Will Britain Abandon its Quota System in Favor of Feed-in Tariffs?

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 21:06 (Renewable Energy World)

In a potentially precedent-setting move for the English-speaking world, Great Britain's ruling coalition proposes abandoning its long-running experiment with so-called "market reforms" of the 1990s. Read more

Evergreen Solar takes solar module warranties to 10 years

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 16:44 (PV-Tech)

Evergreen Solar is doubling it factory warranties for materials & workmanship on its ES-A and ES-E modules from the traditional 5 years to 10 years. Read more

Magnolia Solar investigates LED-based coatings for thin-film solar cell applications

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 14:01 (PV-Tech)

Magnolia Solar to team with Rensselaer Polytechnic to incorporate advanced nanostructured-based coatings developed for light-emitting diodes into high-efficiency thin-film solar cell applications. Read more

Magnolia Solar investigates LED based coatings for thin film solar cell applications

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 14:01 (PV-Tech)

Magnolia Solar to team with Rensselaer Polytechnic to incorporate advanced nanostructured-based coatings developed for light emitting diodes into high efficiency thin film solar cell applications. Read more

AltE Supplies Solar Panels for One of New Hampshire's Largest Solar Arrays

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 20:45 (Renewable Energy World)

One of the largest solar electric arrays installed in New Hampshire went live in September, 2010. Measuring in at 100 kilowatts this system has been supplementing energy used by Exeter High School using solar electric modules, an inverter and system design support supplied by the wholesale solar panel provider, altE Direct, to the creators and installers of this project, Revolution Energy. Read more

Solectria Renewables Celebrates the Completion of National Grid's PV Systems Totaling 3.4MW

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 18:15 (Renewable Energy World)

Lawrence, MA ? December 21, 2010 ? Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, was pleased to attend a press conference and ribbon cutting hosted by National Grid. The event celebrated the completion of three new solar power systems in Revere, Haverhill and Everett, Massachusetts. All 3 sites utilized Solectria Renewables SMARTGRID 500 Inverters (SGI 500). Read more

French government in a FiT over Chinese PV module imports

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 16:33 (PV-Tech)

According to the French Environment Minister, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet the current 3-month halt to the feed-in tariff for solar PV installations over 3 kilowatts is because the majority of modules installed come from China. Read more

SunMaxx Solar Announces New Solar Thermal Logistics Center in Binghamton, NY!

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 16:17 (Renewable Energy World)

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Solarfun signs new Italian supply deals

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 16:13 (PV-Tech)

Solarfun Power Holdings has taken an important step in its attempts to become a major player in the Italian PV market by signing contracts with two new clients. The company has also unveiled plans to build a new office in Milan, which will provide technical and marketing support to clients and increase regional access to Solarfun?s PV products. Read more

First Solar?s Sarnia project receives Solar PV Project of the Year award

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 15:25 (PV-Tech)

The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has awarded First Solar?s Sarnia plant with its Solar PV Project of the Year award. The 80MW development, which became the world?s largest operating PV facility upon its completion in October, received the award at CanSIA?s annual conference on December 7. Read more

SolarReserve?s Crescent Dunes plant gets U.S. government?s seal of approval

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 14:53 (PV-Tech)

The U.S. Department of the Interior has given its seal of approval to SolarReserve?s Nevada-based Crescent Dunes solar thermal plant. Construction on the 110MW plant is scheduled to begin in mid-2011, with total costs for the project expected to be around US$475 million. Read more

Solarfun sets new course as Hanwha Solar One

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 13:40 (PV-Tech)

As part of the 49.99 % purchase of Solarfun by Korea?s Hanwha Chemical, the Chinese vertically integrated PV manufacturer is changing its name to reflect the future direction of the company. Read more

Order Focus: Donauer Solartechnik secures 200MW of modules from CNPV

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 12:52 (PV-Tech)

In a new PV module supply deal with CNPV, German based project developer, Donauer Solartechnik has secured 200MW over the next three years. Read more

Thomas Gutiérrez joins Veeco Instruments? board of directors

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 11:16 (PV-Tech)

Veeco Instruments has appointed Thomas Gutiérrez to its board of directors. Gutiérrez, 62, is currently GT Solar?s president, director and CEO, a role he has held since 2009. Read more

Former SPG Solar CFO Chris Robine named company?s new CEO

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 0:03 (PV-Tech)

Chris Robine joined SPG Solar in 2010 as the company?s chief financial officer and has now accepted the position of SPG Solar?s chief executive officer. Prior to SPG Robine was CFO of General Electric?s renewable energy division where he helped the division double its revenue. Additionally, Robine has previously served as a member on the board of PrimeStar. Read more

Distributed Sun signs 1.1MW PPA for carport in New Jersey

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 0:00 (PV-Tech)

Distributed Sun (D-Sun) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center in New Jersey. The 1.1MW PPA will see D-Sun build and operate a solar powered carport under a partnership with the Buccini/Pollin Group and Pollin/Miller Hospitality Strategies, the owners and property managers, respectively, for the site. D-Sun?s Solar Energy Investment Company (SEIC), sunTWO, will own the system, which will produce 1.2GWh of electricity per year and over 40GWh in its lifetime. Read more

California Adopts Its Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 18:03 (Renewable Energy World)

A follow-up alert to yesterday's press release. Read more

Energy 2050: Making the Transition to a Secure Low-Carbon Energy System

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 11:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The United Kingdom is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, a target that will only be achieved by transforming the way that energy is supplied and used. At the same time there are anxieties about the security of energy provision in terms of European dependency on natural gas and the reliability of electricity supply. This book explores in detail those factors which could help or hinder the attainment of the UK's climate change targets, and how these factors interact with the parallel objective of maintaining a robust and secure energy system. Read more

Quick Look: Renewable Energy Development in Romania

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 11:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly. Read more

Clean Energy Patents: More Transparency Needed

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

It is accepted that clean energy technology development will be pivotal in mitigating climate change and that transferring this technology to developing economies will be equally important in making these economies more socially responsible while supporting economic growth. Read more

Energy Storage and The Grid

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Analysts see a strong, upcoming demand for energy storage as part of the grid. This will likely be a combination of some kind of central storage (for example, a 20MW flywheel installation near a power generation station) and distributed storage (for example, batteries or supercapacitors next to the familiar green transformers in people's yards). Read more

2011 Florida Renewable Energy announces Gainesville Tour Stop

Tuesday, 12.21.2010 - 5:52 (Renewable Energy World)

The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) is excited to announce the next confirmed tour stops in its 2011 Renewable Energy Tour which is set to feature discussions at the Ocora at Pugh Hall at University of Florida (UF), and the Santa Fe College Charles R. Perry Construction Institute on Friday, February 25th 2011. The tour will consist of visits to various renewable energy and energy efficiency installations in the area as well as a Town Hall event including local and state legislators and industry experts, featuring discussions about advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency in Florida. Read more