News of the year 2013

Date: 06.12.2013



Photovoltaics

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Thermal Power/Heating

California renewable energy auction yields prices of less than USD 0.08/kWh for mostly solar PV

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 17:32 (Solarserver)

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has found an average weighted price of less than USD 0.08/kWh for renewable projects approved through the third round of its Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM), held in December 2012. Read more

Calyxo inaugurates new 60 MW thin film solar PV production line in Germany

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 15:33 (Solarserver)

Calyxo GmbH (Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany) has inaugurated a new, fully automated production line for its cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at its facility in Bitterfed-Wolfen. The new line has an annual output of 60 MW. Read more

Talesun signs up local partner as it eyes Turkish market

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 14:14 (PV-Tech)

Module and cell manufacturer Talesun has partnered with local energy firm Anadolu Enerji to develop and build solar farms in Turkey. Read more

ACME signs exclusive storage deal with Samsung

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 13:12 (PV-Tech)

Indian company ACME Group has signed an agreement with Samsung SDI to produce lithium-ion batteries for use in applications including solar power systems in India and Africa. Read more

Solarstrom cancels triple-digit MW UK project pipeline

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 12:33 (Solarpowerportal)

German project developer SAG Solarstrom has cancelled a triple-digit megawatt pipeline citing onerous financial commitments required to start projects. Read more

Solar investments drive Forseight Group assets under management over £1 billion

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 12:30 (Solarpowerportal)

Significant investments in UK solar projects have helped grow institutional investor Foresight Group’s assets under management by more than 50% to over £1 billion. Read more

Solarstrom cancels triple-digit MW UK project pipeline

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 10:13 (PV-Tech)

German project developer SAG Solarstrom has cancelled a triple-digit megawatt pipeline citing onerous financial commitments required to start projects. Read more

UK increases solar thermal tariffs under Renewable Heat Incentive

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 8:51 (Solarserver)

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released a number of changes to its non-domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI), including increased payment levels for solar thermal and other technologies. Under the proposal, RHI levels for solar thermal will increase to 9-23% to GBP 0.10-0.113 (USD 0.137-0.154) per kWh-thermal in 2014-2015. This is a response to the very low level of solar thermal deployment under the policy. Read more

Hanwha Q-Cells to expand solar PV production capacity, project business through capital increase

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 8:43 (Solarserver)

Hanwha Chemical (Seoul) has provided EUR 138 million (USD 189 million) in cash to Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH (Bitterfeld-Wolfen), which the company says will support an expansion of its production capacity as well as its solar photovoltaic (PV) project solutions business. This will include adding an additional PV cell line at its manufacturing facility in Malaysia and expanding its module manufacturing capacity with partners in Europe and Asia. Hanwha notes that this investment is part of its larger strategy in the sector. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

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Wind Energy

Listen Up: Is There a Wind Turbine in Your Future?

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 16:07 (Renewable Energy World)

The levelized cost of energy from wind turbines is lower than every other generating source except for natural gas and hydro. It comes as no surprise that in 2012, 42 percent of the new electricity generating capacity in the U.S. was from wind — with over 45,000 operating utility-scale turbines. Read more

Martifer Solar completes 5.41MWp Romania projects for Eurowind Energy

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 14:00 (PV-Tech)

Portugal-based Martifer Solar has completed the construction of two PV plants in Romania totalling 5.41MWp. Read more

Record German Wind Power Lifts Renewable Share Over ’20 Goal

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Record output from wind farms lifted Germany’s share of renewable electricity production above its 2020 target of 35 percent today as a storm from Scandinavia battered the nation’s northern coast. 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

Ontario's Long-term Energy Plan: Inside the New Numbers

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 20:46 (Renewable Energy World)

This week the Ontario government released its Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP), which balances a big ramp-up in renewable energy and notable pullback in nuclear. Read more

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the PTC

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 14:04 (Renewable Energy World)

Nothing says “December in D.C.” like the mad dash to haggle over end-of-year tax extenders – and the energy sectors is no exception. Since this ritual opens the door to plenty of misinformation and special interest lobbying from renewable energy opponents, this post will help hammer out the facts. Read more

PV projects in Brazil auction cut to 88

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 12:31 (PV-Tech)

The number of PV projects set to compete in Brazil’s forthcoming national energy auction has been trimmed from 152 to 88, according to the country’s energy agency, EPE. Read more

Obama sets 20% renewables target for US government by 2020

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 12:21 (PV-Tech)

President Obama has set all US government agencies a 20% renewable energy generation target by 2020. Read more

UK needs a ‘major rethink’ of energy network to meet decarbonisation challenges

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 10:46 (Solarpowerportal)

The UK needs to have a ‘major rethink’ of its energy network, according to a group of energy experts assembled by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Read more

Lux Research: Unsubsidized utility-scale PV to become cost-competitive with natural gas

Friday, 12.6.2013 - 9:02 (Solarserver)

Lux Research Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) has released a new report which predicts that unsubsidized utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) generation will become cost-competitive with natural gas generation in 10 regions globally by 2025. “Cheap Natural Gas: Fracturing Dreams of a Solar Future” notes that PV generation can be competitive with natural gas as early as 2020 with gas prices between USD 4.90-9.30/MMBTU, depending on the location. It also finds that increased gas penetration will benefit PV by enabling hybrid gas/PV technologies. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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