US Department of Commerce issues duty collection orders against Chinese imports

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 18:25 (PV-Tech)

Effective from 7 December, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) has issued orders to begin collecting duties from Chinese solar cell imports. The duties are expected to remain in place for at least five years. Read more

Power REIT: Good if They Lose, Much Better if They Win

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Small investors have an advantage over big hedge funds and other professional investors: They don't have as much money. Read more

Suntech to supply 100 MW of PV modules to South African PV plants

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 8:38 (Solarserver)

Suntech Power Holdings Company Ltd. (Wuxi, China) has announced that it will supply 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two PV projects to be built in South Africa. Mainstream Renewable Power (Dublin, Ireland) leads the consortium which is building the plants at two separate sites in South Africa's Northern Cape region. Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) will design and construct the plants, and plans to commission the two by mid-2014. Read more

Report: Residential Solar PV Installations Hit All-Time High in Q3 of 2012

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 18:27 (Renewable Energy World)

Residential installations of solar PV hit a record high in the third quarter of 2012, according to a new report published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The US Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 reports that more than 118 MW of solar PV capacity was added to the United States residential sector in Q3, a growth of 12 percent since last quarter and the strongest showing ever in a single quarter. Read more

SolarCity, Solectria Renewables recognized as top job creators

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:16 (Solarserver)

SolarCity (San Mateo, California, U.S.) and Solectria Renewables LLC (Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.) announced that they were honored by Inc. Magazine with its prestigious 'Hire Power' award that recognizes the top job creators in the United States. SolarCity ranks among the top 10 out of a list of 100 private companies that were credited for generating the largest number of American jobs in the past three years. Among the energy companies SolarCity ranked first. Read more

Bridge to India: Tamil Nadu solar tariffs to fall to USD 0.11/kWh

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:10 (Solarserver)

Bridge to India (New Delhi, India) has released a new policy brief that predicts that tariffs will fall to INR 6.2/kWh (USD 0.11/kWh) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu's newly opened round of competitive bidding for solar electric projects. This would be the lowest tariff yet seen in the Indian market, lower than the INR 7/kWh (USD 0.13/kWh) tariff for PV projects allocated by the Indian state of Odisha. The Tamil Nadu Solar Policy aims to have an installed capacity of 3 GW by 2015, of which 1.5 GW will be utility-scale solar. Read more

2nd PV Briefing China focuses on distributed generation and Solar Cities

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:09 (Solarserver)

On December, 12th, 2012 the global solar photovoltaic (PV) networking initiative Joint Forces for Solar is hosting the 2nd PV Briefing China. The exclusive solar industry meeting takes place during the Intersolar China Conference in Beijing. Major topics are distributed generation and the ?Solar Cities? initiative. Solar industry representatives will discuss the latest developments in the Chinese PV market. The half-day event sees market experts discuss the most important issues current to the market. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne lowers full-year shipment guidance

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:04 (PV-Tech)

Tier 1 PV module manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has lowered full-year shipment guidance to between 825-850MW, down from previous guidance of between 900-1,000MW, which was a revision from Q1 2012. Read more

Solaire installs 684 kW parking canopy PV plant at Staples' New England headquarters

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 15:58 (Solarserver)

Solaire Generation (New York, U.S.) announced that it has completed its first 684 kW solar PV canopy plant at Staples' New England headquarters, the latest addition to Solaire Generation's line of innovative solar parking structures, systems, and sculptures. Read more

Assurant offers O&M services to US solar market with True South Renewables

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:53 (PV-Tech)

Insurance provider Assurant has announced plans to enhance its existing Solar Project Insurance for projects between 100kW to 3MW with a new operations and maintenance (O&M) support scheme designed to minimise project risk. Read more

SunPower installs 1.5MW PV array at Californian college

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:11 (PV-Tech)

Evergreen Valley College in San Jose, California, has become home to a 1.5MW tracking solar array. Read more

Get Ready, Utilities: Solar is Coming

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Quick question.  Your state has good sunshine, lots of open rooftops, and the cost of solar energy has been falling by 10% per year.  Do you think it will take 13 years to double the 10 megawatts (MW) of installed solar power? Yes, if you?re the largest corporate utility in my state, and willfully ignoring the economic trend.  But ?no? if you make Read more

The Promise of South Africa as a New Solar Frontier

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Solar panel makers and developers have pegged South Africa as a new frontier for a few years now, and solar energy development seems to be underway in earnest. Hanwha Solar One and Suntech Power both announced Monday supply deals for large solar farms that are set to materialize over the next two years. Read more

Report: US PV market surpasses 2011 total by 44%

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 12:58 (PV-Tech)

