Installations

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Germany-based SolarWorld have created a partnership in order to develop an 11.6 megawatt (MW) DC solar system.

Scatec Solar has completed and grid connected a four megawatt (MW) PV plant in Puglia, Southern Italy.

The debate over whether a cap should be placed on Italy’s PV market or not is hotting up. While one minister has been quoted as saying there will be no cap, another is reportedly supporting the move. A final decision is expected to be reached by the end of the week.

Solar SW and A-Sun are currently working on an over one megawatt (MW) PV project in England. When completed, it will reportedly be the country’s largest commercial installation to date.

The meeco Group has announced it will install an off-grid solar solution at a cattle ranch in Paraguay.

Q-Cells SE has announced it will be opening an office in London. The company, which spoke to pv magazine about its UK installation plans, is also waiting to receive MCS approval for its solar panels.

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has awarded SunEdison five PV projects worth 31 megawatts (MW) AC under its feed-in tariff (FIT) program.

A group of eight banks has pledged to provide financial backing to a BP-led consortium, which is bidding for Australian Government support and funding to build a 150 megawatt (MW) solar project in the town of Moree.

TEP Solar has agreed to acquire two of BP Solar’s Italian PV projects worth two megawatts (MW).

France will reportedly introduce an annual limit of 500 megawatts (MW) for new PV installations on March 10. However, the new restrictions will be less severe than initially feared.