News of the year 2012

Date: 15.03.2012



Photovoltaics

Advanced Energy supplies inverters to REgeneration for more than 8 MW of PV projects

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 22:58 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012, Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.) announced that it will supply its commercial inverters to REgeneration Finance for more than 8 megawatts (MW) of U.S. distributed generation photovoltaic (PV) projects. The company did not provide any financial details. REgeneration will install more than 61 of Advanced Energy?s commercial inverters, ranging in power levels from 35 kilowatts (kW) to 260 kW. REgeneration selected Advanced Energy?s PV inverters for their ability to meet the unique design and system size requirements of each project. Read more

Building integrated photovoltaics: Solar3D plans to integrate 3-dimensional solar cells into roof tiles

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 22:54 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012, Solar3D Inc. (Santa Barbara, California, U.S.), the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology, announced that it will conduct a study of the economics and benefits of integrated Solar3D cells directly into roof tiles. Solar3D intends to collaborate with solar roofing company Redwood Renewables (Corte Madera, California, U.S.) on the study to provide a first look at how the Solar3D silicon-based technology will perform in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) applications. Read more

SoloPower reaches 13.4% aperture area efficiency with flexible CIGS PV modules

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 16:51 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012 SoloPower (San Jose, California, U.S.) announced that it has achieved an 13.4% aperture area efficiency with its flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. This record efficiency for flexible CIGS modules was measured by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratories (Golden, Colorado, U.S.). Read more

SOLON to retain roof-mounted warranties

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:59 (PV-Tech)

The recent acquisition of SOLON SE has confirmed customers will be able to retain nearly all warranties on modules previously purchased. All original warranty commitments will remain in effect for customers who purchased their modules and systems from the subsidiaries SOLON Corp., USA and SOLON S.p.A., Italy. Read more

Critical software urges UK ?to get smart about smart grids?

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:39 (Solarpowerportal)

The current, aging grid was designed to distribute a predictable amount of energy generated from fossil fuel power plants to fixed destinations. However, the transition to a low-carbon economy presents a significant challenge, as new energy generation will not integrate well with the existing energy infrastructure, as large increases in renewables will lead to a surge of intermittent energy being delivered to the grid. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Clean Edge report: Solar, wind, biofuels markets rised by 31% to USD 246 billion in 2011

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 23:11 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012, clean-tech research and advisory firm Clean Edge Inc. (Portland, Oregon, U.S.) issued a new report stating that clean-energy markets continued to expand rapidly in 2011 despite a tough economic and political climate, increased industry consolidation and downward pricing pressures on manufacturers. According to the "Clean Energy Trends 2012" report, combined global revenue for solar photovoltaics (PV), wind power and biofuels rose 31% over the prior year, growing from USD 188.1 billion in 2010 to USD 246.1 billion in 2011. Read more

Nautilus Solar announces 1.9 MW rooftop PV plant in California

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 22:32 (Solarserver)

On March 9th, 2012, Nautilus Solar Energy (Summit, New Jersey, U.S.), an independent solar power producer, announced that it has commenced engineering and construction of a 1.9 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Chino, California. The project is scheduled to reach commercial operation in May 2012. Under a 20 year power purchase agreement (PPA), the solar power generated by the roof mounted PV system will be sold to Southern California Edison. Read more

Zero Net Energy Buildings Emerging as Market Driver for Solar

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 22:23 (Renewable Energy World)

The concept of zero net energy buildings and communities—designed to produce as much energy from onsite renewable resources annually as they consume—is gaining momentum across the U.S. in both the residential and commercial sectors. Signs of the increased interest in zero net energy (ZNE) building concepts are everywhere. Last year, TD Read more

Becoming A Project Developer: Better Than Being Just A Manufacturer?

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 21:48 (Renewable Energy World)

It's a question that solar manufacturers ask themselves: should they add project development to their repertoire? Solar Frontier's answer is yes, and the thin-film solar maker announced Thursday a plan for a joint venture with Belectric called PV CIStems. Read more

Global PV project development JV formed between Solar Frontier and Belectric

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 16:49 (PV-Tech)

Solar Frontier would seem to know no bounds as it has rapidly become the first serious competitor to First Solar in the thin film PV sector. Not content to provide its CIS-based technology to projects, the company has established a joint venture firm with Belectric that will focus on PV project development on a global-scale. Financial details were not disclosed. Read more

Ecobuild: Utility-scale inverter meets UK?s large-scale solar requirements

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 16:48 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy management company Power-One will present the world’s largest inverter, the Aurora Ultra, at next week’s Ecobuild exhibition. Designed for the large-scale solar market, the utility-scale inverter will meet the demands of the future UK solar industry. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne reports heavy losses in 4Q 2011 results

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 16:44 (Solarserver)

On March 15th, 2012 Hanwha SolarOne Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) released its fourth quarter and full year 2011 results, reporting a 32% decrease in revenues to USD 155 million, an operating loss of USD 160 million, and a net loss of USD 132 million. The company notes that its shipments decreased 5.9% sequentially during the quarter, while average selling prices fell 20% to USD 1.00 per watt. Over the full year, the company saw a 15% decrease to USD 1.02 billion in revenues, a -17% operating margin, and a net loss of USD 148 million. Read more

Hanwha SolarOne slides into losses: shifting downstream with project financing

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 16:10 (PV-Tech)

Tough market conditions for Hanwha SolarOne led to fourth quarter losses and sliding shipments and average selling prices, which were below in-house manufacturing costs. Although the company posted 2011 revenue above the US$1.0 billion level, the company reported a net loss of US$169.8 million. PV module shipments were 189.1MW, in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 5.9% from 200.9MW in prior quarter. Module shipments for 2011 reached 844.4MW, representing an increase of 5.8% from 797.9MW in 2010. Hanwha SolarOne guided 2012 shipments to be in the range of 1GW. Read more

