Posted by admin on October 12th, 2012
XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (“LDK Solar”) (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) final determination on October 10 th, 2012 to impose countervailing duties (CVD) of 15.24% and anti-dumping duties (AD) of effectively 25.96% on LDK’s crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and cells produced exclusively in China.
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Posted by admin on September 18th, 2012
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Can solar energy unite a homeowners’ association? The answer is yes, as demonstrated by Remington Post, one of Boulder, Colorado’s, largest and most established condominium communities.
Traditionally viewed as institutions slow to embrace major change, Remington Post’s HOA proved to be an exception, as its 278 members reached consensus on a project to install Phase 1 of a solar-powered electricity system to serve its 17-acre campus.
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Posted by admin on August 27th, 2012
ReneSola Ltd , a leading global manufacturer of solar modules and wafers, today announced it has agreed to sell 4.6 megawatts (“MW”) of its high-quality, high-efficiency 255 watt (“W”) poly modules to Solar Planet Power Inc. (“Solar Planet”), a U.S. company specializing in photovoltaic (“PV”) system solutions for commercial properties, including system due diligence, financing, design and installation.
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Posted by admin on July 25th, 2011
The news was introduced by Sam Adams, Mayor of Portland just outside the downtown Portland-located Meier & Frank Depot building. The 102 year old building will be the future home for the continental Head Office of Vestas.
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Posted by admin on July 18th, 2011
Azure Electricity, an independent energy producer in solar energy, has introduced a $ sixteen million long-term financing tie-up with Exim Lender with the 5MW photo voltaic electrical power venture currently being build in Rajasthan.
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Posted by admin on June 16th, 2011
Sempra Generation will join the pantheon of solar energy plant developers who’ve obtained authorities help. The U.S. Division of Electricity on Wednesday announced an provide of the $359.1 million mortgage guarantee to Sempra to develop a a hundred and fifty MW task utilizing solar panels in Arizona.
San Diego-based Sempra Generation will assemble the Mesquite Photo voltaic I plant around its active natural-gas-fired plant 45 miles west of Phoenix.
The mortgage assure would not cover the complete $500 million price, Sempra spokesman Scott Crider said.
The venture will have to have about 300 persons to build it and 7 to 10 to operate it the moment accomplished. It will use solar panels from Chinese panel maker Suntech Power Keeping Co., a few of that will arrive from its Goodyear factory, he stated.
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Posted by admin on February 16th, 2011
Photovoltaic(PV) solar panels are devices that generates electricity directly from sunlight. The power generated by these panels can be used to power electric appliances and lights for home. This power can also be used for industrial purpose as well.
In a grid connected PV system, the excess power which is not used, can be fed back to the electricity grid. Government is also providing solar panel rebate for new systems.
The standalone PV system is used where there is no electricity grid, there are additional components like batteries. In that case, the excess energy is stored in the batteries and used at night time and on cloudy days.
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Posted by admin on February 8th, 2011
Victoria’s premium feed-in tariff offers Victorians a guaranteed credit of at least 60 cents per kilowatt hour for excess solar electricity fed back into the grid at any time of the day or year with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, up to five kilowatts in size. This offer is made to Victorians to encourage them to reduce their individual carbon emission, by making solar panels more economical for the average household and rewarding Victorians who return unused power to the state electricity grid.
This premium feed-in tariff offers on solar power will remain for the next 15 years to all the Victorians, for a total capacity of 100 megawatts of solar power across the state.
Customers that install small-scale renewable energy systems usually produce more energy than they consume that is ‘fed into’ the power grid. A feed-in tariff is a payment to households, community organisations and small businesses from power companies when connected to the power grid, these customers can feed this electricity back into the grid.
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Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2011
Solar LED light bulb is meant to replace kerosene lamps as a lighting source where many people burn fossil fuels for light, which can be dangerous and expensive.
The N100 solar bulb, LED lighting is energy efficient, with a long life, is about the size of a standard incandescent bulb and has four small solar panels housed in a waterproof case. It do not requires any external power source, no maintenance for up to five years, is very easy to install and is suitable for use in remote locations away from the power grid. Five LEDs and a replaceable NiMH battery inside provide up to four hours of light when the device is fully charged. People hang it outside during the day and then turn it on at night. Carmanah Technologies, Canadian manufacturer of these lights, has more than 250,000 installations in 110 countries and has supplied the lighting for the Khawr ‘Abd Allah Waterway in Iraq and the Bagram airfield in Afghanistan.
The LEDs are meant to last 50,000 to 100,000 hours, and the solar power panels are rated to last 10 years. The life of the N100 is basically 5 to 10 years, according to Nokero representative Tom Boyd.
The lights consists of light emitting diodes, a solar photovoltaic system, and battery all housed in a durable, waterproof polycarbonate case. They will survive extended exposure to the environment, extreme swings in ambient temperature from -40°F to 176°F (-40°C to +80°C), shock, heavy vibration and UV degradation.
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Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2011
Engineering students from the University of Michigan have founded Emerald, a portable solar panel-powered device that provides 100 lumens of light and power for your electronics.
These engineering students founded the start-up company June Energy. Energy from the personal solar power panel, Emerald, can provide energy light to do homework or power to charge a cell phone. June Energy, is spending its second semester in the TechArb Student Business Accelerator, and it recently received more than $500,000 in venture capital. The company is about to ship its first 40 domestic orders.
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