Solis Partners builds 1.8 MW PV plant in New Jersey

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 20:46 (Solarserver)

On March 12th, 2013, Solis Partners (Manasquan, New Jersey, US) announced that it recently completed a 1.82 megawatt (MW) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Freeze's manufacturing and distribution facility in Dayton, New Jersey. The PV system, installed on the roof of the 320,000-square-foot facility, consists of 6,994 solar panels, and will generate more than 2.1 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar power in the first year, covering about 80% of Freeze's annual electricity needs. Read more

Completion imminent for Conergy?s 15.3MW UK projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 17:05 (Solarpowerportal)

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK. Read more

Completion imminent for Conergy and Solaer 15.3MW UK projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 17:04 (Solarpowerportal)

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK. Read more

Completion imminent for Conergy?s 15.3MW UK projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:55 (PV-Tech)

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK. Read more

Completion imminent for Conergy and Solaer 15.3MW UK projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:55 (PV-Tech)

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK. Read more

ReneSola to avoid EU tariffs by outsourcing solar module production

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 14:13 (PV-Tech)

The threat of anti-dumping duties within the EU has resulted in Chinese tier 1 module producer, ReneSola to prepare to outsource over 400MW of module production to unidentified third parties not based in China to support and grow its customer base in Europe. Read more

MEMC creates new SunEdison Capital division, releases 2013 outlook

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 12:16 (Solarserver)

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (St. Peters, Missouri, U.S.) has released a 2013 outlook, predicting that it will sell 420-490 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on a non-GAAP basis, and retain only 50-100 MW of systems on its balance sheet. Additionally, the company has created a new division to develop internal and external capital funds and facilities for its solar business. MEMC has appointed Carlos Domenech president of SunEdison Capital. Read more

US picks up pace as global market slows

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 21:19 (PV-Tech)

The US is emerging as an increasingly major player in the global solar market at unprecedented scale, according to a new report released today. Read more

Utility-scale solar drives record year for US

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 21:19 (PV-Tech)

The US is emerging as an increasingly major player in the global solar market at unprecedented scale, according to a new report released today. Read more

PV project developer Gehrlicher Solar expands US footprint with new Boston office

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 20:59 (Solarserver)

On March 11th, 2013 Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. (Springfield, New Jersey, US) announced that it has opened a new regional office in Boston, Massachusetts, to cover the North-East markets. The company states that it has over 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects completed or in process in the Massachusetts and Connecticut markets. Read more

Eltek solar PV inverter receives eligibility for high-efficiency program in California

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 20:55 (Solarserver)

On March 11th, 2013, Eltek (Plano, Texas, US), announced that its THEIA HE-t grid tied solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters have been qualified for inclusion in the Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) by the California Energy Commission (CEC) with peak efficiency of up to 97%. Read more

Adolfson & Peterson selects tenKsolar PV systems for multiple construction campaigns

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 20:51 (Solarserver)

The US construction firm Adolfson & Peterson (A&P, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US) announced that it has selected tenKsolar's (Minneapolis, Minnesota, US) RAIS solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays for multiple financed projects, including projects at four schools in Greene County, Tennessee. tenKsolar designed the RAIS PV system as a complete rooftop solar PV array, including the RAIS PV module with integrated power electronics, racking with energy boosting reflectors and balance of system electrical components. Read more

New Solar Projects in Israel Will Significantly Increase Installed Capacity

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 18:59 (Renewable Energy World)

Pop quiz: Which country ranks tied with Austria and South Africa for solar energy "attractiveness," and is tied with Saudi Arabia (and just behind Chile and the UAE) for overall renewable energy attractiveness? Read more

STA publishes EC anti-dumping factsheet

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 18:32 (Solarpowerportal)

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has published an EC anti-dumping factsheet to help members of the UK solar industry understand the potential impact of the ongoing investigation. Read more

Alba Solar delivers 3.9MW of modules for Portuguese supermarkets

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 18:12 (PV-Tech)

PV distributor Alba Solar has supplied 3.9MW of modules for installation on the rooftops of 46 Continente supermarkets in Portugal. Read more

Conergy in 15MW supply deal for solar farm projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 17:04 (Solarpowerportal)

