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20 Apr 2016Solar Frontier Modules Selected for 16 Projects by Staten Solar
Solar Frontier announced today that its CIS modules will be installed at 16 solar project sites ranging in size up to 522kW by Staten Solar. These solar PV systems will be located in Tulare and Kern Counties of California's Central Valley on farms that produce almonds, pistachios and table grapes. -
19 Apr 2016ReneSola to Supply 81.5MW of Solar Modules in China
ReneSola Ltd today announced that it has started shipping solar modules to two customers with an aggregate volume of 81.5MW. Shipment to TBEA Xinjiang Sunoasis, relates to ReneSola's supply of 305W, 310W and 315W modules of 56.5MW for the customer's projects located in Xinjiang and Jiangsu provinces in China. Shipment to the other customer, China Foma Group, relates to ReneSola's supply of 265W Virtus II modules with of 25MW for the customer's project in Gansu Province. Deliveries of these modules are scheduled to be completed by the end of May 2016. -
19 Apr 2016Wacker Officially Opens New Production Site in the USA
Wacker Chemie AG officially opened its new polysilicon production site in the US State of Tennessee. The new site is totaling some US$ 2.5 billion. Wacker began starting up individual plant sections at Charleston in December after a construction period of just under five years. So far, about 1,000 metric tons of polysilicon have been produced there. In the coming months, Wacker will gradually ramp up production and expects to reach Charleston's full capacity of over 20,000 metric tons per year in the third quarter of 2016. Currently, the site has about 600 employees and, when fully operational, should have some 650. -
19 Apr 2016
JinkoSolar to Supply 49MW of Solar Modules to China Resources Power
JinkoSolar Holding today announced that it will supply 49MW of solar modules to China Resources Power Investment Company Limited ("China Resources Power") for three solar PV plants. -
18 Apr 2016
OCI Solar Power, BVR Commemorate 13.6MW Solar Park in Mexico
Buenavista Renewables (BVR), OCI Solar Power (OCISP), the La Salle educational network and Leoni Cable celebrated construction of Mexico's solar park with a ceremonial solar panel installation at the Los Santos Solar I solar park in Moctezuma, Chihuahua, Mexico. This project is to supply energy to private off-takers in Mexico via a 20 year power purchase agreement (PPA). -
18 Apr 2016JinkoSolar Supplies Asunim-Phoenix Solar Consortium with 6.9MW PV Modules
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. today announced that it has supplied Asunim with 6.9MW of PV solar modules in Kayseri, Turkey. -
15 Apr 2016
SolarWorld Delivers 4.5MW Solar Power System for Montpellier Airport
A 4.5MW solar power system from SolarWorld was inaugurated with a celebratory flyover by the Airbus 380 at the airport of the southern French city of Montpellier. The solar installation at an airport in France was installed on carports over 1,800 parking spaces. In the future, 16,000 SolarWorld solar power modules (SW Sunmodule plus 280 mono) will generate about 6.2 million kWh of clean electricity per year. In addition, electric cars can recharge using the power of the sun at two solar vehicle charging stations. -
15 Apr 2016BHEL Bags EPC Order for 50MW Solar Power Plant
Against stiff domestic competitive bidding, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a prestigious order for setting up a 50MW Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Power Plant on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis. -
15 Apr 2016
Juwi Expands Footprint in Turkey
Juwi group is expanding its footprint in the Turkish renewable energy market. The company is now about to construct 18 solar parks with a total installed capacity of 18.6MW (DC) for the Turkish Koyuncu Group. The Koyuncu Group's investment is about USD 23.5 million. -
14 Apr 2016
Duke Energy Launches 5MW Solar Facility in Florida
Duke Energy joined with Walt Disney World Resort and Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) to develop the 5MW solar facility located on 22 acres near Epcot. The facility is made of 48,000 solar panels and is operated by Duke Energy, which will sell the alternative energy to RCID to help meet the power needs of Walt Disney World Resort and its other customers.