Order Focus: Manz eyes Chinese PV manufacturers adopting advanced cell processing equipment

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 13:52 (PV-Tech)

Manz Automation has secured new orders from the FPD and PV industries worth more than €50 million. Although Manz didn’t disclose the proportion of new equipment orders that related to PV manufacturing, the company noted that orders from the PV industry were primarily from Chinese producers adopting advanced technology for the fabrication of crystalline solar cells. Recently, Manz had reported new orders worth close to €25 million - in particular from Asian customers. Read more

Project Focus: Rhodia set to start work on 2MW project

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 12:55 (PV-Tech)

Rhodia is planning to install 12,000m² of PV panels at the Rhodia Belle-Etoile site in Rhône, France. Solairedirect, the solar module manufacturer, and OFI Asset Management will partner Rhodia on the project, which will boast a peak capacity of 2MW and produce two million kilowatt hours of electricity per annum. Read more

Project Focus: Canadian Solar provides solar modules for Bancroft School installation

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has completed and activated what it claims as the largest private solar electric system in Worcester, Massachusetts on the roof of the McDonough Center at the Bancroft School. The 105kW roof-mount was activated before the 2010 school year began and utilizes 462 Canadian Solar CS6P-230P polycrystalline modules. The installation is expected to produce 117,000kWh annually for the McDonough Center. Read more

GT Solar receives first orders for sapphire crystallization system

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 19:16 (PV-Tech)

GT Solar has received the first orders for its sapphire crystallization system. The two orders, which total more than US$84 million, are from Jiangsu Jixing New Material and Jiujiang Sapphire Tech and mark GT Solar's entry into LED equipment market. Read more

Project Focus: SunPower to build plants for Californian water agencies

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 17:57 (PV-Tech)

SunPower will build solar power systems for the Fallbrook Public Utilities District in San Diego County and the San Juan Water District in Placer County. Both plants are expected to be operational in the first half of 2011. Read more

Project Focus: United Solar finish work on Moon Palace Hotel development

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 16:15 (PV-Tech)

United Solar has finished work on a solar power project for the rooftop of the Moon Palace Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. The development was led by Enel Green Power, with support coming from the Mexican Environment Ministry, SEMARNAT, and the Italian Ministry of the Environment, and will generate 220MW of electricity per year. Read more

Order Focus: ET Solar secure 50MW of sales for 2011

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 15:15 (PV-Tech)

ET Solar has secured 50MW of contractual and framework module sales with U.K. PV distributors and installers for 2011. Since the UK?s introduction of a feed-in-tariff in early 2010, ET Solar?s UK sales have burgeoned. In fact, the company has become the second Chinese firm to be awarded a UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) credential from the British Standard Institution on both mono and multi-crystalline modules. Read more

OPEL International becomes OPEL Solar International

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 13:55 (PV-Tech)

OPEL International has filed Articles of Continuance under the Business Corporation Act (Ontario) to change its name to OPEL Solar International. The new name has been chosen in order to better reflect the nature of OPEL?s business and the company will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario rather than the Province of New Brunswick. Read more

Opel International becomes Opel Solar International

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 13:55 (PV-Tech)

Opel International has filed Articles of Continuance under the Business Corporation Act (Ontario) to change its name to Opel Solar International. The new name has been chosen in order to better reflect the nature of Opel's business and the company will now fall under the jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario rather than the Province of New Brunswick. Read more

Psst! More free Solar Fred marketing advice? for Solar Hot Water only. (Shh! Don't tell the PV guys!)

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Czech Republic: A Dark Spot in a Sunny Business

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The Czech Republic burst on the scene from total solar obscurity and will disappear just as quickly. It is expected that 1,600 MW of solar PV will be connected to the grid by the end of this year from essentially zero in 2008. Read more

SunMaxx Solar Wins Contract for Solar Thermal Installation at Fort Hood

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Beacon Housing Project with SunMaxx Solar

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Solar Lessons from the Land of the Rising Sun

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

When most people think "solar electric power" ? even people in our industry ? they tend to think "sunbelt." California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, that's where the future of solar lies in the United States. It's one of our industry's biggest myths, one that the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) works every day to refute. Read more

K2 SOLAR INSTALLS 362 KW PV SYSTEM FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

November 30, 2010: K2 Solar, Inc. successfully completed the installation of a 362 kW DC solar PV system for the County of San Mateo in Redwood City, CA. The system consists of seven solar carport assemblies on the top level of a 5-story parking structure adjacent to the County Center Building and provides over 1/3 of the energy consumed in the building. The system will produce over 515,000 kWh annually and will save the County over $60k per year in energy costs. Read more

Project Focus: Germany?s capital has a new 305kWp solar installation completed by Solarcentury

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 1:14 (PV-Tech)

Solarcentury has finished the installation of a 305kWp solar power system, which it deems as one of the largest rooftop solar installations in Berlin. btb Energie is the owner and operator for the rooftop installation and used Sulfurcell solar modules in combination with Solarcentury’s Fast Sun framing system. Read more

EPA Confirms Tiny Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate for 2011

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the 2011 percentage standards for the four fuels categories under the agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program, known as RFS2. Read more

Another Biomass Power Plant Bites the Dust

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Coming on the heels of First Energy's decision not to go forward with converting two of its coal-fired units at its Burger plant to units that run on biomass, yet another biomass power project has been canceled. Read more

Is Corn Ethanol a Dirty Word?

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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New program gives community wind projects access to leading-edge wind resource assessment technology

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Second Wind, a leader in wind measurement systems, today announced a new program to fuel the growth of community-scale wind power projects. The Community Wind Information Service uses leading-edge wind measurement technology to provide comprehensive wind resource analyses to individuals and groups who are considering wind turbines on sites such as farms, industrial facilities, landfills, schools, wastewater treatment plants and community lands. Read more

Spanish Companies Plan a 15-MW Wind Turbine

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Spanish companies like Gamesa, Iberdrola and Acciona have emerged as dominant players in the global wind market. Last week, they announced a project that will solidify Spain's role as a leader: A 15-MW offshore wind turbine using only Spanish components, labor and research capabilities. Read more

Cape Wind PPA for Offshore Energy Challenged to FERC

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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COP 16 Underway

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

For the second year running, the global solar industry has joined forces to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16), taking place in Cancun from November 29 to December 10. Read more

Presidential Report Provides Roadmap for Transforming U.S. Energy System

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The United States should prepare a federal energy policy and update it regularly, according to a report released on November 29 by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Read more

Project Focus: EC&R stands behind its renewable growth strategy

Wednesday, 12.1.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) is no stranger to solar installations. The company expects 50MW of PV farms to be in construction by the middle of 2011, which will add to its 450MW of PV farms in France and Italy. As the installations continue, EC&R, over the next three years, is looking to bring solar power to the same level of success that it feels the wind sector currently holds. Read more