SunEdison signs 85 MW of PPAs
Photovoltaic integrator SunEdison has announced the signing of 85 MW of PPAs, with utilities in California. The five PPAs in total have been signed with Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas and Electric and Riverside one the first Californian municipal utilities to sign a PPA of this size.
US: Yingli to supply 170 MW Centinela project
Vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturer Yingli Green Energy has signed what it claims is its biggest ever module supply agreement. The company will ship 200 MW of its modules to Southern California for a utility scale project for Centinela Solar Energy.
Strong potential growth for storage, distributed generation and microgrids
IEEE announced today the release of a new report that they commissioned. The report details how energy storage, distributed generation and microgrid technologies stand to evolve given the rapid deployment of the smart grid across the globe over the next five years.
System integrators top utility scale development
Companies that both develop and install photovoltaic power plants known as system integrators have topped the latest list of large scale solar developers. German and American companies remain on top, however new entrants from Austria and China have made a dramatic jump in the ranking.
AEG and ITM cooperate on energy storage
AEG Power Solutions has signed an agreement with energy storage and clean fuel company, ITM Power. The companies will cooperate on integrating ITM Power’s electrolyser with AEG PS’s power control electronics.
AEG to provide equipment for Ukraine solar farms
Luxembourgs AEG Power Solutions has won the contract to provide power equipment for Martifer Solars photovoltaic farms in southern Ukraine.
Germany: Siemens and SWK create smart grid in Wachtendonk
Siemens Infrastructure & Cities and the municipal utility SWK STADTWERKE KREFELD AG (SWK) are working together to transform the existing power grid in a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia. The project “Wachtendonk is doing its part – Researching the grid” is seen as a testbed to boost smart grid solutions, something essential for Germany’s new energy policy.
Part of Saudia Arabias 41 GW timeline emerges
Since May of this year Saudi Arabian plans to install 41 GW of solar capacity by 2032 have been known. Details are beginning to emerge as to how these plans will be built out.
LDK and CIC Group to cooperate on PV projects
Germany-based CIC Group has announced that it will work on photovoltaic projects for LDK Solar. It will also act as a distributor for the Chinese manufacturer.
345 million investment secured for Moroccos Ouarzazate solar project
The first 125 to 160 MW phase of the 500 MW Ouarzazate solar project has secured 345 million in funding from Europe. It is expected to be operational by 2015. Meanwhile, sources report that a US$1 billion PPA has been secured for the project.
