Canadian Solar modules chosen for record-breaking Italian project

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 16:42 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has revealed that it was one of the principal module suppliers for SunEdison?s recently-completed 70MW plant in Rovigo, Italy. Rovigo will power 16,500 homes in northeast Italy and has been labelled by SunEdison as the largest single-operating PV solar power plant in Europe. Read more

Conergy to build five new Italian projects

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 13:55 (PV-Tech)

The Italian arm of the integrated PV firm Conergy will build five new solar projects, with a total capacity of 4.1MW, in 2011. The three field systems in Nanto and two industrial rooftop projects in Veneto and Apulia will be fully equipped with Conergy?s in-house system technology. Read more

Southwest Solar Technologies completes first stage of Phoenix solar park

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 18:54 (PV-Tech)

Southwest Solar Technologies (SST) has completed the first stage of its solar park in Phoenix, Arizona. The focal point of the 18-acre facility is a 75-foot wide solar dish, which plays a key role in SST?s solar dish turbine technology. Read more

S.A.G. Solarstrom expects 2011 revenue higher with major projects in pipeline

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 18:26 (PV-Tech)

Although S.A.G. Solarstrom did not provide an update on forecasted revenue for 2010, the systems integrator guided revenue for 2011 at between ?260 and ?280 million and EBIT of between ?16 and ?18 million. Read more

Sulfurcell modules used on Berlin business park array

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 18:04 (PV-Tech)

Sulfurcell Solartechnik?s CIS thin-film modules have been used on the rooftop array at the Adlershof business park in Berlin, Germany. The newly-installed Am Oktogon system has a peak output of 1,010kWp and an annual energy yield of around 820MWh. Read more

Photon Consulting expects solar industry downturn in 2012

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 17:56 (PV-Tech)

According to a new report from market research firm Photon Consulting, the PV industry is looking at a supply-driven price crash on the back of expected strong feed-in tariff cuts in Germany over the next two-years, which will dampen demand sufficiently to cause a glut in modules and impact the entire supply-chain. Read more

REC sells Swedish module plant to Perfekta Solar

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 14:00 (PV-Tech)

Having previously announced the closure of its 150MW c-Si module assembly plant in Glava, Sweden, which REC wound-down at the end of 2010, the facility and most the equipment has been sold to Perfekta Solar AB for approximately US$7 million (SEK 47 million). Read more

New GTM Research report examines concentrating solar power technology, costs, and markets

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 14:00 (PV-Tech)

GTM Research has published a new report that specifically looks at the concentrating solar power (CSP) market and presents the strengths and weaknesses it has found for four major technologies: parabolic trough, power tower, dish and linear Fresnel reflector. The report, entitled, ?Concentrating Solar Power 2011: Technology, Costs and Markets? remarks that between 2011 and 2013 the CSP market is expected to see growth between US$3 and US$10 billion. However, after 2013, GTM Research predicts that the CSP market may fall upon tougher times. Read more

SolarCraft President Elected to California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) Board of Directors

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 13:04 (Renewable Energy World)

Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft, a solar industry leader, announced today it's President, Bill Stewart, has been elected to the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) Board of Directors. Read more

DEK Solar opens manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 12:57 (PV-Tech)

In an attempt to further capitalise on the rapidly-expanding Asian PV market, DEK Solar has opened a new manufacturing plant in Shenzhen, China. Initial production at the facility in southern China will be solely focused on producing DEK?s successful metallization platform, the PV1200. Read more

Buy American Policy for Solar -- Who Cares?

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 6:18 (Renewable Energy World)

A lot of energy has been devoted to the "Buy American" clause in a bill signed by President Obama last week that requires the Defense Department to buy U.S.- made solar panels. It's a sexy subject because it stirs passionate debates about fair trade and protectionism and how China's growing political and economic clout is scaring a lot of people. Read more

Sharp To Supply Solar Panels for Cincinnati Parks Solar Power Project

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 5:06 (Renewable Energy World)

The Cincinnati Parks department is currently installing a series of solar power arrays that will make the department the owner of the largest number of solar arrays in the state of Ohio. The project, installed in twelve different parks and on structures around Cincinnati, consists of 586 235 watt Sharp solar modules. When completed, the solar power project will provide the district with 170 kilowatts of clean, renewable energy. The project was funded in part through a state grant with funds provided by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Read more

Polarity wins contract with Lockheed Martin to supply solar inverters for USAF power systems

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 3:09 (PV-Tech)

Lockheed Martin presented Polarity with an award to supply its solar-inverter technology for deployable airfield power systems commissioned by the U.S. Air Force. The new system, known as the Integrated Smart BEAR Power System (ISBPS) is projected to diminish fuel consumption by 25% and help sustain modular bases that house thousands of troops.  Neither company supplied the terms of the contract. Read more

PVT Solar signs U.S. deal with home-builder Meritage to provide hybrid solar power systems

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 3:04 (PV-Tech)

PVT Solar, manufacturer of the Echo solar system, has signed a National Agreement with Meritage Homes, which will see Meritage solely use the Echo solar system at its solar-powered communities in the U.S.  The Echo solar system has already been used at solar-powered communities in the U.S. with homebuilders such as Meritage, Joseph Carl Homes and Shea Homes providing homebuyers the option of the Echo solar system. The agreement is said to be the first of its kind in the home building industry. Read more

The Solar Living Institute to Offer Online NABCEP Training to SolarCity Installers

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 1:50 (Renewable Energy World)

The Solar Living Institute (SLI), a pioneer and leading provider of solar training, has entered an agreement to offer its online solar training to SolarCity. The training will enable SolarCity installers to earn education credits as part of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) certification process, and help them prepare for the NABCEP PV Installer Exam. Read more

EPA Sets Biomass Ruling Aside

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 21:44 (Renewable Energy World)

This week the EPA announced that it would delay, for three years, its decision to require utilities to obtain permits for the CO2 emissions that result from biomass-fired electricity. Read more

Mannvit Engineering Awarded Contract for Renewable Energy Consulting in Serbia

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 16:50 (Renewable Energy World)

Mannvit, as a member of a Consortium lead by the Spanish consulting firm Eptisa, has recently been awarded a new renewable energy contract in the Republic of Serbia. Read more

Order Focus: Siemens Energy signs supply deal with BrightSource Energy for the Ivanpah CSP project

Thursday, 1.13.2011 - 3:12 (PV-Tech)

Siemens Energy has been commissioned by BrightSource Energy to deliver its SPPA-T3000 instrumentation & controls (I&C) system along with two steam-turbine-generators for the Ivanpah solar thermal power plant in California?s Mojave Desert. This is the first use of the I&C system in a solar tower power plant of Ivanpah?s size; the total installed capacity will be around 400MW. Read more