News of the year 2012

Date: 14.12.2012



Photovoltaics

New smart meter proposals to safeguard consumers

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 13:52 (Solarpowerportal)

The national roll-out of smart meters is now one step closer after the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published decisions on rules for consumer engagement, privacy and security. Read more

Solectria Renewables wins 10MW inverter order from 1st Light Energy

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 13:47 (PV-Tech)

Solectria Renewables has been awarded a contract to deliver its commercial inverters to 1st Light Energy for installation on 10MW worth of rooftop PV projects. Read more

Softbank launches new residential PV installation program in Japan

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 12:57 (Solarserver)

Softbank Group (Tokyo, Japan) and subsidiaries Softbank Mobile and SB Energy have launched a new project to use the roofs of residential properties to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and sell the electricity generated to utilities. Softbank will begin taking applications to participate in "House Energy Project" on December 21st, 2012, and will limit the project to the first 1,000 qualifying applicants. Softbank states that users may also receive compensation, including discounts on both Softbank mobile phone and internet plans. Read more

Lux Research: PV module production costs to fall to USD 0.48 per watt in 2017

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 12:53 (Solarserver)

Lux Research Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) has released a new report which predicts that solar photovoltaic (PV) module production costs will fall to as low as USD 0.48 per watt in 2017. "Module Cost Structure Update: Path to Profitability" notes that module prices have fallen sharply over the last four years to a low of USD 0.70 per watt, but that production costs have not fallen as much. The report concludes that manufacturers must and can drive production costs lower. Read more

SMA equips South African hybrid plant with PV

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 12:22 (PV-Tech)

German PV equipment manufacturer SMA Solar Technology (SMA) has equipped a solar-diesel hybrid plant in Thabazimbi, South Africa with PV modules and inverters. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Scheuten Solar installs PV rooftop system for Lidl supermarket branch in the Netherlands

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 20:39 (Solarserver)

Scheuten Solar (Venlo, the Netherlands) has built a solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop system for a new branch of supermarket Lidl in Weert (the Netherlands). 290 PV modules produce enough electricity to supply 20 households, the company states. The supermarket was officially opened on November 28th, 2012. The solar panels provide power to all cooling and freezing installations in the branch. Read more

US Solar Institute unveils EPC services at Power Gen 2012

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 20:35 (Solarserver)

On December 11th, 2012, US Solar Institute (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.) announced that it has introduced its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at the Power Gen 2012 conference in Orlando, Florida. Read more

KfW signs ?10 million loan agreement for Solar World Cup 2014 project

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 19:34 (PV-Tech)

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Entwicklungsbank, has signed a ?10 million (US$13 million) loan guarantee with Brazil?s Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) for the Solar World Cup 2014 project. Read more

The Solar Outlook for 2013

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 19:21 (Renewable Energy World)

With 2013 poised to pounce, now?s the time for all forward thinking solar proponents to peer into that proverbial crystal ball to see what the new year holds in store. What will 2013 look like for global solar initiatives? How will this impact the creation of jobs? Here?s what some of the experts have to say about the outlook for the coming year. Read more

NRG Solar builds 25MW PV array in Arizona

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 16:37 (PV-Tech)

NRG Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, has announced its 25MW Avra Valley Solar PV facility near Tucson, Arizona has completed and become operational. Read more

Solar Shakeout: Thin-film start-up G24 Innovations enters administration

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 16:18 (PV-Tech)

UK-based dye sensitised solar cell (DSSC) flexible thin-film manufacturer G24 Innovations has sought protection under administration, according to reports. Read more

Solar Energy Rallies on New Beijing Subsidies

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

China's solar panel industry is starting to look more and more like a beggar kneeling on the doorstep of Beijing, with the latest word that the central government is preparing to hand out an additional $1.1 billion in subsidies to the struggling sector. That news comes just after a government official was quoted saying Beijing is considering a plan Read more

California Tries Again For A "Community Clean Power' Bill

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The idea of giving the masses more access to solar energy has taken shape in a newly drafted bill in California that will allow renters to buy renewable electricity that is produced away from where they live and get credit on their utility bills. Read more

Clear Horizon for Mexican Solar

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Northern Mexico is considered to have the world's third greatest solar insolation potential, with areas estimated to have about 5 kWh/m2 per day. With resources 60% greater than those of Germany, less than 1% of Mexico's land area would need to be developed to power the entire nation, according to the Secretaria de Energia de Mexico (SENER), Mexico's energy ministry. Meanwhile, growth in the nation's electricity needs is expected to average 6%-7% year-on-year, with even higher growth rates in more populated areas. With such promising potential and a steadily growing need for power, why isn't the nation a solar front-runner? Read more

