SPI to acquire 50 MW UK solar pipeline
Chinese-headquartered solar group signs development rights agreement with project owner Global Renewable Construction Limited Group to acquire PV pipeline across U.K.
Thin film to power drones
Silent Falcon UAV will be powered by Ascent Solar cells. Drone has a range of ‘commercial, public safety and defense applications.’
EDF and Marubeni partner on 146 MW Chilean merchant plant
France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles will partner with Japan’s Marubeni to develop a 146 MW power plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Laberinto PV power plant will be one of the largest upon completion.
Enphase signs supply partnership with PetersenDean
Collaboration created as part of PetersenDean’s pledge to source only American-made PV products under the Solar4America initiative, designed to support the U.S. domestic solar sector.
Russian banks set to seize Crimean solar power plants
Update: Saddled with massive debts estimated at $870 million following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and a dramatic cut in feed-in tariffs, solar plants in the region have been unable to pay back outstanding loans and now face foreclosure.
Swiss battery maker joins Azores grid project
Leclanche’s lith-ion batteries will form part of MW-scale renewables-plus-storage project. Swiss company’s Danish shareholder will also finance the project to the tune of $3.7m.
Scatec announces South Africa projects
Norwegian developer has announced three contract wins under much-delayed round of national power auction. No details emerged as to how state utility Eskom has overcome publicized grid constraints.
Solar-Fabrik identifies fire-risk modules
German manufacturer has published the serial numbers of modules with junction boxes which may catch fire. Any related product recall will be a fresh blow for the troubled German module maker.
Trina to supply Japan's biggest PV project
Chinese producer Trina Solar has announced that it will supply 116 MW of modules to a 231 MW PV power plant being developed in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The project will employ 446,000 Trina modules.
Utility aims to bring P2G power to the US
SoCalGas wants to use its existing natural gas infrastructure to store excess renewables power. Under P2G, renewable electricity is used to make synthetic equivalent of natural gas.
