News of the year 2013

Date: 01.05.2013



Photovoltaics

Suntech’s 2012 sales declined 48% to US$1,625 million

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 15:40 (PV-Tech)

Suntech Power Holdings has released preliminary fourth quarter and full-year 2012 financial results which indicate that the struggling PV manufacturer continued to generate losses last year. Read more

Ofgem confirms feed-in tariff rates for July 1st, 2013

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 15:22 (Solarserver)

The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has confirmed feed-in tariff rates for solar photovoltaic (PV) generation from July 1st through October 1st, 2013. Read more

Project Focus: Soitec finalises financing for South Africa CPV project

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 11:42 (PV-Tech)

Global manufacturer Soitec has finalised a US$100 million bond to finance a utility-scale concentrating PV (CPV) plant in Touwsriver, South Africa. Read more

March installations trigger 1.8% monthly reduction in German feed-in tariffs

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 5:14 (Solarserver)

Germany's Federal Network Agency has confirmed that 290 MW of solar photvoltaic (PV) capacity was installed in March 2013 through the nation's feed-in tariff. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Solar3D partners with College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to manufacture prototype cell

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 14:33 (PV-Tech)

US-based three-dimensional solar cell start-up Solar3D is in discussions with the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering to facilitate the fabrication of its new cell technology. Read more

2013 Solar Industry Trends: A Look at US Geographical Markets

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Trends in the geography of solar development are determined by three primary drivers: solar insolation (the quantity of sunlight during the year), local electricity rates (the higher the rate the better) and local regulatory and incentive programs. Good projects are found where bountiful solar resources, costly electricity rates, and generous incen Read more

IBM, Swiss Developing Swiss Army Knife of Solar Arrays

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

IBM, which revolutionized the personal computer, is bringing its technological knowhow to solar through a new partnership with Airlight Energy, ETH Zurich and Interstate University of Applied Sciences Buchs NTB. The group recently won a three-year, $2.4 million grant from the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation to develop low-cost high-c Read more

Germany announces 1.8% degression to FiT for solar PV

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 13:59 (PV-Tech)

The German Federal Network Agency has announced PV feed-in tariffs (FiTs) will suffer a monthly 1.8% degression, effective today, and then on 1 June and 1 July. Read more

European solar associations join forces to fight Chinese PV duties

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 13:03 (PV-Tech)

Nine solar and renewable energy trade associations from across Europe have joined forces to call on the European Commission to stop its anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations against Chinese solar manufacturers. Read more

STA joins eight other European solar associations to fight Chinese solar duties

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 12:54 (Solarpowerportal)

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has joined the voices of eight other solar trade associations from across Europe to call on the European Commission to stop its anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations against Chinese solar manufacturers. Read more

Somerset farm to benefit from 5.4MW solar project

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 12:37 (Solarpowerportal)

A farm in Somerset has applied for planning permission for a 5.4MW solar development. Read more

ET Solutions completes 1MW rooftop PV system

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 12:34 (PV-Tech)

ET Solutions, a PV equipment manufacturer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ET Solar, has announced the completion of a 1MW rooftop PV system in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Read more

PSEG plans 140MW of solar in New Jersey

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 12:04 (PV-Tech)

Public Services and Utility Group (PSEG) has reached agreement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on plans to invest almost US$500 million in new solar capacity in the US state. Read more

Alterra, Greenbriar partner to develop 100 MW of solar PV in Puerto Rico

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 5:21 (Solarserver)

Alterra Power Corporation (Vancouver, Canada) and Greenbriar Capital Corporation (Coquitlam, Canada) have formed a joint venture to develop 100 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in the US territory of Puerto Rico. Read more

Indian SREC prices, trading volume fall in April 2013

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 5:03 (Solarserver)

Solar renewable energy credit (SREC) trading volumes fell 30% and prices fell 8-10% in India during April 2013, according to a report by RESolve Energy Consultants (Chennai, India). Read more


