http://www.rechargenews.com/ www.rechargenews.com http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330269.ece Cheap electricity was “the most important” factor in Wacker Chemie’s decision to base its newest polysilicon factory in the US rather than Germany, said Ewald Schindlbeck, Wacker’s president for polysilicon, who admitted that the physical location of such facilities is largely irrelevant. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330269.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:21:53 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330268.ece Ronnie Bonnar, managing director of Repsol Nuevas Energias UK, has been named the new chairman of industry body Scottish Renewables. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330268.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:52:29 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330267.ece EU trade commissioner Karel de Gucht is slated to discuss the PV equipment dispute with Chinese minister of commerce Gao Hucheng on the sidelines of a meeting in Beijing on Friday. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330267.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:08 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330266.ece Samsung Heavy Industries' (SHI's) next-generation 7MW offshore wind turbine is to take a major step toward commercialisation with performance trials of its drive-train at the new high-capacity test bench at the UK's National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec). andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330266.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:09:37 +0000 wind offshore-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330264.ece The fledgling PV storage systems sector is in for considerable growth in coming years thanks to a German government subsidy scheme, but analysts disagree just how fast the sector will be able to take off. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330264.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:47:34 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330261.ece CSUN is looking to open additional factories in South Africa and Brazil, the Chinese PV manufacturer tells Recharge. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330261.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:46 +0000 solar asia_australia-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330251.ece Apex Wind Energy hopes to begin construction this year on a 300MW project in northern Oklahoma, the same size as the Canadian Hills wind farm in the state that it completed last year. richard.kessler@rechargenews.com (Richard A. Kessler) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330251.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:24:58 +0000 wind americas-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/americas/article1330241.ece First Solar has raised $427.7m from the sale of 9.747 million shares of its common stock at $46 each. richard.kessler@rechargenews.com (Richard A. Kessler) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/americas/article1330241.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:31 +0000 solar americas-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330230.ece Danish pension company PensionDanmark says it will make a $200m investment in Cape Wind, the first US offshore wind farm, if developer Energy Management Inc. (EMI) can, as expected, finalize project financing this year for the first 101-turbine stage. richard.kessler@rechargenews.com (Richard A. Kessler) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330230.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:21:29 +0000 wind offshore-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330225.ece Local legislators at Scotland’s Highland Council have decided to raise no objections to the plan by Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (Bowl) to site 277 turbines in the Moray Firth. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330225.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:44:24 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/article1330224.ece JFE Engineering will work with power facility builder Kyudenko and leasing firm Kyuko-Lease to construct and manage 50MW of solar installations in Japan. julian.stuart@rechargenews.com (Julian Stuart) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/article1330224.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:16 +0000 solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/asia_australia/article1330214.ece Launching its "Act on Facts" campaign in Australia, Danish wind turbine maker Vestas vowed to reach out with compelling truths about the economic and environmental benefits of wind energy. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/asia_australia/article1330214.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:24 +0000 wind asia_australia-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330218.ece India does not have enough cost-competitive cell capacity – or manufacturers in a position to build it – to meet domestic-content PV rules, warns a major module assembler. julian.stuart@rechargenews.com (Julian Stuart) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330218.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:57 +0000 solar asia_australia-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330216.ece Developer Mainstream Renewable Power (MRP) has been granted planning consent by Scotland’s East Lothian Council for the onshore cable works to connect its 450MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the UK National Grid. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330216.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:24 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/asia_australia/article1330206.ece GE has signed a framework deal to supply technology to Chinese group Guodian Longyuan Electric, a producer of wind turbine power converter systems. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/asia_australia/article1330206.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:04:18 +0000 wind asia_australia-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330212.ece Troubled German PV manufacturer SolarWorld confirmed that Qatar Solar intends to buy 29% of new shares after a debt restructuring that will leave existing shareholders with a stake of just 5% in the company. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330212.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:47:24 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330209.ece Suntech Power International (SPI) – the European operating subsidiary of the stricken Chinese PV group – has been given a six-month moratorium on creditor claims by judicial authorities in Switzerland. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330209.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:21 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330202.ece Jeremy Sainsbury – a well-known figure in the UK’s renewables industry – has been recognised under the country’s honours system. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330202.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:04:32 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330201.ece In a major strategic shift, German utility EnBW plans to boost the share of renewables in its generation mix and spend €3.5bn ($4.7bn) on wind power alone by 2020. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330201.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:29:53 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330198.ece Japanese conglomerate Marubeni is next week due to oversee deployment of a 2MW Hitachi turbine at a floating offshore wind test site 20km off the coast of Fukushima prefecture. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330198.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:20 +0000 wind offshore-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330195.ece UK maritime classification body Lloyd’s Register has released all-new rules for the running of wind turbine installation vessels and supply boats. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330195.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:25:14 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330193.ece Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged new measures to support the country’s solar industry. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330193.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:08:18 +0000 solar asia_australia-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330189.ece Developer RWE has submitted its planning application for the 1.2GW Atlantic Array wind farm off southwest England. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/offshore/article1330189.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:40:06 +0000 wind offshore-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/policy_market/article1330186.ece Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas launched its “Act on Facts” campaign in Melbourne, Australia today, vowing to put the economic and environmental benefits of wind energy firmly on the public agenda. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/policy_market/article1330186.ece Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:29:44 +0000 wind policy_market-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330154.ece Six Sioux tribes are joining forces in an effort to develop a wind project in South Dakota that could become the largest in the US, and hope to finance most of it by issuing bonds through a newly-created tribal power authority. richard.kessler@rechargenews.com (Richard A. Kessler) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330154.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:17:29 +0000 wind americas-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330147.ece Renewables consultancy GL Garrad Hassan has linked with the UK's Crown Estate and Scottish Enterprise to produce a Guide to Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M). andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1330147.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:37 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330146.ece Solar cell and module manufacturer CSUN began shipping panels from its new factory in Turkey last week, supplying 6.4MW of modules to an unnamed customer in France. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1330146.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:45:38 +0000 solar asia_australia-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330145.ece About 1.2GW of PV was installed in Germany between January and May, and the country is on course to install far less in 2013 than the 7.5GW-plus added in each of the past three years, said an official of solar industry association BSW. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/europe_africa/article1330145.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:10:58 +0000 solar europe_africa-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330141.ece Brazilian renewables developer Bioenergy is set to take part in the country's upcoming exclusive wind tender with an extension project of 289MW that it hopes will add to the 351MW already under construction in the northeast state of Maranhão. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1330141.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:02:23 +0000 wind americas-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330139.ece Spain’s wind industry association AEE says EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger has made clear his concern over the impact of government regulations on the Spanish sector. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1330139.ece Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:05:35 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind