News of the year 2013

Date: 18.01.2013



Photovoltaics

Federal Win for Small Renewable Systems Good Model for States

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 18:41 (Renewable Energy World)

A more efficient interconnection process for small renewable generators is something we have been working hard to achieve, tediously, state by state. So yesterday?s proposed modifications by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to its Small Generator Interconnection Procedures is an exciting win. If finalized, it speeds up the approval p Read more

All the Details You Missed on LADWP's Feed-in Tariff Program

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The recently approved feed-in tariff program in Los Angeles, voted on by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Commissioners on January 11th, has sparked a good deal of coverage over both questions and concerns ? mostly surrounding how well the program will perform. Those interested in the incentive won?t have to wait long Read more

Saudi Aramco inaugurates 3.5 MW PV plant in Saudi Arabia

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 13:01 (Solarserver)

Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) inaugurated a 3.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Riyadh on December 25th, 2012 as the largest ground-mounted PV plant in Saudi Arabia. The project utilizes 12,700 Suntech 280 watt PV modules mounted on fixed arrays, covering an area of 55,000 square meters at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). Read more

Power-One lowers Q4 2012 revenue guidance on soft demand in Europe

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 12:10 (PV-Tech)

Weaker than expected demand in key markets of Italy and Germany in the fourth quarter has led PV inverter supplier Power-One to lower revenue guidance to between US$190 million to US$195 million, down from a range of US$210 million to US$230 million. Read more

Empa achieves record 20.4% efficiency for flexible thin film

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:30 (PV-Tech)

Scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed thin-film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. Read more

JinkoSolar claims new ?Eagle? solar modules PID tested

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:24 (PV-Tech)

China-based module manufacturer JinkoSolar has claimed its latest high-efficiency PV modules, dubbed ?Eagle? have been certified as potential induced degradation (PID) free from an unidentified testing house. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Power REIT's First Solar Deal

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 17:27 (Renewable Energy World)

I first wrote about Power REIT's (NYSE:PW) plans to invest in renewable energy real estate in May 2012. The intent was to buy the real estate underlying a solar, wind, or other renewable energy project, charging the project owners rent. This can be done profitably because REITs often have a lower cost of capital than other businesses, such as renewable energy power producers. Read more

China Solar Panel Maker Shares Receive Unexpected Boost

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 17:19 (Renewable Energy World)

After more than a year of coming under constant assault, shares of solar panel makers have suddenly received an unexpected boost from investors who are suddenly showing renewed interest in the battered sector. Many are attributing the sudden surge in solar stocks to growing signs that China will soon embark on a massive building spree of new solar Read more

U.S. Army Dedicates 4.1 LCPV Solar Power Array at White Sands

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:29 (Renewable Energy World)

On Wednesday, January 16th, the U.S. Army dedicated its largest solar photovoltaic system at White Sands Missile Range, in a ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Gwen Bingham, White Sands commander. Bingham was joined by Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment for the ceremony and Judy Marks, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies. (see photo at the end of the article.) Read more

Biodiversity is the key to 1.5MW Knapp solar park

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:16 (Solarpowerportal)

Higher Knapp Farm in the small village of Knapp, Somerset will soon be producing enough carbon-free electricity to run 442 local households, thanks to the approval of plans to develop a 1.5MW solar farm. Read more

IRENA and Fraunhofer ISE enhance cooperation

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 15:13 (Solarserver)

The International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Freiburg, Germany) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation. ?By joining forces we intend to create synergies and accelerate the deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions on a global level,? said Prof Dr. Eicke R. Weber, Director of Fraunhofer ISE at the signing ceremony which took place on January 17th, 2013, at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Read more

2012: The Year Solar Turned the Corner?

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

I think we can proclaim that 2012 was the year we turned the corner and caught a glimpse of what high-penetration solar looks like. Defined from an engineering perspective, a circuit has reached ?high penetration? when utility engineers determine that upgrades need to be made to the circuit before additional generation can be installed.  If we look Read more

Trina, JinkoSolar Plan to Lift Solar Shipments in 2013 as Demand Rises

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 14:58 (Renewable Energy World)

Trina Solar Ltd., the world's third- biggest maker of solar panels, and JinkoSolar Holding Co. expect to deliver more products this year as China's efforts to promote its domestic solar industry take hold. Read more

Video: Our 2013 Solar Energy Outlook Animated Summary

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Miss our 2013 solar energy outlook? The folks at RENVU were kind enough to summarize our report into an animated video of what to expect in the coming year. Five minutes of your time will give you a great look at the entire year in solar. Check it out below! Read more

Aleo Solar revenues decline 39%, net loss in 2012

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 12:58 (Solarserver)

Aleo Solar AG (Prenzlau, Germany) has released preliminary results for the full year 2012, estimating a 39% decline in revenues to EUR 280 million (USD 374 million). Aleo states that it will close the year with a "substantial" net loss, but notes that its financing remains secured through a group credit facility granted by Robert Bosch GmbH (Gerlingen, Germany). The company also reports that it will recognize an impairment loss on assets. Read more

FERC reforms to interconnection procedures a "regulatory victory" for US solar industry

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 12:54 (Solarserver)

On January 17th, 2013 the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed reforms to interconnection procedures for small generators, which was hailed as a "major regulatory victory" by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA, Washington DC, US). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking covers four rule changes, including a measure to increase the size of renewable energy facilities eligible for a "fast track" interconnection process from 2 MW to 5 MW, which was proposed by SEIA in 2012. These reforms have been filed in the Federal Register. Read more

Envision Solar and Horizon Energy Group collaborate on solar canopy projects

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 12:30 (PV-Tech)

Envision Solar International, a designer and manufacturer of solar shaded parking, and Horizon Energy Group, a microgrid developer, have teamed up to develop several solar shaded parking projects which incorporate BIPV. Read more

Report: PV not incompatible with conservation goals

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 12:19 (PV-Tech)

Concerns that the widespread development of large-scale solar PV would have a negative impact on global biodiversity have been downplayed in a report by WWF and FirstSolar. Read more

Solar shakeout: SiC Processing over ?100 million equity loss

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:35 (PV-Tech)

The dire business conditions within the solar wafering sector have forced slurry recycling specialist, SiC Processing to warn of over a ?100 million in equity losses, or more than half the equity in the company as it deals with insolvency proceedings. Read more

World record: Empa reaches 20.4% efficiency with flexible CIGS solar PV cell

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 10:03 (Solarserver)

On January 17th, 2013 Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa, Zürich, Switzerland) announced that it has achieved a world record 20.4% efficiency with a copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar photovoltaic (PV) cell on a flexible substrate. The new record was verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE (Freiburg, Germany), and also exceeds the current 20.3% world record for CIGS PV cells on glass substrates. Read more

Solarbuzz: Solar PV production equipment market falls to USD 3.6 billion in 2012

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 9:58 (Solarserver)

NPD Solarbuzz Inc. (Santa Clara, California, US) has released a new report which finds that solar photovoltaic (PV) production equipment spending fell 72% to USD 3.6 billion in 2012. NPD Solarbuzz' most recent "PV Equipment Quarterly" covers crystalline silicon technologies from ingot to module as well as thin-film PV. The report found that the leading equipment suppliers in 2012 were GT Advanced Technologies, Meyer Burger, Applied Materials and Apollo Solar. Read more

XsunX begins CIS processing for thin-film solar PV production

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 9:53 (Solarserver)

XsunX Inc. (Irvine, California, US) has announced that it has begun processing copper, indium and selenium films with its CIGSolar TFPV solar cell evaporation system. The company has been testing and calibrating the deposition source technology in its new evaporation system so that it can transition to processing copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) films. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

Cosmo Oil Co, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and Development Bank of Japan in JV agreement

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 13:27 (PV-Tech)

Cosmo Oil Co, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and Development Bank of Japan have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company for entry into the mega-solar business. Read more


Wind Energy

There are no news available

 



Hydropower

There are no news available

 



Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

There are no news available

 



Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

There are no news available

 



Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

Energy Secretary Chu Said to Plan Exit From Obama's Cabinet

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:51 (Renewable Energy World)

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who drew criticism from Republicans over his support for loans to Solyndra LLC before the solar-panel maker went bankrupt, will leave his Cabinet post in President Barack Obama's second term, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read more

Germany set to launch incentives for PV storage systems

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:28 (PV-Tech)

The German Federal Ministry of Environment (BMU) is expected to introduce incentives for PV energy storage systems in February 2013. Read more

Biogen Plans Food Waste-to-Power Plants in UK on Rising Landfill Tax

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:10 (Renewable Energy World)

Biogen Ltd., a U.K. developer of plants that generate electricity from food waste, plans to start building four to five facilities this year as rising landfill taxes increases the costs of burying waste underground. Read more

Saving Energy and Eating Better

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 16:05 (Renewable Energy World)

The U.S. consumer wants food to be fresh, local and organic. But that means larger grocery bills in an economy where most people need them to be smaller. As the New York Times tells it, 20-somethings, just out of college, feel the squeeze the most. They are more intent on Whole Foods-style eating than their predecessors, but less able to afford it. Read more

d.light, Ceres among winners of 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 15:17 (Solarserver)

Solar light maker d.light design (San Francisco, California, U.S.) and non-profit Ceres (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) have been chosen among the winners of the 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented the winners of the prize's five categories on January 16th, 2013 at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. Read more

Belgian region Wallonia to reduce PV green certificate scheme

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:55 (PV-Tech)

The government of the Belgian region Wallonia is planning to reduce its PV green certificate scheme by the end of March 2013, according to local media reports. Read more

Fifteen new measures added to Green Deal

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:20 (Solarpowerportal)

With the full launch of the Green Deal rapidly approaching, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that the list of eligible measures under the Green Deal has been expanded from 30 to 45. Read more

IRENA and Fraunhofer ISE sign MOU to increase renewable energy deployment

Friday, 1.18.2013 - 11:12 (PV-Tech)

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at enhancing their cooperation while increasing the deployment of renewable energy systems worldwide. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

There are no news available

 



Here you find the news of the last years:

HomeDirectory