DuPont, Yingli sign USD 100 million collaboration agreement

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 15:20 (Solarserver)

DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware, US) and Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. (Baoding, China) have signed a one-year, USD 100 million agreement which includes materials supply, the building of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant of unspecified capacity in China and co-marketing initiatives. Read more

Two Steps Forward, One Back: Ontario Cancels Feed-in Tariffs for Large Projects

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:45 (Renewable Energy World)

There’s no sugar-coating what happened last week. Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Bob Chiarelli, used the occasion of the annual conference of the Canadian Solar Energy Industry Association (CanSIA) to announce that he was canceling feed-in tariffs for large projects. Read more

First partial systems of largest Swiss PV plant connected to the grid

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:44 (Solarserver)

Swiss solar energy company TRITEC (Allschwil/Basel, Switzerland) realized the first stage of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Switzerland with a total generation capacity of 5.2 MW for Migros. The first three of four PV arrays were commissioned at the end of May 2013. Read more

USD 400 million Australian remote renewables program to power up the regions

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:30 (Solarserver)

Renewable energy projects that could dramatically cut diesel use by remote communities and mining companies will benefit from USD 400 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The Regional Australia’s Renewables program, launched on June 7th, 2013, will provide funding to support the roll-out of renewable energy such as solar photovoltaics (PV), small wind power and hybrid technologies in areas that are located in remote areas or on the fringe of the electricity grid, ARENA emphasizes in a press release. Read more

EU ProSun comments on Chinese tariffs for wine: Retaliatory duties are breaking WTO rules again

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:14 (Solarserver)

After the European Commission adopted preliminary duties against Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers on June 4th, 2013 the European initiative EU ProSun reiterates its dumping accusations. Read more

Russia to introduce bidding program for 1.2 GW of PV by 2020

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 9:06 (Solarserver)

The Russian government has approved a new program to support the implementation of 1.2 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants by 2020, as part of nearly 6 GW of renewable energy to be deployed by that date. Russia's Ministry of Energy says the program will be based on a competitive bidding process with tenders differentiated by resource, and a financial cap of RUB 85 billion (USD 2.64 billion). Additionally, projects will be prioritized based on the portion of domestic content. Read more

Samsung selects Canadian Solar for 130MW EPC power plant contract

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 16:37 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has secured its largest EPC contract to date with the signing of an agreement to build a 130MW PV power plant in Ontario, Canada for Samsung Renewable Energy. Read more

Greg Barker to promote UK solar to international investors

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 15:51 (Solarpowerportal)

The UK’s energy and climate change minister is to bang the drum for the booming UK solar industry ahead of next week’s Intersolar Europe exhibition. Read more

UK energy minister to promote British solar to international investors

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 15:38 (PV-Tech)

The UK’s energy and climate change minister is to bang the drum for the booming UK solar industry ahead of next week’s Intersolar Europe exhibition. Read more

Canadian Solar to build 130 MW-DC solar PV plant in Ontario

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 15:28 (Solarserver)

Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Mississauga, Canada) has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (Guelph, Canada) to build a 130 MW-DC utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Ontario, Canada. Read more

JinkoSolar sold out for summertime

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 14:56 (PV-Tech)

Following its larger tier 1 Chinese PV module manufacturers, JinkoSolar is running at full capacity and is virtually sold out through the summer months, according to management in a conference call to discuss first quarter 2013 results. Read more

What Dollar Shave Club, Sungevity, and Namasté Solar Have in Common

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:53 (Renewable Energy World)

Since the days of cave paintings, humans have been telling stories about themselves, whether in pictures, songs, commercials, websites, or logos, but few solar companies have sincerely learned that lesson. Whether you’re in the B-to-B solar business or the residential market, telling some type of story about your solar company is a powerful and dyn Read more

Should Rooftop Solar Leasing Companies Be Treated as Utilities?

