?13.5 billion power bonds program frozen as debt volatility increases

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 17:15 (PV-Tech)

Spain has made a decision to freeze the beginning of the country's €13.5 billion program to sell state-guaranteed power bonds until government debt-market volatility abates. Bank workers, who had begun calculating investor interest in the first tranche of bonds, will now have to wait until the yield stabilises on the country's debt. Read more

Dyesol raises bar on DSC R&D: teams with renowned expert at Japan?s NIMS

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 14:11 (PV-Tech)

A renewed and concerted effort is underway to push the cell efficiency boundaries of dye solar cell (DSC) materials and process technology, via a joint collaboration agreement between Dyesol and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan. Leading the R&D will be renowned DSC researcher, Dr Liyuan Han of NIMS and Dyesol's Dr Gavin Tulloch. Read more

Project Focus: First UK hybrid solar park clears planning permission

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 17:15 (PV-Tech)

An existing wind farm in Lincolnshire, owned and operated by Ecotricity has received planning permission by East Lindsey Council to build a 1MW PV power plant on the same site. Groundbreaking on the 4.7 acre (1.9 hectare) site is expected in the next few weeks with grid connection planned in March, 2010. Although other plants have received or are close to receive planning approval, the Ecotricity project could be one of the first utility-scale projects to be commissioned in the UK. Read more

Ecotricity to be built first UK hybrid solar park

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 17:11 (Solarpowerportal)

The first project to be financed by its Ecobonds proceeds will see Ecotricity use an existing wind farm location in Lincolnshire, to build a 1MW PV power plant Read more

Sovello moves downstream with completion of first commercial rooftop installation in Italy

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 16:15 (PV-Tech)

A recently established arm of String Ribbon technology user, Sovello has completed its first commercial scale project in collaboration with project developer and partner, German Solar System. Sovello subsidiary, Sovello Projects 741 kWp rooftop installation in the Italian region of Campania was for a textile factory owned by the Muccillo Group in the industrial park of Benevento. Read more

North Wales University solar development to generate 50 UK jobs

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 16:09 (Solarpowerportal)

A £4.4 million solar energy project being undertaken at the Glyndwr University in North Wales is expected to create up to 50 research jobs in the region. The university for Solar Energy Research Centre (CSER) aims to bring affordable renewable energy to thousands, even in the wettest parts of the UK. Read more

Project Focus: Suntech supplies Pluto solar array to the Sydney Theatre Company

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 14:12 (PV-Tech)

Suntech has supplied 384kW of its Pluto solar modules for a rooftop solar array on The Wharf, which is home to the Sydney Theatre Company (STC). The project was completed using a AUT$2 million donation from 'Shi's Family Foundation,' representing Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech's founder, chairman, and CEO and his wife Vivienne Shi.  Integrated by DCM Solar, the 1,906 solar panels comprise one of the largest capacity rooftop solar arrays in Sydney and Australia. Read more

New record for solar inverter shipments says IMS Research

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 13:01 (PV-Tech)

Based on new shipment data from market research firm IMS Research, solar inverter shipments in 2010 have already topped 15.4GW. This year has seen record shipment levels each quarter, reaching a massive 7.3GW in the third quarter, an increase of 50% from the previous quarter when shipments reached 5GW. However, a softening of demand in the German market could see shipments levels fall in the fourth quarter. Read more

Disused Airfield Enters UK's Solar Race

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Electricity from the park, intended to reach 1.2 MW, would power the 70 businesses at the Westcott Venture Park, built on the site of the disused Westcott military airfield and rocket research centre, said Rockspring Property Investment Managers LLP. Read more

Solar Inverter Shipments Hit Record 7 GW in Q3

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Shipments, which rose from 5 GW in the second quarter, were mainly to Germany, said the UK-based PV market intelligence firm. Read more

The permanently reliable power cable for wind turbines

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The ageing of power cables under extreme environmental conditions is now no longer a problem. The new WIND cable from the renowned and successful RADOX® family withstands the most adverse conditions and is therefore permanently reliable ? over decades. Read more

Indian Joint Venture Targets 500 MW in Renewables

Friday, 11.26.2010 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

ADB will invest $40 million to take a 25% stake in the company, along with India's NTPC Ltd (50%) and Japan's Kyushu Electric Power Company (25%). The bank aims to invest $2 billion a year in renewable-energy and energy-efficiency projects in Asia and the Pacific. Read more