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1. voda 17 december 2013 21:24

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   Dominion’s Indy Solar Projects Go Into Service
   
   12/16/2013 | Aaron Larson
   
   Dominion announced that it has placed into service a group of solar generation projects in Marion County, Ind., that will generate up to 28.6 MW of electricity.
   
   The three projects, known as Indy Solar I, II, and III, were acquired in July 2013 from Sunrise Energy Ventures LLC, based in Minnetonka, Minn. All three projects are on flat agricultural and forest land that are well suited for solar installation. Two of the projects are located southeast of Indianapolis on 155 acres in Franklin Township, while the third site occupies 134 acres in Decatur Township, southwest of the city.
   
   The projects use standard photovoltaic technology with a fixed-axis system to generate electricity. Indy Solar I, II, and III have 15-year power purchase agreements with Indianapolis Power and Light Co.
   
   1. Indy Solar under construction in fall of 2013. Courtesy: Dominion
   
   “The successful launching of these solar projects marks another milestone in Dominion’s continuing development of solar energy,” said David Christian, CEO of Dominion Generation. “Their commercial debut is consistent with our goal of promoting a cost-effective and diversified mix of conventional, nuclear, wind, and solar energy resources.”
   
   AMEC, an international engineering and construction firm with U.S. headquarters in Tucker, Ga., built the three facilities, as well as the 7.7-MW Azalea Solar Power Facility, located about 60 miles southwest of Augusta, Ga., which Dominion also put into service this year.
   
   —Aaron Larson, associate editor (@AaronL_Power, @POWERmagazine)
   

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2. voda 2 januari 2014 16:42

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   Trina Solar signs agreement to develop 1GW solar power plant project in Xinjiang
   
   Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services announced that it has signed an investment framework agreement with the local government authority of Turpan Prefecture to develop a 1GW ground mounted solar power plant project in western China's Xinjiang Region.
   
   Under the agreement, the solar power plants totaling 1 GW are scheduled to be built in multiple phases over a four year time frame starting from early 2014.
   
   The commencement of each phase of development is subject to certain conditions, including approvals from the local government and State Grid. The first 2 phases of the project, with installed capacity of 300 MW are scheduled to be completed and connected to the grid by the end of 2014, subject to receipt of the required approvals.
   
   Upon receiving approval for phase one, Trina Solar will also invest in the construction of a PV module production facility in the local area to supply modules to the solar power plants.
   
   Mr Jifan Gao chairman and CEO of Trina Solar said that "Trina Solar's position as a global PV industry leader makes us the ideal partner for this exciting new project, which upon completion is slated to be the largest solar power plant project in Xinjiang. Xinjiang's abundant land and solar resources make Turpan an ideal location for this project."
   
   Mr Gao said that "The solar plants will ensure a stable supply of clean energy and improve reliability of electricity supply to the surrounding regions. At the same time, the module production facility will also create jobs and stimulate the growth of the local economy. We look forward to working in close collaboration with the local authorities to satisfy the conditions needed for phase one to commence in the first quarter of 2014."
   
   Source – Strategic Research Institute
   
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   A Novel Solar-Fossil Hybrid Power Plant
   
   01/01/2014 | Daryl Brown
   
   The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is developing a promising solar-fossil hybrid power system for integration with a conventional combined-cycle power plant. The hybrid system uses concentrated solar power (CSP) from a parabolic dish to drive the endothermic steam-methane reforming (SMR) reaction (see Equation 1) in a reactor mounted at the focal point of the dish (Figure 5). The mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) resulting from the reaction, called syngas, has 27% more chemical energy than the entering methane. The syngas is then routed to the combustion turbine instead of using methane (natural gas) directly.
   
   Equation 1: CH4 + H2O = CO + 3H2
   
   The hybrid power system has several advantages that suggest promise for developing a cost-effective system. The parabolic dish concentrator is always pointed directly at the sun, which results in 50% more solar energy reaching the solar receiver on an annual basis, per unit of concentrator area, compared to fields of heliostats pointing to a receiver on top of a tower or parabolic troughs, the most commonly implemented CSP technology to date. This performance advantage is particularly important because the concentrator, with its mirrored surface, is typically the most costly component in a CSP system.
   
   The parabolic dish provides the solar concentration necessary to reach the temperature (an estimated 800C) required to drive the reforming reaction forward. High heat and mass transfer rates made possible via small channels in the reactor allow a compact design to minimize cost and thermal losses. After recovering most of the thermal energy in the product stream by preheating the reactants, thermal losses are minimal compared to that experienced in other CSP piping systems. Best of all, capture of solar energy in syngas allows its conversion to electricity via a combined-cycle power plant. Collectively, these advantages translate into solar-generated chemical energy (i.e., the solar fraction of syngas chemical energy) that is projected to cost no more than forecast natural gas prices in the U.S. over the lifetime of the power plant, assuming a site with solar insolation typical of the Southwestern U.S.
   
   PNNL has completed the first of three research and development phases planned in work funded by SolarThermoChemical LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy through its SunShot Initiative. Much of the first phase was spent fabricating and assembling the single dish system (shown in Figure 5). The system uses an early version of a parabolic dish concentrator developed by Infinia Corp. of Ogden, Utah. Infinia developed the concentrator to mate with its Stirling engine generators, but it works equally well providing concentrated solar energy to the PNNL steam-methane reformer.
   
