April 24 and SunRun news Alteris Renewables today announced a major project, they will be available to families Massachusetts, clean and sustainable energy. SunRun co-operation with, Alteris Renewables will provide users with the family once a month, such as cable or other maintenance services such as public utilities. With this new project, the family installed the first solar system input from the original drop of 30,000 U.S. dollars to 1000 U.S. dollars. At the same time, customers will be in the next 18 years, the lending rate unchanged enjoy. This is the prevention of future electricity price increases effective measures. They can from the pre-investment income was a lot of money.
SunRun company for its solar energy services constantly updated, this is the first time the company provides services in the east coast. As a result of home users do not need to preserve, maintain or repair their systems, the solar system is basically a zero-risk investments. Users do not need to install solar energy systems through the application of any written document, you can enjoy all the new favorable tax rates. This is the home of solar system the most convenient way.
Experts predict that solar power will be the ultimate power with the traditional way comparable. Now the forecast has been in Massachusetts to achieve. In the past 20 years, Massachusetts has nearly doubled the tariff increase. If this trend continues, solar electricity will be in a short span of 2 years to recover the cost of pre-and at the same time after-tax return on investment will reach 60%.
Source: windosi.com Apr. 24, 2009
North-eastern part of the U.S. the cost of the first solar electricity costs less than traditional
Trina Solar 2008 performance growth 175.6%
April 24 news in the international financial crisis, the 2008 fourth quarter financial results, Canadian Solar, Suntech Power, Solarfun Power loss of the three listed companies have more than 50 million U.S. dollars. This is one of the most important reason is that the global photovoltaic industry the most important end-market demand for a sharp contraction in Europe. However, Trina Solar has recently signed between Germany and Italy in the two large contracts.
The first is to provide 4.7MW of PV Italy ErgyCapital generating facilities, the project is currently Italy's largest photovoltaic power generation facilities and the roof of a single solar system, involving approximately 38,000 square meters of solar panels.
The second is with the German customers of the three sales agreements signed. Under the agreement, Trina Solar will supply about 2009 megawatts of PV modules 42, of which 12 MW will be made available to the company Bull Solar.
Trina Solar Sales and Marketing Vice President Arturo Herrero said: "We are very pleased to see such a traditional German market continued to grow in demand. As our high-quality products and low-cost components, which costs more and more recognized by the public, we hope to not only in mature markets, as well as the emerging solar energy market - such as Australia, France, Greece, South Korea and the United States, occupy more market share. "
In the financial crisis under the influence of Trina Solar 2008 performance is still impressive, with a total net turnover amounted to 831.9 million, representing 175.6% growth in 2007. This is the company's strong performance in the fourth quarter inseparable. Trina Solar fourth quarter net loss, although 700,000 U.S. dollars, but with the same industry compared to other companies, such a loss is almost negligible.
Source: windosi.com Apr. 24, 2009
iSuppli: 2009 global sales of solar cells to reduce the 32%
ISuppli forecasts the United States, in 2009 the global solar cell system the overall import volume will be reduced 32 percent over the previous year, fell to 3.5GW. Solar cells is expected to bring the system into the global sales of 40.2 percent year-on-year reduction, to 18.2 billion U.S. dollars. This result is caused mainly due to the solar cell system of the decline in average price-per-watt.
"In the past few years, the solar cell market has been an average annual growth rate of about 40% continue to grow. Therefore, more manufacturers enter the market, and hopes to further expand access to the share of production capacity. But in the end lead to overproduction, as it is expected that the demand for The decrease in sales in 2009 will be substantially reduced. "iSuppli senior director and chief analyst Dr. Henning Wicht, but, according to iSuppli analysis, the market slowdown may change the current pattern of solar cell market. Is expected to most manufacturers of new production capacity will slow the pace of expansion in order to maintain balance between supply and demand.
iSuppli analysis of the market slowdown in 2009 caused the biggest reason is that Spain has declined by a solar cell system into the volume. Spain in 2008 of the solar cell into a whole accounts for 50% of the world. However, due to re-purchase the solar power system "Feed In Tariff", the Spanish market in 2009 is expected to be down there mate. Although the United States and Japan and other countries to encourage the establishment of money into solar cell systems, France, Italy, the Czech Republic and Greece and other countries for a positive investment, it was still difficult to make up for the reduction of part of Spain. Spanish market is expected to slow down on the impact of the global market will continue until 2010.
