Installations

Thailand-based Siam Solar Energy 1 Co., Ltd (SSE) has contracted Conergy AG to install three photovoltaic plants worth 31.5 MW. It is the second such project to be undertaken by the German company for Thai Solar Energy Company Limited subsidiary, SSE.

Ash Sharma, director of solar research at IHS Solar forecasts double digit growth in photovoltaic power optimizers over the next two years, despite the fact they are not said to be economical in well-designed installations. In the following interview, he discusses the market with pv magazine.

The Greek photovoltaic market was worth around €523 million in 2012 – over double that of 2011 – according to a recent report published by Greek consultancy Stochasis Management Ltd. The figure corresponds to an average annual growth rate of 196.8% for the years 2009 to 2012.

T-Solar has completed and grid-connected a 12.3 MWp photovoltaic park in Gujarat, India. It is the Spanish company’s second such project in the country.

Bosch and subsidiary, aleo solar have announced that US$100 million in funding will be made available for commercial and residential solar projects in North America.

U.S.-based Power-One, Inc. and Japan’s Panasonic Corporation have announced that they will work together on the development of energy storage systems and the large-scale utility and commercial photovoltaic inverter business.

The first phase of construction is underway on OCI Solar Power’s 400 MW photovoltaic project, located in Texas, the U.S. It is scheduled for completion at the end of 2013.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd is planning to build a photovoltaic module factory in Uzbekistan.

The Lithuanian Government has announced it will not permit the construction of any new solar facilities, in a bid to halt the “rapid” development of the project industry. The amendments are expected to be passed on March 1.

India-based Emmvee PV Power is developing a 20 MW solar park at Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh state.