Conergy and Spercheios install four PV plants for Greek investors

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 17:15 (PV-Tech)

German project developer Conergy and local firm Spercheios S.A. have constructed four PV plants for private Greek investors with a combined capacity of 1.9MW and a total output of 2.8 million kWh of solar power every year. Read more

Suntech, Trina respond to U.S. DOC ruling on tariff levels for Chinese PV products

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 16:17 (Solarserver)

Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. (Wuxi, China) and Trina Solar Ltd. (Changzhou, China) have released statements in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) final ruling on tariff levels for Chinese PV exports. Suntech described the process as "unfortunate", criticizing aspects of the investigation, and noted that it will be able to supply its customers with PV products that are not subject to tariffs. Read more

U.S. Department of Commerce issues final rulings; proposes 24% - 255% tariffs for imports of Chinese PV cells

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 15:30 (Solarserver)

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final ruling on its anti-dumping and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations regarding solar photovoltaic (PV) cells manufactured in China and modules assembled from those cells. The ruling finds dumping margins between 18% and 250% and countervailable subsidies of 15-16%. Trina Solar received the lowest margins at 18% dumping and 16% CVD, with most large Chinese PV producers receiving a 26% anti-dumping and 15% CVD ruling. Read more

Record PV inverter sales expected in fourth quarter, says IMS Research

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 13:53 (PV-Tech)

A late year surge in PV installations, primarily in Asia will lead to a record fourth quarter of PV inverter shipments, according to market research firm IMS Research. Around 50% of shipments will be heading for China, India and Japan as well as other countries in Asia. Global PV inverter shipments are forecast to reach a record of 8.6GW in the fourth quarter. Read more

Record PV inverter sales expected in fourth quarter says IMS Research

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 13:15 (PV-Tech)

A late year surge in PV installations, primarily in Asia will lead to a record fourth quarter of PV inverter shipments, according to market research firm, IMS Research. Around 50% of shipments will be heading for China, India and Japan as well as other countries in Asia. Global PV inverter shipments are forecast to reach a record of 8.6GW in the fourth quarter. Read more

Bridge to India: Indian PV producers increasing contract manufacturing, pursuing EPC integration

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 12:32 (Solarserver)

Bridge to India has published an analysis which states that Indian solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers are both increasing their contract manufacturing activities and integrating downstream into the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business, as means to cope with the ongoing slump in PV module prices. The company notes that due to these low prices, companies have little or no ability to invest in upgrading manufacturing operations. Read more

Motech unveils UL certified 1,000 volt PV modules

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 12:25 (Solarserver)

Motech Americas LLC (Newark, Delaware, U.S.) has launched several lines of 1,000 volt solar photovoltaic (PV) modules certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL, Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.) for North American markets. The UL 1,000 volt feature has been integrated into Motech's multicrystalline IM Plus Series modules with power ratings up to 260 watts and 310 watts, as well as the monocrystalline XS Plus series with power ratings up to 265 and 320 watts. The new modules are currently commercially available. Read more

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance MW PV plant in Ukraine

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 9:55 (Solarserver)

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has arranged a financing package of EUR 5.7 million (USD 7.4 million) to support the building of a MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Ukraine. Rengy Development Ltd. (Kiev, Ukraine) will develop the plant in the Vinnytsia region of Ukraine for Green Agro Service LLC. ERBD will provide funding through an eight-year, EUR 4.1 million (USD 5.3 million) loan, and a 15-year, EUR 1.6 million (USD 2.1 million) loan from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), as the first PV project that EBRD has supported in the region. Read more

U.S. Department of Commerce issues final rulings; proposes 34% - 265% tariffs for imports of Chinese PV cells

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 9:16 (Solarserver)

