News of the year 2013

Date: 13.12.2013



Photovoltaics

SunEdison raises bond offering to US$1.2 billion

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 16:59 (PV-Tech)

SunEdison has increased its two convertible senior notes to US$500 million each plus a further US$100 million of options on each note. Read more

Weekly PV installs pass 10MW for first time without FiT cut deadline

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 12:48 (Solarpowerportal)

The weekly number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations has broken through the 10MW barrier for only the fourth time this year and for the first time ever with no imminent feed-in tariff cut. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

CPI completes massive hybrid solar PV/hydro plant in Western China

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 19:51 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of China Power Investment Corp. (CPI, Beijing) has completed 320 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant co-located with an existing hydroelectric dam in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China. Read more

Solar-aided Power Generation vs Concentrating Solar Power: A South African Case Study

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 16:34 (Renewable Energy World)

Renewable energy resources can possibly provide effective sustainable energy solutions. However, the application of solar energy for power generation purposes is not currently competitive with conventional fossil fuel systems. Read more

Sybac has TÜV Rheinland certify four operational solar power plants

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 16:12 (PV-Tech)

PV project developer, Sybac, has taken steps through TÜV Rheinland to ensure four large-scale power plants totalling 54MW have been fully optimised and meet highest quality standards for investors and owners. Read more

Solar Fred’s Top Solar Marketing Wishes for 2014 — in Pictures

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 15:09 (Renewable Energy World)

Since 2009, I’ve written down my solar marketing wishes for the upcoming new year and their bottom line benefits. If you and your team have granted my previous year’s wishes, bless your solar marketing hearts. If not, here’s your chance for 2014. As you’ll see, my 2014 wishes have a very visual message: 1) Be bold for solar. Continue your solar gue Read more

Listen Up: Solar for Your New or Remodeled Home

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 15:01 (Renewable Energy World)

If you are building a house — or remodeling the one you're already in — now is the time to install rooftop solar. This is your opportunity to install solar on the best roof surface, in a uniform rectangular array, and integrated cleanly with your electrical system. Don't wait until construction is finished — you'll inevitably get a bunch of vent pipes right in the middle of the best south-facing rooftop. Read more

T-Solar completes 25 MW PV plant in Southern California

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 14:30 (Solarserver)

Grupo T-Solar has completed a 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Southern California's Imperial Valley. The company is additionally preparing for the construction of a 30 MW PV plant in Puerto Rico. Electricity from the PV plant in El Centro, California is being sold to the Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial, California, U.S.) under a 30-year power purchase agreement. Read more

Ontario eliminates renewables’ domestic content requirement

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 14:17 (PV-Tech)

Following a trade dispute and ruling by the WTO, Ontario has scrapped its domestic content requirement for wind and solar projects. Read more

Solar Farms – A Taxing Problem for Farmers?

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

With Developer RWE Innogy shelving plans for the 240-turbine Atlantic Array project in the Bristol Channel, there is likely to be even greater interest in the role solar energy can play in the UK meeting its renewable energy targets. Read more

Solarstrom files for insolvency

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:57 (Solarpowerportal)

German PV project developer Solarstrom has filed for insolvency at the District Court of Freiburg. Read more

World Bank arm partners with Chint for emerging market solar

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:56 (PV-Tech)

The IFC, part of the World Bank, has signed an agreement with China’s Chint Group to develop solar farms and supply chains in emerging markets. Read more

Phoenix Solar to build Jordan’s first megawatt-scale PV plant

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:44 (PV-Tech)

Phoenix Solar’s Singapore-based subsidiary has been awarded the contract to build a 1MWp solar plant in Jordan, along with Jordanian company Mustakbal Clean Tech. Read more

Aleo solar halts UK and Australian operations

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:23 (Solarpowerportal)

German solar company, aleo solar AG, has announced that it will cease its operations in both the UK and Australian markets. Read more

S.A.G. Solarstrom to file for insolvency, seeks self-administration

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:03 (Solarserver)

S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (Freiburg, Germany) has announced that the company and two subsidiaries will file for insolvency on December 13th, 2013, after the failure of refinancing negotiations. The company will also be unable to make a December 16th, 2013 interest payment on its 2010/2015 bond. Read more

Project Pitfalls: Four Red Flags that Kill Solar Deals

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 12:44 (Renewable Energy World)

If you are a solar developer wondering why any of your projects has had difficulty securing third party financing, have no fear; our developer advisory services team has put together a list of four common project pitfalls that may kill your solar deal, as well as strategies to overcome them. By identifying fatal flaws early, developers can reduce s Read more

Solarstrom files for insolvency

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 11:35 (PV-Tech)

