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1. voda 25 mei 2014 15:57

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   Mr Modi wants to use solar to bring power to peoples without electricity
   
   Mr Narendra Modi, new PM of India, wants to use the sun to bring electricity to the 400 million people in India who do not have access to electricity.
   
   Mr Narendra Taneja, who's in charge of energy in Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, said that “We look upon solar as having the potential to completely transform the way we look at the energy space.”
   
   There's a track record too, because Modi has pioneered India’s first incentives for large-scale solar power in 2009 as head of Gujarat state.
   
   The goal would be to use solar panels to allow every home to have power to run two bulbs, a solar cooker and a television by 2019. That might not sound like much to those of us living in rich countries, but this can be life-changing to people who currently don't have access to electricity, as well as tremendously improve their health because burning biomass and coal for cooking and light creates a lot of dangerous indoor air pollution.
   
   It shouldn't be too surprising to anyone that India has tremendous potential for solar power. If China can build 50,000 MW of capacity within a few years, India could get even more if only it truly become a priority.
   
   Source - www.treehugger.com
   
2. voda 26 mei 2014 16:04

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   DSM deelt 'gratis' folie uit voor betere opbrengst zonnecellen - media
   
   AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Koninklijke DSM nv (DSM.AE) wil gratis een folie gaan verspreiden waarmee zonnecellen 10% meer energie opwekken. In ruil voor het kosteloos aanbrengen van de folie vraagt DSM de helft van de hogere opbrengsten uit de zonnepanelen, zegt bestuursvoorzitter Feike Sijbesma maandag in gesprek met het Financieele Dagblad.
   
   Met het nieuwe businessmodel wil de DSM-topman het makkelijker maken voor bedrijven om in te stappen. "Normaal zijn ze wat voorzichtig, maar nu hoeven ze niets te doen. Wij brengen de folie aan, het kost niets, en als een bedrijf ervanaf wil halen we het weer weg", citeert de krant.
   
   Hoeveel de coatings kosten, vertelt DSM nog niet. Ook laat het bedrijf zich nog niet uit over de voorwaarden voor gratis installatie, meldt het FD. Wel geeft het chemieconcern volgens de krant aan zich te richten op de grotere spelers, en niet op particulieren met enkele panelen op het dak.
   
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3. voda 26 mei 2014 16:23

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   Indian Commerce Ministry recommends anti dumping duty on solar cells
   
   Business Line reported that the Commerce Ministry has recommended that anti dumping duty on solar cells imported from the US, China, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei.
   
   The penal duties are in the range of USD 0.11 per watt of power produced to USD 0.81 per watt of power produced.
   
   The recommendation made by the Directorate General of Antidumping Duty in its final findings will now be vetted by the Finance Ministry.
   
   If implemented, the measure would come as a big relief to domestic solar cell manufacturers who have been either forced to shut down operations or were producing below capacity due to competition from cheap imports.
   
   In its findings the DGAD said that it was established that the products were being dumped causing injury to the domestic industry.
   
   Anti dumping duty proposed on Chinese products are highest ranging between USD 0.64 per watt and USD 0.81 per watt of power produced.
   
   Antidumping duty proposed on US manufacturers range from USD 0.11 per watt and USD 0.48 per watt of power produced.
   
   According to the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association more than 70% of the installed PV capacity is idle in the country and hundreds of employees have been laid off.
   
   Source - Business Line
   
4. voda 26 mei 2014 20:41

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   U.S. Charges Chinese Hackers for Attacks on Nuclear and Solar Firms
   
   For the first time ever, the U.S. has filed criminal charges against known state actors for hacking U.S. interests. A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage, and other offenses directed at six American victims in the U.S. nuclear power, metals, and solar products industries over the period 2006 to 2014.
   
   The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) May 19 announcement of the 31 counts alleges that the “defendants conspired to hack into American entities, to maintain unauthorized access to their computers and to steal information from those entities that would be useful to their competitors in China, including state-owned enterprises (SOEs). In some cases, it alleges, the conspirators stole trade secrets that would have been particularly beneficial to Chinese companies at the time they were stolen. In other cases, it alleges, the conspirators also stole sensitive, internal communications that would provide a competitor, or an adversary in litigation, with insight into the strategy and vulnerabilities of the American entity.”
   
