News of the year 2011
Date: 02.05.2011
Nominate a Champion of Photovoltaics Today
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 20:48 (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/05/nominate-a-champion-of-photovoltaics??cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-May4-2011 Read moreSchneider Electric? three-phase inverter line extension available
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 19:41 (Renewable Energy World)
Schneider Electric's line of three-phase inverters has expanded with the availability of four new products for the North American market. In the United States, the Schneider Electric? Xantrex? GT500-480 Grid Tie Solar Inverter is available now for ordering and will ship in the third quarter of 2011. Three new inverters compliant with Ontario's feed-in tariff (FIT) program will be available to the Canadian market later this year. Read moreDilution for Dummies ? Why A123 Systems is Undervalued
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 18:20 (Renewable Energy World)
Bartenders are smarter than most investors because they know what dilution is and they never get it wrong. Unfortunately, the markets have made such a bogeyman out of the word 'dilution' that public companies often suffer extreme backlash from financing transactions that should have existing stockholders on their feet and dancing in the aisles. Read moreInnovalight hires Grandway Wonice Technology to sell silicon ink to solar cell manufacturers in Taiwan
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:53 (Solarserver)
Innovalight, Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), a privately-held company selling silicon ink and advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) cell process technology, on April 28th, 2011 announced it has partnered with Taiwan based, Grandway Wonice Technology Ltd., to sell Innovalight's silicon ink and processes to solar cell and panel manufacturing companies throughout Taiwan. Read moreBTU International receives order for multiple solar cell rework furnaces
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:48 (Solarserver)
BTU International (North Billerica, Mass.), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment and processes for the renewable energy and electronics manufacturing markets, at the end of April 2011 announced the receipt of an order for multiple hydrogen annealing furnaces from a major Asian solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturer. Read moreConcentrating photovoltaics: Granite commissions solar-powered construction material facility in California
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 13:49 (Solarserver)
Granite Construction Company (Watsonville, Calif.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated announced that one of its asphalt concrete and aggregate facilities in Indio, California, is among the first in the nation to use solar energy to generate as much as 75 percent of its required power. The clean energy produced on-site is equivalent to providing power for up to 100 homes, Granite reports in a press release. Read moreUnirac debuts three new apps for solar installers as part of its Digital Advantage initiative
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 23:32 (PV-Tech)
Unirac has unveiled three new mobile applications that are anticipated to make work a little easier for solar installers, contractors and project engineers who do business with the company. As part of their Digital Advantage initiative, Unirac is offering its U-Clinometer, Unirac Quick Response (QR) Reader and Unirac Mobil 2.0 apps for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Read moreDeutsche Bank names solar PV market analyst Vishal Shah as managing director
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 23:12 (PV-Tech)
Deutsche Bank has selected Vishal Shah as its managing director for its US-based alternative energy and semi cap equipment divisions. One of the leading solar market analysts, Shah will come to Deutsche Bank from Barclays Capital. He previously worked as a senior vice president with Lehman Brothers where he managed the research coverage of the solar and semi cap equipment divisions. Additionally, Shah served as a research analyst at Morgan Stanley and in his early career worked with Needham & Co. Read moreJinkoSolar reports record revenue and shipments for Q1; appoints new president of US subsidiary
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 22:51 (PV-Tech)
JinkoSolar has simultaneously announced its unaudited first quarter 2011 financial results and its appointment of Ron Kenedi as the president for its wholly owned JinkoSolar US subsidiary. As the company comes off a record setting first quarter with solar product shipments reaching 208.4MW and revenues totaled at US$326.7 million, Kenedi is anticipated to keep the US division growing and profitable. Read morePSE&G, Matrix Development complete 2.8MW rooftop PV project in New Jersey
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 21:46 (PV-Tech)
Two solar rooftop installations at neighboring Matrix Development-owned buildings in Perth Amboy, New Jersey have been completed by Matrix Development and Public Service Electric Gas (PSE&G). The two systems, built by enXco, are part of PSE&G?s Solar 4 All program and total 2.8MW. Read moreSAG Solarstrom augments its PV power plant portfolio with 5.1MW Czech solar installation
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 21:20 (PV-Tech)
