News of the year 2014

Date: 19.09.2014



Photovoltaics

EMCORE to sell its space PV business to Veritas Capital

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 11:53 (Solarserver)

EMCORE Corporation (Albuquerque, NM, US), a provider of systems for space solar photovoltaic (PV) power industries, on September 17th, 2014 announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of private equity firm Veritas Capital, under which an affiliate of Veritas has agreed to purchase EMCORE's Space Photovoltaics business for USD 150 million in cash. Read more

New studies: Prices of rooftop and utility-scale solar photovoltaics significantly declined in the U.S.

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 7:18 (Solarserver)

The cost of solar energy in the United States continues to fall substantially, according to the latest editions of two annual reports produced by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). A third Berkeley Lab report, written in collaboration with researchers at Yale University, the University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), shows that local permitting and other regulatory procedures can significantly impact residential photovoltaic (PV) prices. Read more

Pöyry, solar PV project, Thailand, Energy Absolute Public Company, engineering, EA Solar Lampang, solar photovoltaic project, PV project, solar power

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 7:05 (Solarserver)

Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (Bangkok, Thailand) has awarded the international consulting and engineering company Pöyry (Vantaa, Finland) with engineering assignments for the “EA Solar Lampang” solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Thailand. The total installed capacity of the PV project will be about 130 MWDC with an annual solar power generation of 207 GWh, according to Pöyry’s press release. Read more

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and Yingli Solar complete 210kW PV project

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 3:59 (PV-Tech)

PV materials provider DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions and PV module manufacturer Yingli Green Energy have finished a 210kW PV project on the rooftop of the DuPont China R&D Center in Shanghai. Read more


Thermal Power/Heating

Massachusetts City Leads by Example with 1.8-MW Brownfield Solar Project

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 23:24 (Renewable Energy World)

Today government officials commissioned a 1.8-MW solar project on what is classified as a “superfund” site — an abandoned plot of land that harbored hazardous waste affecting the environment and population — in New Bedford, an economically depressed coastal city in southeastern Massachusetts. What was once a toxic lot is now a shining example of how renewable energy can transform the environment and local economies, according to government officials at today’s dedication. Read more

Canadian Solar Joins China Solar Financing Club

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 17:46 (Renewable Energy World)

Canadian Solar has joined a growing field of Chinese solar panel makers entering the risky business of speculative development in China, with its launch of a new locally-based fund for solar power construction. The move follows the establishment of self-financed vehicles for similar speculative construction by rivals Trina, Yingli and wind power eq Read more

Blackstone’s Vivint Plans $371 Million IPO as Solar Demand Rises

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 17:13 (Renewable Energy World)

Vivint Solar, the rooftop power producer owned by Blackstone Group LP, is seeking to raise as much as $371 million from its initial public offering. Read more

Saft bags California battery deal to integrate renewables

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 15:58 (PV-Tech)

French battery manufacturer and designer Saft has been contracted to supply a 1MW/3MWh lithium-ion storage system at an educational facility in California, aimed at mitigating the impact of variable solar generation. Read more

Brazil state solar auction to impose domestic content restriction

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 13:03 (PV-Tech)

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is to apply domestic content regulations to its solar auction in November. Read more

SPI Solar acquires PV assets in Hawaii, Greece and 19MW of DG in China

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 12:14 (PV-Tech)

LDK Solar majority-owned developer SPI Solar has announced a wave of acquisitions and forthcoming projects in China and Hawaii, having also acquired 26.57MW of projects in Greece in the first week of September. Read more

Panasonic Eco Solutions announces record-setting low claim rate for solar PV “HIT” modules in Europe

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 11:59 (Solarserver)

Panasonic Corp.'s (Osaka, Japan) Eco Solutions subsidiary on September 19th, 2014 announced a new European record low claim rate of 0.00381 percent for its industry-leading solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Panasonic has sold over 3.5 million PV modules across Europe since 2003, recording just 137 claims for its “HIT” modules during that time, the company emphasizes. Read more

First UK grid connected PV system 95% efficient 20 years later

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 11:59 (Solarpowerportal)

The UK’s first grid connected solar system has been tested on its 20th anniversary, to find it still has a 95% generation rate from its initial installation 20 years ago. Read more

Boost for commercial in PV Panama with new partnership

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 11:49 (PV-Tech)

Renewable energy solutions company, Urban Green Energy (UGE), and energy infrastructure investment and development group, OTEPI Renewables, have formed a partnership to focus on commercial solar deployment in Panama. Read more

Boost for commercial PV in Panama with new partnership

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 11:49 (PV-Tech)

Renewable energy solutions company, Urban Green Energy (UGE), and energy infrastructure investment and development group, OTEPI Renewables, have formed a partnership to focus on commercial solar deployment in Panama. Read more

Finnish consulting and engineering company Pöyry awarded assignments for 130 MW solar PV project in Thailand

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 10:22 (Solarserver)

Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (Bangkok, Thailand) has awarded the international consulting and engineering company Pöyry (Vantaa, Finland) with engineering assignments for the “EA Solar Lampang” solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Thailand. The total installed capacity of the PV project will be about 130 MWDC with an annual solar power generation of 207 GWh, according to Pöyry’s press release. Read more

UGE, OTEPI Renewables to start commercial, net-metered solar PV systems in Panama

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 6:54 (Solarserver)

UGE (New York) a provider of renewable energy solutions for enterprise customers, on September 18th, 2014 announced a strategic partnership with OTEPI Renewables, an energy-related company, active in Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, USA and Spain, with a focus on rapidly advancing commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Panama. Along with the partnership, UGE and OTEPI announced they have secured an order to supply one of the first net-metered rooftop solar systems in Panama, along with additional plans to deploy multiple megawatts of solar energy by the end of 2015. Read more

US Department of Energy introduces new Solar Instructor Training Network initiative

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 3:53 (PV-Tech)

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed a set of measures – aligned with President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan – to build up the renewable energy sector in the country. Read more

US Department of Energy targets 50,000 new solar installers by 2020

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 3:53 (PV-Tech)

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed a set of measures – aligned with President Barack Obama’s Climate Action Plan – to build up the renewable energy sector in the country. Read more


Biomass/Pellets

US Navy, DOE, USDA Award $210 Million to Three Companies for Drop-in Biofuels

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 17:25 (Renewable Energy World)

In Washington, the Department of Defense has awarded $210 million under the Defense Production Act to Emerald Biofuels, Fulcrum Biofuels and Red Rock Bio towards the construction of biorefineries that produce cost-competitive, drop-in military biofuels. Read more


Wind Energy

New Research Improves on Earlier Bird-Killing Turbine Studies

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 18:23 (Renewable Energy World)

The first-ever study using data from modern wind farms throughout North America finds that avian mortality among most species of small passerines (birds) may be biologically insignificant. Read more


Hydropower

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Hydrogen/Fuel Cell

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Geo Thermal/Heat Pump

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Energy Policy/Climate/CO2

Finalists for Renewable Energy World Projects of the Year 2014 Revealed

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 21:01 (Renewable Energy World)

The editors of Renewable Energy World and Power Engineering magazines and their respective websites have announced eleven finalists for the annual Projects of the Year Awards program. Read more

TerraForm Power appoints Alejandro Hernandez as chief financial officer

Friday, 9.19.2014 - 3:48 (PV-Tech)

Renewable energy leader TerraForm Power has named Alejandro Hernandez as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective on 29 September 2014. Read more


Solar-/Electromobil

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