Stion to build CIGSSe thin-film solar module production facility in Mississippi

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 19:25 (PV-Tech)

CIGSSe photovoltaic module manufacturer Stion said it will build a new production facility in Mississippi as part of an incentive agreement with the state that includes a $75 million loan and other tax and training incentives. The project, which will be the first thin-film solar panel factory in Mississippi, will deliver more than 1000 jobs and $500 million of investment over the next six years. Read more

Sunergy inverters to be used on Ontario FIT projects

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 18:06 (PV-Tech)

One of Canada?s largest electrical distribution companies, Ideal Supply, will use Sustainable Energy Technologies? Sunergy inverters for its latest feed-in-tariff projects in Ontario. The agreement is for a range of developments under 150kW and will extend Sustainable Energy?s market reach to 1,000 electrical contractors and a growing network of renewable energy dealers. Read more

Turkish government approves feed-in tariff

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 17:02 (PV-Tech)

After months of speculation surrounding the country?s solar feed-in tariff, Turkey has now made photovoltaic power generation subsidy payments law. Under the regulation, payments for renewable energy generation will be determined as dollar cent, as opposed to Euro cent, in Turkish Parliament. Read more

Sputnik Engineering opens UK branch office

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 16:21 (Solarpowerportal)

Sputnik Engineering, which recently began distributing solar inverters throughout the UK, opened a new branch office in London on January 1. This move brings the company closer to its customers, enabling it to respond more flexibly to the growing photovoltaic market in the UK. Read more

REA?s Ray Noble joins mO3 Power board of directors

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 13:14 (Solarpowerportal)

Solar photovoltaics specialist Ray Noble has joined mO3 Power, UK-based solar developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP) as a non-executive director of the company board. Read more

New Solar Energy International online courses for 2011

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 20:44 (Renewable Energy World)

As Solar Energy International welcomes 2011, we would like to send Happy New Year greetings to our alumni and supporters. Read more

Sputnik Engineering opens London office

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 16:56 (PV-Tech)

Swiss inverter manufacturer Sputnik Engineering has increased its presence within the U.K. solar industry by opening a new sales office in London, reports Solar Power Portal. The office, which is being run by Key Account Manager Neil Martin and was officially opened on January 1, will enable Sputnik to build closer relationships with clients and respond more flexibly to their requests. Read more

Sovello receives new supply certificates

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 16:31 (PV-Tech)

The German module manufacturer, Sovello, has now received official accreditation to supply its modules in the U.K., Australia and Ireland as well as in Florida and California in the U.S. The certificates from the Australian Clear Energy Council (CEC), the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the British BRE Global, the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), and Go Solar California were issued in Q4 2010. Read more

Bedfordshire village school teaches a lesson on solar power generation

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 16:08 (Solarpowerportal)

Wirsol has completed its first UK solar project, installing a 29.6 kilowatt system at Sharnbrook School in Bedfordshire. The leading German solar provider, which has recently opened a UK-based office, completed the installation in just five working days. Read more

Solar energy to provide 10% of Germany?s electricity by 2020

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 13:18 (PV-Tech)

The German PV industry will cater for 10% of the country?s entire electricity requirements by 2020, according to BSW-Solar, with investment in research and development doubling during this period. The investment will not only increase PV efficiency and output but also help reduce the price of solar-generated electricity. Read more

Cornwall Council accepts 5MW solar park application

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 12:53 (Solarpowerportal)

Just before offices closed for the festive period, Cornwall Council gave the go-ahead to what will be one of Britain’s first large-scale solar farms. The 25-acre solar array, located on part of the Lanhydrock National Trust estate near Bodmin, is expected to power the nearby Restormel water treatment station... Read more

A Solar Strategy for Africa: International Players Set To Expand Key Markets

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

There is a need for a shift in focus on solar markets in Africa away from donor and rural electrification projects to commercial and productive investments. There is also a need for the international PV industry to aggressively invest in the development of solar markets and not to leave it up to aid and relief organisations. This must be based on the need to move ? today ? towards grid-connected and urban markets. As part of this process there is a need to engage and educate African governments about the current global status of the solar sector and help them build frameworks for industry growth. Read more

NLP PV Solar Sales Training: Jan 12 & 13, 8:00am-12:00pm PST

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

This live, eco-friendly webinar provides the technical information necessary to do a PV solar system estimate and explain the benefits to a homeowner. Read more

