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australia sets up a$100 million
in the year. It is yet unclear when RAE will
singapore’s Bukit sembawang to
institute to drive solar power
receive new applications (probably after
invest $1B in polysilicon plant
Australia’s federal government set up an
2009).
www.helapco.gr
Singapore-based investment holding com-
A$100 million (US$66 million) solar pany Bukit Sembawang Estates agreed to
energy institute as it seeks to accelerate the
israel awards first solar licenses
invest $1 billion in a polysilicon manufac-
development of research into converting
Israel awarded its first licenses to compa-
turing plant in Tianjin in a memorandum
heat and light from the sun into electricity.
nies to build solar energy plants in the
of understanding (MOU) signed with the
The Australian Solar Institute in Newcas-
country. Arava Power Co. received the first
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city. The proj-
tle, the second- most-populous city in New
photovoltaic license, the Public Utility Au-
ect’s first phase is expected to reach annual
South Wales state, will support researchers
thority announced. Arava will be allowed
capacity of 5,000 tons, begin production
as they work to cut the cost of solar photo-
to build a 4.9-megawatt solar plant at Kib-
in the second half of 2010 and cover 15
voltaics and solar thermal energy.
butz Ketura in the Eilat region of the Arava
hectares. The project will cover another 10
desert, The Jerusalem Post reports. The
hectares in its second phase and increase
astonfield unveils $2 billion plan for
first solar thermal plant will have a capacity
its annual capacity by 2,500 tons after
renewable energy sector in india
of 100 kilowatts and will be built by Edig
2012.
www.bukitsembawang.sg
Astonfield Renewable Resources (ARRL)
Solar. The licenses must be approved by
has unveiled its $2 billion (Rs.9,600 crore)
National Infrastructure Minister Binyamin
roth & rau ag wins major order
investment plan for the renewable energy
Ben-Eliezer.
worth eur 26.0 million
sector in the next two years in India. Roth & Rau AG has received a major or-
Primarily, the company’s focus will be
spire and hhV of india enter into pV
der to supply two turnkey production lines
on solar energy. Of the total investment,
strategic relationship
worth EUR 26.0 million. The lines, which
ARRL has already committed $1.2 billion
Equipment manufacturer Spire Corpora-
have production capacities of 60 MWp
(Rs.5,760 crore) for solar energy. Even
tion has finalized a strategic relationship
each, are due to be supplied to the Korean
of the remaining $800 million (Rs.3,840
with Hind High Vacuum Company Private
solar cell manufacturer Millinet Solar from
crore), the company will be investing $500
Limited (HHV) located in Bangalore,
June 2009 (1st line) and November 2009
million (Rs.2,400 crore) in the solar energy
India. Spire and HHV will cooperate to
(2nd line).
www.roth-rau.de
sector, $100 million (Rs.480 crore) in
better address the Indian PV industry
bio-mass and $200 million (Rs.960 crore)
by offering a more complete and com-
air products to supply gadir solar
in waste-to-energy space. Thirty per cent
petitive portfolio of solar manufacturing
with turnkey contract
of investment will come from equity and
equipment and service capabilities. www.
Air Products has signed a turnkey gas
the remaining will come from the financial
spirecorp.com,
www.hhv.in
supply contract to provide liquid bulk
institutions.
www.astonfield.com and speciality gases, related gas distribu-
renesola announces 120MW wafer
tion equipment and engineering services
shengrui solar breaks ground on
supply agreement with Bp solar
to Gadir Solar at its new silicon thin-film
thin-film module project
ReneSola, a Chinese manufacturer of solar
photovoltaic (PV) facility in Puerto Real,
Hong Kong’s Shengrui Solar Technology
wafers, has signed a one-year wafer supply
Cadiz, Spain. The contract includes the
Company held a groundbreaking ceremony
agreement with BP Solar International Inc.
long-term supply of nitrogen, hydrogen,
for its thin-film solar module project in
Under the terms of the contract, ReneSola
argon, oxygen, and specialty gases such as
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, in January.
will supply BP Solar with 120 megawatts of
silane, NF3 (nitrogen trifluoride), and dop-
The project’s first phase is scheduled to be-
monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar
ant gases.
www.airproducts.com/photovoltaics
gin production in August and is expected
wafers in 2009 and BP Solar will supply
to receive total investment of US $500
700 metric tonnes of polysilicon to Rene-
MMa renewable Ventures
million. Thin film solar panel production
Sola.
www.renesola.com,
www.bp.com
completes its solar Fund iii
capacity will reach 96 MW by the end of MMA Renewable Ventures, LLC, a sub-
2010 and 120 MW by the end of 2011.
spain, portugal to set up renewable
sidiary of Municipal Mortgage & Equity,
energy research centre
LLC has completed Solar Fund III, raising
greek parliament gives green light
Spain and Portugal will set up a joint
nearly $200 million to support the creation
to a new pV law
renewable energy research centre. The
of new solar energy projects nationwide.
A new PV law was introduced in Greece
Iberian Renewable Energy Centre in the
Through Solar Fund III, MMA Renewable
on January 15th 2009, amending the leg-
southern Spanish city of Badajoz near the
Ventures successfully deployed 20.6 mega-
islation originally voted in mid-2006. The
Portuguese border will help the two na-
watts of new solar photovoltaic production
new PV law sets a deadline for issuing per-
tions improve their expertise in this area,
capacity in the U.S. The company financed
mits: By the end of 2009, all applications
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates
and completed —and now owns and oper-
that have been submitted so far (more than
said. The centre will be headed by Portu-
ates— 20 new photovoltaic projects sited
3 GWp) must be dealt with and approved
gal’s Antonio Sa da Costa, the current vice
at governmental, retail, private and public
or rejected (this deadline is set for the
president of the European Reneable En-
sector locations, with third-party power
first permit needed, the so called “Produc-
ergy Federation. Portugal, which is almost
purchase agreements.
tion License”). The law also abolishes the
entirely dependent on imported energy,
www.mmarenewableventures.com
unofficial cap of 0.8 GWp that was set by
aims to collect 45 percent of its total power
previous decisions. No cap will be valid as
consumption from renewable sources like
KMa signs us $600 million
of now on. It also introduces a tender pro-
solar and wind power by 2010. Spain aims
polysilicon deal
cess for PV systems >10 MWp. Details on
to triple the amount of energy it derives
South Korea’s Korea Advanced Materials
how this is going to work are expected later
from renewable sources by 2020.
(KMA) said it has signed a US$600 million
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