News of the year 2011

Date: 30.06.2011



Photovoltaics

Semprius secures US$20 million in latest funding round

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 18:32 (PV-Tech)

Semprius has secured US$20 million in its first tranche of Series C venture fundraising for a pilot high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) module production plant. Siemens Venture Capital led the investment round and was joined by Arch Venture Partners, Applied Ventures, Illinois Ventures, Intersouth Partners, In-Q-Tel and GVC Investment. Read more

Deutsche Bank facilitates construction of a large photovoltaic power plant in southern Italy

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 18:04 (Solarserver)

Deutsche Bank, together with the companies EST ? Energie & Solar Technik GmbH, dean Solar GmbH and Sanyo, on June 30th, 2011 officially celebrated the start of operations of one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Italy in the presence of all the project participants and numerous representatives from Italian politics and society. The photovoltaic project in Torre Santa Susanna (in the region of Apulia) has a capacity of 7.56 megawatts which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 3,300 four-person households. Read more

Tianwei New Energy receives order for 20MW of solar modules for Chinese PV plant

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 17:58 (Solarserver)

Tianwei New Energy (Chengdu, China) and CGN Solar Energy Development Co., LTD. (Bejing, China) signed supply orders of 20MW solar photovoltaic (PV) modules which will be used for the XITIESHAN solar plant project in Qinghai, China. The project will be finished and tested and connected to the grid before Sep 30th, 2011, Tianwei announces. Read more

PV production technology: Meyer Burger signs new contract with GCL in China worth more than USD 192 million

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:39 (Solarserver)

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. (Baar, Switzerland) has won additional orders for high precision wire saws and wafer inspection systems from Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Development Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited. The wire saws from MB Wafertec and the inspection systems from Hennecke Metrology Systems will ensure the manufacture of the high grade quality multi-crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) wafers required by GCL-Poly to meet its production targets and customer needs, Meyer Burger reports in a press release. Read more

IMS Research: Global PV demand to rise sharply in 2H 2011

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:20 (Solarserver)

On June 29th, 2011, IMS Research (Wellingborough, U.K.) released a report which predicts that global solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments will increase by an average of 30% in the third and fourth quarters of 2011, in large part due to rapidly falling prices. In its Quarterly PV Cell and Module Report, IMS estimates that with this growth, PV module shipments will reach 23 GW by the end of 2011. Read more

Q-Cells introduces Q.SMART CIGS thin film PV modules for North American market

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:13 (Solarserver)

Q-Cells SE (Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany), one of the world?s leading photovoltaic (PV) companies, has introduced its Q.SMART modules, the world?s most efficient thin film modules, for the North American photovoltaic market. Q.SMART is a high-yield and high-efficiency thin film module, based on CIGS technology, designed to maximize power output and return-on-investment in distributed solar generation. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Order Focus: Trina Solar chosen to supply 55MW of PV modules for Renault manufacturing plant

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 22:36 (PV-Tech)

In early June, Gestamp Asetym Solar revealed that it would be working with French automaker Renault to install a solar system on the automakers manufacturing plants in France. The companies recently advised that they had chosen Trina Solar as the PV module supplier for the project. Through its subsidiary, Trina Solar Spain, the company signed a sales agreement with Gestamp, but neither company disclosed any of the financial details for the deal. Read more

Boralex completeMW solar farm in France

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 22:08 (PV-Tech)

The Avignonet-Lauragais solar park in the Midi-Pyrenees region of France was officially commissioned by Boralex with town and company officials on hand to celebrate. TheMW solar park is the first solar farm that Boralex has completed and sits beside a 12.5MW wind farm making the Avignonet-Lauragais site one of the first mixed renewable energy spots in France. Read more

GTM Research report predicts BOS system costs will exceed those of PV modules by next year

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 21:46 (PV-Tech)

A new research report by GTM Research, Solar PV Balance of System (BOS): Technologies and Markets, is reporting that in 2012 balance of system costs will surpass PV module costs on a cost per watt scale. The report, written by Manhal Aboudi, identified BOS costs in 2010 at US$1.43 per watt, or 44.8% of a standard, utility-scale crystalline silicon (cSi) solar project. As solar PV module prices continue to drop, GTM suspects that in 2012 the BOS cost for the same project will increase to 50.6%. Read more

The PV Module Supply Glut

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 20:31 (Renewable Energy World)