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:47 (Renewable Energy World)

A solar rooftop company that entered into a long-term contract to supply electricity to a city building in Dubuque, Iowa from solar panels it mounted on the roof is not making retail sales of electricity, an Iowa court said. Read more

CNPV provides modules for 2MW India factory project

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:05 (PV-Tech)

Luxembourg-based manufacturer CNPV Solar Power has completed the first phase of a 10MW module supply deal with Indian steel and textile firm Cheenu Group. Read more

Chinese tariffs cast doubts on Sainsbury’s solar programme

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:20 (Solarpowerportal)

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s solar energy programme has emerged as one of the first possible casualties of the EU China trade war. Read more

Go-ahead for giant Bedfordshire solar farm

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:03 (Solarpowerportal)

Planners have given the go head to proposals for a 15MW solar farm at Glebe Farm near Bedford. Read more

JinkoSolar expands shipments, narrows losses in Q1 2013

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 8:56 (Solarserver)

JinkoSolar Holding Company Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has released results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting a 15% year-over-year increase to USD 187 million in revenues, a -1.5% operating margin and a net loss of USD 20.8 million. These are some of the best results reported by any Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer this quarter, and include a 36% year-over-year growth in shipment volume to 339 MW. Read more

Asia Pacific In Line to Lead Geothermal Boom

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 16:17 (Renewable Energy World)

More than 4 GW of geothermal power capacity are expected to come online worldwide between now and 2018, according to a new report. Read more

Ocean Energy Development: Apply Common Sense to Common Problems

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 19:22 (Renewable Energy World)

During the opening keynote session at the Energy Ocean International Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse identified a core problem to developing ocean energy technologies in the U.S.: process. Read more

Severn Barrage “No Knight in Shining Armour for UK Renewables”

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 16:24 (Renewable Energy World)

Plans for a £25 billion (US$38 billion) tidal barrage across the longest river in Britain have been slammed by members of the UK Parliament’s Energy and Climate Change Committee as economically, environmentally and publicly unacceptable. Read more

Daqo polysilicon shipments and revenue rise on price stabilisation

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 15:46 (PV-Tech)

Despite increased losses in the first quarter of 2013 due to under-utilisation of one of its polysilicon plants, Daqo New Energy boosted revenue to US$14.5 million, compared to US$6.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Read more

Spain to cut renewables subsidies by up to 20%

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 14:47 (PV-Tech)

Spanish deputy energy minister Alberto Nadal is expected to announce a 10-20% cut to renewable subsidies by 21 June. Read more

Eco2Solar secures £700k order with Linden Homes

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 14:03 (Solarpowerportal)

Renewable energy provider Eco2Solar has secured a £700,000 contract to install solar systems on 323 new homes and four apartment blocks being built by Linden Homes. Read more

Wave and Tidal Energy Need Different Policies

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:48 (Renewable Energy World)

Throughout the 2000s, the emerging wave and tidal stream energy industries operated as a unit. Together they embarked on the journey across the "valley of death" towards commercial maturity, facing shared challenges - such as grid connection, permitting and securing R&D support. Read more

Australia launches US$377 million remote communities renewables programme

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 13:00 (PV-Tech)

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a A$400 million (US$377 million) renewable energy funding programme targeted at remote communities and mining companies. Read more

Green Enough for New York City?

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 12:58 (Renewable Energy World)

When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves office in January, green building advocates lose a strong ally. But they are determined to make sure his shoes are filled to their liking. To that end, a coalition of environmental and real estate interests are asking candidates to endorse their plan, “Green Building Roadmap for NYC’s Next Mayor,” w Read more

Germany reaches 23.4 GW of electricity from PV on June 6th

Monday, 6.10.2013 - 9:14 (Solarserver)

Germany set a new world record for solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity production at 23.4 GW on June 6th, 2013 at 2:19 PM, as indicated by SMA Solar Technology AG’s (Niestetal, Germany) web based performance tool. Germany's peak electricity demand during the day is roughly 60 GW, and as such this allowed the nation to meet 39% of its peak electricity needs with PV. Read more