Monthly Archives: November 2009
Sparx Group To Launch Green Hedge Fund
Asia’s largest hedge fund firm is going green. Sparx Groupis planning a new vehicle to invest in environmental technologies as itstrives to turn things around following its first-ever annual loss. The Tokyo-based firm, which manages about ¥650 billion, plansto raise ¥20 billion for the fund as soon as January. It will invest inbetween 20 and 30 [...]
Hoku, Jinko Amend Silicon Contract
Hoku Materials Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hoku Scientific Inc.,and Jinko Solar Co. Ltd., formerly named Jiangxi Jinko Solar Co. Ltd., have amended the polysilicon supply agreement in effect between the two companies. Accordingto the terms of the amendment, both companies have agreed to reduce theterm of the sales agreement by one year and [...]
Crystalline Solar Cell Manufacturer Orders Oerlikon SOLARIS Systems
Oerlikon Systems saysa Europe-based crystalline solar cell manufacturer has placed an orderfor multiple SOLARIS systems. The equipment is scheduled to bedelivered next year. SOLARIS is designed for front-side andback-side coating of crystalline silicon solar cells using clean plasmavapor deposition sputtering technology. Its multi-layer capabilityallows passivation and SiN coating on the front side, as well ascoating [...]
Heliatek Gets $27M for Organic Solar Production
Organic solar cell developer Heliatekhas raised $27 million to build its first factory amid the debatewhether these sort of cells will every constitute a major market. The German company said it raised the second-round from venturecapital firms such as Wellington Partners, RWE Innogy Ventures, BASFVenture Capital, as well as industrial giant Bosch. Founded in 2006 [...]
Concentrated PV and Solar PV Global Market (2009-2014)
Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report isavailable in its catalog: Concentrated Photovoltaic (PV) and SolarPhotovoltaic Global Market (2009-2014). In the increasing trendto generate electrical power from renewable sources, solar PV cellswere one of the first technologies considered for the conversion ofsolar energy to usable electrical energy. PV technologyinitially had to contend with issues [...]
Private Equity Firm To Launch Sharia-Compliant Green Fund
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Middle East & Asia CapitalPartners Pte (MEACP) plans to introduce a sharia-compliant investmentvehicle to its clean energy fund to attract Islamic capital, reports Reuters news agency. “Weplan to create a special vehicle that will attract Islamic finance byadding a sharia component,” said company director Vince Choi. MEACP plans to expand [...]
Solar-powered Bus Shelter In London
Designedby Tim Wykeham, the London Bus shelter is conceptualized as a newdesign icon for London. It is a simple and a practical form that canwithstand the 24-hour use that is expected of a public structure. Raisingfrom the ground the shelter kinks outward to form a perch, thencontinues up and sweeps out to form the roof. [...]
Solarion Achieves Milestone For Flexible CIGS Encapsulation
Solarion AG recently announced the successful achievement of a crucialmilestone within its internal qualification of a transparent andflexible encapsulation solution for itscopper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells onplastic. With this flexible encapsulation system Solarion passedthe damp-heat test (1,000 hours at 85 percent relative humidity and 85°C temperature) according to the IEC 61646 standard for performance anddurability [...]
India Aims for 20 Gigawatts Solar by 2022
We’ve seen that the “New U.S.-India Green Partnership improves prospects for global climate deal.” But Treehugger has more on the world’s most populous democracy (and the photo is B Balaji via flickr). First,”It’s Finally Official – India’s National Solar Mission Aims for 20 Gigawatts Solar Power by 2022“: Rumors and draft reports have been circulating [...]