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Wafer-based Solar Cells Aren't Done Yet (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| The solar industry's recent growth spurt has shown that success brings new challenges. Once content to salvage silicon scrap from the integrated circuit industry, wafer-based solar cells have become the largest consumer of high-purity silicon. As a result, manufacturers of wafer-based silicon solar cells are caught between rising raw material costs on one side, and less expensive alternative technologies on the other. |
AES Completes Financing for PV Projects in Spain (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| AES Solar Energy Ltd, a joint venture between The AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC, announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the financing process on a ?70 million [US $95.8 million] non-recourse debt facility for five of its solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Spain. |
A123 Plans US $1.8B Lithium Ion Battery Production Facilities (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| A123Systems announced that it has submitted an application under the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to qualify for US $1.84 billion in direct loans to support the construction of new lithium ion battery manufacturing facilities in the United States, with the first construction location in southeast Michigan. |
Horizon Announces Commercial Operation of Three Wind Farms (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| Horizon Wind Energy, owned by EDP Renovaveis, fully commissioned more than 500 megawatts (MW) of wind energy projects in December of 2008. The 201-MW Meridian Way Wind Farm located in north central Kansas, the 102.9-MW Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm located in Oregon, and the first phase (201.3 MW) of the Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm located in Iowa, are now fully operational. |
Ormat Closes US $105M Financing Deal for Phase III of Kenya's Olkaria Project (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| Ormat Technologies Inc. announced that on January 5, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Orpower 4 Inc., signed loan documents for project financing of up to US $105 million to refinance Ormat's investment in the 48-megawatt (MW) Olkaria III geothermal power plant located in Naivasha, Kenya. |
Suntech Reached 1GW of Solar Cell Module Production Capacity (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has reached 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) cell and module production capacity in Wuxi, China. The company also announced the opening of its new headquarters in Wuxi that incorporates a 1-megawatt (MW) grid-connected building integrated solar facade. |
SunEdison 259-MW Distributed Solar Program (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-09-2009 at 08:00:45
| SunEdison announced one of the largest solar distributed generation programs ever conceived with Developers Diversified Realty, a Cleveland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) engaged in the development and management of shopping centers. |
Martin Herzfeld continues to simplify solar solutions and information technology for clients. (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 07:00:43
| MARTIN HERZFELD expands services not only to continue to provide solar solutions and uniquely designed systems with modules and inverters from some of the largest solar distributors in California, but also provides antennas, instrumentation for solar energy systems including wall mounted video systems to display, support and report. For example, when a ground-mounted array is a substantial distance from the structure, besides the selection of conductors based on power loss, voltage drop and other factors, options would include various monitoring techniques including inverter direct or indirect connectivity with current transducers including instrumentation power, broadband, baseband, wireless, or satellite connectivity - personal area, local area, campus area, metropolitan area, wide area, or global area network. Typically, "monitoring" systems would not achieve reliability requirements of the balance of systems or plant equivalent to modules or inverters. In addition, uses permitted by securing and supporting methods by the electrical code for practical safeguarding would not typically achieve expected reliability to maintain service level requirements. |
Martin Herzfeld continues to simplify solar solutions and information technology for clients. (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 12:01:40
| MARTIN HERZFELD expands services not only to continue to provide solar solutions and uniquely designed systems with modules and inverters from some of the largest solar known distributors in California, but also provides antennas, instrumentation for solar energy systems including wall mounted video systems to display, support and report. For example, when a ground-mounted array is a substantial distance from the structure, besides the selection of conductors based on power loss, voltage drop and other factors, options would include various monitoring techniques including inverter direct or indirect connectivity with current transducers including instrumentation power, broadband, baseband, wireless, or satellite connectivity - personal area, local area, campus area, metropolitan area, wide area, or global area network. Typically, "monitoring" systems would not achieve reliability requirements of the balance of systems or plant equivalent to modules or inverters. In addition, uses permitted by securing and supporting methods by the electrical code for practical safeguarding would not typically achieve expected reliability to maintain service level requirements. |
Primafuel Offers New Algae Biorefinery Program (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| Primafuel announced that it has started offering its new International Algae Biorefinery Program to potential customers. The program includes the sale of a combination of upstream algae production and downstream biorefinery systems. |
Perpetual Energy Systems Activates Four Solar PV Installations for Wineries (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a financier and developer of solar photovoltaic systems, and Foster's Wine Estates Americas, a subsidiary of Foster's Group in Australia, have activated four solar installations including one of the largest solar energy systems hosted by a United States winery. |
