Solar Industry News

JA Solar Supplies Modules for 93MW Solar-Wind Hybrid Project in South Korea

JA Solar announced that it supplied modules for South Korea's mountainous photovoltaic power plant project, which is installed with a capacity of 93MW and built on the ground of an existing 40MW wind farm. With the incorporation of the photovoltaic power plant, the wind-solar hybrid project has become the largest of its kind in South Korea with a total installed capacity of 133MW. Continue

Mortenson Announce Construction Start for 100MW Solar Energy Storage Project in Texas

Able Grid Energy Solutions (Able Grid) along with its development and operating partners MAP® Energy (MAP®) and Astral Electricity (Astral), today announced that full notice to proceed has been issued on the Chisholm Grid battery energy storage system located in Fort Worth, Texas. Chisholm Grid will have an initial rated capacity of 100 megawatts (MWac) and is scheduled to begin commercial operations in mid-2021. Mortenson is the balance of plant (BOP) and battery installation contractor for the Chisholm Grid facility, which is Mortenson's ninth energy storage project. Continue

Sonnedix Announces EUR 154million Financing of 154MW Portfolio in Spain

Sonnedix has announced the completion of a subordinated non-recourse financing of sixty-two (62) solar photovoltaic plants in Spain, with a total installed capacity of 154 MWp, at a value of EUR 154million. Continue

Encore Renewable Energy Completes 200kW Solar Array at Vermont

Encore Renewable Energy and the Greater Burlington YMCA announced today the completion of a new rooftop solar array in downtown Burlington. Encore worked extensively with the YMCA's management team and construction contractors to integrate the solar project into the new facility that was constructed on a redeveloped property in downtown Burlington, Vermont. Continue

174 Power Global Completes Construction of 180MW Texas Solar Project

174 Power Global today announced that it has completed and energized its Oberon Solar Power Facility ("Oberon"), a utility-scale solar generation facilities in Texas. Chariot Energy, an affiliate of 174 Power Global, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 30 megawatts (MW) of the 180-MW project to support its 100 percent renewable energy product offering to retail customers across the deregulated Texas energy market, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT"). Continue

Johnson Controls Completes Phase One of PV Project in Colorado

Johnson Controls announced today the phase one completion of its project with Gunnison County, Colorado which included the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and LED lighting in five County buildings. The phase one improvements are the continuation of the County's long-standing commitment to reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from its facilities and operations. The County has been electrifying and improving the efficiency of its facilities over many years, and the addition of PV generation is an exciting next step in a long-standing commitment to lowering the environmental impact of County operations. The project was enabled through the Colorado Energy Office. Continue

Antaisolar Supplied Mac Mounting System for 10MW Solar Farm in China

Antaisolar announced the 1st phase of one 10MW roof solar project is already completed at Cross-border Industrial Park in Jiangsu province, China， with Mac mounting system comprehensively adopted.  Continue

Cypress Creek Renewables Sales 63MW of Solar Project to Dominion Energy

Cypress Creek Renewables is excited to share today that it has sold the 63MW Madison Solar project in Orange County, Va., to Dominion Energy. The solar project, which was developed by Cypress Creek and will be owned and operated by Dominion Generation, Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, is expected to break ground in early 2021.  Continue

Recurrent Energy Starts Construction on 144MW Solar Project in Texas

Recurrent Energy, LLC today announced that they started construction on the 144 MWac Pflugerville Solar Project located in Travis County, Texas. Continue

JinkoSolar to Supply Swan Bifacial Modules for Shanghai Electric's DEWA Project

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. today announced that it has signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority ("DEWA") Solar Park. The DEWA project is located in Dubai, and is part of the government's sustainable development to support the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 with the goal of providing 75% of Dubai's total power output from clean energy sources by 2050. Continue