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Yingli Green Energy to supply 220 MW PV modules for China power investment corporation
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar”, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited (“Yingli China”), has succeeded in [...]
Continuar leyendo...Schneider Electric has provided the electrical Balance of System for 85MW of solar power plants in France
Jueves, mayo 16, 2013
Schneider Electric has the ability of executing many projects in parallel with a complex logistics thanks to optimized plug-and-play solutions that cover the entire electrical balance of system. The Solar Business of Schneider Electric, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain which was recently distinguished as one of the Top 3 [...]
Continuar leyendo...Solar panels as inexpensive as paint? It’s possible due to research at UB, elsewhere
Lunes, mayo 13, 2013
Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. Simply put, most people and businesses cannot afford to place them on their rooftops. Fortunately, that is changing because researchers such as Qiaoqiang Gan, University [...]
Continuar leyendo...Solar Photovoltaic Wafer Production Forecast to Grow 19% in 2013
Sábado, mayo 11, 2013
After falling 15% in 2012, solar photovoltaic wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30 GW and recovering to the 2011 level, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Polysilicon and Wafer Supply Chain Quarterly. However, industry utilization is expected to remain below 60%, and while prices have stopped falling, no significant increases [...]
Continuar leyendo...Iberdrola lands a contract for the construction of a 96-MW photovoltaic plant in South Africa for $150 million
Viernes, mayo 10, 2013
The consortium formed by IBERDROLA INGENIERÃA and the South African company GROUP FIVE has been selected by Jasper Power Company for the construction of a 96-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in South Africa. The contract, which was signed today in Johannesburg, is worth around 150 million dollars and includes the engineering, equipment supply, civil engineering work, [...]
Continuar leyendo...Solar Energy International (SE) Announces Advanced Solar PV Training Labs for Solar Professionals
Martes, mayo 7, 2013
Solar Energy International (SEI) has announced two PV351L: PV Systems – Tools and Techniques for Operation and Maintenance Lab Week (Grid-Direct) sessions this summer for solar professionals to take their solar pv training experience to the highest level available in the solar industry. This intensive, advanced training is designed for solar professionals already working in [...]
Continuar leyendo...Moving the UK solar energy market past the ‘boom and bust’ stage
Lunes, mayo 6, 2013
The UK solar PV market is making headlines again as its 500 MW of installed capacity accounted for 10% of the global installations in the first quarter of 2013. As a result, the UK market passed the 2 GigaWatt mark of cumulative installed solar capacity. 2012 hasn’t been a bad year either. Government statistics confirm [...]
Continuar leyendo...NRG Solar Official Opens 66 MW Solar Energy Plant in California
Viernes, mayo 3, 2013
Alpine is one of eight large-scale photovoltaic solar facilities owned by NRG. NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced that it will commemorate the opening of the Alpine Solar Generating Facility in Lancaster, Calif., at a ribbon-cutting event later this morning. Currently the largest fully operational solar facility in [...]
Continuar leyendo...ABB to power one of Africa’s largest photovoltaic solar plants
Jueves, mayo 2, 2013
ABB to power one of Africa’s largest photovoltaic solar plants and support renewables thrust $25 million order to supply electrical and automation system for one of the world’s largest single-axis PV power plants Zurich, Switzerland, May 2, 2013 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $25 million [...]
Continuar leyendo...EU PVSEC 2013 in Paris, France, Provides Access to Emerging Markets and to the French-speaking World
Jueves, mayo 2, 2013
The 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28th EU PVSEC) will take place from 30 September to 04 October 2013 at Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte in Paris, France. The five-day Conference is complemented by the three-day Exhibition, held from 01 to 03 October 2013. The event will be held in a [...]
Continuar leyendo...Kyocera Solar Inc. announces 127 megawatt utility-scale solar installation opens in Arizona with 25MW of U.S
Jueves, mayo 2, 2013
Kyocera Solar Inc. today joined LS Power and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to officially open the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II (AV Solar II) utility-scale installation in southwest Arizona. Kyocera is providing 25 megawatts (MW) of proven, reliable solar modules for the 127MW photovoltaic (PV) installation; all Kyocera modules included in the project were U.S.-made. [...]
Continuar leyendo...Photovoltaic capacity connected in the EU in 2012: 16.5 GWp (22.0 GWp in 2011)
Miércoles, mayo 1, 2013
Installed PV capacity 68.6 GWp in the European Union at the end of 2012 (52.1 GWp end 2011). Photovoltaic electricity generated in the EU in 2012: 68.1 TWh (45.3 TWh in 2011). After the euphoria of 2011, the European Union’s photovoltaic (PV) market slowed right down in 2012. EurObserv’ER puts newly-connected capacity in 2012 at [...]
Continuar leyendo...Multinationals increasingly switch to solar energy
Miércoles, mayo 1, 2013
An increasing number of large internationally operating companies in the Netherlands are switching to solar energy. The Wieckse Witte-Brewery, owned by Heineken, in Den Bosch; a Lidl branch in Weert; the new IKEA store in Zwolle and the Tons Mosterd factory in Zierikzee – all of these enterprises already have, or will soon have, solar [...]
Continuar leyendo...MidAmerican Solar and SunPower start major construction on world’s largest solar power
Martes, abril 30, 2013
MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR) marked the start of major construction at the Antelope Valley Solar Projects – two projects co-located in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California – with a community celebration. The 579-megawatt development will employ approximately 650 workers during a three-year construction period; generate more than $500 million in [...]
Continuar leyendo...MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Start Major Construction on World’s Largest Solar Power Development
Sábado, abril 27, 2013
579-Megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects Expected to Create Approximately 650 Jobs and Inject More Than $500 Million Into the Regional Economy. MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR) marked the start of major construction at the Antelope Valley Solar Projects – two projects co-located in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California – with a [...]
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