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| 06/29/1999 |
Ralley of Solar and ElectricCars
As part of a fair on solar energy, the Solar Mobile Club in Karlsruhe
organized a ralley, in which different solar and electric cars participated.
During a stop the public could obtain information on possible applications
of these vehicles. The ralley was organized in order to find out about
commonplace problems related with solar and electric mobiles. Currently
90% of the soalr cars are fed with power by an accumulator battery
which, in turn, is restored by a photvoltaic system in the garage. Only
10% of the cars are fed by power that is generated by a PV system
which is directly adhered to the car's roof. (iwr) |
| 06/22/1999 |
Solar Technology Exhibit in Washington D.C.
According to a news release by the U.S. Department of Energy an
outdoor exhibit on solar technologies, called "Under the Sun" is curently
being presented by the Smithsonian Insitute in Washington D.C. The exhibitis
is showcasing current technologies; it is also meant to foster new
development in the field of solar energy. It was developed by the Smithsonian
Insitution, the U.S. Department of Energy and BP Solarex. (iwr) |
| 06/16/1999 |
100,000 Roofs Program
100.000-Roofs-Program: 2,9 MWp Promised
The Credit Institute for Reconstruction has promised altogether 2,91
MWp photovoltaic capacity during the 100.000-roofs-program until May 31,
1999. More... (iwr) |
| 06/09/1999 |
Shell Solar Germany Expands Distribution Network
Shell Solar Deutschland GmbH is looking for partners like roofers and
electicians who secure local presence as Shell Solar Partners mainly in
North-Rhine Westphalia and who untertake the customer sercive and professional
installation of solar systems. Further imformation from the Shell Solar
Hotline ++49-(0)180/5076527. (iwr) |
| 06/02/1999 |
Solarex Acquires Minority Interests in GPV
The US-American solar cell producer Solarex has acquired minority interests
in the Swedish producer Gällivare PhotoVoltaic (GPV). In the future
Solarex will deliver solar cells to Sweden, GPV will put them together
to modules and sell those on the European market. (iwr) |
| 06/01/1999 |
9:34 a.m. (CET)
First Solar Power System of SAG Solar Power Inc. was Connected
to Grid
The first solar system of SAG Solar Power Inc. from Switzerland was
erected on the roof of Freisenau industrial park near Bern.
The system, which has a capacity of 50 kWp is supposed to yield 50.000
kWh of solar power annually. The eco power stock market of the city
of Bern will purchase the power. SAG. Solar Power Inc. is looking for further
roofs in Switzerland in order to be able to realize more solar power system
projects. (iwr)
8:34 a.m. (CET)
SolarWorld is Offering Solar Power for 99 Pfennigs
Solar
World Inc., which trades with PV and manufactures solar power plants,
is offering solar power for 99 Pfennigs per kWh. The offer is directed
towards customers of power that purchase at least 40.000 kWh per year.
Currently SolarWorld Inc. is also negotiating with 20 municiapl utilities
about the possible purchase of solar power. |
| 05/25/1999 |
SolarInvest Program of BEWAG Progressing Rapidly
The citizens of Berlin that do not have the opportunity to errect an
individual PV system can obtain shares of a big system via the program
SolarInvest. The shares will be issued via the purchase of certificates
for the price of DM 2339. After 15 years BEWAG will buy these certificates
back for a guaranteed price of DM 3000. The SolarInvest solar system
is currently being built at the technical college of Berlin and will be
finished in July. It will contain 250 solar modules (total capacity 30
kW). (iwr) |
| 05/20/1999 |
PV-Market Beyond 1 Billion $
The market for photovoltaic grows and will play an important part when
telecommunication-facilities will be introduced in developmental countries.
This is the result of a 162-page study of Photovoltaic Insider´s
Report. The study "Power Play: Solar Electric Technologies, Markets, and
Vendors" can be obtained for a price of 375 $ from Datacomm Research Company,
14318 Millbriar Circle, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017, tel.: 001-314-514/9793,
fax.:001-314-514/9750. (iwr) |
| 05/19/1999 |
Zero-Emission-Factory for Solar Modules Opened
After construction time of just 14 months the first European zero-emission
factory for solar power modules was officially opened in Freiburg. Production-
and administrative building are exclusively supplied with renewable energies
(solar power modules with a total surface area of 575 m², passive
solar gains, 45-kW rapeseed oil district central heating plant. (iwr) |
| 05/12/1999 |
Wednesday, 05/12/1999
Germinating of Water through Solar Power
In cooperation with the firm Vita Tec, Somborn, ISET Kassel has introduced
a new prototype of a new system for water geminating through solar power.
