Project Focus: SunEdison using Sharp thin-film modules for 18.5MW of solar parks in Ontario

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 13:15 (PV-Tech)

Despite the Japanese Government’s concerns over the legality of Ontario’s ‘local content’ feed-in tariff requirements, Sharp’s tandem junction thin-film modules are to be used by SunEdison for two solar parks, totalling 18.5MW in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. The projects (SunE Sky Norfolk I and II) are a joint venture between SkyPower and the MEMC subsidiary, which actually started construction in March this year and is expected to be completed before year-end. Read more

Solar industry veteran involved in plan for 5MW power plant near Cambridge

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 10:16 (Solarpowerportal)

An early mover in the UK utility-scale solar project development sector is German-based Vogt Solar, which has set-out plans for a 5MW power plant on farmland near Bourn, Cambridge. Read more

Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas to display Worldwide Solar Power Innovations at Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 2010

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas to attend DIREC 2010, the fourth global ministerial-level conference on renewable energy. Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas' portfolio features 630 MW of international renewable energy projects, most recently including three 50 MW CSP plants currently under construction and two fully operating 15 MW PV plants in Spain Read more

Solar Hero Dr. Hermann Scheer Dies

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Often regarded as 'father of the feed-in tariff', Dr Hermann Scheer was a pioneer in renewable energy and the news of his death, which was confirmed this morning, will shock many in the renewable energy sector and beyond. Read more

SPI 2010: Project Focus: GE to build 700kW PV system demonstration project

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Taking another step forward for the advancement of solar PV systems, GE announced that it will be building a 700kW ground mounted thin-film PV demonstration system with the help of Mortenson Construction. The project will be built in Durham, NC and use GE’s thin-film modules, racking, cabling and Brilliance inverters, SunIQ monitoring and control system and GE-Prolec transformers. Read more

SPI 2010: Order Focus: MX Solar to use Dunmore backsheets in its New Jersey plant

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Dunmore has been selected by MX Solar to supply its PV backsheets at MX’s facility in New Jersey. “MX Solar selected Dunmore Dun-Solar backsheet products due to their broad product range, excellent technical capability and outstanding customer attention,” stated Carlo Santoro, MX Solar’s business development manager.“In addition, Dunmore’s FastCert program dramatically sped up the certification process requirements for PV modules made in the United States... Read more

Schott Solar asserts production of 17.6% efficiency in multicrystalline module

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Schott Solar has declared the development of a new manufacturing technique for multicrystalline solar cells, which augments Schott’s Solar Champion multicrystalline module efficiency to 17.6%. The company maintains that the new cell uses a standard front side and passivated backside with different dielectric layers utilizing local contacts along with traditional screen-printing technology to create contacts. Read more

SPI 2010: New report by Solar Foundation shows positive results for solar jobs in the U.S.

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Just as a new report was released in the U.S. declaring an increase in citizens filing for unemployment benefits, The Solar Foundation provided some light at the end of the economic tunnel with their new report, “Nation Solar Jobs Census 2010: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce”. The report found that not only has there been an increase in the hiring for solar jobs, but more than half of solar employers in the U.S. are planning to increase their workforce during the next year. Read more

Project Focus: Solyndra signs agreement for 1.23MWp project in Prague

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Solyndra has signed an EPC agreement with Photon Energy, which will see the installation and development of 18 rooftop PV systems in Prague for a total of 1.23MWp. Installations have already begun with Novacento securing the authorization to install the solar projects on the roofs of municipal buildings; mainly schools and nurseries. Read more

BTEC Presents New Webinar on Residential Biomass Heating

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC) today announced the second webinar in its series of free educational webinars on topics important to the biomass thermal industry. "Green Heat for Homes: Benefits and Challenges of Residential Biomass Energy," will be held November 4, 2010 at 3PM ET. This event is made possible with funding from the USDA Forest Service's Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC). Read more

Big Oil Perpetuates Status Quo

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Siting Wind Farms in the Great Lakes Region: Policy Summary and Analysis

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The Great Lakes region has a widely varied policy framework to govern the development of wind energy facilities on the land. A wind energy facility can be a single turbine, but more often it is a group of turbines that are constructed as part of a single development project, commonly known as a "wind farm." This article compares and contrasts Great Lakes states and provincial policies that affect wind farm development. Some jurisdictions have developed siting guidelines for local implementation; others have developed enforceable regulations while still others have a hybrid approach. The process also varies: some jurisdictions have relatively streamlined processes, while Read more

DEMANDS MADE TO SORT OUT WIND MAINTENCE; EUROPEAN PROFIT WARNINGS NEED TO BE HEARD

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The number of turbines now production in mean that operators are looking at reducing O&M costs to see significant gains in profitability. With no fuel costs, a wind farm is totally dependent on smart use of operational expenditure (OPEX) to be profitable. Read more

European Offshore Wind Turbine Operators Struggle to Keep up with Dynamic Permitting Processes

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Wind Energy Update researchers are currently surveying European operators, interviewing over 30 offshore professionals and analysing national energy targets, regulations, permitting processes and markets. Read more

Offshore Wind set for large scale, farshore, deepwater success

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Since January, all eyes in the offshore wind industry have been on the UK round 3 projects. Questions such as 'when will the developments take place', 'how will they be constructed', and 'by what means can developers ensure cost effective and timely delivery' are all on the tip of everyone's tongues. Wind Energy Update set out to find the answers. Read more

Rebuilding Ulley Dam

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Three years to the day after the failure of one of the spillways at Ulley Dam, a celebration was held to recognise the completion of the rebuilt structure. The rehabilitation work cost £3.8 million (US$6 million) and included a new spillway in the centre of the dam wall. Read more

Yingli Green to add 600MW of ?Panda? production: Overall capacity to top 1.7GW by mid-2010

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 18:01 (PV-Tech)

A significant increase in production capacity of its leading-edge ‘Panda’ technology will help boost Yingli Green’s total PV production capacity pass 1.7GW by mid-2011. Yingli Green is adding 600MW of new capacity in each key area of monocrystalline silicon manufacturing, which includes ingots, wafers, cells and modules at its Baoding, China headquarters. A further 100MW will be added to multicrystalline silicon production, in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. Yingli’s Read more

Tidal Energy Experts To Outline Roadmap For Future Commercial Installations

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Key industry tidal energy experts are set to map out their plans to deliver large scale installation projects for tidal energy devices in the Pentland Firth region at the 4th International Tidal Energy Summit and Awards this November. Read more

Dr Hermann Scheer Dies

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Dr Scheer ? named by Time magazine as 'Hero for the Green Century' and recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize ? was often regarded as 'father of the feed-in tariff'. His sudden death will shock many in the renewable energy sector and beyond. Read more

Legal Advice Clinic Offered To Tidal Energy Pioneers

Friday, 10.15.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

For years, technology developers have grappled with issues relating to their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as they develop feasible solutions to extract economically viable electricity from tidal currents. As the demand for tidal energy installations heightens, companies are increasingly aware of the need to seek advice to help them navigate the patenting process and related forms of IP protection. Read more