The additional power of 10 MWp which is divided between the two facilities “Lotti” and “Petiver” is issued more than 40,000 Kyocera modules (model KD240GH-2PB). According to Kyocera, the high efficiency of this module the large predestined to facilities on industrial sites or solar farms. With 60 cells, the module has an output of 240 Wp.

In recent months, these new facilities complement existing solar park of 6 MW, operated by Enermill in the town of Cigliano Italy (Piedmont).

The solar park of Enermill which covers an area of 22 ha has now reached a total capacity of 16 MWp. It is the largest installation in Italy equipped with Kyocera solar modules. With a total of 68,100 ** modules, it is possible to produce annually about 20 GWh of solar electricity. This energy corresponds roughly to the annual energy needs of 4,500 homes will save 18,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Italy has a very good solar radiation and an attractive feed-in tariff, which can only encourage its expansion in the field of solar energy.

In Europe, Italy is one of the largest markets for photovoltaic systems. According to GSE, controlled by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and whose mission is to promote and support the development of renewable, photovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 6.5 gigawatts have been installed between January and September 2011 .

In addition, the Italian State encourages the production of renewable electricity from the photovoltaic feed-in tariff by a particularly challenging compared to other European countries.

This tender complete the new device support for the photovoltaic industry in place since March 2011 to ensure a balance between the development of a competitive industrial sector, including export, improved energy efficiency and environmental and rising costs for electricity consumers.

Since March 2011, a self-adjusting rate has been set up for smaller installations while a first call for tenders for the building of power plants between 100 and 250 kW (1000 to 2500 m2 of panels PV) has been underway since August 1, 2011.

This second tender for facilities of over 250 kWp of various technologies, including solar power to the ground. These large plants are under government “a pivotal role in the development of a competitive industrial sector and creating employment.” This is why the tender was segmented into seven lots including 4 related innovative technologies with strong export prospects: devices for monitoring the course of the sun, solar concentrator, solar thermal and storage energy in the overseas departments and Corsica.

Furthermore, in order to give visibility to industry players, the tender covers the construction of 450 MW. The goal is to reach 900 MW by 2015.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of four criteria: price, environmental impact, industrial innovation, deadline. The requirements on the restoration of the site, recycling and quality are also enhanced. Spaces at low competitive value, brownfields for example, will be favored to preserve biodiversity and agricultural and forestry use. Candidates are required to submit their tenders by February 8, 2012.

“This tender is part of the rationale for the establishment of an industrial network of excellence based on technologies with high added value, low environmental impact and potential for export. By giving visibility to the industry, it should help restore the confidence necessary to develop a competitive industry and creates jobs, “said Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet.

“We now have a support system for development of photovoltaics over time, based on a competitive industrial sector. The publication date of the specifications of the 2nd call for tender is a new stage in the implementation of the commitments of the Government, in photovoltaic and wider development of renewable energy, “said Eric Besson for his part.

Indeed, with a capacity of 17.88 MW, the plant will become the FS2 most important project in the PV portfolio of E. ON.

E. ON is firmly committed to development projects in Europe photovoltaic (PV) on a large scale since the Fiume Santo powerplant 2 (FS2) and 5 (FS5) will be the sixth and seventh solar power plants built by E. ON in the 18 months. “The production capacity of photovoltaic power plants combined Group has now reached 29.6 MW” the company said in a statement.

FS2 and FS5 plants will be built near the coal plant of E. ON, Fiume Santo in Porto Torres, in north-western Sardinia. These two parks are equipped with photovoltaic modules in crystalline silicon. FS2 building began in June, that of FS5 in July. At full capacity, the two plants generate enough electricity to meet demand annual average of about 20 000 households.

“I am delighted that we managed to put into service over the last nine months, five solar farms in France and Italy, with a combined capacity of 23.6 MW. Upon completion of FS2 and FS5 central end of 2011, we will have a portfolio of European photovoltaic capacity over 60 MW and we have demonstrated our commitment to providing “a cleaner energy and more efficient,”  said Christophe Jurczak, head of the Photovoltaic industry within E. ON.

Thus, the construction of two plants in Italy is expected to reach the region of Porto Torres in both the provision of renewable energy in economic development. E. ON plans to involve “a hundred inhabitants of the commune in the construction phase.”

“As part of a three-year plan to build solar power plants, E. ON and the Sardinian regional authorities have decided to play a role in sustainable development and ecology of the area of Porto Torres. These projects will make possible, until 2014, long-term investments that benefit the region, “said Christophe Jurczak.

The German Group built in 2009, Italy, its first solar power plant with a capacity of 1.4 MW, the site of Fiume Santo. Two other plants, located in the provinces of Taranto and Alexandria and the combined capacity of 9 MW, then saw the day in 2010.

Finally, two additional stations were put into service last spring in the provinces of Pavia and of Viterbo, with respective capacities of 2.7 MW and 4 MW.

General Electric announced recently that a thin film solar panel developed by the company has been certified by an independent entity as the most efficient in this technology so far. GE plans to manufacture these high performance solar panels in a new plant in U.S. to be the largest of its kind in the country today. When construction is complete, the plant will be the climax of the new investment of $600 million announced by GE in technology and marketing of solar energy and will be complemented by the recently announced acquisition of Converteam, the company specialized in power conversion.