   Phase 1 testing achieved solar insolation to chemical energy conversion efficiency as high as 69% for periods of several hours, which is believed to be a world record. One objective of Phase 2 will be to achieve similar or better performance for more extended operations. Developing control methods for automatic operation is another. Phase 1 activities also included computer simulations of the reactor, manufacturing cost studies of the reactor and recuperator (for preheating reactor feed stream with reactor product stream), and laboratory investigations of reaction catalyst durability and regeneration. The results of these activities have identified several design changes for improving performance and reducing cost that will be implemented in Phase 2.
   
   Phase 2 will use the same concentrator as Phase 1, which is a quarter of the size of Infinia’s commercial-scale unit, but an improved reactor design. During Phase 3, the reactor and recuperator will be scaled up to match a commercial-scale concentrator. If all goes well, the system will be ready for commercial demonstration in 2016.
   
   —Contributed by Daryl Brown (daryl.brown@pnnl.gov), a senior staff engineer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
   
   

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4. voda 2 januari 2014 17:11

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   A Novel Solar-Fossil Hybrid Power Plant
   
   01/01/2014 | Daryl Brown
   
   The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is developing a promising solar-fossil hybrid power system for integration with a conventional combined-cycle power plant. The hybrid system uses concentrated solar power (CSP) from a parabolic dish to drive the endothermic steam-methane reforming (SMR) reaction (see Equation 1) in a reactor mounted at the focal point of the dish (Figure 5). The mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) resulting from the reaction, called syngas, has 27% more chemical energy than the entering methane. The syngas is then routed to the combustion turbine instead of using methane (natural gas) directly.
   
   Equation 1: CH4 + H2O = CO + 3H2
   
   The hybrid power system has several advantages that suggest promise for developing a cost-effective system. The parabolic dish concentrator is always pointed directly at the sun, which results in 50% more solar energy reaching the solar receiver on an annual basis, per unit of concentrator area, compared to fields of heliostats pointing to a receiver on top of a tower or parabolic troughs, the most commonly implemented CSP technology to date. This performance advantage is particularly important because the concentrator, with its mirrored surface, is typically the most costly component in a CSP system.
   
   The parabolic dish provides the solar concentration necessary to reach the temperature (an estimated 800C) required to drive the reforming reaction forward. High heat and mass transfer rates made possible via small channels in the reactor allow a compact design to minimize cost and thermal losses. After recovering most of the thermal energy in the product stream by preheating the reactants, thermal losses are minimal compared to that experienced in other CSP piping systems. Best of all, capture of solar energy in syngas allows its conversion to electricity via a combined-cycle power plant. Collectively, these advantages translate into solar-generated chemical energy (i.e., the solar fraction of syngas chemical energy) that is projected to cost no more than forecast natural gas prices in the U.S. over the lifetime of the power plant, assuming a site with solar insolation typical of the Southwestern U.S.
   
   PNNL has completed the first of three research and development phases planned in work funded by SolarThermoChemical LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy through its SunShot Initiative. Much of the first phase was spent fabricating and assembling the single dish system (shown in Figure 5). The system uses an early version of a parabolic dish concentrator developed by Infinia Corp. of Ogden, Utah. Infinia developed the concentrator to mate with its Stirling engine generators, but it works equally well providing concentrated solar energy to the PNNL steam-methane reformer.
   
   Phase 1 testing achieved solar insolation to chemical energy conversion efficiency as high as 69% for periods of several hours, which is believed to be a world record. One objective of Phase 2 will be to achieve similar or better performance for more extended operations. Developing control methods for automatic operation is another. Phase 1 activities also included computer simulations of the reactor, manufacturing cost studies of the reactor and recuperator (for preheating reactor feed stream with reactor product stream), and laboratory investigations of reaction catalyst durability and regeneration. The results of these activities have identified several design changes for improving performance and reducing cost that will be implemented in Phase 2.
   
   Phase 2 will use the same concentrator as Phase 1, which is a quarter of the size of Infinia’s commercial-scale unit, but an improved reactor design. During Phase 3, the reactor and recuperator will be scaled up to match a commercial-scale concentrator. If all goes well, the system will be ready for commercial demonstration in 2016.
   
   —Contributed by Daryl Brown (daryl.brown@pnnl.gov), a senior staff engineer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
   
5. voda 4 januari 2014 16:02

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   China geeft extra stimulans aan zonnepanelen
   
   ZATERDAG 4 JANUARI 2014, 15:00 uur | 133 keer gelezen
   
   PEKING (AFN/RTR) - China gaat extra maatregelen nemen om de industrie voor zonnepanelen, geplaagd door overcapaciteit en dalende prijzen, er bovenop te helpen. Dat heeft de Chinese overheid zaterdag bekendgemaakt.
   
   De overheid wil onder meer een impuls geven aan de technologische innovatie, standaardisatie in de sector bevorderen en “eerlijke concurrentie waarborgen”.
   
   China kondigde afgelopen zomer al stimuleringsmaatregelen aan om de dalende export van binnenlandse fabrikanten van zonnepanelen op te vangen. De overheid wil de opwekking van zonne-energie in het land meer dan verviervoudigen tot 35 gigawatt tegen 2015.
   
   De steun van China aan de industrie voor zonne-energie is een bron van ergernis in de internationale handel. De EU en de Verenigde Staten hebben China beschuldigd van onrechtmatige prijsdumping van zonnepanelen op buitenlandse markten.
   
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   Ford Motors to unveil solar powered hybrid car
   
   Ford Motors to will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
   
   Ford announced plans for a prototype hybrid car that uses solar energy from a rooftop charger, reducing gas use and avoiding the need for plugging into the electric grid.
   
