CEEG cancels €290 million PV factory order with centrotherm photovoltaics

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:54 (PV-Tech)

Having successfully exited insolvency proceedings, centrotherm photovoltaics has been hit by the cancellation of a long-standing order by CEEG to build a €290 million PV module assembly plant in Algeria. Read more

Air Liquide buying Voltaix

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:27 (PV-Tech)

Photovoltaics and semiconductor specialist materials provider Voltaix is be acquired by Air Liquide for an undisclosed sum. Read more

Graphene and Semiconductor Technology: Smaller, Cheaper, Better

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Semiconductors grown on graphene at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) may be the most important research breakthrough of 2012 in Norway. At the centre of the research efforts are Professor Helge Weman, Professor Bjørn-Ove Fimland and post-doctoral fellow Dong-Chul Kim. The team is now working on translating the results of their basic research into an initial prototype. Read more

Dr. Keith Emery from NREL to receive William R. Cherry Award at IEEE PVSC

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 12:41 (PV-Tech)

Having established the PV cell performance characterization laboratory at NREL in 1980 and devoted more than three decades to photovoltaic science, Dr. Keith Emery of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will receive the William R. Cherry Award at IEEE PVSC. Read more

The Collectivist Kilowatt: More Options for Community Solar

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 19:28 (Renewable Energy World)

The sun is still only rising for the commercial and residential deployment of photovoltaics (PV) and, as barriers to development are identified, innovative approaches to solar financing continue to sprout. Read more

STGCON to acquire German solar PV maker asola

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 16:41 (Solarserver)

Electronics manufacturer STGCON's (Shanghai) new German subsidiary has announced that it will acquire asola Solarpower GmbH (Erfurt, Germany), while the company continues its restructuring. Read more

Oxford PV wins award for glass solar panel technology

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:16 (Solarpowerportal)

Technology start-up Oxford Photovoltaics last night scooped the innovation award at the British Renewable Energy Awards, for a glass solar panel that can be installed into building facades. Read more

ib vogt appoints former Innotech Solar and Suntech executive as new CEO

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 13:24 (PV-Tech)

David Hogg, the former COO of Suntech Power Holdings and most recently the CEO of Norwegian solar cell and module manufacturer, Innotech Solar has joined PV project developer, ib vogt as CEO. Read more

Connecticut Utilities Expect Significant Bids for Solar LREC/ZREC Program

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 13:22 (Renewable Energy World)

In late spring, the Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) and the United Illuminating Company (UI) announced the joint issuance for the second year of the Low and Zero Emissions Renewable Energy Credit (LREC and ZREC) Program. The utilities issued the program in the form of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for bids for 15 year contracts with LREC an Read more

Infinia begins commissioning 1.5 MW dish Stirling solar CSP plant in Utah

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 12:54 (Solarserver)

Infinia Corporation (Madrid, Spain) has begun commissioning the first concentrating solar power (CSP) systems in a 1.5 MW project at a US Army facility in the state of Utah. The plant comprises 429 Infinia PowerDish systems, based on dish Stirling CSP technology, installed at the Tooele Army Depot. The company will display this technology at the Intersolar Europe trade show in Munich, June 19th-21st, 2013. Read more

PV production: Trina Solar receives SEMI approval of manufacturing processes

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 12:50 (Solarserver)

Trina Solar Limited (Changzhou, China) on June 13th, 2013 announced that Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International ("SEMI") has approved two standards submitted by the Chinese PV manufacturer. Trina Solar is the first PV producer in China to lead the establishment of an international SEMI standard, the company emphasizes. Read more

Martifer Solar integrates over 250 PV power plants into new online monitoring system

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 11:50 (PV-Tech)

Martifer Solar has extended its services for its global customer base by integrating over 250 PV power plants into a new ‘Energy Portal’ to facilitate monitoring, service and maintenance operations for customers. Read more

EU council to discuss anti-dumping tariffs

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 11:23 (Solarpowerportal)