Chinese dumping ?poison? to European solar market

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 14:46 (PV-Tech)

EU ProSun President and VP of SolarWorld Milan Nitzschke has described alleged Chinese dumping as ?poison? to the European solar market. Read more

Treasury agrees to include solar in CRC energy efficiency scheme

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 13:09 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy Minister Greg Barker has announced that solar will be counted against the CRC, the government?s flagship scheme to improve energy efficiency in large public and private sector organisations. Read more

Trina Solar PV modules receive certification for salt mist, sand blast and PID resistance

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 12:50 (Solarserver)

Trina Solar Ltd.'s (Changzhou, China) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have received certification for salt mist, sand blast and potential induced degradation (PID) testing from multiple certification bodies. PV Evolution Labs LLC (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.) has provided certification that Trina's modules do not suffer from PID, as the second PID certificate which the modules have received. TÜV NORD AG (Hannover, Germany) certified the modules for resistance to salt mist corrosion, and SGS AG (Geneva, Switzerland) for sand blast resistance. Read more

EcoSolargy secures USD 150 million to finance utility-scale solar projects

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 12:43 (Solarserver)

EcoSolargy Inc. (Irvine, California, U.S.) has announced that it has secured USD 150 million through private investors for its 2013 program to finance utility-scale solar projects. The company created a division four years ago to acquire, develop and operate large-scale solar projects globally. The utility project development division is currently looking to finance utility-scale solar projects that are in pre-development, development or construction stages, as well as those that are already owned and operated. Read more

Panasonic begins production of HIT solar PV cells and modules in Malaysia

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 11:01 (Solarserver)

On December 13th, 2012 Panasonic Corporation (Osaka, Japan) began manufacturing its HIT solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules at its new facility in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. The new factory in Kulim Hi-Tech Park will be Panasonic's first fully integrated facility, producing silicon wafers, PV cells and modules, and will have an annual production capacity of 300 MW. The plant will produce HIT PV modules primarily for the Japanese market. Read more

Solar shakeout: Sunways to cut 40% of workforce

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 9:59 (PV-Tech)

As PV Tech recently reported, Sunways is struggling to curtail losses and has today announced an unspecified but ?significant? reduction in solar cell manufacturing with the loss of 120 jobs, approximately 50% of the workforce at its cell manufacturing subsidiary, Sunways Production GmbH. Read more

PV Crystalox to restructure, discontinue polysilicon production in Bitterfeld, Germany

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 9:51 (Solarserver)

On December 13th, 2012 PV Crystalox Solar plc (Abingdon, UK) announced that it will discontinue its polysilicon production facility in Bitterfeld, Germany, as well as "substantially" reducing output at its UK ingot and German silicon wafer plants. PV Crystalox says that these changes are part of a "radical" restructuring, which will retaining core production capabilities and return excess cash to shareholders. The company aims to align with anticipated short-term market demand so that the business will be roughly cash neutral in 2013. Read more

Burbank signs PPA for 40 MW from Copper Mountain Solar 3 project

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 9:38 (Solarserver)

The city of Burbank, California has approved a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sempra U.S. Gas & Power (San Diego, California, US) for 40 MW of electricity from the Copper Mountain Solar 3 project to be built in the US state of Nevada. This follows Los Angeles Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa's signing of a PPA for his city to buy the first 210 MW of power from the project. Sempra plans to begin construction of the 250 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in January 2013, with completion scheduled for late 2015. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

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Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

New Zealand Sets the Pace for Geothermal in Indonesia

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, which took place during Prime Minister John Key?s visit to Jakarta in April this year, has begun to actualize for geothermal energy in New Zealand. The MOU with state owned Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) presents a range of collaborative agreements, and on the 7th of December the Pertamina Learning C Read more


Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

Report: 54% hike in household power bills by 2020

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:33 (Solarpowerportal)

Domestic energy bills in the UK will rise by 54% by 2020, driven by a combination of rising wholesale prices and green energy measures, according to new analysis. Read more

Markets for Energy Efficiency in 2013: Part I

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

A look across the U.S. landscape reveals several rich markets for energy efficiency over the next year. Some emerge out of unfortunate natural disasters; others arise from the growing realization by state governments that it is typically cheaper to save energy than produce it. Superstorm Sandy leveled neighborhoods in New York, cracked coastal mans Read more

Duke Energy acquires 6MW thin-film project in Arizona

Friday, 12.14.2012 - 13:14 (PV-Tech)

Electric power holding company Duke Energy has announced the acquisition of a 6MW commercial solar project located within the University of Arizona?s (UA) Science and Technology Park solar zone in Tucson. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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