Power-One acquisition boosts ABB revenues

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 16:06 (Solarserver)

ABB Group (Zurich) reports a 10% year-over-year revenue increase in third quarter of 2013 in the division which hosts inverter maker Power-One (Camarillo, California, U.S.). Read more

Shunfeng shares cease trading as Suntech Wuxi deal nears

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 14:01 (PV-Tech)

Shares in Shunfeng Photovoltaic Technology have been suspended as the completion of a “significant acquisition”, thought to be for Suntech Wuxi, is completed. Read more

Toshiba adds 6, 8 and 10A devices to Silicon Carbide Schottky Barrier Diode Range

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:59 (Solarserver)

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (Irvine, CA, U.S.) on October 24th, 2013, announced that it has extended its family of 650V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD). Low forward voltage drop and a very fast switching action make SBDs well-suited to applications including power conditioners for photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems, solar inverters, uninterruptible power supplies and DC-DC converters. Read more

New agreement for recycling of PV equipment in Switzerland

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:15 (PV-Tech)

As of 1 January 2014, recycling of solar modules in Switzerland will be governed by an agreement recently signed by Swissolar and SENS eRecycling. Read more

Conergy to install 21 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity in Thailand

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 10:32 (Solarserver)

The PV solution and service provider Conergy AG (Hamburg, Germany) will construct two large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a total capacity of 21 megawatts in Thailand. This is the third consecutive project for the Bangkok-based Siam Solar Energy 1 Co. Ltd. (SSE1), a subsidiary of Thai Solar Energy Company Limited (TSE). Conergy has built power plants for SSE1 with a total capacity of more than 70 megawatts since the fall of 2012. Read more

Power-One releases new string PV inverters, mobile application for monitoring products

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 8:36 (Solarserver)

Power-One (Camarillo, California, U.S.) unveiled a new mobile application for its Aurora Vision monitoring products and a new residential string inverter at the Solar Power International Trade Show in Chicago on October 21st, 2013. Power-One says that its new UNO 7.6-8.6 single-phase string inverters round out its residential product line. The inverters offer a maximum efficiency rating of 97.5%, as well as offering a dual MPPT and wide input voltage range selection. Read more

Gulf nations beginning to prove their solar demand is no mirage

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 17:27 (PV-Tech)

High profile solar developments have taken place recently in Dubai, Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as lofty ambitions begin to bear fruit. Read more

Punjab offered 3.2GW electricty by China during solar visit

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 17:00 (PV-Tech)

The Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif has been offered 3.2GW of exported electricity from China as part of a visit to set up joint solar ventures. Read more

Renewable heat generation to have increased presence at Intersolar Europe 2014

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 16:49 (PV-Tech)

An area focusing on renewable heating as well as a three-day forum on the topic will be added to offerings at Intersolar Europe at next year’s show. Read more

US PV Recycling: The Solar Industry Needs A Plan Now

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 16:16 (Renewable Energy World)

The message rang out loud and clear: everyone in the U.S. solar industry, from manufacturers to stakeholders, need to get on the same page to figure out formal plans for end-of-life and take-back rules. And they need to figure out a process and plan starting now before it becomes a really pressing issue — or else regulators and governments will decide it for them. Read more

Women Urged To “Lean In” to the Solar Workforce

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 16:10 (Renewable Energy World)

More than 144 women gathered on Tuesday morning for networking and discussion at the Professional Women in Solar Breakfast. Speakers included Carol Neslund, VP of Sales, Enphase Energy; Zeina El Azzi, VP of Sales, SunEdison and?Caroline Venza, CEO, MissionCtrl Communications. Introductions were made by Dr. Isabelle Christensen, one of the founders of the Women in Solar Networking Group. Read more

Yingli to supply 59 MW of solar PV modules to CTGNE

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 15:17 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (Baoding, China) will supply 59 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to China Three Gorges New Energy Co. (CTGNE, Beijing) for three ground-mounted projects in China. Read more

Solar Frontier targets Japan’s Zero Energy Housing commitment

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 14:31 (PV-Tech)

Japanese thin-film company Solar Frontier has been selected by housing company Seiksui Heim to provide CIS solar modules for its new ‘Smart Power Station’ homes. Read more

Denver public auction for solar development zones draws no bids

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 13:04 (PV-Tech)

The first competitive auction of federal lands in the US specifically for developing solar power took place in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, but ended having seen no bidders take part. Read more

