Today the European Commission announced that it will investigate China’s unfair trade practices, following EU ProSun’s submission of July 24th. EU ProSun represents the majority of EU solar industrial production. The sun is an unlimited, free source of energy that is available worldwide. McKinsey forecasts global annual installations of solar PV could increase 50-fold by … Continue reading EU ProSun Applauds Launch of EU Investigation Into Unfair Competition From Chinese Solar Manufacturers
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ABB announces smart grid interface for solar power
ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, will introduce the world’s first fully integrated solar power generation plant controller and smart grid interface as part of its Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) system at the Solar Power International conference and exhibition to be held in Orlando, September 11-13. With its full range of power equipment and … Continue reading ABB announces smart grid interface for solar power
Continue readingDuPont Photovoltaic Solutions & Distributed Sun Collaborate on Standards for Solar Modules
The aim is to facilitate project specifications that will better inform the decisions of system owners, investors and users. DuPont will help guide D-SUN on specifications for materials that deliver improved efficiency, lifetime and lower overall system costs to maximize returns for solar installations, and reduce investment risk. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and Distributed Sun … Continue reading DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions & Distributed Sun Collaborate on Standards for Solar Modules
Continue readingAustralia’s Largest Solar Power Station Announced
Australia’s biggest solar power plant will be built in Canberra by 2014. International solar power company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) will construct and operate the 20 megawatt facility, the ACT Government announced on Wednesday. The generator will occupy about 50 hectares and comprise some 83,000 photovoltaic panels “This is a landmark day for Big Solar … Continue reading Australia’s Largest Solar Power Station Announced
Continue readingGermany: a total of 4.9 GW in additional photovoltaic installations from the beginning of the current year to July 31st
According to this information, in July it received data for 543.225 MW in newly installed PV output. All in all this results in an additional 4.9 GW for this year. Last year only 2,285 MW were recorded in the same period. Thus the total of all installations subsidized by the Renewable Energy Resources Act up … Continue reading Germany: a total of 4.9 GW in additional photovoltaic installations from the beginning of the current year to July 31st
Continue readingJGC launches Japan’s largest solar power project
In 2010, JGC invested in two 100,000 kW concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in Spain, which came into commercial operation in February this year. JGC Corporation (Yokohama, Japan) has announced plans to build a 26.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Oita City, Japan, in an industrial district owned by Nissan Motor Company Ltd. (Yokohama, … Continue reading JGC launches Japan’s largest solar power project
Continue readingNew solar cells could reduce cost of solar power by 75%
Solar energy has the potential to be a renewable, carbon-neutral source of electricity but cost of photovoltaics – the devices that convert sunlight into electricity – has slowed widespread adoption of this resource. The RTI solar cells are formed from solutions of semiconductor particles, known as colloidal quantum dots, and can have a power conversion … Continue reading New solar cells could reduce cost of solar power by 75%
Continue readingChinese solar industry hits at protectionism
China’s solar product exports were valued at 35.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, with the EU receiving a share of more than 60 percent of the products, according to industry data. Members of the China Photovoltaic Industry Alliance have called for a “correction” to protectionist measures that harm the interests of global solar companies. Representatives … Continue reading Chinese solar industry hits at protectionism
Continue readingSemprius to exhibit new solar technology at 2012 democratic national convention
Semprius, the world record holder for photovoltaic module conversion efficiency and the first company to covert over one-third of the sun’s energy into electricity, has developed a new solar module with unique branding potential. Semprius, Inc., an innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, will display a new branding application for its world record … Continue reading Semprius to exhibit new solar technology at 2012 democratic national convention
Continue readingDow Unveils New Technologies for Solar Panel Makers
ENLIGHTTM Polyolefin Back Encapsulant Composite Films use patent-pending technology to create a single structure that provides “2-in-1” functionality, serving as both the back encapsulant and backsheet for solar panels. Next generation ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films offer excellent electrical insulation properties, increased resistance to the effects of Potential Induced Degradation (PID) and extended module efficiency levels. … Continue reading Dow Unveils New Technologies for Solar Panel Makers
Continue readingAnalysis of Worldwide Markets for Solar Products
