Latest Solar power and photovoltaics News
Bergamo Acquisition announces new solar power project in Lebanon
Bergamo Acquisition Corp. has announced a new solar power project for the Republic of Lebanon. The total cost for the project will be USD $500 Million. This week Bergamo key management will travel to Lebanon to conclude the Letter of Intent with the Government of Lebanon. Attending this meeting on March 11, 2010 for Bergamo will be Salim Chamdia and Haseeb Fatani, both Vice Presidents of Bergamo E & A. Attending the meeting for Bergamo subsid... [more]
Eco hotel on Jekyll Island preserves the natural environment of the island
The 138-room Hampton Inn & Suites Jekyll Island opened in January 2010, the first new hotel to be built on the island in 35 years. New Castle Hotels & Resorts and co-developers Jekyll Ocean Oaks, LLC followed an extensive set of guidelines, adopted by the Jekyll Island Authority, that require development respect and preserve the unique natural environment and historic character of the island. Developers applied a range of conservation pra... [more]
Good Energies invests in solar micro-inverter manufacturer Enecsys
Enecsys Limited, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) micro-inverters, has announced it has attracted further investment of £2.5 million ($4.2 million) from Good Energies. This new investment adds to the £6M ($10 million) received from Wellington Partners and BankInvest in June 2009 for a total investment of £8.5 million ($14.3 million) in Enecsys. "Good Energies invests in companies that significantly accelerate the clean-energy transit... [more]
AREVA launches new global solar energy business with Ausra acquisition
AREVA has announced the 100% acquisition of U.S.-based Ausra, a provider of large-scale concentrated solar power solutions for electricity generation and industrial steam production. This acquisition launches AREVA’s new global solar energy business. It reflects AREVA’s strategic objective to be the world leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) and will further strengthen and diversify its renewables portfolio. Combining Ausra’s technology an... [more]
Southern California Edison SCE to buy power from Recurrent Energy ’s California solar projects
Recurrent Energy has signed agreements with Southern California Edison (SCE). The utility will buy 100 percent of the power from three of Recurrent Energy’s California solar projects. Recurrent Energy will build and operate the solar power systems, located in Kern County and San Bernardino County, which have a combined peak output of 50 megawatts of DC power (MWDC). The projects are expected to be completed in early 2013. “These projects ar... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
University of Toledo fights to outpace solar power rivals (The Toledo Blade)
By JOE VARDON BLADE PROJECTS EDITOR Last of three parts The research in solar energy and specifically thin-film photovoltaics at the University of Toledo is a sense of pride on campus, a selling point for state officials to solar companies, and is recognized by many solar-industry insiders throughout the country. “The University of Toledo pops up even on my radar screen, and I don't have any ...
Squeezing Solar Power From Nanowires (Discovery Channel)
Efficient silicon photovoltaics hold so much potential but scaling them up would involve outlandish costs. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new approach that could pare down the price. Usually solar cells are made from ultrapure single ...
Governor Ted Strickland upbeat on solar job growth (The Toledo Blade)
By JOE VARDON BLADE PROJECTS EDITOR Second of three parts COLUMBUS - Lisa Patt-McDaniel hopped onto a plane headed for Anaheim, Calif., in October for the Solar Power International Conference. As the director of Ohio's Department of Development, Ms. Patt-McDaniel said she used the trip to speak with about 20 solar energy company executives and attempted to persuade them to make their products in ...
University of Toledo fights to outpace solar power rivals (The Toledo Blade)
By JOE VARDON BLADE PROJECTS EDITOR
Surpisingly Modest Solar Growth Is Predicted (IEEE Spectrum)
Lux's projection of solar growth rates in the range of 20-25 percent suggests a conclusion by the firm that the boom peaked the year before last.
Solar Industry To Hit US $77B in 2015 (Renewable Energy World)
As the books close on what was a turbulent 2009 for the solar industry, Lux Research said that the solar market will soon see the lopsided supply and demand that characterized much of the last year return to equilibrium. According to the new report Solar's Shakeout: Europe Loses Leadership as China Rises," strong demand growth in Asia and the U.S. will push the market to 9.3 GW in 2010, hitting ...
SMA Solar Technology AG strengthens its presence in North America with solar inverter production, sales and services ... (Renewable Energy World)
SMA Solar Technology AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: S92) is to strengthen its presence in North America with the foundation of a subsidiary in Canada. The site will be selected during the course of the first half of 2010. The initial investment volume is between € 5 and 10 million. SMA solar inverters from the Sunny Boy, Sunny Central and Sunny Island product ranges are to be produced for the ...
Shakeout Shifts Solar's Center From Europe to China (Marketwire)
Solar Industry Will Grow to $77 Billion in 2015, but Not Before Bloodletting Resets the Supply Curve, Says Lux Research
Shakeout Shifts Solar's Center From Europe to China (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Reeling from a stormy 2009, the solar market will soon see lopsided supply and demand rush back into parity, according to a new report from Lux Research. Strong demand growth in Asia and the U.S. will push the market to 9.3 GW for $39 billion in 2010, while continued price reductions will open new markets and drive solar to a 26.4 GW market in 2015 for $77 ...
Solar power option still a costly choice (The Republican)
Biomass, coal, oil, fuel cells, natural gas, nuclear - they all have their critics. If it's not greenhouse gases, it's air pollution or radioactive waste.
