REC supplies PV modules for 3.6 MW rooftop self-consumption PV plant on AUDI car factory in Belgium

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 22:46 (Solarserver)

Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC, Sandvika, Norway) supplied almost 10,000 REC Peak Energy Series solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for a rooftop installation at Audi’s production plant in Brussels, Belgium. Built by REC partner Eoluz, the total solar rooftop installation of 3.6 MW, the largest in the Brussels region, is expected to generate more than 3,000 MWh of solar power every year, which will be used entirely by Audi for their assembly lines. Read more

Australia’s EEG to assemble Westinghouse Solar modules for local market

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:21 (PV-Tech)

US-based module manufacturer, Westinghouse Solar, plans to have its modules assembled by Australian firm EEG, preferred supplier to CBD Energy, which will merge with Westinghouse Solar later this year. Read more

France selects 138 projects totaling 30 MW in rooftop PV tender

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:40 (Solarserver)

The government of France has released the results of its solicitation for rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) plants 100 – 250 kW in capacity held October 1st through December 31st, 2012, selecting 138 projects for a total capacity of 30 MW. Some of the more successful developers in the tender were Sun Premier France 2036 with 16 projects, Urba 17 with 15 projects and Mecojit with 11 projects. Roughly half the projects were in the three regions of Auquitane, Languedoc-Roussillion and Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur. Read more

PV production technology: Meyer Burger reports strong interest in MB-PERC systems at SNEC

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:29 (Solarserver)

Meyer Burger Technology Ltd. (Baar, Switzerland) reports a high level of interest in its passivated emitter, rear contact solar cell (MB-PERC) photovoltaic (PV) technology at the SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai in May 2013. The company notes that its MB-PERC technology and MaiA production tool has been installed in more than 1 GW of PV manufacturing globally. Meyer Burger also noted strong interest in its high performance heterojunction (HJT) cell technology, its SmartWire Connection technology and its DragonBack measurement system. Read more

centrotherm photovoltaics ends bankruptcy proceedings

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 11:59 (PV-Tech)

Major PV equipment supplier, centrotherm photovoltaics, said it had successfully restructured the company under insolvency proceedings, securing around 900 jobs. Read more

City of Palo Alto, California launches streamlined solar PV permitting plan

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 22:43 (Solarserver)

The City of Palo Alto’s Development Center has launched a streamlined photovoltaic (PV) permitting process in coordination with local solar developers that will improve the permitting and inspection process for residential and commercial PV systems. The effort complements the City’s move toward carbon neutrality. Read more

Conergy supplies components for sixth 500 kilowatt solar park in Greece this year

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 22:32 (Solarserver)

Conergy (Hamburg, Germany) supplied components for one further solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant totaling 500 kilowatts (kW) on the Hellenic Peninsula. Conergy’s long-term partner Solar Element is acting as general contractor for the PV project and recently connected the power plant to the grid. The solar park is located in Amideo in the region of Florina in northern Greece. Read more

Why Master Limited Partnerships are a Lousy Policy for Solar, Wind, and Taxpayers

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:23 (Renewable Energy World)

If you follow the renewable energy industry and haven’t been sleeping, then you’ve probably heard about one of the few pieces of federal legislation purported to help clean energy that’s actually moving: expanding Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) to cover wind and solar energy. (H.R.1696) Read more

Developing South American Solar: Playing the Long Game

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:16 (Renewable Energy World)

After securing a US$41.4 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank in March, Spanish project developer Solarpack began construction on its 25.5 MW Pozo Almonte solar plant in Chile's Atacama desert. The plant will sell its power to the Dona Ines de Collahuasi mining company, accounting for 13 percent of the mine's energy use. Read more

NPD Solarbuzz: US solar PV demand to grow to 4.3 GW in 2013

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:08 (Solarserver)

NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, California, US) predicts that demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in the United States will grow roughly 20% in 2013 to 4.3 GW, in its latest “North America PV Markets Quarterly”. Read more

Massachusetts reaches 400 MW cap on SREC program

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:01 (Solarserver)

On Wednesday, May 29th the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) in the US state of Massachusetts announced that applications for more than 400 MW of solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) are now administratively complete, the current limit for the program. Read more

Verengo celebrates 8,000th solar home installations

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 13:35 (PV-Tech)

Residential solar specialist Verengo has announced it has installed its 8,000th home solar system. Read more

Order Focus: Japanese Post proposes 11MW of rooftop installations

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:38 (PV-Tech)

Japan’s postal service has revealed plans to install solar panels at 286 of its facilities with a total capacity of 11MW. Read more

ReneSola to supply Virtus II modules for Japanese solar PV plants

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:34 (Solarserver)

