「Germany, China and Italy were the Largest Consumers of Solar PV Modules in 2012 and China Continues to be the Largest Producer of Solar PV Modules in the World」
"(株)グローバル インフォメーションは、市場調査会社GlobalDataが発行した報告書「Solar PV Modules - Market Size, Annual Production, Average Price, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020 (世界の太陽電池（PV）モジュール市場：市場規模、年間生産量、平均価格、競合情勢、主要国分析)」の販売を開始しました。
"Germany, China and Italy were the Largest Consumers of Solar PV Modules in 2012 and China Continues to be the Largest Producer of Solar PV Modules in the World"
Renewables Club参加の十カ国は、中国 China, デンマーク Denmark, フランス France, インド India, モロッコ Morocco, 南アフリカ South Africa, トンガ Tonga, アラブ首長国連邦（ＵＡＥ） the United Arab Emirates, イギリス the United Kingdom、そしてドイツ Germanyです。ドイツが積極的に進めたこのクラブの目的は、コミュニケを読む限りそれほど明確ではありません。ただ、総花的に参加している国を増やすよりも、再生可能エネルギーに積極的でより大きな利害を共有できる枠組みの構築を目指そうとしているように見えます。
-----image(”Members of the Renewables Club at the launch on 1 June 2013, in Berlin, Germany.”) : 同リリースより
" On the occasion of the World Environment Day on 1 June 2013, a Renewables Club was launched in Berlin, Germany. IRENA Director-General Mr. Adnan Z. Amin joined His Excellency Mr. Peter Altmaier, Minister of Environment of Germany, and Ministers and high-level representatives from China, Denmark, France, India, Morocco, South Africa, Tonga, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, to formally launch the Club and discuss its activities in the coming months.
Initiated by Minister Altmaier, the Renewables Club is a high-level political alliance aimed at promoting renewable energy, with a view to scale up renewable energy deployment as an essential element of a sustainable and more prosperous future.
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The Club members released a communique outlining the underlining principles and aims of the alliance. The next Renewables Club meeting will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in the margins of the fourth session of the IRENA Assembly in January 2014.
Please find the Renewables Club Communique
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-----image(”「Lockheed Martin and Beijing-based Reignwood Group signed a historic agreement on April 13 for the development of the world's largest offshore Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power plant. The 10-megawatt facility will supply 100 percent of the power needed for a green resort being built off the coast of southern China. The agreement could lead to the development of several additional OTEC power plants, ranging in size from 10 to 100 megawatts with a potential multibillion-dollar value. As part of his first official state visit to China, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured above in the middle, and U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, right, met with both companies following the signing ceremony in Beijing. Also pictured from Lockheed Martin are: OTEC Business Development Lead Scott Lustig, left; Vice President of Business Strategy Barry McCullough, second from left; Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ray O Johnson, fourth from right; and New Ventures Vice President Dan Heller, third from right. Pictured from Reignwood Group are CEO Dr. Chanchai Ruayrungruang, fourth from left, and Senior Vice President Colin Liu, second from right. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)」”) : 同リリースより（下-同イメージから部分。拡大）-----
"Prototype Plant to be First Project in the Multi-Billion Dollar Clean Energy Agreement
Lockheed Martin has announced that it is working with Reignwood Group to develop an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power plant off the coast of southern China. A memorandum of agreement between the two companies was signed in Beijing on Saturday. Following the ceremony, both companies met with United States Secretary of State John Kerry during his first official state visit to the People's Republic of China.
The 10-megawatt offshore plant, to be designed by Lockheed Martin, will be the largest OTEC project developed to date, supplying 100 percent of the power needed for a green resort to be built by Reignwood Group. In addition, the agreement could lay the foundation for the development of several additional OTEC power plants ranging in size from 10 to 100 megawatts, for a potential multi-billion dollar value.
"The benefits to generating power with OTEC are immense, and Lockheed Martin has been leading the way in advancing this technology for decades," said Dan Heller , vice president of new ventures for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training. "Constructing a sea-based, multi-megawatt pilot OTEC power plant for Reignwood Group is the final step in making it an economic option to meet growing needs for clean, reliable energy."
OTEC takes the natural temperature difference found in the ocean in tropical regions and uses it to create power. This technology is well-suited to island and coastal communities where energy transportation costs typically make other sources of power very expensive. The process provides a native power source to areas, and, like other renewable energy technologies, OTEC plants will be clean, sustainable and powered by free fuel.
Unlike other renewable energy technologies, this power is also base load, meaning it can be produced consistently 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A commercial-scale OTEC plant will have the capability to power a small city. The energy can also be used for the cultivation of other crucial resources such as clean drinking water and hydrogen for applications such as electric vehicles.