Lightsource Renewable Energy: Solar can match Hinkley output in two years

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 12:13 (Solarpowerportal)

Solar in the UK could deliver the same amount of electricity production as the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station within two years, according to the country’s largest PV generator. Read more

Ullico joins Coronal-Panasonic funding platform for solar PV projects

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:54 (Solarserver)

Coronal Management, LLC (Newark, NJ, U.S.) and Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Newark, NJ, U.S.) have expanded their exclusive financing platform to include Ullico Inc. (Washington, DC, USA), a labour-owned insurance and investment company. Ullico has made a USD 50 million commitment in the form of sponsorship equity to the platform, further increasing Coronal's capacity to provide take-out financing for new or operating solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. Read more

Safari Energy to provide solar PV services to 60% of major Real estate investment trusts in the U.S.

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:48 (Solarserver)

Safari Energy, LLC (New York, NY, U.S.) is now providing solar photovoltaic (PV) services to six of the top ten largest publicly traded Real estate investment trusts (REIT) within their segment, as measured by market capitalization. Implementation of over 60 PV projects for these companies puts Safari among the leading providers within the segment, and, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association's 2013 Solar Means Business report, it means that many of these REITs would now be considered in this listing. Read more

Solar PV + Storage = The Next Big Thing

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:28 (Renewable Energy World)

The recent announcement by Standard Solar and Solar Grid Storage of the completion of one of the first commercial-scale microgrids couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time. It was just one year ago this week that Hurricane Sandy struck, wreaking havoc across 24 states and leaving widespread power outages in her wake — an occurrence that Standard Solar CEO Tony Clifford cites as one of the reasons why microgrids are dominating discussion among solar industry experts today. Read more

IEA: Feed-in tariffs drive majority of global solar PV markets, but unsubsidized markets growing

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 8:51 (Solarserver)

The International Energy Agency's (Paris) Photovoltaic Power System Programme (IEA PVPS) finds that solar photovoltaics (PV) have reached a point where it is beginning to develop regardless of financial support, but that feed-in tariffs remain the primary market driver. IEA PVPS' 18th “Trends in Photovoltaic Applications” report, finds that feed-in tariff policies were responsible for 61% of the global PV market in 2012. However, it also finds that “purely competitive” PV installations including self-consumption represented 12% of the market during the year. Read more

Malaysia approves 192 MW of solar PV under feed-in tariff

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 8:45 (Solarserver)

Malaysia has approved 192 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects since it began its feed-in tariff in December 2011, according to the nation's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA). This includes approvals of 24 MW of rooftop PV plants, 9 MW of which have been commissioned. The rooftop PV program has been very popular, and all the available capacity in the program was claimed quickly in the last round. Read more

Intersolar Europe 2014 to include wood pellets, heat pumps and other renewable heating technologies

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 10:40 (Solarserver)

In 2014, the world´s largest solar exhibition Intersolar Europe will extend the field of solar heat generation to include other renewable heating systems, such as wood-chip and pellet heating systems, mini combined heat and power plants, cogeneration systems and heat pumps. The range of information showcased at Intersolar Europe was previously divided into the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage and solar thermal technologies. Read more

Clean Energy Investment Opportunity: Offshore Wind

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 17:16 (Renewable Energy World)

A significant alternative energy investment theme with potential for growth over the next few years is offshore wind. This article looks at the promise of marine based wind, potential pitfalls, and names three investments that could benefit from large-scale offshore wind development that is likely coming. Read more

PV has big showing in record breaking Brazil energy auction

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 17:16 (PV-Tech)

The A-5 energy auction has had 929 power projects registered to take part – more than 35GW, including 162 solar projects. Read more

British REA “warmly welcomes” UK Treasury’s renewable energy infrastructure guarantees

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:44 (Solarserver)

The United Kingdom’s Treasury on October 22nd, 2013, has announced that a number of renewable energy projects are to be considered for government infrastructure guarantees. This move has been “warmly welcomed” by the Renewable Energy Association (REA, London, UK). According to the Association, with capacity margins tightening this decade as old coal and nuclear plants are retired, it is crucial to get new capacity built quickly. Read more

Yingli Green supplies 59MW of modules for three China PV projects

Friday, 10.25.2013 - 11:39 (PV-Tech)

Chinese manufacturer Yingli Green Energy is to supply 59MW of its modules to China Three Gorges New Energy. Read more