Trylon TSF to offer technical field services to Satcon Technology's PV inverters

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 17:32 (Solarserver)

On March 27th, 2013, Trylon TSF Inc. (San Francisco, California, U.S.), a service provider for the telecommunication and energy transmission industry, announced the expansion of its ?Solarshield? services network. The company states that it will provide ongoing technical field services and support to hundreds of Satcon Technology Corp. customers owning thousands of solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters throughout North America, as authorized by trustee overseeing the liquidation of Satcon and its affiliates. Read more

Japan implements 10% feed-in tariff reduction

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 13:32 (Solarserver)

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has accepted the recommendations of an internal committee and reduced its feed-in tariff by 9.5% to 10% for fiscal year 2013, which started on April 1st, 2013. Read more

Suntech’s Chinese suppliers feel the pain of bad debts

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:21 (PV-Tech)

Reports have cited that at least five stock listed suppliers to Suntech Wuxi, which filed for bankruptcy restructuring last month, have declared provisions for bad debt from the collapsed subsidiary of Suntech Power Holdings. Read more

Suntech?s Chinese suppliers feel the pain of bad debts

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

Reports have cited that at least five stock listed suppliers to Suntech Wuxi, which filed for bankruptcy restructuring in March, 2013 have declared provisions for bad debt from the collapsed subsidiary of Suntech Power Holdings. Read more

Real Goods Solar reports revenue decline in 2012

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 21:25 (PV-Tech)

Real Goods Solar chief executive this week admitted that 2012 should have been ?a much better year? for the company given the remarkable growth of solar in the US. Read more

First Power and Light signs USD 400,000 solar contract

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 17:36 (Solarserver)

On March 27th, 2013, Mainstream Entertainment Inc. (Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, U.S.) announced that First Power and Light LLC recently signed a USD 400,000 commercial solar installation contract. First Power is a buyout target of Mainstream. This contract is the first of an anticipated four contracts deal that will be part of Mainstream's acquisition agreement and name change to First Power and Light Inc., pending audit. Read more

Gehrlicher Solar to build 5.3 MW PV plant in a water protection area in Germany

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 17:26 (Solarserver)

On March 20th, 2013, Gehrlicher Solar AG announced that it started construction on a 5.3 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Germany. The ground-mount PV plant is located along a railway line and expected to produce about 5.25 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of solar power per year, providing electricity to more than 1,500 three-person households while avoiding 4,725 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Read more

Renewable Obligation rate drops to 1.6ROCs

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 15:32 (Solarpowerportal)

The available rate of Renewable Obligation (RO) support for solar developments dropped from 2ROCs to 1.6ROCs on 1 April. Read more

EAM Solar eyes Italian PV market following successful IPO

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:21 (PV-Tech)

Utility firm EAM Solar is eyeing up the Italian PV market following the successful completion of its initial public offering (IPO) last week on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Read more

Japan FiT cut comes into effect

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:16 (PV-Tech)

Japan?s government has rubber-stamped an expected cut to the country?s solar feed-in tariff. Read more

Cloudy Days for a Washington-State Community Solar Effort

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

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Massachusetts Solar Market Projections: SREC Prices Rally Yet Uncertainty Remains

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

MA SREC prices have rallied since mid January, with Vintage 2012 prices increasing from $205 to trade as high as $235 last month. Over the same period the vintage 2013 SRECs rallied stronger than 2012?s, moving from $155 to $215, with the spread narrowing from $50 to $20. Key Factors in the Market The MA market currently has three uncertainties tha Read more

Massachusetts Solar Market Projections: SREC Prices Rally, Uncertainty Remains

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

MA SREC prices have rallied since mid January, with Vintage 2012 prices increasing from $205 to trade as high as $235 last month. Over the same period the vintage 2013 SRECs rallied stronger than 2012?s, moving from $155 to $215, with the spread narrowing from $50 to $20. Key Factors in the Market The MA market currently has three uncertainties tha Read more

Asia Pacific and Central Asia solar to exceed 3GW by 2017

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 13:10 (PV-Tech)

PV capacity in the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to a new report from market analyst company NPD Solarbuzz. Read more

Plans approved for 20MW solar park at Dorset recycling facility

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 13:03 (Solarpowerportal)

Somerset-based British Solar Renewables has announced that it has secured planning permission for a 20MW solar park in Dorset. Read more

Walgreens alliance with SolarCity aims to expand renewable energy in Colorado

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:48 (PV-Tech)

The US? largest pharmacy chain Walgreens has signed a partnership with clean energy provider SolarCity to bring renewable energy provision to its stores in Colorado. Read more

Walgreens alliance with SolarCity to expand its Renewable Energy in Colorado

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:48 (PV-Tech)

The US largest pharmacy chain, Walgreens has signed a partnership with clean energy provider SolarCity under an operational expansion of its renewable energy in Colorado. Read more

First Solar buys Solar Gen 2 PV project from Goldman Sachs

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:31 (Solarserver)

First Solar (Tempe, Arizona, U.S.) has acquired a 150 MW-AC solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Southern California's Imperial Valley from an affiliate of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (New York, New York, U.S.). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Construction of the Solar Gen 2 Power Project is expected to begin during 2013 and be completed in 2014. San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E, San Diego, California, U.S.) will buy the electricity produced by the plant under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Read more

First Solar buys 150MW Solar Gen 2 project

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 11:41 (PV-Tech)

US solar behemoth First Solar has acquired a 150MW solar project called Solar Gen 2 from Energy Power Partners, an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group and a third equity partner for the project. Read more

