News of the year 2011

Date: 04.05.2011



Photovoltaics

Sunways expects sales to bounce back in second quarter

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 21:34 (PV-Tech)

Preliminary sales at Sunways were half those reported in the year ago quarter as weak market demand hit the PV manufacturer hard. Sales were ?22.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to ?44.3 million in the first quarter of 2010. However, the company expects sales to bounce back in the second quarter reaching approximately ?34 million. Read more

Conergy?s senior VP Alexander Gorski named deputy board member

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 21:30 (PV-Tech)

Alexander Gorski, Conergy?s senior vice president of the global supply chain, has been selected by the company?s supervisory board as deputy board member for operations and services. His new appointment will see him manage the supply chain, quality management and customer service for the division. As senior VP, Gorski worked with the board and oversaw the operations division. Read more

BTU International warns of PV equipment shipments on hold

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 21:01 (PV-Tech)

Module overcapacity amongst weak demand dynamics in key markets has caused at least one customer of BTU International to put equipment ordered on hold. Planned capacity expansions are being revised at customers, according to the c-Si solar cell equipment supplier, forcing it to also lower its sales expectations for the short-term. Read more

Dyesol raises more funds as commercialization of dye solar cells nears

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 20:46 (PV-Tech)

Citing the road to commercialization and a number of ?world-class solar photovoltaic projects? in the pipeline for its dye solar cell technology, Dyesol has raised further funding to support current levels of operational expenditure. Read more

3S Photovoltaics, Sputnik and BE Netz collaborate on Umwelt Arena BIPV installation in Switzerland

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 20:24 (PV-Tech)

3S Photovoltaics, a division of Meyer Burger Technology, Sputnik Engineering and BE Netz have partnered for the development of Switzerland?s Umwelt Arena. Located in the town of Spreitenbach, near Zurich, the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) project covers over 57,048 square feet of the arena?s rooftop and holds the possibility of generating 540,000kWh of solar energy every year. Read more

Suntech to supply 100MW of modules to SunBorne for Indian PV projects

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 18:12 (Solarserver)

On May 3rd, 2011, Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. (Wuxi, China) announced an agreement to supply SunBorne Energy (New Delhi, India) with 100MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for PV projects in India over the next two years. The agreement includes an initial order for 10MW of PV modules for a project in Gujarat, India. Read more

Conergy: Alexander Gorski Appointed as Deputy Board Member

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 17:57 (Renewable Energy World)

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Dye solar cells technology provider Dyesol secures AUD 5.5 million placement

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 17:38 (Solarserver)

Dyesol Ltd., world leader in commercializing DSC (dye solar cell) technology and products (Queanbeyan, Australia) has successfully completed a AUD 5.5 million placement to professional and sophisticated investors at 65 cents per share or at an approximate 11% discount to the Company?s 30 day volume weighted average share price. Read more

Enecsys secures GBP 25 million (USD 41 million) investment to accelerate its growth plan

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 12:29 (Solarserver)

Enecsys Limited (Cambridge, UK), producer of solar photovoltaic (PV) micro inverter systems for residential and commercial applications, has secured a further GBP 25 million (USD 41 million) in equity financing to invest in its growth plan. Read more

Oak Ridge National Lab develops 3-D nanocone solar cell with high efficiency potential

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 1:14 (PV-Tech)

Jun Xu and his team of researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell, which is said to enhance the light-to-power conversion efficiency by almost 80%. The solar cell is constructed using n-type nanocones made from zinc oxide, which perform as the junction framework and electron conductor , and are enveloped by a p-type semiconductor consisting of polycrystalline cadmium telluride, which act as the principal photon absorber channel and hole conductor. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Burns & McDonnell to help set up solar test bed at Southwest Solar research site in Phoenix

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 21:55 (PV-Tech)

Burns & McDonnell Engineering and Southwest Solar Technologies have agreed to research and test a 3.5kW PV test system at the 18-acre Southwest Solar Research Park in Phoenix, Arizona. The facility, just outside of Sky Harbor Airport, is home to a 75-foot diameter concentrating solar dish, which is said to be the largest commercial solar dish in North America. Read more

US Bancorp commits to partnership with SunRun for US$200 million purchase of solar equipment

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 20:54 (PV-Tech)

