Fwd: Cooperate with you in Solar heating system ((high efficient solar collector w/ whole plate laser welded absorber)

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Date: Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM
Subject: Cooperate with you in Solar heating system ((high efficient solar collector w/ whole plate laser welded absorber)
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Dear Sir or Madam,

It's nice to contact you. Now there is a good opportunity for both of us to cooperate together - solar collector and solar thermal system.

 1. We use the advanced manufacturing technique in Europe - full plate laser welding.

 2. We use the top quality material in the world. The key material of collector is the high selective absorber coating from two famous German suppliers (TiNOX and BlueTec) .

 3. We have had European top quality certificate - Solar Keymark. We got it in 2009.

Since the European high quality and Chinese manufacture cost, now more and more companies from Europe are contacting with us. And we have exported our solar collectors by containers to many countries. We believe our products can bring very good profit for you in your market soon. I hope we can cooperate in solar products in future soon.

Please tell us your order quantity, so that we can give you our best offers.

Now I send you the encl. details for your reference. Also warmly welcome you to visit our manufacturer in Beijing.

Best regards,

Olive YANG

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Korea-based Samsung C&T Corp. signed a C$3 billion ($3.04 billion) contract to build wind and solar energy plants in Ontario.

That’s the first payment on what you get for a $7B investment.

 

Wind and solar projects to be built in Ontario by Samsung

Aug 10, 2011

Korea-based Samsung C&T Corp. signed a C$3 billion ($3.04 billion) contract to build wind and solar energy plants in Ontario.

News reports said that under the terms of the contract, Samsung C&T will build 520 MW projects in the Haldimand and Chatham-Kent regions and 550 MW projects in Kingston and Bruce. Korea Electric Power Corp. will design the plants’ electrical wiring and operate the plants.

Samsung C&T said the contract represents the first two steps of a five-step plan over two decades to build and operate 2,000 MW of wind capacity and 500 MW of solar power capacity in the province.

Construction is expected to begin in 2012 and be completed by 2014.

In 2010, Samsung committed to invest C$7 billion ($7.07 billion) under Ontario’s Green Energy Act. That investme

 

 

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FW: Wind, solar developments to receive $5.8bn from NextEra - Power Engineering

These guys still believe in the FIT, and you don't want to get into
litigation with them.

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2011/07/wind-solar-developments-to-receive
-funding-from-nextera.html

Wind, solar developments to receive $5.8bn from NextEra
Jul 28, 2011

NextEra Energy Resources LLC, a unit of NextEra Energy Inc. (NYSE: NEE),
plans to spend as much as $5.8 billion in the next three years to build wind
and solar projects.
Bloomberg reports that NextEra plans to spend between $2.3 billion to $2.7
billion through 2014 on solar projects, and $2.7 billion to $3.1 billion on
wind farms. The projects will reportedly supply electricity for power
purchase agreements (PPA) it has already completed or expects to complete
soon.
NextEra said it signed 632 MW of PPAs for wind farms since 1Q 2011,
including 469 MW for projects in Canada that the company expects to come
online in 2013 and 2014.
The company has power contracts totaling more than 1.1 GW of wind projects
in the U.S. and Canada that entered service this year or are expected to do
so by 2012. NextEra said in a statement it plans to add 1,400 MW to 2,000 MW
of wind to its portfolio in 2011 and 2012 combined.
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Photovoltaic equipment spending to fall by half in 2012 says Solarbuzz - OptoIQ

Hard signal that panel manufacturers are reining in overcapacity. This will
do little to reduce downward price pressure in the short and mid-terms, but
will eventually lead to pricing stability IF demand continues to climb.

http://www.optoiq.com/index/photonics-technologies-applications/lfw-display/
lfw-article-display/2272657225/articles/optoiq2/photonics-technologies/news/
business-news/2011/7/PV-CAPEX-2012-Solarbuzz.html?cmpid=EnlLFWAugust22011

Photovoltaic equipment spending to fall by half in 2012 says Solarbuzz

Jul 16, 2011
San Francisco, CA--Solarbuzz, a market research business focused on solar
energy and the photovoltaic (PV) industries and part of the NPD Group, says
that PV equipment spending for crystalline silicon (c-Si) ingot-to-module
and thin-film panels is forecast to decline sharply in 2012 to $7.6 billion,
down 47% year-over-year from a record level of $14.2 billion in 2011. Also
according to the latest Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly report, the decline
in equipment spending--which includes lasers for PV materials
processing--will impact second-half 2011 PV equipment revenues and result in
lower corporate guidance for 2012. Solarbuzz says that this collapse in
equipment spending is due to ambitious c-Si cell, module, and thin-film
capacity expansions committed during 2010 and the first half of 2011 by tier
2 and tier 3 PV manufacturers.

Q2 2011 PV equipment spending reached $3.6 billion, declining 3%
quarter-over-quarter and representing the first negative growth rate for PV
equipment spending since Q2 2009. According to Finlay Colville, senior
analyst at Solarbuzz, "Strong double-digit bookings and revenue growth
through 2010 created a misleading picture for PV equipment suppliers. This
was caused in part by aggressive expansion plans of second-tier c-Si
manufacturers, and by the quantity of new thin-film fabs that were financed
through the recent thin-film investment cycle. An artificial peak in
equipment spending was created during 2010 and 2011, providing a short-term
pull on equipment that was out-of-sync with the long-term requirements of
the industry."