First Phase of 69-MW Michigan Wind in Commercial Operation (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| Construction of Michigan's largest commercial-scale wind farm near Ubly, has been successfully completed. John Deere Renewables and Consumers Energy, the utility purchasing the power, announced that Michigan Wind 1 went into commercial operation on December 16. |
Masdar Signs 50-MW LOI with Parabel AG (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| Masdar PV GmbH has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the delivery of silicon based thin-film modules with Parabel AG, a German system integrator that markets green-field and rooftop solar power plants as well as large solar thermal installations. |
Spire Enters into Contract with Solaria Energia of Spain for 100MW Production Line (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| BEDFORD, MA ? (Business Wire) ? January 8, 2009 ? Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR - News), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules worldwide, today announced that it has received its sixth contract from Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente, S.A. (Solaria Energia) to provide module manufacturing equipment for Solaria Energia's new facility located in Fuenmayor, Spain. Under the contract, Spire will provide state-of-the-art assembly machines, laminators, and a module simulator, all together capable of processing over 100 megawatts (MW) of PV modules per year. |
Upcoming Carbon Seminar in New York (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 09:01:16
| The first 2009 carbon markets seminar will be held in New York on January 14th. With the new Obama Administration ready to move aggressively on cap and trade for greenhouse gases, it's time to be up to speed on the latest carbon market developments. There is still time to register. |
Beijing's Showcase "Clean Coal" Power Plant (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| About six months ago, I presented a paper at the The China Power Alternative Energy Summit. It was the first time that geothermal was represented at this important conference, which has so far been dominated by wind and solar presentations. |
The German Perspective, Part 3: Training the Future Wind Power Workforce (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| Newcomers to the northern German city of Husum usually notice two things when entering the quaint seaside tourist destination: The rows of small historic brick shops and houses lining the harbor and the massive, hammer-like structure standing guard over the neighborhood. |
Primafuel Starts International Algae Biorefinery Program (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| Primafuel announced that it has started offering its new International Algae Biorefinery Program. The program includes the sale of a combination of upstream algae production and downstream biorefinery systems. Primafuel holds an exclusive licensing agreement for some of the technology with the Ben-Gurion University Microalgae Biotechnology Lab, a team recognized internationally as experts in strain selection, genetic engineering, and aquaculture. |
Perpetual Energy Systems Activates Four PV Installations (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), a financier and developer of solar photovoltaic systems, and Foster's Wine Estates Americas, a subsidiary of Foster's Group in Australia, has activated four solar installations including the largest solar energy system hosted by a United States winery. |
FPL Energy Changes Name to NextEra Energy Resources (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| FPL Group announced that it is beginning its next era. The company's FPL Energy subsidiary is being renamed NextEra Energy Resources to better reflect its clean energy mission and market focus. |
DOE to Provide US $200M for Small Biorefineries (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-08-2009 at 08:01:12
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the issuance of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for up to US $200 million over six years (FY 2009 ? FY 2014), subject to annual appropriations, to support the development of pilot- and demonstration-scale biorefineries that use new feedstocks such as algae or produce advanced biofuels such as bio-butanol and green gasoline. |
SunEdison Announces Largest Solar Distributed Generation Program with Developers Diversified Realty (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-07-2009 at 05:00:56
| SunEdison, North America's largest solar energy services provider, today announced the largest solar distributed generation program with Developers Diversified Realty (NYSE:DDR), a Cleveland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) actively engaged in the development and management of shopping centers. SunEdison has the rights to deploy solar energy systems at more than 200 shopping centers, covering up to an estimated 30 million square feet, located in 24 states and in Puerto Rico. Potential capacity of the program is up to 259 MW. |
The Alpha Group Extends Power for Mission Critical Applications (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-07-2009 at 01:01:00
| A national leader in turnkey photovoltaic systems and a member of The Alpha Group, Alpha Energy recently introduced the next generation of solar power, a hybrid AC/DC power plant, designed to extend power to remote mission critical applications. |
IDEC Corporation Receives Energy Makeover (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-07-2009 at 11:01:07
| Lime Energy (NASDAQ: LIME) and REC Solar, Inc., together with IDEC Corporation today announced the completion of a 162 kilowatt (DC) solar electric system and new efficient warehouse lighting system as part of IDEC's mission to "green" its US corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. |
The German Perspective, Part 2: A Resilient Renewable Energy Leader (View Original Story)
Source: renewableenergyaccess.com Posted: 01-07-2009 at 09:00:47
| When Hermann Albers inherited his father's 80 hectare farm in northern Germany in 1981, he soon realized that it would be necessary to supplement his income. At that time, many family farmers around the country were leaving for urban areas in search of higher paying jobs. But Albers was determined to stay. Finally, in the early 90's with the introduction of the first feed-in tariff (FIT), he found his answer: Wind power. |
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