Suntech Power panels qualify for Ontario FiT

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 17:45 (PV-Tech)

In an attempt to further tap into the success of Ontario?s blossoming solar industry, Suntech Power is now manufacturing panels that satisfy the local content requirements necessary to qualify for the province?s feed-in tariff (FiT) programme. Read more

Key Asian Pacific Markets Primed for PV Growth

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 15:30 (Renewable Energy World)

The global photovoltaic market has been fueled in large part from the growing manufacturing base in the Asian Pacific region ? namely China. Read more

Solectria supplies smartgrid inverters for Florida?s largest rooftop installation

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 10:03 (PV-Tech)

US-based inverter manufacturer Solectria Renewables has delivered four 266kW SGI 266 smartgrid inverters to BlueChip Energy for what will be the largest PV rooftop installation in Florida. The inverters will power the first 1.5MW stage of the 10MW Rinehart Solar Farm project located in Lake Mary, Florida. Read more

Anwell scores funding from local government for second thin-film production plant

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 23:44 (PV-Tech)

The Municipal Government of Dongguan has supplied Anwell Technologies? wholly owned subsidiary, Dongguan Anwell Digital Machinery, with US$108.67 million (RMB700 million), which will go towards the company?s development of a second thin-film solar panel manufacturing facility in Dongguan. Read more

Mitsubishi PV modules used in ASP?s 1MW installation on Somerset Tire Service?s rooftop

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 23:18 (PV-Tech)

Somerset Tire Service?s (STS) Bridgewater, New Jersey distribution center is donning a new 1MW solar installation with 5,488, 185W PV modules by Mitsubishi Electric and installation completed by Advanced Solar Products (ASP). The rooftop solar system is anticipated to produce 1,197MWh of electricity per year. Read more

First Solar?s Series 3 thin-film PV modules granted new IEC certification for coastal installations

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 22:21 (PV-Tech)

First Solar?s Series 3 CdTe thin-film solar modules have received the International Electrotechnical Commission?s (IEC) 61701 certification for salt mist corrosion, confirming the use of the Series 3 modules in coastal environments. The certification involves testing and studying the module?s performance in coastal environments, which are prone to corrosive salt mist. Read more

Solarbuzz report expects Asia-Pacific PV markets to account for 25% of global demand by 2015

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 22:07 (PV-Tech)

In the new ?Asia Pacific Major PV Markets? published by Solarbuzz, the expectation has been set for the Asia-Pacific solar markets to experience significant growth over the next four years. According to Solarbuzz, this market segment is anticipated to make up 25% of global PV demand by 2015, compared to the 11% it represented in 2010.  The top five markets, China, Japan, India Australia and South Korea, will more than likely account for 3.3GW of demand in 2011 alone, with China and Japan leading the region. Growth, in terms of customer segments is anticipated to be guided by utilities, which Solarbuzz speculates will become the largest customer segment as the Asia-Pacific Read more

Eden Council admits additional installation charges were wrong

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 18:24 (Solarpowerportal)

After solar installation firm Eco Environments’ claimed that a number of UK councils were going against Government’s guidance by wrongly telling people they require planning permission or Building Regulations approval, one of the listed offenders has admitted that it was wrong. Read more

AES Solar subsidiary secures ?68 million for 18MW portfolio

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 18:18 (PV-Tech)

A subsidiary of AES Solar has secured long-term non-recourse funding of ?68 million to finance the construction of an 18MW portfolio in Italy. Read more

Social Media and Web Innovations on the Rise for Solar Industry

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 15:11 (Renewable Energy World)

During a trade show, it's a good sign when an exhibit has a big crowd. This year at Intersolar NA, a lot of these crowds formed to check out creative new applications or innovative online tools. Social media and other web platforms are growing industries that are taking business model innovation by storm ? and the solar world has taken notice. Read more

Video: Social Media and Web Innovations on the Rise for Solar Industry

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 15:11 (Renewable Energy World)

During a trade show, it's a good sign when an exhibit has a big crowd. This year at Intersolar NA, a lot of these crowds formed to check out creative new applications or innovative online tools. Social media and other web platforms are growing industries that are taking business model innovation by storm ? and the solar world has taken notice. Read more

Solar Farming a Transformative Resource for India

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 14:32 (Renewable Energy World)

Imagine a crop that can be harvested daily on the most barren desert and arid land, with no fertilizer or tillage, and that produces no harmful emissions. Imagine an energy source so bountiful that it can provide many times more energy than we could ever expect to need or use. Imagine that an hour's worth of sunlight bathing the planet holds far more energy than humans worldwide could consume in a year. You don't have to imagine it -- it's real and it's here. Solar energy is an abundant enormous resource that is readily available to all countries throughout the world, and all the space above the earth. It is clean, no waste comes from it, and once a system is in place, it's Read more

vogt solar to build 9.5MW PV plant in Vockerode, Germany

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 13:20 (PV-Tech)

Sunspa3 has commissioned vogt solar to build its 9.5MW PV plant in Vockerode, Germany. The system, situated on a fallow industrial site, will be comprised of 40,320 modules, covering an area of 19 hectares and is scheduled to be connected to the grid in August. Read more

30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Materials

Wednesday, 7.27.2011 - 16:26 (Renewable Energy World)

Renewable chemicals developer Genomatica took the No. 1 spot in the Biofuels Digest 2011-12 "30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Materials" rankings. This is the first annual poll focused on renewable chemicals. Read more