In addition to several other green energy-related projects across a variety of industries, Reignwood Group is currently developing two large scale low-carbon resort communities, with others planned in key locations in China. Using Lockheed Martin's OTEC technology to power a new resort will help the company to develop its first net-zero community.
"Our mission at Reignwood Group is to invest in low-carbon applications and solutions, integrating these new green technologies into a plan to promote sustainable development practices," said Colin Liu , senior vice president of Reignwood Group. "Lockheed Martin's OTEC technology offers a ground-breaking solution that will help us to achieve this mission."
Once the proposed plant is developed and operational, the two companies plan to use the knowledge gained to improve the design of the additional commercial-scale plants, to be built over the next 10 years. Each 100-megawatt OTEC facility could produce the same amount of energy in a year as 1.3 million barrels of oil, decrease carbon emissions by half a million tons and provide a domestic energy source that is sustainable, reliable and secure. With oil trading near $100 a barrel, the fuel-savings from one plant could top $130 million per year.
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" New Worldwatch Institute report discusses worldwide developments in wind power
Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Online service. The world now has approximately four times the installed wind capacity that it did in 2005, reflecting the combined effects of falling prices, improved technology, global investment, and various incentive programs. China led the way with a 43 percent share of global capacity additions in 2011, followed by the United States at 17 percent, India with almost 7 percent, and Germany at 5 percent, writes report author and Worldwatch’s Climate and Energy Program Manager Mark Konold.
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" In 2011, global wind power capacity topped out at 238,000 megawatts (MW) after adding just over 41,000 MW.1(See Figure 1.) This means that the global capacity grew by 21 percent in 2011?lower than the 2010 rate of 24 percent and markedly lower than the 2009 rate of 31 percent.2 Nonetheless, the world now has four times as much installed wind power capacity than in 2005, just seven years ago.3.......... "
The Global Wind Energy Council annual market statistics published today show that the wind industry installed just over 41,000 MW of new clean, reliable wind power in 2011, bringing the total installed capacity globally to more than 238,000 MW at the end of last year. This represents an increase of 21%, with an increase in the size of the annual global market of just over 6%. Today, about 75 countries worldwide have commercial wind power installations, with 22 of them already passing the 1 GW level.
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China has consolidated its position as global market leader, with a cumulative capacity of more than 62,000 MW, despite having faced a challenging year. “2011 was not an easy year for the Chinese wind industry.
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For India, 2011 installations pushed India’s total capacity to just over 16,000 MW. “India reached another milestone with adding over 3000 MW of wind power installed in 2011. This is likely to go up to 5000 MW per year by 2015.
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In the EU, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2011, for a total installed capacity of 93,957 MW - enough to supply 6.3% of the EU's electricity, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
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After a difficult 2010, the US wind sector bounced back, with installations of more than 6800 MW. “American wind energy’s long-term fundamentals are strong," said AWEA CEO Denise Bode.
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“Wind energy in Canada enjoyed a record year in 2011, surpassing the 5000 MW milestone.
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Latin America had a good year, growing by a total of more than 1200 MW, led by Brazil. Brazilian installations were up by half, adding 587 MW to reach a total of just over 1500 MW. “Brazil reached the 1 GW milestone during 2011, and has a pipeline of more than 7,000 MW to be completed before the end of 2016,” said Pedro Perrelli, Executive Director of the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEOLICA).
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Sawyer concluded: “We look forward to more new markets opening up in Africa, Asia and Latin America in 2012 and we expect to see some of the new markets in Latin America beyond Brazil start to approach critical mass. But at the end of the day we will be hard pressed to keep the industry’s growth up to its potential without a global price on carbon and other measures to account for the real costs to society of conventional power generation”.
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関連
-----image : GWEC -Global Wind Statistics 2011(PDF)よりカバー、下-同リポートより「TOP 10 NEW INSTALLED CAPACITY JAN-DEC 2011（2011年増加分）,TOP 10 CUMULATIVE CAPACITY DEC 2011(累計)」-----
"In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW - enough to supply 6.3% of the EU's electricity, according to figures published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Representing 21.4% of new power capacity, wind energy installations in 2011 were very similar to the previous year's 9,648 MW. The wind industry has had an average annual growth of 15.6% over the last 17 years (1995-2011).
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" 欧州における太陽電池モジュールの生産体制拡充へ
.....太陽電池モジュールの生産能力を拡充するため、欧州の生産拠点である京セラソーラーヨーロッパ（KYOCERA Solar Europe s.r.o.）チェコ工場（カダン市）の敷地内に、2棟目となる新工場棟の建設を開始いたしました。同工場棟は2011年秋に竣工する予定で、年間生産能力は360MWを目指してまいります。竣工後は第1工場とあわせると、最終的には当社太陽電池モジュールの生産拠点で世界最大となる、560MWの年間生産能力を保有することとなります。
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