Chilean President Bachelet in May in the State of the Union address referred to in the northern region of Chile will build two solar power generation demonstration plant.
Stockman, according to the Chilean Minister of Energy, the strong solar radiation in northern Chile for the use of solar energy, the Chilean government plans in the northern areas of SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA the construction of a photovoltaic solar energy center and a steam power plant.
Center for photovoltaic power generation 500 kilowatts per hour, the project will be the second half of the enterprises and research institutions to carry out the optimization program. Solar steam generation capacity of power plants is expected to 10,000 kilowatts. Two projects will generate electricity grid access to electricity for the northern region.
In addition, the Government of Chile will also promote the use of non-traditional crops for power generation, such as forest products, such as algae. Now there is a 10 million U.S. dollars investment in power generation projects, the Government will organize the use of bio-energy project selection, select the most promising projects.
Source: windosi.com May. 29, 2009
Chile will be to develop solar energy and bio-renewable energy
Polysilicon prices will drop this year 40-45 USD
With Japan's Tokuyama, the United States MEMC and Hemlock, Germany Wacker and other international companies, a new polysilicon production capacity since the second quarter in succession after the opening, coupled with the continued expansion of domestic firms, so that has been faced with excess supply of polycrystalline silicon prices have continued to decline, the semiconductor and solar silicon prices have also re-used to face price pressure.
Some experts point out that Japan's Tokuyama new 3,000 tons of polysilicon has been in mass production this quarter, MEMC will increase this year, 3,000 tons of production capacity, Hemlock will be out this year, 7,000 tonnes of new capacity. In addition, the German maker of polysilicon construction production capacity of 10,000 tons is also out in the second half, coupled with China's largest polysilicon plant expansion last year, an annual output of 4,500 tons last year to increase by the end of the year so far 10,000 tons of polysilicon supply market excess pressure will become even more serious.
Clearing the first quarter down 12-inch silicon wafer semiconductor prices per one hundred U.S. dollars to the 20 percent in the second quarter as the semiconductor factory demand, fell 10% to 90 U.S. dollars, as the major semiconductor factory in the middle of the year on the Stock security level to drop to below the expected price in the third quarter is expected to 90 U.S. dollars in the same.
As for solar energy use per kilogram price of polysilicon in the first quarter falling 40% to 90 U.S. dollars, the spot price of the end of 5 months has dropped to 65 U.S. dollars and then, a drop of about 28%. Supply as the market continued to open up, but not the resumption of demand, so the industry may be forecast in the third quarter fell 23 percent to 50 U.S. dollars, may be dropped at the end of 40-45 U.S. dollars in cash the cost of the polysilicon plant before they occur signs stabilized.
Source: windosi.com May. 27, 2009
Japan's energy white paper that energy supply should be based mainly solar and nuclear power
News May 25, Japan 22 provinces by the middle cabinet meeting to the Government submitted the annual report of energy - "Energy White Paper 2009." The White Paper pointed out that Japan's main source of energy supply is necessary from the current level of oil is converted to solar and nuclear power and other non-fossil fuels.
White believes that the current global economic crisis with oil demand is short-term decline. The future, as the center for emerging markets, crude oil demand will continue to grow, the pressure of rising oil prices still exists. The White Paper pointed out that Japan should be prepared to deal with the world economic recovery and the re-emergence of a sharp rise in oil prices and a high level, to create "not susceptible to changes in crude oil prices affect the economic structure."
The White Paper also proposed that Japan should be strengthened on the one hand, the investment of resources to ensure a steady supply of energy; on the one hand, should be energy saving, development of new energy, to strengthen the areas of nuclear power from a long-focus, and actively promote.
Source: windosi.com May. 25, 2009