   The US auto giant said its C-MAX Solar Energi concept car with a solar panel roof draws power from a special solar concentrator lens similar to a magnifying glass.
   
   The vehicle, which will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, is estimated to reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions a typical car owner would produce by four metric tons.
   
   The new system aims to rev up sales of electic and hybrid vehicles without the plug-in requirement of some current models.
   
   Ford said the system tracks the sun as it moves from east to west, drawing enough power from the solar rays each day to equal a four-hour battery charge.
   
   Ford said this car would deliver an estimated 100 miles (160 kilometers) per gallon (3.8 liters) of gasoline.
   
   Mr Mike Tinskey Ford global director of vehicle electrification and infrastructure said that “Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept shines a new light on electric transportation and renewable energy.”
   
   “As an innovation leader, we want to further the public dialogue about the art of the possible in moving the world toward a cleaner future.”
   
   The car is a collaborative project of Ford, California-based SunPower Corp and the Georgia Institute of Technology.
   
   Source – AFP
   
7. voda 11 januari 2014 16:14

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   Spain Abengoa won tender for USD 1 billion Chile solar plant
   
   The local subsidiary of Spain's Abengoa has won a concentrated solar power tender launched by Chile's energy ministry and state development agency Corfo.
   
   Abengoa Solar Chile's Cerro Dominador CSP project in region II stands to receive close to USD 400 million in direct subsidies and soft loans from the Chilean government, the EU, Inter American Development Bank, German development bank KfW and the Clean Technology Fund.
   
   Ms Elisa Prieto Casaña, strategy director at Abengoa Solar, said that “The remaining investment needed for the USD 1 billion project will be sourced through project finance.”
   
   Cerro Dominador will be a 110 MW CSP plant that uses cutting-edge molten salts tower technology, allowing it to generate electricity for up to 17.5 hours without direct solar radiation.
   
   The plant also incorporates an innovative dry cooling system which drastically reduces the plant's water requirements, a key factor in the Atacama desert, the driest hot desert in the world.
   
   According to Ms Prieto, the plant will boast a 95% plant factor at nameplate capacity and will inject power into northern Chile's SING grid under a power purchase agreement agreement with a local distributor.
   
   Mr Hernán Cheyre, Corfo executive VP, said that "The only way for Chile to become a developed nation by the end of the decade is by growing at the rate experienced up until now. In order to do that, increased productivity is fundamental and one of the problems facing Chile in terms of productivity is the high energy costs. This project is an excellent competitive way to source energy via unconventional methods."
   
   Ms Prieta expects work to begin on the CSP project in mid of 2014, with the plant coming online in 2017.
   
   Source - www.bnamericas.com
   
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   Zonnepaneel rendeert beter dan spaarrekening
   
   17 Januari 2014
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   Dankzij nieuwe belastingregels zijn zonnepanelen voor consumenten bijna 15% goedkoper geworden. Daardoor is het financiële rendement van zonnepanelen vergelijkbaar met een spaarrekening met 7% rente.
   
   Dit blijkt uit een berekening van voorlichtingscentrum Milieu Centraal. Consumenten die zonnepanelen kopen kunnen de betaalde BTW terugvragen bij de fiscus. Een standaardpakket zonnepanelen kost €2900, dat betekent een teruggave van ruim €400 aan BTW. Zonder deze teruggave becijfert Milieu Centraal dat het rendement van zonnepanelen overeenkomt met een spaarrekening met 6% rente.
   
   Terugwerkende kracht
   De BTW-teruggave is het gevolg van een uitspraak van het Europese Hof van Justitie. De teruggave gaat met terugwerkende kracht in op 20 juni 2013. Volgens Milieu Centraal bieden bedrijven zich op internet aan om tegen betaling de BTW-teruggave te regelen, maar de procedure is zo eenvoudig dat consumenten dat ook zelf kunnen doen. Op de site van Milieu Centraal staat hiervoor een stappelplan met uitleg.
   
   www.milieucentraal.nl/actueel/2014/zo...
   www.milieucentraal.nl/btwzonnepanelen
   
   www.geldenrecht.nl/artikel/2014-01-17...
9. Demenkovets 27 januari 2014 20:53

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   Solar3D Unveils 2014 Annual Plan
   
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   Developer of 3-Dimensional Solar Cell Technology Eyes Commercialization of New Solar Cell and Expansion of its Proposed Solar Systems Business
   
   Santa Barbara, CA – December 3, 2013 – Solar3D, Inc. (OTC: SLTD), the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today discussed its overall strategic plan for 2014.
   
   “We have commercialization in sight for our next-generation solar cell,” said Jim Nelson, CEO of Solar3D. “That is the big prize that we organized our company to accomplish. Additionally, we believe that with the anticipated closing of our SUNworks acquisition in January, and other acquisitions to be pursued, we will have the opportunity to be one of the fastest growing players in the solar systems business in the United States.”
   
   Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, the company’s innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. Solar3D’s initial 2012 prototype design was calculated to produce just over 25% efficiency—the highest of any silicon solar cell. Even more important was an originally unanticipated feature — wide-angle light collection — allowing for the generation of electricity throughout more times of the days and seasons than current technology.
   