However, according to Wicht forecast, "the sales of solar systems will be restored after 2010, than in 2011 increased 57.8 percent over the previous year, and in 2012 the growth rate in 2013 will maintain this level. As a result of the next solar system is expected to gain a substantial return on investment (ROI), thus maintaining the growth trend will continue. "
But overall, the decline of solar energy photovoltaic industry is beneficial to the whole thing, it will make the entire industry throughout the supply chain become more mature and orderly.
Source: windosi.com Apr. 22, 2009
The U.S. will become the world's first space solar power generation with the national
It is reported that in 2016, the United States, California Part of the energy used may be from the Earth's orbit around the solar panels. Currently, California's largest power companies - Pacific Gas & Power Company (hereinafter referred to as PG & E) has announced that it plans to build the world For the first orbit of the solar power plant Solaren Corp. Corporation (hereinafter referred to Solaren) the purchase of electricity.
Solaren is a start-up companies, I hope in the commercial development of space solar aspects of the first attempt ever. According to the plan, Solaren will use the Earth's orbit around the solar panels generate electricity, while electricity will be converted into radio frequency wave transmission, the receiving station is located in Fresno is responsible for receiving radio frequency waves. Here, the radio waves will be converted into electricity and enter the power grid.
Solaren CEO Gary Spirnak said, solar power technology has to meet the arrival of the golden era ready. "Although this has not tried before such a system, as well as the size of such a sophisticated structure, but the basic technology is already very mature, they are built on the basis of satellite technology."
It is, PG & E has requested regulatory approval in California, once Solaren completed the construction of the satellite system, made its purchase of 200 megawatts of electricity, the electricity sufficient to meet approximately 150,000 of the electricity needs of the family. In the 10th to the California Public Utilities Commission filings, PG & E admitted: "space solar power plant of similar emerging technologies such as face considerable challenges." However, they also pointed out that: "PG & E believe that this technology has the potential of their own, with a untested new technology compared to the challenges facing our valued consumers to more successfully in the space solar power plant was the tremendous gains. "
Source: windosi.com Apr. 20, 2009
Del Monte to install 1.9-megawatt solar panel system
Del Monte Foods and SunPower Corp. 17 will be installed in the Del Monte and opening up two manufacturing plants to 1.9 megawatts of new solar systems. Combination of these two devices will become the Central Valley of California's largest rooftop solar system. The system is expected within 30 years will be reduced by more than 9500 million pounds of carbon emissions, according to US Environmental Protection Agency to provide determination of the conversion formula, which is equivalent to planting 9800 acres of trees or less in the California Highway near one billion miles driven. Del Monte is estimated that the system will be in the first year of operation of about 500,000 U.S. dollars to save the cost of electricity, and in its operation of 30 years of expected life of 25 million U.S. dollars will be saved.
The new solar system, including a total of 9,080 solar panels covering nearly 200,000 square feet of roof area, it is probably equivalent to the size of 3.5 football pitches. The system will be in the next 30 years to produce enough energy for about 7519 families with electricity.
SunPower Chief Executive Tom Werner said: "The SunPower system will Del Monte factory in the day-to-day needs of the highest moment to provide a clean and renewable solar energy, electricity demand in the highest price of the most expensive and slowed down when the pressure grid. We are Del Monte to significantly reduce operational costs and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of our content expressed appreciation for the commitment and vision. "
Source: windosi.com Apr. 20, 2009
