Solar dawn
Frank Haugwitz arrived in China in June 2002 as technical adviser to the solar-focused Sino-German Renewable Energies in Rural Areas Program. He has directly observed the nation’s rise to solar superpower status.
Tibet commissions 120 MW, high-altitude solar plant
China Huadian has connected a 120 MW solar plant to the grid in the Tibetan city of Nagqu, which has an average altitude of 4,500 meters. The installation is reportedly the largest PV project in Tibet.
The world’s highest utility-scale solar plus storage project
Built in Gangba County, in Xigaze, Tibet, the 40 MW/193 MWh facility was deployed at more than 4,700m above sea level and is functioning as a demonstration project for the ancillary services the technology could offer the Tibetan grid.
Chinese city bars all new solar this year
Yulin, in Shaanxi province has brought the curtain down on around 1 GW of PV projects which are under construction. It had previously been expected the city would add around 5 GW of new solar this year.
Panda Green posts $41.9 million profit in H1
Panda Green Energy has recorded a profit of CNY 277 million ($41.9 million) for the first half of 2017, up 7% year on year, as it expanded its aggregate installed PV capacity by 468.1 MW.
United PV to acquire 110 MW of solar in China
A unit of the Chinese solar investment and development group will acquire a 100% equity interest in China New Energy Holdings, as part of a complex deal involving solar, wind and hydropower assets.