The system was introduced during the worldwide biggest special fair for
environment and disposal. (iwr) |
| 05/05/1999 |
"Solar - na klar!" Hotline for Customers
During the informatioon campaign for the use of solar heat a hotline
was set up by "Solar - na klar!" (solar - of course). Everyone inerested
to invest into solar energy can obtain further information under the telephone
number ++49-(0)190/770700 . (iwr)
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| 04/28/1999 |
ASE on Japanese Market
Angewandte Solarenergie (applied solar energy) - ASE GmbH, Alzenau,
has signed a distribution contract with Kobe Steel Ltd., Kobe. In the future
the Japanese company will distribute crystalline and amorphe solar modules
prduced by ASE in Germany and the United States. During the present 70.000-roofs-programme
Japan intends to give subsidies anounting to 230 million DM in 1999. With
this sum about 48 MW installed capacity could be realized. In the year
1998 alrady 25 MW grid-connected pv-systems were installed, therefore Japan
is a very interesting market for distributers of pv-systems. (iwr) |
| 04/21/1999 |
Financing Conception BP Solar Plus
A financing conception for photovoltaic systems is offered by BP Solar,
Hamburg, in cooperation with UmweltBank AG, Nürnberg. Everyone interested
can get a 16-page brochure with information about BP Solar and the financing
package of BP Solar. Tel.: ++49-(0)40/2361-1220, fax.: ++49-(0)40/2361-1250.
(iwr) |
| 04/14/1999 |
SMA: Noticeable Rate of Increase during the Financial Year 1998
During the past financial year 1998 SMA Regulator Systems GmbH management
could increase the company´s capacity with noticeable rates of increase
in all areas of business by 25 % to 48 million DM. Especially the position
as market leader on the area of pv-static convertors for the connection
to mains was strengthened. Altogether 290 people were employed in 1998;
52 of them were new workplaces created for the areas production and development.
(iwr) |
| 04/07/1999 |
09:30 a.m. (CET)
Successful Start of Solarstrom-Shares of S.A.G. Solarstrom AG at
the Stock Exchange
Yesterday the trade with the first European solar energy share started
at the Bavarian stock exchange in Munich. "Already the initial price of
8,00 Euro exceeded our expectations" said Dr Harald Schützeichel,
director of S.A.G.Solarstrom AG. (iwr)
10:20 a.m. (CET)
BP Amoco Invests 45 million US-Dollar in Solarex Shares
BP Amoco announced that it is to buy the 50 per cent stake it did not
already own in Solarex. . The integrated company, formerly a 50:50 joint
venture between Amoco and Enron, will be called BP Solarex. It will be
the largest solar company in the world having manufacturing bases in
the USA, Spain, Australia, and India and a total production capacity of
30 MW. According to the company the annual revenues will amount to more
than $150 million, representing a 20 per cent share of the global market.
(iwr) |
| 03/24/1999 |
Solar Campaign 2000 Opened Today
Today the Solar Campaign 2000, sponsored by the German Federal Foundation
Environment, opened during the international special fair sanitary, heating,
clima in Frankfurt. With the campaign annually 400.000 m² solar panel
surface shall be installed on German roofs. Until the year 2010 125.000
work places shall result from the project. (iwr) |
| 03/17/1999 |
FORSOL Finishes CIS-Development Works with Success
Siemens Solar GmbH has finished the development works for the production
technology for CIS-solar modules during the Forschungsverbund Solarenergie
(research joint project solar energy) (FORSOL) with success. With the further
developed CIS-technology it is possible to produce thin layer modules which
can be compared to cristalline solar modules concerning efficiency and
stability at considerable lower costs (see top-news of 03/16/1999). (iwr) |
| 03/11/1999 |
Record Result for Astropower
The American solar cell manufacturer Astropower has published its annual
result for 1998. The total turnover amounted to 23.159.109 US-$ (more than
39 % more than 1997). The turnover in the 4. quarter of 1998 amounted to
6.684.647 US-$ (increase of 48,7 % compared to the 4. quarter of 1997).
Due to increaseing demand Astropower had increased the production capacities
in 1998 and also an increase of sales of more than 50 %. (iwr) |
| 03/03/1999 |
WWF and S.A.G Solarstrom AG Founded Initiative Solar Companies 2001+
WWF and S.A.G. Solarstrom AG are looking for companies that want
to participate in the newly founded initiative "solar companies 2001+.
As prerequisites companies that want to participate have to meet
the following expectations: 1. They have to purchase a solar system with
a capacity of at least 30 kWp. 2. The majority of the power generated with
this solar system has to be consumed within the company itself. 3. In addition
to that the solar system must produce at least 1% of the power that
the company needs. As a reciprocation the investors will receive extensive
support as regards a concept for financing the system and an energy management
concept as well as professional advertising opportunities. The duration
of the inititative will start off with three years. The objective is to
install a total capacity of at least 3 MWp. (iwr) |
| 02/23/1999 |
ISFH: Photovoltaics Qualifications
February 26, 1999 a pilot convention on the continuing education topic
"Photovoltaics Qualifications," organized by ISFH, will take place in Hameln.
