Resource Ventures to buy 2.7 MW of PV plants in Slovakia

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 11:16 (Solarserver)

On March 21st, 2013, Resource Ventures Inc. (REVI, Silverado, California, U.S.) announced it, through Global Energy Management Ltd. subsidiary, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with a renewable energy producer in the Czech Republic for the purchase of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. Read more

World Bank brings solar energy to residents? homes in Kiribati

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 19:34 (PV-Tech)

The World Bank has signed an agreement with the government of Kiribati to deliver solar energy to the residents of the Pacific island nation. Read more

Solar Media and PV-Tech to exhibit at SNEC

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 17:41 (PV-Tech)

SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Exhibition has become the largest solar-related conference and exhibition in China, and as Platinum Media Sponsor & Special Print Publication Partner, PV-Tech?s publisher Solar Media will take this opportunity to further its rapid expansion into China. Read more

British Solar Renewables to develop 20MW solar park on former airfield

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 17:30 (Solarpowerportal)

The former RAF North Creake Airfield in Norfolk will soon be home to 80,000 solar panels after British Solar Renewables successfully secured planning permission for a 20MW solar farm. Read more

New Solar-cell Design Based On Dots and Wires

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 16:56 (Renewable Energy World)

Using exotic particles called quantum dots as the basis for a photovoltaic cell is not a new idea, but attempts to make such devices have not yet achieved sufficiently high efficiency in converting sunlight to power. A new wrinkle added by a team of researchers at MIT ? embedding the quantum dots within a forest of nanowires ? promises to provide a significant boost. Read more

Solarbuzz: Global solar PV capacities to reach over 200 GW by 2015

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 15:56 (Solarserver)

NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, California, US) has issued a new analysis which states that cumulative global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is likely to double from 2012 to 2015 to over 200 GW. Senior Analyst Michael Barker notes that while the 2012 PV market did not grow as much as many hoped for, it still set a new record for annual installations. This allowed the cumulative global PV capacity to reach 100 GW during 2012, roughly double 2010 levels. Read more

Centrosolar reports moderate loss in 2012, will quit glass division

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 15:56 (Solarserver)

Centrosolar AG (Munich, Germany) has released provisional results for 2012, reporting a 22% fall in revenues to EUR 227 million (USD 292 million), despite a slight increase in module shipments, and a loss of EUR 89.4 million (USD 115 million). The company plans to dispose of its glass division, which reported lower volumes and prices and brought EUR 12.6 million (USD 16.2 million) in losses during the year. Centrosolar notes that the operational and financial restructuring which it implemented in February 2013 will continue, and the company is planning an extraordinary shareholders meeting to propose measures to improve its capital position. Read more

French government calls for investors to save jobs at Bosch solar facility

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 14:34 (PV-Tech)

The French government is calling for investors to step in to save the Bosch solar assembly plant in Vénissieux, near Lyon, France. Read more

China?s Shilin Town Solar Park incorporates Manz?s CIGS thin-film modules

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 14:30 (PV-Tech)

The Shilin Town Solar Park in China?s south western province Yunnan has incorporated 1MW of CIGS thin-film modules supplied by German solar manufacturer Manz. Read more

China warns EU against imposing tariffs

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 14:05 (PV-Tech)

China has told the European Union to expect a fightback if it imposes trade duties on Chinese solar products. Read more

Georgia Legislature Introduces Late Bill to Allow Solar Leases, PPAs

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Georgia?s legislature introduced a new bill, HB 657, The Rural Georgia Economic Recovery and Solar Resource Act of 2013 on Friday. Just one teensy problem, it?s too late for consideration this year. The bill would allow third-party ownership of solar in the Peach State, where Southern Co. subsidiary, Georgia Power has had exclusive rights to sell a Read more

Winaico supplies modules for Australian solar demonstration site

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 13:31 (PV-Tech)

Taiwanese module manufacturer Winaico has delivered its polycrystalline PV modules for installation at the Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre (DKASC), a solar demonstration facility in Alice Springs. Read more

Drastic cut proposed for Queensland FiT

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 13:28 (PV-Tech)

Solar feed-in tariffs (FiT) in Queensland could face drastic cuts after a report from the Australian state?s competition authority, the QCA, claimed they are increasing electricity prices. Read more

Innotech Solar to ramp module production capacity to 100MW

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 12:52 (PV-Tech)

