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Shipments to Australia UK announces
begin
feed in tariffs
The UK Energy and Climate Change
Secretary Ed Miliband has announced
Initial shipments to RF Industries have feed-in tariff (FITs) levels for the region
been announced by Trina Solar Limited, a and published a blueprint for a similar
manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) scheme to be introduced in April 2011 to
ingots, wafers, cells and modules. The incentivise low carbon heating
solar cell manufacturer has revealed this technologies. Households and
is as well as the Australian national communities who install generating
distribution agreement made to supply potential for the development and uptake technologies such as solar panels will
RFI with up to ten megawatts of PV of solar technology. from April be entitled to claim payments
modules this year. for the low carbon electricity they
Indeed, a recent report from Frost & produce. The schemes are designed to
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Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s chairman and Sullivan revealed that the Asia-Pacific bring about a significant increase in the
chief executive officer, said: “This region has seen a surge in the amount of locally produced green energy.
partnership will bring Trina’s high- development of the renewable energy
performing modules to the promising sector, with many governments launching Ed Miliband said, “The guarantee of
new Australian market while enhancing financial incentives to encourage getting an income on top of saving on
Trina Solar’s brand and presence in the investment. Scott Magee, managing energy bills will be an incentive to
region.” director of RFI’s solar division, said high- householders and communities wanting
-pv-management.com quality manufacturing processes will help to make the move to low carbon living.”
Australia has been named by a variety of progress the partnership as a competitor
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reports as a region which holds great in the market. From 1 April householders and
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communities who install low carbon
electricity technology such as pv up to 5
8
Joint venture to develop energy
megawatts will be paid for the electricity
they generate, even if they use it
storing device
themselves. The level of payment
depends on the technology and is linked
to inflation. They will get a further
Suniva has announced an agreement payment for any electricity they feed into
with GS Battery, the American the grid. These payments will be in
subsidiary of GS Yuasa Group of addition to benefiting from reduced bills
Japan, a manufacturer of battery and as they reduce the need to buy electricity.
inverter technologies, to develop solar The scheme will also apply to installations
powered energy storage systems using utilizing Suniva’s high-powered modules commissioned since July 2008 when the
Suniva’s solar modules. The with our battery technology.” policy was announced. A typical 2.5kW
collaboration will begin with the first solar pv installation could offer a reward
system using 30kW of Suniva’s solar GS Battery will use Suniva’s high- of up to £900 and save them £140 a year
modules and GSB’s battery technology at efficiency solar modules, Powered by on their electricity bill.
GS Battery’s headquarters. Suniva, which consists of Suniva’s
ARTisun series monocrystalline solar John Swinney, Director of Strategy and
This solar array, which is designed and cells, in its energy-storing solar systems. Corporate Services, said, “By utilising the
engineered by solar integrator First Suniva modules can achieve power feed-in tariff initiative and installing free
Century Energy, will be the first grid output up to 300 watts, which is one of solar technology this programme can cut
connected energy-storing solar the highest performance levels in today’s energy bills for those most in need. We
installation in Georgia. As of January 1, solar industry. expect thousands of households to
2010, battery storage systems qualify benefit in the first few years and up to 300
under the American Recovery and “GS Battery is an accomplished company additional green energy jobs could be
Reinvestment Act for the same federal with more than a decade of experience created as part of this programme.”
investment tax credit as solar systems. using solar technology. Being selected as
their technology partner is a testament to The Department of Energy and Climate
“Solar system owners that are able to the quality and performance of our solar Change has also published plans for a
store their energy output are also able to modules,” said John Baumstark, CEO of scheme to incentivise renewable heat
take advantage of many new economic Suniva. “Beginning with a series of high- generation. This will come into effect in
opportunities,” said Yasuyuki Nakamura, performing prototype systems, Suniva April 2011 and guarantee payments for
President of GS Battery. “Our approach and GS Battery will work to design the those who install technologies such as
allows customers to achieve better most advanced and reliable solar and ground source heat pumps, biomass
returns. We are excited about the value of battery systems in today’s industry.” boilers and air source heat pumps.
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