PV module prices have dropped 70% since 2008, when the financial crisis sent demand tumbling, with Chinese multicrystalline silicon module prices currently as low as $1.49 per watt, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's (BNEF) Solar Spot Survey. In part, this was an example of "the Bubble giveth, and the Bubble taketh away." For the three to four years ending in 2008, the long-term downtrend of PV prices, which had been driven by the learning curve and imporving technology, stalled due to strong demand. Then, when the financial crisis suddenly removed the availability of cheap financing, demand vanished, and prices plummeted. Read more

Day4 Energy's licensed manufacturing partner Gebäude-Solarsysteme GmbH (GSS) of Germany expands product line

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 17:51 (Solarserver)

Day4 Energy Inc. (Brunaby, BC), provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions, announces the successful integration of its proprietary process equipment into the existing production line of Gebäude-Solarsysteme GmbH (GSS, Korbussen, Germany), a supplier of specialized, building integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) applications to begin manufacturing advanced solar modules featuring Day4 DNA Technologies. Read more

DCG Systems acquires German Thermosensorik GmbH, expands product offerings in thermal testing

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 17:42 (Solarserver)

DCG (Fremont, CA) on June 28th, 2011 announced that it has acquired Thermosensorik GmbH (Erlangen, Germany), a provider of infrared non-destructive testing (IR NDT) solutions for the semiconductor, photovoltaic (PV), and weld inspection markets. Founded in 1998 as a spin-off from Erlangen-Nuremberg University Thermosensorik will now operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of DCG Systems Inc. Read more

S.A.G. Solarstrom gains funding for 48MW PV project in Italy

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 17:01 (PV-Tech)

A 48MW PV project in North Italy being completed by S.A.G. Solarstrom by the end of August, 2011 has received a financing commitment of ?80 million from the Deutsche Bank. The project was started late last year and has its own sub-station connected to the high-voltage grid, according to the company. The interim financing of the project will mature at the end of 2012. Read more

Spire Expands its Solar Representation to South Korea

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:30 (Renewable Energy World)

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turn-key production lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules today announced that JEIS Holdings Co., Ltd. (JEIS) of Ansan-City, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea will represent Spire Corporation's solar products and services throughout the country. Read more

Oregon to slash funding for large-scale solar

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:22 (PV-Tech)

The Oregon State Senate has voted to cut the tax incentives for both business and residential solar installations. Near-unanimous votes by both the Senate and House of Representatives saw the House Bill 3672 passed, leaving the future of large-scale solar in the state hanging in the balance. Read more

Renewable Energy World Headed to Intersolar in July

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 15:45 (Renewable Energy World)

RenewableEnergyWorld is excited to announce that we are returning to Intersolar North America this year from July 12-14 in San Francisco, Calif. Solar industry stakeholders will attend the show to discuss hot topics in the industry today, learn about new company announcements and make deals.  RenewableEnergyWorld.com's colleagues from PV World will also be covering the show. Intersolar is officially set to open with a high-profile keynote with addresses by Ramamoorthy Ramesh, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Katharina Reiche, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany and Prof. Dr. Eicke Read more

If Renewable Costs Are Down, Why the Financial Uncertainty?

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 15:04 (Renewable Energy World)

Over the past few years, renewable costs have been on the decline, particularly solar and wind. According to industry experts, we are getting closer and closer to grid parity. So why is there still such financial uncertainty? This was a prevalent question at the 2011 Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF) co-hosted by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events in New York City. Read more

Spain suspends subsidies for 360 solar plants

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 14:28 (PV-Tech)

Spanish regulators have suspended subsidies for 360 solar plants after they failed to prove their eligibility for the feed-in tariff. The sanctioning brings the number of projects punished by the regulators to 1,919 and concludes the investigation into fraudulent subsidy claims within the country?s solar industry. Read more

Building work begins on Serbia?s first PV system

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:32 (PV-Tech)

Serbia will soon become the latest member of Europe?s burgeoning PV industry after state utility EPS began construction of the country?s first solar power plant. The 5MW system, located in the western Zlatibor region, is the first of 50 renewable ventures planned by EPS as it attempts to revamp the Balkan country?s energy network. Read more

National Solar Power narrows search for location of 400 MW PV project to seven U.S. counties

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:09 (Solarserver)

On June 28th, 2011, National Solar Power LLC (Melbourne, Florida, U.S.) announced that it has narrowed its search for a location for a planned 400 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project to seven locations in the U.S. states of Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. The planned USD 1.4 billion project will involve 20 PV plants, each 20 MW in size. The company states that it is looking for a location that has both an adequate supply of undeveloped land, appropriate business, government and community support, and a qualified work force. Read more

