News of the year 2011
Date: 23.03.2011
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U.S. Department of Energy awards 3M USD 4.4 Million to reduce cost of photovoltaic energy systems
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 19:52 (Solarserver)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 3M (St. Paul, Minn.) USD 4.4 million as part of DOE?s SunShot Initiative. SunShot aims to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems by about 75 percent, so that they are cost-competitive with other forms of energy without subsidies. SunShot calls for achieving this goal by the end of the decade. The sum of the 3M award is estimated at USD 4.4 million over three years. Read moreYingli becomes sole PV module supplier to GRID Alternatives
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 19:44 (Solarserver)
On March 21st, 2011, Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. (Baoding, China) announced that its U.S. subsidiary has formed a strategic partnership with GRID Alternatives (Oakland, California, U.S.). Under the agreement, Yingli will provide the largest donation in GRID Alternative's history, comprised of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, and become the sole PV module supplier for the non-profit organization. Read moreFirst Sanyo HIT installation complete
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 17:15 (Solarpowerportal)
Engensa has now completed the first residential installation in the UK to utilise Sanyo’s high-efficiency HIT solar modules. The owners of the system, the Rodwell’s of South London, were keen to play their part in reducing carbon emissions while also getting the most for their money. Read moreGerman suppliers continue to dominate IMS Research Global PV System Integrator Rankings
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 16:07 (PV-Tech)
IMS Research has published its 2010 Global PV Systems Integrator Rankings, where Germany?s Belectric came out on top. The company, formerly known as Beck Energy, developed more than 300MW of PV systems last year placing it just above juwi and five places ahead of last year?s winner, Q-Cells. Read moreGerman suppliers continue to dominate IMS Research global PV system integrator rankings
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 16:07 (PV-Tech)
IMS Research has published its 2010 Global PV Systems Integrator Rankings, where Germany?s Belectric came out on top. The company, formerly known as Beck Energy, developed more than 300MW of PV systems last year placing it just above juwi and five places ahead of last year?s winner, Q-Cells. Read moreGerman PV installations grow by 91% to 7.25GW in 2010
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 13:13 (Solarserver)
On March 21st, 2011, The German Federal Network Agency published figures for newly installed solar photovoltaics (PV), stating that 1.07GW of PV was installed in the nation during December 2010. These figures bring Germany to a total of 7.25GW installed in 2010, a 91% growth over 2009. Read morePV production technology: Natcore sells its first wet-process AR coating station to Hunan TLNZ
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 12:56 (Solarserver)
On March 21st, 2011, Natcore Technology Inc. (Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.) announced that it has signed a letter of understanding to sell its first wet-process anti-reflective (AR) coating processing station to Hunan TLNZ Solar Technology Company Ltd. (Xiangtan, China). The station uses a liquid phase deposition process developed at Rice University (Houston, Texas) to replace chemical vapor deposition in the production of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, and it being designed in a modular fashion. Read moreHyperSolar Technology Well-Positioned to Capture Silicon Panel Market as New Study Predicts CPV Sector Growth
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 23:05 (Renewable Energy World)
HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology that magnifies the power of the sun to significantly increase the power output of solar cells, today announced that following a new industry report predicting elevated growth of the CPV sector, the company expects its technology to redefine and expand the boundaries of conventional CPV with a product that captures the silicon solar panel market Read moreOrder Focus: Spire signs deal to supply 20MW PV module line to Tecnometal Equipamentos of Brazil
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 21:26 (PV-Tech)
Spire recently released that it will be delivering a 20MW solar PV module line to Tecnometal Equipamentos of San Paulo, Brazil. Details involving delivery date and pricing from the deal were not disclosed. This is the third supply deal Spire has signed in the last few weeks. In mid-February, Spire won a 20MW turnkey module line deal with Bangladesh firm Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy, which was followed by 50MW automated PV module line deal with Mage Solar earlier this month. Read moreTransparent solar windows: Pythagoras Solar chosen for pilot BIPV project at Willis Tower in downtown Chicago
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 19:58 (Solarserver)
On March 21st, 2011, Pythagoras Solar Inc. (San Mateo, California, U.S.) announced that it has been chosen by Willis Tower to collaborate on a pilot project which will use Pythagoras' transparent solar photovoltaic (PV) windows on the building's 56th floor. Pythagoras states that the BIPV solution which it is providing has the potential to expand to an area allowing over 2MW of generation. Read morePennsylvania Power contracts for USD 3.94 million in SRECs
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 19:38 (Solarserver)
On March 18th, 2011, Pennsylvania Power Company (New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.) announced that it has contracted for 19,800 solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) at an estimated cost of USD 3.94 million. The procurement is part of Pennsylvania Power's plan to purchase SRECs to meet the state's Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards through 2020. Read moreSpire to Deliver 20MW Solar PV Module Line to Brazil
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 18:33 (Renewable Energy World)
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules announced today it is providing a 20 megawatt (MW) solar PV module line to Tecnometal Equipamentos (Tecnometal) of San Paulo, Brazil. Read morePV Fab Managers Forum: Germany needs ?2 per watt for solar market to recover
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 17:25 (PV-Tech)
Official 2010 PV installation figures for Germany show a booming market with almost 7.4GW installed, an increase of 75% compared to 2009. Once again Germany was by far, the largest PV market last year. However, for the market to prosper in 2011, against a backdrop of lower feed-in tariffs, prices much drop fast, according to Henning Wicht, PV analyst at IHS iSuppli in a presentation at the SEMI PV Fab Managers Forum, held in Berlin, Germany earlier this week. Read morePaul Basore is appointed director of HSA?s advanced R&D centre
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 16:35 (PV-Tech)