“Invenergy is the largest independent wind power generation U.S. and we are delighted to work with GE on this solar project in our commitment to expand our energy portfolio.”

In addition, GE has acquired PrimeStar Solar, a company specializing in thin-film solar technology in which GE held a controlling interest since 2008. Photovoltaic solar energy is GE’s next step in its plans to develop its renewable energy portfolio and is part of the company’s ecomagination commitment, which GE boosts clean energy technology by investing in R + D + i.

“During the last decade, thanks to investments in technology, GE has become one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines in the world and investments in high-tech solar products help GE to strengthen its position in the market renewable energy,” said Victor Abate, vice president of renewable energy business of GE. “GE is tackling the biggest obstacle to widespread adoption of solar technology, cost, and NREL certification demonstrates that GE is on track to offer its customers the most economical solutions,” he added.

It is expected that the global PV demand grows by 75 gigawatts over the next five years, and an important part of this growth will come from solar plants adapted to the needs of utilities. Thanks to investment in manufacturing facilities and technology and recently announced, GE is uniquely placed to exploit this trend.

The record performance solar panel was manufactured in the facilities of 30 MW of PrimeStar in Arvada (Colorado, USA). The entity National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) found an open area efficiency of 12.8%. This panel exceeds all published figures for thin-film equipment cadmium telluride, which is the most affordable solar technology sector today. The steady increase in the efficiency of solar panels is a key factor in his bid for GE to provide advanced solar products while reducing total cost of electricity for utilities and consumers. In fact, a 1% increase in efficiency equates to a decrease of approximately 10% of the costs of the systems.

Milestones like these are crucial for the U.S., which seeks to promote the widespread adoption of solar technologies, “says Ryne Raffaelle, director of the National Photovoltaic NREL. “It’s great to see a technology that was born at NREL and is ready to make its entry into the market.” NREL PrimeStar transferred the technology through an agreement of cooperation in R & D signed in 2007.

GE will build a factory for thin-film solar panels with advanced technologies in the U.S. that, by capacity, will produce enough panels each year to meet the annual electricity consumption of 80,000 homes. These installations of 400 MW will be larger than any other plant for manufacturing solar panels U.S. and will employ 400 people. Different locations are being considered for the new factory, whose final location will be announced shortly.

Abate added: “Our plans to build a solar panel factory is another sign of our confidence in this technology and is the first phase of an ambitious international agenda. Not only are we excited the record of efficiency we have achieved, also the speed with which our team was able to achieve and the path of innovation that we have opened to improve this technology in the future. ”

GE also announced commercial agreements totaling over 100 MW for the manufacture of thin film solar products, including panels, inverters and solar power solutions. The largest solar technology agreement signed by GE so far is with NextEra Energy and is 60 MW in thin-film solar panels. Once installed, solar panels will extend the solar energy portfolio NextEra and strengthen the company’s position as the largest solar energy generator in the country today. NextEra also currently produces 4.5 GW of renewable energy with wind turbines from GE.

Jim Robo, NextEra operations director, said: “NextEra is the largest renewable energy producer in the U.S., and we believe that the solar industry in North America offers attractive growth opportunities in the coming years. The GE advanced solar technology is a natural choice for us at a time when we are working to develop our portfolio of wind turbines and solar panels to meet the needs of our customers who demand more affordable and cleaner energy.”

GE has also signed a contract with Invenergy to provide 20 MW of thin-film solar panels and GE Brilliance inverters. Invenergy, a Chicago-based company specializing in clean energy generation, solar products installed on a project in Illinois. Invenergy recently signed a power purchase contract for the project, once completed will be one of the largest solar installations in this state.

“Invenergy is the independent firm of wind power’s biggest country and we are very pleased to be working with GE on this project site now that we are expanding our portfolio of clean energy,” said Michael Polsky, president and CEO of Invenergy. “We are eager to start using advanced technologies for GE’s solar modules.”

In addition to thin film solar panels, GE offers power electronics and solar power art to measure the utilities for different applications. The tender offer of 3,200 million dollars by Converteam incorporate the range of energy conversion technologies of this company to supply solar GE, expanding its portfolio.

Power electronics is essential to widespread use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and getting allow economies of scale and stable connections to the network. With the integration of technology Converteam, GE is in a strong position to offer a wide range of generators, converters and inverters integrated sectors of wind turbines and solar power.

A third of the power module related to managing the light, that is to say, the better exploitation of the incident light. Besides the silicon layer, which converts light into electrical energy, the electrodes are of paramount importance. On the one hand they allow electrical contact with silicon, but they also influence the path traveled by the light beam into the latter. And over this path is longer, the module can convert energy.

The front contact covers the entire front surface of the silicon, and must be as transparent as possible to let the maximum light. It consists of a metal oxide such as zinc oxide. The back contact consists of a second electrode layer and a silver layer that can reflect light.

To lengthen the path traveled by light, the interface between different layers is made ​​slightly rough, so that the rays do not penetrate the module directly but undergo a broadcast. Their path is thus 16 times longer. This roughness is achieved by etching using hydrochloric acid, leaving a crater structure.

