Rise & Shine: January 29, 2010
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NATIONAL NEWS
Massachusetts No Longer Taking Solar Stimulus Rebate Applications
The state is still accepting applications for the Commonwealth Solar II rebate program.
Trinity Solar Partners with SunRun on Residential System Financing
Trinity Solar has, to date, installed over 950 solar electric systems in New Jersey.
Overcoming the Ugly Factor in Building-Integrated Solar Design
The idea of integrating solar power with building materials has been an attractive concept for decades, but one of the biggest challenges, according to Anna Dyson, director of the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology, or CASE, has been aesthetics.
PV Modules Built with Spire – Born in the USA
Spire has been in the solar business since Day One.
Alamosa OKs Solar Proposal
Alamosa County commissioners gave their conditional approval Wednesday to land-use permits for a 35-megawatt solar plant at the north end of the county.
Broadlands Ramps Up to Power 1450 Homes
The project developer has engaged Broadlands as its Owner’s Representative to develop a 10.6 megawatt (MW) PA Solar Park in Nesquehoning, PA.
UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
Japan Smart Grid Companies Coming to US
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a government-backed R&D agency in Japan, will begin to participate in smart grid tests at Los Alamos National Labs in New Mexico.
MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Germany FIT Reduction Could Lead to Q2 Drop
The German government said that it was prompted to reduce the FIT because solar system prices declined more than expected in 2009.
Gov. David Paterson: Solar Energy in New York Will Increase Five-Fold By 2014
Gov. David Paterson came to Syracuse today to announce an energy project that will increase the amount of solar energy produced in the state by five.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Solar Power CEOs Seek Piece of House’s Jobs Pies
Energy companies on Thursday urged Congress to continue loan guarantees, tax incentives and other federal programs designed to encourage solar power in the United States.
A Lighter Burden
Berkeley, California has just completed a pilot programme in which it lends homeowners the money to put panels on their houses. The owners repay the loans over a period of years through an extra charge on their local property-tax bills.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Italian Solar Sector Shines on Report
Shares in Italian renewable energy companies TerniEnergia, ERG Renew and Ergy Capital jump between 7.4 and 8.2 percent, boosted by a report that planned cuts in solar power incentives would be less than feared.
TECHNOLOGY
Concentrix Solar’s CX-75 CPV Module IEC Certification
According to the testing standards for conventional PV modules, the IEC 62108 norm simulates environmental conditions and influences for CPV modules to verify the performance reliability and aging resistance.
Ontility Launches Solar Business Software as a Service Solar Project Technology
The EcoTech™ Platform features five EcoTech™ Modules and portals that combined, provide leading edge technology and tools for all residential and commercial scale solar projects.
PV Module Recycling One Step Closer
More than 200 experts in photovoltaic (PV) energy, waste management and recycling participated this week in the 1st International Conference on PV module recycling.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Trina Solar Receives 40 MW Module Order
Under the terms of the agreement a total of 18 MW will be shipped during the first half of 2010, with agreed prices for the first quarter.
Solarfun Becomes Member of PV Cycle
Solarfun today announced that the Company joined PV Cycle, an organization dedicated to making the solar industry “double green” by introducing programs to take back and recycle end-of-life PV modules.
Day4 Energy Completes Plant for Gunther Heiss Solar
Day4 Energy has announced it has completed the delivery of a turn-key 2.4 megawatt (MW) roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) power plant for Gunther Heiss Solar Gmbh and Co. KG in Germany.
Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity to Co-Develop 10 Megawatts of Rooftop Solar Projects
ECD and Enfinity will partner to co-develop a series of rooftop solar projects throughout Ontario, Canada under the province’s new feed-in-tariff program.
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