   The named victims were Westinghouse Electric Co., U.S. subsidiaries of SolarWorld AG, United States Steel Corp., Allegheny Technologies Inc., the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, and Alcoa Inc.
   
   China denied the charges the following day.
   
   The criminal conduct involving Westinghouse included activities in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, while Westinghouse was building four AP1000 power plants in China and negotiating other terms of the construction with a Chinese SOE, including technology transfers, the indictment alleges that one of the defendants stole confidential and proprietary technical and design specifications for pipes, pipe supports, and pipe routing within the AP1000 plant buildings. In 2010 and 2011, while Westinghouse was exploring other business ventures with SOE-1, the same defendant stole sensitive, nonpublic, and deliberative e-mails belonging to senior decision-makers responsible for Westinghouse’s business relationship with SOE-1.
   
   As for the solar industry, in 2012 (roughly the same time the U.S. Commerce Department found that Chinese solar product manufacturers had “dumped” products into U.S. markets at prices below fair value) multiple co-conspirators “stole thousands of files including information about SolarWorld’s cash flow, manufacturing metrics, production line information, costs, and privileged attorney-client communications relating to ongoing trade litigation, among other things. Such information would have enabled a Chinese competitor to target SolarWorld’s business operations aggressively from a variety of angles.”
   
   The indictment notes that the method of attack was the common approach of sending “spearphishing” email messages, designed to trick the recipient into giving the co-conspirators access to the victim’s computer. “Spearphishing messages were typically designed to resemble e-mails from trustworthy senders, like colleagues, and encouraged the recipients to open attached files or click on hyperlinks in the messages. However, the attached or linked files, once opened, installed ‘malware’—malicious code—that provided unauthorized access to the recipient’s computer…thereby allowing the co-conspirators to bypass normal authentication procedures in the future.”
   
   To learn about basic cybersecurity practices for the power industry, see “Generation Cybersecurity: What You Should Know and Be Doing About It” in the February issue of POWER and a special report on NERC CIP Version 5 in the forthcoming June issue (online at powermag.com by June 2).
   
   —Gail Reitenbach, PhD, Editor (@GailReit, @POWERmagazine)
   
5. voda 26 mei 2014 20:42

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   DOE Continues to Push Concentrating Solar Power Systems
   
   The Department of Energy (DOE) released a report on May 21 highlighting progress at five concentrating solar power (CSP) projects in the southwestern U.S.
   
   In the report, “2014: The Year of Concentrating Solar Power,” three DOE-supported technologies are featured: parabolic trough, power tower, and thermal storage. The DOE has helped finance the large-scale deployment of CSP technology through its Loan Programs Office (LPO). LPO provides loan guarantees for projects that deploy innovative technologies that have been demonstrated but are not yet commercial.
   
   The five CSP projects featured in the report are all expected to be fully operational by the end of 2014. When online, they will provide a combined 1.26 GW of capacity, nearly quadrupling the previous CSP total in the U.S.
   
   CSP uses mirrors to direct and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver from which a heat transfer fluid carries the thermal energy to a power block to generate electricity. When deployed with thermal energy storage, CSP can produce electricity on demand, which makes it a more flexible option than some other renewable resources.
   
   The five projects profiled in the report are: Crescent Dunes (Tonopah, Nev.); Genesis (Blythe, Calif.); Ivanpah (Ivanpah Dry Lake, Calif.); Mojave (near Barstow, Calif.); and Solana (near Gila Bend, Ariz).
   
   Three of the projects—Crescent Dunes, Genesis, and Mojave—utilize parabolic trough technology, which captures the sun’s energy using giant “U” shaped mirrors to heat a special fluid contained in a receiver pipe. The other two projects—Ivanpah and Crescent Dunes—utilize power tower CSP systems. Power towers use numerous large, flat, sun-tracking mirrors (known as heliostats) to focus sunlight onto a receiver at the top of a tall tower. In either case, steam is generated, which is used in a conventional turbine generator to produce electricity.
   
