A long-term polysilicon supply agreement has been signed between Trina Solar Limited and a subsidiary of GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, GCL will supply Trina Solar with polysilicon sufficient to produce approximately 2600 megawatts (MW) of solar modules in aggregate over eight years. Delivery, at predetermined prices, will start [...]
Archive for April 8th, 2008
Trina & GCL Silicon Sign Supply Agreement
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Moser Baer & LDK Announce 640-MW Wafer Deal
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited (MBPV) has signed an agreement with China-based LDK Solar for the sale and delivery of multicrystalline silicon wafers over a ten-year period. Under the terms of the agreement, commencing in mid-2008 through 2017, LDK Solar will deliver multicrystalline solar wafers to MBPV for the production of 640 MW of PV [...]
Renewable Energy Jobs Soar in Germany
Posted in Economics, Energy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Renewable energy jobs in Germany shot up to 249,300 in 2007, almost double the 160,500 green jobs in Germany in 2004.
According to revised government figures, as many as 400,000 people could be employed in the renewable energy industry in Germany by 2020. This is 100,000 more jobs than a previous study had predicted due to [...]
Dexia acquires 20 MW wind farm in Lower Normandy, France
Posted in Economics, Europe, Wind Energy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Dexia said it acquired a 20 megawatt wind farm in Lower Normandy, France, consisting of 10 wind turbines.
The Belgo-French bancassurer bought the 10 wind turbines from EFO Energie Nouvelles Francenin to offset the CO2 emissions caused by the group’s energy consumption in 2006.
Dexia said its strategic sustainable development plan should enable it to achieve carbon [...]
Good policies can contain climate change costs -IMF
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Economics, Policy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Economic costs of damages caused by climate change can be contained by implementing well designed policies that are adopted by a large group of countries, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday.
In new analysis, the IMF said those costs can be reduced through long-term, flexible policies that can avert further climate changes, including a carbon [...]
Nations take first step to climate deal
Posted in Uncategorized on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
More than 160 nations agreed late Friday on the first step to drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming after hours of haggling between rich and poor countries.
The five-day conference in Bangkok also looked for the first time to consider regulating emissions from airplanes and [...]
German lessons - Renewable energy
Posted in Europe, Solar Energy on 2008-04-08 | No Comments »
Q-CELLS, based in Wolfen, just north of Leipzig, is the world’s biggest maker of the photovoltaic cells used in solar panels. It overtook Sharp of Japan last year and announced big jumps in sales (up 59%) and profits (up 69%) on March 27th. Germany, which is not known for being sunny, seems an unusual place [...]
