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15 Dec 2014Strata Solar Completes 18MW Solar System in North Carolina
Sol Systems, Strata Solar, and NCB add another 18MW of clean, solar energy to North Carolina. -
15 Dec 2014JinkoSolar Supplies 80MW Solar Modules for a PV Plant in Henan Province
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. today announced that it has supplied 80MW of solar PV modules to China General Nuclear Power Group ("CGN"), for a solar PV project in Neihuang County, Henan Province. -
12 Dec 2014
Eaton Helps Power Africa's 5MW Microgrid Project
Eaton today announced it is providing electrical engineering services and power distribution equipment for the construction of a 5MW solar microgrid system in Annobon Province, an island off Equatorial Guinea in West Central Africa. The microgrid has battery storage and is designed to supply reliable and predictable power to meet the off-grid community’s energy demand. It will be the largest self-sufficient solar microgrid project in Africa. -
12 Dec 2014BHEL to Build 500MW Solar PV Facility in Maharashtra
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) would set up an integrated solar photo-voltaic manufacturing facility of around 500MW per annum in Maharashtra, Parliament was informed today. -
12 Dec 2014
SolarCity to Finance Approximately $400 Million in Residential Solar Projects
SolarCity today announced that it has created a new investment program with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to finance an estimated $400 million in solar power projects in 2014 and 2015. The new financing makes it possible for thousands of American homeowners to install solar panels with no upfront cost and pay less for solar electricity than they currently pay for utility power. The new residential program follows BofA Merrill’s prior commitment to finance more than $200 million in commercial solar power projects with SolarCity, and continues the two companies’ long-term partnership to deploy clean energy. -
12 Dec 2014Acciona Energía Commissions 74MW PV Project in South Africa
ACCIONA Energía has put the Sishen solar photovoltaic plant into service. With its 216GWh of electricity generation per year, it will have the highest level of production of all the plants that are operational in Africa. ACCIONA holds a majority stake in the plant. -
11 Dec 2014GE Energy and Pacifico Energy to Construct 42MW Solar Project in Japan
GE unit GE Energy Financial Services is continuing its expansion into the Japanese renewable energy power market, completing its second solar project financing transaction with Pacifico Energy. GE Energy Financial Services invested alongside Virginia Solar Group in Mimasaka Musashi, a 42MW (DC) photovoltaic solar power project under construction in the prefecture of Okayama. Financing for the project was completed on a non–recourse project finance basis and was supported by a JPY ¥13 billion credit facility from the Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi UFJ and Chugoku Bank. Additional financial details were not disclosed. -
11 Dec 2014
Singyes Solar Sells 30MW Rooftop PV Projects
The board of directors (the "Board") of China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") announces that as of 10 December 2014, the 30MW rooftop power station project (the "Project") of the Group in Hunan Province has been successfully disposed of at a total amount of RMB124,000,000. -
11 Dec 2014EDF Renewable Services Adds 134MW of Solar to its Canadian O&M Portfolio
EDF Renewable Services signed contracts for 454MW of wind and 134MW of solar in 2014 adding to the company's Canadian portfolio. These additions represent a 52% increase in contracted projects in the Canadian market through 27 individual projects in Quebec and Ontario. -
11 Dec 2014
First Solar Enters Residential Market with Investment in Clean Energy Collective
First Solar, Inc. and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) today announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to develop and market community solar offerings to residential customers and businesses directly on behalf of client utilities. Through the agreement, the two companies will jointly pursue opportunities in the community solar market to offer an affordable and convenient alternative to rooftop generation. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.