Conergy and long-term partner Solaer have announced the imminent completion of four solar farms in the UK. Read more

Only 5% of order backlog at Manz related to solar

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:57 (PV-Tech)

Diversification strategies at equipment specialist, Manz coupled have led to weak solar segment sales in 2012 have resulted in the sector only accounting for 5% of its order backlog. Read more

Conergy in 15MW supply deal for UK solar farm projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:55 (PV-Tech)

Conergy has announced the supply of modules to four solar farms for long-term partner and general contractor Solaer in the UK. Read more

Solarcentury adds 70MWp to portfolio

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:26 (PV-Tech)

Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Solarcentury has announced 70MWp of solar PV projects across the UK, reports Solar Power Portal. Read more

Solarcentury set to develop 70MW of solar across the UK

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:26 (PV-Tech)

Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Solarcentury has announced 70MWp of solar PV projects across the UK, reports Solar Power Portal. Read more

Indian solar market estimated at US$2.05 billion for 2013

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:43 (PV-Tech)

Business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan estimates the Indian solar market will be worth US$2.05 billion in 2013, up from US$1.05 billion last year. Read more

Grupo Clavijo supplies trackers for 25MW California solar plant

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:42 (PV-Tech)

Spanish manufacturer Grupo Clavijo has completed the shipment of horizontal axis trackers for a 25MW solar project in California. Read more

Dynamic Energy Solutions and Revolution Energy complete 1.6MW Massachusetts solar portfolio

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:30 (PV-Tech)

Dynamic Energy Solutions and Revolution Energy have announced the completion of a series of solar projects with a combined capacity of 1.6MW in Massachusetts. Read more

US solar PV market grows 76% annually to 3.31 GW

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:30 (Solarserver)

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA, Washington DC, US) and GTM Research (Boston, Massachusetts US) have released their report on the US solar market in 2012, finding a 76% annual growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations to 3.31 GW. GTM and SEIA report that while California remained the largest state PV market at 1.03 GW, Arizona came in a close second with 710 MW, and seven states installed more than 100 MW. The report also shows an increasing growth of utility-scale PV, which represented over half the capacity installed in 2012 at 1.78 GW. Read more

US Interior Department approves 900 MW of solar PV projects in California

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:26 (Solarserver)

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced the approval of the 750 MW McCoy Solar Energy Project and the 150 MW Desert Harvest Solar Farm, two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects located on public lands in Southern California. Both plants are located on one of the new Solar Energy Zones, created through the DOI's Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. US Interior Secretary Salazar made the announcement in San Francisco with California Governor Jerry Brown. Read more

Report: US market grew by 76% in 2012

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 14:27 (PV-Tech)

The US solar market grew by 76% last year and is expected to add over 5,000MW of new capacity in 2013, according to a report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. Read more

SolarCity to equip another Californian school district with solar

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 14:03 (PV-Tech)

PV developer SolarCity will add Barstow Unified School District (BUSD) in California, US, to its solar portfolio by installing 1.5MW of PV systems for the school district. Read more

15, Count 'Em, 15 Must-Have's for Any Modern Residential Solar Website

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

  A lot of residential solar companies contact me about programs for them, and one of the first things I do is look at their websites. Some are okay, but often they?re outdated and missing several key elements that every modern website should have. So, for the benefit of not repeating myself and helping these installers to at least look modern, her Read more

Support Equitable Access to Solar Energy

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Should solar energy only be accessible to those who can afford to invest in a solar system?   The California Solar Initiative (CSI) has created financial incentives to encourage California citizens to adopt solar, helping homeowners across California reduce their electric bills.  A residential solar system in California will typically pay for itsel Read more

Hanergy announces intention to buy 4.4MW PV projects in Portugal

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 13:17 (PV-Tech)

Hanergy Global Solar Power (Europe), a subsidiary of China-based Hanergy Solar Group, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase a company which owns two PV projects under development in Portugal. Read more

Conergy to build fifth Greek solar PV plant in 2013

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 12:25 (Solarserver)

