The World's Largest Thin-Film Solar Battery Factory In Brandenburg Construction

Johanna solar technology company will start construction of Brandenburg in Germany the world's largest copper indium gallium selenium sulfur solar modules packaging factory with a total investment of 72 million euros to a planned output of 30 MW in 2009 to reach 60 MW, providing 180 jobs.

According to the company president on the latest technology based on the solar modules highest conversion rate can reach 16%, with the traditional silicon components comparable, he predicted that in 2010 thin-film modules will account for the world solar system installation share of 20%, copper indium gallium sulfur and selenium components accounted for one half. The maturity of the technology will improve and promote the polysilicon bottleneck problems at the same time in 2008 to more than large-scale enterprises will be expanded and more silicon production, then the time will be more likely to repeat silicon production overcapacity situation. Those who rely on the multi-crystalline silicon solar plant material downstream survival is how we think about.

Source: 硅业在线 Feb. 26, 2008

The United States Will Build The World's Largest Solar Power Station

Arizona will be the United States built the world's largest solar power plant, which is scheduled for 2011 and generate electricity.

The power station has been named the "Solana", Spanish for "a sunny place", from Arizona and Abengoa Solar companies. It occupies 1,900 acres, will run two 140-megawatt steam generating units to 280 megawatts of total generating capacity.

Solana power plant will produce 280 megawatts of total generating capacity, enough to supply 7,000 families of their daily consumption, but also avoid the 400,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

In the next 30 years, the power station will be to the Arizona Public Service Company sell electricity, and brought to the Arizona 1 billion US dollars of economic interests, and Abengoa Solar companies will be about 4 billion dollars in receipts.

Source: 人民网环保频道 Wang Li Feb. 29, 2008

Qatar Plans Solar Power Plant Construction

Qatar is considering the construction of a solar power plant to meet the country's increasing demand for energy.

The report says the planned power plants of this is the world's largest solar power plant of Qatar completed can ease the energy shortage situation.

The impact of the oil dollars, the Gulf States are faced with the existing energy unable to meet their rapid economic growth. According to the forecast, Qatar in the next 30 years the demand for energy may be increased four times.

Although the Gulf Arab countries have rich oil and gas resources, its oil and natural gas reserves of the world's total reserves were 30% and 8%, but the Gulf countries are energy and water conservancy relative speed of its economic growth is still lagging behind, to find alternative sources of energy Gulf States is the direction of current efforts.

Source: 新华网 Zhang Yuhong Feb. 4, 2008

Highlights Solar India Fab City 7 Billion US Dollars Investment

Indian Minister of Commerce Jairam Ramesh recently said that the Government of India has approved another five companies to participate in the Fab City plan, which would allow the total amount of investment reached 7 billion dollars. He said that the latest investment is the focus of solar energy conversion, and pointed out that the Government of India there are many other plans, and some have been approved, in principle, and others under consideration, which may Fab City to attract more investment.

Fab City established in 2006 to promote the development of India chip manufacturing. At present Fab City on the photoelectric products pinned great hopes on the new scheme are committed to the five solar business, and Fab City about half of the proposed scheme are currently in the field of photoelectric. The Government of India has also approved in principle by the other five the total investment amounted to 7 billion US dollars plan. Ramesh said that, there is another five a total of 6 to 7 billion dollars plan also active consideration.

Source: 电子工程专辑 Feb. 21, 2008

US Experts Say China Is Expected To Become A Market Leader In Renewable Energy

Washington at the Worldwatch Institute, an independent research organization for the 9th said that China is expected to become the next few years the global renewable energy market leader.

Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin each year a "World Situation Report" said at the press conference that China is not only a lot of new energy-saving products of the major manufacturing nations, "the policy of promoting the area of renewable energy," has shown the leadership momentum.

He predicted that China will become the front of three years renewable energy market world number one big country.

Flavin also said that in early 2006, a new development of the renewable energy in China's major entry into force of the law, the effect of the new law has already started to become apparent.

Source: 新华网 Jan. 11, 2008