Natcore forms strategic alliances to help manage factory requests

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 18:13 (PV-Tech)

Natcore Technology has formed three strategic alliances to help manage requests for solar cell manufacturing facilities. The company will join forces with Jacob White Construction, Spire Corporation, and Helium Resources to help incorporate its liquid-phase deposition technology into plants in New Mexico, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Brazil. Read more

Suntech guides 2.2GW of shipments in 2011: manufacturing JV with Wuxi Government

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 17:15 (PV-Tech)

Updated: At its Investor and Analyst Day, Suntech has announced a major manufacturing joint venture with Wuxi Industrial Development Group and Wuxi New District E&D Group to own and operate a 1.2GW solar cell production facility. Suntech also guided that 2011 shipments are expected to reach 2.2GW, up from over 1.5GW expected to be shipped in 2010. Revenue in 2010 is expected to reach between of US$2.78 billion to US$2.83 billion, representing growth of at least 64% over the previous year. In 2011, Suntech expects to reach sales revenue of US$3.4 billion to US$3.6 billion Read more

IDC launches new research projects

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 17:15 (PV-Tech)

IDC Energy Insights has launched three new global-research projects focused on quantifying and tracking the rapidly-growing Smart Meter, Photovoltaic Module, and Solar Inverter markets. To help man the new programmes, five analysts will be joining IDC's Worldwide Tracker team, which will be managed by Ryan Reith. Read more

Solectria Renewables claims central inverter has highest CEC efficiency

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 13:15 (PV-Tech)

Due to the use of integrated transformers in its ‘SmartGrid’ inverters, Solectria Renewables is claiming it has achieved 97.5% CEC efficiency, making it the first with integrated transformers to achieve efficiencies higher than 97%. The results are said to apply to its SGI series (225kW, 250kW, 266kW, 300kW) inverters. Read more

Order Focus: GP Solar posts record order figures for FY2010

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 16:07 (PV-Tech)

GP Solar GmbH has posted record annual order figures of €25 million. The company saw a significant increase in order volume of its GP Solar Inspect business unit in 2010, with sales in October and November alone surpassing the €10-million mark. Read more

Etrion receives financial backing for Italian projects

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 13:08 (PV-Tech)

Natixis, WestLB and Mediocreval have agreed to finance Etrion's four ground-based Italian solar power plants. When completed, the facilities will have a total capacity of 15MW and the ability to generate around 24 million kWh of electricity per annum. Read more

Project Focus: SunPower to build 1MW Masdar Institute roof installation

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

SunPower will build a 1MW solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi. The roof installation is the latest addition to the Masdar City project and will see E19 solar panels mounted on a canopy structure, providing shade for the building?s roof terrace and solar power for the facility. Read more

Structural and Electrical BOS Components for Solar PV

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

When investing in the solar industry always remember the old joke: Question: Do you know how to make a small fortune in solar? Answer: Start with a large one. Read more

Unirac Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico ? December 6, 2010 ? Unirac, the industry's leading provider of infrastructure for solar power systems, today announced that it has achieved the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system. This voluntary achievement demonstrates Unirac's unwavering commitment to quality-of-service standards, and lets customers know that the company adheres to documented processes and procedures that ensure ongoing improvements in delivering global customer support. Read more

PV Solar Sales Training: Dec 16 & 17, 8:00am-12:00pm PST

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

This live, eco-friendly webinar provides the technical information necessary to do a PV solar system estimate and explain the benefits to a homeowner. Read more

America's Largest PV Power Plant Is Now Live

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Last week the largest PV power plant in the U.S. quietly went online in Boulder City, Nevada, about 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Sempra Generation's 48-MW Copper Mountain Solar Facility began construction in January 2010 and on Dec 1st, the company announced that it had finished the project and the facility was now generating electricity. Read more

PV Solar Sales Training: Dec 15 & 16, 8:00am-12:00pm PST

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

This live, eco-friendly webinar provides the technical information necessary to do a PV solar system estimate and explain the benefits to a homeowner. Read more

Can Engineered Bugs Help Generate Biofuels?

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

New research from Concordia, published in the journal Microbial Cell Factories, suggests the bacterium Lactococcus lactis can be engineered to transform plant material into biofuels or other chemicals. Read more

Big Wind Project Could Spur Renewable Energy Revolution in Puerto Rico

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Cruise ship passengers arriving in Puerto Rico have long been delighted to see Spanish colonial fortresses on one shore but often gasped at the dark smokestacks of the electric power plant across San Juan Bay. Now, they also can marvel at the island?s first commercial wind turbines ? white, rocket-like tubes with blades spinning elegantly above palm trees in front of the hulking power plant. Read more

Fossil Energy Knows It's a Full Contact Game ? Does Cleantech?

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Fossil Energy Knows it's a Full Contact Game ? Does Cleantech?

Monday, 12.6.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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