   The third technology—thermal storage—adds flexibility, because it allows solar facilities to generate electricity for hours after the sun has stopped shining. A typical storage system uses molten salt as a heat transfer medium, because it retains heat so well. The Solana and Crescent Dunes projects both use this type of technology.
   
   In addition to the five projects covered in the report, the DOE also announced today that it has awarded $10 million to six new research and development projects. All of the projects are developing thermochemical energy storage systems designed to store the sun’s energy at high densities in the form of chemical bonds for use in utility-scale CSP facilities.
   
   The winners were: Colorado School of Mines ($1,008,511); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ($2,906,415); Sandia National Laboratory ($3,450,000); Southern Research Institute ($836,697); University of Florida ($791,200); and University of California, Los Angeles ($1,182,788).
   
   “By improving energy storage technologies for concentrating solar power systems, we can enhance our ability to provide clean and reliable solar power, even when the sun is not shining,” said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
   
   For more on the state of energy storage, see “The Year Energy Storage Hit Its Stride” and “Balancing Renewables with Li-ion Energy Storage” in the May issue of POWER.
   
   —Aaron Larson, associate editor (@AaronL_Power, @POWERmagazine)
   
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   Mr Modi led government to bring solar power to 400 million people
   
   India's new government led by Mr Narendra Modi plans to use solar power to bring electricity to the homes of 400 million people who currently do not have access to it. This announcement comes after BJP’s historic election win last week by securing clear majority.
   
   According to a report filed by Bloomberg the Bharatiya Janata Party led government would further enhance its commitment to aggressively implement the National Solar Mission that aims to install 20,000 MW of grid connect solar power capacity and 2,000 MW of distributed solar power capacity by 2022.
   
   Distributed solar power could prove to be extremely crucial for India’s power sector and economic development. The country’s power transmission and distribution is plagued with serious infrastructural flaws which were comprehensively demonstrated by two of the largest power blackouts in world history in July 2012.
   
   A substantial amount of electricity generated is transmission and distribution inefficiencies as well as power theft. But such hurdles cannot become justifications to keep almost half of India’s population from getting access to electricity. A comprehensive off grid solar power policy would not only deliver the promise of electrifying India’s rural areas but would also reduce the burden on the ailing power sector.
   
   Mr Narendra Modi is known for implementing innovative solutions to complex problems. During his tenure as CM of Gujarat, he aggressively promoted renewable energy in Gujarat and now he plans to replicate the same in the rest of India. Gujarat has been the leader in solar power generation with installed capacity of over 900 MW representing over a third of the total solar power capacity installed in India.
   
   Gujarat oversaw the development of the world’s biggest solar park, in Charanka village which has an installed capacity of 500 MW. Under his tenure, the Gujarat government also launched a rooftop feed in tariff scheme under which 50 government office buildings and 500 private buildings would be equipped with solar panels to generate 5 MW of solar power. The first of its kind Narmada 1 MW pilot canal-top solar power project got commissioned in 2012. The project generates 1.6 million units of clean energy per annum and also helps prevent evaporation of 9 million litres of water annually.
   
   Source – www.cleantechnica.com
   
   
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   Karnataka eyes 1,000MW of solar power to grid in 15 months
   
   According to Energy Minister Mr DK Shivakumar the state government has set a target of adding 1,000 MW of solar power to the State grid within 15 months.
   
   Tenders will be called within a week for setting up solar plants with a total capacity of 450 MW
   
   He said that Of the targeted 1,000 MW capacity, about 300 MW would be earmarked for farmers by encouraging them to set up small plants with a capacity of 1 MW to 3 MW on their farmland. In addition to this farmers would also be given the option of forming a group and leasing out their land to solar power developers through the government for setting up solar farms. The government would not only protect the land ownership of such farmers but also ensure that they get remunerative rents through cheques.
   
   Mr Shivakumar said that in the process the curbs on buying farmland would be lifted for those setting up solar plants. Similarly, the process of converting the land-use pattern would also be simplified for solar plant developers by providing a deemed conversion facility for them soon after they buy the farmland for setting up solar plants.
   
   Pointing out that the revised solar energy policy had set the stage ready for encouraging individuals and companies to set up grid-connected rooftop solar units, he said electricity supply companies had been told to buy power from all such rooftop solar units by paying the tariff of INR 7.20 a unit for those who have availed of subsidy from the Union government and INR 9.20 for the non subsidised ones.
   
