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How to Qualify to Rent a Residential Solar Electric System

May 9th, 2008 by kalyan89 in PV-General, Solar Energy - general, Solar Installations

Daniel J. Stouffer, April 30, 2008
Source: American Chronicle
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/60188

The American homeowner has the option to produce their own renewable energy from the sun and keep the energy savings every month. Homeowners who follow the steps and complete the requirements have a good chance of getting a residential solar energy system installed on their home on a rental basis.  To be Considered for a Solar Energy System: * Be the mortgage holder of a residential home, * Collect two years of energy bills from your utility, * Have a south facing roof line or good exposure to the sun, * Complete a site inspection to determine location feasibility, * Have ability to wait 1 to 2 years for solar installation.
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Solar Power Boom Continues in Europe

May 9th, 2008 by kalyan89 in PV-General, Solar Energy - general, Solar Installations

By Andres Cala / Apr. 16, 2008
Source: The Energy Tribune
http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=859

The recent growth of photovoltaic energy in countries like Spain and Germany is triggering a reassessment of incentives in Europe to foster a cost-effective, consumer-friendly approach to solar power.  Europe already has about 3,000 megawatts of P.V. capacity in place. And according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (E.P.I.A.), that number is expected to triple to 11,000 MW by 2012. Photovoltaic power accounts for less than 1 percent of Europe’s electricity needs, and even under best-case scenarios, that share will change little in the future. (more…)

Milpitas schools on the road to becoming Solar City USA

May 9th, 2008 by kalyan89 in Solar Energy - general, Solar Installations

Source: Milpitas Post Staff, April 30, 2008
http://www.themilpitaspost.com/ci_9109442

IN the first issue of the year, the Milpitas Post editorial opinion column was headlined “How about a really imaginative idea for 2008?” It is now coming to pass right here in a unique partnership between Chevron Energy Solutions, Bal Solar II (subsidiary of Bank of America) and the Milpitas Unified School District. It’s all under the blessings of the California Energy Commission. (more…)

Suntech to Supply One of the World’s Largest BIPV Solar Systems to Farm in Alsace, France

San Francisco, CA and Münich, Germany, May 7, 2008
Source: Sun-Tech Power Holdings, press release
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=192654&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1141221

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd.  one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced it has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a 4.5MW building integrated PV system (BIPV) to a farm located in Alsace, France. The project will be one of the largest BIPV installations ever built and will employ Suntech’s ‘Just Roof’ modules to form complete weatherproof roofs on five agricultural warehouses on a farm in the Alsace region of France. The 4.5MW installation is anticipated to be completed by January 2009 with an additional 1MW already being planned. (more…)

Heraeus expands line of silver pastes for silicon solar cells

Source: EMSNow.com /May 01, 2008
http://www.emsnow.com/npps/story.cfm?pg=story&id=33266

Backed by 40 years of experience as a market leader in electronic materials, the Thick Film Materials Business Unit of Heraeus has developed a series of metallization materials for silicon solar cells. The HeraSol line of screen-printable silver front side conductor pastes are tailored solutions for either SiNx or TiOx anti-reflective coatings used on single or multicrystalline wafers. The SOL950 series of fired pastes – available in leaded and lead-free formulations – provide higher efficiency due to low contact resistance and high fill factors. The HeraSol series is cadmium-free and is co-fireable with commercial back side metallizations. (more…)

Solar VC investment reaches record $280m in Q1 of 2008

April 28th, 2008 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Energy - general

Source: Semiconductor Today / 21 April 2008
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2008/APRIL/GREENTECH_210408.htm

Venture capital investment in renewable energy reached an unprecedented level of more than $1bn in Q1/2008, according to Greentech Media’s Venture Power Report.  Investment in solar power led, with more than $280m invested in 15 VC financing rounds. New entrepreneurial efforts in LEDs and other lighting technologies also attracted investment. (more…)

California plans world’s largest solar farm

OptiSolar’s giant 550MW facility would be 40 times larger than current largest solar farm
Sarah Griffiths, BusinessGreen, 25 Apr 2008
Source: BusinessGreen.com
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2215297/california-plans-world-largest

Solar energy specialist OptiSolar yesterday revealed plans to build the world’s largest solar farm at a site in California stretching over nearly ten square miles.  If planning approval is granted the 550MW facility will be some 40 times larger than the biggest solar farm in operation today and is expected to generate enough electricity to power approximately 190,000 homes. (more…)

“Chindia” rushes into solar

by Dr. Paula Doe, Contributing Editor, Solid-State Technology
Source: Solid State Technology /April 24, 2008
http://sst.pennnet.com/display_article/326845/5/WNART/none/UPFRN/1/

What country surpassed perennial solar leader Japan in photovoltaic production last year, turning out more than 1GW of solar cells? That would be China, where a new crowd of suppliers also plans to ramp production of 3GW in thin film cells over the next two years. And Asia is just getting started. Major PV makers in Taiwan plan to increase capacity to more than 2GW, those in India to 1GW, by 2010, according to reports from Solid State Technology partner Nikkei Microdevices and the Japanese consultancy Tech Biz, based in part on data from the regional solar industry associations. By way of comparison, Solarbuzz reports worldwide solar production last year totaled about 3.4GW. (more…)

FedEx Adds More Solar-Powered Operations To Facilities In California

by Staff Writers, Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2008
Source: Energy Daily.com
http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/
FedEx_Adds_More_Solar_Powered_Operations_To_Facilities_In_California_999.html

FedEx has announced that its operating company FedEx Freight has completed the installation of a solar-electric system in Whittier, Calif., and is nearing completion on a similar solar-powered facility in Fontana, Calif. Both systems will provide a substantial portion of the facilities’ peak energy needs.  The 282 kilowatt (kW) solar power system in Whittier has the capacity to produce over 414,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year, providing almost 40 percent of the facility’s annual energy needs and significantly reducing the service center’s dependence on the electric grid. The Whittier terminal employs about 500 workers and serves the East Los Angeles area. (more…)

Google invests in another solar startup “eSolar”

Mark LaPedus, EE Times
San Jose, CA, April 21, 2008
Source: EETimes
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400875

Solar startup eSolar Inc., a producer of ”scalable” solar thermal power plants, has closed $130 million in funding from several investors, including search-engine giant Google.  Investors in the startup include Idealab, Google.org, Oak Investment Partners and others. In total, Google and its investment arm, Google.org, have invested $10 million in eSolar.  The funding will be used for the construction and deployment of the company’s pre-fabricated power plants. Esolar’s distributed solar thermal plants achieve economies of scale at 33 megawatts (MW), according to the company. (more…)

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