Conergy AG (Hamburg, Germany) will construct a 500 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Molai, Greek province of Laconia. This is Conergy?s fifth PV installation in Greece in 2013. Conergy is the main contractor for the 20,000-square-metre turnkey solar power plant for a local private investor. The company is responsible for the engineering and layout of the PV plant, along with the supply of the components and the construction. Read more

Enel builds 60 MW of solar PV plants in 2012

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 12:21 (Solarserver)

Enel Green Power (Rome, Italy) reports that it reached 161 MW of net installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity at the end of 2012. This includes 32 MW of PV installed in Italy, 26 MW in Greece and 2 MW in North America during the year. PV represented a mere 2% of the company's 8.0 GW of installed capacity at the end of the year, which is mostly wind. Read more

Secretary Salazar approves 900MW of Californian PV projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved two utility-scale solar projects in California ? the 750MW McCoy Solar Energy Project and the 150MW Desert Harvest Solar Farm. Read more

Clean Edge: Solar PV industry revenues fall 19% in 2012

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 9:59 (Solarserver)

Clean Edge Inc. (Portland, Oregon, US) has released a report which finds that while lower prices drove a record 30.9 GW of global solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in 2012, these same prices resulted in a 19% decline in total industry revenues to USD 79.7 billion over the year. ?Clean Energy Trends 2013? notes that this is the first market contraction in the 12 years that it has tracked PV industry revenues. However, the report notes a number of positive industry trends including big investors moving into PV and the growth of solar as a service. Read more

Punjab opens solicitation for 300 MW of solar PV projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 9:55 (Solarserver)

The Indian state of Punjab has released a request for proposals (RfP) for 300 MW-AC of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, as the first phase of its state solar policy. The RfP will be based on a competitive solicitation against a benchmark tariff of INR 8.75 (USD 0.161) per kWh. Each bidder may submit up to three bids, which will be accepted online through March 26th, 2013. Read more

Foundation Chile inaugurates solar-powered desalination plant

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 9:50 (Solarserver)

Foundation Chile (Santiago, Chile) has inaugurated a solar-powered desalination plant in the Arica Province of Northern Chile, to supply water for irrigation. The solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Francisco Napolitano of Lluta Valley Agricultural Lyceum was developed by Foundation Chile's Climate Change Fund. The Innovation Fund for Competitiveness (FIC) also supported the project, which developers seek to replicate in other locations. Read more

Another Banner Year for Solar Power: Industry Breaks Records in 2012

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 5:01 (Renewable Energy World)

Today the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association along with GTM Research released the results of its annual year in review, and 2012 numbers give the solar industry another reason to celebrate. Read more

Biomass To More Than Triple

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Driven by aggressive biofuel mandates, rapid industry growth will cause great strain on biomass by 2030, according to analysis firm Lux Research. A report from the firm says that, using today's technologies, an area the size of Russia would need to be cultivated to replace all petroleum used for chemicals and fuels, and feedstock innovation will be needed to keep growing biomass's market share. Read more

Biomass To More Than Triple Globally by 2030

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Driven by aggressive biofuel mandates, rapid industry growth will cause great strain on biomass by 2030, according to analysis firm Lux Research. A report from the firm says that, using today's technologies, an area the size of Russia would need to be cultivated to replace all petroleum used for chemicals and fuels, and feedstock innovation will be needed to keep growing biomass's market share. Read more

China Seeking Solar Consolidation Damps Hope for Suntech

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 16:27 (Renewable Energy World)

China won't rescue Suntech Power Holdings Co. from its creditors because the former biggest solar-panel maker needs to retrench along with the rest of the industry, two advisers to government agencies said. Read more

Green Deal success with over 1,800 assessments since inception

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 19:31 (Solarpowerportal)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change?s (DECC) flagship Green Deal scheme is off to a flying start with 1,729 assessments lodged in February. Read more

U.S. Approves 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Projects

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 15:37 (Renewable Energy World)

The U.S. approved three renewable- energy projects to be built on federal land in California and Nevada. Read more

India renewable energy roadmap proposes 30GW additional capacity by 2017

Thursday, 3.14.2013 - 13:48 (PV-Tech)

The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has formulated an energy roadmap to install an additional 30GW of renewable energy capacity by 2017. Read more