Expansions across all tier categories will provide 51 GW and 66 GW of
annualized capacity during 2011 and 2012, accumulated from over 300
manufacturers. However, by filtering out the manufacturing capacity that is
both cost-competitive and market-leading, the true significance of these
capacity levels becomes apparent. Tier 1 cell manufacturers will account for
24 GW and 34 GW of capacity in 2011 and 2012, more than sufficient to meet
global demand over this time period.

"Tool suppliers will increasingly focus on securing preferred-supplier
status with tier 1 manufacturers," added Colville. "Additionally,
competition will intensify ahead of the next spending upturn as suppliers
from adjacent market segments (e.g. semiconductor and display) exploit the
opportunity to enter the PV equipment supply-chain."

SOURCE: Solarbuzz;
www.solarbuzz.com/our-research/recent-findings/pv-equipment-spending-fall-ne
arly-half-2012

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Fwd: First Solar Sets Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency | ECN: Electronic Component News

Undisputed kings (US company, thank you very much) of thin film technology
show what can be done harnessing first class R&D.

Note the celebration over such an  incremental improvement once you are in the lead in the first place.

http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2011/07/First-Solar-Sets-Record-for-CdTe-Solar-PV-Efficiency/?et_cid=1867671&et_rid=45572778&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecnmag.com%2fNews%2f2011%2f07%2fFirst-Solar-Sets-Record-for-CdTe-Solar-PV-Efficiency%2f

First Solar Sets Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency

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First Solar, Inc. announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell efficiency, reaching 17.3 percent with a test cell constructed using commercial-scale manufacturing equipment and materials. The test cell's performance, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), far surpassed the previous record of 16.7 percent set in 2001.

"This is a significant milestone that demonstrates the ongoing potential of our advanced thin-film technology," said Dave Eaglesham, Chief Technology Officer at First Solar. "This leap forward in R&D supports our efficiency roadmap for our production modules and will recalibrate industry expectations for the long-term efficiency potential of CdTe technology."

"This achievement is a direct result of our industry-leading investment in research and development and our commitment to continuous improvement," said Rob Gillette, CEO of First Solar. "First Solar's innovation in both module technology and balance of systems engineering continues to drive us closer to grid parity."

The average efficiency of First Solar modules produced in the first quarter of 2011 was 11.7 percent, up from 11.1 percent a year earlier, and the company has recorded full-module efficiencies over 13.5 percent, with a 13.4 percent module confirmed by NREL. First Solar's module efficiency roadmap sets a goal for production-module efficiencies of 13.5-14.5 percent by the end of 2014.

First Solar utilizes a continuous manufacturing process which transforms a sheet of glass into a complete solar module in less than 2.5 hours, which contributes to the company's industry-leading energy payback time and the low carbon footprint of systems using First Solar PV modules. First Solar also implemented the industry's first comprehensive, prefunded solar module collection and recycling program. Anyone wishing to dispose of First Solar modules can request collection at any time, at no additional cost, and First Solar will pick up the modules and recycle up to 90% (by mass) of the material for use in new products, including new solar modules and new glass products. 
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bcstractor7/29/2011 12:48:25 AM
billp37
Why would they answer your question when they have already told you the efficiency? You don't seem to understand that this is a prototype nor do you understand the measurement techniques - you seem to be on some sort of witch hunt.

billp377/28/2011 2:45:49 PM
From: "billp37" <bpayne37@comcast.net>
To: "benjamin kroposki" <benjamin_kroposki@nrel.gov>
Cc: "Dave McCoy" <dave@radfreenm.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:22:56 PM
Subject: The test cell's performance, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Hello Mr Kroposki,
http://www.nrel.gov/eis/working.html
I read
First Solar, Inc. announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell efficiency, reaching 17.3 percent with a test cell constructed using commercial-scale manufacturing equipment and materials. The test cell's performance, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), far surpassed the previous record of 16.7 percent set in 2001.
How were the efficiency data collected and efficiency computed?
Please ack if you receive this email.
Thanks in adavance.
bill

billp377/28/2011 12:13:45 PM
No response to below
Tuesday June 28, 2011 10:47
http://www.prosefights.org/pnmrate/pnmrate.htm#first1
info@firstsolar.com
Hello First Solar,
Solar arrays seen in person at the PNM Reeves and Los Lunas, NM sites prompts enquiry in our role as intervenor movants in New Mexico PRC Case No. 11-00123-UT .
1 What are panel length, width and thicknesses in inches?
2 What is the weight?
3 What is the part number?
4 What is the retail price?
5 What is the open circuit voltage as a function of insolation?
6 What is current and voltage as a function of resistive loads and insolation?
7 Assuming the formulas
Heat Rate (Energy Efficiency)
Overall thermal performance or energy efficiency for a power plant for a period can be defined as
fhr = H / E (1)
where
fhr = heat rate (Btu/kW, kJ/kW)
H = heat supplied to the power plant for a period (Btu, kJ)
E = energy output from the power plant in the period (kWh)
are correct, what is the energy efficiency of First Solar panels used in PNM arrays as a function of insolation?
If First Solar feels that the above equations do not apply, then please explain.
Please ack if you receive this email.
Thanks in advance.
bill

BobGroh7/28/2011 11:14:44 AM
Very impressed - not that the numbers sound all that great (that is just my own inexperience in this field showing) but really impressed with their recycling plan. Very interesting overall and I expect to trot on over to their web site to check them out.
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