The partners in the project LIMA, under the direction of the Research Centre Jülich (North Rhine-Westphalia), were the companies Applied Materials, Sentech Instruments, Sunfilm, Schott Solar Thin Film, Saint-Gobain Sekurit, Malibu Solar and the Helmholtz Centre in Berlin, the Fraunhofer Institute for Technology and surface layers and the Technical University of Aix-la-Chapelle.

Through this new and efficient technology, the cost of a solar PV could be reduced by half, also shortening the period of return on investment.

“Using HyperSolar in the upper layer, manufacturers may use less producing cells in the panels, lowering the cost per watt of electricity,” says HyperSolar. “We believe this is a revolutionary way to manufacture solar panels.”

HyperSolar based his invention in four innovations:

* Micro Hub – An array of small, efficient solar concentrators collect the maximum sunlight during the day from a wide range of angles, without requiring monitoring mechanisms.

* Routing photon of light – An innovative photonic network, built under the Hub, transports light from the collection points to the points of production in the base. This is a very thin layer.

* Separation photon of light – the separation of light in different ranges of the spectrum is achieved by applying innovative techniques in the photonic network, which direct the light to different types of cells at the base.

* Management warming – solar cells only absorb part of the spectrum of light to produce electricity, the rest of untapped light is converted into heat which degrades the cell performance. HyperSolar technology filters and reflects part of the light spectrum not used by sending the maximum usable light inside and avoid therefore the overheating.

Cells thin-film amorphous silicon represent a cheaper alternative to crystalline silicon cells that dominate the market (90% modules sold), but whose production cost is higher. However, their conversion efficiency is much lower (7% to 9% in industrial cons 15% to 20% for crystalline silicon cells). They are currently manufactured by chemical vapor deposition assisted by plasma (method for depositing thin films from a gas). The development of a production method by coating would reduce production costs and thus increase interest in technology.

With this in mind that the team of JAIST and JSR headed by Professor Tatsuya Shimoda, worked to develop a mode of production from liquid silicon. To do this, she first developed a “silicon ink”, by dissolving the polysilane (SiH 2 chain) in a special solvent. She then developed a coating technique that allows to form regular layers and flawless polysilane on a substrate. The heating of these layers is used to extract hydrogen and obtain solid layers of amorphous silicon.

By this technique, the team managed to produce three inks silicon, a pure silicon, boron doped another and a third doped with phosphorus. The successive use of these three inks helped produce a photovoltaic cell with thin film silicon pin type, ie consisting of a positively doped layer (p), a layer of pure silicon (i – intrinsic) and a negatively doped layer (n).

The conversion efficiency of this cell is still low (0.51%). However, researchers believe they can improve performance by increasing the thickness of the intrinsic layer (currently 120 nm against 250 nm for a cell fabricated by chemical vapor deposition).

Carl Stills, geothermal project manager for Imperial County, reported that the analysis of satellite data was instructed to find ways to create jobs in the county, which has the highest unemployment in the country with about 30 percent.

“The development of renewable energy projects in the Imperial Valley could create up to six thousand permanent jobs and long-term operations,” said the official. For now in the Mexican region of Cerro Prieto generator near the border state of Baja California is the largest source of geothermal energy. The project belongs to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) of Mexico.

California next satellite study shows several points with geothermal potential, but unspecified amounts of energy in the Imperial Valley. An Arizona company, Sterling, and built in the semi-desert valley about 200 miles east of San Diego thermal power plant.

A couple of years the largest manufacturer of panels photovoltaic solar power generation, Germany’s Cell, set up a plant in Mexicali, Baja California, to supply the U.S. market. In parallel industry of renewable energy generation plans to install wind farms in the mountains and hills bordering the valley as the Rumorosa.

California Gov. Jerry Brown wants up to 20,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable sources to be generated within five years. Brown believes that the promotion of renewable energy can help California overcome the second highest unemployment in the country and boost the state economy as motivated by high technology in Silicon Valley.

Emanuela Vieira Lopes made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the first National Conference on Renewable Energy under the slogan “Electrification of Angola preserving the environment.” The project will benefit schools, medical clinics, water pumping systems, local authorities, nursing homes and police stations.

The minister also said that following the feasibility studies on wind energy that take place in the Tigers Bay and Tombwa district in the province of south-western Namibe. Angola still has no installed wind farm.

The event, organized jointly by the Ministry of Energy and Water and the Norwegian embassy, is being attended by government officials, experts in renewable energy, and technicians from various sectors, among others.

Secretary of State for Energy, João Baptista Borges, said last week in Luanda that the medium-term project, construction of new water plants, promote 4,646 megawatts of hydropower for the country.

According to the official who spoke to ANGOP on the implementation of Clean Energy, the program has its period envisaged for 2017 and is building Calculation Cabaco, Cambambe Lauca and 2 in the middle Kwanza, Jamba already Mina, Jamba and I Oma Baynes Cunene basin, Lupasso, Chicapa 2, and Dala Chiumbe Luachimo 2 in Kuang, and in the basin Cacombo Catumbela.

Referring to the embryonic project implementation of clean energy in the country, also revealed the existence of a development program that involves the rehabilitation of production facilities that were destroyed by the war that ravaged the country.

