Solar business from Korea

yesterday morning, solar powered airplane has success test flighting in Swiss this airplane is developed by "solar implus" it's test flighting 87 min. over 1,200m height this airplane has 44 10HP electrical motor with high eff. battery, powered by 11,628 Sunpower high eff. PV solar cell on 62mtere wing, Average flying speed 70 km/h, maximum altitude 8,500 m, weight 1,600 kg and take-off speed 35 km/h        

according to BusinessWeek Peru's government has signed contracts with companies that are expected to invest $1 billion in wind, solar and hydroelectric energy projects. President Alan Garcia oversaw the signing of contracts Monday with 26 companies that are to build three windmill parks, four solar power plants and 17 small hydroelectric plants. A government statement says the businesses have agreed to build the plants and start generating electricity "with the guarantee of prices that make their investments profitable." The contracts were signed by Juan Coronado of the company Energia Eolica, which represents the 26 companies. He says the clean energy projects will be finished in two years and will produce 412 megawatts

A bright future shines on the solar photovoltaic electricity market The global solar photovoltaic electricity (PV) market counted an additional increase in installed capacity of about 6.4 GW in 2009, reaching a total capacity of over 20 GW world-wide. This has been the most important annual capacity increase ever and is particularly impressive in light of the difficult financial and economical circumstances during the past year. In 2010, global cumulative installed PV capacity is expected to grow by at least 40%, while the annual growth is expected to increase by more than 15%. During 2009, Germany remained the largest market, with Italy ranking second and Japan and the U.S. markets to follow. Germany most probably will remain the largest market in 2010, while new markets in particular from Southern Europe, Asia and the U.S. will grow significantly. Gathered together in Rome on the occasion of the 5th Workshop on Market Potential and Production Capacity on 19 March 2010, the Membe...

On March 29, 2010, Sharp Corporation started operations at its new thin-film solar cell plant in GREEN FRONT SAKAI, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This plant will produce thin-film solar cells using large-size glass substrates measuring 1,000 x 1,400  mm. Thin-film solar cells have a structure in which thin layers of silicon are accumulated onto a glass substrate, enabling a dramatic reduction in the amount of silicon used, to approximately one hundredth the amount used in crystalline solar cells. The production processes are simpler, thereby lowering production costs. For this reason, the demand for thin-film solar cells, especially for use in large scale photovoltaic power generation, has been steady from all over the world. The thin-film solar cell plant in Sakai will serve as a model plant for future Sharp thin-film solar cell plants around the world. Sharp will continue to accumulate and enhance its proprietary production technology and its know-how, to meet the world’...

this is solar power ship " Hybrid Car Carrier using Natural Energy "  now has developing by  SANYO with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries). Sanyo has  started to undertake full-fledged expansion of its energy solution business to bring about a dramatic reduction of CO 2 emissions and running cost to various facilities, such as factories, schools, and stores, through offering the Smart Energy Systems (SES) which combine technologies for Energy Creation (photovoltaic system), Energy Storage (rechargeable battery), and Energy Saving (commercial equipment, etc.).   As part of this initiative, SANYO is promoting a system, incorporating a photovoltaic system and lithium-ion battery system, to help marine vessels reduce CO 2  emissions (Ship SES).   In 2005 and 2008, SANYO Electric supplied Mitsui O.S.K. Lines with photovoltaic systems as verification test units fo...

GCL-Poly has announced 2009 financial results and detailed a major effort to diversify operations and move downstream into wafer and solar project development and GCL-Poly have complete new Polysilicon factory 15,000MT reached  total capacity 18,000MT/year  and will be expand 21,000MT by Dec. 2010    this is no 1 capacity of Polysilicon producers in China GCL-Poly expect wafer sales to contribute a majority of our revenues starting in 2010 who have started constructing in-house wafer and ingot manufacturing facilities and we target to ramp up wafer production capacity to 2 GW by end of 2010 with a production volume of 1.3 GW in 2010 Revenue from the sale of polysilicon and wafers amounted to RMB 2,537.1 million (US$371.6 million) and and RMB 262.3 million (US$38.4 million respectively) Results Highlights:  Revenue increased by 23.7% to RMB4,355.6 million in 2009 from RMB3,521.4 million in 2008  Results affected by exceptional expense items inc...

