First Solar installs 4.1 MW rooftop system
First Solar is practicing what it preaches as it prepares to go live with what it claims is Arizona’s largest rooftop photovoltaic installation at its own Mesa facility.
India: Tamil Nadu opens tenders
The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) released tender documents this week. While a 1 MW minimum capacity has been set for projects, no upper limit has been identified.
Prices will continue to fall for the next three months IHS iSuppli
Global photovoltaic market analysts IHS iSuppli have been predicting for some time that the emerging markets categorized as ‘rest of the world’ in its figures will lead the anticipated upsurge in demand to drive the solar industry from 2013 onwards.
JinkoSolar signs US$1 billion agreement with China Development Bank
JinkoSolar’s Swiss subsidiary JinkoSolar AG has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with the Guangdong Branch of China Development Bank (CDB).
Deger equips 2 MW plant in Kazakhstan
The solar plant in Kazakhstan will start operation this year. German company Deger has been selected to deliver the tracking solutions. Bisol Group is responsible for the planning, construction and installation of the national energy provider Samruk-Energo funded project.
Japan: Wirsol and Greenpower Capital form joint venture
Wirsol and Greenpower Capital have formed a joint venture to provide project finance, EPC and O&M to the Japanese solar market. The services are tailor-made to fit photovoltaic projects 10 MW and above.
Solea Renewables completes 1MW diesel/PV hybrid plant
Solea Renewables has completed and commissioned a 1 MW ground-mounted diesel/photovoltaic hybrid electric power plant for industrial mining applications in South Africa.
India: Financing challenges make renewables expensive
The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions (CEMS) at the Indian School of Business (ISB) have released findings from two studies that show high interest rates and relatively short term loans make renewable energy projects in India more expensive than in the U.S. and Europe.
Centrosolar completes 130 kW project in Switzerland
Centrosolar has completed a 130 kWp PV rooftop system using in-roof panels in a workers’ housing cooperative in Schaffhausen. Over 600 Centrosolar panels were used on a total of 52 roofs.
SolarWorld moves into Japan
SolarWorld has a new sales office in Japan, marking the expansion of the company into the growing solar market.