Innotech Solar (ITS), a Scandinavian-German module manufacturer, is to ramp up its module production capacity from 60MW to 100MW and could even expand to 170MW. Read more

China warns EU over anti-dumping duties

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 12:37 (Solarpowerportal)

China has warned that it could retaliate if the European Union imposes trade duties on the importation of Chinese-manufactured solar products. Read more

SolarCity expands to Nevada; expects to create hundreds of jobs in the state

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 11:13 (Solarserver)

On March 21st, 2013, SolarCity (San Mateo, California, U.S.) announced that it will open a new location in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new location will initially house new expansions of key administrative divisions, including portions of the company's sales, asset management and customer care groups. SolarCity expects to create hundreds of jobs in the state in the next several years. Read more

Intersolar Europe 2013 focuses on renewable heat, solar process heat

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 11:09 (Solarserver)

Solar process heat, the use of solar heat for industrial production processes, is one of the most promising markets of the future for solar thermal technology. System solutions are another trend in solar thermal technology, integrating efficient heat storage systems as multifunctional storage tanks. Not only do they store heat for the solar installation but they can also be fed by several heat generators, for example by a combination of gas-fired systems and heat pumps. One of the major topics at Intersolar Europe 2013 (taking place June 19th?21st at Messe München) covers the opportunities and potentials of renewable heating. Read more

MNRE: India installs 210 MW of grid-tied solar PV in February 2013

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 9:01 (Solarserver)

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) reports that 210 MW of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) generation capacity was added in February 2013, as the largest source of new renewable energy generation in the nation during the month. This brings India to 505 MW of grid-tied PV added during fiscal year (FY) 2012-2013, for a total of 1.45 GW installed to date. Additionally, MNRE reports 17.6 MW of new off-grid PV in FY 2012-2013, for a total of 108 MW installed to date. Read more

Bulgaria revokes grid access fee for solar PV plants

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 8:54 (Solarserver)

On March 13th, 2013 Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) revoked the nation's recently imposed grid access fee for several classes of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. The SAC ruled that the retroactive fees, imposed by the State Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) in September 2012, were not in compliance with substantive rules. The Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) cites discrimination and violation of competitiveness principles. Read more

Scotland Approves Aberdeen Wind Farm Opposed by Donald Trump

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 15:10 (Renewable Energy World)

The Scottish government approved a plan to build a wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen that was opposed by billionaire New York investor Donald Trump because it's in sight of his championship golf course. Read more

Scotland Approves Wind Farm that Donald Trump Vows to Fight

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 15:10 (Renewable Energy World)

The Scottish government approved a plan to build a wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen that was opposed by billionaire New York investor Donald Trump because it's in sight of his championship golf course. Read more

Vestas Vies with GE for Wind Market Lead in Rival Studies

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 15:04 (Renewable Energy World)

Vestas Wind Systems A/S is vying with General Electric Co. for the lead in the global wind turbine market, with two studies disagreeing over which manufacturer topped the rankings last year. Read more

Can Offshore Wind Make or Break Wave Energy?

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

If you read the reports from major energy agencies and industry associations, you might be tempted to conclude there is a bright future where all types of renewable energies will flourish and coexist peacefully. Well, they will not. Much like in any other sector, some technologies will trump others. Previously we analyzed how solar photovoltaic (PV Read more

Alloy Developed at Sandia Has Potential for Electronics in Geothermal Wells

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

An alloy that may improve high-temperature electronics in oil and geothermal wells was really a solution in search of a problem. Read more

DECC delays domestic RHI until spring 2014

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 16:41 (Solarpowerportal)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that the domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) will not launch until spring 2014. Read more

Policy Still a Concern for Renewables Investors in Top 10 Nations

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 13:14 (Renewable Energy World)

The global renewable energy sector held steady in the first quarter of 2013, as shown in the quarterly All-Renewables Index from Ernst & Young (EY). So far 2013 has seen few changes on a broad scale, but some interesting trends in many countries. Read more

Current Builds Behind Tidal Energy Take-off

Tuesday, 3.26.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

These are heady times for tidal energy, says Matthew Reed, engineering director at Marine Current Turbines (MCT). "It's all kicking off now," he said in an interview at RenewableUK's Wave & Tidal 2013 event in mid-March. "There's a sense of excitement." Read more