8minutenergy starts building next phase of 100 MW California cluster
The solar developer completed financing and tax equity for the 26 MW Redwood 4 Solar Farm, the next phase of a group of solar farms near Bakersfield, California.
PID, soiling and module degradation in hot climates
PID in India: In the cost-conscious Indian solar sector, ensuring reliable power output should be the number one priority. However, an example of one solar farm suffering from the ill-effects of under-performing modules, installation malpractice and unsatisfactory maintenance shows how corner cutting from the outset is more damaging in the long run.
Solar Systems LLC switches on 15 MW PV facility in south-western Russia
The Zavodskaya SPS solar project was built with 56,626 modules manufactured by Solar Systems at its production plant in Yelabuga municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Ingeteam to supply 1.17 GW of inverters to Abu Dhabi’s Sweihan PV project
The agreement will see the Spanish central inverter specialist ship its 1,000 Vdc Ingecon Sun PowerMax B series inverters to Sterling and Wilson, the EPC overseeing the construction of the Sweihan solar plant, which will be the world’s largest single-site solar park once complete.
Adani to begin work on 170 MW Australia project
A unit of Indian conglomerate Adani will start building the first 65 MW phase of a planned 170 MW solar installation in the Australian state of Queensland by the end of this year.
Kong Sun posts $9.8 million profit in H1
Kong Sun has recorded a profit of CNY 63.7 million ($9.75 million) in the first half of 2017, from a loss of CNY 124.4 million a year earlier, as it connected roughly 210 MW of new solar capacity to the Chinese grid.
Pacifico starts building 42 MW in Japan
Pacifico Energy has started building a 42 MW solar project in northeastern Japan.
Hevel Solar starts construction on 15 MW solar plant in south-western Russia
The plant is part of a 165 MW PV project pipeline that the company is developing in Russia’s Astrakhan region.
Mexico: 843 MW of solar submitted for environmental approval
The six projects are planned to be built in the states of Baja California, Sonora, Puebla and Chihuahua.
Tokyu Land to build 92 MW plus storage in Japan
Property developer Tokyu Land has revealed plans to pair 92 MW of solar with 25.3 MWh of lithium-ion storage capacity on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, in cooperation with Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance and Green Power Development Corp. of Japan.
