First modules installed at 230 MW AVSR1 site
Having overcome two major hurdles, the first modules have finally been installed at the 230 MW Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) plant, located in Los Angeles County. The whole project is scheduled for completion in 2013.
Germanys DZ-4 secures first investor
New Germany-based photovoltaic startup, DZ-4 GmbH has secured its first investor. Watt & Wärme Energiekonzepte GmbH & Co. KG has formed a strategic partnership with the company in order to further develop DZ-4s business model.
SPI Solar takes Solar Green Technologies over
U.S.-based photovoltaic project developer, SPI Solar, has acquired Italian EPC contractor, Solar Green Technologies (SGT) from LDK Solars subsidiary, LDK Solar Europe Holdings S.A. for around 5 million.
Germanys Bundesrat also approves PV plan
After months of toing and froing, Germanys new photovoltaic cuts can finally pass into law. As planned, the changes will be retroactively applied to April 1, and the transition period for larger plants will remain.
Emerson supplies inverters to 70 MW PV project in California
Emerson has been selected to supply its inverters to two of China-based GCL-Polys photovoltaic projects, located in California, the U.S.
Australia: Bridging policies for large-scale solar kicking in
First Solar was recently selected to supply and provide the EPC services for two projects in the first stage of the Australian Federal Governments Solar Flagships program. The aim of the program is to see the establishment of the countrys first large utility-scale projects. First Solars Jack Curtis, the Vice President of Business Development Asia-Pacific for the company, spoke to pv magazine about the emerging utility-scale market in the country.
Hanwha to takeover Q.Cells?
According to media reports, the Hanwha Group has said it is considering taking over Germanys Q.Cells.
New Jersey resurrects the SREC
A bill passed on June 25 by the New Jersey State Legislature is designed to stimulate new demand for Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) from load-serving entities (LSEs); spur additional distributed, grid-tied solar installations by homeowners and other private parties; and save industry jobs in the Northeast region.
Australia: NSW post-subsidy FIT raised by 48 percent
New South Wales (NSW) Independent Pricing and Regulatory Authority (IPART) has recommended that the feed-in tariff (FIT) to be paid to businesses and households that feed photovoltaic-generated electricity back into the grid to be increased substantially for the Australian 2012/13 financial year.
Germany finally compromises on PV subsidies
Germanys federal and state governments have agreed to a phasing out of funding and cuts in the countrys photovoltaic feed-in tariffs. It is expected that the Bundestag and Bundesrat will discuss and make a decision on the compromise this week.