   He said that “Even those having a house on a 30X40 ft site can set up a solar plant on their rooftop and sell the excess power which is left after taking care of their own requirements, to Escoms. They would have to install a 2 way meter which would measure the flow of power in both the directions.”
   
   The Minister said that the rooftop solar plants would be promoted in a big way in Bangalore to turn it into the country’s solar city. The solar rooftops would be exempted from the norms related to floor area ratio.
   
   Source - PTI
   
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   DSM neemt deel aan Solliance CIGS
   
   DONDERDAG 5 JUNI 2014, 14:53 uur | 171 keer gelezen
   
   AMSTERDAM (AFN) - DSM neemt deel aan het Solliance CIGS research programma voor zonnepanelen. Dat maakte DSM donderdag bekend.
   Beide partijen hebben een 3-jarige samenwerkingsovereenkomst getekend om nieuwe oplossingen te ontwikkelen voor zonnepanelen. Door de productiekosten van zonne-energie te verlagen wil DSM de marktpenetratie van zonne-energie versnellen.
   
   Solliance is een samenwerking tussen TNO, TU Eindhoven, Holst Centrum, ECN, imec en het Forschungszentrum Jülich.
   
   
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   TATA Power commissions another solar project in Palaswadi
   
   TATA Power, India's largest private power company, which has developed a 25 MW solar photovoltaic power project, through its subsidiary TATA Power Renewable Energy announced the formal successful commissioning of its project on May 31st 2014. The project was ready during last week of March but could not be connected to state grid due to non-availability of shutdown in existing lines and substations.
   
   The solar plant, spread over 130 acres, is located at Palaswadi village in Maan taluka in Satara district in Maharashtra. The solar plant uses Crystalline Silicon Photo-Voltaic Technology. The solar plant is expected to generate approximately 46 MU per year which will enable Tata Power meet its Solar Renewable Purchase Obligations. This plant is one of the largest of its kind by a private power utility in the State and the power is evacuated through the State transmission network.
   
   Speaking on the commissioning, Mr Anil Sardana, MD of TATA Power, said that ''We are delighted to announce the commissioning of yet another large solar project of 25 MW. We would like to thank the Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company, the local community and authorities and all our stakeholders for the support extended in setting up this solar power project at Palaswadi.''
   
   The project with an overall cost of approximately INR 2.50 billion is being funded through debt & equity components.
   
   TATA Power now has a strong portfolio of 56+ MW of Solar and 461 MW of Wind making it the largest Renewable Utility player in India.
   
   Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    India eyes at four solar power plants of 1000 MW each
    
    Economic Times reported that the government is aggressively accelerating the solar energy programme and aiming for 4 giant plants of 1,000 MW each. It also wants to bundle solar and conventional power to make renewable energy more affordable.
    
    Giant solar projects may be put up quickly in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as the new government is keen to promote this source of renewable energy.
    
    To achieve the target of commissioning of 20,000 MW of solar power generation capacity ahead of targeted 2022, the government may redesign Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission while the scope of the Electricity Act 2003 may also expanded to push for higher utilisation of renewable energy. India has commissioned 2,650 MW of solar power generation capacity, which is dominated by Gujarat with close to 1,000 MW.
    
    To deal with delays in larger projects, the government has surveyed several sites and cities to assess the potential and viability of solar power in the country that receives adequate radiation during its 300 days of sunny days a year.
    
    Mr Piyush Goyal, minister responsible for 3 key energy portfolios, power, renewable energy and coal, held meetings with officers from the relevant departments and institutions recently. He assessed the progress of solar power projects.
    
    Mr Goyal did not rule out possibility of setting higher targets or advancing the timeline of the Mission during his initial meets with the concerned government officials.
    
    He said that "Now that MNRE is under the same minister as power, synchronising of common issues such as grid connectivity and sale of power would be better. Policy delays hamper the investment, both domestic and foreign.”
    
    In its election manifesto, BJP promised to introduce a comprehensive national energy policy that will also expand and strengthen the national solar mission. Soon after taking over his office, Mr Goyal expressed his desire to learn from 'Gujarat model'.
    