   Last month, the company announced the execution of a definitive purchase agreement with Solar United Networks, Inc., (SUNworks) of Roseville, CA. SUNworks, focused on the design, installation and management of solar energy systems for commercial, agricultural and residential customers, is one of the fastest growing solar systems providers in California. The company has delivered hundreds of 2.5 kilowatt to 1-megawatt commercial systems and has the capability to deliver systems as big as 25 megawatts. Its revenue for 2013 is estimated to be in excess of $7,500,000, with estimated pre-tax profits of almost $1,000,000. After the acquisition, SUNworks will continue operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar3D. The transaction is expected to close in January 2014.
   
   The Company’s plan for the solar cell side of its business includes:
   1. Complete the final lab-based, third generation prototype of the Solar3D Cell.
   2. Retain a “lab-to-fab” partner that will produce a manufacturing prototype and pilot manufacturing run.
   3. Select a manufacturing partner to produce and distribute the new product.
   The plan for the Company’s proposed solar systems business includes:
   1. Close the SUNworks transaction in January.
   2. Grow SUNworks organically to dramatically increase sales and earnings in 2014.
   3. Identify additional acquisition targets to add to the SUNworks group.
   
   Nelson concluded, “As Thanksgiving has just past, we at Solar3D have much for which we are grateful. The prospects for 2014 are bright with a new business opportunity and a new product primed for market introduction. When we take stock of our position at this time next year, we will anticipate having a dramatically different and prosperous company.”
   
   About Solar3D, Inc.
   Solar3D, Inc. is developing a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity. Up to 30% of incident sunlight is currently reflected off the surface of conventional solar cells, and more is lost inside the solar cell materials. Inspired by light management techniques used in fiber optic devices, our innovative solar cell technology utilizes a 3-dimensional design to trap sunlight inside micro-photovoltaic structures where photons bounce around until they are converted into electrons. An innovative wide-angle light collection feature on the cell surface allows for the collection of sunlight over a range of angles during the day. This next generation solar cell is designed to be dramatically more efficient, with the goal of achieving a lower cost per watt that will make solar power affordable for the world. To learn more about Solar3D, please visit our website at www.Solar3D.com.
10. voda 28 januari 2014 20:12

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    UPDATED: Commerce to Begin New Antidumping Duty Probes of PV Products from China, Taiwan
    
    The U.S. Commerce Department will begin fresh antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, as well as an antidumping duty investigation of imports from Taiwan.
    
    The department announced today that the scope of the new investigations, petitioned for by SolarWorld Industries, specifically excludes products covered by existing antidumping and countervailing duties. These include crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells that are thicker than 20 micrometers, as well as modules, laminates and/or panels consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, including building integrated materials.
    
    The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is now expected to make its preliminary injury determinations on or before Feb. 14, 2014. If the ITC determines a “reasonable indication” that imports from China and/or Taiwan materially injure the U.S. domestic solar industry, the investigations are expected to continue. The Commerce Department could then make its preliminary determinations in March 2014 and June 2014.
    
    Earlier this week, China announced final antidumping and anti-subsidy duties against imports of U.S. solar-grade polysilicon that are in line with preliminary duties levels set last year. China’s Commerce Ministry set final antidumping duties at up to 57%, though it kept anti-subsidy duties at 2.1%, lower than the 6.5% limit previously announced. It also set antidumping duties of between 2.14% and 12.3% on South Korean polysilicon. The duties are expected to be effective immediately and last five years.
    
    The U.S. ITC in November 2012 unanimously determined that imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from China materially injured the U.S. industry, clearing the way for the Commerce Department to issue antidumping and countervailing duties of between 31% and 250% on Chinese producers. Those tariffs, however, sparked strong disagreement among U.S. solar manufacturers.
    
    In 2012, imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China and Taiwan were valued at an estimated $2.1 billion and $513.5 million, respectively.
    
    In a statement on Tuesday, the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), which represents about 250 businesses (seven of which are U.S. domestic producers of crystalline silicon solar technology), criticized China’s imposition of “retaliatory” duties against U.S. and South Korean producers of polysilicon after adjudication that was “neither transparent nor shown to be supported by facts.” The group said the duties would harm U.S. producers.
    
    “China’s retaliation against the U.S. industry violates international trade rules,” said Mukesh Dulani, president of SolarWorld Industries America Inc., an entity of SolarWorld AG, Germany’s largest solar-panel maker. “Time and time again, these retaliatory cases have been found to be without merit.” SolarWorld leads the CASM coalition.
    
    But, the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE), which says it “represents the majority of the U.S. solar industry” and is organized to “protect the thriving U.S. solar industry from the reckless self-interest of a single foreign company,” opposed SolarWorld’s petitions.
    
    “The government shouldn’t reward or protect one German company that is not fitting into the thriving global solar industry,” said CASE President Jigar Shah. “It also should not punish the American companies that have found a job-creating niche in that same industry. The prosecution of this trade case is not going to solve the problem of promoting American manufacturing—it will just disrupt the industry.”
    
    Between 2011 and 2012, solar module prices dropped 44%, which prompted a solar capacity increase of 71% over the same period, CASE said. The organization also claims that “because solar largely attracts residential customers by offering them electricity at prices lower than the price of utility power, SolarWorld’s tariffs could have the effect of pricing much of the solar industry out of the U.S. marketplace.” It added, however: “In this case it is not clear how even SolarWorld would benefit from such a sharp decline in demand.”
    
    —Sonal Patel, associate editor (@POWERmagazine, @sonalcpatel)
    
    UPDATE (01/24): Adds comments from the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy.
    
