Tri-State, Juwi sign PPA for 30 MW Colorado PV plant
Juwi Inc. has signed a PPA with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. for its proposed 30 MW solar PV project. Located in Colorado, the U.S., it is scheduled for completion in Q4 2016.
Moree Solar Farm starts installing JA Solar modules
JA Solar will deliver a total 70 MW of solar modules to the Moree Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The first batch of modules have been supplied, and are currently being installed.
Panasonic plans Younicos investment
The PV storage developer Younicos has garnered the interest of Panasonic. The German Cartel Office is currently proofing the legalities of Panasonic’s possible collaboration with Younicos.
Brazil: Auction delivers over 800 MW of PV at 8 cents/kWh
Brazil has concluded its second reverse auction for solar power plant projects, with 834 MW of parks being awarded bids, with an average price of 301.79 Real per megawatt-hour or US$0.0842/kWh. The average price was 13.5% below the maximum price set for the auction.
LG plans to expand production in South Korea
LG Electronics has decided to expand its production capacity at its production site in Gumi, South Korea. The reason has been stated as the strong global demand for its Cello-technology integrated modules.
UK's Solar Trade Association labels FIT cuts 'self-defeating'
Proposals to slash U.K.’s feed-in tariff by up to 87% draw scorn from the industry, which argues that ideology, rather than sound economic reasoning, is the driving force behind the cuts.
E.ON: The PV business is and will remain profitable
Interview: The energy utility E.ON plans to expand its PV business in Germany. From September, E.ON will offer a PV plant check service for operators of the more than 1.5 million PV plants. Moreover, the development of new PV plants still brings benefits for private households and small commercial operations, says Franco Gola, Head of Energy Solutions PV at E.ON Germany.
Solar-Fabrik closes Wismar operations
The Solar-Fabrik operations in Wismar are nearing the end. The module manufacturers facility will cease operation end of November.
The pv magazine weekly news digest
The U.S. and U.K. continue to go their separate ways on renewables, encouraging data from Germany warms the solar cockles, and a new solar mapping tool raises the roof across the U.S.
LDK Solar to supply 67MW for Thai PV project
LDK Solar will be supplying 67 MW of PV modules to a PV project in Thailand under a module supply agreement it signed with EA Solar Phitsanulok.
