriers threaten energy efficiency adoption
Monday, 6.17.2013 - 18:43
More than nine in ten people believe that fuel poverty levels in the UK will continue to increase if nothing is done to improve the adoption of energy efficiency, according to a survey published by the Rexel Foundation and Opinion Way. Read moreEnphase Energy launches UK commercial solar initiative
Monday, 6.17.2013 - 17:09
Enphase Energy has announced a new commercial solar initiative that will see the microinverter manufacturer collaborate with UK installers to help realise commercial projects. Read morePV-Tech
PV module costs to fall to 36c per watt by 2017: GTM Research
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 17:49
China’s tier I crystalline-silicon PV module manufacturers are on course to cut production costs to 36c per watt by the end of 2017, according to a report from GTM Research published yesterday. Read moreOrder Focus: RENA and Tempress Systems win 100MW advanced cell line contract from US-based Nexolon
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 11:52
Wafer producer Nexolon, which plans to invest more than US$115 million to become a major US-based PV module manufacturer has selected the n-PASHA Alliance (RENA, ECN and Tempress Systems) to provide its advanced n-type solar cell technology for bi-facial module production. Read moreIntersolar EU 2013: REC displays bi-facial solar module for Middle East market entry
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 11:23
REC is expanding its regional sales footprint by opening its first sales operations in Dubai, UAE and is displaying at Intersolar Europe a bi-facial PV module concept said to be ideal for desert conditions. Read moreSolarWorld saved but not out of the water
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:50
A cash injection from Qatar Solar Technologies and bondholder settlements on some of its debts would seem to have pulled SolarWorld from the brink of bankruptcy. Read moreBelectric secures 30% credit increase
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:38
German solar EPC firm Belectric has agreed a 30% extension to its credit line. Read moreHanwha Q CELLS equips Japan’s ‘largest’ PV project
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:22
German manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS is to supply modules to what is said to be Japan’s largest solar power plant. Read moreIntersolar EU 2013: BayWa to distribute Solar-Fabrik modules
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 12:50
Solar-Fabrik has signed a distribution partnership with BayWa re renewable energy GmbH. Read moreIntersolar Europe 2013: IBC Solar to showcase rural electrification projects
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 12:46
PV system integrator, IBC Solar is planning to showcase independent power supply solutions for remote, off-grid locations at Intersolar Europe this week. Read moreYingli Green strikes 3GW PV project pipeline in China
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 12:38
Qujing municipal government in Yunnan province China has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yingli Green Energy to provide around 21 PV power plants in the region with a total planned capacity of 3GW. Read moreIntersolar EU 2013: LDK Solar launches M3 power wafer for 19% cell efficiencies
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 11:21
Having guided higher wafer shipments for the second quarter of 2013 due to customer adoption of its M2 multicrystalline wafers, LDK Solar is launching its next generation M3 power wafer at Intersolar Europe this week. Read moreRenewable Energy World
Automating Solar PV Installation With Alion Energy's Robots
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 16:47
Alion Energy has officially transformed from its origins in thin-film manufacturing, to now offering a way to significantly streamline utility-scale solar plant construction, using robots. Read moreGermany Energy Storage Incentive Could Push PV Market Further
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 15:54
As more and more solar is installed and some countries, like Germany, are seeing consumers get an increasing amount of their electricity from intermittent sources, grid storage and batteries are sure to be hot topics at this year’s Intersolar Europe in Munich. Tobias Rothacher, senior manager of renewable energies at Germany Trade and Invest, will Read moreAre Solar Utilities Obsolete?
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 15:22
Are traditional solar photovoltaic (PV) financing models dead? Are solar utilities dinosaurs, about to become extinct? For utilities, says Dirk Morbitzer, general manager of analysis firm Renewable Analytics, “the old times are gone. Utilities must embrace renewables or suffer the consequences.” Read moreResidential Solar Projects Insured for Success
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 14:00
Demand for solar residential systems is at an all time high. In 2013, residential solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are expected to grow by 40 percent due to lower pricing and alternative solar financing options, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012 research report conducted by Solar Energy Industries and GTM Research. Read moreJapan: Solar's Real Deal?
