Order Focus: Fidelis delivers first shipment of solar modules to TinSol Energy

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 16:15 (PV-Tech)

Fidelis Energy has manufactured and shipped more than 23MW of solar modules to its first customer, TinSol Energy, located in South Africa. The company began module production at its manufacturing facility in China earlier this year, accelerating the manufacturing process and reaching the anticipated shipping date ahead of schedule. Read more

Project Focus: Colexon completes 2.4MWp rooftop installation in Germany

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 13:00 (PV-Tech)

Colexon has completed a 2.4MWp photovoltaics installation on the 50,000m2 rooftop of tile manufacturer Porcelaingres' factory, located in Brandenburg, Germany. The roof will be leased to Colexon for a period of 20 years.  Read more

Dual-Axis Tracking Generates More Power

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

While a tremendous amount of research and funding is going into trying to increase the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by a few percentage points, there is a readily available solution that yields a 40% increase in produced power today - dual-axis tracking [1]. By simply moving the PV array so that it is aligned with the sun throughout the day and seasons, you get a large boost in produced power at a small incremental cost. Of course the cost depends on the design of the tracking system. In today's market, this cost ranges from under a $1.00/produced watt, to around $3.00/produced watt. We are talking about produced watts rather than rated watts. Read more

Boeing?s Spectrolab unit rolls out 39.2% cell for CPV; said to be most efficient on market

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 0:15 (PV-Tech)

Boeing's Spectrolab subsidiary said it has begun volume production of its newest terrestrial triple-junction III-V-based solar cell, the C3MJ+. The device has an average conversion efficiency of 39.2%, which the company claims makes it the most-efficient cell on the market. The new cells improve on the 38.5%-efficient CM3J cells that have been in production since mid-2009 at the company's fabrication facility in Sylmar, CA, near Los Angeles. Delivery of the first C3MJ+ cells is planned for January 2011. Read more

Chinese Government reveals suppliers shortlisted for solar power projects

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 19:15 (PV-Tech)

A joint notice has been released by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the National Energy Administration, to confirm a list of shortlisted companies in supplying key technology for the China Golden Sun and Solar PV Building Demonstration Projects. The decision has been made through unified bidding, which included c-Si PV modules, grid-connected inverters and lead-acid storage batteries. Agreed supply prices were also disclosed. Shortlisted companies include, Yingli Green, Shanghai Solar Energy Science & Technology and Jiangyin Hareon Solar. Read more

SunEdison?s 70MW Rovigo plant goes live

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 18:15 (PV-Tech)

The 70MW (DC) PV power plant in Rovigo, Italy has been successfully interconnected, according to SunEdison, a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials. Hailed as the “the largest single-operating PV solar power plant in Europe,” the project was completed in nine months and is expected to generate enough energy to power more than 16,500 homes. Read more

REC signs largest solar panel supply deal in Australia to date

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 13:15 (PV-Tech)

Energy Matters, the Australia-based solar power solutions provider, has signed a 20MW module supply agreement with the REC Group for the delivery of the company's Peak Energy solar panels. This agreement marks REC's biggest deal in the country and one of the largest single solar panel supply agreements in Australian history. Read more

SunEdison Connects 70-MW Solar PV Plant

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The commercial and utility-scale solar services company SunEdison just completed a 70-MW solar PV project in Northeast Italy. The project, which was completed in 9 months, is now the biggest operating PV plant in Europe. Read more

SNL Energy Analysis: Wind Industry Q3'10 Update

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Commercial wind development has dropped sharply so far in 2010, according to SNL Energy data and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Data from AWEA showed wind installations in the third quarter dropping to their lowest level of any quarter since early 2007. AWEA attributed this to continued weak demand in U.S. power markets, as well as continued lack of certainty surrounding U.S. energy policy. Read more

Offshore Wind in the US Making Steady Progress

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Yesterday the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved a 15-year PPA for National Grip to purchase the power and RECs generated by Cape Wind. This is yet one more step forward for the project, which has been in the works for almost 10 years. Read more

Project Focus: Constellation Energy and Benjamin Moore plant close to completion

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 19:15 (PV-Tech)

Benjamin Moore and Constellation Energy are on the verge of completing a new solar power system that is expected to generate 68% of the electricity required to power Benjamin Moore's 80,000 square foot research and development facility in Flanders, New Jersey. The 1.7MW plant, which comprises of 8,600 crystalline PV solar panels and can generate 2,230,000kW hours of electricity per annum, is expected to be operational by the end of the year and will reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions by 1,600 metric tonnes. Read more

Energy Storage Crucial Step for Renewable Electricity

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Fossil Fuel Factual Fallacies: New York Times Called Out by Renowned Geoscientist

Tuesday, 11.23.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Rarely is the public treated to such inaccurate, misleading and unhelpful journalism as in "There Will Be Fuel" by New York Times correspondent, Clifford Krauss (New York Times, November 17, 2010), even in this era of political spin and smoke and mirrors surrounding energy. Read more