    The status of compliance under the renewable purchase obligations determined by respective state electricity regulatory commission was also discussed during the meetings, according to one of the government officers close to the development.
    
    He said that "The Electricity Act 2003 does not deal extensively with renewable energy and state utilities cannot be compelled to procure expensive solar power through policies and regulations alone. There is an opinion in the ministry that the scope of Electricity Act should be expanded to empower renewable energy. It is believed that cost of solar power can be brought down by increasing the scale of demands for panels and equipment in the country."
    
    Source - Economic Times
    
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    Buffett wil 15 miljard dollar in duurzame energie verdubbelen
    
    DINSDAG 10 JUNI 2014, 13:58 uur | 631 keer gelezen
    
    Momenteel investeert Berkshire Hathaway, het bedrijf van miljardair Warren Buffett, zo’n 15 miljard dollar in wind- en zonne-energie in de Verenigde Staten. Als het aan Buffett zou liggen, zou hij dat bedrag verdubbelen.
    
    Dat zei de superinvesteerder maandag op de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van Edison Electric Institute in Las Vegas, zo schrijft persbureau Bloomberg.
    
    Berkshire Hathaway, in marktwaarde het op vier na grootste bedrijf ter wereld, investeert aanzienlijke bedragen in kapitaalintensieve- en energiebedrijven. Een bijvoorbeeld is BNSF Railway, een Amerikaanse spoorwegmaatschappij.
    
    Focus meer naar duurzaamheid
    
    ‘Buffett kijkt met Bershire Hathaway altijd naar de toekomst’, zegt Lawrence Cunningham, hoogleraar aan de George Washington University en auteur van ‘Berkshire Beyond Buffett’. ‘Dat betekent dat het bedrijf nog meer de focus zal leggen op duurzaamheid.’
    
    Volgens Buffett leveren nutsbedrijven niet de rendementen die hij graag zou zien, maar voorzien ze wel in de mogelijkheid om te herinvesteren en overnames te doen. In 2000 kocht hij een energie holding uit Iowa en breidde het uit naar wat nu Berkshire Hathaway Energy heet. Dat bedrijf exploiteert nu elektriciteitsnetwerken in Groot-Brittannië en aardgasleidingen in de Verenigde Staten. Het bedrijf investeert in duurzame energie via windmolenparken in Iowa en Wyoming, en via zonne-energiebedrijven in Californië en Arizona.
    
    Herinvesteren
    
    In tegenstelling tot veel andere nutsbedrijven herinvesteert Berkshire Hathaway Energie alle winsten. Buffett gaf op de bijeenkomst aan dat dit beleid voortgezet zal worden, en dat dit inhoudt dat de komende 10 jaar ongeveer 30 miljard dollar geherinvesteerd zal worden. ‘We blijven dit tot in lengte van dagen doen. We gaan gewoon door.'
    
    Investeringen in duurzame energie zijn hard nodig in de Verenigde Staten om minder afhankelijk te worden van fossiele brandstoffen. ‘Het is zeer bemoedigend dat Buffett in duurzame energie wil investeren’, zegt Nick Akins, CEO van American Electric Power. ‘Onze industrie heeft een sterke behoefte aan kapitaal.’
    
    Door Lucia Rodenburg
    
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    Mr Gadkari opposes anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells
    
    Union road transport, highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari’s departments might not have anything to do with solar power generation, but he has written to Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, minister for commerce and industry, opposing the levy of anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells.
    
    In a letter to Ms Sitharaman written on June 5th, Mr Gadkari said that “The last UPA government just before leaving had proposed an anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells and solar panels. According to my information, the proposal is under consideration in the commerce ministry.”
    
    He said that anti-dumping duty, if imposed, would double the solar power cost.
    
    It is not clear what prompted the senior minister in the National Democratic Alliance government and former Bharatiya Janata Party president to write the letter.
    
    Incidentally, Mr Gadkari has business interest in biomass based power generation and the sugar industry.
    
    There was a likelihood of heavy anti dumping duty on solar cells being imported from the US, China, Taiwan and Malaysia on the basis of the commerce ministry’s anti dumping investigation. The inquiry has concluded the imports are undercutting the prices of domestic industry, which has caused price underselling, suppression as well as price depression effects.
    