The US solar PV market has grown by 44% in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, according to a new report by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. Read more

Report: 44% third-quarter surge for US PV

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 12:58 (PV-Tech)

The US solar PV market grew by 684MW in the third quarter of 2012, 44% more than in the same period last year, according to a report by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. Read more

Elon Musk-Backed SolarCity Seeks IPO Multiple of 19 Times Peers

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 12:54 (Renewable Energy World)

SolarCity Corp., the solar power provider led by billionaire Elon Musk, is betting prospects for clean energy and Musk's name will help it garner a valuation 19 times the price of peers in an initial public offering. Read more

STX Solar to build 45 MW PV plant in Sendai, Japan

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 12:35 (Solarserver)

On December 6th, 2012, STX Solar (Kumi, South Korea) signed an agreement to work with Korea South-East Power (Seoul, South Korea) to build a 45 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Sendai (Japan). The plant will be a development consortium that will include the two companies, Bookook Securities Company Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Seoul, South Korea). The companies expect to begin construction of the plant in the first half of 2013. Read more

Japanese firms join forces to build 5.2MW PV plant

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 11:44 (PV-Tech)

Three Japanese firms, Sanko Real Estate, Chiyoda Corporation and Solar Frontier, have formed a partnership to build a 5.2MW PV plant in Futami-cho, Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Read more

Sharp achieves 37.7% efficient solar PV cell at standard sunlight concentration

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 9:54 (Solarserver)

Sharp Corporation (Osaka, Japan) has produced a 37.7% efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) cell based on triple-junction technology, as verified by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Tokyo, Japan). This is the world's highest conversion efficiency for a PV cell at a concentration of one sun. The company states that it will now transfer this technology to concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) applications. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne to supply 155 MW of PV modules for South African PV projects

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 9:48 (Solarserver)

Hanwha SolarOne Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has announced an agreement to supply 155 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for two PV projects totaling 155 MW in South Africa. The Cobra Group (Madrid, Spain), Gransolar (Madrid, Spain) and Kensani Capital (Johannesburg, South Africa) will develop the Letsatsi and Lesedi Projects, which were selected in the first round of the nation's Renewable Energy Indepdendent Power Producers Programme (REIPPP). Hanwha expects to complete delivery of the modules by the end of June 2013. Read more

Los Angeles to buy up to 460 MW of power from two solar PV projects

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 8:39 (Solarserver)

On December 6th, 2012 Los Angeles Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) on behalf of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for up to 460 MW of electricity from two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the U.S. state of Nevada. This includes a PPA for electricity from the 250 MW K Road Moapa Solar PV plant, which will be built on Native American land. Under the second PPA, LADWP will buy power from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power LLC's (San Diego, California, US) Copper Mountain Solar 3 project near Boulder, Nevada. Read more

Azur Space produces 42.3% efficient triple-junction solar PV cell

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 8:38 (Solarserver)

Azur Space Solar Power GmbH (Heilbronn, Germany) reports reaching 42.3% cell efficiency under a concentration of 500 suns with its triple-junction photovoltaic (PV) technology. The 3 mm cells which achieved this efficiency were grown using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on germanium substrates. The cell's three layers were comprised of gallium-indium-phosphorous, gallium-indium-arsenic and germanium. Read more

China's Wind Power Sector Set for Rapid Development after Year of Stagnancy

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

China's wind power sector, after stagnating for nearly a year, is expected to experience rapid development as local governments launch favorable policies. Read more

Sempra US Gas & Power completes first stage of 150MW PV project

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 17:46 (PV-Tech)

Sempra US Gas & Power, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, has finished building the first phase of the 150MW Copper Mountain Solar 2 PV project in Boulder City, Nevada, US. Read more

PV accounted for 3% of Italy?s electricity demand in November

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:24 (PV-Tech)

Italy generated 831GWh of electricity from PV in November meaning solar power accounted for 3% of the country?s total electricity demand during the month, according to grid operator Terna. Read more

Yingli to supply 288MW under China?s Golden Sun projects

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 16:15 (PV-Tech)

Chinese manufacturer Yingli Green is to supply 10% - up to 288MW ? of modules under the latest round of the Chinese government?s Golden Sun programme. Read more

DECC: Dramatically simplified CRC will save participants £272 million

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 12:45 (Solarpowerportal)

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) will undergo a huge transformation that will see the whole scheme dramatically simplified after continued complaints that the scheme was too complex. Read more

Renewable Energy Projects of the Year Highlight the Industry's Best Achievements

Tuesday, 12.11.2012 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

Renewable Energy World network editors announced the project of the year winners at Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo, North America, which is co-located with Power-Gen International. Below, find our winners and runners up. Read more