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22 Jul 2014NRG Energy to Acquire 4MW Public Solar Facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands
July 21, 2014 - NRG Energy, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the 4MW Spanish Town Estate Solar project on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands from Toshiba International Corporation. Once completed, the power will be sold to the U.S. Virgin Island Water and Power Authority under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The project also is expected to help the USVI achieve their renewable energy goals to reduce its fossil fuel based energy consumption by 60 percent over the next 10 years. -
21 Jul 2014BYD Plan to Construct a Solar Module Factory in Brazil
July 15, 2014 - The city of Campinas has been selected as the home to the BYD's newest factory - creating 450 new local jobs. Executives from Campinas City Hall and BYD Company Ltd. this week announced the opening of the company's first South American manufacturing facility. The factory is slated to open in 2015. "In the first year of operation, the plant will have a maximum production capacity of 1,000 electric buses as well as all of their batteries," said BYD Brazil's General Manager Tyler Li. "This is the first stage of manufacturing expansion." -
21 Jul 2014
ITOCHU to Build 44.8MW Solar Power Plant in Japan
July 15, 2014 - ITOCHU Corporation announced today that it will construct a 44.8MW solar power plant and engage in a power generation business on 460,000 square meters of land on the premises of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Oita Works in Oita, Oita Prefecture, through an operating company jointly established with Kyudenko Corporation and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Today, the operating company concluded a loan agreement concerning the project with a syndicate of banks organized by Mizuho Bank, Ltd. -
18 Jul 2014Iberdrola Ingeniería to Complete 96MW Solar Project in South Africa
July 15, 2014 - Iberdrola Ingeniería has completed the development of its first renewable energies project in South Africa, consisting of the construction of three major facilities: the Noblesfontein and Klipheuwel wind farms and the Jasper photovoltaic power plant. -
18 Jul 2014
Solectria Renewables Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric
July 17, 2014 – Solectria Renewables, LLC and Yaskawa Electric Corporation announced today that the companies have reached a definitive agreement whereby Yaskawa Electric will acquire Solectria Renewables. Solectria Renewables will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. -
18 Jul 2014REC Silicon ASA Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results
July 18, 2014 - REC Silicon ASA reported second quarter 2014 revenues of USD 126.9 million and EBITDA from continuing operations of USD 31.6 million. Debt has been reduced by USD 125 million to USD 283 million, primarily due to the repayment of the Euro 81 million convertible bond. -
18 Jul 2014
Yingli Green Energy to Supply 3MW PV Modules in Hubei, China
July 17, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited today announced that it will supply 3MW PV modules to a demonstration project for distributed generation ("DG") in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in eastern China. -
17 Jul 2014
Nexamp Completes 6MW PV Project in Massachusetts
July 16, 2014 - Nexamp and Mohegan Council, Boy Scouts of America announced the start of operations of the 6MW solar facility at the Treasure Valley Scout Reservation in Rutland, Mass. The project will provide a steady source of income for the Boy Scouts as well as substantial savings for local municipalities. -
17 Jul 2014
Silicor Materials Selects Iceland Site for Solar Silicon Plant
July 15, 2014 - Silicor Materials, Inc. announced today that it has selected a site at the port of Grundartangi in Iceland for its first large-scale solar silicon production facility. -
17 Jul 2014
JinkoSolar Signs RMB 1 Billion Financing Agreement with China Minsheng Bank
July 16, 2014 - JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a five-year RMB 1 billion strategic financing agreement with China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. ("CMBC").