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

Thin-Film Solar Cell Production Growth Rate Of 120%

According to the latest data Solarbuzz, 07 global photovoltaic system installation capacity of 2826 MW, representing a 62% increase 06, Germany 07 photovoltaic systems installed capacity of 1328 MW (accounted for as much as 47 per cent) occupied the first The growth rate was 38 per cent, followed by Spain of 640 MW (accounted for up to 23 per cent), the growth rate is 480 percent, the United States at 220 MW (accounted for 8 per cent), the growth rate was 57 per cent, the Japanese market accounted for sustained decline 07 installed capacity of only 230 MW (accounted for 8%), declining by 22%.

07 global solar cell production reached 3,436 MW, representing 06 rose 56% market share in China from 07 vendors in 06 of 20% to 35%, and the Japanese manufacturers from the market 06 of 39% fell to 26 percent, Japanese firms Apart from the upstream market share fell silicon material and the tight supply of the domestic market in Japan photovoltaic installations affected by factors such as capacity declined, the Japanese firms began distribution of thin film solar cells have considerable areas of the relationship between the .

07 thin-film solar cell production (including a-Si, μ c-Si, CdTe, CIGS technology) growth continued to outstrip the overall industry, 07 thin-film solar cell production reached 400 MW, representing 06 of the 181 MW a substantial growth of 120% , 07 thin film solar cells by 06 market share of 8.2% to 07 to 12%, in the upper reaches of continuing tight supply of silicon materials, thin-film solar cells through the cell conversion efficiency further enhance the area as well as the costs of production advantages and further enhance its market share space EPIA forecast 2010 thin film solar cells have the opportunity to view market share of 20 percent.

Pushed up 07 thin-film solar cell production reached 400 MW for the major promoter of the CdTe FirstSolar battery (module conversion efficiency of 10.5%) the success of production, the company 07 revenue growth 273%, and we estimate its annual output to 07 the size of 200 MW, accounting for 07 overall film battery production share of about 50 per cent, but by the main raw material of cadmium toxicity, CdTe battery with a huge need to promote recycling system, manufacturers less input.

Relatively speaking, the high CIGS cell conversion efficiency (conversion efficiency of the current product Habitat various thin film battery first), as well as μ c-Si (including the stack-type batteries) to its advantages in producing large-size (but module conversion efficiency to be further upgrade) more manufacturers and the pursuit of funds, the future has room for the development of the market.

Source: 中国电子元件行业协会 Mar. 24, 2008

The World's Largest-Nanometer Manufacturing Enterprises In China Opened Solar Power

Global-nanometer manufacturing boss - the United States Applied Materials announced yesterday that the company will be March 21 at the opening of the Global Development Center in Xian 56 KW solar power system, to replace part of their internal power consumption. The system is the first enterprise Shanxi Province internal solar system, at least a year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 65 tons.

As the world's largest-nanometer manufacturing technology companies, Applied Materials in September 2006 announced the launch of solar energy strategy to enter the rapid development of solar photovoltaic production equipment market. Applied Materials solar photovoltaic production equipment will be combined with the latest technology and services, the company brings new points of economic growth.

According to industry projections (not including services related to the additional growth), the continued growth in global demand for energy, solar energy equipment market is expected to 2006 to 1 billion US dollars in 2010 to over 3 billion dollars.

China has a very rich solar energy resources, two-thirds of annual sunshine time of the land more than 2,200 hours, compared with other countries should latitude high. Applied Materials said that the United States, and China hopes to work with solar energy enterprises in China to meet growing energy demand while reducing the impact on the environment.

Source: 上海证券报 Mar. 21, 2008