This feature has been imitated by a team of Japanese scientists to create a special coating for photovoltaic cells, which increase the electrical efficiency of these systems in more than 5%.

A team of Japanese scientists has succeeded now mimic the microstructure of this coating to generate a type of film for coating solar cells or solar panels.

In tests, the researchers showed that this film can reduce the amount of light reflected by the solar panels, increase the amount of solar energy captured and, consequently, improve their energy efficiency.

In an article published in Optics Express, the magazine of the U.S. Optical Society (OSA) researchers describe how the film created improved the performance of photovoltaic modules, both in tests in laboratory and field tests conducted in Tokyo (Japan) and Phoenix (Arizona).

According to scientists, these results show that this film could increase the performance of solar cells deployed in large areas of these regions, chosen for the tests have different annual rates of sunshine (Phoenix is a hot city, which receives large amount of direct sunlight each year, while Tokyo falls annually on a high rate of diffuse solar radiation).

Specifically, the researchers estimate that the coating inspired by the sight of the moth could improve the annual efficiency of photovoltaic cells by 6% in Phoenix and 5% in Tokyo.

One of the authors of the study, the scientist at the University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan, Noboru Yamada, said in a statement issued by OSA that “we may assume that this improvement is very small, but the efficiency of  PV systems  is the same as the rates of fuel consumption of vehicles, every bit helps. ”

In any PV module, the emitting surface reflections are an essential loss. The reason is this: When light hits a solar cell can be reflected or absorbed, but only the light that is absorbed to produce electricity, while the reflected light is lost.

Hence the importance of anti-reflective coatings in these systems: the less light it reflects a solar panel produce much electricity.

Yamada, in collaboration with scientists from Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. and Tokyo Metropolitan University, found his inspiration for this new technology a few years ago, after spending time looking for omnidirectional antireflection structure and broad wavelength nature. The eyes of the moths was the best we found.

Yamada notes that the difficulty lay in developing the technology to design a high performance process for nanoimprint of the film. This problem was finally solved by the scientist Hideki Masuda and colleagues from Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd., which in future will make these coatings on a commercial scale.

Scientists are now working on improving the durability of the film created, and optimize for various types of photovoltaic cells. Furthermore, Yamada and his colleagues believe that this solution could be applied as anti-reflection coating also in windows or computer screens.

This development would be a step in the development of solar energy technology, according to a study published in 2007 by the World Energy Council, will be the 70% of energy consumed worldwide in 2100. According to reports from Greenpeace, the PV can provide electricity to two-thirds of the world population in 2030.

Solar EXPO 2011 is the first exhibition of the year for the global solar market and provide an important preliminary view is to come next year. One of the noticeable trends for the global solar market in 2011 is a change of solar energy demand in major markets like Europe to Asia and the U.S.. This year, the explosive growth will occur in Asia with Korea assuming a leadership role.

In Korea, where the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) will take over from 2012, companies are investing heavily in expanding its solar business segment, driving the share prices of solar companies in Korea increasingly up every day. EXPO Solar / PV Korea 2011 is the first major solar event in Korea this year and will mark the beginning of the second stage of growth for the solar market in Korea is undergoing a dramatic expansion in anticipation of the implementation of the 2012 RPS.

Since the first exhibition in 2009, EXPO Solar / PV Korea has shown an amazing growth every year and today is recognized as one of the major international solar exhibition in Asia. The 2011 event will present the much needed platform for photovoltaic companies in Korea and abroad to promote their brands and technologies.

At the EXPO Solar / PV Korea 2011, more than 300 companies from 30 countries will showcase their technological breakthroughs in about 1,000 shelves. Local exhibitors include industry-leading names such as Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics and key companies such as SKC, Daeyeong Metal, SFA, Hanmi Semiconductor, TES and Wooil Hightech. Exhibitors from outside the solar companies include global leaders such as Schmid (Germany), Roth & Rau (Germany), DKSH (Germany), ET Solar (China) and Nisshinbo (Japan).

Expo held in conjunction with Solar / PV 2011 Korea, 2011 World Forum PV solar sector provides experts worldwide to discuss the latest technological and photovoltaic market.

Executives at the office supply giant decided, however, that any method they chose, improve efficiency, change operations, or buy low-carbon energy, the effort also had to make financial sense. At that time, nobody could argue that the purchase of solar panels were a good investment, since capital recovery periods were much higher than today.

But a startup called SunEdison contacted the company and made them an offer they could not refuse, using a financial model that could give solar energy the edge you need to get to provide a significant part of the world’s energy.

Under the plan of SunEdison, Staples would get solar panels on the roofs of their stores with no upfront cost and no monthly fee for the equipment. Instead, Staples agreed to pay to SunEdison a rate preset by power-generating solar panels for a period of more than 20 years. “The conclusion is that we have the option to purchase the solar energy that comes from our rooftops for a price lower than the electricity from the network,” said Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs for Staples.

Currently, Staples has installed about 10 megawatts of solar capacity by more than three dozen sites, the equivalent of approximately 2,000 solar systems in a typical residence. The SunEdison plan benefits go beyond the monthly savings in the cost of electricity from the grid, and also eliminates the typical risks of ownership. Staples does not have to worry that the panels may not work well enough or they are not damaged. “If our solar system is not working properly, then you pay nothing,” said Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison.

