Delta Energy inverter lines certified for compatibility with First Solar modules

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 15:22 (PV-Tech)

Delta Energy Systems? inverter lines have been certified for compatibility with First Solar?s latest FS-Series 2 and FS-Series 3 thin-film modules. First Solar?s System Design and Application certification covers both Delta?s Solivia 2.5, 3.0, 3.3 and 5.0 EU G3 string inverters and its central inverter line. Read more

Greece to install projects totalling 300MW in 2011

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 11:58 (PV-Tech)

Greece?s solar industry is set to install projects totaling 300MW in 2011 thanks to new legislation streamlining the country?s permitting procedure, according to the Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies. Read more

Feed-in Tariffs or Bidding: How Best to Assign Renewable Contracts

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 10:07 (Renewable Energy World)

In his conclusion to a recent speech at the London School of Economics, Lord Turner, Chair of the Financial Services Authority in the UK, introduced an important distinction in reference to the financial crisis: he explained that "Stability matters a lot; minor gains in allocative efficiency matter little." Read more

Solar Energy International Bundled Solar Training in Salt Lake City

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 22:35 (Renewable Energy World)

This spring, Solar Energy International hosts PV101: Solar Electric Design and Installation (Grid-Direct) and PV202: Grid-Direct Design and the NEC in Salt Lake City. Read more

Over 400 wind, solar and biogas industry players expected at Ontario Feed-in Tariff Supply Chain Forum

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 20:34 (Renewable Energy World)

Over 400 developers, manufacturers, service providers and scheme administrators are expected at the second Ontario Feed-in Tariff Supply Chain Forum on April 19-20 in Toronto. This industry critical conference is a proven must attend event for renewable energy experts. Last year's event sold-out a week in advance and the April Forum is on track to do the same. Read more

AEG Power Solutions Acquires OpciónDos, Spanish Solar Engineering Company

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 17:25 (Renewable Energy World)

AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), wholly-owned by 3W Power Holdings S.A. (Euronext Amsterdam 3WP, Frankfurt 3W9, ISIN GG00B39QCR01, WKN A0Q5SX) strengthens its position in the engineering of photovoltaic solutions with the acquisition of OpciónDos. Read more

Spanish solar investors seek compensation

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 16:46 (PV-Tech)

A group of 15 investors have launched a legal challenge to overturn Spain?s decision to cut its feed-in tariff. The group, who are thought to have invested more than ?4 billion in the Spanish PV industry and includes private equity and infrastructure funds such as Impax Asset Management and Hudson Clean Energy Partners, are appealing the decision under the international Energy Charter Treaty. Read more

AstroWatt double: Curt Vass joins as CEO as efficiencies of 13% gained on SOM heterojunction cells

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 16:26 (PV-Tech)

Cell manufacturer AstroWatt has announced two new major developments within the company with the appointment of Curt Vass as CEO and the achievement of a 13%-efficient cell using the company?s patented SOM technology. This is the second major personnel announcement made by the company in just over a week, with the recent appointment of Jeannine Sargent, former CEO of Oerlikon Solar, as executive chairman. Read more

U|S|E, Solar Frontier sign module distribution contract

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 12:49 (PV-Tech)

U|S|E has signed a contract with Solar Frontier to distribute and install its CIS modules. U|S|E will distribute the modules alongside Solar Frontier?s Munich-based sales team and install them in tandem with its own photovoltaic projects. Read more

STR Holdings reports solar sales increased 73.4% to US$259.2 million in 2010

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 11:55 (PV-Tech)

PV module encapsulants supplier, STR Holdings posted 2010 sales to the solar sector of US$259.2 million, an increase of 73.4%, compared to sales of US$149.5 million in 2009. Management noted that the increase in sales was due to increased market share gains with its current Tier 1 Chinese customers as well starting to supply a large Asian module manufacturer in the year. Read more

ECD expects financial hit, production slowdown due to French, Italian solar policy uncertainty

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 0:46 (PV-Tech)

Changes in solar incentive policy in France and Italy may be taking their toll on one of the leading suppliers of thin-film PV laminates?Energy Conversion Devices and its Uni-Solar product line. The company, which sees the two European nations as key markets, said that its financial performance and production capacity utilization will be negatively impacted in the short term. Read more

U.S. Solar Market Blooms, Challenges Remain

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 0:07 (Renewable Energy World)

Federal lawmakers are fight over budget and programs that would hamper the U.S. solar market, so any numbers to show the solar industry's contribution to the economy will help. So here comes a report released Thursday by the Solar Energy Industries Association that showed the U.S. solar market grew 67 percent to reach $6 billion in 2010 from $3.6 billion in 2009. Read more

BTEC Webinar to Tackle Biomass Air Emissions, Boiler MACT, and Control Technologies

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 15:37 (Renewable Energy World)

Engage three diverse perspectives on biomass air quality issues that impact your organization, business, or community. Register now and attend, "Biomass Air Quality: Measuring, Controlling, and Regulating Emissions," a free webinar on Thursday, March 17 at 2PM ET, by the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC). Read more

Energy Minister gets on board with PV job creation but??

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 18:05 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy Minister, Greg Barker may have inadvertently misled Parliament over the number of jobs created for the PV industry since the feed-in tariff system was introduced. Read more

Order Focus: GET signs 7-year polysilicon agreement with OCI

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 11:10 (PV-Tech)

Korean polysilicon supplier OCI Company has signed a 7-year polysilicon supply contract with Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology (GET), worth US$507 million.The contract begins in 2012 through 2018. Read more

It's All in the Count: The Vexing but Critical Challenge of Green Jobs Accounting

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 6:46 (Renewable Energy World)

Getting an accurate accounting of clean-tech jobs in the U.S. is nearly impossible but it's not for a lack of trying. There have been dozens of projects at the national, state, and metro level designed to track and quantify clean-tech jobs, and to some extent, these attempts have done a decent job. Read more

2011 Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards ? Leadership

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 6:04 (Renewable Energy World)

No great industry achievements happen unless dynamic visionaries step up and spearhead efforts to bring about the change they envision. Whether it is pioneering the development of wind power technology, creating a financial vehicle that aids consumers in adopting solar energy, or keeping the pressure on politicians to ensure that an industry receives the research and development funding that it deserves, these leaders know that it takes years of hard work to move an industry forward. Read more

U.S. DOE unveils new fellowship programs for the next-gen clean energy technology scientists

Friday, 3.11.2011 - 0:01 (PV-Tech)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is kick-starting two new fellowship programs that are aimed at the next generation of clean energy technology scientists. The Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program look to attract budding scientist who want to promote clean energy while advancing the science, technology and engineering fields in the U.S. Read more