News of the year 2011

Date: 30.11.2011



Photovoltaics

Suntech honors DuPont with Supplier Excellence Award

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 21:25 (PV-Tech)

At Suntech Power Holdings? recent Global Supplier Conference, the company recognized 19 companies with its award ceremony, one of them being DuPont, which was honored for its supply and technical service as well as its product innovation and collaboration. DuPont provides Suntech with its Solamet PV metallization pastes for its solar cells and also supplies Suntech?s backsheets with the DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film. Read more

Canadian Solar modules powering 10MW Cavriglia plant

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 16:01 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has supplied over one quarter of the modules for a recently completed 10MW solar project in Cavriglia, Italy. The system?s 40,000 modules ? including 12,465 of Canadian Solar?s CS6P-P series ? were installed by Coop Cellini Impianti Tecnologici and connected to the grid in October. Read more

imec, Kaneka develop heterojunction PV cells with copper electrodes, reach 21% efficiency

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:45 (Solarserver)

On November 28th, 2011 imec (Leuven, Belgium) and Kaneka Corporation (Osaka, Japan) presented silver-free heterojunction silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) cells at the 21st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference in Fukuoka, Japan. The organizations report achieving a conversion efficiency greater than 21% on 152 mm silicon substrates with an electroplated copper contact grid on top of a transparent conductive oxide layer. Kaneka states that its results were obtained by applying its copper electroplating technology, which is based on imec technology. Read more

Solibro reaches 17.4% aperture area efficiency with CIGS PV module

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 12:31 (Solarserver)

On November 29th, 2011 Q-Cells SE (Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany) announced that its subsidiary Solibro GmbH has achieved a 17.4% aperture area efficiency with a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) module, as verified by Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg, Germany). The new efficiency is a world record both for CIGS and for thin-film PV technology overall. Q-Cells also states that the 16 square centimeter test module was fabricated using processes which are fully scalable to cost-effective mass production. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

National Solar Power plans US$700 million, 200MW solar farm in Hardee County, Florida

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 22:04 (PV-Tech)

National Solar Power and Hardee County, Florida have advised that with the signing of a developer agreement, National Solar Power plans to build a 200MW solar farm in the county. The project is said to have a US$700 million price tag and will be the company?s second solar farm. While the Hardee County Commission recently approved the agreement, the local and state permitting process is still pending. Read more

National Solar Power plans US$700 million, 200MW solar farm in Hardee County Florida

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 22:04 (PV-Tech)

National Solar Power and Hardee County, Florida have advised that with the signing of a developer agreement, National Solar Power plans to build a 200MW solar farm in the county. The project is said to have a US$700 million price tag and will be the company?s second solar farm. While the Hardee County Commission recently approved the agreement, the local and state permitting process is still pending. Read more

Thai Solar Energy investing US$447 million over five years to develop 135MW of solar projects

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 20:11 (PV-Tech)

Bloomberg is reporting that Thai Solar Energy is planning to invest nearly US$447 million in the development of 135MW of solar projects, using direct-steam generation, over the next five years. The company?s first plant, a 5MW installation in the Huaykrachao district of Thailand?s Kanchanabuir province, is set to commence operation in December. Read more

Gemma Renewable Power, Southern Sky sign US$16 million EPC contract for 5.7MW solar project

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 19:49 (PV-Tech)

Gemma Renewable Power (GRP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gemma Power Systems, which is a subsidiary of Argan, advised that it had executed a US$16.6 million EPC contract with Southern Sky Renewable Energy Canton for the design and construction of a 5.7MW solar project. The installation, which will be built on a closed capped landfill in Canton, Massachusetts, will feature 19,800 PV panels across 12.5 acres. GRP has already received a full release to start construction and engineering activities and aims to have the projected completed by the summer of 2012. Read more

First Solar set be first to provide financial guidance for 2012

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 18:55 (PV-Tech)

The challenging market conditions faced by all PV manufacturers in 2011 have led to many claiming poor visibility into business expectations next year. In recent third quarter conference calls many tier 1 suppliers refrained from giving any 2012 insight, with guidance provided near or during fourth quarter financial results early next year. However, market leading thin-film producer, First Solar is set to become the first player to guide 2012 in a conference call set for December 14 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Read more

