News of the year 2013

Date: 09.12.2013



Photovoltaics

Heraeus plans expansion of Singapore silver paste plant

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:19 (PV-Tech)

Germany-based materials manufacturer Heraeus’ Photovoltaics Business Unit is to increase production capacity at its silver paste plant in Singapore. Read more

Haraeus plans expansion of Singapore silver paste plant

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:19 (PV-Tech)

Germany-based materials manufacturer Heraeus’ Photovoltaics Business Unit is to increase production capacity at its silver paste plant in Singapore. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Brink: The Curaçao Solar Market Needs Fuel to Endure

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 18:45 (Renewable Energy World)

This is a story of an island solar policy that has pushed the distributed solar generation to brunk, or past the brink. Curaçao on paper shares a lot with neighboring islands: similar population size, prevalence of sunshine, expensive power, progressive interconnection practices and an island state. Only miles of the Caribbean Sea separate islands Read more

Canadian Solar signs US$40 million loan for 145MW of projects in Japan

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 18:00 (PV-Tech)

Solar power firm Canadian Solar has secured a US$40 million loan from Harvest North Star Capital for the development of 145MW of projects in Japan. Read more

CWP secures funding for 70 MW of solar PV projects in China

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 15:24 (Solarserver)

China Wind Power Group (CWP, Beijing) has secured USD 81 million in 15-year project loans from the state-owned China Development Bank (Beijing) to build 70 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in China. This includes a 50 MW PV project in Yongren, Yunnan Province and the 20 MW third phase of a PV project in Delingha, Qinghai province. Read more

Dubai To Add 50 MW of Solar before World Expo 2020, Access Says

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 15:19 (Renewable Energy World)

Dubai, the second-largest sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates, will spend about $100 million to add 50 megawatts of solar-power capacity by the time it hosts the World Expo 2020 exhibition, consultant Access Advisory said. Read more

Canadian Solar secures financing for 145 MW of Japanese solar PV projects

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:54 (Solarserver)

Canadian Solar Inc. (Guelph, Canada) has signed a USD 40 million loan agreement with Harvest North Star Capital to fund roughly 145 MW of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Japan. Read more

Good Energy sells 12.8MW Dorset solar farm to Trina Solar

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:11 (Solarpowerportal)

Good Energy Group has announced that it has agreed to sell the subsidiary which holds a 12.8MW solar farm in Dorset to Trina Solar. Read more

Lawyers warn China’s solar trade cheats could land EU buyers in jail

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 13:18 (PV-Tech)

European companies buying products from Chinese manufacturers that flout new trade rules will face heavy penalties and even jail, a German law firm has warned. Read more

Hanergy to build thin-film plant in Rio Grande, Brazil

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 12:36 (PV-Tech)

The local government of Rio Grande do Sul has announced that Chinese firm Hanergy plans to build a thin-film solar PV module factory in the Brazilian state. Read more

Solarstrom has credit rating pulled

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 12:20 (PV-Tech)

German PV project developer SAG Solarstrom has announced that its credit rating was withdrawn on Friday 6 December. Read more

SolarCity to offer an energy storage option with its solar PV service

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 10:03 (Solarserver)

SolarCity Corp. (San Mateo, California, U.S.) has unveiled a new smart energy storage system to accompany solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for its residential and commercial customers. SolarCity says that its DemandLogic can allow businesses to reduce energy costs by using stored electricity to reduce peak demand, as well as providing backup power during power outages. The system incorporates battery technology by electric car maker Tesla (Palo Alto, California, U.S.). Read more

S.A.G. Solarstrom AG: Creditreform rating suspended, key financial figures to be updated

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 9:54 (Solarserver)

On December 6th, 2013 Creditreform Rating AG informed S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (Freiburg, Germany) that it has suspended the corporate rating (previously BB+) for S.A.G. Solarstrom AG (Group) based on an ad hoc notification and the revised earnings forecast contained in this notification (rating: n.r. / not rated). Read more

Solar PV meets 3.9% of Italian electricity demand in November 2013

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 9:26 (Solarserver)

Italian grid operator Terna has released electricity system figures for November 2013, finding that the nation's solar photovoltaic (PV) plants produced 997 gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the month, meeting 3.9% of demand. This is a 17% increase in raw output over November 2012. The figures show that, similar to Spain, Italian solar continues to contribute to the nation's electricity needs even during winter months. Read more