The solar power industry and its associated technologies, including concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic (PV), and concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV and LCPV), are going through a significant correction as a seven-year period of capacity building, aggressive pricing, and promises of grid parity, driven largely by feed-in tariffs, comes to an end. As the profitable feed-in-tariff incentives … Continue reading Analysis of Worldwide Markets for Solar Products
Continue readingChina’s Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Approved
Approval of the solar power projects is the strongest demonstration of government support for the Chinese solar energy industry since the worsening of the European debt crisis and the US imposition of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Chinese imports, GCL-Poly Energy stated in a press release. The approvals also represent a milestone in government support … Continue reading China’s Largest Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant Approved
Continue readingLow Cost, High Efficiency Solar Energy Technology Developed
Solar energy has the potential to be a renewable, carbon-neutral source of electricity but the high cost of photovoltaics — the devices that convert sunlight into electricity — has slowed widespread adoption of this resource. Researchers at RTI International have developed a new solar technology that could make solar energy more affordable, and thus speed-up … Continue reading Low Cost, High Efficiency Solar Energy Technology Developed
Continue readingMinnesota’s Largest Solar Array Now Plugged-In Atop IKEA Store
KEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar panels installed at its Twin Cities store in Bloomington, Minnesota – the state’s largest such photovoltaic array. The 128,000-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,014-kW system, built with 4,316 panels. IKEA Bloomington’s program will produce approximately 1,161,328 kWh of clean electricity annually, the … Continue reading Minnesota’s Largest Solar Array Now Plugged-In Atop IKEA Store
Continue readingTenaska buys 160 MW solar power project in Southern California
Tenaska Solar Ventures has bought the 160MW Silverleaf photovoltaic (PV) solar project, being developed in Southern California, from Agile Solar Holdings and Bregal Energy. Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC (TSV), an affiliate of Omaha-based Tenaska, today announced that it has acquired the Silverleaf photovoltaic solar project, a proposed 160-megawatt (MW) solar energy project under development in … Continue reading Tenaska buys 160 MW solar power project in Southern California
Continue readingAmerican Clean Energy Announces Completion of 4.5 MW of Roof Mounted Solar Energy Facilities
American Clean Energy presently has a development pipeline of over 50MW in the Northeast consisting of utility, commercial and municipal installations. American Clean Energy powers up 4.5 MW of solar arrays for the Toms River Regional Schools located in Toms River, NJ. The solar electric PV systems are comprised of 16,000 solar panels located on … Continue reading American Clean Energy Announces Completion of 4.5 MW of Roof Mounted Solar Energy Facilities
Continue readingMicrowave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology
Thin-film photovoltaic technologies offer a low cost, high volume approach to manufacturing solar cells. Engineers at Oregon State University have for the first time developed a way to use microwave heating in the synthesis of copper zinc tin sulfide, a promising solar cell compound that is less costly and toxic than some solar energy alternatives. … Continue reading Microwave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology
Continue readingMulti-Tenant Properties Can Now Benefit from Solar Energy Thanks to Virtual Net Metering
In the past installing solar photovoltaic systems on multi-tenant or multi-family properties in California was often too expensive and complicated due to individual metering laws. Today that is no longer the case thanks to a recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission, (CPUC) approving Virtual Net Metering for all Multi-tenant properties in California. “This … Continue reading Multi-Tenant Properties Can Now Benefit from Solar Energy Thanks to Virtual Net Metering
Continue readingSEIA: 1.26 GW of utility-scale CSP under construction in US
Of the total under construction, 1.26 GW are CSP projects and 3.36 GW are PV projects. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has found 4.62 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants larger than 1 MW under construction in the United States, as of August 15th, 2012. The association released this … Continue reading SEIA: 1.26 GW of utility-scale CSP under construction in US
Continue readingThe International Photovoltaic Equipment Association Favors a “Free Market PV Economy”
In the past year, Chinese manufacturers provided about 68 percent of solar panels compared with 40 percent in 2009, the London-based researcher Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated. The International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA) favors an international “Free Market PV Economy.” A joint initiative of members of the EU solar cell and panel manufacturing industry is … Continue reading The International Photovoltaic Equipment Association Favors a “Free Market PV Economy”
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