The concept for the project was prepared by experts of planning and
trade as well as research and continuing education institutions for the
electronic trade. (iwr) |
| 02/18/1999 |
Opening of First Passive-Solar Settlement NRW
NRW Minister for Building, Dr Vesper, has opened North-Rhine Westphalia´s
first passive-solar settlement in Lindlar. The total costs of construction
for the settlement in Lindlar, which was made to a model project by the
Landesinitiative
Future Energies NRW, amounted to about 2.300 DM per sqare metre living
area. The passive houses need, compared to the present energy standard
of houses, about 80-90 % less heating energy. This means that one does
not need at all a common heating system. (iwr) |
| 02/05/1999 |
Zero-Emission-Factory
Europe´s first zero-emission-factory for solar modules was finished
in Freiburg. The energy supply of the factory and the administration building
is completely covered by solar energy and vegetable oil. The eneterprises
Solar-Fabrik GmbH, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG, Solar-Energie-Systeme GmbH and
the garden center öko-shop have moved into the building at the beginning
of this year. The official opening will take place in May during an open
day. (iwr) |
| 01/29/1999 |
S.A.G. Plans Two New PV-Systems in Switzerland
Solarstrom AG (S.A.G.) (solar electricity AG) plans two new photovoltaic
systems in Chur and Bern. The systems with a capacity of 100 kW and 50
kW shall probably be opened in spring. (iwr) |
| 01/27/1999 |
MV-Minister for Environment, Methling,
for Solar Energy
Minister for environment of Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Methling, has voted for an intensified use
of renewable energies ( see IWR-news of 01/18/1999). Concrete measures
were taken by the association Solar Initiative Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
(SIMV e.V.). Some of the projects are the establishing of a solar center
in Mecklenburg and the support of a Eurosolar-Networks conference. Altogether
3 million DM are available in 1999 for measures for climatic protection.
(iwr) |
| 01/22/1999 |
Solar Energy Subsidy in Wuppertal
During the subsidy programme "Renewable Energies"
of Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (public works of Wuppertal) from 1992 till 1998
177 solar thermal systems (71 in 1998) with a total panel surface of 1.494
m² and 171 photovoltaic systems (48 in 1997 and 42 in 1998) with a
capacity of 505 kWp were supported. At present operators of photovoltaic
systems get 56,6 Pf/kWh compensation for feeding solar energy into the
net. (iwr) |
| 01/20/1999 |
Solon AG Takes Over Energiebiss
Berlin Solon AG for solar technology has taken over
100 % of the shares of Fa. Energiebiss GmbH distribution and assembly,
seated in Berlin, as attested by a notary on December 22., 1998. The selling
price amounts to 450.000 shares without nominal value. Due to the capital
increase the capital stock of Solon AG for solar technology will be increased
from 10 million DM to 12,25 million DM. (iwr) |
| 01/15/1999 |
100.000-Roofs Programme Running on the Spot
According to a survey of the special information
service "Solarthemen" the most important banks are not able two weeks after
the start of the 100.000-roofs programme to inform their customers about
solar credits and aids. "Branchenblatt" reports that until now none of
the big banks was able to give information about how they wanted to put
into action the market introduction programme. The support programme intends
to provide non-interest-bearing loans for a period of ten years. After
nine years one can be released from the final payment of 12,5 %. Another
possibility for the banks besides the loan is to pay the subsidy sum of
the loans as aid that has not to be paid back. None of the big banks asked
by "Solarthemen" (e.g. Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Dresdner Bank, and BfG
Bank) could give any information about the implementation of the support
programme. Some banks do not even know aboaut eh possibility of paying
the subsidy value of the loan as aid. In general the accumulated support
of photovoltaic systems by federal-
and state-loans is possible. (iwr)
40th Anniversary of HMI
The Hahn-Meitner-Institut (HMI) celebrates its 40th
anniversary on Friday, 14. June, in the Glienicker Str. 100, 14109 Berlin.
With more than 900 employees the HMI does scientific fundamental research
and applied research. On the area fo solar energy it deals with the photovoltaic
and photoelectrochemical transformation of solar energy. (iwr) |
| 01/13/1999 |
Market Charts Solar Energy Available
From now on there are additional market data available
under the heading Germany (e.g. installed
collector panel every year in Germany, development
of the totally installed PV-capacity in Germany). (iwr) |
| 01/08/1999 |
Solar Radiation Maps on the Internet
Under the heading solar climatology and in the category
radiation
maps you can find a link to solar radiation maps made by the Institute
of Construction Physics and Solar Energy of the University of Siegen.
(iwr) |
| 01/07/1998 |
First Producer of Naturstrom On Contract
Naturstrom Corp., Düsseldorf, signed on the
first producer, a photovoltaic system with three kWp in Weil at the Rhine
(Southern Baden). Trinationales Umweltzentrum e.V. (TRUZ) (Tri-National
Ecologcial Center), a center consisting of 45 organizations from Germany,
Switzerland and France operates the photovoltaic system. Since the beginning
of this year Naturstrom Corp. has sponsored the PV system, and all costs
are covered. Naturstrom Corp. is obliged to take up at least 1% of
photovoltaics power. The TRUZ-operated solar power plant, which is supposed
to yield 2700 kWh annually, will be able to cover the need of the first
90 Naturstrom customers. Power from Naturstrom has been available since
the beginning of the year. Contact: Hellen S. Wobst, phone: ++49-(0)211/7709686-21
or ++49-(0)172/2179686. (iwr) |
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