Canadian Solar modules gain PTC ratings above 91%

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 13:06 (PV-Tech)

Major solar manufacturer, Canadian Solar, has received a 91% efficiency PV US test condition (PTC) rating for two of its modules. Read more

JinkoSolar scoops US$272.1 million from latest US fund raising

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 23:06 (PV-Tech)

The current darling of the US investment community related to the PV industry, JinkoSolar has accumulated at total of US$272.1 million in its latest round of ADS share offerings. Read more

Friday, January 24 is Shout Out for Solar Day! Will You Shout Out?

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 22:07 (Renewable Energy World)

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Tomorrow is Shout Out for Solar Day! Will You Shout Out?

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 22:07 (Renewable Energy World)

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TODAY is Shout Out for Solar Day! Will You Shout Out?

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 22:07 (Renewable Energy World)

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First Solar begins work on 22 MW solar PV plant in West Texas, without PPA

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 20:38 (Solarserver)

First Solar Inc. (Tempe, Arizona, U.S.) has begun construction on a 22 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the U.S. state of Texas. The project does currently not hold a power purchase agreement (PPA) with any off-taker. Read more

Will You Shout Out for Solar?

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 20:08 (Renewable Energy World)

Did you know that the Solar Energy Industries Association, better known as SEIA, is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this week?  According to Rhone Resch, on January 24, 1974, five people in Washington, DC got together in the basement of a hotel to discuss the possibility of setting up a solar association and that’s where SEIA was born. Think of w Read more

Lessons from Minnesota: An Unexpected Solar Success

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 15:32 (Renewable Energy World)

How did a cold state in the Upper Midwest join the ranks of states with solar energy standards? This presentation (click for presentation with audio) explains the politics, process, and policy that led to Minnesota becoming the 17th state with a solar or distributed renewable energy standard in 2013.  It was originally delivered to a webinar audien Read more

First Solar to build and operate 22MW PV power plant in Texas

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 15:05 (PV-Tech)

First Solar said it had started construction of a 22MW PV power plant in Pecos County, Texas. Read more

Canadian Solar PV modules achieve top PTC ratings

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:52 (Solarserver)

Canadian Solar Inc. (San Ramon, California, U.S.) reports that its solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have achieved the highest ratings among all multicrystalline silicon PV modules made by major manufacturers in the PVUSA Test Conditions (PTC) ratings program. Read more

US-China Solar Trade Update: Another Battle or a Path to Peace?

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The ongoing U.S.-China solar PV trade war continues this week, with China finalizing its tariffs and duties against U.S. polysilicon suppliers, after SolarWorld launched another volley to further tighten tariff definitions against China. And moving further to the middle of the table is the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) with new proposals of its own. Read more

ROTH Capital raises 2014 global solar market demand outlook

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 13:09 (PV-Tech)

US-based investment bank, ROTH Capital Partners cleantech analysts have raised their 2014 market forecast for the PV industry. Read more

Lufft to provide weather stations to 200MW Imperial Valley Solar 1 in California

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 13:05 (PV-Tech)

German meteorological instrument manufacturer G.Lufft (Lufft) has been awarded a contract to supply compact weather stations to a 200MW photovoltaic installation in southern California’s Imperial Valley. Read more

Government certificate paves way for Yingli global PV project drive

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 12:37 (PV-Tech)

Leading PV manufacturer Yingli Solar has received government approval to build solar projects in overseas markets. Read more

Retiring California utilties commissioner warns colleagues of hostility to solar

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 12:02 (PV-Tech)

In his final address before retiring due to cancer, a member of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a warning to his fellow commissioners to protect the state’s commitment to clean energy. Read more

JA Solar and Powerway to establish 150 MW PV module manufacturing facility in South Africa

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 10:23 (Solarserver)

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), one of the world's largest manufacturers of solar Photovoltaic (PV) products, and Powerway PV SA Pty. Ltd (Foshan, China), provider of solar farm construction services, on January 22nd, 2014 announced that they have formed a Joint Venture to establish a solar module manufacturing facility in South Africa. Read more

JA Solar and Powerway to open 150MW PV module assembly plant in South Africa

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 10:12 (PV-Tech)

JA Solar and Powerway have formed a joint venture to establish a PV module assembly plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa with an initial nameplate capacity of 150MW. Read more

Bluefield solar fund acquires eighth UK solar farm

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 9:38 (Solarpowerportal)

The Bluefield Solar Income Fund is close to fully committed after entering into binding contracts to acquire its eighth UK-based solar farm. Read more

EnergyTrend: U.S. could rule against Taiwanese solar PV cell makers in trade case

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 9:16 (Solarserver)

TrendForce's (Taipei City, Taiwan) EnergyTrend division has warned that there is a “moderate” chance that U.S. trade authorities will rule against Taiwanese solar photovoltaic (PV) cell makers if the nation pursues an anti-dumping investigation. The United States Department of Commerce will announce its decision on whether or not to proceed with the investigation on January 22nd, 2014. EnergyTrend says that Taiwanese government agencies and the PV industry should begin searching for relevant data to establish their case. Read more

