NSP and DelSolar Merger is Good for the Taiwanese Solar Cell Industry

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 16:29 (Renewable Energy World)

The merger between two of Taiwan's leading solar cell makers NSP and DelSolar is not just a good move for the two firms but also a positive sign that consolidation is finally happening in Taiwan's solar industry. This according to M.J. Wang, an analyst for the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center, a branch of Taiwan's leading research center, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Read more

AE-AMD, Tenesol begin work on 33 MW of PV projects in South Africa

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 14:22 (Solarserver)

Joint venture AE-AMD Renewable Energy and Tenesol SA (La Tour de Salvagny, France) have announced two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 33 MW in South Africa's Northern Cape Province. Tenesol has begun construction of the 22 MW Herbert plant, and will hold a groundbreaking for the 11 MW Greefspan project in coming weeks. Both are part of South Africa's Independent Power Producers Procurement Program, and completion of both is expected for the second quarter of 2014. Read more

Which? survey reveals feed-in tariff payment woes

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 12:33 (Solarpowerportal)

More than a third of solar panel owners have experienced problems in getting their feed-in tariff payments in a timely fashion according to a new survey by Which? the consumer watchdog. Read more

Soitec opens CPV factory in San Diego

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 9:51 (Solarserver)

On December 19th, 2012 Soitec SA (Bernin, France) held the grand opening of its concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) manufacturing facility in San Diego, California. The first phase of the factory's production line is now operational, and produced its first CPV module in October 2012. The first phase can produce 140 MW of CPV modules annually, and the factory is designed for a production capacity of 280 MW. Read more

Lux Research identifies Silevo among top emerging technology companies

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 9:43 (Solarserver)

Lux Research (Boston, Massachusetts, US) has identified Silevo Inc. (Fremont, California, US) in a list of the top 10 emerging technology companies to watch for in 2013. Lux cites the company's high efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, efficiency roadmap and competitive cost structure, giving the company a "positive" rating. Read more

50 MW of Solarcentury solar PV projects approved

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 20:49 (Solarserver)

Councils in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk have voted to approve four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 50 MW planned by Solar Century Holdings Ltd. (London, UK). On December 17th, 2012 Breckland Council in Norfolk voted to approve 38 MW at three sites, and Waveney Council in Suffolk has also voted to approve a 12.3 MW PV plant near Halesworth. Solarcentury plans to develop, design, build, operate and maintain PV plants at these four sites. Read more

OPEL Technologies completes sale of solar tracker business to NSM

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 20:45 (Solarserver)

OPEL Technologies Inc. (Toronto, Canada) has completed the sale of assets through its solar tracker division to Northern States Metals (NSM, West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.) for USD 1 million. This follows final acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange for the sale. OPEL and NSM entered into an agreement for the sale on December 14th, 2012. Read more

NLP Solar Sales Training | 2 New Residential Loan Programs | Live Webinar Jan 16th & 17th

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 18:01 (Renewable Energy World)

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First Large-scale Solar Plants Without Subsidies Seen in Spain

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 17:19 (Renewable Energy World)

Solar developers in Spain are trying to build Europe's first large-scale plants to sell electricity at market prices, taking advantage of a crash in equipment costs and some of the continent's highest levels of sunlight. Read more

NSP announces management reshuffle

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 15:46 (PV-Tech)

Taiwanese cell manufacturer Neo Solar Power has announced Quincy Lin will no longer serve as CEO, but has been approved for Chief Strategy Officer, effective 1 January 2013. Read more

Chinese government to change solar industry support, encourage restructuring to eliminate outdated PV production capacity

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 14:30 (Solarserver)

On December 19th, 2012, China's Premier Wen Jiabao chaired the executive meeting of the State Council to determine government policies for promoting the development of the nation's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. The meeting indicated that China's PV industry is facing a serious excess of production capacity, heavily dependence on foreign demand, and PV companies across the board competing to maintaining operations. Read more

JinkoSolar, Jinchuan Group to build 200 MW Solar PV project in China's Gansu Province

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 14:28 (Solarserver)

JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jinchuan Group Company Ltd. (Jinchang, China) to jointly develop a 200 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Jinchang in China's Gansu Province. The USD 320 million project has been approved by Gansu Development and Reform Commission and is expected to be completed and connected to the grid by June 2013. Read more

Boards of NSP, DelSolar approve merger

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 14:25 (Solarserver)

On December 19th, 2012 the boards of Neo Solar Power Corporation (Hsinchu City, Taiwan) and DelSolar Company Ltd. (Chunan Chen, Taiwan) each approved the second-stage merger of the two companies through a 100% share swap. Both NSP and DelSolar will hold extraordinary shareholders' meetings on February 6th, 2013 to approve the merger proposal. The merger is still subject to regulatory approval, and closing date of the merger is tentatively set for May 31st, 2013. Read more

Solar shakeout: SiC Processing granted self-administration

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 12:59 (PV-Tech)

Solar wafer slurry recycling specialist SiC Processing has been granted self-administration while it goes through insolvency proceedings in the District Court of Amberg, Germany. Read more

US solar PV cell, module imports fall 2/3 year-over-year

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 9:57 (Solarserver)

The value of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules imported into the United States from China dropped to USD 75 million in October 2012 from USD 213 million in October 2011. October's import levels also represent a 33% sequential decline in value from USD 113 million in September 2012. The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) credits the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on such imports for this decline. Read more

Wind in 2012: Booming in North America; Tops 100 GW in Europe

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 15:28 (Renewable Energy World)

The past year has brought about a boom of wind energy project completions in the U.S. as developers have rushed to take advantage of the Production Tax Credit (PTC). Meanwhile, Latin American and Canada have also seen tremendous growth, signs that wind energy in other parts of the Americas is healthy and growing, despite what may happen near-term in the U.S. Read more

Order Focus: CNPV to supply 7MWp modules to India

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 15:59 (PV-Tech)

Chinese PV equipment manufacturer CNPV Solar Power SA?s financial troubles appear not to have dampened its expansionist plans. Read more

Sinohydro Group invests in 40MW PV farm in China

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 14:51 (PV-Tech)

Chinese hydroelectric dam builder Sinohydro Group has approved plans to construct a 40MW PV facility in the Chinese province of Gansu. Read more

Climate-Friendly Agriculture and Renewable Energy: Working Hand-in-Hand toward Climate Mitigation

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Worldwide, agriculture contributes between 14 and 30 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because of its heavy land, water, and energy use?that's more than every car, train, and plane in the global transportation sector. Livestock production alone contributes around 18 percent of global emissions, including 9 percent of carbon dioxide, 35 percent of methane, and 65 percent of nitrous oxide. Read more

Tracing Germany's Energiewende Back to the US

Friday, 12.21.2012 - 12:49 (Renewable Energy World)

Chancellor Merkel's government has occupied the term Energiewende (clean energy transition) and made it its own, as if it had coined the moniker in the first place. In fact, its origins go back deep into West Germany?s mass movements and ultimately have their source in the United States, during the short-lived alternative energy boom of the 1970s. Read more