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16 avr. 2013Saferay Seeks Permits for $300M Chile Solar-Energy Plant
Saferay GmbH plans to build a $300 million photovoltaic power plant in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. -
16 avr. 2013First Solar Sets CdTe Module Efficiency World Record
April 9, 2013 - First Solar, Inc. today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving a record 16.1 percent total area module efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The new record is a substantial increase over the prior record of 14.4 percent efficiency, which the Company set in January 2012. Separately, First Solar also set a record for CdTe open circuit voltage (VOC), a critical parameter for PV performance, reaching 903.2 millivolts (mV) in NREL-certified testing. This new record marks the first substantial increase in CdTe VOC in over a decade of international R&D. The new records come just six weeks after First Solar announced a new world record for CdTe solar cell efficiency of 18.7 percent. -
16 avr. 2013Clenergy Partners with CGN Solar Energy on a 300MW PV Project in Lijiang, China
Ljiang city officials recently hosted an investment forum and a new project signing ceremony in Shenzhen, China. Led by Mayor He Lianghui, Lijiang city's delegation signed a number of cooperation agreements covering several investment and development projects in Lijiang. -
16 avr. 2013
Spectrolab Set World Record for Solar Cell Efficiency
April 9, 2013 - A Spectrolab solar cell recently set a world record by converting more energy from the sun into electricity than any other ground-based solar cell without solar concentration. -
15 avr. 2013
China Sunergy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Result
April 12, 2013 - China Sunergy Co., Ltd. today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. -
15 avr. 2013
aleo solar Introduces Comprehensive Portfolio for Self Consumption Systems
April 12, 2013. With residential electricity prices rising and solar power subsidies falling, self consumption is now an attractive supplement to grid feed-in. Recognising this, aleo solar has made extensive additions to its product portfolio – from system components optimised for self consumption to a professional training course for installers. "The more solar power used by the owner, the more economical it is to operate a photovoltaic system," comments Jörn-Bo Hein, Head of Sales Germany. As one example, if a four-person household with a 5kW rooftop system in Germany uses a third of the solar power themselves, then the economic advantage compared to using all of the power for grid feed-in can be as much as a third higher – amounting to around € 7,000. System owners can thus gain independence from rising electricity prices. The aleo Solar Calculator can be used to work out the impact of self consumption on the operating efficiency of a photovoltaic system. -
15 avr. 2013ABC Solar Japan Partners with Suniva to Deliver Creative Energy Solution
April 12, 2013 - The US Embassy in Tokyo has selected ABC Solar Japan to provide expert leadership with solar integration services for research, design, automated documentation generation, application processing and submission for FIT revenue from the sunshine landing on every square meter of rooftop in the Central Tokyo complex, announced Tetsuro Nishida, ABC Solar Japan's President and Co-Founder. -
12 avr. 2013
REC Solar Expands Residential Solutions to Hawaii
April 10, 2013 - REC Solar now offers turnkey residential solar solutions on the island of O'ahu. Thanks to REC Solar's partnership with Sunrun, Hawaii residents can now go solar without high upfront cost and lock in low energy rates for 20 years while slashing their electric bill from day one. -
12 avr. 2013
Advanced Energy Industries Buys REFUsol Holding
April 09, 2013 - Advanced Energy Industries Inc. announced the acquisition of REFUsol Holding GmbH. The purchase price was approximately 59 million euros in cash, after assuming 9 million euros of debt and reducing net working capital by 1.8 million euros. There is the potential for an earn-out of up to 10 million euros, payable in a combination of cash and stock, if certain stretch EBITDA goals for the combined Solar Energy business are achieved in the first 12 months after closing. -
12 avr. 2013
Georgetown University Goes Solar with SolarCity
April 11, 2013 - Georgetown University is going solar with SolarCity on a project that is expected to cut the school's energy bills by tens of thousands of dollars and reduce more than 600,000 pounds of carbon pollution over its lifetime. The student-spearheaded initiative, Solar Street, installed 75 solar panels across rooftops of six university-owned historic townhouses on the scenic campus in the nation's capital. The project was unveiled today in an on-campus ribbon cutting ceremony.