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    Chinese urges US to stop dumping probe on solar products
    
    China Daily reported that China's commerce ministry called on the United States to stop anti-dumping investigations into imports of solar power products from China, expressing serious concern and vowing to defend its producers.
    
    US trade officials opened investigations into imports of certain solar power products from China and Taiwan, a move that could have a major impact on the nation's fast-growing solar market.
    
    The US Department of Commerce said that it initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations, which will assess whether the products are being sold in the United States below their fair value or if their manufacturers receive inappropriate levels of foreign government subsidies.
    
    The commerce ministry in a statement said that "The Chinese side expresses serious concern. China urges the United States again to carefully handle the current investigations, be prudent in taking measures and terminate the investigation proceedings."
    
    The ministry said that “China will assess the impact on its solar industry and resolutely defend itself through various mechanisms.”
    
    The investigations were sparked by a complaint at the end of last year by the US unit of German solar manufacturer SolarWorld AG.
    
    The company at the time said that it was seeking to close a loophole in a prior trade case that enabled Chinese solar panel producers to evade duties by using cells manufactured in other countries, mainly Taiwan.
    
    The Commerce Department investigation and a parallel inquiry by the US International Trade Commission could open the door to expanding duties on some imported solar panels.
    
    In October 2012, the US set steep duties on billions of dollars of solar products from China, but turned down pleas to expand the scope of its order to include Chinese panels made with non Chinese solar cells. In response, many Chinese module producers simply began sourcing cells from Taiwan.
    
    Source – China Daily
    
    
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    Bedankt Demenkovets. Ab.
    
    

    Dank u. Altijd afwachten of zo'n nieuwe technologie daadwerkelijk brengt wat ze beloven, maar het idee an sich kan wel baanbrekend zijn. Heb een (niet al te grote) positie genomen, als het echt wat wordt gaat 'ie ongetwijfeld sky high, zeker in deze groeimarkt.
    
    Vrijdag a.s. schijnt in elk geval volgens diverse bronnen de overname van SUNworks rond te komen. Daarmee zou de afzetmarkt binnen bereik komen.
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    BHEL and Power Grid to set up 4,000 MW solar power plant in Rajasthan
    
    Business Line reported that as many as 6 state owned companies including BHEL and Power Grid Corporation signed an initial agreement for setting up world's largest 4,000 MW ultra mega solar power project in Rajasthan.
    
    Mr Praful Patel Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises said at the pact signing ceremony here that "The MOU signed today will have to get the approval of the Cabinet and then the project will move forward."
    
    He said that once completed this project will be the largest single location solar plant spread across 19,000 acres of land at Sambhar in Rajasthan.
    
    Mr B P Rao CMD of BHEL said here that “It envisages an investment of INR 7,500 crore in the first phase.”
    
    The Department of Heavy Industry would set up a JV company for executing this project.
    
    The JV company will have equity participation of 26% from BHEL, 23% from SECI, 16% from SSL, 16% from Power Grid, 16% from SJVNL and 3% from REIL.
    
    The project will come up on surplus land available with SSL in Sambhar, Rajasthan. The equipment will be supplied by BHEL, power evacuation by Power Grid, sale of electricity by SECI, operation & maintenance by REIL and project management by SJVNL.
    
    The project will be developed in different phases in 7 to 8 years. The first phase of 1,000 MW is planned to be setup in about three years. The other 3,000 MWwill be setup in subsequent phases.
    
    Source – Business Line
    
    
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    ArcelorMittal and SolarWall a path to achieving Europe 2020 Energy Targets
    
    ArcelorMittal, one of the world’s largest steel companies announced that it will be working with Conserval Engineering, the world leader in Solar Air Heating to promote their SolarWall technology in EuropeOffice ArcelorMittal.com and SolarWall.com.
    
    Under this agreement, the SolarWall technology will be manufactured by ArcelorMittal Construction in France at Haironville for SolarWall Europe sarl. Both companies will promote the SolarWall technology as a cost effective solar system that offers a meaningful solution for meeting Europe’s 2020 Energy Targets.
    
    The SolarWall System is a building integrated solar air heating system that utilizes solar radiation to deliver naturally warmed fresh air into buildings, providing a renewable heat source. Installed as an additional skin to a building to create an air cavity, the SolarWall technology consists of a pre coated steel collector with thousands of carefully engineered perforations spread across its surface to collect the heated air. As sunlight strikes the surface of the steel skin, the energy is absorbed, heating the surface and creating a thermal boundary layer. In turn, this layer of heated air which lines the face of the collector is drawn through the perforations and into the building’s ventilation system.
    
    The SolarWall technology is a highly effective solar air heating system that displaces up to 50% of a building’s space heating expense. The SolarWall technology established the global standard for solar air heating and is in use around the world on thousands of commercial, industrial and agricultural buildings. The SolarWall systems are unique in that they are all steel, building-integrated & site-built using local labour. In addition, they require virtually no maintenance over their 30+ year lifespan.
    
    The European Union is committed to a 20% renewable energy target by 2020. Space heating represents up to half of a building’s energy demand but the lack of viable clean technologies that address the huge quantities of energy required for space or process heating continues to be a challenge to attaining the 2020 targets.
    
    A major breakthrough in regulatory changes within the EU has now opened the doors for widespread usage of solar air technologies such as SolarWall. Furthermore, other European Norms such as EN13339 which stipulate the mandatory fresh air ventilation requirements for buildings have been put in place to address tighter building envelopes. These changes fit well with the SolarWall technology’s ability to heat large volumes of fresh air.
    