    The ministry had identified 58 manufacturers, mostly from China, followed by Taiwan, Malaysia and the US. The anti-dumping duty, equivalent to the margins, needed to be notified by the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
    
    The department of commerce identified a dumping margin range of 50-60% from the US and 100% to 110% from China. Among Chinese producers, the department has determined a dumping margin of 60% to 70% for sampled manufacturers from China and 100% to 110% for non-sampled, indicating an unorganised market of imports flowing in from China into India.
    
    The dumping margin for First Solar, a US-based solar cell manufacturer, has been kept at 5% to 15% and for all other exporters at 40% to 50%. For Malaysia and Taiwan, the ministry determined the margin at 70% and 90%, respectively.
    
    Solar power producers said that anti-dumping duties will have a major adverse impact on Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission since about 3,500 MW of solar power projects have been tendered out by various agencies in the country and there was no provision to absorb the increase in cost due to anti-dumping duties.
    
    Mr Gadkari said that the whole purpose of aligning solar power with the main grid would be defeated if the duty is imposed. He has instead proposed compensating domestic manufacturers with 'appropriate subsidy.'
    
    Although the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has opposed the imposition of anti-dumping duty, under the first batch of second phase of JNNSM, power producers are required to meet domestic content requirement. The US has dragged India to the World Trade Organization for this clause, which seeks to incentivise domestic manufacturers. India has a cell manufacturing capacity of 1,212 Mw with Moser Baer, XL energy, TATA Solar and BHEL being among the prominent players
    
    Source - Business Standard
    
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    Rays Power commissions 10 MW solar power plant in Telangana
    
    Rajasthan based Rays Power Infra Private Limited announced commissioning of its 10 MW solar power plant at Midjil in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.
    
    The INR 65 crore project has an estimated annual output of 18 million KWh. The power will be sold at competitive market prices, which are equivalent to commercial tariffs in Hyderabad.
    
    Mr Ketan Mehta, Director of RPIL, said in a press release, that “Completing the project within 100 days exhibits our team’s excellent capability and expertise in building solar power projects.”
    
    Source – Strategic Research Institute
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    TATA Power Solar commisions 3 MW rooftop projects in Gujarat
    
    Bangalore-based TATA Power Solar has commissioned 3 MW solar rooftop projects in Gujarat.
    
    The project spread across 62 sites, was executed primarily for Gujarat state bodies – 1.2 MW plant for Gujarat Energy Development Agency, a 750 KW plant for Surat Municipal Corporation and 1.1 MW projects across various smaller industries.
    
    Mr Arul Shanmugasundram, EVP Projects & CTO of TATA Power Solar, said that “TATA Power Solar’s work with GEDA, SMC and the smaller industries is a result of our expertise in handling projects of varied scale, over a range of roofings. All these projects were challenging and we are proud to have executed them in record time.”
    
    Source – Strategic Research Institute
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    Solar panel industries in AP and Telangana lies un used
    
    While both the new state governments are stressing on renewable sources of energy to become energy sufficient, the solar panel industry in the erstwhile state has almost become non-existent.
    
    Even 10% of licenses issued by the AP government for manufacture of solar cells and panels haven’t been used. Most of the industries have shut down, unable to compete with China as both cells and solar panels are imported at lower costs from that country, leaving the local industry in the doldrums.
    
    While both the states have committed to solar energy as a key source of energy, this is a major challenge, indicate experts. A non-existent local industry would mean banking squarely on import of inputs for developing solar power, which is not healthy.
    
    Meanwhile dependence on gas is totally out of the question to make any future projections; even dependence on coal is limited. Hydel power too is purely dependent on monsoons and, therefore, the biggest potential source seemingly available is solar power. AP has the additional benefit of wind power potential, especially in the Rayalaseema region.
    
    AP, at present, has 1,400 MW of energy being fed from renewable sources like solar, wind, bio-mass, municipal solid waste, industrial solid waste and bio-gas and geo-thermal energy. Telangana has about 300 MW being fed from renewable sources. Of this, solar energy in AP accounts for roughly 72 MW at present while it is 46 MW in Telangana.
    
