Greek PV association files complaint with European Commission

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 14:19 (PV-Tech)

The Greek Association of Photovoltaic Energy Producers (SPEF) has filed a complaint with the Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission against the variable cost recovery mechanism (VCRM) of the Greek electricity market. Read more

Intersolar China Conference 2012 focuses on recent trends in photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 12:52 (Solarserver)

The Intersolar China Conference is taking place for the second time in the Intercontinental Hotel Beichen in Beijing from December 11th?13th, 2012. 500 national and international attendees as well as 60 speakers from around the world are expected to participate in the international solar industry event. Discussions will cover current conditions and developments in international solar markets, with a particular focus on the Chinese market, as well the latest technologies and trends in the areas of photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal technologies. Read more

Los Angeles City Council approves power purchase agreement for 250 MW PV plant on native land in Nevada

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 9:33 (Solarserver)

Nevada Senator Harry Reid commended the Los Angeles City Council?s unanimous decision to approve a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with K Road Moapa Solar (San Diego, California, U.S.). The K Road Moapa solar power project will be located on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians tribal land north of Las Vegas. The solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will provide up to 250 megawatts of solar power to homes in California. Read more

Concentrating solar power technology: SCHOTT Solar AG produced 1 million solar receivers

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 19:13 (Solarserver)

On November 22nd, 2012 SCHOTT Solar AG (Mainz, Germany) produced its millionth solar receiver in its facility at Mitterteich (Bavaria). The receivers are used in concentrating solar power plants (CSP) to convert concentrated solar radiation into heat that is used to produce steam initially, and then to generate electricity inside a steam turbine. All solar receivers produced by SCHOTT so far lined up would extend for a distance of 4,000 kilometres. Local and federal policy makers attended the ceremony and presented the millionth solar receiver together with officials from the company. Read more

Berkeley Renewables forms limited partnership to develop PV projects in Ontario

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 19:05 (Solarserver)

On November 20th, 2012, Berkley Renewables Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) announced that it has established Solar Flow-Through 2012-I Limited Partnership under the laws of British Columbia. The funds from the private placement financing will be used by Solar Flow-Through to develop and operate solar power generation projects in the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program. Read more

SunGift Solar offers new no upfront cost solar finance package

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 17:15 (Solarpowerportal)

Exeter-based installer SunGift Solar has announced a new finance package for customers that will remove the upfront cost of purchasing solar panels outright. Read more

LDK Solar sued for overdue loans

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 16:58 (PV-Tech)

Wafer manufacturer LDK Solar has been sued by Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank for overdue loans worth 100 million yuan (US$16 million), reports the Economic Information Daily. Read more

STA voices concerns that ?heavy-lifter? solar requires more policy clarity

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 14:01 (Solarpowerportal)

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has warned government that the non-domestic solar industry is still unsure over the level of support solar will receive under the RO come April 2013. Read more

German investor buys four S.A.G. Solarstrom PV systems

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 13:27 (PV-Tech)

Germany PV developer S.A.G. Solarstrom has sold four PV systems to an unnamed German institutional investor. The systems, which were installed in Germany this year, have a total capacity of 15.1MWp. Read more

Domestic solar market continues to struggle despite 40% rebound

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 13:17 (Solarpowerportal)

The aftermath of the November FiT degression saw installation rates plummet by 73%, the latest figures show that the market has rebounded by 40% but still stands at a lowly 1,180 installs. Read more

Polysilicon production: Qatar Solar Technologies completes 2 million man hours without lost time incident

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 12:59 (Solarserver)

On November 21th, 2012, Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec, Doha, Qatar) announced that it achieved a milestone at its polysilicon plant site this month, having reached 2 million man hours without a lost time incident. The company is building a polysilicon production plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City to produce 8,000 metric tons of polysilicon per year (MTPY). Read more

One million solar receivers from SCHOTT

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 12:31 (PV-Tech)

SCHOTT Solar AG yesterday announced it has reached another milestone in manufacturing ? the production of its one millionth solar receiver. Read more

MPrime modules verified as ?PID-free?

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 12:30 (PV-Tech)

MPrime, a subsidiary of Martifer Solar, has announced its M210-255P series of PV modules has passed the Potential Induced Degradation (PID) test conducted by Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin. Read more

IBC Solar completes 5 MW Italian PV plant in 49 days

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 8:11 (Solarserver)

On November 19th, 2012, IBC Solar AG (Bad Staffelstein, Germany) announced that it has completed a 5 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Maniago, Northern Italy. The PV system has been completed and connected to the public electricity grid in just 49 days. The PV plant, on an area covering 140,000 square meters, includes a total of 21,189 PV modules with a nominal rating of 235 watt peak (Wp) each and 321 inverters. Read more

BioTherm Energy announces financial closing of three South African solar and wind energy projects

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 9:33 (Solarserver)

BioTherm Energy (Johannesburg, South Africa), a leading renewable energy developer and independent power producer, announced that it has closed on the financing of one wind energy and two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects located throughout the country. Led by chief executive officer Jasandra Nyker, BioTherm is the only South African company to be awarded three projects from the first round of South Africa?s renewable energy tender, the company emphasizes. Read more

GE Energy expands operations to Malaysia

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 16:50 (PV-Tech)

US-based GE Energy has announced plans to expand into the emerging Asian market. The electrification company is looking to bring its tint-film rooftop solar PV panels system to Malaysia, with production due to start within the next two years. Read more

World Bank?s US$12 billion ?better invested in desert power than in fossil fuels?

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 16:41 (PV-Tech)

The more than US$12 billion which the World Bank has invested in fossil fuels over the last six years would have been ?better invested in desert power?, claims Desertec?s Foundation Director Dr. Thiemo Gropp. Read more

No decarbonisation target for UK but low-carbon financial support tripled

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 13:53 (PV-Tech)

The UK?s coalition government has agreed a landmark policy that will improve investment in the energy sector,  the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced today. Read more

No 2030 decarbonisation target in Energy Bill

Friday, 11.23.2012 - 10:50 (Solarpowerportal)

Government has revealed that the upcoming Energy Bill will not include a decarbonisation target for 2030. Instead a decision on whether to legislate for a 2030 decarbonisation target will be taken after the next election in 2016. Read more