News of the year 2011

Date: 16.03.2011



Order Focus: Heliatek buys two Dr. Schenk metrology systems for OPV production line

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 20:46 (PV-Tech)

Heliatek has placed an order for two Dr. Schenk SolarInspect roll-to-roll metrology systems that will be placed in their organic photovoltaic?s (OPV) line located at their Dresden, Germany facility. Delivery of the two systems is expected to occur midway through this year. Read more

Schneider Electric inverters at heart of first micro-grid, distributed energy resource community in California

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 17:34 (Renewable Energy World)

Schneider Electric solar inverters play an integral part in the Sunverge Solar Integration System at the 2500 R Street project in Sacramento, California. The 34-single family home LEED? Platinum housing project will be the first simple, cost-effective energy management system in California that intelligently distributes generation and storage of renewable energy Read more


Sustainable Energy signs deal to supply integrated PV inverters to tenKsolar, U.S. distributors

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 23:45 (PV-Tech)

Sustainable Energy Technologies and tenKsolar have signed a long-term supply contract where Sustainable Energy will provide its integrated RAIS Wave system beginning April 1. The supply contract has tenKsolar anticipating demand for the first year of the deal to reach 4,600 units (23MW). A minimum of 1,600 units, or 8MW, was committed by tenKsolar during the contract, which includes RAIS Wave systems units delivered through U.S. distributers. Read more

Krannich Solar - Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 22:32 (Renewable Energy World)

This is perhpas the most quoted phrase by our installers, suppliers and vendors over the past year. While the Krannich Solar team (myself included) may never want to hear the phrase again, we are humbled by the fact that we are here to be "bothered" by it. Read more

Gehrlicher Solar breaks ground on 1.9MW solar park on former landfill in Germany

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 21:13 (PV-Tech)

Germany?s Baden-Wuerttemberg?s Main-Tauber-Kreis will be home to a new 1.9MW solar park designed, planned and constructed by Gehrlicher Solar. The Heckfeld solar project recently broke ground on the site of a former landfill and will cover over 22 acres of land. First Solar will be providing 23,640 solar modules for the project, which is anticipated to generate 2 million kilowatt-hours of solar electricity per year. SMA has agreed to supply three inverters for the solar project that is planned to reach grid connection by the end of May. Read more

Solarbuzz: PV installations reached 18.2GW in 2010

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 20:18 (PV-Tech)

PV demand exceeded many an analysts expectations last year but could also cause slower than expected growth over the next few years, based on figures released from market research firm Solarbuzz prove accurate. Solarbuzz said that global PV market installations reached a new record of 18.2GW in 2010, a massive 139% increase over 2009. The PV industry generated US$82 billion in global revenues in 2010, up 105% year-on-year, from US$40 billion in 2009. Read more

Solarbuzz reveals its Top 10 PV cell manufacturers of 2010

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 16:21 (PV-Tech)

Market research firm, Solarbuzz has reported its Top 10 rankings by cell capacity in 2010. Actually, there were 12 companies in the ranking due to several companies tying on capacity. Suntech Power and JA Solar tied for the first position, followed closely by First Solar. Read more

Thermal Storage Innovations are instrumental in increasing performance and reducing CSP costs

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 16:15 (Renewable Energy World)

Thermal storage will affect the Levelized Energy Cost (LCOE) of Parabolic Troughs. This is one of the findings of a new report from CSP Today "Concentrated Solar Power Parabolic Trough: Cost & Performance". According to the report, when adding storage capacity, the capital cost rises with the increased solar field size, while the capacity factor ? and therefore the annual energy yield ? increases, (for example, <3700 hours at DNI 2000 for the reference plant with 7.5 hours of storage). Read more

Order Focus: CVD Equipment brings in orders worth US$15.5 million

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 15:49 (PV-Tech)

CVD Equipment has received new orders totalling US$15.5 million for its production and research equipment in the opening months of 2011. The orders come from clients in the solar, aerospace, LED and nanotechnology industries. Read more

Canadian Solar, SkyPower sign EPC for 10.5MW Ontario plant

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 13:46 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with SkyPower to build another solar park in Ontario, Canada. The 10.5MW Thunder Bay park is the third development the two companies have teamed up on. Read more

First Solar appoints Mark Widmar as CFO

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 11:48 (PV-Tech)

First Solar has appointed Mark Widmar as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Widmar replaces interim CFO James Zhu and will be responsible for all the company?s global financial operations; Zhu will return to his role as chief accounting officer. Read more

SolarWorld begins production of Sunmodule Plus polycrystalline solar panels

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 1:14 (PV-Tech)

SolarWorld has launched the new polycrystalline Sunmodule line, which is being fabricated at its Oregon and California production facilities. The polycrystalline solar panels are now available in 230W and 240W peak power concentrations and, like their monocrystalline Sunmodules, SolarWorld ensures that their Sunmodule Plus poly panels are offered with a 25-year linear performance guarantee. Read more

Photon Consulting report names Asia-Pacific PV market as holding best growth opportunities

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 0:07 (PV-Tech)

Photon Consulting?s soon-to-be released report, ?Solar Power Markets: Eastern Sunrise? has compiled analysis prompting the company to predict that the Asia-Pacific region holds the biggest sustainable, global growth opportunity for solar energy through 2015. The market study details how the region?s PV economics, cumulative economic growth curve and electricity needs have primed the area for impressive PV expansion over the next four years. Read more


The Brew Barons: Masters of Advanced Fermentation, Driving the Redefinition of Biofuels: Pt 2

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 2:30 (Renewable Energy World)

They are the new Brew Barons. In an earlier age, they might have been content to make White Lightning, or craft brews. Today their targets are jet fuel, renewable gasoline, renewable diesel, ethanol, a boatload of renewable chemicals, plus feed grains, food oils, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and more. Read more


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Inventux?s silicon thin-film modules certified non-toxic and climate friendly by TÜV Rheinland

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 21:48 (PV-Tech)

Inventux Technologies? silicon thin-film modules have been newly minted toxic free and environmentally friendly by TÜV Rheinland, who bestowed its restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) certificate on the company?s modules. TÜV Rheinland grants the RoHS certificate after concluding that the products tested are free from toxic heavy metals such as cadmium and lead. Inventux had previously volunteered to have the European RoHS Directive and the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act check its modules for toxic free conformity. Read more

Virginia Transformer Utilizes Cost-Optimization to Enhance Viability of Alternative Energy

Wednesday, 3.16.2011 - 18:53 (Renewable Energy World)

The primary obstacle for renewable energy to overcome is cost. At present, the vast majority of renewable energy projects are simply not competitive in price with traditional energy sources. Without subsidies or tax credits, renewable energy is not generally a cost-efficient means of providing power, and even with them it struggles to compete on price. Therefore, the viability of renewable sources depends on the industry successfully finding ways to reduce costs and create more efficient operations. Read more


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