Yingli Green revises up its module shipment guidance

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 13:15 (PV-Tech)

Yingli Green Energy, the world’s largest solar module manufacturer, has revised up its module shipment guidance for 2013. Read more

Indian minister accuses US of being overprotective in solar trade row

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 19:15 (PV-Tech)

According to press reports in India, the country’s Union commerce and industry minister, Anand Sharma has accused the US of being overprotective following its recent solar trade complaint. Read more

NRG Solar and Boeing begin construction on 25MW PV plant in Guam

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 18:50 (PV-Tech)

Guam is finally beginning its first foray into the renewable energy sector, as NRG Solar and Boeing announced that construction had begun on Dandan, a 25MW solar power plant. Read more

ET Solar becoming EPC with first 8.4MW PV power plant in UK

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 16:28 (Solarpowerportal)

PV module manufacturer, ET Solar has moved downstream and entered the UK market as an EPC to construct an 8.4MWp ground-mounted PV power plant in the village of Bridgewater in Somerset. Read more

Solargiga to acquire Chinese solar EPC Jinzhou Wintek

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 16:15 (Solarserver)

A subsidiary of Solargiga Energy Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% equity interest in solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Jinzhou Wintek Silicon Materials Co. Ltd. (Jinzhou, China). Read more

Five Reasons Solar’s Win Over Gas in Minnesota is Just the Beginning

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 16:15 (Renewable Energy World)

Solar advocates were popping corks when a New Year’s Eve ruling by an administrative law judge in Minnesota said that distributed solar arrays were a more cost-effective resource than natural gas to meet Xcel Energy’s peak power needs. The energy media were aflutter for weeks, but many missed the bigger significance. If solar trumps gas for peaking Read more

Trina Solar guides over 1GW of PV module shipment increase in 2014

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 15:43 (PV-Tech)

Trina Solar reached PV module shipments in 2013 of approximately 2.58GW, over 1GW above shipment levels achieved in 2012. Due to expected strong demand in 2014, the company guided shipments to increase a further 1GW to between 3.6GW to 3.8GW. Read more

Trina Solar reports another quarter of strong shipments, revenues in Q4 2013

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 15:31 (Solarserver)

Trina Solar Ltd. (Changzhou, China) has released results for the fourth quarter of 2013, reporting a 73% year-over-year increase in revenues to USD 526 million, with a 2.7% operating margin and a net income of USD 9.6 million. The company shipped 770 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules during the quarter, a slight decline from the previous quarter and again well above rated internal capacities. Read more

Ecobuild: UK should have “benchmark” test for modules to maximise investment, says Jinko Solar

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 14:10 (Solarpowerportal)

Module manufacturer Jinko Solar has said there should be a single “benchmark” test for modules used in the UK, especially for large-scale projects seeking investment. Read more

Ecobuild: Viridian Solar announces ‘Pod’ solar heating concept

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:55 (Solarpowerportal)

Cambridge-based solar manufacturer Viridian Solar has unveiled its new ‘Pod’ solar heating concept at Ecobuild. Read more

India plans 1GW solar park in Andhra Pradesh state

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:28 (PV-Tech)

In an effort to boost India’s slumping PV market, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SEIC) is planning to construct a 1GW solar park in Andhra Pradesh state along with adjoining PV manufacturing facilities. Read more

Solar Power Portal Awards 2014: Entries are now open

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:12 (Solarpowerportal)

Nominations for the 2014 Solar Power Portal Awards are now open. Read more

Vivint Solar secures US$280 million for residential project funding

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 11:15 (PV-Tech)

Major US residential PV provider, Vivint Solar has secured new tax equity transactions that would enable the company to fund around US$280 million worth of PV system installations. Read more

ET Solar becoming EPC with first 8.4MW PV power plant in UK

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 11:15 (PV-Tech)

PV module manufacturer, ET Solar has moved downstream and entered the UK market as an EPC to construct an 8.4 MWp ground mounted PV power plant in the village of Bridgewater in Somerset. Read more

Hanergy Solar expects significant profit increase for 2013

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 11:15 (PV-Tech)

In a Hong Kong stock market statement, Hanergy Solar said it expected more than a 50% increase in net profits for 2013, compared to the previous year. Read more

