Resale of PV PPAs in India risky
According to new research, there is rising anxiety among photovoltaic project developers, who are looking to sell their power purchase agreements (PPAs) before even starting construction on their projects. The lack of experience of companies operating in photovoltaics has been cited as the main reason.
GE to build 400 MW CdTe thin film factory in Colorado
GE has announced that it will build a new 400 megawatt (MW) cadmium telluride thin film photovoltaic panel manufacturing facility in Aurora, Colorado. Over 450 jobs are expected to be created.
UK: NextEnergy commissions 2 MW PV plant; realigns solar strategy
NextEnergy Capitals two megawatt (MW) U.K. photovoltaic plant has been officially commissioned this week. The European merchant bank has now announced plans to manage and operate a number of other utility-scale projects across the country.
Singulus joins CIGS machinery market
German solar machinery supplier, Singulus has entered the growing thin-film market with a new Copper-Indium-Selenium and Gallium and Sulphur (CIGS) thin-film solar cell processing system.
SunPower to build 5 MW Hawaiian solar farm
SunPower is set to build a five megawatt (MW) solar farm in Hawaii, after receiving the go ahead from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to sell the generated electricity to the Hawaiian Electric Company.
Two US PV landfill projects announced
PVNavigator, LLC is set to install a 3.1 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system at a landfill in New Jersey. In related news, Tioga Energy and Chevron Energy Solutions have said they will build a 1.15 MW system atop a capped Californian landfill.
Platina refinances 9.5 MW Italian PV park for 37 million
Platina Partners LLP has secured 37 million in debt financing from the German Commerzbank for its Archangel photovoltaic park.
Conservation project launched at Europes biggest PV plant
A 13-year conservation-monitoring project has been launched at the FinowTower photovoltaic power plant site. Still under construction the plant, in Brandenburg, Germany, will be worth 84.5 megawatts on completion.
SunEdison sells 33 MW worth of PV systems in Italy and Spain
SunEdison has sold off 33 megawatts (MW) from its photovoltaic portfolio in Italy and Spain to KGAL GmbH & Co. The news follows KGALs earlier acquisition of 20 MW from SunEdison in the second quarter of 2011.
Indian PV market funding, project and installed capacity update
Mercom Capital Group provides an update on the Indian solar market, including the funding status of current photovoltaic projects, accumulated capacity, and the country’s proposed pipeline.