The EU foreign affairs council will today discuss trade relations issues surrounding the decision to impose anti-dumping tariffs on imports of solar PV equipment. Read more

Order focus: Kyocera selected for JAMC Solar Energy rooftop projects

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 11:14 (PV-Tech)

The first of many rooftop projects under the recently announced JAMC Solar Energy collaboration will use PV modules supplied by Kyocera, according to reports. Read more

Public prepared to invest in UK solar projects

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 10:44 (Solarpowerportal)

A third of the public would consider investing their own cash in small scale renewable projects including solar facilities, according to a new poll. Read more

UNEP: Global investments in solar fall 11% despite increased deployment; LCOE for PV declined by up to 40%

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 9:02 (Solarserver)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report which finds that global investment in solar technologies fell 11% in 2012 to USD 140 billion, despite increased deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. “Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2013” notes that a 30 - 40% decline in the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for PV drove increased activity. The report also describes a geographic shift in the deployment of PV, CSP and other renewable energy technologies to developing nations. Read more

Solar Impulse plane to stop in Cincinnati

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 8:46 (Solarserver)

The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse has changed its schedule to include a brief overnight stopover in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 14th, 2013 to change pilots. The plane's team cites strong cross and head winds, which will prevent the plane from flying from St. Louis, Missouri to Washington DC within 24 hours as originally planned. The flight will resume early in the morning of June 15th, 2013. Read more

From the Sea to the Pump: Is Kelp a Viable Biofuel?

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Brown kelp macroalgae — the strange, foul-smelling seaweed so often found washed up on the Pacific Northwest’s volcanic sand beaches — could ultimately offer an almost unlimited global supply of commercial-quality ethanol or biomethane. Read more

Celebrate Global Wind Day This Saturday

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 16:15 (Renewable Energy World)

The countdown to Global Wind Day marks more than just a wait for a fun-filled day spent outside discovering wind energy. It is also a chance for the public, politicians, and industry officials to discuss wind energy and its benefits, sharing ideas, exchanging opinions, and deepening their knowledge and understanding along the way. Across Europe, wi Read more

Manufacturing, Policy Clarity Needed To Advance UK’s Offshore Wind Success

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 14:26 (Renewable Energy World)

At industry trade body RenewableUK’s offshore wind event in Manchester, UK energy minister Michael Fallon has announced that the government will launch a new Offshore Wind Investment Organisation (OWIO) this summer, with the aim of increasing investment in the nation’s offshore wind sector. Read more

Trendspotting in Renewables Investment: Who Is (and Who Isn't) Investing, and Why?

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 18:54 (Renewable Energy World)

Investment in renewable energy is changing, with those who were once the backbone of the market pulling out and new entrants increasingly taking up the slack. Read more

Labour makes manifesto pledge on 2030 decarbonisation target

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 15:55 (Solarpowerportal)

Labour’s next manifesto will include a commitment to decarbonise the UK’s energy sector by 2030, the party announced this week. Read more

Skorupska appointed as head of Renewable Energy Association

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 13:34 (Solarpowerportal)

Energy industry chemist Dr Nina Skorupska has been named as the new chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association. Read more

California to work with ARPA-E on energy research

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 12:45 (Solarserver)

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) to collaborate on energy research projects. The goals of the joint effort are to reduce energy costs, enhance electricity reliability and minimize environmental impacts, and will involve jointly identifying research related to “cutting-edge” energy technologies. This is the first such MOU between ARPA-E and a state agency. Read more

US Senate approves USD 88.2 million for rural renewable energy development

Friday, 6.14.2013 - 8:33 (Solarserver)

On June 10th, 2013 the US Senate passed a comprehensive farm bill that includes support for rural renewable energy producers through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). S 954 includes USD 88.2 million in REAP funding over five years, which will support loans and grants for agricultural producers to install renewable energy systems. The bill has been applauded by renewable energy advocates including the 25x25 coalition. Read more