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| PHOTON International March 2014 issue is online |
© photon-pictures.com | 19.02.2014: The March 2014 issue of PHOTON International - The Solar Power Magazine is available to subscribers online. The top stories included are: - Aluminum oxide deposition systems market survey: With PERC cells the next big thing, aluminum-oxide tool suppliers gear up for prime time. - SiNx deposition equipment market survey: Silicon nitride deposition tools are not only used for applying antireflection coatings on cells but also to create PID-free modules and to apply rear passivation capping layers - German PV industry survey: In the midst of the demise of the German solar industry, a few small businesses are eking out a niche existence - British solar boom: The UK could see 700 MW of PV parks added in first quarter before support degresses in April - PHOTON Lab's outdoor module tests: The results of the January 2014 yield measurements are available. - Monthly update on solar policy, funding and markets in Africa, Middle East, the Americas, and Europe. To subscribe to the magazine, please order here: http://www.photon.info/upload/PHOTON_International_English_subscription_order_form_3985.pdf http://www.photon.info | |
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| Indian government plans 4 more giant PV projects totaling 2 GW |
India's Minister of Finance Palaniappan Chidambaram
© World Economic Forum | 19.02.2014: India's Minister of Finance Palaniappan Chidambaram announced a government plan to build four giant PV plants with a combined capacity of 2 GW in the country. According to local news portal livemint, two of the projects would be built in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, while the two remaining projects would be installed in Gujarat and Rajasthan, respectively. Each project would have an individual capacity of 500 MW. All the projects would be part of India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). Chidambaram has not revealed further details on the projects. The Indian government is already planning another giant solar project in the state of Rajasthan. Six Indian state-owned companies have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the 4 GW PV project. The MoU will have to be reviewed by the Indian Cabinet. Once the project has received Cabinet approval, the developers expect to begin work on the first 1 GW phase. In September 2013, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced that a 1 GW PV project would be developed in the state of Rajasthan by the end of 2016 as part of a larger 4 GW project. According to MNRE, the project will be named »Ultra- Mega Green Solar Power Project« and will be developed near Jaipur on land owned by Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL), a subsidiary of Hindustan Salts Ltd., a public company controlled by the Department of Heavy Industry, itself part of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. The first 1 GW will be installed at a 19,000-acre site near Sambhar Lake and will cost 7,500 crore ($1.5 billion) to develop. The 4 GW project will be developed in several phases over 7 to 8 years. © PHOTON http://finmin.nic.in http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3AP2dKD6E0pwCOyChJi4MK/Interim-budget
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| Today's newsletter is for February 18 and 19 |
| 19.02.2014: Due to a technical problem, the PHOTON daily newsletter was not distributed to all registered users yesterday. For this reason today's edition includes news for both February 18 and 19. http://www.photon.info | |
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| Ontario's microFIT program now supports 162 MW of small PV systems |
| 19.02.2014: The amount of PV capacity installed under Ontario’s microFIT program had reached 162 MW as of Feb. 7, 2014, according to the bi-weekly report on the program published by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). Of this total, 21.9 MW was installed through the microFIT 2.0. window, while 131.9 MW was installed under the older microFIT windows, 1.3 through 1.6. Only 880 kW was installed under the new microFIT window, microFIT 3.0. Between Jan. 6 and Feb. 7, around 2 MW of new PV capacity was installed under the microFIT program. The total microFIT procurement target available for 2014 has been set at 65.3 MW. This includes 15.3 MW of unused capacity from the 2013 quota. OPA recently revealed that Ontario had 900 MW of installed PV capacity: this included both large- and small-scale projects. © PHOTON http://www.powerauthority.on.ca http://microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/sites/default/files/bi-weekly_rep
orts/mFIT%20Report%20Bi-Weekly%20Feb_7_2014.pdf Die vollständige Pressemitteilung finden Sie auch im PHOTON-Archiv unter folgendem Link:
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| Applied Materials reports strong overall sales growth but decrease for energy unit |
Applied Materials' EES segment sees a drop in sales. Pictured is an Applied Materials Baccini Line screen printer.
