Solar Cells Info

San Francisco, CA and Wuxi, China, May 19, 2009
Source: Suntech Power Holdings press release/PRNewswire
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=192654&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1289818&highlight=

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it will build a 1.5MW solar system in HuaiAn City, Jiangsu Province, China in collaboration with Jiangsu Guoxin Asset Management Group Ltd. (Jiangsu Guoxin Group). The solar system, which is expected to be completed by October 2009, will be the first one megawatt plus, grid connected solar system installed in Jiangsu Province.  Suntech Energy Engineering, Suntech’s China-based systems integration team, will design and install the 1.5MW solar system on 19,000 square meters of the rooftop of buildings housing a subsidiary of Jiangsu Guoxin Group in HuaiAn City. The project is expected to be eligible to receive the recently announced subsidy for roof-mounted solar systems. (more…)

Providing new function for solar modules on the world’s best-known eco-car
Source: Kyocera Corp. press release/May 19, 2009
http://global.kyocera.com/news/2009/0506_jgoa.html

Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba; hereafter “Kyocera”) announced today that it is supplying solar modules for the new Toyota Prius solar ventilation system, an optional feature for the hybrid car model introduced in Japan by Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter “Toyota”) on May 18. The system ventilates the air inside of the car by using the electricity generated by the solar module on the rooftop to drive the fans while the car is parked during the daytime. This feature automatically moderates temperature rise inside of the vehicle even during hot seasons. (more…)

Hands-on training, booth exhibits all show the industry is ready to grow
Buffalo, NY, May 11, 2009
Source: Sanyo press release
http://us.sanyo.com/News/SANYO-HIT-Power-N-Series-to-be-a-Hit-Item-and-Topic-at-Solar-2009-in-Buffalo

SANYO Energy (U.S.A.) Corporation, a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO), a leading company for energy and environment, announces its display of its latest HIT Power® N Series and HIT® Double bifacial panels in booth number 1910 at the ASES SOLAR 2009 conference, scheduled from May 11 to May 16 at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center. Along with the trade show, there will be a special business training event called “SOLAR SUCCESS!” where SANYO will be offering a complete 2-hour hands-on training workshop on the latest products and technology, focusing on the N Series and HIT® Double on May 14. (more…)

Tokyo, May 22, 2009
Source: Sanyo press release
http://us.sanyo.com/News/SANYO-Develops-HIT-Solar-Cells-with-World-s-Highest-Energy-Conversion-Efficiency-of-23-0-

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) announced today that it has broken its own record for the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency*2 in practical size (100 cm2 or more) crystalline silicon-type solar cells, achieving a efficiency of 23.0%*3 (until now 22.3%) at a research level for its proprietary HIT*1 solar photovoltaic cells. (more…)

by Tom Cheyney, 27 May 2009
Source: PVTech.org
http://www.pvtech.org/news/_a/
u.s._department_of_energy_to_allocate_another_117.6_million_to_expand_accel/

Some $117.6 million will be allocated to solar-related projects out of $467 million in funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act designated to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the U.S. President Barack Obama said that the funding represents a substantial downpayment that will help the two renewables industries overcome technical barriers, demonstrate new technologies, and provide support for clean energy jobs for years to come. (more…)

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http://www.worldofphotovoltaics.com/vbnews.php?do=viewarticle&artid=396&

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) will build between 100 and 400 electricity-generating mini solar power plants throughout North Carolina over the next two years in one of the first large-scale initiatives of its kind in the U.S., CEO Jim Rogers said today. “Solar and wind are both going to be key parts of our strategy going forward,” Rogers told reporters following the company’s annual meeting. (more…)

Source: WorldofPhotovoltaics.com /30 May 2009
http://www.worldofphotovoltaics.com/vbnews.php?do=viewarticle&artid=413

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc said Wednesday it has agreed to provide its thin-film photovoltaic modules for an energy efficient unmanned aerial vehicle being developed by Bye Aerospace.  The solar firm, based in Thornburg, Colorado, said in a statement today that Bye Aerospace has no contract for the airplane but that initial meetings are being conducted with U.S. government entities, according to CNET. (more…)

Bonn, 26 May 2009
Source: Pressecho.de
http://www.presseecho.de/umwelttechnik/PB265458.htm

Germany will again be the most important photovoltaic market worldwide in 2009, according to the forecast from EuPD Research, the leading market researcher for solar energy. According to estimations made in the new study: ‘The German PV Market Understand the Demand – Explore the Potential’, two gigawatts of modules will be newly installed in Germany. Although global context factors do not bode well with the optimistic outlook of the international photovoltaic industry – the break down of the Spanish market, the worldwide supply surplus and the financial crisis, are all causes for uncertainty. However solid framework conditions in Germany could make sure that the local photovoltaic market will experience considerable growth nonetheless ? thrusting it even more into the global spotlight. (more…)

Source: Environmental Leader.com/May 26, 2009
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/26/
solar-energy-can-power-25-of-the-worlds-electricity-needs-by-2050/

Concentrated solar power (CSP), using hundreds of mirrors to concentrate the sun’s rays, could meet up to 7 percent of the world’s power needs by 2030 and 25 percent by 2050, according to a new joint report from Greenpeace International, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and IEA SolarPACES. Even with moderate assumptions for future market development, the world could have a combined solar power capacity of over 830 gigawatts (GW) by 2050, with annual deployments of 41 GW, representing 3.0 to 3.6 percent of global demand in 2030 and 8.5 to 11.8 percent in 2050, according to the Global CSP Outlook 2009 report. (more…)

Source: Greenpeace.com/25 May 2009
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/
press/reports/concentrating-solar-power-2009

With advanced industry development and high levels of energy efficiency, concentrated solar power could meet up to 7 percent of the world’s power needs by 2030 and fully one quarter by 2050.  This is the 3rd joint report from Greenpeace International, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and IEA SolarPACES since 2003. With every edition we have increased the projected market volume significantly, and it finally turned over a billion dollars in 2008, this amount could double in 2009. While we highlighted in our first joint report the huge market potential, we were able to move to another message in 2005 when we launched the second report in Egypt: “CSP is ready for take off!”. (more…)