South Korean Chosun Ilbo reported that South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics to spend nearly 400 billion won (32 million U.S. dollars) building a solar cell production line, plans to expand the cause of solar cells.
The report quoted officials saying that the company, located in Seoul to Giheung new plant is expected to be completed in October, production capacity will be 30MW.
Samsung next year will cost nearly 4,000 billion won to expand the production line, the overall production capacity will reach at least 300MW.
Source: windosi.com Jun. 12, 2009
Samsung Electronics spent to build solar cell production line
Lamborghini for factory installation of solar panels
Recently, the Lamborghini factory in its own plant at the top of the installation area of 17,000 square meters of solar panels, when the end of this year after the project, these solar panels will be able to annually produce 1,582 MWh of electricity.
From the side, and the Lamborghini factory is really insignificant. After all, they produce only a few thousand cars, and only one of the main factory. Lamborghini sports car and is super-powerful sports car, very fuel consumption, so the owner of Lamborghini is rarely used in general. It would appear that Lamborghini total emissions of carbon dioxide is really not much. However, even then, the Lamborghini is continually working to reduce their own carbon dioxide emissions, and they hope to make its own contribution to the environment, but also to comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Source: windosi.com Jun. 10, 2009
United Nations Environment Program: China 95% of photovoltaic products for the export market
By the global financial and economic crisis in a serious impact, worldwide investment in clean energy projects are still maintained a growth momentum, largely thanks to China and other emerging economies of wind, solar, biofuels and other sustainable energy projects into the continued expansion of China's investment in renewable energy projects of up to 15.6 billion U.S. dollars, ranking first in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to the United Nations web site reported, the report said China has become Asia's "giant green economy", leading the trend of investment in new energy sources. China in 2008, investment in green energy more than 15.6 billion U.S. dollars, more than 18 percent up in 2007, of which the investment is still the most active wind power and biofuels projects. At present, China has become the world's second largest wind to market. China is the world's largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products.
In the solar field, China has become the world's largest manufacturing base of solar photovoltaic products, of which 95% of production for the export market. But the report also pointed out that as a result of the global financial crisis had led to shrinking overseas markets, a considerable portion of China's solar photovoltaic products manufacturer will have to postpone or cancel plans to increase production.
The report predicts that wind energy as the most mature and reliable renewable energy in 2009 will continue to maintain an advantageous position to attract investment. In addition, as the silicon solar equipment prices continued to drop, solar energy project financing in 2009 will increase 71 percent, more investors are welcome.
Source: windosi.com Jun. 8, 2009
Diatom material to improve the efficiency of solar cells three times
According to Oregon State University and Portland State University researchers say the experiment confirmed that a so-called micro-algae diatom help the dye-sensitized solar cell power output is three times more.
Engineers said the review through the capture diatoms outside of the thin film solar cell layer nano-holes in the light, this battery can be retrieved more sub incident, which substantially improved the efficiency of electricity generation.
"In our system, the photon in the formation of diatom shell holes with bounce," Oregon State University professor Greg Rorrer said, "This will enhance their energy efficiency three times higher than conventional systems."
In contrast to the case of silicon solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cell with thin film materials used in low-light conditions with the advantage of more environmentally friendly. However, the silicon solar cell conversion efficiency as high as 20%, than the dye-sensitized solar cell conversion efficiency of 10% twice higher.
Therefore, if the material allows the use of diatoms dye-sensitized solar cell efficiency of three times, then we will be able to provide a lower cost silicon solar cells with considerable efficiency, in particular, is that it can work in low light conditions.
The technology is still in an experimental stage, is expected to be its manufacturing cost than the traditional dye-sensitized solar cells higher. However, Rorrer that enhance the high-conversion efficiency that is sufficient to compensate the increased costs. As the photons bounce in the hole in which dye molecules get more energy, a substantial increase in probability, in order to release more electronic.
Next, these engineers also intends diatoms measured only by a single solar cell composed by the micro-efficiency. In addition, due to the efficiency of these materials have not been commercialized to the extent practical, therefore, they are also planning to carry out the best of this material.
Source: windosi.com Jun. 6, 2009
Solar cells in 2008 shipments in Japan hit record high
According to the Japanese Association of solar power (JPEA) 3 released statistics show that year 2008 (April 2008 -2009 in March) in Japan the world's solar cell shipments (domestic + exports) by 23% year to 1.12 million 521KW, record a record high. Among them, the result of Japan's domestic solar power generation equipment into the system of this grant (2009) the road in January in Japan's domestic demand driven by shipments of 13% to the year 230,000 6,787 KW; export volume also increased 26% year to 880,000 3,734 KW.
JPEA and at the same time Japan's January-March this year the global shipments of solar cells by 11% to the year 240,000 4,281 KW. Among them, Japan's domestic shipments by 18% in 70000 to 3,268 KW, founding in 2006 January to March to a record high; exports due to the deteriorating economic downturn led to the demand for the European market by 19% in the year 170,000 to 1,013 KW, which in Europe by 21.0 percent, also in North America by 2.7%.
Japanese solar cell manufacturers, including Sharp Corp., Kyocera and SANYO Electric and so on.
Source: windosi.com Jun. 4, 2009
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