SunEdison is who plays it. “All the risk goes down on a third party, and received the only attribute that probably really want that clean energy is ideally results in a reduction in electricity bill,” said Nathaniel Bullard, a solar energy analyst Bloomberg New Energy Finance. However, as the amount of sunlight in a particular place during a period of 20 years is very predictable, the risk is not as great as it might seem.

This plan also helps Staples to limit its exposure to increases in electricity tariffs and charges of distribution utilities. SunEdison customers pay a rate increase but does so in a predictable and more slowly than it has historically electricity network. Network prices rise along with inflation, according to the Energy Information Administration of the U.S.. However, the pattern may change and may move to raise rates independently, especially if at some point in imposing a regulation on CO2 emissions. “We are thinking about solar energy as a way to provide a defense in the long term price certainty,” says Buckley of Staples.

The model has been running well in the market. SunEdison has installed more than 125 megawatts of solar energy companies such as Anheuser-Busch and Kohl’s and government agencies like the Department of Energy U.S. Thanks to this promising growth, Jigar Shah in 2009 sold for 315 million U.S. dollars SunEdison to MEMC, a manufacturer of semiconductors and solar panels based in Missouri. Shah has moved on and now runs an organization called Carbon War Room, founded by the chairman of Virgin Group, Richard Branson.

SunEdison’s success that has already come out rivals. Solar City, a company headed by the famous entrepreneur Elon Musk, has taken the model one step further by aggressively applying for homeowners and small businesses. The concept may be even more attractive for small businesses than for large, since they are more difficult to attract cheap loans and have less staff to handle the large amount of paperwork required to collect government subsidies. “We have eliminated most barriers to the adoption of solar energy,” says Solar City CEO Lyndon Rive. Thousand employees The company has installed solar panels on more than 10,000 locations, with about 25 major installations in progress at Wal-Mart.

It is clear that solar energy is still far from able to compete with conventional electricity in most markets, especially in places where there is sun and cheap power is available from dams and power stations. However, this financial model has made it easier to attract funding for solar energy. “Right now, there is more money chasing solar energy projects solar energy projects seeking funding,” says Shah. In turn, this could lead to better loan terms and cheaper solar energy that no longer require government incentives.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently carried out a demonstration of several technologies are still at the prototype stage that have been subsidized by the Italian company Eni, engaged in the oil business.

One of them has been a solar cell that has the thickness of a sheet of paper. During the exhibition, one of these cells was able to supply enough energy to power an LED display.

This technology is based on the use of multiple layers of solid material deposited on a substrate of paper, each has a different function from the absorption of light to transport the energy generated through the release of electrons to generate electricity. Power generation can be done, unlike other techniques, at low temperatures.

According to project managers, this technology could be ready for the market within five years. Its use can be extended to a large scope of projects, from its location on roofs, portable enclosures, windows, etc, and it is a non-rigid panels.

Electric vehicle with lithium batteries do not emit CO2, provided that electricity comes from renewables such as wind, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal or thermal. Wind turbines can supply electricity to electric vehicles, which in future will also serve to store and regulate the electricity intermittent wind energy sector.

Japan, U.S. and Germany are at the forefront of countries that accumulate innovation patents in renewable energy (wind turbines, photovoltaic, solar, electric vehicles and CO2 capture techniques), followed by South Korea France and the UK.

These six countries gathered 80% of patents for innovations in renewable technologies in the world, said in a joint statement released in Brussels the European Patent Office (EPO), the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) and the Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), who prepared the report.

China, meanwhile, follows in the footsteps of South Korea, specializing in solar photovoltaics.

The analysis draws on some 400,000 patents, there are 60 million internationally, involving the transfer of clean energy technologies like solar photovoltaics, geothermal, solar, wind or CO2 capture techniques.

“Patents play a key role as an indicator of existing technologies, their level of development and geographic expansion,” said the president of the EPO, Benoît Battistelli.

International efforts to combat climate change have triggered technological creativity to find effective solutions that respect the environment, said UNEP executive director Achim Steiner.

The challenge now is to find a way to transfer this technology particularly to developing countries because only then can the climate change adaptation and an effective reduction of pollutant emissions considered ICTSD CEO, Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz.

The study reveals that the registration of patents related to clean energy rose significantly from 1997 (by 20% annually), with the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol.

Another aspect of the study is exploring licensing the clean energy sector.

According to research, most of these licenses were granted to China, India and Brazil, while only gave very limited in developing countries.

The project, which aims to “verify technologies that enable efficient use of energy”, will use only renewable energy sources, “as the first wind farms in the world with specific high-capacity batteries and PV power generation systems.” According to Toyota, “to create intelligent supply networks must adapt to the conditions of power supply (power supplies and transmission lines) and the communications infrastructure of each country or region, as well as introducing elements such as facilities generating renewable energy , and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, storage batteries, EcoCut (electric heating system and water supply) and thermal storage units. ”

Well, to demonstrate the feasibility of all these solutions, Hitachi, JWD, Panasonic Electric Works and Toyota have created a grid-isolated electrical network independent of the mains-in the town of Rokkasho (Aomori Prefecture, Japan) , which has the largest capacity of wind power generation across the country. The demonstration project has just started and concluded in July 2012.

