News of the year 2011

Date: 03.05.2011



Photovoltaics

Daqo to build solar module plant in Ontario, Canada

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:36 (PV-Tech)

Along with plans to become an integrated PV producer, Daqo New Energy is planning to tap the Ontario market with a majority-owned module assembly plant to be built in there. In collaboration with JNE Consulting, the polysilicon producer will invest an initial CAD $5 million (85% Daqo/15% JNE) in a 25MW (first phase) capacity plant, which is expected to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2011. Read more

LORD Corporation's Conductive Materials Improve Solar Cell Conductivity

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:56 (Renewable Energy World)

LORD Corporation, a leading supplier of thermal management materials, adhesives, coatings and encapsulants, has pioneered several product advancements that are an improvement over what is now available to the solar industry. These products are ideal for applications, such as screen-printed solar collection grids, photovoltaic cells, bus bar connections and thin films for flexible solar cells. Read more

Enecsys receives £25 million in latest funding round

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 13:19 (Solarpowerportal)

Cambridge-based Enecsys has secured £25 million (US$41 million) in equity financing to help further develop its micro inverter systems technology. Read more

Belectric to sell 30MW of projects using First Solar modules to Constellation Energy

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 12:32 (PV-Tech)

Energy firm, Constellation Energy is to acquire ground-mounted PV power plants at multiple sites being built by Belectric in Sacramento, California. The projects, which are expected to be commercially operational by the end of 2011, will use 81,000 First Solar CdTe thin-film modules, totals 30MW (DC) of solar generation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read more

Jeffries expects German FiT cut in June to be in the 3-6% range after slow start

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:40 (PV-Tech)

A long winter and weak demand following feed-in tariff cuts implemented at the beginning of the year could lead to statutory FiT cuts in June to be in the 3-6% range, according to Jeffries International. Official German EEG installations figures for January, 2011 highlight a 77% decline from installation figures for December 2010, with 95% of system installations below the 200kW class. Read more

Micro-inverter firm, Enecsys attracts US$41 million in new funding round

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:16 (PV-Tech)

In what is claimed to be the largest private equity investment in the European cleantech sector so far this year, Micro-inverter firm, Enecsys has attracted US$41 million in a new Series B funding round to support further growth of the Cambridge, UK-based start-up. Read more

Microinverter firm Enecsys attracts US$41 million in new funding round

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:16 (PV-Tech)

In what is claimed to be the largest private equity investment in the European cleantech sector so far this year, microinverter firm Enecsys has attracted US$41 million in a new Series B funding round to support further growth of the Cambridge, UK-based start-up. Read more

Order Focus: Suntech to supply 100MW of PV modules to India-based projects

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:00 (PV-Tech)

Utility-scale PV project developer, SunBorne Energy has secured 100MW of solar panels over the next two years from Suntech. The projects are based in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh with other States in India, with the aim of deploying 20% of India?s Solar Mission target in the next decade. Suntech is supplying its 280Wp polycrystalline silicon modules for projects that will be designed, installed and commissioned by SunBorne Energy. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Gehrlicher unveils 3.1MW rooftop solar PV systems in Wittenberg, Germany

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 23:32 (PV-Tech)

During an open house on May 1, Gehrlicher Solar debuted its newest rooftop PV installations that sit atop four sites owned by Seydaland Vereinigte Agrarbetriebe . The 3.1MW solar projects in Wittenberg, Germany cover over 333,218 square feet of Seydaland?s administration site, warehouse, production facility and barns. Read more

Georgia Power issues RFP for 1MW solar PV projects

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 23:12 (PV-Tech)

Georgia Power has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 1MW of solar PV energy projects that will be used as part of the company?s Green Energy program. Georgia Power is looking for solar PV systems that are at least 100kW and under a contract term of 10 years. The company will admit bids up to 15 cents per kWh including interconnection costs. Solar energy for the RFP is required on or before June 1, 2012. Read more