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final ruling on its anti-dumping and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations regarding solar photovoltaic (PV) cells manufactured in China and modules assembled from those cells. The ruling finds dumping margins between 18% and 250% and countervailable subsidies of 15-16%. Trina Solar received the lowest margins at 18% dumping and 16% CVD, with most large Chinese PV producers receiving a 26% anti-dumping and 15% CVD ruling. Read more

Commerce Slams Chinese Cell & Modules with Final Duties

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 1:26 (Renewable Energy World)

The U.S. Commerce Department today returned a hawkish decision on its investigation into the dumping and subsidization of Chinese solar exports, levying associated import tariffs on several billion dollars worth of the imports, ranging from 18.32 percent to 249.96 percent of declared value. The dumping complaint was initiated by Bonn's SolarWorld, and has been joined by several other U.S. manufacturers. The politically and economically contentious case positioned "injured" solar cell and photovoltaic module makers in the United States on one side of the legal action, while solar developers, distributors and installers were lined up on the other side, seeking to keep lower Read more

Suntech?s CEO steps back in as interim CFO

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 1:15 (PV-Tech)

The recently promoted interim CFO of Suntech Power Holdings, Ms Ting-Mason has stepped down from the position for personal reasons, according to an SEC filing. Current CEO, David King will assume the position of Acting CFO while permanent replacement is sought. King had been CFO of the company before founder, Dr. Shi relinquished the CEO role. Read more

US Dept. of Commerce announces long-awaited AD and CVD rulings

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 0:15 (PV-Tech)

The long and winding road to this final determination imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Chinese manufacturers has finally been reached. The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that Chinese producers/exporters have sold solar cells in the United States at dumping margins ranging from 18.32% to 249.96%. The DoC also determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received countervailable subsidies of 14.78% to 15.97%. Read more

JLM Energy unveils commercial solar thermal systems dubbed Gyezr including wireless control device

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 20:45 (Solarserver)

On October 9th, 2012, JLM Energy Inc. (Rocklin, California, U.S.) announced that it has introduced Gyezr, a family of solar thermal collectors built for commercial solar heating applications. Gyezr solar thermal collectors utilize commercial grade technology to deliver solar-powered hot water, according to the company. Read more

Solar3D prototype demonstration featured on Bloomberg TV

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 20:38 (Solarserver)

On October 10th, 2012, Solar3D Inc. (Santa Barbara, California, U.S.), developer of 3-dimensional solar photovoltaic (PV) cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, announced that it was featured in a video segment by Bloomberg TV as a result of the completion of a working prototype of its high efficiency silicon solar cell. Read more

Solar Makes Up 83% of Clean Energy Projects Approved by Japan

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 20:02 (Renewable Energy World)

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan approved clean energy projects totaling 1,780 megawatts of capacity, with solar accounting for 83 percent, as of the end of September under a government incentive program. Read more

Campbell and Kennedy launches new solar finance scheme

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 18:33 (Solarpowerportal)

Scottish electrical contractor, Campbell and Kennedy, has announced a new finance scheme designed to help both public and private sector organisations in the UK benefit from solar PV. Read more

If solar covered one percent of the UK it would meet the country?s entire power demand

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 16:31 (Solarpowerportal)

A solar comparison website is claiming that an area the size of Derby could conceivably supply the UK with all the electricity it needs. Read more

T-Solar to develop 55 MW of PV plants in California, Puerto Rico

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 16:13 (Solarserver)

The T-Solar Group (Madrid, Spain) has announced that it will develop two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in California and the U.S. island territory of Puerto Rico, totaling 55 MW. The U.S. project will be located in El Centro, California, and the Puerto Rico plant is located in San Germán. Investment in the two projects is expected to total USD 160 million, and T-Solar expects to commission both in the second half of 2013. Read more

The Question Day 8: What is the Most Difficult Issue Facing the Solar Industry?

