Category: Solar


M+W Group establishes M+W Solar

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

M+W Group has established a new subsidiary – M+W Solar – headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The new business unit will deal with all solar development activities, ranging from silicon production, to the development, planning and realization of solar PV power projects.

So far, M+W Group has designed and built PV fabs to account for more than 7.7 GW of installed PV capacity worldwide. To top of the newly formed business unit, the company has just been awarded the Solar Industry Award 2010, at the PVSEC Trade Fair in Valencia, Spain.

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SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar in strategic partnership

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar (Netherlands) announced a strategic partnership agreement, under which the two companies will license technology, perform joint R&D activities and jointly produce back-contacted solar modules. One of the bigger goals of the companies is to achieve serial production of solar modules with up 16% efficiencies by 2011.

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Solar Millenium sells stake in Ibersol power plant to Ferrostaal

August 31st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Andasol 1 parabolic trough power plant.

Solar Millenium has completed the sale of stakes in the Ibersol power plant to Ferrostaal, which now owns 50% of the project. This represents one of the final stages before the beginning of construction at what's to be Spain's fourth parabolic trough solar power plant project.

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MiaSolé in 600 MW supply agreement with juwi Solar

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Following an 8.5 MW supply deal recently, MiaSolé announced another supply agreement with juwi Solar. This time, the long-term agreement will result in 600 MW of solar modules (CIGS), to be delivered over the duration of the period under the agreement. The first shipment of 50 MW will be delivered in 2011.

juwi Solar is pursuing a rapid growth strategy, to take advantage of the growing solar energy market worldwide.

[source: MiaSolé, image: juwi Solar]

K&Company and Matinee Energy building 40 MW solar plant in California

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

K&Company (South Korea) and Matinee Energy (US) have signed a pre-master agreement for the development of a 40 MW solar energy project in California, USA. The solar power plant will represent an investment of up to USD 200 million.

K&C will be joining with a group of partners – LS Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. of Korea, CHINT Group Corporation of China and Ilyang Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. of Korea. The partners will share technological solutions and localized for more efficient integration among themselves. Each company will supply products according to its specialty. The group intends to establish an engineering and product development center for rapidly extending product lines and features, to be available to a wider range of customers.

Matinee Energy is hoping to benefit from this newly formed alliance with Far East companies, who are bringing in their know how, competencies and valuable skills. Furthermore, local job creation is also being touted as a benefit of this collaboration.

[source: Metinee Energy]

MiaSole to supply juwi Solar with additional 8.5 MW of solar modules

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

MiaSolé, manufacturer of CIGS thin-film PV modules, has entered into a supply agreement with juwi Solar for an additional 8.5 MW of solar modules. The order is actually broken down into two supply deals, one for 7.5 MW of modules, to be installed on groud mounted installations in solar projects in Germany, while the other 1 MW of modules, for projects in both Germany and United States, in Texas, have already been delivered in Q2 2010.

MiaSolé anticipates a lont-term relationship with juwi Solar, involving large scale solar energy projects.

[source: MiaSolé]

W2 Energy becomes research partner of Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy

August 25th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

W2 Energy's SteamRay engine (CAD model).

W2 Energy announced the company has become a research partner of the Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE). From now on, the company will be involved in cutting edge advanced solar technology research in concentrated solar power. The technology which will produce steam will be used in combination with W2 Energy's SteamRay Steam Engine.

Being located in Tucson, Arizona, and getting maximum exposure to sunlight, the AzRISE institute is an ideal place for the company to test new solar technologies. The company stated solar energy will be converted in other forms of energy in "lots of interesting ways".

[source: W2 Energy]

Bosch Solar Energy opens cell factory in Arnstadt

August 24th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Bosch Solar Energy announced the formal opening of the company's new solar cell production facility in Armstadt, Germany. The facility, once fully completed, will have production capacity of about 10,000 cells an hour, or about 90 million solar cells a year. Bosch Solar Energy is investing a total of EUR 530 million into this location, with the goal to integrate the production process to be able to output all solar products from ingots, to finished and assembled solar modules.

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ReneSola in 836 MW wafer supply deals with Taiwanese companies

August 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Solar

ReneSola has signed two major wafer supply deals with two companies from Taiwan, totalling in 836 MW of capacity.

The first agreement, with Neo Solar Power Corporation, will require ReneSola to delivery 239 MW of multicrystalline wafers starting from July 2010 to December 2013, and another 141 MW of monocrystalline wafers from October 2010 to December 2013.

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12 MW solar project in Ohio dedicated by PSEG and state officials

August 20th, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has officially started its 12 MW Wyandot Solar Farm, in Wynadot County, Ohio (USA). The power plant was officially dedicated by the state governor Ted Strickland.

The project features 159,000 ground mounted solar modules, and generates enough electricity to power about 9000 average Ohio households. It was completed in June 2010, and is the largest  solar power plant in Ohio.

All power produced at the power plant is exported to Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power Company under a long-term power purchase agreement.

[source: PSEG]

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