Solar success sees Stiebel Eltron?s UK subsidiary?s profits soar

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 22:52 (Solarpowerportal)

Merseyside-based renewable energy products manufacturer Stiebel Eltron has enjoyed its most successful year since forming its UK operation in 2008. Highlights included establishing a partnership with one of the country’s leading renewable energy distributors, Underfloor Warehouse. Read more

Solar success sees profits soar for Stiebel Eltron?s UK subsidiary

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 22:52 (Solarpowerportal)

Merseyside-based renewable energy products manufacturer Stiebel Eltron has enjoyed its most successful year since forming its UK operation in 2008. Highlights included establishing a partnership with one of the country’s leading renewable energy distributors, Underfloor Warehouse. Read more

NJR Clean Energy Ventures plans US$18 million, 3.6MW solar installation in New Jersey

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 22:31 (PV-Tech)

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), has closed on a 21-year lease with the Village at Manalapan Solar for 13-acres of land in Manalapan, New Jersey. NJRCEV intends to develop a 3.6MW, US$18 million ground-mounted solar system at the New Jersey site, which will service the wholesale electric market. This is NJRCEV?s first ground-mounted solar installation, which has a completion and in-service date for sometime this fall. Read more

Quarterly revenues down at First Solar; high end of 2011 sales guidance at $3.8 billion

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 22:20 (PV-Tech)

First Solar saw its net sales revenues decline in the second quarter, citing as reasons the allocation of modules to its systems projects in order to meet project contractual deadlines, seven fewer production days during the period, and the full-quarter impact of the pricing changed started in December. The Q2 revenues reached $567 million, which was a decrease of $42.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2010 and just about even with Q1 2010?s $568 million, because of lower ASPs. Read more

Speakers Announced for Solar and You! Conference Training

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 20:12 (Renewable Energy World)

The speakers for this year's Solar and You conference training read like a "meeting of the minds" for the solar industry. Leaders in their respective fields, these speakers will inform and educate attendees on the areas they have mastered during their successful careers. Read more

US VC investments in solar firms strong in first quarter, according to Ernst & Young report

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 18:24 (PV-Tech)

Solar investments were hot in the first quarter, even if overall PV market demand cooled considerably. According to the latest quarter report on US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies from Ernst & Young, solar-based companies received US$362.7 million in new investments in the first quarter of 2011, up 162% compared to the same period a year ago. This accounted for 39% of the total dollars raised for the quarter, which is compiled from data provided by Dow Jones VentureSource Read more

LORD Corporation Develops Low Modulus Thermally Conductive Adhesive

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:05 (Renewable Energy World)

LORD Corporation - a leading supplier of thermal management materials, adhesives, coatings and encapsulants to the electronics, LED and solar industries - has announced the availability of a new low modulus, high thermal conductivity adhesive. Read more

E.On to invest up to £150 million in a new solar initiative

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:00 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy giant E.On is set to invest up to £150 million in a new solar initiative that could provide to 15,000 customers with solar power installations costing as little as £99. The SolarExchange plan could save E.On’s UK customers as much as £180 on their annual energy bill. Read more

E.On to invest up to £150 million in new solar initiative

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:00 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy giant E.On is set to invest up to £150 million in a new solar initiative that could provide to 15,000 customers with solar power installations costing as little as £99. The SolarExchange plan could save E.On’s UK customers as much as £180 on their annual energy bill. Read more

Bonding Alternatives for Solar Panels

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The PV and solar industries have technically met the challenge of grid parity in many geographical locations and yet there is still hesitancy in the uptake of this renewable resource. Despite the advances in the technology the manufacturing process can often be expensive enough to make the margin of return and profit too much of a risk for some looking into the industry. American-based LORD Corporation discusses how their knowledge and history with structural adhesives could provide a more cost and technology effective solution for panel manufacturing. Read more

Advanced Energy?s solar inverters to be used on major US projects: sales up in first quarter

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:19 (PV-Tech)