Hanwha Solar America (HSA) has appointed Dr. Paul Basore as director of its advanced solar research and development centre in Silicon Valley, which is on course to open this year. The company will also hire 20 to 30 scientists and engineers to conduct wide-ranging research into new PV concepts. At present, site selection is being finalized. Read moreMott MacDonald celebrates financial close of Shams 1 concentrating solar power project, UAE
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 16:05 (Solarserver)
Mott MacDonald?s (Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom) role as lenders? engineer on Shams 1, one of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in the world, has reached a key milestone with the announcement that it has achieved financial close. Due to Mott MacDonald the US$600 million deal is the largest solar project transaction in the world to date and combines financing from 10 regional and international lenders. Read moreUS DOE Using its PV Incubator to Push for Solar Innovation
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 15:49 (Renewable Energy World)
The stale and the satisfied need not apply for the $1 million to $4 million subcontracts awarded through an aggressive photovoltaics (PV) incubator program prodding entrepreneurs to help the United States reach the DOE's SunShot Initiative goal of lowering the cost of utility-scale installations by about 75 percent to roughly $1 per watt by 2017. Read moreOntario's Solar PV Installations May Surpass California in 2011
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 15:35 (Renewable Energy World)
If ClearSky Advisors' forecast is correct, Ontario may become the leading market for solar PV in North America in 2011. Read moreSkyline Solar to build largest CPV plant in Latin America at 500kW in Mexico
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 13:05 (Solarserver)
Skyline Solar (Mountain View, Calif.) on March 22nd, 2011 introduced the Skyline X14 System and announced that it has been selected for a 500-kilowatt (kW) concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) plant to be built in Durango, Mexico. DelSol Systems, one of Mexico?s leading solar integrators, will construct the CPV plant, which will be the largest of its kind in Latin America. Read moreEnergi Holdings launches solar installation performance warranty product
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 12:43 (Solarserver)
On March 21st, 2011, Energi Holdings Inc. (Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.) announced that it has launched a solar installation performance warranty program in the U.S. to insure against lost revenue, in the event that contractor design or installation causes reduced output. The company states that coverage will be offered directly or through a network of independent insurance brokers in all 50 states to U.S.-based solar contractors who follow best practices. Read moreSpeakers Announced for GW Solar Symposium
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 5:35 (Renewable Energy World)
Read moreUnited Solar earns U.S. patent for nanocrystalline silicon thin-film deposition technology
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 2:13 (PV-Tech)
Subhendu Guha, Jeff Yang and Baojie Yan of thin-film solar module manufacturer United Solar, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, have been granted U.S. Patent 7,902,049 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for their ?method of depositing high-quality microcrystalline semiconductor materials.? The patent was granted to the company just a few months after it announced that the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory had conducted testing resulting in a 12% initial conversion of the nanocrystalline technology. Read morealeo solar strengthens position in Greek market with triple the module shipments in 2010
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 1:52 (PV-Tech)
aleo solar is looking to repeat its success in the Greek solar market this year after announcing that it maintained a strong position in Greece with triple the amount of modules delivered throughout 2010. To date, 2011 sees the company with 20MW confirmed for delivery to Greece through different framework agreements. Read moreSunPower partners with KB Home?s to develop solar powered home communities in Southern California
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 0:13 (PV-Tech)
KB Home?s has been giving its customers solar power system options in California and Colorado for several years now, but under a new collaboration with SunPower, the two companies will build ten Southern California communities that have solar power systems as a standard feature in every home. SunPower will oversee the solar installations for all the homes built in the California communities; a system that may help qualify homeowners for a federal tax credit. Read moreSunPower partners with KB Home to develop solar powered home communities in Southern California
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 0:13 (PV-Tech)
KB Home has been giving its customers solar power system options in California and Colorado for several years now, but under a new collaboration with SunPower, the two companies will build ten Southern California communities that have solar power systems as a standard feature in every home. SunPower will oversee the solar installations for all the homes built in the California communities; a system that may help qualify homeowners for a federal tax credit. Read moreThere are no news available
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Granholm joins Pew as energy adviser
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 20:30 (Renewable Energy World)
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm will lead a campaign for a national clean energy policy that promotes and funds research and manufacturing for wind, solar and advanced battery industries in the U.S Read moreGermany set to abandon nuclear power for good
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 18:21 (Renewable Energy World)
BERLIN - Germany is determined to show the world how abandoning nuclear energy can be done. Read moreBudget 2011: the result
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 15:11 (Solarpowerportal)
Well, the Budget’s out, and the ‘green’ elements have so far pretty much met our previous expectations. Opening the section on ‘Green Energy’ George Osborne promised, yet again, to deliver ‘the greenest Government ever’. Thus far, this has remained to be seen, but will the Budget 2011 make any difference? Read moreIs Cap-and-Trade Kaput?
Wednesday, 3.23.2011 - 5:00 (Renewable Energy World)
What's in a name? Everything when it comes to a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade programme in the US. Energy industry prognosticators saw US adoption as almost inevitable just two years ago following the election of President Obama. Then opponents dubbed the initiative 'cap-and-tax', a moniker that became a death knell in a political climate wary of raising taxes. Cap-and-trade legislation died with neither a bang nor a whimper; but with a slammed door. Meaningful political debate stopped on the federal level, and the words 'greenhouse gases' apparently ceased to be used in Washington, DC. Read moreThere are no news available