A solar cell that resembles a flower is offering a new take on green energy in Japan, where one scientist is searching for renewables that look good.   TOKYO: A solar cell that resembles a flower is offering a new take on green energy in Japan, where one scientist is searching for renewables that look good. In a country badly scarred by the tsunami-sparked nuclear disaster at Fukushima three years ago, ...

Armstrong Asset Management (AAM; Singapore, Malaysia) has committed to provide USD 29 million to fund the construction of a pipeline of bilateral solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Philippines being developed by the development company, nv vogt (Singapore). The first project is a 6.25 MW ground-mounted and grid-connected solar PV plant in South Cotabato in the southern region of Mindanao, with construc ...

The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one third of all newly-added renewable energy capacity, write Worldwatch's Max Lander and Climate and Energy Intern Xiangyu Wu in the Worldwatch Institute's latest V ...

Globally, solar markets earned US$58.84bn in 2013 and the report stated that solar power is becoming a high-growth mainstream energy source in emerging markets. The Asia-Pacific region dominates the demand for solar photovoltaic (PV), accounting for 46 per cent of the annual installed capacity, added the report. Africa will continue increase its renewable energy capacity throughout 2014. According to the NP ...

SPCG Public Company Limited (SET:SPCG) and Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia's largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 "solar farms" totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the utility grid in Northeastern Thailand. A ceremony held earlier this month in Surin Provinc ...

Heights   Recently, the United States conducted a second "double reverse" investigation on Chinese solar companies, pushed them to the cusp once again. Friction constant tussle between countries reflects the global PV market competitive situation.   EPIA's data shows that in 2010 the composition of the global new installed capacity, Europe accounted for 80% of absolute dominance, while China, the ...

Solar power is coming to the fore as a major future source of global energy, experts say. In Australia, where there are 1.2 million homes with solar panels installed on roofs, the growth of solar power has been so profound that wholesale prices of electricity have been driven low enough that few coal generators in Australia made a profit last year. In the state of Queensland this week for several days the p ...

Solar PV and wind energy will beat both coal and gas on costs – without subsidies – in the major Asia energy markets of China and India by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BNEF, in its Markets 2030 report last week, predicts a fundamental shift in Asia’s energy mix as the major economies turn increasingly to renewables and away from fossil fuels. The attraction of renewables means that it wi ...

Thin-film manufacturers had to come up with a Plan B a few years ago, and many are adapting and succeeding with unusual products. According to a new report from Lux Research, businesses are leveraging thin film's flexibility, light weight, and aesthetics and enjoying growth - not to mention premium prices - in niche markets. "A lot of the small thin-film start-ups found out in 2012 they could not compete wi ...

- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. in provisional liquidation ("LDK Solar" or the "Company") and its Joint Provisional Liquidators, Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher, both of Zolfo Cooper (Cayman) Limited, announced today that its Chinese subsidiary, LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Nanchang) Co., Ltd. (LDK Solar Hi-Tech), has signed a new module supply agreement with Energy Absolute PCL, a leading developer of solar projects in Thailand. ...