On June 15, the city of Rizhao, China, received a 2007 World Clean Energy Award (WCEA) in the category of "Policy and Lawmaking" for its popularization of clean energy. The award’s presenters noted that in a nation known for its heavy dependence on coal, Rizhao represents an inspiring example of the mainstreaming of renewable energy sources. Large-scale solar power and marsh gas applications in the city directly benefit more than 1.5 million residents, dramatically reducing their yearly energy costs while providing other environmental and health benefits.
Policy and lawmaking by Rizhao's local administration have been instrumental in bringing about the city's energy revolution. Since his appointment in 2001, Mayor Lizhaoqian and the Rizhao Municipal Government have adopted several measures and policies aimed at popularizing clean energy technology, including the Regulations on Implementing Solar Energy and Construction Integration that standardize the use of solar energy--particularly solar water heaters--in new buildings. Building examiners must approve all construction procedures before the buildings are sanctioned, and any blueprints that lack built-in solar water heaters will fail to pass final approval.
Solar water heaters are currently installed in 99 percent of all buildings in Rizhao's urban area, and in more than 30 percent of residences in rural areas. Additionally, more than 6,000 families in Rizhao use solar cookers in their kitchens. During the fallow months, a transparent, biodegradable film is used to cover approximately 470 million square meters of the city's farmland to allow for an increase in the land temperature and faster maturation of crops in the spring. The city is also home to more than 560,000 square meters of solar photovoltaic panels, which have effectively reduced conventional electricity usage by 348 million kilowatthours per year.
More than 15,000 residential units in Rizhao use technologies that allow them to generate marsh gas from agricultural waste water, with the units capable of generating up to 230,000 cubic meters daily. Currently, the city's annual marsh gas production is 4.5 million cubic meters, which replaces the use of some 3,100 tons of coal annually. Installed marsh gas power generators have a total production capacity of 13,500 kilowatthours, which would reduce the use of coal this year by 36,000 tons.
Mayor Lizhaoqian and his team note that one of the key challenges for China is finding solutions to develop and rapidly scale up the use of sustainable, clean energy. Speaking of China's economic advancement, he articulated that, "to maintain a high growth rate of the economy, restriction by energy and environment is nowadays an inevitable problem in China. Therefore, it has been an important task during the economic and social development in China to search for new energies, develop energy efficiency technologies, reduce environmental pollution, and build a resource-saving society."
According to the WCEA presenters, Rizhao's many achievements highlight the great potential for government policy and legislation to achieve major changes in the energy sector in a relatively short period of time. Upon receiving the award, Mayor Lizhaoqian said it was "a great honor and encouragement for our work.... Winning the award enhances our confidence and determination to make more efforts on clean energy, and it will have significant and long-term influence on the popularization and utilization of clean energy in our city." He noted that his administration will continue to explore new approaches to popularize and utilize clean energy, in an effort to build Rizhao into "an eco-city featuring energy efficiency, sound ecology, and a beautiful environment."
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
6N Polysilicon Trial Production Succeeded in Baishan
On July 20th Fuyuan Silicon and Shanghai Solar Technology successfully produced 6N polysilicon in Baishan, Jilin province.
Its annual solar grade polycrystalline silicon production capacity is 1000 ton. And they adopted some physical way to produce polysilicon and its production cost is only two thirds of the international manufacturers, and the total investment is saved two thirds.
Its annual solar grade polycrystalline silicon production capacity is 1000 ton. And they adopted some physical way to produce polysilicon and its production cost is only two thirds of the international manufacturers, and the total investment is saved two thirds.
China Sunergy Strengthens Management Team with the Appointment of Allen Wang as CEO
NANJING, China, July 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. , a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, announced today that it has appointed Allen Wang as its new Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") with immediate effect. Mr. Wang will succeed Mr. Tingxiu Lu, who will remain as Executive Chairman and continue to be an integral part of the management team and a member of China Sunergy's Board of Directors.
Mr. Wang, 53, brings with him over 26 years experience in operations management and sales with leading technology companies in China, the US and Taiwan. His particular strengths are in supply chain management, operational management and procurement.
Mr. Wang joins China Sunergy from NEC China, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of its operations division focusing on supply chain management, quality assurance and customer service. Prior to joining NEC, he spent nearly ten years with Motorola in a variety of senior operational management roles including time spent establishing, developing and overseeing Motorola's handset joint venture in China, which he took from start-up to a business with annual sales of US$600 million per/annum within three years. In addition to his experience in China, Mr. Wang also spent eight years in the US with AT&T.
Mr. Tingxiu Lu, Chairman and CEO of China Sunergy, commented: "I am delighted that Allen Wang has decided to join us and look forward to working closely with him over the coming months. I was particularly impressed by both his drive and ability to grasp the more technical element of our business and believe that these factors, combined with his considerable operational experience and proven ability to grow a business, will be of enormous benefit to us as we seek to forge closer ties with suppliers and expand our operations."
Mr. Wang further added: "It is a great honor to be appointed to be the CEO of such a young and dynamic company as China Sunergy. As an engineer, I am extremely impressed by the strength of the company's research and development efforts and look forward to ensuring that these efforts can be commercially realized as we seek to expand our customer base and secure long-term contracts with our suppliers."
An engineer by training, Mr. Wang holds an MA in mechanical engineering from Yale University, an MA in electrical engineering and PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
In the light of Allen Wang's appointment as a director to the board, Mr. Shiliang Guo will step down as a board member with immediate effect.
About China Sunergy Co., Ltd.
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy") is a leading manufacturer of solar cell products in China as measured by production capacity. China Sunergy manufactures solar cells from silicon wafers utilizing crystalline silicon solar cell technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity through a process known as the photovoltaic effect. China Sunergy sells solar cell products to Chinese and overseas module manufacturers and system integrators, who assemble solar cells into solar modules and solar power systems for use in various markets. For more information please go to http://www.chinasunergy.com .