Biomass/Pellets

Biofuel Pioneer Forsakes Renewables to Make Gas-Fed Fuels

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 17:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Alan Shaw, the chemist and executive who led a six-year effort to turn inedible crops into fuels to displace gasoline, has renounced the industry he helped pioneer and decided the future instead lies with natural gas. Read more


Wind Energy

Project Funding Picking Up in Wind Energy

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 18:20 (Renewable Energy World)

Funding for wind energy companies and investments accelerated in the first quarter of 2013, with most activity centered around some very large project transactions, according to Mercom Capital's latest quarterly analysis. Read more

The Future of German Wind Energy Trade Fairs Is Stabilized

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 11:50 (Renewable Energy World)

The leading global wind industry trade show no longer faces an uncertain future with the recent announcement that Messe Husum, which has hosted the long-running Husum Wind conference and exposition, and Messe Hamburg, representing a key location for German wind original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), have agreed to jointly host a new international trade show in Hamburg every other year, beginning in 2014. Beginning in 2015 the existing biennial Husum Wind fair will become more focused on the domestic market. 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

Latin America Report: Thinking Big About Clean Energy and Climate Change

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 17:07 (Renewable Energy World)

Virtually eliminating the carbon footprint from Latin America's power sector by 2050 would require $66 billion in annual investments, with spending on renewable energy making up half that amount, according to a new report analyzing full "climate stabilization" in the region. Read more

DOE Announces $13 Million to Advance Ocean Energy Technologies

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 16:26 (Renewable Energy World)

The Energy Department announced today up to $13 million in funding to develop and test advanced components and technologies to boost the performance of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy systems. The Department plans to select up to 10 awards aimed at developing advanced controls, power systems, and device structures specifically for MHK applications, which harness energy from waves, tides, or currents. Read more

Change from the top - down

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 15:01 (Renewable Energy World)

The Financial Forum will address the rapidly changing state of renewable energy finance, and provide insight from industry experts about the future of this evolving industry. Although the potential for growth is great, renewable energy markets continue to struggle due to fallout from the credit crisis, a withdrawal of major lenders, a loss of tax equity capacity and uncertainty surrounding legislative support. New strategies for securing financing will emerge from the presentations and discussions at the POWER-GEN International Financial Forum. Read more

Alternative Energy Mutual Funds Outpace ETFs

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Investors love Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). They trade like stocks, and are an easy way to diversify within a certain sector. Over the past year, though, alternative energy investors would have been much better off putting their money in regular mutual funds. Read more

Tidal Energy Wins Welsh Government Grant to Test Device at Sea

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Tidal Energy Ltd., a U.K. maker of technology that uses ocean currents to generate electricity, received 1.6 million pounds ($2.5 million) from the Welsh government to test its device at sea. Read more

Quantum Guam Power acquires 7.8MW PPA from Pacific Green Resources

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 13:37 (PV-Tech)

Quantum Guam Power (QGP), an affiliate of power generation company Quantum Utility Generation, has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement with Pacific Green Resources. Read more

Demand Energy names Gregg Patterson its new CEO

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 11:54 (PV-Tech)

Energy monitoring and storage firm Demand Energy Networks has announced the appointment of Gregg Patterson as its new president and CEO. Read more

Italy installs 170MW of PV capacity in April

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 11:53 (PV-Tech)

Italy added 170MW of new PV capacity in the month of April, according to the Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE). Read more

Updated: STA launches #TweetforHeat RHI campaign

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 11:30 (Solarpowerportal)

The Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling on Twitter users to put pressure on the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to address the domestic-scale renewable heat market. Read more

Don't Miss Today's Webcast, May 1 at 1PM ET: The Renewable Energy PTC in 2013: Defining "Under Construction" for US Projects

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 6:00 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/RenewableEnergyWorld/events/the-renewable-energy-ptc-in-2013-defining-under-construction Read more

Advanced Energy reports solid results in 1Q 2013

Wednesday, 5.1.2013 - 4:55 (Solarserver)

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (AE, Fort Collins, Colorado, US) has released results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting a 10% increase in sales in its Solar Energy division to USD 50 million, with an operating margin of 0.4%. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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