$1 Billion Solar Project Goes Ahead Without DOE Backing

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 18:30 (Renewable Energy World)

Months after saying that it would have to scale back plans on military bases across the U.S., SolarCity announced Wednesday that it has secured financing and will move ahead with its $1 billion SolarStrong rooftop project. Read more

U.S. PV Market Forecast 2011- 2015: Slower 2012, But Growth From 2014 and On

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 18:22 (Renewable Energy World)

After the rapid expansion of the U.S. PV market in the last few years, the U.S. solar industry is likely heading for a period of slower growth. Our recent analysis of the PV market in each of the 50 U.S. states shows that contrary to many hopes the U.S. market will not be able to provide immediate respite to all those manufacturers that are suffering from the current over-capacity and margin squeeze. Read more

SolarStrong gains momentum as SolarCity, BofA Merrill plan US$1 billion in military installations

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 17:44 (PV-Tech)

SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) are ploughing ahead with their plan for SolarStrong, a five-year initiative for solar power installations on privatized US military housing communities. The plan is for SolarCity and the major US bank to invest over US$1 billion in solar plants across the country, and the combined generation capacity is estimated to be in the region of 300MW. Read more

Top executives from 14 leading Chinese PV manufacturers gather to fight SolarWorld

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 17:02 (PV-Tech)

Growing indignation on the part of leading Chinese PV manufacturers in relation to the ongoing trade dispute has spurred senior executives of 14 leading producers to gather and set out a coordinated plan of defence. The plan is in response to the prospect of duties being imposed on solar PV products entering the US, due to claims of price dumping that are currently under investigation by the ITC. Read more

BrightSource adds thermal storage in PPAs for three CSP plants

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:39 (Solarserver)

On November 28th, 2011 BrightSource Energy Inc. (Oakland, California, U.S.) announced that it has added thermal storage to three power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Southern California Edison Company (SCE, Rosemead, California, U.S.) for the sale of electricity from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants. BrightSource notes that by adding storage to its CSP plants, it is able to further reduce the total cost of energy by increasing its capacity factor. Under the new agreements, which will go before the California Public Utilities Commission for approval, the company will supply power from six CSP plants instead of seven, as previously planned. Read more

DEGERenergie introduces new energy converter at Solar Canada

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:30 (Solarserver)

DEGERenergie GmbH (Horb am Neckar, Germany) has announced that it will introduce its new EK-6 energy converter at the Solar Canada trade show in Toronto on December 5th and 6th, 2011. The company states that the new model offers a number of improvements for easier operation and installation, as well as increased safety. Read more

Mp-tec develops off-grid solar PV pump for areas far away from the public water system

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:07 (Solarserver)

On September 25th, 2011 Mp-tec GmbH & Co. KG (Eberswalde, Germany) announced that it developed a solar photovoltaic (PV) subsurface pump system that can be used for supplying clean water in disaster regions and in areas far away from the public water system. The system is available in four performance classes on the basis of six pump types. Depending on the performance class, the system can deliver up to 6,600 liters of groundwater per hour at depths of between 15 and 100 meters. Read more

Countdown for Intersolar Europe 2012 - the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry with new features and supporters

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 14:10 (Solarserver)

On June 13th, 2012 Intersolar Europe - the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry ? once again opens its doors at the Munich New Trade Fair Centre in Germany. Exhibitor registrations are already flooding in and the preparations are in full swing, the organizer Solar Promotion (Pforzheim, Germany) reports in a press release. A total of 180,000 square meters are available for an expected 2,400 exhibitors, which corresponds to another 6% growth over the previous year. In addition to the outdoor area, the exhibition spans all 16 exhibition halls for the first time. A new feature is the expansion of exhibition space to include the manufacture of photovoltaic products. Read more

Heliotrop ready to install CPV units in plants of up to 100MW

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 13:27 (PV-Tech)

Heliotrop?s new generation of CPV units are now prepped for installation in solar power plants of 1 to 100MW for 110m2 of module areas per row of trackers that are less than 5 metres high. Read more

Solarbuzz: North American PV market to double year to year in 4Q 2011 to 800 MW

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 13:24 (Solarserver)

