提高電源效能！2014年40%家用光伏將用太陽能模組方案_新聞_鉅亨網_投資全球 讓你鉅亨

提高電源效能！2014年40%家用光伏將用太陽能模組方案_新聞_鉅亨網_投資全球 讓你鉅亨
Module Level Power Management, 台灣要找到從模組, Inverter高度整合的系統似乎很難.. :P 目前業界發展有兩種趨勢:
1. Micro-inverter (PV Module embedded inverter, cost issue)
2. MPPT Optimized @ Module (enhanced junction box) 再配合目前 string type的inverter.(此領域的超強整合商 為以色列的Solaredge)

台灣的財經媒體會翻這篇 讓我覺得意外 :)

South Korea to Invest $7.18 Billion in Smart Grid | Fast Company

South Korea to Invest $7.18 Billion in Smart Grid Fast Company
南韓正在能源產業以 點 線 面 方式準備蠶食市場. 近兩日的新聞提到現代重工業(Hyundai Heavy Industries)、三星電子(Samsung Electronics)和樂金電子(LG Electronics)將於今年開始大舉投資PV Cell. 今日又出現這個具體的計畫, 只能說南韓是站在整個能源體系的系統觀來看待Renewable Energy. 屆時要拼產能或是efficiency energy total solution都能取得一定的市場地位. (讓我想到去年在ITRI中, 韓國的講者意氣風發的說 韓國只會在市場將出現轉折點時才會大舉進入, 並且show了 dram, tft 的成長軌跡圖 來印證 他們有很高的自信能後發先至).

看一下這個計畫的重點吧:
投資額: $7.18 Billion
Scope: nationwide smart grid
Due: 2030
Stakeholder: The state-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO)
Project involved energy infrastructure: Constructing and relying on a smart grid allows for greater efficiency in power distribution and maintenance. Metering, monitoring, and balancing demand form the core of a smart grid, and allow two-way communications between supplier and consumers. Consumers can play a more active role in determining their power usage through home appliance monitoring and direct feedback from the grid.

Investment breakdown: will draw 11% of its energy from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. Of the 8 trillion won (US$7.18 billion) investment, $358 million (3.58億 $USD) will be spent per year until 2016, then another round of $2.1 billion by 2020, and the total investment will be made by the year 2030.

SolarCity Now Offering Leased Solar Panels to East Coast Rooftops | Fast Company

SolarCity Now Offering Leased Solar Panels to East Coast Rooftops Fast Company
專攻小系統的SolarCity將在美國東岸提供月租式 PV Module的Business Model. 在併購groSolar前 SolarCity已經是全美PV Project接案量最大的公司, 現在將因此併購將市場範圍拓展到 ( Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania).

SolarCity目前也被FastCompany蒐錄在2011年的最創新公司名單.

REC Solar completes 1.21MW solar project on island of Kauai, Hawaii | PV-Tech

REC Solar completes 1.21MW solar project on island of Kauai, Hawaii PV-Tech

其實MW PV Power Plant並不稀奇, 但是在美國夏威夷這類小島上面還是有值得觀察的地方..

如內文所示, 此1.21MW的Stakeholder:

1. 當地金主 Kapa’a Solar, who financed the system
2. 促成金流 Kapa collaborated with KIUC on a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the solar system.
3. 當地電力公司 Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)
4. 專業廠商 REC Solar, 採用自家Module. 5376片 REC 225W PE-Series Panel.

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First Solar collaborates with Arizona Public Service for 17MW PV project in Gila Bend | PV-Tech

First Solar collaborates with Arizona Public Service for 17MW PV project in Gila Bend PV-Tech

大廠帶頭蓋電廠的趨勢已經從歐洲向美洲蔓延, First Solar接下Arizona Public Service 17MW project. PV Market的區域變動性隨著各地政府政策劇烈調整, PV大廠加快各地的Sensor 布建.. 最快的方式 自己參與電廠盛會.. 看一下First Solar對這個Project的對外說法:

1. Through the AZ Sun program, we have been able to move quickly to begin building new solar power plants to complement our other generating resources.

2. We expect these plants to provide clean, reliable energy to our customers for at least the next 30 years,”

said Don Robinson, APS president and chief operating officer.