ReneSola Ltd. (Jiashan, China) has agreed to supply 10 MW of its Virtus II solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Vitec Company Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Japan. These PV projects will be located across the nation, and will range in size from 600 kW to 2.4 MW. ReneSola had a presence in Japan since October 2012, and has since been listed with the Japan Photovoltaic Expansion Center (JPEC), as well as holding certification from the Japan Electrical and Environment Technology Laboratories (JET). Read more

CDB provides Canadian Solar with US$44 million in PV project finance

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:29 (PV-Tech)

Canadian Solar has secured a US$44.1 million loan facility from China Development Bank (CDB). Read more

JCM creates company to fund Mexican solar PV projects

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:24 (Solarserver)

JCM Capital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) has established a company in Mexico to invest in ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, with a focus on plants 20 MW and larger. JCM is actively seeking suitable project sites and development partners, and is looking to invest with municipal and state governments to provide electricity through power purchase agreements (PPAs). The company has a current target to fund and develop 100 MW of PV projects in Mexico. Read more

NLP Solar Sales Training June 12 & 13 - New Bonus for Contractors & Sales Teams

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 11:43 (Renewable Energy World)

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Indian SREC demand, prices fall in May 2013

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 8:56 (Solarserver)

The Indian solar renewable energy credit (SREC) market has hit the lowest discovered price to date in May 2013, according to an analysis by RESolve Energy Consultants (Chennai, India). Weighted average SREC prices on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and the Power Exchange India Ltd. (PXIL) fell to INR 11,186. RESolve notes that the demand for SRECs, as measured by buy bids, fell 76% from April 2013, while the total number of sell bids grew 36%. Read more

Regulators approve scaled-back version of PSE&G solar program

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 8:48 (Solarserver)

On May 29th, 2013 the Board of Public Utilities in the US state of New Jersey ruled that Public Service Electricity & Gas (PSE&G, Newark, New Jersey, US) may only invest USD 247 million in its Solar 4 All program over the next five years, instead of the USD 690 million that the company had originally requested. This will allow the development of 42 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants on landfills and brownfields, and 3 MW of PV on government facilities and parking lots. The ruling also approves the addition of four sub-programs under Solar 4 All, as well as the utility's Solar Loan III program, which will support 97 MW of new PV. Read more

Australian Environmental Engineering Group to manufacture solar PV modules for Westinghouse Solar

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 8:42 (Solarserver)

Environmental Engineering Group Pty Ltd. (EEG, Stapylton, Australia) has signed an agreement to produce solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in Australia according to Westinghouse Solar Inc.'s (Campbell, California, US) proprietary design. Under the agreement EEG will serve as a contract assembler of new 250 watt AC and DC PV modules to Westinghouse's specifications. The modules will carry the Westinghouse Solar brand, and products for distribution in the United States will contain Taiwanese PV modules. Read more

Molecular Switch for Cheaper Biofuel

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:37 (Renewable Energy World)

Lignocellulosic waste such as sawdust or straw can be used to produce biofuel — but only if the long cellulose and xylan chains can be successfully broken down into smaller sugar molecules. To do this, fungi are used which, by means of a specific chemical signal, can be made to produce the necessary enzymes. Read more

Deep Earth Plans Geothermal Plant Amid Canadian Oil Wells

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 16:21 (Renewable Energy World)

Deep Earth Energy Production Corp., a closely help developer, is planning Canada’s first geothermal power plant that will tap into heat resources underneath oil and natural gas fields in Saskatchewan, according to Chief Executive Officer Kirsten Marcia. Read more

MPs urged to vote for decarbonisation target in Energy Bill

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:31 (Solarpowerportal)

A growing number of voices have called for MPs to accept the Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation to implement a decarbonsiation target in the upcoming Energy Bill. Read more

Steady but Modest Progress Found on Renewables Adoption

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 15:27 (Renewable Energy World)

The world has made “steady but modest progress” in improving global access to electricity and safe cooking fuels, increasing energy efficiency and adding renewable sources to the world’s energy mix, said Vivien Foster, energy unit sector manager at the World Bank’s sustainable energy department, at a recent briefing in London. Read more

UK a founding member of newly-established ‘Renewables Club’

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 13:37 (Solarpowerportal)

The UK is one of 10 founding countries who have established the Renewables Club, a political group intended to help scale up the deployment of renewable energy worldwide. Read more

Representatives from ten pioneering countries establish Renewables Club

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:27 (PV-Tech)

Ten of the world’s leading renewable energy nations have joined forces to form the ‘Renewables Club’, an international body aimed at spurring the take up of clean energy in other parts of the globe. Read more

DECC proposes increased RHI tariffs

Monday, 6.3.2013 - 12:12 (Solarpowerportal)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is aiming to boost the use of renewable heat in non domestic applications by increasing a number of Renewable Heat Incentive tariffs. Read more