Community-owned solar array set to help London?s most deprived

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 14:58 (Solarpowerportal)

After dedicating a year of work to the project, community energy group, Repowering South London, has announced the launch of London’s first community-owned solar power project to be built on social housing. Read more

Brazil pushes for solar power with new regulations

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 14:26 (PV-Tech)

Brazil is to usher in two new regulations this year to promote the generation of solar power in the country. The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency will provide utilities with an 80% tax break for energy produced by large solar projects. For residential and commercial installations, the agency will introduce a net-metering system to feed electricity into the power grid. Read more

Solar Power Goes Mainstream

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

As our world become less wired and more mobile, the ability to power our devices on the go will only become more vital. We're now starting to see a fundamental shift toward solar as many product makers look to the sun to keep their customers plugged in. Read more

Solar Power Technologies awarded ETL certification for solar monitoring system

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 13:58 (PV-Tech)

Solar Power Technologies (SPT) has announced that its Clarity solar monitoring system is ETL-certified and will be listed in the Intertek database of certified products, for use in the USA and Canada. Read more

Latin America Report: Brazil Planning Push for Solar Energy?

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 13:27 (Renewable Energy World)

Brazil has long been a leader in the production of ethanol. In the past few years, it has laid the groundwork to becoming an international force in wind energy. But the country has been a non-player in the solar industry with just one 1 MW solar project under its belt. Now, the state government appears to be ready to make a major investment in the solar industry. Read more

Installation of PV modules at Hickam Air Force Base, the first installation under the SolarStrong project

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:48 (Solarserver)

Installation of PV modules at Hickam Air Force Base, the first installation under the SolarStrong project Read more

inAccess installs inSolar monitoring system for solar plants totalling 200MWp

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:35 (PV-Tech)

inAccess Networks, a supplier of monitoring and control systems for energy and telecom markets, has announced that its inSolar platform has been installed and commenced monitoring more than 180 solar plants totalling 200MWp, located in the Southeast of Europe. Read more

AEG Power Solutions predicts increase in revenues, declining margins in 2012

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:17 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012 AEG Power Solutions (Zwanenburg, The Netherlands) released an updated guidance for 2012, stating that it expects a slight increase in revenues to between EUR 430 and 460 million (USD 560 to 600 million), and a decline in EBITDA margin to between 9% to 11%. Additionally, the company expects Q1 2012 revenues to fall to below Q1 2011 levels. The company warns that profitability will be impacted by global conditions in the solar industry. Read more

U.S. Bancorp creates tax equity fund for SolarStrong residential PV project

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:00 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2012 U.S. Bancorp (Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.) and SolarCity Corporation (San Mateo, California, U.S.) announced the creation of a tax equity fund that will support the first phase of SolarCity's SolarStrong project. Through SolarStrong, SolarCity will install up to 300 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants over the next five years on military family bases across the United States. U.S. Bancorp did not disclose the quantity of its initial investment in the fund. Read more

Siemens receives orders for 50 MW CSP plant in Rajasthan

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 9:35 (Solarserver)

On March 14th, 2012 Siemens Energy (Erlangen, Germany) announced that it has received an order to supply solar receivers for a 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant under development in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Shiram EPC Ltd. (Chennai, India) has placed the order for more than 17,000 of the company's UVAC 2010 receivers for the Abhijeet plant, which utilizes a parabolic trough design. Developer Abhijeet Group (Nagpur, India) plans to commission the plant in spring 2013. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

The State of the 2012 Advanced Biofuels Industry

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Intrigued by the prospects for advanced biofuels, but lack the time to wade through a 200-page industry forecast? Our 15-Minute "state of the industry primer" presented this week at World Biofuels Markets, may be just the right size. Read more


Wind Energy

Congressional Inaction May Halt $100M Arkansas Wind Manufacturing Plant: 'No PTC, No Wind Turbine Plant'

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

And so it begins. In January, wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced that it would lay off up to 1,600 American workers if Congress cannot extend a key tax credit for the wind industry. And now, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a large emerging player in manufacturing and project development, says it will scrap plans to build a new $100 million plant in Arkansas without the tax credit in place. Read more


Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

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Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

AEEG?s new regulation to protect Italy?s PV installations over 50kW

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:02 (PV-Tech)

To protect Italy?s national electric transmission system and prevent malfunctions in PV systems exceeding 50kW, the Italian energy authority AEEG has introduced a new safety regulation (guide CEI 82-25). Malfunctions may occur if too many renewable energy systems come online. Read more

AEEG introduces new regulation to protect Italy?s PV installations over 50kW

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 12:02 (PV-Tech)

To protect Italy?s national electric transmission system and prevent malfunctions in PV systems exceeding 50kW, the Italian energy authority AEEG has introduced a new safety regulation (guide CEI 82-25). Malfunctions may occur if too many renewable energy systems come online. Read more

Applied Energy Technologies begins PV mounting system production at new factory in Ohio

Thursday, 3.15.2012 - 9:32 (Solarserver)

On March 12th, 2012 Applied Energy Technologies (AET, Maumee, Ohio, U.S.) began manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) mounting solutions at a new facility in Maumee in the U.S. state of Ohio. The company states that the 10,000 square meter facility will produce all of its current products, reaching an annual output of 150 MW of its Rayport solar mounting systems and 300 MW of its new ground-mount systems at full capacity. This will expand the company's manufacturing capacity by over 250%. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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