Recent Industry News
DECC Biomass Cap “the best way of implementing a flawed concept”
The race is on: Biomass project developers rush to fit their projects within the 400MW cap DECC has today launched a “Consultation on a notification process for new build dedicated biomass projects”, with proposals on how to limit new biomass projects [1] under the Renewables Obligation. DECC ran a series of workshops with the REA [...]
SolarEdge Obtains Global Certification for Its 2nd Generation of Smart Junction Boxes
Optimized By SolarEdge: SolarEdge Obtains Global Certification for Its 2nd Generation of Smart Junction Boxes, Reaches Milestone of Two Million Power Optimizers Shipped SolarEdge obtains global certification for its 2nd generation smart junction boxes Hod Hasharon, Israel – May 13 – SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring [...]
Iberdrola completes Geotechnical Studies for its Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in Germany
This work represents a key milestone to obtain project certification and planning consent from the regulator BSH The €20 million geotechnical feasibility campaign was conducted on the site of the offshore wind project The findings will be used to define the dimensions and design of turbine foundations and will determine the wind farm installation method [...]
ScottishPower Renewables Scoops Energy Globe Award For Islay Tidal Power Project
ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to install up to 10 underwater tidal power turbines in the Sound of Islay, off Scotland’s west coast, has been recognised with an Energy Globe Award, one of the World’s most prestigious environmental awards. The Energy Globe Award was founded in 1999 by the Austrian energy pioneer Wolfgang Neumann and is now [...]
Energy Department Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure
The Energy Department today launched H2USA — a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The new partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries to coordinate research and identify cost-effective solutions [...]
Canadian Solar, Duke Energy Renewables, Integrys Energy Services and Community Energy Complete Solar Projects for Sterling Municipal Light in Massachusetts
Canadian Solar Inc., (“the Company”, “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, Duke Energy Renewables, Integrys Energy Services and Community Energy Solar today announced the completion of two 1-megawatt (MW) AC solar power projects in Sterling, Massachusetts. The community-oriented Sterling projects are co-owned by Canadian Solar and INDU Solar Holdings [...]
Knorr Brake Corporation Selects Standard Solar for 865 kW PV Installation on Custom Roof at New Facility in Maryland
Standard Solar, Inc., a leader in the full-service development, construction, integration, financing and installation of solar electric systems, today announced the completed installation of an 865 kW PV solar array on the custom-designed 100,000 net square foot rooftop of Knorr Brake Corporation’s (KBC) new facility in Westminster, Maryland. Financed through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement [...]
Solaria Corporation Expands into China Solar Market
Large-scale solar system provider builds presence in world’s largest solar market Solaria Corporation today announced it has established operations in China to meet demand for high efficiency large-scale solar projects. “As China expands its deployment of solar energy, there is a big push toward increasing the efficiency and reliability of large-scale solar power plants,” said [...]
PV Extreme Sports with Hanwha Q Cells: launch of Powerful G3 Solar Modules Q.Peak-G3 and Q.Pro-G3
Record-setting Performance and top yields with the new G3-Series solar champions State-of-the-art modules of G3 Family by Hanwha Q Cells to be shown to the public at Munich’s Intersolar 2013 for the first time Hanwha Q CELLS, a leading Germany-based photovoltaic company, announced the newest generation of its high-end modules; Q.PEAK-G3 and Q.PRO-G3. These modules [...]
Cooperative Research for Practical Applications in India Fraunhofer ISE and the Indian Government’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) agree to Cooperate
Secretary Ratan P. Watal in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and Prof. Eicke Weber, Institute Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) a short time ago in Berlin in the presence of Sujata Singh, the Indian Ambassador to Germany. [...]