© Michael Jun Gu / photon-pictures.com | 19.02.2014: US equipment manufacturer Applied Materials Inc. recorded a year-on-year increase in sales and profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which ended Jan. 26, 2014. The company posted net sales of $2.19 billion for the quarter, up from $1.57 billion in the same quarter last year. Net income increased significantly from $34 million in the first quarter of 2013 to $253 million in the first quarter of 2014. Applied Materials’ Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) segment, which consists of the company’s PV, glass coating and web coating businesses, achieved net sales of $40 million, down 9% from the first quarter of past fiscal year, and an operating loss of $10 million. New orders for the EES segment were flat at $40 million. Looking forward, Applied Materials expects overall net sales to be up 3 percent to 10 percent from the previous quarter. © PHOTON http://www.appliedmaterials.com http://www.appliedmaterials.com/newsroom/news/applied-materials-announ
ces-first-quarter-results-02122014 Die vollständige Pressemitteilung finden Sie auch im PHOTON-Archiv unter folgendem Link:
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| Asian Development Bank rejects to finance Pakistan's 1 GW PV project |
| 19.02.2014: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has refused to provide financing for construction of transmission lines for the 1 GW Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park to be developed by Pakistan’s government at Lal Suhanra, according to local financial newspaper Business Recorder. The article reports that ADB has declined to approve the financing for the project because it includes construction of three 132 KV transmission lines and ADB’s Multi Finance Facility (MFM) only accepts projects with transmission lines of over 220 KV. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park will be developed on 10,000 acres in the Cholistan Desert. The province issued an RfP for the first 100 MW phase of the project in mid-October. Chief Minister Sharif traveled to China on an official visit in October to garner support for the project. During the visit, Chinese officials assured the minister of China’s cooperation on providing solar energy to Pakistan. Just how China will support the province’s solar ambitions has not been specified, however. Sharif has previously said that Punjab is also seeking assistance from the UK and Germany to develop its energy sector. © PHOTON http://www.punjab.gov.pk http://www.brecorder.com/fuel-a-energy/193/1154280/ | |
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| Centrotherm names new CFO |
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| Indosolar posts revenue decrease in the third quarter of fiscal year |
| 19.02.2014: Indian solar cell manufacturer Indosolar Ltd. widened its net loss and saw it revenue decline in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014, which ended on Dec. 31, 2013. Net sales reached 2.79 crore INR ($448,128) in the latest quarter, down from 16.05 crore INR in the third quarter of last year. Net loss for the period increased to 31.32 crore INR, from a loss of 17.52 crore INR a year earlier. The company also announces that CFO Anand Kumar Agarwal has resigned from the board of directors with effect of Feb. 13, 2014. Vidyut Manubhai Vora has been appointed as additional director in the category of Independent and Non Executive Director with effect of Feb. 13. © PHOTON http://www.indosolar.co.in http://nseindia.com/corporate/INDOSOLAR_31dec2013_S_02132014153102_.zip | |
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| JA Solar announces efficiency of over 19% for its multicrystalline solar cells |
JA Solar plans to begin mass producing its multi-Si cells cell in the second half of 2014.