    The reason for the slow pick up of solar power, despite having the most potential out of the range of renewable sources of energy, is the non availability of indigenously-developed panels and cells which has kept the costs very high.
    
    A manufacturer said that “The manufacturing sector has remained embroiled in dealing with competition from cheaper, China-made versions. Most manufacturers have closed shop in the last couple of years as the costs were too high to be profitable. Even though versions like solar-pumpsets and other solar technology-based applications have been developed, there have been almost no takers due to the cost factor. Most indigenous industries have died down.”
    
    The New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP is, meanwhile, charting out plans for boosting solar power potential to 5,000 MW capacity in each of the new states.
    
    Mr Kamalakar Babu, Vice-chairman and MD of NREDCAP, said that the development plan for each region includes 5,000 MW solar power to be added over the next 5 years.
    
    He added that “In 2009-10, the per unit cost of solar power was Rs 17 against the current INR 7. We do have indigenous manufacturers but there is still huge competition. It is a policy issue but the competition has come down now.”
    
    Source - www.deccanchronicle.com
    
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    Indosolar wins a solar cell supply contract from Azure Power
    
    Indosolar announced that the company has entered into single largest solar cell supply contract of 60 MW under domestic content requirement of National Solar Mission with Azure Power India, New Delhi.
    
    The supplies will commence shortly and will be completed early Q1 of 2015, keeping in mind the timeline of National Solar Mission.
    
    Source – Strategic Research Institute
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    Blusecope solar steel roof launched in Sydney
    
    A pre-painted Colorbond steel sheet roofing which is combined with thin-film solar panels has been successfully tested and launched on a Sydney home.
    
    The new technology was launched last week by the Australian renewable energy agency, an independent Government authority. Architecture & Design first reported that manufacturer Bluescope was working on the multi-million dollar research and development project in 2012.
    
    Now those plans towards a commercially available product have reached a major milestone, being demonstrated at a home in Glebe, where the old corrugated steel roof of the house was completely replaced with the first integrated photovoltaic thermal system in Australia.
    
    This building-integrated photovoltaic-thermal system is employed for the production of electricity and thermal energy, while an innovative thermal duct system warms and cools air to supplement air conditioning in the home.
    
    The team behind the system also announced that the first residential application was made earlier in the Illawarra region, where a tile roof was replaced with the integrated PV system to demonstrate the product’s versatility.
    
    The installation in Glebe: Thermal only-section of roof being installed. There is no PV in this section; the roof is functioning is this area to capture heat alone.
    
    Mr Ivor Frischknecht of ARENA, which partly funded the USD 5 million project undertaken by flat steel producer Bluescope, said that “This new integrated PV system has been designed to provide a low cost system for Australian residential, commercial and industrial rooftops. These first installations are an important step as the technology moves towards commercialisation and cost competitiveness with conventional rooftop PV.”
    
    Designed specifically for Australia’s climate and building environments, the new system is expected to reduce installation and energy costs through the use of improved roofing systems, additional extraction of thermal energy and increased labour and materials productivity by incorporating the installation into the build process.
    
    Inverters, which transform the electricity harvested from sunlight by PV solar panels into a form that can be used by electrical appliances, are also being developed.
    
    Bluescope is currently aiming to reduce the system’s costs through improved PV modules and roofing designs, reduced packaging and transport, improved building energy efficiency and low-cost and easy installation.
    
    In 2012, Bluescope suggested the next major advance was not far away, predicting factory-applied photovoltaics paint systems were five to 10 years from becoming reality. A spokesperson for the manufacturer said that "This is absolutely the nirvana of steel manufacturing."
    
    Source - www.architectureanddesign.com.au
    
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    U.S. Sets New Anti-Subsidy Tariffs on Chinese Solar Product Makers
    
    The Department of Commerce preliminarily ruled that China is subsidizing certain crystalline silicone photovoltaic (PV) products at a rate of 18.56% to 35.21%, marking another win for SolarWorld.
    
    Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in a new countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on imports of PV cells, modules, laminates, and panels.
    
