2-MW plant on "recycled" land inaugurated in France
The largest photovoltaic power plant in North-Western France has been inaugurated in the town of Distré. 8,500 Kyocera KD235 modules were used for the installation.
UK: Solon completes 1.6 MW PV plant
Solon has completed and grid connected a 1.6 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic plant in the U.K.
AEG PS inaugurates Indian solar inverter factory
AEG Power Solutions has inaugurated its new 400 megawatt (MW) solar inverter factory in Bangalore, India. While 40 people have already been hired, it is expected that a total of 150 jobs will be created.
Conergy signs 5 MW of large projects in the US
Full-system manufacturer and integrator Conergy, has announced at the Solar Power International trade show that is has signed agreements to install five megawatts (MW) of large photovoltaic projects in the U.S.
California: Cupertino and Q-Cells to install PV for PG&E
Cupertino Electric, Inc. will install another 20 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system in California, the U.S. for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Meanwhile, Q-Cells will build a total of 30 MW for the utility.
6.1 MW PV system to be installed at New Jersey school
KDC Solar LLC has started construction on a 6.1 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic installation at The Lawrenceville School, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey.
US: Sanyo makes modules available in solar lease partnership
Sanyo is making its photovoltaic modules available to homeowners in California, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado and Hawaii in a solar lease partnership with BrightGrid Solar. The companies hope to roll out the scheme to other states in the coming months.
Phoenix Solar completes Greek PV project
Phoenix Solars Greek subsidiary has completed a 1.1 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic park in Macedonia.
France: Siemens brings 31 MWp of PV online
Siemens Energy has completed a 31 megawatt peak (MWp) photovoltaic project in France. It is said to be the largest installation of its kind in the country.
US: Solar leasing installations continue to grow
Solar leaser, SunRun and Californian market analyst, PV Solar Report have released data showing that solar leasing, or third-party-owned solar, accounted for 59 percent of Californian residential installations in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011. This brings the cumulative total for 2011 to 51 percent.