© Frederic Neema / photon-pictures.com | 19.02.2014: Chinese solar company JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. announced it has achieved a conversion efficiency of over 19% for its multicrystalline silicon (multi-Si) solar cell. The company has not said if the results were certified by an independent entity. JA Solar plans to integrate the new multicrystalline technology into its commercial manufacturing lines in the second half of 2014. In August, JA Solar achieved a first record conversion efficiency of 18.3% for an industrial size (156x156 mm2) multicrystalline silicon solar cell. The result was certified by the Yangzhou Opto-Electrical Products Testing Institute. At the time, JA Solar said it planned to integrate the new technology into its commercial manufacturing lines within the following 6 months. © PHOTON http://www.jasolar.com http://investors.jasolar.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=208005&p=irol-newsArticle
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| Siliken will be liquidated |
| 19.02.2014: Struggling Spanish solar manufacturer Siliken SA will be liquidated, according to the Spanish Official Journal. The local financial newspaper Expansión reports that no investor has been found to date for the company’s main asset, the polysilicon factory in Casas-Ibáñez, in the Spanish southern province of Albacete. The company started insolvency proceedings at the commercial court of Valencia, Spain, in January 2013. At the time, Siliken failed to find an agreement with its lenders Bankia, Banesto and Catalunya Bank for the refinancing of its €130 million debt. Siliken had been granted a four-months period after filing for the pre-insolvency process in mid-September. The company has already laid off all 139 workers employed at its module factory in Rafelbunyol, Spain. Siliken also closed its factories in Mexico and Canada in 2012. © PHOTON http://www.expansion.com/2014/02/17/valencia/1392666038.html http://www.boe.es/borme/dias/2014/02/13/pdfs/BORME-A-2014-30-46.pdf Die vollständige Pressemitteilung finden Sie auch im PHOTON-Archiv unter folgendem Link:
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| Websol Energy reports strong revenue growth, net loss increases |
| 19.02.2014: In its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013-2014, Indian monocrystalline solar cell and module producer Websol Energy Systems Ltd. reported sales of 90.98 crore INR ($14.4 million), up considerably from 29.46 crore INR for the same quarter a year earlier. Net loss for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013 increased to 17.35 crore INR, from 7.26 crore INR for the prior year. Websol, together with Indian solar manufacturers Indosolar Ltd. and Jupiter Solar Power Ltd., filed a petition with Indian authorities in November 2012 to start an antidumping investigation into solar cells and modules imported from the EU and Japan. © PHOTON http://www.webelsolar.com http://www.nseindia.com/corporate/WEBELSOLAR_31dec2013_S_0213201420350
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| Inesa Solar obtains $11 million financing for 5 MW PV project in Argentina |
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| Power Electronics completes 3 MW PV plant in northern Chile |
| 18.02.2014: Spanish inverter provider Power Electronics announced the completion of the 3 MW PV plant Los Puquios in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá . The company, which has provided two solar Freesun HET steel 40” containers with a power of 1.4 MW each for the project, said that the PV plant has increased Chile’s installed PV capacity to 9.7 MW. The company has not disclosed how much was invested in the project. © PHOTON http://www.power-electronics.com Die vollständige Pressemitteilung finden Sie auch im PHOTON-Archiv unter folgendem Link:
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| Renovalia Chile plans 35 MW PV project in northern Chile |
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| Solatio Energia plans 6.5 MW PV plant in Brazilian state of Sao Paulo |
| 19.02.2014: The government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the government of the city of Votuporanga, local company SG Par / North Shopping and local solar developer Solatio Energia have signed an agreement to build a 6.7 MW solar park in Votuporanga. According to a statement for the city government, the state of São Paulo will exempt the project from paying the ICMS, the Brazilian state sales tax, while the city of Votuporanga will provide a surface for the PV plant. SG Par / North Shopping will buy electricity produced by the plant, while Solatio Energia will develop the project. The project will cost around 32.5 million BRL ($13.6 million). In late 2013, the government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo said it intends to introduce a tax break for PV projects that would exempt large-scale projects from paying the ICMS. At the time, the state energy minister José Anibal said that the government was examining project proposals from unnamed potential investors and that the new tax break for large-scale PV projects would be introduced soon. In April 2013, the government of São Paulo introduced the same tax break for solar thermal projects. © PHOTON http://www.votuporanga.sp.gov.br http://www.votuporanga.sp.gov.br/n/noticia/?x=gabinetedoprefeito&n=201
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