Kyocera modules obtain TÜV certification

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 16:53 (PV-Tech)

Kyocera?s 210-watt solar module has become the first module in the world to pass all four of TÜV Rheinland long-term sequential tests. Interim results were announced last October, but Kyocera has only now received the full TÜV certification. Read more

IMS Research expects continued strong growth of PV inverter market despite overcapacity

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 14:24 (PV-Tech)

A new report from IMS Research highlights that the PV inverter market has gone from chronic shortages to major overcapacity in the last 12-months. Currently, high levels of inventory were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010 and into the New Year, according to the market research firm. Read more

Pepco Energy agrees to design and construct US$2.3 million solar PV project with U.S. DOE

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 23:15 (PV-Tech)

Pepco Energy Services will be designing and constructing a US$2.3 million solar PV project at the U.S. Department of Energy?s Germantown, Maryland campus. The 10-month construction project will be executed under the U.S. General Services Administration?s Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) with Pepco. Read more

GreenCo and NCEMC connect with Duke Energy to procure RECs and electricity from NC solar project

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 22:51 (PV-Tech)

The Murfreesboro Solar Project has not broken ground yet, but that has not stopped GreenCo Solutions and the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC) from announcing their intent to buy renewable energy certificates (REC) and electricity, respectively, from the solar project that Duke Energy acquired from SunPower in December 2010. Read more

New Mexico?s 30MW Cimarron Solar plant begins commercial operation

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 22:22 (PV-Tech)

The 30MW (AC) Cimarron Solar Facility in Colfax County, New Mexico has reached completion and began its commercial operation in early December 2010. The solar project was developed and built by First Solar, who also supplied 500,000 CdTe solar modules for the solar plant, which is constructed over 364 acres. Southern Company and Ted Turner cooperate with each other for the acquisition of the project from First Solar in March 2010. First Solar will continue to provide maintenance and operation services under a long-term contract for the facility. Read more

Spain's Solar Sector Sues Government Over Retroactive Tariff Cuts

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 18:58 (Renewable Energy World)

Spain's struggling solar-power sector has announced it will sue the government over two royal decrees that will reduce tariffs retroactively, claiming they will cause huge losses for the industry. Read more

Nautilus Solar starts work on Florida solar projects

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 18:13 (PV-Tech)

Nautilus Solar has bought two distributed generation solar projects in Gainesville, Florida and has plans to develop a third Greenfield utility-scale site in the state. Read more

Order Focus: ET Solar to supply 40MW of modules to Umwelt Sonne Energie

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 17:40 (PV-Tech)

In its fourth year of supplying German-based distributor and system integrator, Umwelt Sonne Energie GmbH (USE) a new 40MW supply deal including both mono and multi-crystalline modules has been signed with ET Solar for 2011. Read more

Order Focus: Praxair secures silane contracts with Trina Solar, ShanXi LuAn and Realforce

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 17:20 (PV-Tech)

Several new bulk gas contracts have recently be signed by Praxair Electronics with three China-based PV manufacturers. Key contracts, primarily for silane were signed with Trina Solar, ShanXi LuAn Solar Energy and Realforce Solar, a subsidiary of Realforce Group. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne outlines its fully-integrated manufacturing mantra

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 16:10 (PV-Tech)

Widely surmised from its takeover by the chemical company Hanwha, former integrated module manufacturer, Solarfun will be a fully integrated PV producer in the future. Read more

Martifer Solar supplies systems for North County Transit District

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 13:48 (PV-Tech)

The North County Transit District (NCTD) transportation network has chosen Martifer Solar USA to supply 482.52kW of ground and roof-mounted solar systems for its bus and rail maintenance facilities. Read more

Solar Integrated Technologies, ContourGlobal finish work on Coca-Cola projects

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 11:17 (PV-Tech)

Solar Integrated Technologies and ContourGlobal have finished work on all four of the thin-film PV projects they agreed to build for Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH). The 905kWP Marcianise, 1249kWp Nogara, 622kWp Oricola and 472 kWp Monticchio plants will generate around 3,330MWh of electricity per annum. Read more

The 12-step Solar Program: Toward an Incentive-less Future

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The un-incentivized future approaches, and it is time to call off the hunt for the next big incentive -- because if the solar industry (all technologies) does not, it is surely doomed. Well, maybe doomed is too harsh, disappointed is better. Along with disappointed add chronically over capacity and consistently margin constrained. Read more

The Peak Oil Catastrophe-in-waiting

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 17:36 (Renewable Energy World)

The United States continues to slumber while a catastrophe lies in wait. Increasing numbers of analysts and policymakers are warning of another super price spike for oil and the likelihood of "peak oil" more generally. Read more

As Expected, U.S. Wind Installations Down 50% in 2010

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 22:42 (Renewable Energy World)

Hurt by falling natural gas prices, low demand for power and lack of a long-term renewable energy target, the American wind industry saw installations fall almost 50% last year, according to figures released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Read more

Offshore Wind Power - Global Capacity, Equipment Market Share, Technological Roadmap, Cost Analysis and Regulatory Framework to 2020

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 5:52 (Renewable Energy World)

Global Energy Industry The population of the world has been increasing at a rapid pace in the last few decades and this has lead to an increase in demand for a number of resources like water, food and energy. The population of the world doubled from 3.2 billion in 1962 to 6.4 billion in 2005 and is forecast to reach 9.2 billion in 2050. Natural resources such as coal, oil and gas are fast depleting and the fear of climate change is putting pressure on the energy sector to move away from non-renewable sources for producing energy and concentrate on renewable sources to meet energy demands. The energy industry is facing challenging times, meeting energy demands in the face Read more

Capturing Waste Heat with Organic Rankine Cycle Systems

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 18:49 (Renewable Energy World)

Waste heat and low-temperature geothermal are hot sources of renewable energy that get a boost from Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems. Read more

CTDC completes construction of transparent module BIPV project in China

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 23:45 (PV-Tech)

China Technology Development Group (CTDC) has successfully finished building its BIPV project at the Ecological Garden in Xiamen Bay, China using its transparent polycrystalline PV modules. The company calls this the first Chinese ecological transparent module BIPV project. CTDC designed and installed the transparent module BIPV system, which comprises an 18.6kW capacity and will produce 30,000kWh of electricity per year. Read more

Yingli Green becomes official sponsor of Bayern Munich football club

Monday, 1.24.2011 - 12:19 (PV-Tech)

Bayern Munich football club has signed a three-year sponsorship contract with Chinese PV manufacturers Yingli Green Energy. The deal will see Yingli become an Official Premium Partner of the four-time European Cup winning team, granting it marketing rights in areas such as ticketing, hospitality, advertising and public relations. Read more