    Mr Jean Christoph Kennel CEO of ArcelorMittal Construction said that “With increased pressure on private and public buildings to become more proficient environmentally, there is a trend towards highly efficient, holistic heating solutions which can be combined with established renewable technologies driving towards energy efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions. The SolarWall technology provides a new solution for the commercial and industrial and tertiary sector to cost effectively reduce both their operating costs and their CO2 emissions.”
    
    Mr John Hollick CEO of the SolarWall Group of companies said that “We are very excited to be partnering with ArcelorMittal, Europe’s leader in metal buildings and to be able to offer our low cost SolarWall technology as a solution for Europe to meet its 20% renewable energy target by 2020.”
    
    Source – Strategic Research Institute
    
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    Japan Ramps Up Renewables
    
    02/01/2014 | Thomas W. Overton, JD
    
    Already planning a major expansion of its renewable capacity, Japan has been forced to redouble its efforts with the loss of its nuclear fleet after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Though an array of obstacles stand in its way, the nation hopes to triple its renewable output by 2030.
    
    In 2010, intent on continuing its commitment to energy efficiency and preventing climate change, Japan enacted its second Basic Energy Plan. The new policy document, revising the first, from 2003, called for dramatic increases in both nuclear generation and renewable energy, all with an eye toward reducing the nation’s carbon emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. Renewable generation was to increase from 9% (almost entirely hydroelectric) to 20% by 2030. Non-hydro renewables would be supported by expanding the existing feed-in tariff (FIT) system, established in 2009 to support small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV), to include wind, geothermal, and biomass. An array of other subsidies, credits, and tax exemptions were planned to support the development of new renewable technologies.
    
    Japan has long been one of the leaders in renewable energy, both in innovation and in installed capacity. Its domestic solar PV industry, led by electronics giant Sharp—then the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels—expected to supply growing demand worldwide for many years.
    
    Much of this changed on March 11, 2011.
    
    Though Japan’s nuclear industry sustained the lion’s share of the upheaval following the Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, those changes have also forced Japan to reassess its plans for renewable generation.
    
    Much, however, has not changed. Japan remains a nation with limited resources that must import more than 90% of its energy needs. Its economy, still the third-largest in the world, is stagnant, mired in a two-decade period of flat-to-negative growth in GDP. But its manufacturing sector remains one of the world’s most advanced, and strong government and social support for energy efficiency means the nation’s electricity consumption has been level for the past decade, with total generation for 2012 virtually the same as 2002 levels, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies, the association of the country’s 10 utilities (though this also reflects the fact that Japan’s entire nuclear fleet remains offline).
    
    Current Policies and Problems
    
    The 2010 Basic Energy Plan, which was scheduled to begin taking effect last year, has undergone repeated revisions. The previous government, led by the Democratic Party of Japan, had planned for a complete phase-out of nuclear by the 2030s combined with an aggressive focus on renewables. The new Liberal Democratic government, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has backed away from a nuclear retreat, saying in December that nuclear would remain an important part of the nation’s energy mix and that Japan will only seek to reduce dependence on nuclear “as much as possible.”
    
    The most recent draft policy envisions the nation reaching 25% to 35% renewable generation by 2030. The revised FIT system went into effect in 2012 and sets fixed prices that utilities must pay for renewable generation. The initial tariff for solar—¥42/kWh ($0.40/kWh) over a 10-year period for small systems and over 20 years for those larger than 10 kW—was originally about twice that for wind (¥23.10/kWh), though it was reduced in April 2013 (to¥37.8/kWh).
    
    These generous subsidies, which are substantially higher than those offered elsewhere, such as in renewable-friendly Germany and Sweden, have led to a boom in solar construction (Figure 1), resulting in an estimated 5 GW of new capacity added in 2013. As of July, the government had approved 23 GW of new solar projects, nearly all of it since the new FIT came into effect.
    
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    Bombardier plan 3.8MW solar farm in Belfast
    
    Plane and train maker Bombardier has had plans for a 3.8 MW solar farm at one of its manufacturing plants in Belfast approved by Mr Mark Durkan the environment minister for Northern Ireland.
    
    The 5 hectare rooftop PV power station will produce the equivalent to the power consumed by 300 homes and will be sited at Bombardier’s Airport Road West wing manufacturing and assembly facility.
    
    Bombardier, which was this week awarded the GBP 1 billion contract for the government’s flagship transport infrastructure project Crossrail, also recently had plans to build an GBP 85 million biogas plant next to the Airport Road West site approved by the minister.
    
    Mr Durkan said that the new project would help demonstrate how businesses could improve competitiveness as well as aiding the environment through renewable energy generation.
    
    He said that “Renewable energy is generating a real win-win outcome – it represents an opportunity for industry to improve its competitiveness while helping reduce its environmental impact. These applications by Bombardier to secure more sustainable technologies will in turn contribute to key Programme for Government targets for increasing renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This will assist Northern Ireland in making the transition towards a low carbon society.”
    
    He added that “The decision for the photovoltaic panels was processed in around 6 weeks and represents how a more efficient planning system is delivering the right decisions quickly for business.” Bombardier’s application was received by Durkan’s department on November 1st 2013.
    
    The news comes a day after the environment minister also approved a planning application by BNRG Northern Power for a 5.1 MW solar farm in Downpatrick, County Down. The 5.1 MW plant has a proposed 30 year life span and will provide power output equivalent to the use of 1,500 homes, representing an investment value of GBP 6 million.
    
