News of the year 2013

Date: 25.04.2013



Photovoltaics

REC supplies PV panels for 5.8 MW plant in Rajasthan, India

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 20:15 (Solarserver)

On April 22nd, 2013, Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC, Sandvika, Norway) announced that it has supplied 5.8 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for a power plant in Rajasthan, India. The ground-mounted PV system comprises 23,200 REC peak energy series solar panels and is expected to generate over 9,700 megawatt hours (MWh) of solar power every year. Read more

Kyocera sales benefiting from PV demand in Japan

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 12:43 (PV-Tech)

Strong PV installation growth in its domestic market of Japan has supported an overall increase in full-year sales at Kyocera. Read more

Los Angeles approves competitive solicitation for PV projects totaling 250 MW

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 12:11 (Solarserver)

On April 16th, 2013, the board of commissioners of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) approved a competitive solicitation for 250 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, including 200 MW at its Beacon Solar PV project. Developers will bid to build 10-14 MW of “local” solar along with 40-56 MW at four Beacon sites. Bidding will commence later in 2013, and this “Bundled Solar Project” will serve as the final component of the “FiT150” portion of its CLEAN LA program. Read more

Hanwha’s PV future based on former Q-Cells

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 11:53 (PV-Tech)

Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group has revealed that its PV industry foray that started with the acquisition of Chinese manufacturer Solarfun and last year included the bailout of Germany’s Q-Cells will become a “centrepiece” of the company’s future growth. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Solar Frontier, Development Bank of Japan to build 11.6 MW PV plant at Japanese airport

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 20:21 (Solarserver)

SF Solar Power has reached an agreement with New Kansai International Airport Co. Ltd. to construct an 11.6 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Kansai International Airport in Japan. SF Solar Power is a new joint investment company formed by Solar Frontier (Tokyo, Japan) and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ). Solar Frontier holds a 60% stake in SF Solar Power, while DBJ owns 40% stake. Read more

Trina Solar official Jodie Roussell elected to EPIA board

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 20:10 (Solarserver)

On April 23rd, 2013, Trina Solar Ltd. (Changzhou, China) announced that the company's head of public affairs Europe, Jodie Roussell, has been elected as vice president to the board of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). EPIA is a powerful voice in the European photovoltaic (PV) industry with about 180 members across the entire value chain. Since the founding of the association in 1985, Roussell is the first female board member. Read more

Solar protesters hit Large Scale Solar Conference

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 18:04 (Solarpowerportal)

Local protestors have picketed the entrance to the Large Scale Solar Conference in Cornwall today. Read more

HOAs Fight Solar, Homeowners Fight Back

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 17:00 (Renewable Energy World)

You own your home. You want to save on your electric bill and reduce your carbon footprint. You’ve paid for a roof that can support solar panels. The next step is to research solar installation companies that serve your area, right? Wrong, say some Homeowners Associations (HOAs). Across the U.S., homeowners who have installed solar panels without a Read more

UK National Solar Centre opens for business

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 16:24 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy and climate change minister Greg Barker today officially opened the BRE’s National Solar Centre in St Austell, Cornwall. Read more

Kyocera's solar business shows big gains on Japanese sales

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 15:40 (Solarserver)

Kyocera Corporation (Kyoto, Japan) has released results for the most recent quarter, reporting a 62% year-over-year increase in revenues to USD 753 million and 11% operating margin in its Applied Ceramics division, which makes solar photovoltaic (PV) products. Read more

IHS: Solar PV energy storage market to grow to USD 19 billion in 2017

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 15:31 (Solarserver)

IHS Inc. (Englewood, Colorado, US) has released a new report which predicts that the market for energy storage to accompany solar photovoltaic (PV) generation will grow more than 100% annually to 7 GW in 2017, representing USD 19 billion in value. Read more

Important Changes to Vermont's 2013 SPEED Program

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The first round of the Vermont Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development (SPEED) program in its new competitive form will close on May 1st of this year. In March, the Vermont Public Service Board altered the structure of the standard offer program in Vermont, reducing the avoided-cost ceiling rate for solar projects and changing the mechanis Read more

Real Goods Solar and Solar Energy to install 5.1MW ofsolar power in 18 Californian schools

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 13:37 (PV-Tech)

RGS Energy, a division of Real Goods Solar, and Smart Energy Capital (SEC) are to jointly install 5.1MW of solar power in 18 schools in the Stockton Unified School District (SUSD) in California. Read more

SEIA appoints Christopher Mansour vice president of federal affairs

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 12:34 (PV-Tech)

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the appointment of a former Capitol Hill veteran Christopher Mansour to the position of vice president of federal affairs. Read more

EU and China ‘could reach trade war agreement by June’

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 12:09 (PV-Tech)