Moreover, “with an eye to rapid commercialization of the system in Japan and the rest of the world”, the project will verify the most efficient use of energy creating “specific scenarios that can only be demonstrated with an isolated network.” These scenarios are based on assumptions regarding the electrical conditions (energy sources, demand and balance supply and demand) and local conditions (remote island, climate and other specific conditions) of different countries and regions (Japan, Europe, emerging countries, resource-rich countries, etc.).

Wind, PV, electric vehicles and intelligence
The main facilities of the project is a wind power plant (Rokkashomura-Futamata), a control center that will develop a monitoring and control system to link the supply and demand, power generation and energy storage on a global level, six houses intelligent in the northern district of Town Lake Obuchi, a private distribution line (power line about eight miles and 6.6 kV and fiber optic communications, has installed a specific distribution line between the wind power plant-Rokkashomura Futamata and the district north of Town Lake Obuchi) management systems for energy and smart meters installed in six houses (with meters in other sources of electricity consumption), a photovoltaic power generation system (100 kW), battery storage (NAS batteries 100 kW class) plug-in hybrid Prius (8) and plug-in hybrid chargers.

From the supply side, and according to Toyota, where there is a surplus of electricity generated by renewable energies, is stored in the battery HUB and thermal storage units. By contrast, when there is a shortage, the battery will supply electricity HUB. The project will carry out operational adjustments HUB battery and thermal storage units, controlling the storage of energy through electricity generation projections. To adjust the demand, the project will use a method or a combination of several methods, such as induced demand by providing information and induce demand for price and demand response. Moreover, as part of network operations, there will be exchanges of electricity between smart homes.

In a statement, Constellation Energy, e4n partnership with the U.S. also Oak Leaf Energy Partners, has announced that fund, direct and will own the solar installation. Denver International Airport (DEN) will purchase the electricity they produce the system for a period of 20 years.

Intermountain Electric (EMI), already installed and manages the above facilities, plans to begin construction of this project in fall 2010 and finish in early 2011. It is expected that the system, with 19,000 photovoltaic panels will provide about 7,000 megawatt hours of electricity each year. In terms of saving carbon dioxide, the estimate is to prevent the emission of more than 5,000 metric tons.

“The Denver airport has an excellent reputation as a hub airport ‘green’. Our partnership with Oak Leaf Energy, Constellation Energy and Intermountain Electric not only expands our sustainability efforts, but it is a great example of partnership between public and private companies that promote “green economy,” said Kim Day, Director of Aviation DEN .

One of the particularities of the project, according to the statement explained, is that “the structure of solar projects such as power purchase agreements (PPAs), creates an attractive business model that involves no cost to customers and represents a fixed energy costs over a long period of time.”

In addition, Oerlikon Solar has developed a new laboratory cell Micromorph® Champion in collaboration with Corning Incorporated with a stabilized efficiency of 11.9% confirmed by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory). The two world records reinforce the competitiveness of the technology of silicon thin Micromorph® Oerlikon Solar and confirm its potential.

“Our work could be a breakthrough technology for silicon thin film of Oerlikon Solar,” said Michael Buscher, President and CEO of Oerlikon Group. “We are proud that our new ThinFab offers a highly competitive production line on the solar market and to have confirmed the superior potential of our technology.”

• The new channel ThinFab incorporates a wide range of improvements with a head start on the technology roadmap of Oerlikon Solar:

• The new generation equipment based PECVD, TCO and Laser

• Structures with thinner cell degradation and reduced gas consumption

• A stabilized module efficiency of 10% (143 Wp per module)

• A new module design, low voltage equipment based on a new simplified backbone

The chain ThinFab reduces the payback period of energy modules of silicon thin film less than a year, with the lowest energy production plants photovoltaic sector.

“Our skills are integrated into our new string ThinFab and will change the perception of the technology of silicon thin film. The efficiency of 10% of our modules environmental non-toxic, combined with production costs the lowest ever made, offers entirely new opportunities in the solar sector. On the other hand, our cell champion at 11.9% efficiency stabilized further confirms the potential of the technology of silicon thin film, “says Dr. Jurg Henz, CEO of Oerlikon Solar. “In addition, our technology offers the energy payback time lowest compared to other technologies and crystal is not based on limited resources.

Oerlikon Solar says in conclusion, that these existing customers will benefit many technical improvements and (it) gradually introduce updates, improving performance, performance, and efficiencies of its existing production lines.

Overlooking the basin of the Montagnes farm is set on the peninsula in the Bay of St. Vincent, 10,000 panels now cover the hill perfectly oriented east-west over an area of 3 hectares.

With an installed capacity of 2.1 MWp (Megawatt peak), this plant is able to inject on the network of New Caledonia 3 million KWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of 800-1000 homes, thus avoiding the emission of 1710 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually.

The goal of Helios Bay remains to produce and distribute electricity from renewable sources (photovoltaic farm), thus diversifying energy sources in New Caledonia, to limit emissions of greenhouse gases – the farm economy will actually be 250 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, thereby avoiding the emission of approximately 1710 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year – and to improve the energy independence of the territory.