    Source - www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
    
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    US launches new trade action against India over solar program
    
    Reuters reported that the United States said that it would take India to the World Trade Organization to gain a bigger foothold for US manufacturers in its fast growing solar products market, adding another irritant to an already strained relationship.
    
    The Obama administration said that it was filing its second case at the WTO over the domestic content requirements in India's massive solar program, which aims to ease chronic energy shortages in Asia's third largest economy.
    
    Mr Michael Froman Trade Representative of US said that making Indian solar developers use locally made equipment discriminated against US producers and could hinder the spread of solar power.
    
    He said that "Domestic content requirements detract from successful cooperation on clean energy and actually impede India's deployment of solar energy by raising its cost."
    
    It is the second time in a year that Washington has sought a consultation at the WTO the first stage in a dispute process that can lead to sanctions over India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
    
    The ongoing trade spat between the 2 allies follows the recent arrest and strip search of a female Indian diplomat in New York in connection with visa fraud charges.
    
    The arrest sparked fury in India, prompted retaliatory measures against US diplomats there and plunged US-India relations to their lowest point since India tested a nuclear device in 1998.
    
    The USTR issued its first challenge to India's solar program last February when it formally requested consultations over its first stage. The program aims to double India's renewable energy capacity by 2017.
    
    US officials had hoped a second phase of the program would address Washington's concerns but now fear the harm to American producers would likely be even greater because the rules were expanded in October to cover so called thin film technology that comprises the majority of US solar product exports to India.
    
    India hit back at the initial US accusations in April, asking Washington to justify its own incentives offered to US companies that use local labour and products in renewable energy and water projects. The Indian embassy in Washington was not immediately available for comment on the latest trade action.
    
    India has argued its solar policies are legal under WTO government procurement rules that permit countries to exempt projects from non discrimination obligations.
    
    Mr Froman said that the action did not undermine the value that the United States placed on its relationship with India. He said that "The action addresses a specific issue of concern and in no way detracts from the importance we attach to this relationship." Attorneys for the USTR said that later such cases took months to prepare.
    
    US solar trade groups cheered the move and said the United States had been patient in its discussions with India.
    
    Mr John Smirnow, vice president of trade and competitiveness for the Solar Energy Industries Association, said that "The US government spent 2 years talking with India trying to encourage them to move away from the local content requirement before initiating the first action roughly a year ago. We are almost three years in the making of the US trying to get India to move back from this local content requirement."
    
    US environmental groups have urged the Obama administration to back off any WTO action, arguing that building up India's solar power industry will help it cut high greenhouse gas emissions.
    
    But the administration has come under growing pressure from lawmakers and business groups to take a tougher stance on perceived Indian protectionist measures and intellectual property rights abuses by Indian drug companies.
    
    India is widely perceived in Washington as a serial trade offender, with US companies unhappy about imports of everything from shrimp to steel pipes they say threaten jobs.
    
    The US International Trade Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing into complaints of trade barriers erected by India.
    
    There are 14 past or current World Trade Organization cases between India and the United States, whose bilateral trade in goods measured USD 63.7 billion last year, not including the latest case.
    
    Source - Reuters
    
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    Ivanpah Launches as the World’s Largest CSP Plant
    
    The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Station, the world’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) facility, was dedicated Thursday afternoon at a ceremony keynoted by U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz.
    
    In his remarks, Moniz hailed the Obama administration’s leadership on supporting renewable energy projects.
    
    “President Obama and the Department of Energy [DOE] are committed to ensuring that all sources of energy are competitive in a carbon-constrained economy,” he said. “This is why we have already invested more than $6 billion in carbon capture and sequestration technologies and recently announced up to $8 billion in available loan guarantees for advanced fossil energy projects that lower emissions.”
    
    Making that happen is an imperative, Moniz noted.
    
    “Investing in clean energy isn’t a decision that limits our economic potential—it’s an opportunity to lead the global clean technology markets that are forming right now,” he said. “We simply can’t afford to be at the back of the train—we have to be at the front, leading the world in these industries.”
    
    Moniz stressed that the DOE is looking to support more projects like Ivanpah. “We have over $40 billion to spend on clean energy projects,” he said. “Bring them on!”
    
    He cautioned, though, that the DOE was not looking to dictate to the market, “but to help provide the options that all of you in your various roles play in determining what the private solutions are,” he said. “There’s no one solution. The ‘all of the above’ approach is working.”
    
    The inauguration was fairly elaborate for a power plant opening, and featured an appearance by Grammy-nominated band The Fray, which filmed a music video for its forthcoming album at the site last year.
    
    Big Output, Big Footprint
    
    Comprising three units with a total capacity of 392 MW (377 MW net), Ivanpah is a joint effort between NRG Energy (through its subsidiary NRG Solar), Google, Bechtel, and BrightSource Energy. The station uses 173,500 heliostats (each with two mirrors) to concentrate sunlight on three 459-foot towers (Figure 1). Four types of heliostats are used depending on the distance from the tower; the furthest out are more than half a mile away. All of them were precisely placed using GPS to ensure accurate alignment. The heliostats are capable of withstanding 85-mph winds.
    
    1. Almost 180,000 heliostats, each mounting a pair of mirrors, are used to focus sunlight on the towers.
    
    Each tower holds a 2,100-ton boiler that directs steam into a turbine generator at ground level (Figure 2). Natural gas is used to bring the boiler up from a cold start, but in normal use, it retains enough heat from the previous day to start up on sunlight alone. A 110-ton counterweight is continually repositioned to keep the tower stable.
    