A massive 150MW PV project to be built in Arizona by Zachry Industrial will use Advanced Energy Industries (AE) ?Solaron? PV inverters and its ?SafeGuard? service program. The project would be one of the largest of its kind so far built in the US and is slated to begin construction in mid-2011 with completion in 2013. AE is also to be the inverter supplier at a 35MW project in California with Cupertino Electric. Read more

OPEL Solar Announces Turnkey Solar Installation for the Town of Newtown, CT, USA

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:10 (Renewable Energy World)

- Waste Water Treatment Facility Project to Use OPEL's Single-Axis Trackers - Solar Project Receives Grant from Connecticut Clean Energy Fund SHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 3, 2011) - OPEL Solar International Inc.(TSX VENTURE:OPL)("OPEL Solar," or "the Company") a leading developer and supplier of ground-based and rooftop solar tracker systems and high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") solar panels announced today that they will provide a 95 kilowatt ("kW") turnkey solar PV ("photovoltaic") installation for the Town of Newtown's Waste Water Treatment Facility ("Newtown Facility"). As a result of Newtown officials decision to use OPEL Solar's Read more

Centrosolar commissions first anti-reflective coating glass line in Huzhou, China

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:01 (PV-Tech)

Centrosolar has commissioned its first anti-reflective coating glass line in Huzhou, China as part of a partnership with a Chinese firm and subsidiary Centrosolar Glas. The facility will be supplying Chinese PV module manufacturers with anti-reflective layered glass for crystalline-based PV modules. According to Centrosolar the new production line has an annual capacity of 1.8 million m2 of specialised PV glass. Read more

Advanced Energy® Utility Solar Inverters Selected for 150 MW Solar Power Plant by Zachry Industrial, Inc.

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 15:16 (Renewable Energy World)

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groSolar to Open Leading Edge Summer Training Series to Everyone

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 14:15 (Renewable Energy World)

groSolar, North America's premier solar distributor, with more than 1,500 nationwide solar dealer-installers, is rolling out a summer webinar series tomorrow. Each one hour webinar, consisting of a presentation and Q&A session, will be given by training and product managers from groSolar's leading manufacturers, including Astronergy, IronRidge, Canadian Solar and SolarEdge. Read more

JinkoSolar revenues grow 21.1% in 1Q 2011, appoints new president of U.S. subsidiary

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 13:02 (Solarserver)

On May 2nd, 2011, JinkoSolar Holding Company, Ltd. (Shanghai, China) announced its first quarter 2011 financial results, reporting a 21.1% increase in quarterly revenues to USD 327 million. Also on May 2nd, 2011, the company announced that it has appointed Ron Kenedi as president of its U.S. subsidiary, JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. Read more

Constellation Energy to acquire 30MW solar PV installation in Sacramento

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 12:46 (Solarserver)

Constellation Energy (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) on May 1st, 2011 announced that it acquired a 30-megawatt DC (25-megawatt AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation project in Sacramento, Calif., from utility-grade photovoltaic power plant developer Belectric, Inc. (Newark, Calif.). The system will be comprised of approximately 381,000 First Solar thin film photovoltaic panels, ground-mounted at multiple sites near the city of Sacramento. Read more

S.A.G. Solarstrom AG extends PV power plant portfolio by 5.1MWp system in Kamenicna, Czech Republic

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 12:23 (Solarserver)

S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (Freiburg, Germany) has decided to extend its own solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant portfolio by a 5.1MWp system in Kamenicna, Czech Republic, retroactively from January 1, 2011. The PV plant was completed at the end of December and connected to the public network. The power plant portfolio will thus increase to 25.1MWp. Read more

Order Focus: Manz selects Rehm for advanced PV metallization line offerings

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 12:10 (PV-Tech)

