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The Copenhagen summit opens in December. Many see it as the last chance to limit the consequences of global warming – but failure is a real prospect. Here, we examine the complex trade-offs that will have to take place for the summit to succeed

Global warming has brought hard times to Hebei, the dry northern province of China that envelops Beijing. Rising temperatures and unpredictable rain patterns have forced farmers and nomads to flee the land and move to cities. Lakes are drying, crops are withering, deserts are spreading and food production is declining: all reminders to the Chinese government that … Continue Reading

“Thin Film Innovation Award 2009” for Oerlikon Solar’s TCO
1200 Deposition System
• Enabling highest thin film silicon efficiency on the market
• Higher efficiency leads to project cost savings
• Second renowned industry award for Oerlikon Solar in 2009

EU PVSEC Hamburg (Germany), 23 September 2009. – Oerlikon Solar, the
world’s leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) process and
production equipment and end-to-end manufacturing lines, has been named
winner of the 2009 Solar Industry Award, presented at the EU PVSEC 2009
Conference in Hamburg. The jury selected Oerlikon Solar’s TCO 1200 system as winner of the “Thin Film Innovation Award”.

“With this award, the mass production maturity … Continue Reading

Kolkata, India — A massive initiative to generate solar energy is heating up in the Indian state of Gujarat, which could make it the country’s hub for solar power.

In the state’s Rann of Kutch – an 11,000-square-mile area of inhospitable, barren, saline and clay-clad terrain – the only visible gleam is a mirage. But soon, giant solar panels will dot 1,500 hectares of the Banaskantha district, a small part of the sun-baked region where daytime temperatures normally soar to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C), to generate electricity.

The infrastructure is being developed by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, which is … Continue Reading

- Unveiling of the new model of the world’s most powerful thin-film module, the SL1, and the new monocrystalline solar cell, Q6LMX3
- Introduction of the new brands “Q-Cells Modules” and “Q-Cells Systems”

Q-Cells has built up an impressive portfolio in thin-film technology. The Thalheim-based company will be exhibiting what is currently the world’s most powerful series-produced thin-film module, an enhancement of the SL1 from Solibro, at the 24th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC), taking place from 21 to 25 September 2009 in Hamburg. The modules achieve a unique efficiency of 12% ex-works. In addition, the SL2 prototype will … Continue Reading

The Clinton Climate Initiative, a programme of the William J Clinton Foundation, is in the process of setting up four ‘solar parks’ across the world with an overall capacity of 20,000 Mw. On Monday,it signed an agreement with the Gujarat government for setting up what is billed as the world’s largest solar project. IRA MAGAZINER, CCI’s chairman, talked to Maulik Pathak on his plans. Excerpts:

So, you have finally firmed your plans on Gujarat after exploring for over a year now. Have you identified the location?
We have identified three to four locations and will be finalising these in the next three … Continue Reading