Photovoltaic panels are supplied by the French Tenesol – a subsidiary of Total and EDF – and all the energy produced is bought by ENERCAL (New Society caledonenne energy) to be connected to the New Caledonian network.

According to the study of ASES, by 2030, to keep the aggressive policies of developing programs that support the federal government and many states in the field, could be generated 37 million “green” jobs, which means the 17% of the workforce, and more than 4.3 billion dollars (3.3 billion euros) of income.

In 2009, 435 MW PV installed, with over 33,000 installations, a 76% increase over the previous year and four times the amount of solar power installed in 2006.

PV Residential facilities accounted for 36% growth of 2009, a significantly higher percentage of 27% in 2008.

Meanwhile, non-residential photovoltaic installations, including government buildings, military facilities and retail stores, accounted for 49 percent of solar installations in 2009. Unlike 2008, where were the largest growing solar industry in 2009 its growth was flat.

PV systems installed in 2009 were concentrated in five states: California, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado and Arizona. The solar electricity market more than doubled in New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas, Florida moving from 16th to 3rd for photovoltaic installations. California has the highest PV capacity per capita, 20.8 watts, almost five times the national average is 4.2 watts per capita.

The 25th EU PVSEC / WCPEC-5 will be chaired by Giovanni Federico De Santi, director of the Institute for Energy (IE), Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, Makoto Konagai, the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), Robert Walters, U.S. Naval Research Lab (Washington, USA).

Federigo De Santi explained that “the event will bring together the three world conferences of photovoltaic science ofmore important strategic level: the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, the U.S. 36th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia / Pacific PV Science & Engineering Conference “. HE adds, that it is “the best platform to present the latest advances in the development and manufacturing of photovoltaic energy sector. It explains the visions of how PV systems to be massively deployed within 10 years.”

More than 1,600 papers
25th EU PVSEC / WCPEC-5 has a large program, 154 had participated as representatives of the global scientific community under the leadership of Heinz Ossenbrink, European Commission, DG JRC, Ispra (Italy). There will be 76 sessions, 31 plenary sessions, 312 oral presentations and 1300 visual presentations (visual poster presentations), which “elevates the international leaders in photovoltaics to a new level,” say the organizers.

The program includes presentations on advanced photovoltaic, new concepts and high-efficiency solar cells based on silicon wafers and materials technology, thin film cells, photovoltaic systems and components, as well as large-scale development of this technology.

The opening session will be held by Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and President of Solar Impulse project, whose speech has a promising title: “Spirit pioneering inventions of the future – Around the World in a solar-powered aircraft.”

In parallel, the Photovoltaic Industry Fair will be distributed in eight major exhibition halls in the Feria Valencia, covering an exhibition area of 80,000 square meters. 943 exhibitors from around the world will present their new products, technical solutions and services to a global audience.

Back in Europe after 12 years
Peter Helm, CEO of EU PVSEC, said “the impressive conference program reflects the great interest of the global community of photovoltaics by present and discuss the latest scientific findings and technical developments.” Helm recalled that WCPEC- 5 returns to Europe after 12 years (Vienna hosted the second edition) and stressed that the event starts now “is the largest in history. We are convinced that the 25th EU PVSEC / WCPEC-5 will implement new ideas and give a strong impetus to meet the challenges of the photovoltaic industry and the scientific community. ”

This global PV event has the support of European and international organizations as the European Commission, UNESCO, the WCRE (World Council for Renewable Energy) and IPVEA (International Photovoltaic Equipment) and a close institutional cooperation with the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).

The report says that by 2030, if the aggressive policies of developing programs continued and supported by the federal government and many institutions in the field, there could be generated 37 million “green” jobs, which would mean 17% of workforce and more than 4.3 billion dollars of income.

In 2009, there were installed 435 MW PV, with over 33,000 installations, a 76% increase over the previous year and four times the amount of solar power installed in 2006.

Residential PV facilities accounted for 36% growth of 2009, a significantly higher percentage of 27% in 2008.

Meanwhile, non-residential photovoltaic installations, including government buildings, military facilities and retail stores, accounted for 49 percent of solar installations in 2009.

PV systems installed in 2009 were concentrated in five states: California, New Jersey, Florida, Colorado and Arizona. The solar electricity market more than doubled in New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas, with Florida going from 16th to 3rd for photovoltaic installations. California has the highest PV capacity per capita, 20.8 watts, almost five times the national average is 4.2 watts per capita.

John Blackburn, a professor of economics, and Sam Cunningham, a graduate student, both from the same university, have signed the research that argues that the transition occurs when the price per kilowatt hour comes to 16 cents.

One point of focus of the work is the home state of North Carolina, which, they argue, seek nuclear installations and massive public subsidies, and transfer the additional financial risk to customers of electric companies and taxpayers.

Some of the justifications for the decline in solar energy prices can be found in the new technologies applied to development and industrialization of the manufacturing system. Meanwhile, the country’s nuclear projects are facing delays and cancellations in the various instances of installation, when no design problems and consequent increases in cost estimates.

