News of the year 2013
Date: 21.11.2013
Concentrating photovoltaics: CDB to fund 20 MW solar CPV project in Western China
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 11:46 (Solarserver)
Renewable energy developer Focusic New Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (Zhengzhou, China) has secured a USD 32.8 million loan from the China Development Bank (CDB, Beijing) for a 20 MW concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) plant to be built on the edge of the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang Province, China. The plant will utilize CPV technology from Soitec SA (Bernin, France), and follows a 3 MW pilot CPV plant which Focusic and Soitec expect to complete by the end of 2013. The 20 MW plant is the first large CPV project in China to secure financing. Read moreAEG Power Solutions is facing financial trouble following collapse in revenues, orders in Q3 2013
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 9:03 (Solarserver)
AEG Power Solutions BV (Zwanenburg, The Netherlands) reports a collapse in revenues and orders in its division that makes inverters to accompany solar photovoltaic (PV) generation, with revenues falling 73% year-over-year to EUR 7.8 million (USD 10.5 million) in the third quarter of 2013. The Solar Systems Solutions division also reported only EUR 9.7 million (USD 13.1 million) in orders, a 74% fall from a year prior. Across all three divisions revenues fell 36% year-over-year to EUR 53.9 million (USD 72.6 million) with a -21% EBIDTA margin. Read moreKawa finalizes acquisition of remaining Conergy sales and service units
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 8:57 (Solarserver)
Kawa Capital Management Inc. (Miami, Florida, U.S.) has closed on its acquisition of the remaining sales and service units of Conergy AG (Hamburg, Germany). This includes Conergy Deutschland GmbH and Conergy Services GmbH, as well as subsidiaries in Great Britain, Italy and Australia. Sales entities in the United States, Canada, Singapore and Thailand were transferred to Kawa in August 2013. Additionally, Conergy CEO Dr. Phillip Comberg will join the board of directors of Kawa Solar Holdings Ltd., with other Conergy executives filling key roles in the company. Read moreChinese bank syndicate provides US$256 million lifeline to LDK Solar
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 23:15 (PV-Tech)
A syndicate of 11 commercial banks in China have provided technically bankrupt, LDK Solar with a RMB 1.56 billion (US$256 million) credit facility. Read moreIHS at odds with collective view on major solar installation growth ahead
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 20:22 (PV-Tech)
Market research firm, IHS has reiterated growth projections for PV installations in 2013 of 35GW, while forecasting growth of only 15% to just over 40GW in 2014. Read moreFERC: Almost All New US Electricity Generation Coming from Solar
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 18:48 (Renewable Energy World)
The U.S. brought online nearly 700 MW of new electricity generation in October, and practically all of it was large-scale solar energy, according to data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Office of Energy Projects. Read moreOptimism about Solar 2.0 and the Success of Solar Power International 2013
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 17:36 (Renewable Energy World)
The solar industry has made a strong transition into its next phase — aptly dubbed Solar 2.0 — as it makes its comeback faster than technology companies were able to recover from the dot-com bubble in the late ‘90s. Since late 2010, general media outlets have claimed that the sky is falling. However, with solar stocks up and a growing demand in emerging markets like China and Japan, the temporary industry downturn has proven to be merely a result of the natural consolidation and evolution that take place in any maturing market. Read moreTGE Group completes four solar arrays for Branston
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 17:18 (Solarpowerportal)
One of the UK’s largest potato distributors, Branston, has installed solar across a number of its sites in a move designed to slash its utility costs and its impact on the environment. Read moreSolar PV, CSP make up 72% of new U.S. electric capacity in October 2013
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 15:13 (Solarserver)
The United States commissioned 12 utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in October 2012, for a total of 504 MW, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This represented 72% of the new capacity brought online during the month. Read moreIXL Group to supply framing system for 155 MW-AC of Australian solar PV plants
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 14:43 (Solarserver)
First Solar Inc. (Tempe, Arizona, U.S.) has awarded a contract to the IXL Group (Geelong, Australia) to manufacture and deliver the framing system for the Nyngan and Broken Hill solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in New South Wales, Australia. First Solar is serving as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for two plants, which at 102M MW-AC and 53 MW-AC respectively are much larger than any PV plants built in the nation to date. Read moreApple’s solar-powered campus gets final approval
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 14:12 (PV-Tech)
Apple has been given the final approval for its new 100% renewable powered headquarters. Read moreConergy and Camborne Energy sell 40MW UK solar farm portfolio to Primose Solar
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 13:57 (PV-Tech)
Solar companies Conergy and Camborne Energy have announced the sale of a planned 40MW solar farm portfolio to investor Primrose Solar. Read moreSMA to supply inverters for 100MW Ontario solar plant
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:57 (PV-Tech)
SMA’s Canadian subsidiary is supplying inverters for a 100MW PV plant in Ontario, said to be the largest solar plant in Canada. Read morePV Crystalox expects slightly higher solar wafer shipments
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:42 (PV-Tech)
Wafer producer PV Crystalox Solar has said it expects shipments to be at the high end of its mid-year guidance of 160-180MW. Read moreCo-op invests £120,000 in 80kWp Lincolnshire solar portfolio
