US: plans to add 22 MW of utility-scale solar in New Mexico approved
Plans to add 22 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar power in New Mexico, the U.S. by electric utility company PNM Resources, have been approved by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Set to be installed across various sites in New Mexico, the U.S. Regulators capped the facilities’ cost at USD$101.7 million. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of next year.
Pennsylvania, US: USD$20.5 million to be invested in solar energy
Bringing a boost to the U.S. solar industry, Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that USD$20.5 million in state and federal investments will be injected into 40 clean energy projects. It is hoped that up to 1,400 jobs in the countrys solar sector will be created.
Italy: Martifer Solar to install 3 MWp turnkey PV project near Milan
Martifer Solar says it is to install a three-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power turnkey project, composed of three ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) plants, in Italys Lombardy region, located near Milan. When completed, says the company, it will be one of the regions largest ground mounted PV projects.
Recovery Act jump starts American clean energy
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a new report last week on how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is investing USD$100 billion in scientific research and advances in technology. The report, ‘The Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation’, highlights that this is to jumpstart the renewable energy sector.
Record for UK home solar panel installations
According to U.K. energy regulator, Ofgem, 2,257 British homes in August have been fitted with solar panels. This is a jump from 1,700 in July and 1,400 in June, reports BBC News.
Italy: 4 PV installations completed
Canadian Solar and Blue-Tech Srl have announced the completion of four photovoltaics (PV) projects in Northern Italy.
Phaesun begins rural electrification project in Mozambique
Phaesun has started a 300,000, two-year rural electrification project in Mozambique, in order to provide electricity to the people of Pessene, located around 50 kilometers from the countrys capital, Maputo.
juwi Solar to add 500 new jobs as part of worldwide expansion
Germany-based juwi Solar has said it will create 500 new jobs until 2012. Almost half of them will be located in Germany, which is currently the company’s “most important” market.
Greece lifts PV legal barriers
Greeces Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change has signed two new Ministerial Decisions, which have helped to satisfy some of the photovoltaics (PV) sectors demands regarding the uplift of certain legal-administrative barriers, according to PV Legal.
Phoenix Solar AG to build 2.2 MW solar park in Slovakia
Phoenix Solar AG is set to build a 2.2 megawatt (MW) Slovakian solar park following an agreement with green energy slovakia, s.r.o. This, says the company, will be its first project as general contractor in the country.
