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17.04.2013ReneSola Lays Foundation for Faster Solar Finance
ReneSola's new Bankability Book will facilitate financing on future solar power projects by giving lenders and operators full and transparent details on the company's operations. -
17.04.2013APS, AMEC Partner to Dedicate Foothills Solar Power Plant
Arizona Public Service Co. and AMEC announced today the completion of the first 17 megawatts (MW) of the Foothills Solar Power Plant – the fifth APS AZ Sun facility and the first ever solar project to be built on Arizona State Trust Land. -
17.04.2013
LDK Solar Provides Update on the Sale of LDK Hefei
April 16, 2013 - LDK Solar Co., Ltd. today announced Anhui LDK New Energy Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to sell and transfer all its equity interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, LDK Solar High-Tech (Hefei) Co., Ltd., located in Hefei City of Anhui Province in China, to an affiliate of the Hefei City government, Hefei High Tech Industrial Development Social Service Corporation, for approximately RMB 120 million. Based on the Company's book value, LDK Solar expects to realize a net loss in the range of USD 80 million to USD 90 million for this transaction. -
16.04.2013Saferay 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. -
16.04.2013First 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. -
16.04.2013
Clenergy 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. -
16.04.2013
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. -
15.04.2013
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. -
15.04.2013
aleo solar bietet umfassendes Angebot für Eigenverbrauchs-Anlagen
12. April 2013. Seit der Preis für Haushaltsstrom über der Vergütung für Solarstrom liegt, ist der Eigenverbrauch eine attraktive Ergänzung zur Netzeinspeisung. Die aleo solar AG hat deshalb das Produktangebot umfassend erweitert, von eigenverbrauchsoptimierenden Systemkomponenten bis hin zu einem professionellen Schulungskonzept für Installateure. „Je mehr Solarstrom selbst genutzt wird, desto wirtschaftlicher arbeitet eine Photovoltaik-Anlage“, sagt Jörn-Bo Hein, Leiter Vertrieb Deutschland. Verbraucht zum Beispiel ein Vier-Personen-Haushalt mit einer 5-kW-Aufdachanlage ein Drittel des Solarstroms selbst, kann der wirtschaftliche Vorteil gegenüber einer vollständigen Netzeinspeisung um etwa einem Drittel höher liegen – das entspricht rund 7000 Euro. So werden Anlagenbetreiber unabhängiger von steigenden Strompreisen. Wie der Eigenverbrauch die Wirtschaftlichkeit einer Photovoltaik-Anlage beeinflusst, lässt sich mit dem aleo Solarrechner abschätzen. -
15.04.2013ABC 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.