German PV project developer Solarstrom has filed for insolvency at the District Court of Freiburg. Read more

Chint Group, IFC to collaborate on solar projects, manufacturing in developing nations

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 10:12 (Solarserver)

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC, Washington D.C.) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chint Group (Beijing) to build solar projects and manufacturing plants in developing nations around the world. The two organizations also plan to acquire targeted companies that offer complementary products and services. The collaboration will build on Chint Group and IFC's work to build PV in India. Read more

SolarMax to supply inverters for 61 MW of PV plants around London

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 10:09 (Solarserver)

Sputnik Engineering AG (SolarMax, Biel, Switzerland) has announced that it will supply inverters for five ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 61.4 MW in the London metropolitan area. The company will supply 127 of its SolarMax 360TS-SV central inverters in 65 SolarMax TS-SV Compact Stations. The first products have already been delivered, and SolarMax expects the plants to be commissioned by the end of March 2014. Read more

1.56 MW solar PV plant with SCADA to support New York City grid

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 10:07 (Solarserver)

Ross Solar Group LLC (Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.) has completed a 1.56 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on a restaurant supply depot for Jetro Cash and Carry (New York City), as the largest PV plant in New York City. The plant in the Bronx borough is also the first in the city to integrate a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system that allows utility ConEdison Inc. (New York City) to remotely monitor and control the system. This will support the city's grid and help to protect from power outages. Read more

Astronergy acquires Conergy's solar PV factory in Frankfurt (Oder)

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 8:52 (Solarserver)

Astronergy (Hangzhou, China) has signed contract documents with the insolvency administrator of Conergy AG (Hamburg, Germany) to acquire Conergy's solar photovoltaic (PV) module factory in Frankfurt (Oder) Germany. According to ongoing negotiations with the Works Council, 210 jobs of the facility's 280 jobs will be secured, ten more than announced in November 2013. The factory will now operate as Astronergy Solarmodule GmbH. Conergy notes that this follows on a history of cooperation between the two companies, which plan to sign a supply agreement for modules from the factory. Read more

Goldpoly plans name change, shareholders approve issue of convertible notes, acquisition of solar PV plants

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 8:50 (Solarserver)

The board of Goldpoly New Energy Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) has proposed changing its name to United Photovoltaics Group Ltd., which the board says will refresh the corporate image and reflect its emphasis on work in the solar photovoltaic (PV) sector. The name change will need to be approved at a special shareholders meeting. In a previous shareholders meeting on December 9th, 2013 Goldpoly shareholders approved the issuance of USD 30 million in convertible notes and the acquisition of two rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plants totaling 23.8 MW in China. Read more

aleo solar AG discontinues PV business in Australia and the UK

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 8:46 (Solarserver)

aleo solar AG (Oldenburg/Prenzlau, Germany) will withdraw from solar photovoltaic (PV) business in Australia and has decided to dissolve its subsidiary aleo solar Australia Pty. Ltd. in Clayton. Also the PV business in the UK is shut down and the subsidiary aleo solar UK Ltd. In Newhaven will be dissolved. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

New Offshore Jack-up Vessel Commissioned by Hochtief

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:59 (Renewable Energy World)

A new jack-up vessel for the construction of offshore wind farms has been commissioned by Hochtief. 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

Code Slingers Unite for DOE's Ocean Energy Contest

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 21:52 (Renewable Energy World)

IT runs deep in my family and circle of friends, with an emphasis on programming: everything from MUMPS to Ruby on Rails, and SUDO is a legitimate debate-winning tactic. I, however, can barely hand-code my own light HTML. Thankfully there's the TopCoder community that's more than half a million strong of digital creators, developers, and artists. A Read more

US Energy Department continues funding support for domestic PV manufacturers

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 16:15 (PV-Tech)

The US Energy Department is making a US$13 million investment in five separate project designed to improve manufacturing competitiveness in the domestic solar industry. Read more

Six Renewable Energy Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 13:57 (Renewable Energy World)

It's that time of year, time to wrestle with the wallet, brave the shopping malls, or surf online for deals. If you're in a renewable energy state of mind this season, we've got you covered -- here are a handful of gift ideas for you and those special someones on your list. Read more

Philippines pipeline of awarded PV projects almost at 850MW

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 12:53 (PV-Tech)

The pipeline of grid-use PV projects approved for construction by the Philippines Department of Energy totalled 844.71MW across 38 projects, as of 30 November. Read more

Survey reveals that renewable energy is UK’s second favourite investment

Friday, 12.13.2013 - 12:02 (Solarpowerportal)

A survey of 2,000 people has revealed that renewables are the British public’s second favourite investment choice behind property. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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