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The solar farm comprises more than 200,000 Toshiba solar panels. This is Orix Corp.’s third large-scale solar plant to begin operation in Mie Prefecture.

CEO Kangping Chen says China remains the group’s biggest market but stresses that its market share in the U.S. is expanding. In addition, the company sees “great opportunities in exciting emerging markets such as Chile, Thailand and India.”

The Turkish government will purchase all power generated by the companies’ two solar PV projects under a long-term PPA at $0.133 per kilowatt hour.

Germany again topped the news this week after government officials proposed a new tax on renewable energy consumers. In the U.S., meanwhile, solar panels are starting to become standard features in new homes, at least in South Florida.

Marshall Solar and Xcel Energy commenced work on a 62 MW Marshall solar project in Lyon County, Minnesota.

Innovative installers and solar plant designers in particular are welcomed speakers at Intersolar Europe. Visitors eagerly line up for to hear the top presenters. Jong Wan (JW) Lim, managing director and head of EU Sales at Hanwha Q CELLS, explains what an innovation is and why his company got involved with the award, which it is presenting with pv magazine.

With a new factory in China and another one underway in Brazil, JA Solar is growing rapidly on the back of a booming Chinese market.

The 160 MW plant is located in the Antofagasta region of Chile.

The homebuilding company will introduce the PV solar systems as a standard feature in all of its new homes, making it the first company in South Florida to do so.

The two parties signed equipment procurement contracts for the 100 MW factory, which will produce cadmium telluride thin-film modules, during the SNEC tradeshow that is currently taking place in Shanghai.