Week of June 30, 2008 |
Editor: C.V. Clute editor@epoverviews.com $5,000,000 US for Renewable Energy in Alaska (Funding)
As indicated in our June 26, '08 issue, the Denali Commission and Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) are awarding $5,000,000 US for Alaskan alternative/renewable energy projects. The agencies will offer funding for 33 projects in the areas of wind, hydro, biomass, solar and geothermal power. Funding includes $4,000,000 US from the Denali Commission and $1,000,000 US from AEA to the following projects:
We will continue to provide details of the remaining funded projects in future issues. (Source: Press Release, June 24. '08)
Xcel Energy seeks to expand Renewable program in Colo. (Reg. & Leg.) Xcel Energy has asked for permission from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to change and expand their Windsource program in Colorado. The company is proposing to roll Windsource generation into its existing renewable energy portfolio, which also includes solar power and biomass. The Windsource premium paid by customers would be credited back to the existing renewable energy standard account to allow for bulk purchases of more renewable energy generating sources. (Source: Rocky Mountain News, June 24, '08)
Welwind Energy and Windcor Power Systems seal a deal (G&C) Welwind Energy International Corp. indicates it has signed a development services agreement with Windcor Power Systems Corp. to develop its current wind projects in China and British Columbia, Canada. The company has also begun negotiations for a wind and solar energy project in the Caribbean. Financial terms were not disclosed. (Source: Trading Markets, June 26, '08)
Shade resistant Solar power from National Semiconductor (New Prod. & Tech.) National Semiconductor Corp. is entering the photovoltaic market with new technology designed to increase the overall energy output of solar electric power generating systems. National's SolarMagic™ technology extracts the maximum power efficiency of each photovoltaic panel, even when some panels in the array are compromised by shading, debris or inherent panel-to-panel mismatch. According to the company, this technology recovers up to 50% of energy lost in this way. REgrid Power, Inc., one of the largest solar installers in California, is currently testing the technology. National Semiconductor plans to introduce the product for solar installers and system providers later this year. (Source: PR Newswire, June 30, '08)
$4.3 million US for Australian Solar station (Int'l - Funding) The Western Australia government is granting $4.3 million US ($4.5 million AUS) to Solar Systems Ltd. to assist in building a 1.77 MW solar power station in Kalgoorlie. The total value of the project is $12.3 million US ($12.8 million AUS).
This funding is part of the first round of funding from the $35 million US ($36.5 million AUS) Low Emission Energy Development Fund in Western Australia. (Source: West Australia Business, June 30, '08) Solar Semiconductor signs $1.2 billion US delivery contract (Int'l - G&C) Solar Semiconductor, a rapidly growing international manufacturer of high-quality PV modules has concluded a comprehensive delivery agreement with SolarWorld AG subsidiary Deutsche Solar AG, which operates one of the largest factories worldwide for the production of multi-crystalline solar silicon wafers. The agreement is a ten-year contract for the delivery of wafers worth over $1.2 billion US. (Source: Marketwire, July 1, '08)
|
 |
|
|