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:32 (Solarpowerportal)
Eight Co-op outlets across Lincolnshire will benefit from solar-generated electricity by the end of the year, as work to install arrays begins. Read moreOrder Focus: First Solar hands framing contract for Australia’s largest PV projects to local company
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:12 (PV-Tech)
First Solar, set to construct what will be Australia’s two largest solar farms for gas and electricity retailer AGL Energy, has handed the contract for the framing systems for the two projects to a local company, IXL Group, in New South Wales. Read moreIntersolar India 2013 reports success; focus on “National Solar Mission”
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:12 (Solarserver)
Intersolar India 2013, India’s largest exhibition and conference for the solar industry, closed its doors after three days on November 14th. 170 exhibitors in the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage systems and solar thermal technologies had presented the solar industry’s entire value-added chain. 75% of the exhibitors in 2013 came from India, 13% from Europe. Around 8,000 visitors flocked to the exhibition from all over the globe, underlining this year’s success. Read moreConergy and Camborne Energy sell 40 MW solar farm portfolio to Primose Solar
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:03 (Solarpowerportal)
Solar companies Conergy and Camborne Energy have announced the sale of a planned 40MW solar farm portfolio to investor Primrose Solar. Read moreHanwha SolarOne reduces silver paste consumption by 45%
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 11:54 (PV-Tech)
Chinese manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has used a technology upgrade to cut silver paste consumption by up to 45% while improving cell conversion efficiencies by 0.2 to 0.25%, it claims. Read moreUS installed 504MW of solar power in October: FERC
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 11:43 (PV-Tech)
The US installed 504MW of solar power capacity in October, according to the latest statistics from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read moreLux Research: Solar PV materials offer opportunities for profit in a growing market
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 9:18 (Solarserver)
Lux Research (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) has released a new report which predicts that the market for materials used in solar photovoltaic (PV) module production will increase 9.2% annually through 2018, with “double-digit” profit margins for certain materials. In “Photovoltaic Materials Opportunities Beyond Commoditization” Lux argues that the PV module market is not truly commoditized. The result is that the sale of some materials is more profitable than others, including certain gases, metals, polymers, process chemicals and solvents. Read moreTrinity Solar completes 12.3 MW rooftop PV project at New Jersey military base
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 8:53 (Solarserver)
Trinity Solar (Wall, New Jersey, U.S.) has completed a 12.3 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation, spread over 650 rooftops on military housing at a U.S. military base in the state of New Jersey. The PV project at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expected to meet over 30% of the community's annual energy needs. Solar crowd funding platform Mosaic (Oakland, California, U.S.) was among the providers of project debt for the installation. Read moreNottingham scheme raises £500,000 for community solar
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 7:15 (Solarpowerportal)
The SunShare Community in Nottingham has raised a record-breaking £500,000 in less than a month for local solar rooftops. Read moreSolarcentury opts for Hanwha modules at 15MW solar farm in Norfolk
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 7:15 (Solarpowerportal)
Solarcentury has signed a contract with Hanwha Q Cells that will see the German manufacturer supply the London-based developer with 15MW of modules. Read moreThere are no news available
While Less Mature than US Market, Mexico Wind Expected to Grow
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 17:25 (Renewable Energy World)
Wind energy in Mexico should continue to show steady growth in the coming years, Agustin Valdivia of Virginia-based MPR Associates said during Renewable Energy World North America Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla. Read moreTidalStream Seeks Partner to Test Ocean Turbines in Deep Waters
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 16:39 (Renewable Energy World)
TidalStream Ltd., a maker of platforms for tidal-power turbines, is in talks with energy companies and utilities to test its technology in deeper waters. Read moreLatin America Report: Wind Sweeps Brazil's A-3 Power Auctions
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)
Brazil's latest A-3 auction, matching up developers and power purchasers to prepare renewable energy projects to meet the nation's electricity demand by 2016, was a landslide win for wind energy -- but a shutout for solar, which was included in the process for the first time. Read moreThere are no news available
Ghosn and Musk Question Viability of Hydrogen Vehicles
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 15:44 (Renewable Energy World)
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said consumers won’t take to fuel-cell vehicles before the decade’s end, joining Tesla Motors Inc.’s Elon Musk in questioning the future of hydrogen-powered cars. Read moreThere are no news available
Absolute Renewable Energy creates 25 new jobs at new Norfolk head office
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 17:04 (Solarpowerportal)
Absolute Renewable Energy has opened its new head office in Norwich, bringing 25 jobs to the area. Read moreCPV project in China secures development bank loan
Thursday, 11.21.2013 - 12:27 (PV-Tech)
Chinese renewable energy project developer, Focusic New Energy Holding, has secured a loan of CNY200 million (US$32.8 million), from the China development bank. Read moreThere are no news available