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Bergamo Acquisition announces $500 million solar project for Lebanon

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Bergamo Acquisition announced a new solar power project for the Republic of Lebanon. The company's key management will travel to the country to conclude the Letter of Intent ("LOI") with the Government of Lebanon.

The total cost for the project will be $500 million, with Lebanese government providing 100% of the total finance package. Bergamo E & A on its end will be responsible for the technical know-how and will provide a turn-key operation for the government under the terms of the LOI and the letter of credit to be issued by the Lebanese government to support Bergamo activities and its involvement in the project.

The Letter of Credit will be issued to Bergamo E & A, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bergamo Acquisition Corp.

[source: Bergamo Acquisition]


Yingli Green Energy announces 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline manufacturing capacity expansion

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Yingli Green Energy announced a 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline silicon-based manufacturing capacity expansion project at its Baoding headquarters. The company will finance the project from a loan of RMB 1.5 billion and a working capital credit facility of RMB 250 million, both granted by the Bank of Communications, Hebei Branch (BOCOM).

The new production lines will be designed to produce next-generation high efficiency PV cells based on the technology developed through Project PANDA – which is a collaboration among Yingli Green Energy, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and Amtech Systems.

Commenting on the announcement, Yingli Green Energy's Chairman and CEO, Liansheng Miao, said: "We believe this expansion will allow us to meet the increasing demand for our bankable, cost-effective products and further drive down costs through increased cell conversion efficiency and the larger scale of manufacturing. On the Project PANDA pilot line, we have already successfully produced next-generation cells with an average efficiency rate of 18% or higher. Looking ahead, we expect to increase the average efficiency rate to at least 18.5% on the commercial production lines by the end of this year. Combined with the existing 600 MW production capacity in Baoding and the 100 MW capacity under construction in Hainan Province, this new expansion project is expected to bring our total production capacity to 1 GW by the end of 2010. With this expansion in place, we will be better positioned than ever to solidify our leadership in the global PV market."

[source: Yingli Green Energy]

Kyocera completes construction of new solar cell manufacturing plant in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture

March 4th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | Comments (2)

Kyocera’s new solar cell manufacturing plant in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Kyocera has recently completed construction of a new solar cell manufacturing plant, further increasing capacity on its way to reach annual production target of 1 GW by March 2013. The new facility is located in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, representing the largest Kyocera Group manufacturing plant in Japan.

The new plant is also the company's second solar cell manufacturing plant along with the existing Shiga Yohkaichi Plant. When compared to the existing one, the new plant employs an enhanced manufacturing line, which increases productivity by 20%.

The main product to be manufactured at the Yasu Plant is the company's newly enhanced cell with an average energy conversion efficiency of 16.9%. These cells are used in Kyocera's 215-watt solar module, which is sold around the world.

And if you didn't know, Kyocera was the first company in the world to start mass production of multicrystalline silicon solar cells in 1982.

[source: Kyocera]

LM Glasfiber signs coop agreement with Envision – opens new blade manufacturing facility

March 4th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

From an LM Glasfiber blade testing facility.

LM Glasfiber has signed a cooperation agreement with Chines wind turbine manufacturer Envision, for the supply of 2000 MW worth of wind turbine blades. For this purpose, LM Glasfiber has opened a new blade manufacturing facility, its fourth, which will supply blades to Envision. The facility will be located in Jiangyin, China. Production is expected to start in Q2 this year.

At the same time, LM Glasfiber has announced it will be supplying its new rotor blade concept through this contract, the GloBlade. The new model offers a change from the industry standard for blades, featuring an innovative aerodynamic design developed in the companies wind tunnel, allowing an increase of annually produced electricity of 4-5% over 40.3 blades. The company said this opens new market opportunities for developers around the world for wind class III.

LM Glasfiber has this way strengthened its presence in the Chinese wind energy market, but has also created an opportunity to spread its presence in more areas around the world, which have lower wind resources.

[source: LM Glasfiber, image: LM Glasfiber]

Toshiba signs to order 32 MW of solar panels from SunPower this year

March 1st, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Toshiba will order 32 MW of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower in 2010. The panels ordered will form the cornerstone of Toshiba's new residential solar offering in Japan, to be launched on April 1st.

Commenting on the announcement, Toshiba's Shoji Takenaka said: "Toshiba's residential solar power business will offer homeowners the most efficient solar power systems available, with a focus on quality and reliability. We are very pleased to work with SunPower, as their solar photovoltaic panels achieve high levels of performance and reliability, and their excellent efficiency supports space-saving solutions that directly meet the needs of consumers in Japan."

