IHS: Global inverter shipments fall for first time in seven quarters

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 19:20 (PV-Tech)

Global shipments of inverters fell by 5% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year, the first drop in seven successive quarters, according to the latest data from IHS. Read more

Consortium to invest 67.3 million USD in SunEdison PV projects

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 14:17 (Solarserver)

A consortium of New Energy Capital Partners (San Diego, Calif.), North Sky Capital (Minneapolis, MN), and EverStream Energy Capital Management (San Francisco, Calif.) on Septmeber 3rd, 2013, announced that it has closed an investment of 67.3 million USD to fund the development and construction of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects in Central and Southern California by SunEdison. Read more

Isofotón: Trade undertaking leading to rise in new orders

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 9:19 (Solarserver)

Isofotón SA (Málaga, Spain) reports a rise in orders for its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which it credits to the minimum price and volume limits on Chinese PV products set by the price undertaking agreement between the EU and China. The agreement was reached in early August 2013, as a way for Chinese PV manufacturers to avoid anti-dumping duties. Isofoton's positive news is in contrast to pro-tariff and anti-tariff EU trade groups, both of which criticized the price undertaking. Read more

PV Cycle establishes German operations

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 8:39 (Solarserver)

PV Cycle Association (Brussels) has established a new legal entity in Germany, PV Cycle Deutschland GmbH (Munich). The operation will assist the German industry with compliance with EU directives for solar photovoltaic (PV) module recycling. PV Cycle has also introduced German Country Manager Andreas Hess, who will be responsible for business developments and compliance activities in Germany, as well as expanding the existing network of collection, transport and recycling partners. The headquarters in Brussels will continue to handle all collection and recycling requests. Read more

Uruguay Taking Bids on First Big Solar Farms Using Wind Development Strategy

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 21:59 (Renewable Energy World)

Uruguay is accepting bids for its first two large-scale solar farms as the nation seeks to take advantage of falling panel prices, replicating a strategy it’s using for wind energy. Read more

The Importance of PV Immersion Control

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 17:09 (Renewable Energy World)

Businesses and consumers alike are quickly beginning to realise that the true value of solar PV lies in the long-term energy cost savings that systems can deliver, rather than just the benefits from the government incentives. This will become increasingly more evident as, over time, financial incentives will become smaller and energy costs will rise. Read more

Bluefield Solar Income Fund purchases £17 million Solarcentury project

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 16:38 (Solarpowerportal)

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has announced the acquisition of a solar farm project in Norfolk from developer Solarcentury. Read more

How to Market Solar Energy with the Brain's Mirror Neurons

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 16:00 (Renewable Energy World)

You’re watching a scary movie, and the main character is going to open that door or push that button that we all know they shouldn’t push. If you feel character’s fear and “jump” when a ghost or an innocent kitty cat comes out of the closet, congratulations. You’re human, and you are feeling the effects of the brain’s mirror neurons. Before I go in Read more

Buying Local Solar Makes Florida City a World Leader

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 15:40 (Renewable Energy World)

“It’s the only time I’ve done a rate increase when nobody was opposed,” says Ed Regan of the Gainesville utility’s feed-in tariff for solar power.  The program, launched in 2009, has resulted in nearly 15 megawatts of new, local solar energy generation on or near buildings in the northeast Florida town, enough to make it one of the leading communit Read more

IHS: Solar PV inverter revenues fall 18% in Q2 2013 on lower shipments, prices, as markets shift to Asia

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 15:39 (Solarserver)

IHS Inc. (Englewood, Colorado, U.S.) has released a report which finds that global solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments fell 5% year-over-year to 8.3 GW in the second quarter of 2013, which it blames on falling EU PV demand. This is the first global year-over-year decline in seven quarters. Read more

Shunfeng to build 1.5 GW of solar PV projects in Xinjiang, China

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 14:55 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd. (Hong Kong) has entered into agreements with provincial authorities to build 1.5 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Western China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Read more

US solar capacity to total 50GW by end of 2016, says Deutsche Bank

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 14:22 (PV-Tech)

A team led by Vishal Shah at Deutsche Bank has predicted there will be nearly 50GW of installed solar capacity in the USA by 2017. Read more

SOLON delivers 2.2 MW of solar PV modules for the largest roof-mounted system in the Romanian capital of Bucharest

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 14:08 (Solarserver)

SOLON Energy GmbH (Berlin, Germany) is delivering around 8,800 SOLON 220/16 solar PV modules for the construction of the largest roof-mounted system in Bucharest (Romania). The 2.2 MW PV plant is being installed atop a logistics center managed by the Romanian client, SC Atwar & TH Services SRL. About 2.8 MWh of green power will be produced annually, of which up to 15 % is destined for being consumed by companies located at the logistics center, SOLON reports in a press release. Read more

SolarWorld breaks ground on more than 500 kW of PV carports at four California parks

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 13:59 (Solarserver)

SolarWorld, (CAMARILLO, Calif.) on September 3rd, 2013, announced that it has begun constructing solar photovoltaic (PV) carports totaling 537 kW of power-generation capacity at four public parks in Thousand Oaks, California. The four carports are expected to generate a total of 17,300,000 kWh of solar power, saving the Conejo Recreation and Parks District (CRPD), the local government unit that owns and operates the parks, millions of dollars over 25 years. Read more

EU anti-dumping measures fill Isofotón’s 2013 order book

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 13:54 (PV-Tech)

Spanish solar manufacturer Isofotón has claimed to have filled its order book for the remainder of 2013 as a result of the EU and China’s anti-dumping measures. Read more

New solar energy research institute for India

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 13:54 (PV-Tech)

India’s ministry of new and renewable energy announced the approval of a new solar research and technology institute. Read more

France connects 207MW in six months

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 12:49 (PV-Tech)

Grid connected wind and solar statistics reveal France has added 207 MW of PV capacity in the first half of 2013. Read more

Neo Solar Power’s monthly sales pass NT$2 billion

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 12:15 (PV-Tech)

The merger of DelSolar and continued strong demand for solar cells pushed Neo Solar Power’s (NSP) monthly sales pass NT$2 billion (US$67.2 million) in August, 2013 the first time sales reached that level since March, 2011. Read more

How Chinese Solar Companies Can Survive a Coming Shakeout

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 12:09 (Renewable Energy World)

China’s solar market faces “chaos and uncertainties” in the near future, but looming consolidation won’t impair the nation’s dominance of the global solar landscape, new analysis has found. Read more

Solar Power Portal Awards shortlist announced

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 11:28 (Solarpowerportal)

Solar Power Portal is delighted to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Solar Power Portal Awards. Read more

India’s Account Deficit Likely to Derail the National Solar Mission

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 10:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The rising current account deficit (CAD) of India is likely to derail the country’s ambitious National Solar Mission (NSM). Read more

Hanergy transfers CIGS solar PV intellectual property to subsidiary

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 9:13 (Solarserver)

Hanergy Solar Group Ltd. has released financial results for the first six months of 2013, reporting USD 268 million in revenues, USD 202 million in profit before tax and a net income of USD 186 million. Parent company Hanergy (Beijing) has also transferred the intellectual property (IP) of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) maker Solibro GmbH (Thalheim, Germany) and Solibro Research AB (Sweden) to Hanergy Solar subsidiary Apollo Kunming. The transfer of both the company and the IP is valued at USD 47 million. Read more

Germany installs 313 MW of solar PV in July 2013, feed-in tariff levels continue 1.8% degression

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 8:45 (Solarserver)

Germany's Federal Network Agency reports that the nation installed 313 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in July 2013. This is a slight increase over the 309 MW installed in June 2013, as well as the year-to-date average of 301 MW. Germany installed 2.11 GW of PV in the first seven months of 2013, much less than the first seven months of 2012, to bring it to a cumulative total of 34.5 GW. Read more

Sumitomo and NGK Insulators selected to trial storage systems in Japan

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 18:55 (PV-Tech)

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), has selected two firms to carry out separate projects aimed at developing energy storage systems for solar and wind power, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. Read more

Using Technology to Monitor and Maintain Wind Turbines

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 12:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The use of technology in power plants to automatically monitor systems has become industry standard, which isn't a surprise in an industry working to cut the cost of every kilowatt-hour. Although wind power isn't unique in the use of technology, the value of that technology may be more central to efficiently operating a wind power project. Read more

Former energy minister calls for ‘sensible middle ground’ in renewables debate

Wednesday, 9.4.2013 - 14:37 (Solarpowerportal)

A new report published today has stressed the important role that renewables must play in the UK’s transition to low carbon energy supply. Read more