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25 Jun 2015Yingli Solar to Supply 40MW of Solar Panels to Sybac Solar in Honduras
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited today announced that it will supply 40MW of solar panels to Sybac Solar for two power plants in Honduras: the Pacific Solar project, located in Nacaome, and the La Manzanilla y Las Lajas project, located in Choluteca. -
25 Jun 2015
SunEdison Completes 1MW Solar Project for the Karnataka Government
SunEdison, Inc. today announced the completion of a 1MW DC canal top solar power plant built for Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd (KBJNL), the Karnataka government agency responsible for the Krishna River and Dam. -
24 Jun 2015
Canadian Solar Completes Sale of LunarLight Solar Power Plant to BluEarth
Canadian Solar Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., completed the sale of LunarLight, a 10MW AC solar power plant to a subsidiary of BluEarth Renewables Inc. ("BluEarth"). The facility is valued at approximately C$65 million (USD$53 million) and uses Canadian Solar's CS6X-300/305P modules made in Canada. -
24 Jun 2015Toshiba Supplies 1.2MW Lithium-ion Battery for Solar Plant in Finland
Toshiba Group member Landis+Gyr has won a major order to supply a megawatt-class battery energy storage system (BESS) to Helen Ltd. in Finland. The BESS will start operation in Helsinki in spring 2016. -
24 Jun 2015
First Solar Modules to Power 200MW Solar PV Project in Dubai
First Solar, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to supply its PV modules to power the 200MW AC second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. -
23 Jun 2015ISM Group and Hanwha Q Cells Put into Operation the 10MW Solar Power Plant
Together with Hanwha Q CELLS and other partners, the ISM Group ceremoniously started up the "Alte Kaserne Bitterfeld-Wolfen" photovoltaic farm in the Bitterfeld Region. The solar farm achieves a total output of 10MW and thus generates enough power to supply around 2,500 regional households with clean energy. The ISM Group developed, constructed and grid-connected the project in only six months. Hanwha Q CELLS supplied the solar modules for the farm. Altogether, the 38,456 Q.PRO-G3 solar modules will generate around 11GWh of clean energy per year, thus positively impacting the carbon footprint. As a result around one third of the energy requirement of the grid company, Netzgesellschaft Bitterfeld-Wolfen will be covered by renewable energy. -
23 Jun 2015
Canadian Solar Receives C$71.6 Million Construction Loan from Deutsche Bank
Canadian Solar Inc. today announced that it has signed a financing agreement pursuant to which Deutsche Bank has agreed to provide C$71.6 Million (USD$58 Million) in non-recourse, short-term construction financing to Canadian Solar for the construction of two solar power projects in Ontario, Canada. The two power plants, both 10MW AC each, have been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) under Ontario's Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Program. -
19 Jun 2015
SunPower Breaks Ground on 102MW Henrietta Solar Project
SunPower Corp. today announced it has started construction on the 102MW (AC) Henrietta Solar Project in Kings County, Calif. The system will generate power for Pacific Gas and Electric's customers under a long-term power purchase agreement. SunPower expects the plant to be operational by the end of 2016. -
19 Jun 2015
Trina Solar Plans $500 Million India Plant Amid Ban
Trina Solar Ltd. will invest in a $500 million plant with India's Welspun Energy Ltd. seeks to circumvent U.S. and European Union sanctions on solar shipments from China. -
19 Jun 2015
REC Solar Expands Commercial Solar Business by Acquiring Stellar Energy
REC Solar today announced it has acquired Stellar Energy through an asset purchase agreement. REC Solar will provide customers with integrated, turnkey solar solutions ranging from financing and design to operations and maintenance.