• China
    23 Oct 2012

    LDK Solar Signs Share Purchase Agreement with Heng Rui Xin Energy

    LDK Solar Co., Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated October 19, 2012 with Heng Rui Xin Energy Co., Ltd., a PRC company invested by privately owned and state-owned funds ("HRX") in which HRX has agreed to purchase newly issued ordinary shares, accounting for approximately 19.9% of the total issued and outstanding capital of LDK Solar prior to such issuance, at a purchase price of US$0.86 per ordinary share, subject to the terms and conditions of the share purchase agreement, including a lock-up for 180 days. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, HRX also has the right to designate three additional directors to the LDK Solar board, and the parties have also agreed to add two independent directors to the LDK Solar board. Closing of the proposed transaction is subject to, among other things, the receipt of all necessary consents and approvals from applicable governmental and regulatory authorities, including the various PRC governmental agencies. 
  • Japan
    22 Oct 2012

    Eurus Energy Group to Construct 10MW PV Park in Japan

    Eurus Energy Group is going to construct a photovoltaic power plant with a total output capacity of 10MW at Misaki Multi-purpose Multi-functional Park.
  • China
    22 Oct 2012

    Grace Solar Collaborates on Large PV Project with South Africa Customer

    On 19th, October, another message comes from Grace Solar Technology. Grace Solar reached a large PV Power station project consisting of 600kw farm roof solar power station and 1MW ground solar power station with the South Africa visitor. Tin roof mounting system and tile roof mounting system will apply to the roof project while pole ground mounting system will be used for the ground solar power station.
  • United States
    22 Oct 2012

    SolarCity to Build Hawai'i Solar Facility on Grove Farm Land

    SolarCity today announced it has been selected by Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) to build a 14-megawatt (MW) DC (12MW AC) solar facility on land owned by Grove Farm Company, Inc. The project will consist of 54,314 panels installed on 67 acres near the town of Koloa. Once completed, the solar power system is expected to generate enough power to provide approximately six percent of Kaua'i's daily energy needs, on average. The system is also expected to reduce the utility's oil imports by more than 1 million barrels over its lifetime.
  • United States
    22 Oct 2012

    EDF Energies Nouvelles Commissions a 56MWp PV Plant in France

    Located in the French Yonne department, the Massangis solar photovoltaic plant is equipped with around 700,000 next-generation "thin-film" photovoltaic panels manufactured by First Solar. The solar power plant generates the equivalent of the electricity consumption of around 26,000 people and avoid around 4,300 tonnes of CO2 emissions p.a.
  • Spain Italy
    19 Oct 2012

    Mecasolar to Supply Solar Trackers to 1MW Solar Installation in Italy

    Mecasolar has reached an agreement to deliver 74 single-axis azimuth solar trackers (MS-1E TRACKER 15) to a new solar PV facility in Villacidro, on the Italian island of Sardinia.
  • China Denmark
    19 Oct 2012

    ET Solar Announces PV Module Supply to EnergiMidt in Denmark

    ET Solar Group Corp. today announces signing of a Momentum of Understanding (MoU) on PV module supply to EnergiMidt.
  • 19 Oct 2012

    Southern Company Subsidiary's Solar Generation Expands to North Carolina

    Southern Company today announced the acquisition of the company's first solar installation in North Carolina – the 2.5-megawatt (MW) Granville Solar Facility – by subsidiary Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy.  The project represents the partnership's fourth joint solar acquisition. 
  • United States
    19 Oct 2012

    First Solar to Build 13MW Solar Power Plant in Dubai

    First Solar, Inc. today announced it has been selected by the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) to construct a 13 megawatt (MWDC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Seih Al Dahal, approximately 50 kilometers south of Dubai. Under the terms of the agreement, First Solar will provide engineering, procurement and construction services, as well as its thin-film PV modules.
  • Italy
    18 Oct 2012

    CSI to Build Third SkyPower Solar Park Located in Thunder Bay

    Completed the order for upgrade to 40MW production plant (from the previous 20MW) at Cappello company (Ragusa – ITALY), which has brought besides the throughput increase, also the new solutions introduction and a custom-made configuration based on tight facility space.