"We started with an annual output of 15,000 tons of silicon material, is to further reduce the cost of silicon. As long as the silicon chip prices down, photovoltaic components to price cuts and our short-term goal is to photovoltaic power generation costs to an absolute wind power Under. "Yesterday, LDK Solar Peng Xiaofeng, chairman of the company said.
Peng Xiaofeng told reporters that the current solar cells 70 to 80 percent of the cost of silicon and silicon chip in 70 percent of the cost of materials from silicon. Although the company has always been to ensure that a silicon material stocks, but taking into account the future to further reduce the cost of silicon, the company must extend to the upper reaches. "We have already begun reserves silicon materials personnel, and prior to listing has such planning." Peng Xiaofeng said that at present, foreign enterprises are large-scale silicon material in the 10,000-ton do the project, but also more than 1,000 tons of domestic projects . If not on the same level of the project, the cost to the future with the rival competition. Earlier, LDK Solar in silicon project has shown simultaneously with the international ambitions. According to Peng Xiaofeng said at the end of this year, the company's silicon wafer production capacity will reach 400 MW, 2008 the end of 800 MW, 2009 the end of 1600 MW. "As the scale of our silicon materials can be substantially reduced cost, together with electricity, manpower and raw materials such as the cost advantage, we can pull down silicon material prices, competition with foreign manufacturers and our short-term goal is to photovoltaic Electricity costs down to less than wind power. "Peng Xiaofeng said.
Source: 中国证券报 Aug. 23, 2008
Peng Xiaofeng: to make solar power cheaper than wind power
Day4 Energy development of new highly efficient solar cells
According to Technology Review website reported, Day4 Energy companies found a new method, by changing the traditional method of manufacturing solar panels, solar power can reduce the cost of 25%.
The company said that the new invention of electrodes with such a re-design the structure of the combination of solar cells, solar panels that can absorb more sunlight, at a higher voltage operation and improve the efficiency of the polysilicon solar panels, The original 14% to 17%. With the increase efficiency, Day4 the solar panels can be compared to the traditional panel have a greater energy, but their cost is the same. It is estimated that the traditional solar cells and four U.S. dollars compared to the cost of power generation, such per watt of solar power generation cost of about three U.S. dollars.
The company said, Day4 technology products will be carried out within 18 months of sales.
Source: SEMI Aug. 19, 2008
Canadian Solar Inc. Second-quarter earnings reported net profit of 212.6 million U.S. dollars
Photovoltaic system developers Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) second quarter financial statements show that, by June 30, 2008 the company realized a net profit of 212.6 million U.S. dollars, compared with the same period last year 060.4 million U.S. dollars. Company net income of 010.5 million U.S. dollars, earnings per share 0.36 U.S. dollars, compared to less than the same period last year 002.9 million U.S. dollars, earnings per share 0.11 U.S. dollars.
The first half of fiscal 2008 the company reported net income of 029.5 million U.S. dollars, 101 million U.S. dollars net income per share, compared with the same period last year fell 0.0672 billion U.S. dollars, earnings per share 0.25 U.S. dollars, the 2008 first half net profit amounted to 3.8382 billion dollars, year-on-year Growth of 077.9 million U.S. dollars.
Canadian Solar Inc. chief executive chairman, Qu Xiaohua, said: "This quarter, the company is an important moment." We marked five consecutive quarter of profit growth, while profit also increased accordingly.
Source: 硅业在线 Aug. 15, 2008
Australia plans world's largest solar power plant construction
Australian engineering services company WorleyParsons launched a large-scale solar power plant construction projects, each cost about 1 billion Australian dollars, the generating capacity of 250,000 kilowatts, the first power plant to be completed within three years, will be the world's largest solar power Plant.
WorleyParsons estimates in Australia's first large-scale solar power generation plant of the cost per kilowatt for about 15 minutes Australia, the company's chief executive EcoNomics of Peter Meurs said that the future as new technologies come out, the cost of power generation plant can be Wang declined.
In the Australian government for the suppression of carbon emissions and set renewable energy targets and the introduction of the carbon emissions, WorleyParsons is working to in 2020 in Australia before the end of the construction of 34 solar power plants to meet the 40 percent renewable energy demand .
WorleyParsons solar power plant to not lose money, the pricing of carbon emissions will be substantially higher than the 10 Australian dollars per tonne, if set at 50 Australian dollars per tonne, while solar energy will be relatively cheap. Carbon emissions trading in the height of Europe, due in December this year of carbon emissions per tonne at current prices of about 26 euros (about 44 Australian dollars).
Source: 中国新闻网 Aug. 13, 2008
High-purity metallurgical grade silicon (UMG-Si) solar cell products into the market
CANADIAN SOLAR components that UMG e-Modules officially off the assembly line
In mid-June, CANADIAN SOLAR in Munich, Germany, the Intersolar exhibition, launched by a grand refined into metallurgical silicon solar grade silicon production of new components - and named for the e-Module. So that it will become the world's first successful metallurgical silicon (UMG-Si) solar grade silicon refined into commercial production companies.
The advantages of e-Modules
1. Cost advantages, UMG silicon (high-purity metallurgical grade silicon) is a selective purified silicon raw materials, as from the "Silicon ore - metallurgical silicon - High-purity silicon - monocrystalline silicon or polysilicon - silicon - the battery - Group Pieces - applications, "the battery industry chain in the third procedure, the high-grade metallurgical silicon processes to reduce the purification was not easy to introduce environmental problems caused by the chemicals, and reduce the cost of many. The current production of high-grade metallurgical silicon in the purchase price of approximately 60-70 dollars / KG, and the traditional polysilicon purchase price of up to 500 U.S. dollars / KG.
2. More environmental protection, production processes from the point of view, UMG silicon materials (high-purity metallurgical grade silicon) battery cleaner, producing less loss of energy in the process. Silicon, the basic pattern and its natural hybrid forms are harmless. It can be said, UMG silicon materials (high-purity metallurgical grade silicon) is the most economical on the market the most reliable of the most environmentally friendly photovoltaic material.
3. Battery the most important parameters - photoelectric conversion efficiency and the decay rate, UMG silicon materials (high-purity metallurgical grade silicon) for the conversion efficiency of the current 13-15 percent, and conversion efficiency than the traditional polysilicon little gap , And the cost savings as much as several times. Optoelectronic thin film solar cell conversion efficiency generally lower than 10%. In low-efficiency solar cells and thin film of crystalline silicon cells efficiently between, people naturally look forward to the third better choice.
Source: 硅业在线 Aug. 11, 2008
