Conergy connects RWE's first UK solar farm
Conergy has erected and connected a 37 MW PV installation near British Prime Minister David Cameron’s parliamentary constituency of West Oxforshire for a limited 24-year period.
JinkoSolar to supply 19 MW of solar modules for PV project in Chile
JinkoSolar has signed more than 160 MW of contracts in Chile this year, making it one of the leading suppliers in the country.
Kyocera sees sales, profit rise in first half of fiscal year
An absence of revenue from large-scale solar projects for the public and commercial sectors resulted in declining sales and profit for the Japanes congolomerate’s Applied Ceramic Products division. Japan remains the group’s main market.
Inside the Enphase storage play
Last week microinverter supplier Enphase Energy unveiled its AC storage product at the SPI trade show in Las Vegas. The announcement attracted considerable hype and pv magazine spoke to Ameet Konkar, Enphase’s senior director of strategic initiatives about the move.
115 MW of utility-scale solar plants planned for western New South Wales
French renewable energy developer Neoen is planning a series of large-scale solar PV plants around key towns in western New South Wales, Australia, that would amount to a total 115 MW and would be one of the biggest commercial solar projects to date.
SunEdison wins 150 MW of PV projects in Karnataka, India
The U.S. solar company is expanding its footprint in India, where it has made a successful bid for 150 MW of projects in the state of Karnataka. The news follows SunEdison’s recently announced plans to develop 5 GW of solar in Rajasthan.
Alevo sets up gigfab in US, expands storage operations in China
The Swiss energy storage startup is setting up a new gigawatt-scale battery production facility in a former cigarette factory in North Carolina and has signed a deal with China-ZK to sell its products and technology in China.
Hanwha Q CELLS to build 800 MW module fab in Malaysia
Construction start in early 2015, ramp-up to be completed by early 2016.
Sunrun, Outback Power partner on energy storage pilot project
As part of the program, Sunrun will combine and test OutBack Power’s technology consisting of weather-resistant batteries and inverters with home solar systems in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Chile: SunEdison closes $130 million for 69.5 MW Javiera plant
U.S.-based vertically integrated solar producer and project developer SunEdison has announced closure on $130 million in debt financing for its 69.5 MW PV power plant in Chile. The Javiera plant has been financed by local banks CorpBanca and BBVA.
