[Luckenwalde (Teltow-Fläming), Germany]
Construction has resumed on the 1 MWp (MegaWatt-peak) solar farm.
While I was in Hamburg attending EU PVSEC, the article, “Auf der Mülldeponie Frankenfelder Berg sind die ersten Solarmodule installiert” (~“At the Frankenfelder hill landfill, the first solar modules have been installed”, Google English) by Uta Franke for the Märkische Allgemeine, was brought to my attention. The article mentions 8000 Nanosolar photovoltaic modules will be installed at the solar farm (Solarkraftwerk Deponie) though about 7000 were first planned.
However, it did not matter. I had hatched plans to visit Luckenwalde again even before the 09.09.09 “Nanosolar Completes Panel Factory, Commences Serial Production” announcement.
News coming about Nanosolar photovoltaic CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) Utility modules or installations?
Per the Nanosolar website:
Please check back here on Sept 9th for our new website with significant new announcements.
The anonymous EEStor Blogger was the first to post about the development in “Major Nanosolar News scheduled for Sept 9, 2009 or The September 9, 2009 Announcement Page”. As the EEStor Blogger also speculates, could it be related to Apple (“Apple confirms annual iPod event for September 9”) or the Beatles or both? Maybe Paul McCartney
[San Jose and Fremont, California USA]
Could Nanosolar be ramping production (at least a little)?
SoloPower and Solyndra also surveyed.
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CIGS Photovoltaic Silicon Valley in a larger map
These must be the dog days of summer if a CIGS (copper indium gallium diselenide) parking lot survey is all an “In Search of” series investigator could dredge up. I’ve seen a few signals pointing to Nanosolar, Inc. activity, so I decided a site survey was in order. A visit to SoloPower located around the corner was a logical extension
[Luckenwalde (Teltow-Fläming), Germany]
What is the status of the 1 MWp (MegaWatt-peak) solar farm in Luckenwalde?
Well, I bit my tongue when I saw “Nanosolar Broke Ground on 1MW Power Plant, Launched German Panel Factory” by Ucilia Wang at Greentech Media. Why? Because I knew I planned to visit my cousin near Luckenwalde the weekend before PHOTON’s 4th Photovoltaic Technology Show 2009 Europe in Munich.
Lucky for me, it appears the PHOTON article, "Nanosolar: No news from the world champion in blowing smoke," was premature or did not investigate the 1MW solar farm site with extreme care. From my mistake in visiting Frankenfelder Strasse first during
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 11:39 pm | Edgar A. Gunther
From
PHOTON's 1st PV Thin-film Conference
[San Francisco, California USA]
Nanosolar CEO Martin Roscheisen makes bid to become the next First Solar.
Luckenwalde 1 MegaWatt solar farm installation appears to be running at least one month late.
Nanosolar presented Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at PHOTON's 1st PV Thin-film Conference as part of PHOTON‘s Searching for the »Second Solar« Conference Series USA from December 2 - 4, 2008, in San Francisco, California. I was on the alert to snap slide photos since I noticed the Nanosolar presentation was not released with the conference proceedings.
For an overview of the event, please see “Seven candidates for the title
Reviewing the efficiency calculation. Building on my prior post, Nanosolar: Photovoltaic Hindsight Insights?, “Nanosolar to Build 10MW Power Plant” by Ucilia Wang at Greentech Media obtained feedback on the story from Nanosolar, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Martin Roscheisen:
Roscheisen also wrote that two technical details in the newspaper articles were wrong. The June article said the size of the glass plate for a finished panel measures at 2 square meters. Roscheisen wrote that Nanosolar's panel is "compatible with First Solar's, which are 1.6 x .8m in size."
Roscheisen added that the 7,000 panels reported for the 1-megawatt plant also was wrong, but didn't offer the correct number.
10 MW (MegaWatt) solar power plant project proposed in the Rieselfelder near Luckenwalde.Updates on the original 1 MW solar farm project imply 7.15% (not 14%, see GP Correction note) Module Efficiency. Nanosolar, Inc. was back in the news late last month with the Nanosolar Blog post, “Nanosolar Ups Funding to $1/2B; Partners Strategically for Solar Utility Power”, regarding a March 2008 funding round. For coverage, please see “Nanosolar Confirms $300M Funding” by Jennifer Kho at Greentech Media or “Nanosolar Boosts Funds to Massive Half Billion Dollars” by Katie Fahrenbacher at Earth2Tech.
Although I have not posted about Nanosolar since the cancelled eBay auction, I managed to find dated yet uncirculated news about
Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:27 pm | Edgar A. Gunther
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due to the promised charitable use of the proceeds In the Nanosolar Blog entry eBay cancels our Panel #2 auction — due to charitable angle, Nanosolar Inc. CEO Martin Roscheisen explains the ironic legal story.
In conclusion, Mr. Roscheisen said:
In other words, Panel #2 will stay at Nanosolar for now; thank you to everyone participating in our auction (any complaints about eBay directly to eBay please); and most importantly: HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
I first noticed this yesterday evening when the eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) "bug" I set up to track the auction broke. Bummer, I found watching the auction an interesting holiday distraction.
Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:14 pm | Edgar A. Gunther
Mind your Terms and ConditionsSolar panel to be held in escrow until June 1, 2009!
The Nanosolar Utility Panel #2 has been bid up on eBay from a Starting Price of US $0.99 to a post time high Bid of $10,700.00! Thirty-eight (38) bidders have made eighty-six (86) total bids to reach this point. Here is the Bid History.
In the description section, Nanosolar, Inc. said (Ed: bold added):
This solar panel is currently in Seller’s possession but it will be held in escrow until 6/1/2009 before local pick-up by the winning bidder (or shipment at cost to the winning bidder). Prior to delivery, the winning bidder agrees to sign an agreement with Seller prohibiting any reverse
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