Solar

Sun Rises on Singapore's First Solar EV Charging Station

September 9th


Singapore has started its first electric vehicle charging station, situated at the Singapore Polytechnic Institute it uses solar power to build up charge to transfer to EV cars.

The stand alone off-grid solar charging station traps sunlight using four roof mounted panels, generating an average of of 3.15 kWh a day, or four electric scooters a day.

DuPont Applying Solar Film in Shenzen China

September 2nd


DuPont is replacing glass windows in a limited number of buildings in Shenzen China in a attempt to break into what it intends to be a large market for its solar products. They are also involved in the nascent coop between Hong Kong SAR and the Shenzen Municipal Govt.

Additionally DuPont is building a factory in Shenzen which will be in operation as early as November 2009.

China, Europe, US gear up for big solar push

August 25th

As complementary pressures from both the cost of fossil fuel and the impact of climate change drive the industrial powers toward renewable energy alternatives, government spending, subsidies and support for solar power generation and solar technology innovation are on the rise. China now claims more than 15% of the global production of polysilicon, used in solar panels, and more than 25% of solar modules. The Chinese leader in the field is SunTech an industry giant poised to become the world's second-largest producer of solar modules, fresh off the production of one of the most efficient commercial solar cells (as opposed to experimental or design phase solar cells).

Toshiba and Chubu Electric Power Collaborating on new Power Plant

August 21st


On 19 August, Toshiba Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. announced the development of a solar power plant capable of supplying power for about 2000 residential homes. They are now accepting orders for construction of a power generation plant capable of producing 7500 kilowatts of power, all of which, including construction, generators and machinery, has been contracted in one complete order.

Builders provide big discounts for solar energy/co-generation homes.

August 10th


Residential homebuilders are providing discounts for homes equipped with solar power devices as competition increases. Led by major companies, like Sekisui House, and also mid-sized companies like Sanyo Homes, an offer of free installation of 3 Kilowatt power solar units is being made to homeowners until the end of August.

Singaporean Communications Company Installs Solar Powered Cell Phone Base Station

August 8th

Singaporean communication company Starhub has installed a solar powered cell phone base station at its main office in the city. The system consistes of 20 solar panels. Starhub expects to consume 58% of its energy via the solar grid. This initial installation is a beta, being used only by Starhub employees. They expect to roll out usage later in the year.

The project is part of Starhub's green projects, the aim of which is to lower its total power consumption.

Advances in chemistry hold promise for solar generation and hydrogen storage

August 5th

Recent work at MIT, in the Nocera Group headed by Daniel Nocera, have given a much needed boost to proponents of the solar and hydrogen energy economy by providing some breakthrough technology allowing the use of solar energy to electrolytically crack water into hydrogen and oxygen gases with low cost and low energy investment.

Mitsubishi Attains 18% Efficiency With Poly Si Solar Cells

July 22nd

Mitsubishi Electric has announced that they are achieving 18% conversion efficiency with polycrystalline Si solar cells. These cells are 100μm thick. Apparently the cells are organized in a honeycomb texture that reduces the reflectance. It has been nearly a year since Mitsubishi announced a 17.4% efficiency, the solar moles have been busy.

Japan's PM wants 20 times Solar by 2010

July 20th

The Japanese government plans to increase the current number of the solar power generator systems to 20 times by 2020 as communicated by Prime Minister Aso.

Research firm Fuji-keizai has released its research result on the Power & Energy sector spending projections.

  2009 2017
Fuel Cell 1.4 20
Solar 32 65
Wind / Biomass 12 20
Battery / Storage 34 43
Heat Reuse 46 52

In U.S. Dollars (billions)

LDK Solar Buys Italian Wafer Maker

July 17th

World leader in Solar, China's LDK Solar Co Ltd has bought 70% of Solar Green Technology SpA (SGT) a Italian concern. This is local presence to promote LDK in Italy and gain knowledge about turnkey PV plants.

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