Apollo Solar becomes world's largest PV equipment maker during year of market collapse

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 8:56 (Solarserver)

Hanergy (Beijing) subsidiary Apollo Solar became the “clear” world solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment market leader by revenue in 2013, according to a report by NPD Solarbuzz Inc. (Santa Clara, California, U.S.). Solarbuzz notes that 2013 was an extremely difficult year for PV equipment makers, with only USD 1.73 billion in ingot-to-module and thin film equipment sales. When polysilicon equipment is included, this number rises to just over USD 2 billion. Read more

Update: Google On a Cleantech Investment Binge Again

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 13:59 (Renewable Energy World)

Once again flexing its investment muscles in renewable energy, Google is expanding its future purchasing plans for wind energy in Finland and taking a stake in another a Texas wind farm. Oh, and it also bought some home energy automation startup called Nest Labs. Read more

A 6MW IRENA/ADFD funded PV project in Sierra Leone to use Masdar PV modules

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 19:41 (PV-Tech)

Silicon (a-Si) thin-film manufacturer, Masdar PV is to supply the modules for a 6MW IRENA/ADFD funded project in Sierra Leone. Read more

Fraunhofer ISE to team with Saudi Arabian K.A.CARE on renewables R&D

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 18:15 (PV-Tech)

The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, K.A.CARE, based in Saudi Arabia, and Fraunhofer ISE, have signed an agreement to work together on renewable energy R&D activities. Read more

Western Canada's Forests Are Fueling Greener Heating

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:37 (Renewable Energy World)

The province of British Columbia, situated on the western edge of Canada, has 55 million hectares of public forest land, making forestry one of the province’s key sectors. Each year the industry creates wood waste, which innovators in the province have turned into a valuable resource – clean-burning wood pellets. Throughout the province, there is e Read more

EU proposes 27% renewable energy goal for 2030

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:15 (Solarpowerportal)

The EU has proposed a binding 27% renewable energy target for 2030. Read more

European Commission proposes 27% renewable energy commitment by 2030

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:06 (Solarserver)

The European Commission (EC) has proposed an EU-wide binding target of at least 27% renewable energy by 2030 and a reduction in greenhouse gases at least 40% below 1990 levels. The renewable energy goal is a weak progression from the commission's 2020 target of 20% renewable energy, and falls far short of what environmental organizations and renewable energy industries had been seeking. Read more

ABB Wins Zayad Future Energy Prize

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Swiss company ABB won the Zayad Future Energy Prize for large corporations here in Abu Dhabi. ABB became the sixth winner of the prize, beating fellow finalists GE and U.S. retail giant Walmart. Read more

Europe Dividing Over Most Ambitious Carbon and Climate Plans

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The European Union is poised to take its first formal steps to expand the world’s most ambitious limits on fossil fuel pollution. That may widen a rift in how it balances green policies with the need for cheaper power. Read more

NY State Working to Catch Up with CA's Energy Storage Requirements

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 14:00 (Renewable Energy World)

Battery storage is gaining more and more traction in the distributed energy resources community. Last fall, California passed the first statewide energy storage directive in the United States. Issued by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the mandate requires all investor-owned utilities in the state including Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric, to jointly purchase “1325 megawatts of energy storage” by 2020. Read more

EU proposes 27% renewable energy goal for 2030

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 13:03 (PV-Tech)

The EU has proposed a binding 27% renewable energy target for 2030 and a 40% emissions reduction goal. Read more

German renewables plan a ‘death knell’ for the energy transition, says juwi

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 12:38 (PV-Tech)

Proposals to scale back Germany’s renewable energy policy represent a “death knell” for the country’s energy transition, according to the founders of the developer juwi. Read more

EPIA: Ambitious, binding 2030 EU renewable energy targets needed

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 9:10 (Solarserver)

The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels) is calling on the European Commission to set “ambitious and binding” targets for renewable energy in 2030, following similar calls by eight European nations and two European Parliament committees. However, it notes that prospects are not particularly good under the leadership of EU Commission President José Barroso (EPP). The EC is expected to issue a white paper on a 2030 framework on January 22nd, 2013, which it says could “fall far below the adequate level of ambition”. Read more

Fraunhofer ISE, ABB named among winners of Zayed Future Energy Prize

Wednesday, 1.22.2014 - 9:03 (Solarserver)

Fraunhofer ISE (Freiburg, Germany) has been named among the winners of the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014, which were announced at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE on January 20th, 2014. Fraunhofer ISE won the non-governmental organization (NGO) award, with a price of USD 1.5 million. Other winners include ABB (Zurich), the parent company of inverter maker Power-One (Camarillo, California, U.S.), Abellon CleanEnergy (Ahmedabad, India), battery pioneer Wang Chuanfu and five high schools around the world. Read more