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29.06.2015REC to Enter Markets in Africa
REC is entering numerous markets in Africa, beginning with ECOWAS, East and South African regions. With solar power uptake on the African continent predicted to surge over the coming years – 100GW of solar installations are forecasted by 2030 – REC is confident that the company is in an excellent starting position as the solar industry in Africa gathers pace. -
26.06.2015Elkem and Bluestar Silicones International Join Forces
Elkem and Bluestar Silicones International (BSI) announce their formal integration into one company. This development builds on the already close relationship between the two entities through the silicone value chain. The main aim of legal and financial integration is to position the Company for profitable growth in all business areas. -
26.06.2015Solar Frontier to Construct Solar Projects Totaling 9MW in Kyushu, Japan
Solar Frontier announced today that it has started construction of five solar projects totaling around 9MW in the Kyushu area of Japan. The projects are managed by SF Solar Power. They involve multiple landowners and are due to become operational from around November 2015, with their entire output being sold to Kyushu Electric Power. -
25.06.2015Yingli 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. -
25.06.2015
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. -
24.06.2015
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. -
24.06.2015
Toshiba 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. -
24.06.2015
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. -
23.06.2015ISM 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. -
23.06.2015
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.