OPV and DSC markets to be worth US$1.3 billion by 2017, claim NanoMarkets

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 15:09 (PV-Tech)

NanoMarkets has published a new report claiming that novel encapsulation and substrate materials are the key to the long-term survival of organic photovoltaics (OPV) and dye-sensitized cell (DSC) photovoltaics. The report, titled ?Encapsulation and Flexible Substrates for Organic and Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaics?, predicts that a US$1.3 billion encapsulation and substrate market will be possible by 2017, if manufacturers of these materials can offer products that will facilitate use of OPV and DSC technology into the building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) sector. Read more

TerniEnergia exceeds 2010 target, completes 76 plants totalling 77.2MWp

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 12:20 (PV-Tech)

TerniEnergia has completed the construction of 31 industrial sized photovoltaic plants, together totalling 33.3MWp. A sum of 4.4MWp was developed for Joint Venture?s power generation business, with the remaining built on behalf of third parties. The new plants are located in Sardegna, Umbria, Lazio, Puglia, Piemonte, Abruzzo, Veneto, Toscana e Campania regions. Read more

Solar Living Institute Launches New Online Solar Training Sales Courses

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 21:21 (Renewable Energy World)

The Solar Living Institute (SLI), a pioneer and leading provider of solar training, has expanded its Online Solar Training Series with three new courses; Solar PV Sales Fundamentals, Solar PV Sales: Economics & Financing, and Advanced Solar PV Sales & Marketing, adding to its popular Solar PV Design & Installation course. Read more

Masen selects four groups for 500MW Morocco project

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 18:27 (PV-Tech)

Masen, the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy, has selected four consortia to help develop the first phase of its 500MW solar energy project in Ouarzazate, Morocco. Enel, Mitsui and Abu Dhabi National Energy were among the successful candidates. Read more

FREE WEBINAR: Sustainable Refurbishment and Solar Heating for the Home

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 17:13 (Renewable Energy World)

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First Solar sells 50MW Canadian portfolio to Plutonic Power, GE Energy

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 15:29 (PV-Tech)

Plutonic Power and GE Energy Financial Services have agreed to buy three of First Solar?s power plants in Ontario, Canada. Permitting for the projects, which have a combined capacity of 50MW, is expected to take place this spring and construction scheduled to start in June. Read more

Peabody to install solar panels on London social housing

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 13:56 (Solarpowerportal)

Social housing body, the Peabody Trust, has allocated £23 million to spend on installing solar panels on its London-based housing. The move, which is one of the most generous schemes to be carried out by a social housing provider, is aimed at making Peabody a carbon neutral business by 2020. Read more

First Solar teams up with Guangdong Nuclear to build Ordos facility

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 12:22 (PV-Tech)

Industry behemoth First Solar has enlisted the help of the state-owned China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development (CGN SEDC) for the first phase of its 30MW plant in Ordos, Mongolia. Work on the project, which was originally scheduled to commence in June, was delayed when the Chinese government failed to pass legislation on preferential tariff rates for solar-generated electricity and First Solar hope the involvement of a Chinese firm will help facilitate the early stages of construction. Read more

Lumeta successfully completes first commercial U.S. installation of PowerPly PV module in Arizona

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 1:59 (PV-Tech)

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona, is the newly sporting the PowerPly PV solar system, courtesy of Lumeta. The MIM project is the first U.S. commercial installation of the roof-integrated PowerPly PV module, which, along with the cells that go in the module, is manufactured by Suntech Power Holdings. Read more

Silicon Solar bestowed with NSF SBIR grant

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 1:18 (PV-Tech)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has chosen Silicon Solar Solutions as the recipient of a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The SBIR grant will allow Silicon Solar Solutions to more fully develop their TAIC process for the creation of thin-film in solar cells. The company?s TAIC process develops a thin-film of large grain polysilicon by crystallizing amorphous silicon. Silicon Solar Solutions claims that this allows for the grains to be created not only ninety times bigger than more customary methods, but in a more efficient time frame as well. Read more

Ceradyne secures acquisition of VIOX

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

Ceradyne has completed its acquisition of VIOX, a specialty glass company based in Seattle, Washington. Over the past few years VIOX has seen around 70% of its sales come from its solar glass products, which have been specialty formulated for polycrystalline silicon solar PV applications. Ceradyne bought VIOX through US$27 million in cash paid at closing, which also includes a post closing adjustment in two months. Additionally, conditional payment of up to US$22 million may be paid if VIOX reaches certain sales diversification and earnings targets over a 30-month period after the closing. Read more

Kate Bechen Authors Article in Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 21:24 (Renewable Energy World)

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Greg Lynch Quoted in Biomass Power and Thermal Magazine

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 18:36 (Renewable Energy World)

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Bolivia Plans Wind Power, Other Renewable Energy Build-out

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 6:46 (Renewable Energy World)

Bolivia hopes to install 700 MW of wind power capacity in the next 10 years as South America's poorest nation works to diversify its energy mix, according to industry observers. Read more

2011 Florida Renewable Energy Tour Announces Tampa Bay Area Tour Stop

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 17:52 (Renewable Energy World)

The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE) is excited to announce the next confirmed tour stop in its 2011 Renewable Energy Tour which is set to stop at the Florida Aquarium of Tampa Bay, and will be held on Saturday, February 19th, 2011. The tour will consist of visits to various renewable energy and energy efficiency installations in the area as well as a Town Hall event including local and state legislators and industry experts, featuring discussions about advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency in Florida. Read more

Plutonic Power, GE Energy agree to buy 50MW Canadian portfolio

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 15:29 (PV-Tech)

Plutonic Power and GE Energy Financial Services have agreed to buy three of First Solar?s power plants in Ontario, Canada. Permitting for the projects, which have a combined capacity of 50MW, is expected to take place this spring and construction scheduled to start in June. Read more

Tonsan opens world?s largest PV sealant factory

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 11:32 (PV-Tech)

Tonsan, one of Asia?s leading PV sealant and potting compound manufacturers, has officially opened the world?s largest sealant factory in Suzhou County, China. The opening ceremony, which was held on December 17, was attended by industry luminaries, including Zhao Yu Wen, chairman of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, and Guang Chun Zhang, senior vice president of Suntech. Read more

Ten Clean and Green Energy Stocks for 2011

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

This is my fourth annual list of renewable energy and energy efficiency stocks since I began the series in January 2008. Read more

Order Focus: Poly Plant Project to offer technology, tools for Shansheng New Energy plant

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 2:08 (PV-Tech)

Poly Plant Project (PPP) will be working with Baotou City Shansheng New Energy for the delivery of a basic engineering package (BEP) and key equipment packages for the polysilicon production plant. Once the polysilicon plant has reached completion, Shansheng New Energy will have its own coal and quartz mines, a coal-fired power generation plant, MGSi production, polysilicon production, ingot pulling, cell and module production lines and PV power generating installations. Read more

BayWa subsidiary buys stake in Focused Energy to enter U.S. market

Wednesday, 1.5.2011 - 1:09 (PV-Tech)

After buying an 80% majority stake in U.S.-based Focused Energy, BayWa, through its subsidiary BayWa r.e U.S., will be making its way into the U.S. market. BayWa paid around ?13 million on a cash-and-debt free basis that will be paid out over the next two years and partially relies on earnings. Read more