Comparing North Carolina with other states, the report says that those who have opted to open competition in the electricity market are rejecting the nuclear gamble, especially for the combined benefits, both economic and environmental, of solar and wind energy, cogeneration and energy efficiency.

For his part, Mark Cooper, an economic analyst at the University of Vermont, said that “while the cost of solar energy is decreasing, the costs of nuclear power have increased over the past eight years,”

In 2002, the estimated cost of building a reactor was $3,000 million, which has periodically been revised upward to an average of $10,000 million per reactor, and estimates suggest that to continue increasing, said Cooper, whose specialty is specifically to assess the price of nuclear energy.

The country has thus be given a grant of 100 million dollars from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the construction of a solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW at Kom Ombo, north of Aswan.

A total cost of about $500 million financed by the World Bank and the African Development Bank, the central sun meets the objective of the Egyptian government is to produce 20% of its energy from renewables in 2020.

Egypt is one of the leading African countries in terms of developing clean energy. It is currently developing a solar power project in partnership with the Desertec group with a power of 150 MW and with nearly 2000 sensors.

Investments of Egypt in the field of energy designed to support its demand for electricity driven by sustained global economic growth (+4.7% growth in 2009 and +5.8% in Q1 2010).

The Bundesrat (second chamber of German parliament) approved the amendments, paving the way of legislation. The changes leave the facility on cropland fields and increase the attractiveness of the premium on the consumption owner for facilities roofs of small and medium sizes.

Set up and becoming effective retroactively from July 1, rates will be reduced purchase rate of 13% for installations and roof will be waived for facilities on cropland fields. Simultaneously, the surfaces of conversion will be reduced by 8% and all other surfaces will be reduced by 12%. From 1 October, the rate will again be reduced by 3% extra. Nevertheless, the new rates will be very interesting, with forward rates ranging from 25.02 to 34.05 of EurCE / kWh for installations in places between July 1 and October 1, and 24.26 to 33.03 EurCE / kWh for installations connected during the remainder of the year. The new amendments are also more than double the federal goal of annual installed capacity of 2.5 to 3.5 GWP (global warming potential).

Established 10 years ago, the law requires electric companies, they are the purchase of renewable energy systems to homeowners at a rate corresponding redemption fee for 20 years, guaranteeing repayment attractive yields high. Higher incomes may also be provided using the “premium on consumption owner”, which is paid to owners of facilities with roofing systems under 500 kWp and who intend to use the energy that they generate.

In 2009, PV had multiple 3.8 GWp, which once again Germany’s largest PV market in the world. Germany was home to about half of newly installed modules worldwide. For 2010, some experts predict that the threshold obtained in 2009 could double that market.

A growing demand from private users

The changes in legislation on renewable energies represent a response to growing price competition of PV systems, including the recent fall in the price of solar panels and compounds. These developments have created a number of new market opportunities for PV companies. This change of position for the roofing segment is expected to further increase the demand represented by the facilities from private users who prefer unanimously systems of high quality. The changes also lead to a growing demand for energy storage systems and applications “smart grid” (intelligent networks) to take full advantage of the premium on the consumption owner. Declining system prices and rising electricity prices have allowed the German market to adopt a parity grid sooner than expected. By 2013, energy from renewable sources should be competitive with traditional energy sources on the electricity market private users.

A segment of quality that boosted the attractiveness of local production

In Germany, manufacturers not only have easy access to a vast and growing market, but they also enjoy a significant competitive advantage through the presence and reputation of local brands offering high quality products, which is popular with private users within the segment and roofs. The German PV industry also benefits from the density of R & D institutes of the highest in the industry. In addition, the country can boast of a well established industrial infrastructure, an extensive database of supply of equipment and a skilled workforce and experienced.

Confirming the confidence in the power of the entire photovoltaic German, international business and Avancis First Solar, as the German PV companies and Juwi SolarWorld, have announced major developments in Germany in recent weeks. All these new investments involve sites in East Germany, a center of activity for major manufacturers of photovoltaic German industry of world renown.

This solar power plant consists of 30,000 square meters of parabolic mirrors that capture and reflect the sunlight onto 5,400 feet of tubes in which circulates a heat transfer fluid. The resulting heat energy produces steam to drive the turbines of combined cycle gas/steam when the solar power station is connected.

According to Enel, the Archimedes central is the first worldwide to use molten salt as heat transfer fluid also remains the world’s first to be integrated with a gas power plant to combined cycle.

The solar plant with a capacity of 5 megawatts will allow Enel to avoid the annual release of 3,250 tonnes of CO2 while reducing gas consumption required to power the turbines of combined cycle power plant, whose power is of 752 megawatts.

Archimedes was able to collect and store for several hours in the hot sun before using it to generate electricity at night or on cloudy days. With this method, the limit on this source of renewable energy is becoming obsolete: the fact of not being able to use it when nature makes it available.

The solar thermal technology that uses a series of parabolic mirrors in the objective of concentrating sunlight onto tubes of a fluid. The heat collected in special containers, can be used to power a steam turbine. The high temperature steam then exerts pressure on the turbine to produce electricity

The molten salt composed of a mixture of sodium and potassium have the capacity to store heat for prolonged periods.

The technology used in the Priolo plant has been developed by Enel.