NPD Solarbuzz (San Francisco, California, U.S.) has released a report which predicts that the North American solar photovoltaic (PV) market will double in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the fourth quarter of 2010, to reach 800 MW of new PV capacity. The company's "North American PV Markets Quarterly" states that the regional market is at a "crossroads", with strong utility-scale project demand, declining solar incentives for distributed generation, module oversupply and "significant" uncertainty around policy. Read more

Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing reaches 150 employers of 11,000 U.S. workers

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 12:29 (Solarserver)

On November 28th, 2011 the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) announced that its membership has reached roughly 150 companies which employ more than 11,000 U.S. workers. The organization notes that this includes seven U.S. solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers, who claim that Chinese subsidies are allowing its PV industry to "dump" PV products at below-market prices. CASM states that their coalition also includes dozens of solar suppliers and installers from across the United States. Read more

REC to reduce production at Herøya solar wafer plant

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 12:01 (Solarserver)

On November 29th, 2011 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC, Sandvika, Norway) announced that it will initiate a process with trade unions to reduce 60% of the output of its 650 MW multicrystalline wafer manufacturing facility in Herøya, Norway through the first quarter of 2012. The company cites ongoing macroeconomic impacts on the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, estimating that prices for wafers have fallen 30% since October 1st, 2011, and noting that its inventories are increasing. REC states that if the market does not improve, it will further reduce production. Read more

Solland Sunweb module receives IEC standard from VDE

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 11:58 (PV-Tech)

Solland Solar and Schott Solar?s back-contact module has received IEC standard certification from the German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies (VDE). Read more


Biomass/Pellets

Am I Next? Where Will the Biofuels Shake-out Point to Now?

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 16:29 (Renewable Energy World)

So my old pal Brian Westlake calls yesterday, after a long absence, and explains that he's now investing deeply into industrial biotech. "Bloody amazing, hey," he tells me. "First Qteros knocks off John McCarthy and basically goes out of business. Now, Cobalt and Rick Wilson part company." Read more


Wind Energy

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Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

Latin America Report: Ready for Explosive Growth

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

As the costs associated with renewable forms of energy continue to drop and the prices of fossil fuels remain volatile, more Latin American nations are turning to wind and solar, as well as geothermal and biofuels, as solutions to achieve energy security. Read more


Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

NYSE Euronext, Bloomberg New Energy debut three new clean energy stock indices

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 20:26 (PV-Tech)

NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg New Energy Finance announced that that they jointly launched three new regionally-focused clean energy stock indices. The indices cover the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions and Asia and Oceania, with all of the indices expected to start publishing over the next few months. Read more

A Shade Greener installs 10,000th system

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 18:17 (Solarpowerportal)

A Shade Greener has installed its 10,000th free solar system this month, a figure that accounts for approximately 10 percent of all installations completed in the UK to date. Read more

Siemens opens Energy Service Training Centre in Newcastle

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:23 (Solarpowerportal)

Siemens has opened its Energy Service Training centre in Newcastle in a ceremony that was attended Lord Willis of Knaresborough, former chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Read more

Blue Oak Energy designs 2.8 MW PV project in Puerto Rico

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:18 (Solarserver)

On November 28th, 2011 Blue Oak Energy Inc. (Davis, California, U.S.) announced that it has designed a 2.8 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project for the U.S. Coast Guard in Puerto Rico, in collaboration with Point 2 Structural Engineers Inc. (Sacramento, California, U.S.). The USD 50 million project will involve both ground-mounted and rooftop PV arrays at two sites, as part of an energy saving performance program being implemented by Schneider Electric SA (Rueil-Malmaison, France). Read more

The Innovation Imperative Part 1: ICT Companies as Electric Utilities of the Future

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Dag Hammarskjold's quote, "Not to encumber the earth. No pathetic 'Excelsior!' but just this: not to encumber the earth," may well serve as the motto of the growing sustainability movement. Yet how can economic development occur without energy, and primarily from fossil fuel sources? Read more

The autumn budget and the green economy

Wednesday, 11.30.2011 - 13:46 (Solarpowerportal)

The autumn statement delivered by the Chancellor, George Osborne, has set out little to no measures designed to support the green economy. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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