SunRun is on the receiving end of US Bancorp?s latest renewable energy tax equity commitment. The two companies formed a partnership, which will support the acquisition of US$200 million in residential solar systems. The company?s assert that this is US Bancorp?s largest tax equity fund to date and SunRun?s fifth and largest commitment from US Bancorp. The transaction is supported by the 1603 Treasury Grant Program, which allows renewable energy projects to use a cash grant of equal value to the Investment Tax Credit. Read more

Scheuten Solar gives ?Multisol? Vitro modules 30 year linear power warranty

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 17:31 (PV-Tech)

Extended warranties have been applied to Scheuten Solar?s ?Multisol? Vitro modules sold from the beginning of May, 2011. Warranty conditions for Multisol Vitro now include a 30 year linear power warranty coupled to a 12 year product warranty. Scheuten Solar first introduced a linear power warranty in 2009. Read more

?Solar barns? help Kent farmers tackle greenhouse gas problem

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 17:11 (Solarpowerportal)

Kent farmers are being offered the opportunity to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by adorning their barn roofs with an unusual new accessory: solar panels. Read more

First Solar sales fall 7% to USD 567 million in 1Q 2011

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 15:38 (Solarserver)

On May 3rd, 2011, First Solar Inc. (Tempe, Arizona, U.S.) announced its first quarter 2011 results, reporting a 7% quarter-to-quarter decrease in revenues to USD 567 million. This is the second quarter of declining revenues for the company, which was the world's largest PV manufacturer by revenue in 2009. ?Despite European market uncertainties, First Solar has good visibility into our demand for 2011,? said First Solar CEO Rob Gillette. ?We continue to execute our cost roadmaps, invest in new module capacity, build our project pipeline and develop promising new markets around the world.? Read more

Community-owned project faces race to reach funding target

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 15:12 (Solarpowerportal)

The UK’s first publicly-owned solar power station has moved a step closer to realisation after pledges for the ground-breaking project passed the £250,000 mark. However, project managers Ovesco are still looking for a further £5,000 to be invested by May 9 to ensure the ground-breaking project goes ahead. Read more

OSPS receives UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 14:39 (Solarpowerportal)

Oskomera Solar Power Solutions UK (OSPS), one of Europe’s leading PV system integrators, has become the latest company to receive the British government's Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation. Read more

If you can?t beat them, buy them! Applied Materials to acquire Varian Semiconductor

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 14:17 (PV-Tech)

Ion implant market leader Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates will be acquired by Applied Materials for approximately US$4.9 billion. The deal is said to enhance Applied?s product offerings for transistor formation for front-end semiconductor processing as IC process complexity, transistor scaling and 3-D design implementation require complete and integrated product and process offerings. The deal also offers Applied new market opportunities in solar, display and light emitting diodes, where Varian has made significant investments in recent years to broaden implant technologies market opportunities. Varian reported last week second-quarter 2011 revenue of US$330 million. Read more

If you can?t beat them buy them! Applied Materials to acquire Varian Semiconductor

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 14:17 (PV-Tech)

Ion implant market leader, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates is to be acquired by Applied Materials for approximately US$4.9 billion. The deal is said to enhance Applied?s product offerings for transistor formation for front-end semiconductor processing as IC process complexity, transistor scaling and 3-D design implementation require complete and integrated product and process offerings. The deal also offers Applied new market opportunities in solar, display and light emitting diodes, where Varian has made significant investments in recent years to broaden implant technologies market opportunities. Varian reported last week that its second quarter 2011 revenue was Read more

Daqo New Energy and JNE Solar announce PV module production joint venture in Canada

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 12:55 (Solarserver)

Daqo New Energy Corp. (Chongqing), a polysilicon manufacturer based in China, and JNE Consulting Ltd. (Hamilton, Ontario) on May 3rd, 2011 announced a shareholders? agreement between Daqo New Energy?s wholly-owned subsidiary, Daqo New Energy Holdings (Canada) Ltd., and, collectively with Daqo New Energy, and JNE?s affiliate, JNE Solar Inc. and, collectively with JNE Consulting, to build and operate a solar photovoltaic (PV) module production facility in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Read more

First Solar sales fall 7% in revenues to USD 567 million in 1Q 2011

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 12:41 (Solarserver)

On May 3rd, 2011, First Solar Inc. (Tempe, Arizona, U.S.) announced its first quarter 2011 results, reporting a 7% quarter-to-quarter decrease in revenues to USD 567 million. This is the second quarter of declining revenues for the company, which was the world's largest PV manufacturer by revenue in 2009. ?Despite European market uncertainties, First Solar has good visibility into our demand for 2011,? said First Solar CEO Rob Gillette. ?We continue to execute our cost roadmaps, invest in new module capacity, build our project pipeline and develop promising new markets around the world.? Read more