The European Commission’s (EC) investigation into alleged dumping and illegal subsidisation of Chinese solar products could be set for a peaceful resolution according to the UK Solar Trade Association’s PV specialist, Ray Noble. Read more

Fox Energy to manufacture Silvantis solar PV modules in Mexico

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 12:05 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of Foxconn Technology (New Taipei, Taiwan) has entered into an agreement to manufacture up to 350 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for SunEdison LLC (Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.) at its facility in Juarez (Mexico). SunEdison says that the agreement is part of its strategy to leverage the manufacturing expertise of partners like Fox Energy at lower costs, as well as facilitating its global expansion. Read more

IKEA completes US distribution centre solar array

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 11:50 (PV-Tech)

Home furnishing giant IKEA has completed the installation of a 2.2MW PV system on the roof of its distribution centre at Westhampton, New Jersey. Read more

Korea’s Jusung eyes solar manufacturing plant in Kerala

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 11:29 (PV-Tech)

Korean cell manufacturer Jusung is planning to open a 100MW capacity production plant in Kerala, India. Read more

EU and China ‘could reach trade war agreement by June’

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 11:19 (Solarpowerportal)

The European Commission’s (EC) investigation into alleged dumping and illegal subsidisation of Chinese solar products could be set for a peaceful resolution according to the Solar Trade Association’s PV specialist, Ray Noble. Read more

First Solar sells Campo Verde solar PV project to Southern Company, Ted Turner

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 8:22 (Solarserver)

First Solar Inc. (Tempe, Arizona, US) has sold its 139 MW-AC Campo Verde solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Southern California to a subsidiary of Southern Company (Atlanta, Georgia, US) and Turner Renewable Energy (Atlanta, Georgia, US). Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Under the agreement, First Solar will complete the project and maintain it for the first 10 years. First Solar began construction on the Campo Verde project in December 2012, and expects to complete the plant in fall 2013. Read more

JA Solar begins mass production of metal wrap-through PV cells

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 8:18 (Solarserver)

JA Solar Holding Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) reports that it has begun mass production of metal wrap-through (MWT) solar photovoltaic (PV) cells. MWT technology improves the efficiency of PV cells by moving the emitter contact to the rear of the cell and reducing the metalization area on the front side. JA Solar's MWT monocrystalline and multicrystalline PV cells have average conversion efficiencies of 19.6% and 18.1%, respectively. Read more

Andhra Pradesh sets solar power tariff at INR 6.49/kWh

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 8:12 (Solarserver)

The government of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has confirmed that it will offer a price of INR 6.49 (USD 0.120) per kWh of solar power to prospective developers through its solar photovoltaic (PV) tender. According to the “L1” price system used, Sunborne Energy's (Gurgaon, India) bid of INR 6.49/kWh will be used as the standard. Similarly low prices have been offered in the states of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, which have resulted in little interest. Read more

How To Sell Residential Solar Without A Lease

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 2:01 (Renewable Energy World)

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Biomass/Pellets

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Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

North Carolina defeats effort to repeal RPS

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 20:40 (Solarserver)

On April 24th, 2013 a legislative committee in the US state of North Carolina voted down a bill to repeal the state's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) policy. Read more

Australian Infigen Energy signs PPAs for 40 MW of PV

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 20:06 (Solarserver)

Infigen Energy (Sydney, Australia) announced that its affiliate Infigen Energy US Development LLC (Dallas, Texas, US) has entered into two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPA) with Southern California Edison. Under the agreements, Infigen Energy will supply 40 megawatts (MW) from its Wildwood Solar I and Pumpjack Solar I photovoltaic (PV) projects located in Kern County, California. Construction on the projects is expected to begin in 2014. Read more

US Senators Re-Introduce MLP Act to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 15:53 (Renewable Energy World)

JinkoSolar Holding Co. and First Solar Inc. were among solar companies that surged after four U.S. senators introduced legislation that would let renewable- energy projects qualify for a tax-advantaged corporate structure currently used by oil, natural gas and pipeline projects. Read more

Replacing Diesel with Renewables: Negotiations for a 1-MW Wave Project at Tongatapu

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Currently IRENA estimates that small Pacific Island nations are expected to account for 17 percent of all new renewables built globally over the next 5 years. Renewable energy developers are flocking to these island nations with proposals. Read more

IHS: Germany to lead ‘explosion’ in global PV storage market

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 13:38 (PV-Tech)

The global market for energy storage in PV is forecast to grow to US$19 billion by 2017 from just $200 million last year, according to research by IHS. Read more

Climate Change Is in the Air

Thursday, 4.25.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Last year climate change became reality for the United States. New York City flooded, a historic drought blanketed the Midwest, and we saw one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded. By July, the U.S. had shattered over 40,000 daily heat records. The question now is whether last year’s events will lead to new momentum for climate solutions. Will w Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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