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OCI or DC Chemicals in Korea, who is major manufacturer of Polysilicon in Korea has  announced  financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 which ended Dec. 31, 2009 OCI has produce also organic and inorganic chemicals  Total revenue is 2,101.8 billion KRW(about 1,751.5 million USD exchange rate is 1,200KRW/1USD) revenue of polysilicon 803.1billion KRW(about 669.25 million USD) in 2009 OCI is also re-start construction of No 3 polysilicon production plant 10,000MT/year will be complete Dec. this year  about 2010 business for polysilicon, OCI has expect more over capacity of poly silicon in Worldwide  because major and new producers of polysilicon has expand his production capacity therefore he will be concentrated for high quality and high purity polysilicon for high eff. cell   

 according to Reuters, BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - Germany will add more than 5,000 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity this year -- or nearly double the previous record of 3,000 megawatts that was installed in 2009, a senior German government official said on Thursday. Karin Freier, head of the Environment Ministry's solar energy department, said planned cuts of 16 percent in state subsidies that will take effect in July were fuelling the boom as investors rush to beat the deadline. "This year we'll definitely have 5,000 megawatts or maybe even more," she told a Euroforum conference. Germany is the world's photovoltaics leader with about 9,000 megawatts installed at the end of 2009 and some 58,000 jobs created in the last decade. "We want to maintain our world technology leadership and jobs. But on the other side we don't want to overheat the world market. We had to make the correction." She said it was still possible there could be small changes b...

March 18, 2010 SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 which ended January 3, 2010. Sunpower is one major supplier of PV solar system and solar panel in Worldwide his revenue is a little increase than last year but decrease gross margin to 20% from 24% the last year specially his system div. decrease revenue and gross margin component div. is increase revenue but little decrease margin also Sunpower has focus develop business of PV solar electrical generation therefore acquire major develop company in Europe, who is SunRay renewable energy With the acquisition of SunRay Renewable Energy, Sunpower will significantly increase demand visibility by adding more than 1,200 MW of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) power plant opportunities 

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The UK feed-in tariff rates have now been finalized, offering its residents a financial incentive for producing renewable energy. The government has confirmed the proposed rate, which will begin to take effect from April 1, 2010. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband announced the FiT levels and also published a blueprint for a similar scheme to be introduced in April 2011, which will offer incentives for low carbon heating technologies. "The guarantee of getting an income on top of saving on energy bills will be an incentive to householders and communities wanting to make the move to low carbon living. "The feed-in tariff will change the way householders and communities think about their future energy needs, making the payback for investment far shorter than in the past. "It will also change the outlook for a range of industries, in particular those in the business of producing and installing small scale low carbon technology," said Miliband. From 1 April...

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA said that it has confirmed that its UD5 and UJ6 photovoltaic modules can be installed near salt water. After extensive factory testing, the company found that its crystalline-silicon panels maintained a sufficient level of insulation from the corrosive effect of salt air and other aspects of the ocean front environment to maintain the power output specifications included in the warranty. Mitsubishi Electric has conducted substantial testing to verify the effects of salt water exposure on its PV modules, gathering salt deposit rates for both U.S. and Japanese coastlines. The company said it used these values to conduct accurate simulated testing, allowing it to extend warranty coverage for the power output of the modules in coastal and other applications on or near salt water. The internal testing included combined acceleration testing which simulated several tens of years of corrosive atmosphere to the modules. The units were also tested under ...

DuPont has announced an additional investment of US$175 million to complete the multiphase expansion of its Tedlar PV2001 series oriented film production line. The company previously announced an investment of US$120 million in capacity expansions in August 2009 for raw materials used to make the film. This brings the total investment to US$295 million. The film line expansion will be located at the DuPont Circleville, OH, facility using existing and retrofitted assets. This expansion provides the capacity to support global demand of over 10GW of PV module production. Film production is scheduled to start up in September 2011. "The photovoltaic market increasingly demands materials that enable modules to reliably deliver power for decades," said David B. Miller, president of DuPont Electronics and Communications. "This major expansion underscores our commitment to maintaining DuPont leadership in the photovoltaic industry and specifically in the backsheet materials mark...

