Europe Solar Cell Output Ahead Of Japan

The latest data show that Japan lost Europe in 2007, the long-term loss of the world's first solar cell production location. In addition, for seven consecutive years, global enterprises ranks first solar cell production in Japan Sharp German manufacturers have been catching up.

Japan's Kyodo News quoted the United States before solar professional journal "PVNews" data reported that the Japanese in 2007 solar cell output was 920,000 kilowatts, a decline of 11.3%. Last year, while the European solar output surge 43.9% year-on-year, reaching 1.06 million kilowatts, more than Japan.

In the solar cell production enterprises States, Germany last year Q-Cells solar battery output reached 390,000 kilowatts, and in more than Sharp Corporation of Japan.

People in the industry, the field of solar cells international competition has become increasingly fierce. Germany, Spain, Greece, and South Korea and other countries are actively taking measures to increase the country's solar market. Japan in 2005 abolished the residential solar power subsidies, solar batteries in the domestic market gradually shrinking.

Source: 科技日报 Apr. 9, 2008

Encourage The Government Of India To Improve The Solar Energy Project

India renewable energy sector that seeks to expand the use of solar energy to produce electrical power of the new project, the largest of 50 megawatts of energy.

Solar developers will build and operate the project, per kilowatt-hour of solar energy will be 30 minutes of fiscal incentives. According to a government statement that the heat can be a little incentive policy to reduce tension in the energy situation.

Faced with the situation of insufficient energy and energy transmission and distribution of energy loss in the process, the Government of India hopes that by 2012 so far, at least 10 per cent of electricity is generated through solar energy.

India's electricity grid in a total of 33 solar photovoltaic power plants in the support of the Government built. These plant is expected to produce annually 2.55 million units of electricity.

India currently has 19 solar photovoltaic module manufacturers. Power transmission in the area, some large investors have been involved, including the EDA industry experts PrabhuGoel, PrabhuGoel invest 2 billion US dollars for solar energy development.

Source: 太阳能商情 Apr. 10, 2008

United States 12 Cities Will Receive Funds For Construction Of Solar Energy

United States 12 cities have been selected as the United States focused on building solar cities, 12 cities will receive federal funds and technical support to help promote solar energy projects.

Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the federal government will provide up to 12 cities 2.4 million US dollars of funds available, 12 cities in the use of these funds must be committed full deployment of solar energy technology and sustainable development solar-related R & D facilities construction. Bertelsmann held in the Denver City New Energy Science Forum 2008 announced: These solar cities goal is to achieve leaping development of solar energy, to encourage other cities in the United States to accelerate solar-related construction.

Selected cities from different regions, which have varying degrees of solar energy resources and experience with solar energy technologies. Each city will use a variety of ways to build their solar energy infrastructure, in the forefront of technology research. The technologies include concentrated solar energy for industrial use such as large-scale solar thermal power generation and use of technology, such as solar water heaters, as well as civilian, the sunlight directly into electricity solar panels.

The United States Congress, the Department of Energy will provide an estimated value of 3 million US dollars for technical assistance to the new solar cities. The technical experts will help city resources into integrated solar energy-related technology, solar financing options, and so on.

Solar cities of the first annual meeting will be held April 14 to 16 in the Arizona cities of Tucson held sunshine.

Source: 筑能网 Apr. 2, 2008