Advanced Energy inverter revenues grow 34% in Q2 2013

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 23:34 (Solarserver)

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (AE, Fort Collins, Colorado, US) has released second quarter 2013 results, reporting a 34% year-over-year increase in revenues to USD 68.0 million and a -2.6% operating margin in its Solar Energy division, which makes inverters. Read more

How Fit Are Feed-In Tariff Policies?

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 11:02 (Renewable Energy World)

Given that the effects of energy efficiency measures tend to be offset by a greater energy consumption that comes with economic growth, these measures, while important, will not by themselves be sufficient to achieve major reductions in emissions – making the move toward cleaner energy a rising priority for climate change mitigation. Read more

Santerno supplies inverters for Australia'a largest CPV plant at 1.5 MW

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 9:26 (Solarserver)

Santerno SpA (Imola, Italy) on July 25th, 2013 announced the completion of installation of its inverters for the first phase of the Mildura Solar Power Station Project in Australia, a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) power plant. The power station, located in Victoria, was constructed by Solar Systems, wholly owned subsidiary of Silex Systems Limited (Melbourne), and is to be one of the largest solar power stations in Australia. Read more

NLP Solar Sales Training August 7 & 8 - New Bonus for Contractors & Sales Teams

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 22:58 (Renewable Energy World)

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AMEC wins EPC contract for Dominion’s three new Indiana solar power plants

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 18:08 (PV-Tech)

International consultancy, engineering and project managing firm AMEC has been appointed as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm to deliver three solar power projects in Marion County, Indiana, USA. Read more

DCLG issues new planning guidance for solar farms

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 16:48 (Solarpowerportal)

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued new planning guidance for local authorities designed to give communities greater say over the siting of solar farms. Read more

EU ProSun takes legal action over solar trade deal

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:30 (PV-Tech)

The main protagonist behind the European Commission’s investigation into the dumping of Chinese-manufactured solar products in Europe, EU ProSun, has initiated legal proceedings over the recent trade agreement. Read more

EU ProSun takes legal action over solar trade deal

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:10 (Solarpowerportal)

The main protagonist behind the European Commission’s investigation into the dumping of Chinese-manufactured solar products in Europe, EU ProSun, has initiated legal proceedings over the recent trade agreement. Read more

Draft law approved to end Czech solar subsidies from 2014

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 13:35 (PV-Tech)

The Czech government has voted in favour of draft legislation that would end subsidies for all new renewable energy projects Read more

EU-China solar trade deal may include fluctuating price guarantee

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 13:12 (Solarpowerportal)

The terms of the EU-China trade deal may not set a flat rate for the minimum import price of solar panels from China, according to a senior Chinese industry official. Read more

EU-China trade deal includes fluctuating price guarantee: Chinese official

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 12:37 (PV-Tech)

The terms of the EU-China trade deal does not set a flat rate for the minimum import price of solar panels from China, a senior Chinese industry official has said. Read more

New Solar Homes: Japanese Homebuilders Helping the Fight for Energy Independence

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 12:00 (Renewable Energy World)

One of the striking differences between the U.S. and Japanese solar PV markets is the number of new solar homes. In Japan, homebuilders promote “smart homes” to differentiate their products and appeal to new homebuyers who are conscious about saving energy amidst rising electricity costs. Read more

China and EU Agree on Solar Trade Deal

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 10:56 (Renewable Energy World)

China’s Chamber of Commerce and Europe’s trade minister Karel De Gucht have announced that a solution has been reached in their spat over solar panel import pricing, averting what neither side wanted to become a trade war. Read more

Europe's Transport Sector Sluggish in Adopting Biofuels, Report Finds

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 13:00 (Renewable Energy World)

In advance of a vote on a European directive that will shape the Union’s future policy for biofuel use in the transport sector, an annual report published today by renewable energy analysis group EurObserv’ER shows a far from booming market. Read more

Reducing Costs With Virtual Design and Testing of Wind Turbine Components

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 15:19 (Renewable Energy World)

As the size of wind turbines increases, the design of blades, control systems, and supporting structures becomes more complex because stress and other factors that cause failure are on a bigger scale. This creates greater engineering challenges as well as those in sourcing, manufacture, logistics, installation and maintenance. New designs need to be quickly tested for fatigue and twisting under expected operating conditions on- or offshore. Read more

Reducing Costs with Virtual Design and Testing of Wind Turbine Components

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 15:19 (Renewable Energy World)

As the size of wind turbines increases, the design of blades, control systems, and supporting structures becomes more complex because stress and other factors that cause failure are on a bigger scale. This creates greater engineering challenges as well as those in sourcing, manufacture, logistics, installation and maintenance. New designs need to be quickly tested for fatigue and twisting under expected operating conditions on- or offshore. Read more

STA: EU-China solar trade deal does ‘real damage to the UK downstream solar industry’

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:44 (Solarpowerportal)

The Solar Trade Association (STA) has warned that the UK must adjust its solar policy framework to help mitigate the impact of the recent trade agreement between EU and China. Read more

Geothermal Heat Pump Market to Triple by 2020

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 22:49 (Renewable Energy World)

There has been an uptick of interest in renewable energy heating and cooling in the past year, with several U.S. states and other countries establishing favorable incentives. After a two-year slump due to the global economic downturn, Navigant Research predicts that the geothermal heat pump market (GHP) will nearly triple to $17.2 billion by 2020, which is a “slow but steady growth” for the industry, according to Navigant analyst Mackinnon Lawrence. Read more

Out with the Old: A Coal Plant Protest in My Hometown

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 19:38 (Renewable Energy World)

The spewing smokestacks of Brayton Point have always been prominent landmarks in my life. On a road trip with family or friends, seeing the brown brick towers spring up on the horizon, in a strange way, represented home. Of course, as a child I had no idea that the coal and gas/oil-fired plant was the largest of its kind in New England and one of t Read more

Samsung and S&C Electric to Develop U.K. Energy Storage Assessment

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Samsung SDI Co., a maker of lithium-ion batteries, and S&C Electric Co. will develop an energy storage project in the U.K. as authorities spur work on an electric grid that can handle more renewables. Read more

Report finds renewable energy boom in the MENA region

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:56 (Solarserver)

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), REN21 and the United Arab Emirates have released a new report which finds that renewable energy investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region increased 40% over 2011 to USD 2.9 billion in 2012. Read more

Go ahead for 6MW renewables storage trial facility in UK

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:42 (Solarpowerportal)

Europe’s largest energy storage centre is hoping to demonstrate 70% of renewables can be integrated to the grid with new storage technology. Read more

Go ahead for 6MW renewables storage trial facility in UK

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 14:22 (PV-Tech)

A 6MW test facility for renewable energy storage technologies has been approved in the UK. Read more

Report: 75% of California rooftop PV systems now leased

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 13:02 (PV-Tech)

Three in four California residential rooftop PV plants are now leased, as opposed to purchased and installed by the resident, according to a study by global think-tank Climate Performance Initiative (CPI). Read more

NY-BEST, DNV KEMA start battery and energy storage partnership

Monday, 7.29.2013 - 9:34 (Solarserver)

The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST) and DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability (Arnhem, Netherlands), a global energy consultancy and certification authority, on July 23rd, 2013 outlined their new partnership whereby nearly USD 23 million will be invested to build and grow the new Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Testing and Commercialization Center in Rochester, New York. Read more