[source: SunPower]

SolarWorld acquires 29% of Qatar Solar Technologies to establish the first silicon production on the Arabian Peninsula

March 1st, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Rashid Al Naimi, Vice President (Administration) of Qatar Foundation for Education Science and Community Development, Vorstandsvorsitzender der SolarWorld AG Frank H. Asbeck

SolarWorld announced that it has acquired a 29% stake in the newly founded Joint Venture Qatar Solar Technologies (QST) headquartered in the Emirate of Qatar. The Joint Venture will establish the first production facility for poly-silicon on the Arabian Peninsula. Partners are the Qatar Foundation (70%) and the Qatar Development Bank (1%).

QST will invest a total of more than $500 million in the construction of the new production facility with a planned annual capacity of around 3,600 tons of high-purity polysilicon in its first stage of expansion. Start of production is planned for Q3 2012. At the Ras Laffan Industrial City location in the North East of Qatar the Joint Venture has access to an excellent chemicals infrastructure with favorable energy prices.

With this project, SolarWorld is further securing its supply of solar-grade silicon in addition to the company's own production, its own raw materials recycling activities and its long-term delivery contracts.

[source: SolarWorld]

Mitsubishi Electric expands production of PV cells, modules and inverters

March 1st, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Mitsubishi Electric has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a new PV cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture. By March 2011, the company will raise its annual PV cell/module production capacity by 50 MW to 270 MW, and ultimately plans to reach an annual capacity of 600 MW at an early stage.

In addition, to respond mainly to the large increase in demand for PV inverters for residential-use in the Japanese market, Mitsubishi Electric will raise its monthly PV inverter production capacity at its Nakatsugawa Works by 50% from 4,000 units to 6,000 units in May 2010.

At the same time, they will build new production lines to manufacture monocrystalline silicon PV modules at its Nakatsugawa Works Kyoto Factory in Kyoto Prefecture.

The company's expansion of production capacity is in response to the sharp increase in global demand for PV systems.

[source: Mitsubishi Electric]

Mitsui, Inbicon sign licensing agreement to refine biomass into ethanol

March 1st, 2010 | Posted in Biomass | No Comments

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Inbicon have signed a licensing agreement for the Inbicon Biomass Refinery technology, granting the Japanese company the right to build a number of biomass refineries in Southeast Asia using Inbicon's technology. Mitsui intends to apply the technology in the palm oil industry, where wastes from palm oil production can be converted into ethanol, solid biofuel for energy production, and animal feed.

According to Inbicon's CEO, Niels Henriksen, the licensing agreement is the culmination of year-long cooperation with MES. Throughout 2009, the two companies developed the relationship, and Inbicon sees the deal as a significant step forward into a long-lasting collaboration.

And in case you wonder, this is the first time Inbicon is licensing the technology.

[source: Mitsui]

Vestas enters into partnership with Shanghai Huitong Energy

February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Vestas and Shanghai Huitong Energy have entered into a partnership, under which Vestas is to deliver 48 MW of wind turbines to Inner Mongolia Huitong Energy Zuozi Wind Energy, a subsidiary of Shanghai Huitong Energy (SHE). SHE is a new player in the growing Chinese wind energy market and industry.

Vestas will deliver 24 of its V80-2.0 MW units, one of the most used Vestas wind turbines in the world. The supply contract includes delivery of the units, transportation, isntallation and commissioning of the turbines, as well as VestasOnline Business SCADA solution, along with a two-year service and maintenance agreement.

All wind turbines are going to be installed at the Zuozi Bayinxile wind farm in Inner Mongolia. The wind farm site has good wind and terrain conditions, representing an optimal combination of resources for developing a wind farm.

Delivery of the units is expected in Q2 2010.

[source: Vestas]

Israel talks renewable energy with Egypt and Jordan

February 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Biomass Solar | No Comments

Just because Israel doesn't get along with most Arab countries in the region, it doesn't mean the cooperation is impossible. Global warming is everyone's problem and solving it should go beyond boundaries and even some principles. On that note, today we're talking about Israel and its plans to work with Egypt and Jordan on renewable energy projects.

In the case of Egypt, the two countries are talking about possibly establishing a joint solar project in Egypt's Sinai Desert, which has clear skies, flat topography and annual average solar concentration of 2,300 KWh per square meter making it suitable for the installation of commercial solar technologies. Under the still-being-negotiated deal, Egypt would give the land and Israel the technology, whereas the energy generated would be used by both countries.

On the other hand, there were talks about building a bio-diesel plant along the border between Jordan and Israel. Salah Azzam, director of the Bio-Fuels Division at the National Energy Research Center in Jordan, outlined plans for the establishment of such a project by the end of 2010.

"This project could serve as a great boost for establishing peace and security in the region and could promote peace efforts between Israel and its neighbors," Azzam said.

[Via: Reuters]

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