Martifer Solar to build 78.4 MW of UK solar PV plants for Lightsource

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 9:06 (Solarserver)

Martifer Solar (Oliveira de Frades, Portugal) has announced that it is building a portfolio of five solar photovoltaic (PV) plants totaling 78.4 MW in England for Lightsource Renewable Energy (London). Martifer has sold one of the plants, and has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Lightsource build the other four. Martifer will also supply operations and maintenance (O&M) services for all five, which are located in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Nottingham and Swindon. Read more

Indian SREC trading volume increases, supply still far exceeds demand

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 9:02 (Solarserver)

The volume of solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) traded in India hit a four-month high at 8,308 during February 2014, according to an analysis by RESolve Energy Consultants (Chennai, India). This represents a 31% increase over January 2014 trading volumes. However, supply still far exceeds demand and prices remain at the floor of INR 9300 (USD 150). During the month 35,800 SRECs were issued, bringing the closing balance to 126,000. Read more

ReneSola to begin making Virtus II solar PV modules in Japan through JV

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 8:59 (Solarserver)

ReneSola Ltd. (Jiashan, China) has announced that it will begin manufacturing its Virtus II solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in Japan through a joint venture (JV) with Vitec Co. Ltd. (Tokyo). ReneSola expects Vitec Global Solar's manufacturing plant in Tochigi Prefecture to begin making Virtus II modules in April 2014. The factory will have an annual production capacity of 80 MW. Read more

France awards 40 MW of mid-sized solar PV projects through solicitation

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 8:56 (Solarserver)

France has awarded 177 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for a total of 40.3 MW, under a recent solicitation for PV systems 100–250 kW in capacity. The developers awarded the most projects are Irisolar with 17 projects totaling 4.2 MW and SCH III with 13 projects. CAP Solar 81 and Mecojit 3 were both awarded 11 projects. Read more

Floating Wind Farms Venture Farther Out to Sea

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 13:50 (Renewable Energy World)

There’s roughly enough wind off the West Coast to power all of the United States. Alla Weinstein is determined to harness as much of it as she can. Weinstein is chief executive officer of Principle Power, a Seattle company that has developed a ballast system that buoys wind turbines so they don’t have to be bolted to the seabed. On Feb. 5, Principle received approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior to build a 30-megawatt floating wind farm off Oregon’s coast, the nation’s first in the Pacific Ocean. Read more

Why US New Installed Wind Capacity Fell 99.98 Percent...And What To Do About It

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:58 (Renewable Energy World)

Over the past decade, the wind industry has been the U.S. poster child for scalable renewable energy development. In the fourth quarter of 2012 alone, the U.S. added a record-breaking 8.38 GW of wind turbines, surpassing 60 GW of total installed capacity. To put this in perspective, the newly installed wind projects in that single, three-month period: Read more

Manitoba Hydro Does Wisconsin Power Sales to Help Hydro Projects

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 16:24 (Renewable Energy World)

Manitoba Hydro announced late last week that it has inked two major power sales with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG). Read more

Manitoba Hydro Signs PPAs with Wisconsin Power to Help Hydro Projects

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 16:24 (Renewable Energy World)

Manitoba Hydro announced late last week that it has inked two major power sales with Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG). Read more

Masdar Institute to open iEnergy research centre in Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 13:33 (PV-Tech)

Abu Dhabi’s research-driven advanced energy and sustainability university Masdar Institute of Technology, has unveiled plans to create a centre for researching “sustainable energy enabling technologies” encompassing the production, storage and efficient use of technology. Read more

Green Growth Group ministers: EU must adopt climate and energy framework

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:49 (Solarpowerportal)

Ministers from the 13 EU ‘Green Growth Group’ countries, including Ed Davey, have released a joint statement urging the European Council to adopt a climate and energy framework going forward to 2030. Read more

EU ministers urge quick action on climate and carbon

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 12:11 (PV-Tech)

Ministers from the 13 EU ‘Green Growth Group’ countries have released a joint statement, urging the European Council to adopt a climate and energy framework going forward to 2030. Read more

Xcel Energy to expand PV capacity by 150MW

Tuesday, 3.4.2014 - 11:15 (PV-Tech)

US power producer, Xcel Energy is planning to expand PV energy capacity by 150MW in Minnesota by the end of 2016. Read more