LDK Solar signs definitive agreement for its polysilicon business

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 2:23 (PV-Tech)

LDK Solar, along with its polysilicon manufacturing subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement with China Development Bank Capital Corporation, Excel Rise Holdings, Prosper East and an investment fund associated with another Chinese bank, where the investors will all subscribe to a collective US$240 million in series A redeemable convertible preferred shares of LDK Silicon & Chemical Technology. The wholly owned subsidiary of LDK Solar, contained in the Cayman Islands, will hold and operate LDK Solar?s polysilicon division once all PRC government approvals for foreign investments have been completed. Read more

SunPower sells Solare Roma power plant to Allianz subsidiary

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 2:20 (PV-Tech)

SunPower closed 2010 with the sale of its 13MW Solare Roma solar power plant to the wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz: Allianz Renewable Energy Partners IV. The solar power plant is located in the municipality of Anguillara, Province of Rome, Italy.  SunPower oversaw the design and construction of the plant and has agreed to continue operation and maintenance services for Allianz Renewable Energy Partners. Read more

Trina Solar subsidiary completes 5MW solar plant in Gujarat, India

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 2:14 (PV-Tech)

Trina Solar?s subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar, along with Lanco Infratech, has successfully finished the installation of a 5MW solar power plant in Gujarat, India. The plant was developed by Lanco and is said to be one of the largest single-location PV solar power plants in India and the very first for the State of Gujarat. Trina Solar supplied all of the PV modules for the solar power project. Read more

Del Sur Solar project begins construction in Antelope Valley, California

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 1:08 (PV-Tech)

Beautiful Earth Group (BE) had the Mayor of Lancaster, California, Rex R. Parris, on hand to celebrate the ground-breaking of Del Sur Solar, a solar project in Antelope Valley, California, that will contain two 19MW utility-scale solar generation facilities. Upon completion, the project is on track to be the largest solar site in the City of Lancaster. Read more

W Solar intends to set down roots in Wisconsin

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 1:04 (PV-Tech)

Over the past few years, Wisconsin?s Governor, Jim Doyle, has been tackling the same issues that have crept up across the country: mainly, how to promote a healthy state economic environment. As part of Governor Doyle?s efforts to stimulate the Wisconsin economy, he was happy to announce that W Solar Group will be establishing its manufacturing facility, corporate headquarters and research and development facilities in Wisconsin. The R&D location is specifically set to be located in Dane County, Wisconsin, and will be part of the US$300 million capital investment for the project. Read more

Gas from the Past: Biogas 101

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 6:59 (Renewable Energy World)

Most people who follow renewable energy have heard of biogas by now, yet the origins and uses of biogas remain mysterious to many. Biogas is unusual in that its use predates the use of fossil fuels. In fact, it is older than fossil fuels completely. The microorganisms that create biogas are among the oldest life forms on earth, over three billion years older than the plants and animals that became today's fossil fuels. Biogas not only provides excellent, clean-burning energy that can replace fossil fuels in the future, but in many places it already is. Read more

Siemens To Supply 258 Wind Turbines for Three Iowa Projects

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 19:52 (Renewable Energy World)

Last week, Siemens announced that it had received an order for 258 of its SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for three MidAmerican Energy Co. projects in Iowa. Read more

Geothermal Energy Projects Pull out of Loan Guarantee

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 19:26 (Renewable Energy World)

Ormat Nevada Inc., a unit of Ormat Technologies, Inc., has decided not to proceed with Part II of the Department Of Energy's loan guarantee program application for the Wister, CD-4 and Dead Horse Wells geothermal projects, currently under construction in California and Nevada. Read more

Growth Energy Proposes New E15 Label to EPA

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 21:32 (Renewable Energy World)

In formal comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday, Growth Energy proposed a new label for E15 (a blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline) that will more accurately provide consumers with the information they need to make educated decisions at the pump. Read more

An Amazing Line-Up of Speakers

Tuesday, 1.4.2011 - 20:27 (Renewable Energy World)

Registration is now open for the 4th National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference in Saratoga Springs, March 8-10, 2011. This event offers the most current information on instructional strategies, curricula development, skill standards, and best practices for training in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. Early bird rates are in effect until February 1, 2011. Read more