SAG Solarstrom announced the expansion of its power plant portfolio with the addition of its 5.1MW PV solar system in Kamenicna, Czech Republic. The plant was originally completed before December 2010 and connected to the public network that same month therefore allowing SAG Solarstrom to benefit from ?0.51(or 12.4 Czech Crowns) for each kWh fed into the grid. Read moreOPEL Solar International Director Resignation
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 18:10 (Renewable Energy World)
TORONTO, ONTARIO and SHELTON, CONNECTICUT--(Marketwire - May 2, 2011) - OPEL Solar International Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company") today announced the resignation of Mr. David Slomka as a Director of the Company for personal reasons. Mr. Slomka, who resigned on April 30th, served on the Board since June 2007 and was also the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. We wish him well on his future endeavors. Read morePV producer Abound Solar partners with racking system manufacturer Thesan, DW Europe
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:51 (Solarserver)
On April 28th, 2011, Abound Solar Inc. (Loveland, Colorado, U.S.) announced a partnership with Thesan SpA (Chuisa di San Michele, Italy) to develop solutions based on Abound's cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and Thesan's racking system. Also on April 28th, 2011, the company announced a partnership with DW Europe SRL (Rome, Italy) to incorporate Abound Solar PV modules in commercial-scale PV plants. Read moreAmbient Technologies, Inc. are teaming up with Anne Kramer & Associates
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:24 (Renewable Energy World)
ATI Energia, a division of Ambient Technologies, Inc. offers solar energy systems design and engineering. Anne Kramer and Associates LLC offers landscape design. Both are important elements in LEED scoring and complement each other. Read moreAmbient Technologies, Inc. is teaming up with Anne Kramer & Associates
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:24 (Renewable Energy World)
ATI Energia, a division of Ambient Technologies, Inc. offers solar energy systems design and engineering. Anne Kramer and Associates LLC offers landscape design. Both are important elements in LEED scoring and complement each other. Read moreS.A.G. Solarstrom commissions 12 MW section of Italian PV plant
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 14:19 (Solarserver)
On April 29th, 2011, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (Freiburg, Germany) commissioned the first 12 MW section of a 48 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Venice, Italy. The company states that the remainder of the project should be completed by the end of August 2011. Read moreU.K. solar jobs grow 32% in 1Q 2011
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 13:52 (Solarserver)
On April 28th, 2011, Capital Green Ltd. (London, U.K.) reported that from January through April 2011, the United Kingdom solar industry gained 951 jobs, a 32% increase in employment. The company's U.K. Solar Jobs Index also notes a changing workforce composition, with a decrease in the relative number of sales jobs and an increase in the share of installation, technical and project management and engineering jobs. Read moreSolarEdge at SolarExpo 2011 in Verona
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 13:18 (Renewable Energy World)
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of end-to-end solar power optimization solutions, will present its extended product line at the SolarExpo conference and exhibition in Verona on May 4-6 2011. Read moreAbound Solar Wants Italian Sun
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 10:26 (Renewable Energy World)
At the Solarexpo in Verona, Italy, this week, a big question on everyone's mind will no doubt be the fate of the feed-in tariff. The Italian government has wrestled over how to shrink it in order to control the solar market growth and its impact on consumers who help to pay for it. Read moreU.S. President Obama urges U.S. Congress to remove oil and gas tax breaks and additional funding for clean energy
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 13:55 (Solarserver)
On April 26th, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama wrote a letter to the leaders of both U.S. political parties calling on them to take immediate action to eliminate tax breaks for the oil and gas industry, and to use the additional funding to invest in clean energy. The president's letter comes one day after Speaker of the House John Boehner mentioned the possibility of cutting these tax breaks, and less than a month after the Obama Administration proposed the cuts in a public energy strategy outline. Read moreMexican Biofuels Seen Meeting 3% Blending Target In 2012
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 10:56 (Renewable Energy World)
Mexico's nascent biofuels industry will meet a target to blend 3.2% of petrol with biofuels in 2012, marking a two-year delay in the government's snail-like campaign to develop the sector, according to industry observers. Read moreThere are no news available
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Exelon and Constellation Energy to merge
Monday, 5.2.2011 - 13:46 (Solarserver)
On April 28th, 2011, Exelon Corporation (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) and Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction. The resulting company will retain Exelon's name and Chicago headquarters, with the newly consolidated renewable energy business headquartered in Baltimore. Read moreThere are no news available