Report: U.S. solar market spiked heel in the second quarter of 2012

The U.S. solar industry notched its second best quarter in history with 742 megawatt solar cells installed in the second quarter of 2012.
Credit card: Social security

The U.S. solare industry notched its second best quarter in history, installation of 742 MW of solar power in the second quarter of 2012, according to a report by the solar energy industries Association (SEIA). A record 477 MW of program installations helped to expand the US solar market by 45% compared with the first quarter of 2012 and 116% in the same period in the year 2011.

Eight States utility registered installations of 10 megawatts or more: Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas. The US residential solar market of incremental, installation of 98.2 MW grew in the fourth consecutive quarter. California, Arizona and New Jersey led residential installations at national level.

The latest U.S. solar market insight report from the industry group and GTM research that has the United States now 5,700 MW of installed capacity solar - enough to more than 940,000 households makes. The report notes that the market is still influenced by the last two quarters of the year 2012 and forecasts total 3,200 MW be installed PV this year to 71% on 2011 buzz. See press release SEIA.

View the original article here

Sustainable industry forecasts for the second half of 2012

We predict that these five areas will result in the sustainable industries in the remainder of this year:
1. Rapid consolidation in the field of energy efficiency.

The market for sustainable industries saw a shift in last year as money left over which capital, such as biomaterials, bio-fuels and wind, and these investors began sectors with high barriers to moved their attention to the less capital-intensive sectors such as energy efficiency. Since this trend in 2012 continue, energy efficiency of the most rapidly consolidating industry in sustainable industries become. We believe that this sector appear as managed services providers continue to continue to look, concentrated just to acquire energy efficiency technology companies to growing customer demand for real time energy solutions. We expect companies that do not traditionally begin with the category, move energy efficiency market through strategic acquisitions in the energy services were involved in. Growing companies in the area either buyer or seller are concentrated at this halfway point in 2012, almost all of the technology, fast.

2. All solar companies will see significant growth, in contrast to upstream solar company, the fight will be.

Although highly acclaimed failures such as Solyndra investors have been wary of the solar market, this bankruptcy for lack of answers to important market trends led, no general industry weakness. The decline in the cost of the curve panels, which is the most important of these trends actually builds growth opportunities especially in the downstream solar companies, balance of system supplier, solar finance companies and solar integrators. Upstream companies will however continue to struggle, as they are always forced, cut prices to stay competitive against other companies in the market.

3. Early stage Cleantech investments continue to accelerate.

A bright spot emerged from the first half of the year, as the number of early stage financing have increased further. In fact, 44 percent were all financing which in the first quarter of this year early stage transactions. For the sector means that more comfort treated investors to the risks at an early stage and taking, that entrepreneurs create companies, investors attractive of the business model and technology how to find prospects this positive.

4. Natural gas will use long term renewable energy

The U.S. Department of energy published a report in January, which said that an estimated 141 trillion cfm natural gas is in the position from the Marcellus shale are harvested with technologies that are currently on the market. There are many positive results with this relatively cheap and we see a reduction in investment in renewable energy abundant energy probably, while the natural gas infrastructure will be built in the next few years out. However, that natural gas infrastructure drive overall economic activity, in the long term in the area of renewable energy will be positive. We expect that in the coming years, many coal plants replace natural gas, but in our opinion of the fossil fuel market is too big to go through natural gas or only renewable energy sources be replaced.

5. Natural gas infrastructure will accelerate management under Romney

Financing and acquisitions have slowed on sustainable energy by the uncertainty, the forthcoming elections. However, if Romney is elected in November, we expect an uptick in the transactions in all market segments, including renewable energy sources, such as investor confidence in the economy as a whole have restored.

Building has Mitt Romney, which is an important supporter of natural gas, the natural gas infrastructure in the United States his number one aim of his energy policy made. While Obama has been natural gas development supportive, his policies have favoured renewable energy in General. This is not Obama say still promoting large-scale production either resource very successful.

View the original article here

Pink Green: how to ignite the second electric revolution

The electronics industry is to build good things. This is how it solves problems. Is there a danger of blackouts? Develop a new natural gas-fired plant. Concerned about climate change? Wind and solar to build. Does electricity cost too much? How to install a transmission line import cheaper makes.

But build-solution provides only half of the equation in the new world of the smart grid. The other half, the part that is to solve-without building the industry, stumps.

Tried smart-grid rather than add more power, maximum efficiency of the system by changing the way we consume electricity to rings.  But it turns out, try to direct human energy makes cat behavior look easy drive. Pay attention to people of their energy consumption experiment utilities and private companies with tantalizing gadgets and social motivations.  So far, success is minimal.  Thomas Edison's light bulb is want none of us for the last 100 years so a complete success, to turn it off.

So what will it take?

Pink, best-selling author of the Edison Foundation saw recently outside the industry for some answers, inviting Dan of "drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us" last month makes people speak 2.0 Conference in Washington, D.C.

Consumer motivation has become a common Conference theme. But pink presentation was different. He resigned and took a broader view and asked: how we motivate people who try to motivate the consumers? Pink calls this "Science like people do extraordinary things."

Energy creative thinkers need to ignite the "second electric revolution", Rosa bust of their intellectual silos. But smart grid a particularly difficult problem for them is because the industry is trying to invent devices, not ask consumers.  The grid needs to use the gadgets and consumer.  But consumers would think rather you to their next iTunes download, or where to buy the tastiest strawberries. How to get want consumers a smart plug or only so much energy display home?  Some in the industry say that smart-grid is doomed to fail, because it need not demand of private households, but the energy industry is born.