    The agency calculated a preliminary subsidy rate of 18.56% for Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., which includes Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co. It also calculated a rate of 35.21% for Wuxi Suntech Power and five of its affiliates. All other producers/exporters in China have been assigned a preliminary rate of 26.89%.
    
    Wuxi Suntech Power, China’s largest solar maker, is restructuring after filing for bankruptcy earlier this year. The company cited financial troubles arising from the solar module price slump after capacity outpaced growth in demand. Trina Solar, the country’s second-largest panel maker, saw three straight profitable quarters this year.
    
    The agency is now expected to announce its final determination in the investigation by Aug. 18. If it makes an affirmative final determination, and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) follows suit, Commerce will issue a CVD order.
    
    The U.S. ITC in November 2012 unanimously determined that imports of crystalline silicon PV cells and modules from China materially injured the U.S. industry, clearing the way for the Commerce Department to issue antidumping and CVDs of between 31% and 250% on Chinese producers. The scope of the agency’s new investigation specifically excludes those products covered by the existing antidumping and CVD orders.
    
    In 2013, imports of certain crystalline silicon PV products from China were valued at an estimated $1.5 billion.
    
    While SolarWorld hailed the Commerce Department’s finding, solar industry group the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said the decision “threatens to derail the rapid growth of the U.S. solar industry.”
    
    “Ironically, the tariffs may provide little to no direct benefit to the sole petitioner SolarWorld, as we saw in the 2012 investigations. It’s time to end this needless litigation with a negotiated solution that addresses SolarWorld’s trade allegations while ensuring the continued growth of the U.S. solar market,” said SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch.
    
    Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday said that it “is strongly dissatisfied about” the second U.S. investigation launched against China’s PV products, calling it an attempt to “levy high tax.”
    
    “The restriction about Chinese products is an abuse of trade remedy measures and of great protectionism, which is bound to upgrade China-U.S. trade disputes about PV products,” an official with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said.
    
    —Sonal Patel, associate editor (@POWERmagazine, @sonalcpatel)
    
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    CaptureSolar receives USD 125 million funding from Cyprus
    
    Economic Times reported that Solar power producer CaptureSolar Energy has raised USD 125 million from the Cyprus-based photovoltaic solar solutions provider Concept Solutions & Innovation to set up a plant in Pune.
    
    Mr Raju Bhosale, CEO of CSEL, said that "We plan to set up 90 MW solar park in Pune. Out of this, we have received funding of USD 125 million from Concept Innovation & Solution for 75 MW."
    
    He said that “Concept Solutions will not only provide finance but also technology solutions for the project. Concept Solutions is a mandate holder of Danish turnkey PV firm DanSolar International, which already has a technology tie-up with CaptureSolar."
    
    Mr Bhosale further said that a collaborative approach with our technical partners and investors will help us deliver a cost effective PV solution.
    
    The Pune-based company expects the solar park to be operational and ready to supply electricity by next March.
    
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    Astonfield Solesa Solar commissions Indo Shell Cast's solar hybrid system
    
    Astonfield Solesa Solar announced the commissioning of the 100 MW solar diesel hybrid system for Indo Shell Cast Private Limited.
    
    Astonfield Renewables said in a statement that "Astonfield Renewables, an independent solar power producer and Solesa, an Italian engineering and project management leader in solar projects, have partnered to deliver solar power solutions and the Indo Shell Cast's is the first project."
    
    The statement said that “The partnership between the 2 companies, Astonfield Solesa Solar, is aimed at combating rising energy costs in India.”
    
    The company deploys customisable solutions that can save commercial and industrial businesses up to 30% to 40% on their diesel fuel costs.
    
    The statement said that its innovative solar Photo Voltaic-diesel hybrid system, the Hybrid Power Controller, integrates solar PV with existing diesel generators and grid power to deliver low-cost uninterrupted power supply.
    
    Installed on Indo Shell Cast's factory campus in Coimbatore, this technology reduces costs by feeding uninterrupted power to the factory from a combination of three generation sources, solar, diesel gensets and the power grid.
    
    Mr Srini Viswanathan, MD of Solesa Solar Engineering, said that "Many of our customers were surprised to learn how much money they can save on their power bills by integrating our hybrid control technology and solar PV-diesel system with their existing power supply."
    
    Source - Strategic Research Institute