Solar power in landfills; EHS advice for PV; TSMC's green gaze
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| | FEATURES | | | Could 'solar power plants' spring up at landfill sites?
The largest commercial solar installation east of Arizona, a 3.7MW site next to a Waste Management landfill in Bucks County, PA, could provide a model for similar projects around the country.
| | | Sustainable, responsible practices for the PV industry
With the rapid increase in demand (both consumer and commercial) for PV products, it is essential that the PV industry fulfill the perception of being a green industry by avoiding many of the past environmental, health & safety (EHS) pitfalls encountered during the expansion of similar high-technology industries, says Andy McIntyre from EORM.
| Call for papers: Photovoltaics World Expo 2010
Co-located with Renewable Energy World Conference Expo, the Photovoltaics World Expo 2010 will address solar cell design and manufacture, including cells made of various types of silicon and alternative materials (e.g., CdTe and CIGS); module manufacturing/assembly/testing and balance of system components; and concentrated PV technology. Follow the link for details on how to develop and submit an abstract.
| | INDUSTRY NEWS | TSMC eyeing PV inroads?
Top global foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is looking to broaden its profile (and boost margins) by exploring work in the renewable energy sector, notably solar panels and photovoltaics, according to local reports.
SEE ALSO: Applied Materials posts 2Q loss, lower revenue
| Report: Rapid growth for solar cell chemicals, materials
The market for advanced chemicals and materials used in PV solar cells and modules will decline in 2009 to $2.3 billion, before resuming strong growth to approximately $15 billion by 2015, according to a report from Linx-AEI Consulting.
| Wacker polysilicon expansion financed with €400M loan
The European Investment Bank will issue a €400 million loan for Wacker Chemie's new polySi production project in Nünchritz, Germany, about half of the budgeted investment of €800M for the site which will help to more than double the company's production capacity.
SEE ALSO: A new era of competition in Germany's solar PV market
| Suntech mulling US manufacturing for PV modules
Citing "dramatic" utility demand for solar power and increasing state/federal incentives, crystalline silicon PV module maker Suntech Power Holdings said it will establish solar energy products manufacturing in the US, with a location to be chosen in the next six months.
SEE ALSO:
- Photovoltaics in the US--stop or go?
- The US solar PV market, forecasts to 2013
| | TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Taiwan gov't launches PV test center
Supported by the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, the high-tech testing center in the Kaohsiung Science Park in southern Taiwan will provide testing services in 17 categories for Taiwan's solar energy industry, and help local PV companies obtain international certification.
| ECD, Enfinity eye 10MW projects for PV laminates
Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity NV plan to co-develop a portfolio of rooftop solar installations throughout the US and in numerous European countries.
| Yingli is first China-based firm to join PV CYCLE
The Belgium-based group pushing for voluntary recycling of PV modules has added Yingli Green Energy to its roster, after signing Suntech last week.
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