With the extra feed-in tariff cuts due to kick-in in April this year, iSuppli Corps Senior Director and Principal Solar analyst, Dr. Henning Wicht expects a significant rush to install PV systems before FiT changes cause a dramatic fall in demand. Wicht is projecting installations to reach approximately 1GW in the first quarter, then will plummet to only 50MW in April and remain at the 100MW level in May and June. However, a recovery in demand is expected with a forecast of 2.7GW of total installations in 2010. “Germany’s decision to cut its solar subsidies in the second quarter will make installations less attractive for the country’s consumers,” commented Wicht “Because of this, German consumers will rush to make solar installations in the first quarter and then stop in the second quarter. As a result, iSuppli anticipates the German market will overheat during the first three months of the year and then collapse during the next three months.” Wicht told PV-Tech that the reason for a ...

After a fair amount of digging and the much needed help of our German correspondent we can now confirm that the reports of a 16-17% cut in feed-in tariff rate for Germany were true, and the cuts are to go ahead from April 1, 2010. Several German news sources have reported that this figure is in fact authentic, not least of which the German Financial Times, Sueddeutsche . The Wall Street Journal reported that the maximum 17% cut is indeed on the cards, quoting today Economics Minister Rainer Bruederle as saying, "the German government could realistically cut between 16% and 17% of the subsidies it gives to solar-power providers." Another source, German newspaper Top Agar online made it clear that these huge cuts are in response to over-generous funding over recent years. "The current rate of support not only harms the consumer durable with extra electricity costs, it also impedes the technological breakthrough", said the vice-chairman of the CDU / CSU Parliamentar...

Models show “MOTOROI,” Korea’s first smartphone that uses the Google operating system, Monday. The phone will sell via SK Telecom, the nation’s top mobile carrier, from early February, with a retail price tag of 900,000 won. / Courtesy of Motorola Korea Motorola Inc. said Monday it will release a smartphone featuring Google's Android operating system (OS) in the local market in early February. But the U.S. company has been under fire as its first Android-based mobile doesn't provide tailored services, and its South Korean branch has kept mum regarding after-sales services. "This is because Motorola has put the top priority on releasing the phone as soon as possible," said a spokesman of Motorola Korea. The "MOTOROI," which is equipped with the Android 2.0 mobile platform, will be offered by SK Telecom, the nation's top mobile carrier. The phone could sell locally at around 900,000 won. But SK Telecom plans to give substantial subsidies to customers to lu...

Having recently finalized its take-over of Sanyo Electric Company for approximately US$4.6 billion, Panasonic has set-out its expansion plans for Sanyo’s solar division. The new Panasonic Group claims that it will lead the environmental and energy fields in the future and implement ‘bold business strategies towards future growth.’ The company is targeting 2018 for these goals, which coincide with 100th anniversary since the formation of Panasonic. Panasonic said it would expand its solar cell business, combining SANYO's world-leading solar technology with the worldwide sales channels, energy management technology and building products/electrical construction materials technologies of Panasonic and Panasonic Electric Works. An investment of approximately 100 billion yen (approx, US$1.08 billion) from fiscal 2011 to 2016 to increase production of Sanyo's ‘HIT’ technology for its solar cells. Panasonic aims to become the No.1 market share holder in Japan in fiscal 2013 and one of ...

Nam Yong, CEO of LG Electronics LG Electronics expects its revenue to reach 59 trillion won (about $52.1 billion) this year, representing about a 10 percent increase from its projections for 2009. It expects much of the growth to be generated by sales of consumer electronics and handsets. In a news conference in Las Vegas, CEO Nam Yong also said the company will invest 3.6 trillion won this year, a 38 percent increase from the 2009 numbers. Much of the money will be spent on research and development (R&D) for mobile devices, televisions, three-dimensional-related (3D) technologies and also in new business areas such as solar cells, he said. However, Nam denied speculation that LG Electronics was bidding for Hynix Semiconductor, the troubled memory chipmaker that is currently looking for new ownership. "The size of our investment is expected to increase dramatically from the 2.6 trillion won last year, as we are spending more to establish facilities for our nascent solar cell b...