Bloomberg New Energy Finance predicts that 33.8GW of new onshore wind farms, plus 1.7 GW of offshore wind power, will be added globally in 2013. This compares with its median forecast of 36.7GW of new photovoltaic, or PV, capacity. This year is set to be the first in which PV has added more megawatts than … Continue reading In 2013, Worldwide Solar Power Installations Will Overtake Wind For The First Time
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Total and Etrion to build world
Total S.A. (“ Ex Boyfriend Wants You Back Total”) (CAC: TOTF.PA) and Etrion Corporation (“Etrion”) (TSX: ETX / OMX: ETX) today announced the planned construction of Project Salvador, the world’s largest solar power project based on spot market electricity (“merchant”) revenues. Project Salvador will be a 70 megawatt-peak (“MWp”) photovoltaic power plant in the Atacama … Continue reading Total and Etrion to build world
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China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
The country's top 10 solar panel makers have up to 100 billion yuan (16.23 billion U.S. dollars) in debts and the ratio of debt to assets is above 70 percent in general across the industry, according to Meng Xiangan, deputy director of the China Renewable Energy Society. Though favorable policies have been mapped out to … Continue reading China's photovoltaic (PV) industry is facing accelerated industrial integration
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World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center Berlin jointly announced today having achieved a new world record for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Soitec, CEA-Leti and the Helmholtz Center … Continue reading World record solar photovoltaic cell with 44.7% efficiency
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Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
“When it comes to solar energy in Indonesia , all eyes are focused on the tender of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” says Thijs Sablerolle, founder of Solinvest. His company handles the financing of solar projects and oversees installations. The Ministry of Energy has issued a tender for the construction of solar installations … Continue reading Solar Energy in Indonesia: “All Eyes focused on the tender”
Continue readingIndia to build world’s largest solar power plant in Rajasthan
The government will set up the world’s largest solar power project, having a total generation capacity of 4,000 MW, in Rajasthan. There is no indication in the statement whether PV or CSP technology will be utilized in the green power plant or in any of the composite stages. The ultra mega green solar power project, … Continue reading India to build world’s largest solar power plant in Rajasthan
Continue readingSoitec to supply US DoD with 1MW CPV demonstration project
Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, announced today that a contract has been signed with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for a 1 MWAC solar project at Fort Irwin, California. According to the Department of Defense, 22 … Continue reading Soitec to supply US DoD with 1MW CPV demonstration project
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Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, By John Perlin
Charles Pope explains that he wrote his book Solar Heat, published in 1903, because “some call to the people is needed … to arouse interest … [in] ‘catching the sunbeams’ and extracting gold from them.” To accomplish his goal, he tells his readers, he has endeavored “to trace the history of attempts and successes in … Continue reading Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, By John Perlin
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Over 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
In the first half of September 2013, the 50 MW De Aar Solar Power installed its final solar panel. Over 167,000 solar panels have been installed on the project in the last five months, making it one of the few independent power producers (IPPs) of this scale, to reach this construction target in the Northern … Continue reading Over 167,000 solar panels installed in five months at De Aar solar project
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Japan photovoltaic reaches 10 GW
New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth country to reach the mark. Of the previous four
Continue readingU.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Showing continued growth in the solar market, this quarter’s report finds that the U.S. … Continue reading U.S. Solar Energy Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2013
Continue readingNew Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
The Chinese got it. So did the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Long before the advent of modern photovoltaics and solar grids, these forward thinkers were finding ways to harness the sun’s energy — present in infinite supply — and use it to heat their homes and baths, and even to cook their food. In his … Continue reading New Book by John Perlin Explores the History of Solar Energy
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U.S. Installs 832 MW of Solar PV in Q2 2013
GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2ndQuarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The report forecasts more than 5 GW of PV and concentrating solar power will be installed … Continue reading U.S. Installs 832 MW of Solar PV in Q2 2013
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JinkoSolar to supply 274 MWp modules to Acciona
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE:JKS), a leading global solar PV power product manufacturer, today announced that it entered into agreements for the supply of photovoltaic modules in total amount of 274 MWp with ACCIONA, one of the world leading renewable energy companies. According to the agreements, JinkoSolar will supply Oakleaf Investment … Continue reading JinkoSolar to supply 274 MWp modules to Acciona
Continue readingChina to become world
China is expected to overtake Germany this year to become the world’s top country in terms of newly added solar power generating capacity, an official from China’s top economic planner said Wednesday. To deal with the overcapacity problem in the domestic solar panel industry, China has undertaken measures to expand the domestic market, Zhang Xiaoqiang, … Continue reading China to become world
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SunEdison, IFC and OPIC Close $212.5M Project Financing arrangement for a 100 MWp Solar Power Plant in Chile
SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider today announced the closing of a $212.5 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. The debt proceeds will be used to finance the construction of a SunEdison … Continue reading SunEdison, IFC and OPIC Close $212.5M Project Financing arrangement for a 100 MWp Solar Power Plant in Chile
Continue readingCheaper Chinese solar photovoltaic panels are not due to low-cost labor
A study of the photovoltaic industries in the US and China shows that China’s dominance in solar panel manufacturing is not driven solely by cheaper labour and government support, but by larger-scale manufacturing and resulting supply-chain benefits. But the researchers say a balance could be achieved through future innovations in crystalline solar cell technology, which … Continue reading Cheaper Chinese solar photovoltaic panels are not due to low-cost labor
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BMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
BMW plans to introduce its electric i3 car this year, which raises the question of what’s going to happen to the old batteries that, for the purpose of powering electric cars, must be discarded well before they have actually been depleted. It’s a riddle the car company is hoping to solve together with the question … Continue reading BMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
Continue readingChina to subsidize photovoltaic
The National Development and Reform Commission issued new subsidy standards for distributed solar power generation projects, stipulating a 0.42 yuan (7 cents) subsidy for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced by distributed photovoltaic, or PV, power units. The policy is the country’s first of its kind. Distributed PV power units were previously subsidized on a project-investment … Continue reading China to subsidize photovoltaic
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China is to implement a new price structure for photovoltaic (PV) power stations — solar power — with a subsidy of 0.42 yuan (7 U.S. cents) per kilowatt-hours (KWH) to distributed projects, the country’s top economic planning body announced on Friday. The benchmark PV feed-in prices will be set at 0.9 yuan, 0.95 yuan and … Continue reading China to subsidize solar power
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