SEIA commends DOI's solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for six Western States

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 12:22 (Solarserver)

"We applaud Secretary Salazar and the Obama Administration for their commitment to expanding the use of solar energy in the United States," Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said on May 3rd, 2011 on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States (PEIS). Read more

Echo Solar PV systems to make net zero energy homes a reality in new home communities

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 12:09 (Solarserver)

EchoFirst (Fremont, Calif.), the creator of "Echo", a new solar energy system that due to the company delivers twice the energy of a basic solar photovoltaic (PV) system, on May 3rd, 2011 announced that Echo had been chosen to power multiple new home communities for leading builders in California, Arizona, and Nevada. Read more

Hot Water: Financial Woes Hiit Raser, Shoshone Renaissance

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 11:25 (Renewable Energy World)

In Utah and Idaho, the news is bleak. Raser Technologies, Inc. has announced that it and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Read more

Hot Water: Financial Woes Hit Raser, Shoshone Renaissance

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 11:25 (Renewable Energy World)

In Utah and Idaho, the news is bleak. Raser Technologies, Inc. has announced that it and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Read more

Nanomarkets releases report on energy storage in the solar industry, identifies new revenue opportunities

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 0:13 (Solarserver)

The solar energy industry is continuing to evolve and grow, leading to diverse opportunities in the energy storage space. Small lead-acid batteries have been used for many years in small off-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems and will remain an important part of the ?solar storage? market. But recent developments have created significant new revenue opportunities, NanoMarkets LLC (Glen Allen, Virginia, U.S.) reports in a press release. Read more

Boston College, MIT unveil improved flat-panel solar thermal electric device

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 0:09 (Solarserver)

On May 1st, 2011, researchers at Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.) announced the development of a flat panel solar thermoelectric generator design, which they say is seven to eight times more efficient than previous thermoelectric generators. Read more

Main Street Power, Morgan Stanley to use AlsoEnergy solar monitoring and billing solutions

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 0:06 (Solarserver)

On April 29th, 2011, AlsoEnergy (Boulder, Colorado, U.S.) announced that its products will serve as the monitoring and billing platform for international solar power projects developed by Main Street Power Company (Boulder, Colorado, U.S.) and Morgan Stanley (New York, New York, U.S.). AlsoEnergy states that it has installed this platform on more than 3.5 MW at over 50 solar projects developed by Main Street Power and financed by Morgan Stanley. Read more

U.S. cities meet for Solar America Cities program

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 0:04 (Solarserver)

In late April 2011, representatives from 25 U.S. cities gathered in Philadelphia for the fourth annual meeting of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar America Cities program. At this meeting, DOE Acting Under Secretary of Energy Dr. Arun Majumdar announced a request for information (RFI) for a solar challenge to address permitting issues in cities. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

Reassessing the Chinese Clean-Tech Juggernaut (or Why the U.S. Shouldn't be Written off Quite Yet)

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 21:40 (Renewable Energy World)

China is clearly a clean-tech force to be reckoned with. It installed more wind power, manufactured more solar PV and solar hot water heaters, and spent more money overall on clean-energy investments than any other nation in 2010. The Chinese government, facing severe pollution issues and energy shortages, has made clean tech a cornerstone of its economic security and development plans. Read more


Hydropower

Administration Lays the Groundwork for Hydropower Boom

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 16:39 (Renewable Energy World)

The US Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the US Army Corps of Engineers are quietly laying the groundwork for a renewable energy boom that you might not expect. Read more


Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

There are no news available

 



Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

There are no news available

 



Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

US DOE handpicks ManTech International for US$4M SETA contract to support SunShot Initiative

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 22:07 (PV-Tech)

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and ManTech International have come together for the first time after the DOE gave ManTech a prime contract for scientific, engineering and technical support assistance (SETA) services geared for the DOE?s SunShot Initiative. The contract is valued at US$4 million and schedule to last for 17-months. Read more

NREL PV production technology wins national award

Wednesday, 5.4.2011 - 18:06 (Solarserver)

On May 2nd, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Renewable Laboratories (NREL, Golden, Colorado, U.S.) announced that a new technology it co-developed for depositing crystalline silicon onto substrate materials has received an award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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