Pink has a different view. He asked the audience to raise their hands if they have an iPad. Half have. Then, he asked how many of them knew that she needed one two years ago. Only a hand went.

Apple's genius lines in it; his ability, which give it not knowing world lacked. Can the energy industry with smart grid? It must first recognize that this is more likely to find a skill in artists as engineers. "I think that the cognitive skills of the artist are today the most important cognitive skills in the economy," said Rosa. "We need scientists who think like artists and artists who think like scientists."

Also have the electrical industry to rethink the kind and way creative employees. "It turns out much of our intuition about motivation are not quite right," according to pink. In fact, it is downright "Newtonian" to assume that "If you reward a behavior, you get more of it, and if you punish behavior less thereof."

So, forget the great bonus for the ingenious idea.  While people must be paid reasonably well, great bonuses motivate only them, short-term goals, how the amount of quota to achieve. "Igniting the second electric revolution is not easy, is not in the short term, but is complex and in the long term", he said.

So, it gets what creative thinkers move? Leisure, such as Rosa it tells. He cited studies and examples of artists who reach their best work without a Commission and inventor working Nobel front of the clock.  The economy starts to catch on this idea, and some offer a regular day as their inventors and encourages problem-solver will stop their required tasks and work only on something that interests them. Many of these free hours have produced some amazing results, were able to reach the company otherwise.

"Complex industries, such as the complex ecosystems require their, this kind of complex, silo-busting thinking." You will it not by an elaborate system of incentives, but by adjusting of talented employees and getting out of the way to get, "he said."

Perhaps, if Rosa is true, and the electrical industry is monitored, he'll be able ask public in a few years as have many device some amazing energy-saving, which has designed yet nobody, and fly many hands in the air. Maybe then will the light bulb as we know it, eventually to be replaced.

ELISA is a long-time energy writer, whose working can be found at RealEnergyWriters.com

View the original article here

Second phase of fair market valuation completed

{"s": "wnd.v, wndef.pk", "k": "a00, a50, b00, b60, c10, g00, h00, l10, p20, t10, v00", "o": "","j": ""} Press release Source: Western wind energy on Friday May 27, 2010, 9:02 am EDT Toronto Stock Exchange (venture) symbol: "WND"
Issued and outstanding: 58,710,383

VANCOUVER, 27 May 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall / - Western wind energy Corp. ("Western wind") is pleased to announce that the second phase of the process evaluation in accordance with the substantial issuer bid, which is complete. Western wind under recommendation of one of their creditors, employs worldwide renowned DAI management consultants, Inc. ("DAI") a three-part review of all the assets of the company, financial and physical implementation. The first phase of a comprehensive assessment of project of Windstar was 120 MW in Tehachapi, California as the expected trade date is. This assessment leads equity value for Western wind, $ 206.8 million net.

The second phase includes three projects: first, the existing 10.5-megawatt Kingman is built project, in which all turbines are now completely. The second project is the existing 30-megawatt producing Mesa and the third is the 30-megawatt Yabucoa solar project, which was granted a power purchase agreement.

The net equity position for Western wind on these three (3) projects is US$ 152.8 million.

The net equity is $ 359.6 million for Western wind on the first two (2) phases. There are 58,710,383 shares issued and outstanding.

The final report on the remaining assets will be available soon. The delay with regard to the second phase by the extra time was needed, all costs relating to the project of Yabucoa in Puerto Rico fully evaluate caused.

Jeff Ciachurski, CEO of Western wind energy is called "We are delighted, that engaged the services of the DAI." "DAI is a world class guest energy company by authorities, banks, utilities and independent power companies for their comprehensive understanding of the entire spectrum of the energy business is perfect."

The Western wind Board of Directors, management team and employees are prohibited participate and sell in each potential share of share buy-back program.

About DAI management consultants, Inc.

Founded in 1987, DAI is a consulting company, specialized assessment and risk management services in the areas of power and energy infrastructure. DAI includes a comprehensive suite of analytical services of addressing technical, legal, and economic issues that directly affect power and energy projects. Clients of DAI have the United States Internal Revenue Service, large public and private utilities, financial institutions and independent power producers contain.

About Western wind energy Corp.

Western wind is a mid-tier vertically integrated renewable energy production company, the net capacity currently has over 100% direct ownership, of 500 wind turbines and 165 MW production or in the construction, and a 311 MW priority further extension development assets in the California-Arizona and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In addition, the company of a 1,300 MW California development has initiative.

Western wind is in the business the have and the acquisition of land sites, generation assets and technology for the production of electricity from wind and solar energy. Administration of the Western wind includes people involved in the operations and ownership of the utility-scale wind energy facilities in California since 1981.

FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Signs"

Jeffrey j. Ciachurski
Chief Executive Officer

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its regulation service provider assumes (such as in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange is defined) responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws, the known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors can distinguish the actual results from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Words such as "expects", "expected", "intend", "Projects", "Plans", "is", "believes", "seeks", "estimates", "should", "May", "could" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements in this press release include, but are not limited to the company's use of the proceeds from the offer. These statements are based on current expectations of management and beliefs and actual events or results may differ significantly. There are many factors, which could cause that actual events or the express or implied by such forward-looking statements from future results expressed or implied by such statements differ. Factors include, but is not limited to, the company's ability to profitably use countries that are as planned and discussed other factors in the company's annual report and annual information in the company's 20F, the annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and securities regulators in Canada. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and the company assumes no obligation to update such information accordingly higher events or developments, where legally required.

"Western wind energy Corp. approved company 50 ® in 2010 as a TSX Venture." "TSX Venture 50 is a trademark of TSX Inc. and is used under license."

View the original article here