Solarbuzz: Solar PV demand in emerging Asian countries to grow by 28% annually through 2017

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 9:38 (Solarserver)

Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3 gigawatts (GW) by 2017, based on findings in the new NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, Calif.) ?Emerging PV Markets: Asia Pacific and Central Asia Report. Compared to 723 megawatts (MW) of PV demand in 2012, this represents a strong compound annual growth rate of 28%. Read more

New York awards USD 46 million to 52 MW of new solar PV projects

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 8:32 (Solarserver)

The government of the US state of New York has awarded USD 46 million under the NY-Sun Initiative to support 76 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 52 MW. The PV systems will be installed at commercial and industrial locations in 33 counties across the state, and are expected to be online by the end of 2013. This is the first of three funding rounds for under the NY-Sun Competitive PV Program. Read more

ANPIER to take claims of Spanish solar PV producers to the European Court of Justice

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 8:25 (Solarserver)

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8 Myths About Wind Energy

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 18:33 (Renewable Energy World)

The wind industry's rapid expansion in the past few years underscores the industry's significant potential to create jobs, spur economic activity, reduce water use, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, all while producing clean electricity. However, many myths of wind energy have been spread, sometimes intentionally, sometimes through hearsay. It i Read more

Wind Power Costs UK Consumer Just 10 Pounds a Year

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 16:01 (Renewable Energy World)

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Wind Power Costs UK Consumer Just 18 Pounds a Year

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 16:01 (Renewable Energy World)

While debate in the media rages on whether the UK’s green energy policies will raise electricity bills or not, Ed Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has said that onshore and offshore wind power together cost householders only £18 a year in total, according to a Guardian article. Moreover, Davey said that wind power is need Read more

To Keep Wind Competitive, Manufacturing Ups Its Game

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Overcapacity, tightening margins, intense demand fluctuations, uncertain subsidy support and severe price competition: wind turbine manufacturing isn't for the faint-hearted these days. Wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are now redesigning their businesses from the ground up to compete effectively in today's ultra-competitive global marketplace. Read more

De-risking Wind: Hedging Against Variability

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 6:01 (Renewable Energy World)

As wind power's share of electricity generation has increased, so have the financial consequences of risks associated with its inherently high variability - risks which don't just affect wind power producers but reverberate vertically through the value chain and horizontally to affect a range of electricity market players. Large utilities can manage risk with a combination of all three basic risk management strategies: limiting exposure to specific energy sources, diversifying, and engaging in extensive trading activities to hedge several types of risks across their operations. Read more

Daqo New Energy running out of money; polysilicon sales plummet

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 16:58 (PV-Tech)

China-based polysilicon producer Daqo New Energy reported fourth quarter 2012 sales of only US$6.2 million, compared to US$21.1 million in the prior quarter. Read more

67RK 8ME and Saferay ink PPA with SCE

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 15:46 (PV-Tech)

67RK 8ME, a subsidiary of 8minutenergy Renewables, and Saferay have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Southern California Edison (SCE). Read more

European Commission publishes Green Paper on Climate and Energy

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:23 (Solarserver)

On March 27th, 2013 the European Commission (EC) has released its ?Green Paper on Climate and Energy?, which marks the beginning of a public consultation on 2030 energy and climate goals. The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has responded by stating that meaningful targets must be established for renewable energy, energy efficiency and emissions reduction to drive investments in clean energy. Read more

Powertec to purchase GT equipment for next phases of polysilicon plant

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:16 (Solarserver)

Powertec Energy Corporation (Taipei City, Taiwan) has signed a memorandum of understanding with GT Advanced Technologies (Merrimack, New Hampshire, U.S.) declaring its intention to purchase polysilicon production equipment for its phase 2 and 3 expansion projects. Design work for the projects is currently underway and Powertec expects to begin ordering GT equipment and technology in the second half of 2014. Powertec purchased GT Equipment for its phase 1 project, which it plans to put online in the first half of 2014. Read more

Germany and EU Commission help Greece expand its renewable energy sector

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

Germany, the European Commission and Greece have signed a joint declaration of intent to reform and expand the Greek renewable energy sector. Read more

Germany and European Commission help Greece expand renewable energy sector

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

Germany, the European Commission and Greece have signed a joint declaration of intent to reform and expand the Greek renewable energy sector. Read more

EDF EN Italia sold 50% of the JV Energia Alternativa to TerniEnergia

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 11:55 (PV-Tech)

Italian-based renewable energy company and waste management, TerniEnergia has entered a strategic alliance with EDF EN Italia to operate 50% of the share capital of EnergiaAlternativa. Read more

EDF EN Italia sells 50% of EnergiaAlternativa to TerniEnergia

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 11:55 (PV-Tech)

Italian-based renewable energy company TerniEnergia has entered into a strategic alliance with EDF EN Italia to operate 50% of the share capital of EnergiaAlternativa. Read more

Centrotec revenues increase, profitability improves on success of Climate Systems segment

Tuesday, 4.2.2013 - 8:43 (Solarserver)

Centrotec AG (Brilon, Germany) has released results for 2012, reporting a 2.6% increase in revenues to EUR 392 million (USD 502 million) in its Climate Systems segment, which includes solar thermal solutions. Overall, the company reported 0.8% decrease in revenue to EUR 534 million (USD 684 million), but nearly doubled its operating margin to 6.6%. The result is that the company achieved earnings per share of EUR 1.31 (USD 1.68). Read more