    2. The concentrated sunlight generates steam in the tower-top boilers. When the units are operating, the glow at the top is visible for miles.
    
    The facility relies on air-cooled condensers to condense the turbine exhaust, allowing it to use as much as 95% less water than a wet-cooled thermal plant. The plant’s only water needs are boiler makeup and cleaning. Water is sourced from two wells on the site.
    
    Moniz dryly noted that the facility uses about the same amount of water as two holes at the Primm Casino golf course next door to the plant. “The energy-water nexus is going to be of increasing importance” in the future, he said.
    
    The 3,500 acre facility—large enough to be visible from orbit—is located in Ivanpah Dry Lake, Calif., about 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas. BrightSource began development in 2006, and construction, led by engineering, procurement, and construction partner Bechtel—which has also invested in the facility—began in Oct. 2010. Shortly after construction commenced, NRG agreed to come on board, committing about $300 million. In April 2011, Google—which had previously invested $10 million in BrightSource—announced that it would also join the project, investing another $168 million of its own. Google’s investment is part of its intention to source 100% of its considerable electricity demands from renewable energy.
    
    Rick Needham, Google’s director of energy and sustainability said, “At Google we invest in innovative renewable energy projects that have the potential to transform the energy landscape and help provide more clean power to businesses and homes around the world. Ivanpah is a shining example of such a project and we’re delighted to be a part of it.”
    
    NRG Solar will operate the plant going forward.
    
    “We see Ivanpah changing the energy landscape by proving that utility-scale solar is not only possible, but incredibly beneficial to both the economy and in how we produce and consume energy,” said Tom Doyle, president of NRG Solar.
    
    “We’ve demonstrated that this technology works at commercial scale,” said David Ramm, CEO of BrightSource.
    
    The station was first synced to the grid last September and went into commercial operation at the end of 2013. It is selling its power to Pacific Gas & Electric (from Units 1 and 3) and Southern California Edison (Unit 2) under long-term power purchase agreements.
    
    “It was a privilege to be a part of an iconic project, ” said Toby Seay, president of Bechtel’s power global business unit. “Consistent teamwork with a focus on safety and quality is key to executing a project of this size and complexity.”
    
    
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    Environmental Roadblocks
    
    Ironically for a project that is intended to boost California’s production of renewable energy, Ivanpah has faced some opposition from environmental groups concerned about the impact on the sensitive desert ecosystem, in particular the effect on desert tortoises native to the area, which are federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Opponents initially requested a move to a more disturbed location rather than the pristine Ivanpah Dry Lake site, but BrightSource declined.
    
    In 2011, the Western Watersheds Project sued the Department of Interior, the Bureau of Land Management (which owns the land under the site), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) over a determination that it claimed underestimated the impact on the tortoises.
    
    Construction was halted after the discovery of more tortoises at the site than there were originally believed to be. In June 2011, the USFWS issued a revised opinion stipulating new protective measures that would reduce impact on the tortoises. BrightSource also implemented a program to locate and protect tortoise eggs and hatchlings and relocate tortoises to outside the construction zone.
    
    One notable element of the Ivanpah site is that the heliostats were mounted in place with little or no grading or even concrete foundations. Instead, the heliostat supports were simply placed into the desert soil as is (Figure 3). This greatly reduced the impact on the existing ecosystem.
    
    3. To minimize impact on the sensitive desert ecosystem, the heliostats were mounted directly into ground without grading or otherwise modifying the site. Source: Tom Overton/POWER
    
    
    
    The heliostats are also oriented slightly out of alignment when their unit is not operating. The reason is that if the mirrors are aligned horizontally, they resemble a lake from the air closely enough to confuse birds, which might attempt to land on them. (This has not prevented a few birds from being killed by the concentrated solar radiation after flying too close to the towers.)
    
    Big Price Tag
    
    Ivanpah’s $2.2 billion cost was supported by $1.6 billion in loan guarantees from the DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). The plant is just a portion of the 2.8 GW of LPO-financed large-scale solar (CSP and photovoltaic [PV]) that is currently operating or under construction.
    
    Though the LPO program has seen a handful of high-profile busts—most notably solar PV manufacturer Solyndra—it has on the whole been successful in nurturing renewable energy projects. The LPO currently oversees a portfolio of more than $30 billion that supports more than 30 closed and committed projects. LPO-supported facilities include one of the world’s largest wind farms as well as several of the world’s largest solar generation and thermal energy storage systems. These include the Solana project in Arizona, which came online in October, and the Mojave Solar Project in San Bernardino, which is projected to start up later this year.
    
    “This project was made possible by the successful public-private partnership between the Department of Energy and the project sponsors,” Peter Davidson, LPO executive director, said in a statement. “Through partnerships like this, we can continue to build an innovative clean energy economy in the U.S.”
    
    The Ivanpah opening comes a few days after the Solar Foundation released a report showing record-breaking job growth in the solar industry last year, particularly in California. Though the industry employed about 143,000 people as of November 2013, that state’s share was the largest by far, with more than 47,000 solar-related jobs—a total that is expected to grow by 22% this year. Employment at Ivanpah peaked at just under 2,700 during construction, which was completed with only a single lost-time accident. It will employ about 90 people full-time.
    
    —Thomas W. Overton, associate editor (@thomas_overton, @POWERmagazine)
    
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