Eurus finishes 10.5 MW (AC) in western Japan
The Tokyo-based renewables developer installed the 13.8 MW (DC) solar array on a 23-hectare plot of land west of the city of Osaka in Awaji, Hyogo prefecture.
Work begins on 4.4 MW PV plant in Cuba
The Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus, which will host the plant, is planning to deploy 63 MW of PV capacity by 2019.
Orix, Kyudenko, Kyushu Electric switch on 52.5 MW in Fukushima
Fukuoka-based engineering firm Kyudenko, Japanese financial services giant Orix and Kyuden Mirai Energy — a wholly owned subsidiary of regional utility Kyushu Electric Power — completed the project in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, in early June.
NADB considers loan for Mexico’s largest PV plant, Puerto Libertad
If the loan is approved, it could close by the end of the month.
Namibia to host another large-scale PV plant
The 5 MW plant will be located at a cement factory near Otavi owned by local manufacturer Ohorongo Cement. The project is being developed by German independent power producer SunEQ four Investment.
New York to procure $1.5 billion worth of renewables
The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves that the Cuomo Administration has taken in response to U.S. President Donald Trump exiting the Paris Agreement.
Enel connects 158 MW of PV in Brazil
Through its Brazilian subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações, Italian developer Enel has completed two projects in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia, with a total capacity of 158 MW.
South Australia already at 57% wind and solar in 2016/17
Solar met 7.6% of the state’s demand this year, as South Australia surpasses its renewable energy target eight years early.
Five takeaways from Intersolar Europe 2017
This year’s Intersolar Europe exhibition and conference attracted encouraging crowds, plenty of innovation and a growing sense of confidence in solar’s importance to the world. With a little help from storage, of course.
Spain’s Environment Ministry downsizes giant solar project in Extremadura by 170 MW
The Calzadilla de los Barros solar project was planned to have a capacity of 394 MW. The project is one of several giant PV projects announced across several Spanish southern regions over the past years.
