UrbanTec China: Solar to be integral part of cities clean future
This week brought encouraging news from China regarding the development of smart grids to help enable the smart and sustainable cities of tomorrow. In addition to the key role solar can play, the need to focus on technology communication was highlighted – if the application is not visualized to the end-user, the adoption rate of the technology will suffer.
California: New roofs must be solar ready from 2014
The California Energy Commission has introduced new energy efficient standards for all new residential and commercial buildings. The new measures mean that from January 1, 2014, all new buildings must have solar-ready roofs.
EPS unveils plans to develop 300 MW of solar in Chile
Element Solar Power (EPS) has said it intends to develop 300 megawatts (MW) worth of solar projects in Chile. The company also unveiled plans to open an “interpretive and educational” center in the Atacama Desert.
Q.Cells completes 69 MW Ontario PV plant
Q.Cells North America has finally completed construction work on the 69 megawatt (MW) Sault Ste. Marie photovoltaic plant in Ontario, Canada.
Germany: Centrosolar to install PV on 100 supermarkets
Under a new joint venture, Centrosolar Group AG and Pohlen Bedachungen GmbH are planning to install eight megawatts peak (MWp) worth of photovoltaics on supermarkets across Germany.
AEG Power Solutions to expand South Africa operations
Netherlands-based AEG Power Solutions Group will expand its South African operations with a new photovoltaic inverter manufacturing facility.
Australia: 210 MW shortlist emerges
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has reached the final stage of its selection process for a scheme in which 210 megawatts (MW) of large-scale solar projects will be added to the territory. The smallest of Australias states and territories, the ACT hopes to become the countrys photovoltaic leader.
Canadian Solar delivers 8 MW to landfill plant
Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer, Canadian Solar announced today that it has delivered eight megawatts (MW) of modules to a project, on a former landfill site, in the German state of Hesse.
Conergy opens 8 MW park in Germany
German photovoltaics manufacturer, Conergy has opened an eight megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Grimmen, near Germanys Baltic Sea coastline. Around 35,000 Conergy PowerPlus modules were used in the installation, which is spread over 20 hectares.
Samil Power takes on 2.6 GW PV project in China
Inverter manufacturer and project developer, Samil Power Co. Ltd has signed an agreement worth US$4.8 billion, under which it will install a total of 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic plants.