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 15:27 (Renewable Energy World)

It's been a year of both continued expansion and mounting challenges for the global solar industry. RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar industry executives to share their thoughts and insights on one burning question: Read more

Navy's Plan for a Solar Farm at Pearl Harbor Meets Opposition

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

In keeping with the military's goal of 50% renewable energy for all bases by 2020, the U.S. Navy has been planning to build a Honolulu solar farm at the Pearl Harbor site in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Pearl Harbor Naval Base is on the National Register of Historic Places with many buildings still showing the damage done by the 1941 Japanese attack and i Read more

Lightsource partners with Eaton to complete 11MW of solar parks

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 12:56 (Solarpowerportal)

Lightsource Renewable Energy has completed the development of three different solar parks across the country. The largest of the new parks, located in Cambridgeshire, boasts a capacity of 5MW. The other two parks are located in Devon and are rated at 2.5MW and 3.5MW. Read more

SAG Solarstrom forms JV with plans to build 440 MW of PV in Extremadura, Spain

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 9:07 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of SAG Solarstrom AG (Freiburg, Germany) has formed a joint venture (JV) with Valsolar 2006 SL (Badajoz, Spain) and Cavalum SGPS SA (Estarreja, Portugal) to build four solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a total output of 440 MW in the Spanish region of Extremadura. The JV plans to develop and construct a 165 MW PV project in the district of Bienvenida, as well as three PV projects at 132 MW, 88 MW and 55 MW in the district of Calzadilla de la Serena, both in Badajoz, Extremadura. SAG Solarstrom will hold a 51% share in the joint venture. Read more

The Hillary Step: 7 Biofuels Contenders, 7 Routes to Scale, Who's Near the Summit, Who Will Plant the Flag?

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The Hillary Step. It's the last big technical obstacle between a mountaineer and the summit of Mount Everest. Every biofuels contender has its own route to the top ? with unique advantages and technical challenges. Who is nearing the Summit, what's their Hillary Step, who's got Sherpas, who's got oxygen? It's the race for scale in advanced biofuels and a clear first-mover advantage awaits the winners. Read more

Aviation Biofuel: Technology-Ready, Needs Capex Infusion, RIN Reforms

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

By all rights, many believe aviation biofuel producers should be attracting deep-pocketed investors ambitious enough to build the infrastructure necessary to meet a clearly burgeoning industrial-sized demand. At the Aviation Biofuels Development Conference, representatives from eight companies presented strong evidence of a sector that has proven various technologies and is beginning to address its feedstock and cost issues. Read more

Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 16:25 (Renewable Energy World)

Suzlon Energy Ltd., India's biggest wind turbine maker, will fail to repay $209 million of debt due today in the nation's largest convertible bond default. Its 2016 note slumped to a record. Read more

SPIE Belgium acquires three local PV firms

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 18:15 (PV-Tech)

SPIE Belgium, a specialist in electrical engineering, has announced that it has acquired three Belgian companies, namely G. Van Overschelde from Mouscron, Vano Electro from Tournai and Vanogroep from Kortrijk. All three companies are involved in electricity and PV installations, and have a combined turnover of ?13.5 million. Read more

Germany Plans Cap on Renewables, Energy Switch to Save $736 Billion by 2050

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 14:48 (Renewable Energy World)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government plans to cap renewable-energy subsidies when capacity reaches national targets as the administration seeks to cut the cost to consumers of its decision to phase out nuclear power. Read more

Green Deal could cost insulation industry 16,000 jobs

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 13:47 (Solarpowerportal)

A coalition of insulation companies, representing over 70 percent of the UK?s £700 million insulation industry, has written to Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, warning him that the current Green Deal proposals will jeopardise 16,000 jobs in the industry over the next year. Read more

Green Deal will cost insulation industry 16,000 jobs

Thursday, 10.11.2012 - 13:47 (Solarpowerportal)

A coalition of insulation companies, representing over 70 percent of the UK?s £700 million insulation industry, has written to Ed Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, warning him that the current Green Deal proposals will jeopardise 16,000 jobs in the industry over the next year. Read more