70 MW plant to be built in Southern Japan
Kyocera and six other companies have formed a new company to build and operate a 70 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant in the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The new company will be called the Kagoshima Mega Solar Power Corporation and Kyocera will be the largest shareholder.
26 percent of Arenales power plant sold
Solar Millennium’s insolvency administrator, Volker Böhm has sold a 26 percent share of the Spanish solar power plant Arenales. Purchaser is private equity firm STEAG GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STEAG, Germany’s fifth largest electricity producer.
A concentrated hub
During Intersolar North America, held in San Francisco July 10-12, pv magazine took the chance to turn the spotlight on some key firms in the City and Bay Area. A key technology and online hub, the Bay Area is home to iconic companies like Google, eBay and Twitter.
SG&E dedicates new green energy transmission line
Californian utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SD&E) has held a dedication ceremony to open the 117-mile, 500 kilovolt (kV) Sunrise Powerlink transmission line. The line will carry solar and wind-generated electricity from the Imperial Valley to the city of San Diego.
India: 1 GW milestone crossed
Local media in India have reported that solar photovoltaic installations in the country have crossed the one GW mark, according to the data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Suntech investigates possibility of fraud
Suntech Power Holdings has launched an investigation into a security interest the company received in connection with its investment in Global Solar Fund, S.C.A., Sicar (GSF). This investigation may delay Suntech’s earnings announcement for 2Q2012.
Australia: indigenous solar group for outback applications
Indigenous Australian mining contractor, Carey Mining, has undertaken a partnership with a photovoltaic installer Next Power, to form the first indigenous solar power company. Carey Power will work to provide installations to remote and regional Australian communities.
Heliotrop to supply 29 MW
The French Ministry of Energy has announced today that it has selected 29 megawatts (MW), of a total of 50 MW of projects, to customers of Heliotrop. Hybrid concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) and photovoltaic technology will be used in the plants.
EU ProSun launched to spearhead PV trade case
Following the admission by SolarWorld yesterday that a complaint against Chinese photovoltaic manufacturers had been filed in Europe, a statement was released announcing the launch of the “EU ProSun” initiative, behind which over 20 European solar manufacturers are hiding.
Solarwatt subsidiary also files for insolvency
Germany-based SunStrom GmbH has filed for insolvency. Lawyer, Rüdiger Wienberg has been appointed provisional liquidator by the Dresden insolvency court.
