Emcore quarterly losses narrow: solar cell sales US$19.7 million

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 18:06 (PV-Tech)

CPV solar cell manufacturer, Emcore continues to narrow quarterly losses in its fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Read more

S&P Equity forecasts solar cell capacity to increase 39% to 23.8 GW in 2011

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 16:27 (PV-Tech)

Continued PV module capacity expansions next year will result in price declines of 15%, fuelling further growth of the PV industry, according to a new industry forecast from Standard & Poor Equity. Read more

Order Focus: Neo Solar Power to supply 370MW of solar cells to ET Solar

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 14:11 (PV-Tech)

ET Solar is continuing is business relationship with solar cell producer, Neo Solar Power by signing a new 3-year 370MW agreement. Read more

Order Focus: New wafer supply deal worth US$200 million to REC

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 13:37 (PV-Tech)

An unidentified Asian-based solar cell and module manufacturer has placed a two year multi-crystalline wafer sales contract with REC, valued at approximately US$200 million. Read more

Outsmarting the Wind

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:50 (Renewable Energy World)

Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stress that spinning turbines could put on the electrical grid. Read more

ALVARADO STREET BAKERY UNVEILS 404 KILOWATT SHARP® SOLAR POWER ARRAY

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 22:44 (Renewable Energy World)

The Alvarado Street Bakery in Petaluma has unveiled a solar power array that will supply the popular organic bakery with close to 40 percent of its energy needs from clean, renewable solar power. Read more

Trina Solar to supply modules for 20MW project in China

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 18:15 (PV-Tech)

Changzhou Trina Solar Energy has signed a contract with CECEP Solar Sheyang Power Company to supply PV modules for a 20MW project in China. The ground-mounted development in Sheyang will be one of the largest projects in China when it is completed at the end of December, 2010. Read more

GT Solar Receives $23.8 Million Order for DSS450HP Multicrystalline Ingot Growth Systems from Trina Solar

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 17:32 (Renewable Energy World)

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, today announced that it has received two orders totaling $23.8 million order from Trina Solar for its DSS450HP? crystalline ingot growth systems. The orders will be included in GT Solar's backlog for its current Q3 FY11, which ends on January 1, 2011. Read more

DoE Guarantees $1.45 Billion Loan for 250MW Abengoa Solar Thermal Project

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 17:28 (Renewable Energy World)

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Solar FlexRack Selected for 300KW Solar Project in Texas

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 16:39 (Renewable Energy World)

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO ? The Solar FlexRack has been chosen for another solar array project, this one in Texas's Rio Grande Valley. Read more

ContourGlobal, Guascor Solar combine for 30MW Italian projects

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 16:36 (PV-Tech)

ContourGlobal and Guascor Solar have signed a contract to develop 30MW of PV projects in Italy. The first of these projects, a 6MW plant in Sabaudia, is already operational, with a building work on a second 8.5MW development in Sicily scheduled to start in early 2011. The plants will be built by Guascor and owned and operated by ContourGlobal. Read more

Wattner Group buys 12MW solar park near Leipzig, Germany

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:31 (PV-Tech)

The Wattner Group has finalized its purchase of the 12MW solar park, Sietzsch, near the Leipzig airport in Germany. Considered one of the largest solar parks in the country and covering over 81 acres in an industrial area, Sietzsch has crystalline solar modules from both BP Solar and IBC Solar. Ulrich Uhlenhut, managing director of Wattner, stated that over the next year, he anticipates the solar plant to reach an investment volume worth ?250 million. Read more

Rabobank gives US$50 million financing to SunEdison for U.S. solar plant construction

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:25 (PV-Tech)

SunEdison and Rabobank have entered into a construction revolver where Rabobank will provide US$50 million in financing over the next three years for SunEdison to be able to build solar PV plants throughout the U.S. The revolver will see SunEdison finance the construction of the solar plants at client hosted locations. Once the solar project is completed, the host of the location will buy the energy produced at prices below or at retail rates. Read more

AMG acquires solar silicon casting IP from BP Solar

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:20 (PV-Tech)

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group has bought the intellectual property and manufacturing g assets for BP Solar International?s Mono2 solar casting technology. Furthermore, AMG has also secured a team of scientists and engineers with a background in silicon casting who will be able to continue the research and development with manufacturing operations at BP Solar?s Maryland facility. Read more

Abengoa Solar receives US$1.45 billion financing for Solana solar plant

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:16 (PV-Tech)

Abengoa Solar?s Solana parabolic trough concentrating solar plant is set to be the largest CSP power plant in the world and the company announced that it has closed its financing with US$1.45 billion going towards the US$2 billion project. Solana will generate around 250 net megawatts of energy, which will be bought by Arizona Public Service through a signed PPA with Abengoa Solar for thirty years. Read more

Statkraft?s Casale solar park sold to two Italian investors

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:12 (PV-Tech)

In June 2010, Statkraft decided that it would begin to solely focus its business on hydropower, wind power, gas power and district heating and in keeping with its decision, it has sold its Casale solar park to two Italian investors: Eurowood and Blue Stream Resources. All shares of the 3.3MWp solar park, which was owned by Statkraft?s RA1 company, have been signed and closed and are now equally owned between the two Italian companies. Read more

Oil and Renewables: Slicing up the Subsidy Pie

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Even though governments throughout the world are vowing to expand green energy, they continue to give far more subsidies to fossil fuels than renewable ? 10 to 12 times more, according to recent reports. Read more

Key Players in the Wind Energy: Pausing for Thought

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

According to the latest BTM 'World Market Update' report, approximately 23,000 turbines, capable of generating more than 38 GW of wind energy, were installed worldwide in 2009, pushing the global total to a figure in excess of 160 GW ? a record year for the industry. Read more

$74 Million in Fuel Cell R&D Funding Offered by DoE

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 20:41 (Renewable Energy World)

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POET helps 4th graders study alternative energy

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 20:37 (Renewable Energy World)

The history of alternative fuel is deeply rooted in the Midwest, and POET is helping to bring that proud history to light for about 5,000 South Dakota fourth graders. Read more

Section 1603 extension marks another renewable energy victory

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 16:38 (Renewable Energy World)

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Section 1603 Extension Marks Another Renewable Energy Victory

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 16:38 (Renewable Energy World)

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Quick Look: Renewable Energy Development in Japan

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 7:00 (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

Management Dream Teams Taking Shape as the Clean-Tech Community Grows

Wednesday, 12.22.2010 - 0:55 (Renewable Energy World)

As the curtain closes on 2010, we conclude another year of growth for the clean-tech industry. Much has changed since Technology Partners' first foray into clean tech in the early 1990s when the sector was branded "alternative energy," considered by most to be nothing more than pet projects for environmentalists. Over the past decade and a half, clean tech has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth and has become one of venture capital's fastest growing investment categories. Read more