SolarWorld sells share in South Korean JV, focuses on U.S., German PV manufacturing sites

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 12:04 (Solarserver)

SolarWorld AG (Bonn, Germany) focuses in its further growth on its production sites in Germany and the US. Its shares in the Joint Venture production site in South Korea were sold at a profit today, the company reports in a press release. Thus, the manufacturer of premium solar photovoltaic (PV) modules has specifically decided in favor of production at locations with the highest quality, environmental and social standards. Read more

Oxford locals shell out for school solar system

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 11:06 (Solarpowerportal)

North Oxford residents are being asked to dig deep and donate towards a solar power installation at Cherwell School. Aiming for a minimum total of £145,000 organisers at Oxford North Community Renewables (ONCORE) hope to raise the total by asking for investment from the locals. Read more

Smart Energy Capital signs PPA with town of Athol, MA, for 3MW solar project

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 0:16 (PV-Tech)

The Massachusetts Town of Athol will be benefiting from a 3MW solar project under a newly signed PPA with Smart Energy Capital. Neither the company, nor the Town revealed any financial details under the PPA, but Smart Energy Capital advised that the solar energy the 3MW project produces will be bought by Athol and will meet nearly 90% of the Town?s electrical needs. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

Offshore Wind Costs to Fall 15 Percent by 2022

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:05 (Renewable Energy World)

Based on an assumed installed capacity of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2022, and using in-depth studies by consultancy group BVG of more than 67 projects, the report shows how under the most favorable conditions, energy costs could fall to £0.10/kWh by 2022, although a cost of nearer £0.12/kWh is more likely. This will be despite future offshore wind farms being built ever farther from shore and in deeper waters. Looking to the future, it seems likely that costs will continue to follow in the period to 2022. Read more

Offshore Wind Costs To Fall 15 Percent by 2022

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:05 (Renewable Energy World)

Based on an assumed installed capacity of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2022, and using in-depth studies by consultancy group BVG of more than 67 projects, the report shows how under the most favorable conditions, energy costs could fall to £0.10/kWh by 2022, although a cost of nearer £0.12/kWh is more likely. This will be despite future offshore wind farms being built ever farther from shore and in deeper waters. Looking to the future, it seems likely that costs will continue to follow in the period to 2022. Read more


Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

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Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

Starwood Energy closes financing on final 10MW phase of 60MW PV project in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 22:57 (PV-Tech)

Building upon its success with its 20MW Starwood SSM1, completed in October 2010, and the 30MW Starwood SSM2, expected to be completed during 2011?s third quarter, Starwood Energy Group Global has finalized the financing for the final 10MW of its Starwood SSM3 solar project. The combined 60MW project in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is contracted under the Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program with its development overseen by the Ontario Power Authority. The project will be connected to the local PUC Distribution grid and is said to be the second largest solar project in North America. Read more

Scotland steps up renewables target

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:26 (Solarpowerportal)

Yet again trumping England’s green energy efforts the Scottish Government has today unveiled plans to supply at least 30% of the country’s energy from renewable electricity, heat and transport by 2020. This new goal exceeds the EU’s 2020 renewable energy target of 20% and will be double the UK’s agreed EU target of 15%. Read more

We are pleased to announce that Chris Collins has officially joined MH&W!

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 16:01 (Renewable Energy World)

As a part of our internationally recognized Customer Service team, Mr. Collins will concentrate his efforts on our Renewable Energy Products division, as well as support our traditional power market. He will be responsible for supporting MH&W field sales representatives and our suppliers while having direct customer interface in all markets. Read more

Order Focus: Yingli Green largest module supplier on two utility-scale PV projects in China

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 14:54 (PV-Tech)

Two of potentially the largest utility-scale PV projects so far planned in China will be supplied modules by Yingli Green Energy. A module supply agreement has been signed with Huanghe Hydropower Development Co for the supply of a total of 110 MW of PV modules for two ground mounted plants to be built in Wulan, Qinghai province and Golmud, Qinghai province. Yingli said the modules are expected to be delivered from June through August of this year. Read more

Government?s efforts fall flat with CCC

Thursday, 6.30.2011 - 11:46 (Solarpowerportal)

Some progress has been made, but more needs to be done. That is the message delivered to Government today by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which has now published its much-anticipated third annual progress report. According to the 123-page document, the UK needs to step up in order to meet... Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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