Mr. Wang, 53, brings with him over 26 years experience in operations management and sales with leading technology companies in China, the US and Taiwan. His particular strengths are in supply chain management, operational management and procurement.
Mr. Wang joins China Sunergy from NEC China, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of its operations division focusing on supply chain management, quality assurance and customer service. Prior to joining NEC, he spent nearly ten years with Motorola in a variety of senior operational management roles including time spent establishing, developing and overseeing Motorola's handset joint venture in China, which he took from start-up to a business with annual sales of US$600 million per/annum within three years. In addition to his experience in China, Mr. Wang also spent eight years in the US with AT&T.
Mr. Tingxiu Lu, Chairman and CEO of China Sunergy, commented: "I am delighted that Allen Wang has decided to join us and look forward to working closely with him over the coming months. I was particularly impressed by both his drive and ability to grasp the more technical element of our business and believe that these factors, combined with his considerable operational experience and proven ability to grow a business, will be of enormous benefit to us as we seek to forge closer ties with suppliers and expand our operations."
Mr. Wang further added: "It is a great honor to be appointed to be the CEO of such a young and dynamic company as China Sunergy. As an engineer, I am extremely impressed by the strength of the company's research and development efforts and look forward to ensuring that these efforts can be commercially realized as we seek to expand our customer base and secure long-term contracts with our suppliers."
An engineer by training, Mr. Wang holds an MA in mechanical engineering from Yale University, an MA in electrical engineering and PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
In the light of Allen Wang's appointment as a director to the board, Mr. Shiliang Guo will step down as a board member with immediate effect.
About China Sunergy Co., Ltd.
China Sunergy Co., Ltd. ("China Sunergy") is a leading manufacturer of solar cell products in China as measured by production capacity. China Sunergy manufactures solar cells from silicon wafers utilizing crystalline silicon solar cell technology to convert sunlight directly into electricity through a process known as the photovoltaic effect. China Sunergy sells solar cell products to Chinese and overseas module manufacturers and system integrators, who assemble solar cells into solar modules and solar power systems for use in various markets. For more information please go to http://www.chinasunergy.com .
Saturday, July 28, 2007
LDK Solar Expands 2009 Production Capacity to 1,600MW
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and XINYU CITY, China, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading manufacturer ofmulticrystalline solar wafers, announced today that it has securedadditional contracts for production equipment that will enable the Companyto expand its wafer production capacity to 1,600MW by the end of 2009. Under these contracts, LDK will purchase additional directionalsolidification system (DSS) furnaces and wire saws for use in itsmanufacturing facilities in Xinyu City, China.
"By securing this equipment, we will be able to execute our plans todouble our production capacity annually through 2009, in order to addressthe strong demand for solar wafers," stated Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman andCEO. "These agreements represent another key step towards fulfilling ourvision to become the largest and lowest cost producer in the solar waferindustry."
"By securing this equipment, we will be able to execute our plans todouble our production capacity annually through 2009, in order to addressthe strong demand for solar wafers," stated Xiaofeng Peng, Chairman andCEO. "These agreements represent another key step towards fulfilling ourvision to become the largest and lowest cost producer in the solar waferindustry."
Clean-tech VC investment booming in China
London, 26 July: Venture capitalists invested $420 million in Chinese clean technology companies in 2006, more than double the previous year's $170 million, according to a report from Cleantech Network.
The US network of investors and clean-tech firms predicted the trend would continue, with clean-tech venture capital (VC) investment reaching $580 million this year, and surpassing $720 million in 2008.
"Policy drives much of the interest in China's clean-tech industries. The enforcement of China's renewable energy law attracted a flood of VC investment into energy-related fields in 2006," the report said.
Some 70% of the $420 million total was invested in the solar sector, including 2006's largest VC deal – the $53 million first-stage investment by CVC International and Good Energies in SolarFun, a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells. SolarFun was subsequently floated on US exchange Nasdaq, a trend that is also set to continue with at least four solar companies expected to go public this year, the report noted.
Energy generation will continue to take the lion's share of VC investment in coming years, but water and wastewater will be the next emerging segment, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Cleantech Network predicted, as "China is facing serious issues of water quality and water resources, especially in North China".
Of the 26 deals struck in 2006, six were in the water sector, for a total of $90 million. However, the report predicts water technology investment will only reach $100 million by 2008.
Overall VC investment in China reached $2.2 billion in 2006, and the report said veteran investors see opportunity in clean-tech that is akin to IT – which today is the dominant investment segment in China.
The US network of investors and clean-tech firms predicted the trend would continue, with clean-tech venture capital (VC) investment reaching $580 million this year, and surpassing $720 million in 2008.
"Policy drives much of the interest in China's clean-tech industries. The enforcement of China's renewable energy law attracted a flood of VC investment into energy-related fields in 2006," the report said.
Some 70% of the $420 million total was invested in the solar sector, including 2006's largest VC deal – the $53 million first-stage investment by CVC International and Good Energies in SolarFun, a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells. SolarFun was subsequently floated on US exchange Nasdaq, a trend that is also set to continue with at least four solar companies expected to go public this year, the report noted.
Energy generation will continue to take the lion's share of VC investment in coming years, but water and wastewater will be the next emerging segment, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Cleantech Network predicted, as "China is facing serious issues of water quality and water resources, especially in North China".
Of the 26 deals struck in 2006, six were in the water sector, for a total of $90 million. However, the report predicts water technology investment will only reach $100 million by 2008.
Overall VC investment in China reached $2.2 billion in 2006, and the report said veteran investors see opportunity in clean-tech that is akin to IT – which today is the dominant investment segment in China.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
