Solar PPA business on the rise in Japan
Sumitomo, Sunseap and Shikoku Electric are partnering to offer bilateral PPAs to big power consumers in Japan. The consortium will operate through a dedicated joint venture and will offer three different PPA options.
Indian state of Rajasthan to host 1.8GW of new solar
The Indian state of Rajasthan, with 10.6 GW of installed solar power capacity, has announced plans to build an 800MW solar park in Jaisalmer with Rajasthan Power Generation Corp. Rajasthan Solar Park Development Co. has also revealed plans to build a 1,000MW solar park in Bikaner.
Bluebird Solar expands PV module capacity to 300MW in India
Delhi-based PV manufacturer Bluebird Solar has added a new fully automatic manufacturing line equipped with the latest mono-PERC, half-cut multi-busbar cell technology.
US targets 5 million community solar households by 2025
The US National Community Solar Partnership, a Department of Energy program, has released a roadmap to reach 5 million community solar households by 2025.
US added 5.4GW of small-scale PV last year
Some northern states added as much small-scale PV per capita as the top states in the Southwest, taking advantage of solar irradiance in northern states that’s about 70% as high as that in the desert Southwest.
Romanian developer seeks EPC contractor for 134MW PV project
The project is planned to be located 35km from Bucharest, in central Romania. The plant will be close to grid infrastructure and is expected to occupy a surface of 150 hectares.
Official statistics say France deployed 2.8GW of PV in 2021
The new numbers show France deployed around 100MW more solar power than previously estimated by French renewable energy association the SER.
Unsubsidized utility scale solar changing shape of Danish PV market
In a short interview with pv magazine, Flemming Vejby Kristensen, from the Danish PV association Solcelleforening, explained the surprising performance achieved by Denmark’s PV market in 2021, in which around 667.6MW of PV capacity was deployed. Around 94% of this growth is coming from large scale unsubsidized solar projects and the segment’s main driver has been the willingness of big corporations to buy green electricity under bilateral PPAs.
US rackless, earth-mounted solar supplier secures funding
Erthos has secured $17.5 million in a Series B funding round and has a 2.5GW project pipeline.
Luminous unveils integrated lithium battery inverter
Luminous has revealed its new Li-ON series 1250 inverter with integrated lithium-ion battery. It offers a compact, safe, plug-and-play power backup solution for retail and domestic applications.