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 14:00
Japan's solar market is soaring. Spurred by a generous incentive, developers are announcing mega-scale projects, investors are closing deals and manufacturers are placing orders. The nation is fast becoming the industry champion of 2013. Read moreOptimising Small Wind Inverters
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 13:00
Small wind turbines (SWTs) less than 50 kW are playing a growing role in electricity generation, and are now being deployed in domestic, commercial and agricultural scenarios. The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) predicts that the global SWT market will increase from 95 MW in 2011 to 700 MW in 2020, growth of approximately 25 percent per year. But market share has remained small when compared to domestic-scale photovoltaics (PV). Read moreRethinking Solar Array Field Conventions
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 20:14
How strange that the development of many solar array fields has largely become an exercise in massive excavation, grading and stormwater management. This is ironic when we consider that such projects carry the “sustainable” tag. Yet there is a better way. Such terrains can be developed with minimal disturbance to the site footprint, within an existing regulatory framework and with less impact to sensitive environmental features. Read moreThree Key Features of Los Angeles' New Local Solar Program
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 15:11
Officially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016. In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to the siz Read moreRenewable Energy in Myanmar: Not Just Clean, It’s Necessary
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 14:00
Myanmar is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and a youthful workforce, but with many of its people living in extreme poverty, the newly opening economy is attracting the interest of investors and aid workers alike. In the middle of the fastest growing region in the world, East Asia, Myanmar holds great promise as the next big market. Growth rates have exceeded 5 percent since 2010 when the country released human rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi and held elections, and 8 percent growth rates are within reach. McKinsey analysts estimate that Myanmar could quadruple its GDP by 2030 to US$200 billion. Read moreWomen in Power – It’s a Natural Fit
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 14:00
Women in power — it’s not just a play on words. With all the talk about ‘leaning in’ it’s time to recognize all the women that leaned in, reached back, pulled forward, marched and continued marching for themselves, their families, their industries and their peers. Women in high profile positions are honored (though the fickle limelight that can shine or glare), and the scrutiny that comes with this honor can be uncomfortable. Brave women march through this fickle limelight because it is important to them to make a difference. Read moreSolarserver
EU begins discussions with China towards negotiated settlement on solar PV trade case
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 20:39
The EU Trade Office reports that it began “confidential technical-level discussions” with Chinese experts towards a negotiated settlement on solar photovoltaic (PV) duties on July 17th, 2013 in Brussels. Read moreSolar PV, wind reach 60% of mid-day German electricity output on June 16th
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 15:32
The International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR, Münster, Germany) reports that on June 16th, 2013 wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) generation peaked at over 60% of German electricity output, a new record. Read moreGTM: Technology to lead fall in Chinese solar PV production costs
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 14:59
Greentech Media Research (GTM, Boston, Massachusetts, US) has released a new report which predicts that production costs for leading Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers will fall 28% to USD 0.36 per watt by the end of 2017. Read moreAustralia reaches 1 million solar PV systems as market growth slows
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:32
Clean Energy Council (Melbourne, Australia, U.S.) has released a report which finds that as of March 2013, there were more than 1 million solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in operation in Australia, representing a capacity of 2.3 GW. “Clean Energy Australia Report 2012” also finds that PV generation contributed roughly 1% of Australia's electricity in 2012. However, after five years of exponential growth, the nation's PV market grew only 7% in 2012 to 872 MW. Read moreChilean congress makes changes to bill calling for 20% renewable energy
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 10:27
In an agreement with Chilean Energy Minister Jorge Bunster, a committee in the lower house of the nation's congress has made changes to a bill calling for 20% “non-conventional” renewable energy in Chile, including moving the target date to 2025. The earlier version of the “20/20” bill was approved by Chile's Senate in January 2012 and had also been approved by the Mining and Energy Commission in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it had been consistently opposed by Bunster. Read moreTSMC Solar produces 15.7% efficient CIGS PV module
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 9:00
TSMC Solar Ltd. (Taichung, Taiwan) has produced a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) module with a 15.7% efficiency, as confirmed by TÜV SÜD (Munich). This 1.09 square meter “champion” module sets a new record for commercial-sized CIGS PV modules, and was produced using current manufacturing equipment and materials at the company's factory in Taichung. This also surpassed the company's previous record of 15.1% in January 2013. Read morePufin Power, Eurener partner on “Made in Europe” PV modules
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 8:41
Pufin Power BV (Maastricht, The Netherlands) and the Eurener Group (Alicante, Spain) have signed an agreement to partner in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing and sales, which will allow the companies to produce PV products entirely made in Europe. This will include Pufin's PV manufacturing subsidiaries in three nations, as well as the manufacturing and marketing facilities of the Eurener Group, which will allow the production of 150 MW of PV products annually. Read moreSuntech's European subsidiary granted six-month moratorium on creditor claims
Wednesday, 6.19.2013 - 8:35
A court in Switzerland has granted Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd.'s (Wuxi, China) European subsidiary a definitive moratorium on creditor claims for six months, which may be extended thereafter. This follows a two-month moratorium on creditor claims granted in April 2013, and the company notes that most of Suntech Power International Ltd.'s (SPI, Schaffhausen, Switzerland) debt is inter-company debt. Suntech's Chinese subsidiary has also been declared insolvent, and is currently restructuring. Read moreMercom: Global solar market to increase to 38 GW in 2013 as center shifts to Asia
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 18:41
Mercom Capital LLC (Austin, Texas, US) has released its “Global Solar Forecast” predicting that solar photovoltaic (PV) installations will increase 23% in 2013 to 38 GW, led by China and Japan. The company expects Japan alone to install more than 7 GW in 2013, compensating for declining demand in Germany and Italy. Mercom also warns of the dangers of the trade war between the EU and China intensifying. Read moreChina's central government proposes measures to support the nation's solar PV industry
Tuesday, 6.18.2013 - 15:54
At a meeting of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Premier Li Keqiang discussed measures to support the nation's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, including policies to stimulate domestic demand. Read more
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