Abu Dhabi solar power plant on schedule
Masdar, Total S.A. and Abengoa Solar are on track to begin operations at the 100 megawatt concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the Gulf emirate in the third quarter of 2012 according to the Spanish Abengoa.
Innotech buys a third of REC solar facility
Innotech has bought approximately a third of the shares of the Renewable Energy Corporation’s (REC) solar module manufacturing at Glava, Sweden. The facility has a capacity of 150 megawatts per year.
German PV funding compromise
Branch representatives and members of the German government have come to an agreement on the adjustment of solar incentives. The EuPD Research sees this as a step to an earlier than planned reduction.
Production line in West Africa
3S Modultec is selling an integrated solar panel production line to West Africa. Senegalese solar company SPEC is developing the first solar panel factory in West Africa with support from 3S Modultec.
Smart Grid's best year
Mercom Capital in Texas, U.S. has released a report stating 2010 as the best year smart grid has had.
Decision about German solar promotion this week
A proposal for the brought forward cuts of the photovoltaic feed-in tariffs in Germany is to be presented by the end of the week. The plans will be officially presented by the Minister of Environment tomorrow before noon. That was the word from governing party circles.
Environmental permitting approved on 230 MW solar ranch
First Solars 230 megawatt (MW) AV Solar Ranch One project has received final and non-appealable environmental permitting. Construction is scheduled to begin this year, with project completion expected by the end of 2013.
20.5 GWs of PV installations predicted for 2011
Latest estimates state that new photovoltaics (PV) installations grew by 130 percent last year to reach 17.5 gigawatts (GWs). This year, installations are forecast to hit 20.5 GWs, thus taking total installed capacity to 58 GWs.
Hanwha SolarOne adds 2 GWs production capacity
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (formerly Solarfun Power Holdings) is to expand its production capacity by two gigawatts (GWs) through the addition of a cell and module production facility in Nantong, China.
US: WMECo to install 4.2 MWs in Springfield
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) is to develop a 4.2 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, the U.S.