Concentrating solar power: ADB loans USD 150 million to China to build 50 MW CSP plant

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 9:00 (Solarserver)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB, Manila) has announced that it will loan USD 150 million to China to build a 50 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China. The project is much larger than any operational CSP plant in China and will include seven hours of thermal energy storage, allowing it to generate power on demand at night. The project will be jointly financed with China General Nuclear Power Corp. (Shenzhen, China) and the Export-Import Bank of China. Read more

Shunfeng commissions 50 MW solar PV plant in Northwestern China

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 8:53 (Solarserver)

Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd. (Changzhou, China) commissioned a 50 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Northwestern China's Gansu Province on December 8th, 2013. The project in Jinchang, Gansu Province is operated by Shunfeng's 95%-owned subsidiary Jinchang Zhongke New Energy Co. Ltd. (Jinchang, China). The company announced the commissioning in a brief statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and has not provided further details. Read more

Wolf Research: North American solar PV mounting system market to increase to USD 1.5 billion by 2018

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 8:48 (Solarserver)

Wolf Research (Miami, Florida, U.S.) has released a new report which finds that the North American PV Mounting System market is expected to grow 67% between 2013 and 2018 to account for more than USD 1.5 billion. “North American PV Mounting Systems” expects strongest market growth in the rooftop segment, with a compound annual growth rate of 17.5% of the flat roof-mount market, primarily for commercial buildings. For the pitched roof-mount market, the company expects a growth of 16.1% annually. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

EU Uncertainty Threatens Biofuel Output Target, Agra CEAS Says

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 15:25 (Renewable Energy World)

Regulatory uncertainty in the European Union means production of biofuels in the bloc may miss targets as investors are reluctant to take up new projects, Agra CEAS Consulting Ltd. said in a report today. Read more

UK's Largest Power Plant Opens Biomass Facility

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:26 (Renewable Energy World)

U.K. energy secretary Ed Davey has opened the country’s largest renewable electricity generator at Drax, the U.K.'s largest power station. Read more

Lush Grass Becomes Lush Green for UK Biogas Project

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Deep in the gently rolling Mendip Hills of Somerset, in the southwest of England, nestles a dairy farm with 150 years of cheese making heritage. It lies only a few miles from the site of the world famous Glastonbury rock festival but the cows clearly dig the music, because they not only produce enough milk for some 14,000 metric tonnes of top quality cheese a year - they also power the farm. Read more

Drax coal station begins biomass conversion

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 12:44 (Solarpowerportal)

Britain’s largest coal-fired power station has begun its transition to become Britain’s largest renewable electricity generator following a £700 million coal-to-biomass conversion project. Read more


Wind Energy

U.S. Eases Wind Power Bird-Death Rule

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 17:46 (Renewable Energy World)

The U.S. Interior Department loosened restrictions designed to reduce the threat from wind farms that annually kill dozens of federally protected eagles. Read more

Fact Check: IER Finds it Hard to Kick Habit of Attacking Wind Power

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 15:13 (Renewable Energy World)

Like a chain smoker, the fossil fuel-funded Institute for Energy Research (IER) seems addicted to spreading misinformation about wind power. Read more

China Wind Power secures US$80 million PV loan

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 13:37 (PV-Tech)

China Wind Power (CWP) has been awarded a CNY490 million (US$80 million) of 15-year long term project loans from the China Development Bank (CDB) 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

Pioneering Path to Electrical Conductivity in ‘Tinkertoy’ Materials

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 18:48 (Renewable Energy World)

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have devised a novel way to realize electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework (MOF) materials, a development that could have profound implications for the future of electronics, sensors, energy conversion and energy storage. Read more

DECC awards UK energy storage company £3 million

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 16:15 (Solarpowerportal)

EValu8 Transport Innovations has secured a contract worth £3 million from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Read more

Anesco named UK’s fastest growing private company

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 13:24 (Solarpowerportal)

Renewable energy firm Anesco has been named the fastest growing private company in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list. Read more

European Investment Bank invests €50 million in clean energy fund

Monday, 12.9.2013 - 12:18 (PV-Tech)

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has made its largest equity investment in clean energy this year, with a €50 million (US$68.5 million) investment into the second Glennmont Fund. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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