After an extensive evaluation process, Manz Automation has selected Rehm Thermal Systems, RFS-D 500 Fast-Firing System for advanced PV metallization line offerings as part of its turnkey packages. The system would be placed directly after Manz?s printer technology responsible for the application of front-side fingerprint with silver sintering paste. The evaluation and selection was carried out by Manz?s Solar cSi division, based in Reutlingen, Germany. Read more

UK solar workforce grows by 32%

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:09 (Solarpowerportal)

Despite the furore surrounding feed-in tariff review, employment in the UK solar industry has increased by 32% in the first four months of 2011, according to figures from Capital Green. Read more

UK solar industry workforce grows by 32%

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:09 (Solarpowerportal)

Despite the furore surrounding feed-in tariff review, employment in the UK solar industry has increased by 32% in the first four months of 2011, according to figures from Capital Green. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

Proposed wind energy development will bring billions in economic investment to Illinois

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 20:54 (Renewable Energy World)

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World's largest annual wind energy event, WINDPOWER 2011

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 20:49 (Renewable Energy World)

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Apex uses Second Wind for first multi-sensor survey aimed at optimizing wind farm performance

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 15:44 (Renewable Energy World)

Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind have announced the commencement of a multi-month wind farm optimization (WFO) campaign using two Triton advanced SoDAR systems at a utility scale wind project under development by Apex. This WFO represents the first case of multiple mobile ground-based wind measurement instruments being deployed simultaneously to verify several project sub-sectors and enhance pre-construction energy estimates. Read more

A Buoyant Future for Floating Wind Turbines?

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 11:57 (Renewable Energy World)

In recent years there have been two significant trends in the wind industry: developers seeking higher quality wind resources and turbines growing in size. In response to these developments, the idea of 'floating' offshore wind turbines is becoming increasingly popular. Because they float, these turbines can provide developers with better access to offshore wind resources, unconstrained by water depth. Done right, they include a support structure able to accommodate today's large, and tomorrow's even larger turbines. Read more


Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

Hungary's Largest Geothermal Development Now in Operation

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:10 (Renewable Energy World)

A new geothermal district heating plant in the town of Szentl?rinc in Southwest Hungary is now fully operational. The plant produces 3.1 MW of thermal energy, providing heating and hot water for some 900 homes. Read more


Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

Structural Adhesives: A Bonding Alternative for Alternative Energy Equipment

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 17:03 (Renewable Energy World)

Alternative energy applications are a key focus in today's marketplace, creating new jobs and reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels. Solar and wind energy are garnering interest from consumers looking for cheaper, environmentally friendly power sources. To make these methods even more attractive to the end-user, energy equipment manufacturers are seeking to lower production costs while increasing product reliability. One area of potential gain is in the choice of fastening systems. Although mechanical fasteners are commonly used for securing PV and wind turbine panels, structural adhesives are becoming a popular alternative. Read more

Recent Transition in Energy Mix in the United States promotes Business Opportunities for German Cleantech Companies

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:43 (Renewable Energy World)

The United States take on a new direction in terms of their power supply. In this year's State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama called for the ambitious target of obtaining 80% of U.S. energy from clean energy by 2035. Read more

Recent Changes in US Energy Policy Promote Business Opportunities for German Cleantech Companies

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 16:43 (Renewable Energy World)

The United States take on a new direction in terms of their power supply. In this year's State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama called for the ambitious target of obtaining 80% of U.S. energy from clean energy by 2035. Read more

Advanced Energy Announces Solid First Quarter Results

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 15:12 (Renewable Energy World)

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance: Australian policies to drive USD 16 billion in PV investments by 2020

Tuesday, 5.3.2011 - 12:37 (Solarserver)

On May 2nd, 2011, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF, New York, New York, U.S.) released a report stating that Australian policies to promote renewable energy will spur at least AUD 36 billion (USD 39 billion) of new investment by 2020, including AUD 16 billion (USD 18 billion) in solar photovoltaics (PV). The company forecasts that by 2020 Australia will reach 4.3GW of large-scale PV, 3.3GW of rooftop PV and 1GW of solar thermal, in line with national targets. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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